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shoTvs only an accidental yield not at all atfect- 

 ing the guano sj^stem. 



The review ^hen proceeds thus : " Now if you 

 carry the comparison through another term of 

 live years, the diiferencc will be much greater in 

 favor of the home manure system, for land im- 

 proved $2 per acre in productive power, is in a 

 good condition for a rotation, whereas in land 

 improved only to the amount of 50 cents per 

 acre, the difference would nCt ] © seen either in 

 the land or crop." In reply to this I candidly 

 say that I was so much afraid of overshooting, 

 that I greatly undershot the mark, as I believe, 

 (and a large majority of the club who have used 

 guano coincided in the beliel,) that two applica- 

 tions of 200 lbs. to the acre to two which crops 

 in a rotation on the fire fiehl system, will benefit 

 the land greatly more than I stated. From my 

 own experience and observation I deem it inex- 

 pedient to use guano on land which, unaided, 

 will in ordinary years produce more than seven 

 bushels of wheat to the acre. Nor do I believe 

 that Avith guano alone, poor land can be made 

 rich in a short term of years, but its great excel- 

 lency, when used on an extended rotation is, 

 that it enables owners of poor land to overcome 

 without loss, the first and most difficult step in 

 resuscitating such land. Unfortunately for us 

 we have a considerable portion of such land. 

 In my estimate of home made manure, I calcu- 

 lated on three hundred working days in the 

 year. • This is an overestimate after deducting 

 for sickness. Sabbaths, holi !ays, rainy days, &c. 

 I also took it for granted that vegetable matter, 

 &c., were plenty and convenient to every field 

 designed to be improved, but this is oftener the 

 reverse. This is a very interesting and impor- 

 tant sul.)ject and I would be pleased to sec a lib- 

 eral premium oifered by the State and Union 

 agricultural societies for the best experiment on 

 it, and also te have a set of experiments institu- 

 ted on the model farm of the Union society for 

 the purpose of deciding it. 



llespectfullv submitted, 

 " WM, IRBY. 



Stewed Fresh Beef and Rice. — Put 

 an ouuce of fat in a pot; cut half a pound 

 of meat in thin slices; add a teaspootiful 

 of salt, hnif one of sugar, an onion sliced ; 

 put on the fire to stew for fifteen minutes, 

 stirring occasionally ; then add two ounces 

 of rice, and a pint of water; stew gently 

 till done, and serve. Fresh pork, veal or 

 mutton, may be done the same way, and a 

 half pound of potatoes used instead of rice. 



Science. — For all practical purposes true sci- 

 ence is a ihorough knowledge of a man's own bu- 

 siness. And a farmer who knows how to make 

 the most profit with the least amount of labor 

 and capital, who understands how to make the 

 most of his land without impoverishing it, but 

 rather continually improving it, is truly scien- 

 tific. — Rural American. 



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