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roots, ancl beets, such manures should be put into the furrows 
and well mixed with earth before sowing, while the chief 
part of the night-soil should be applied, as is actually done 
at present, in a well diluted state and in several doses, due 
regard being paid to the tillering of the plants, which ought 
not to be carried beyond a moderate point, dependent on 
the quantity of phosphoric acid in the first manure. For 
leguminous crops, however, which have the capacity of ap¬ 
propriating the atmospheric nitrogen in later stages of 
growth, only a slight supply of night-soil is recommendable 
before sowing ; they require a liberal application of phos¬ 
phoric and potassic manures and lime, which may be most 
suitably given in the form of wood and straw ashes ; any 
further supply of excreta by way of top-dressing will not 
have a great effect, as it can merely act by the small 
content of phosphoric acid and potash. 
