TALKS ON MANURES A SERIES OF FAMILIAR AND PRACTICAL TALKS BETWEEN THE AUTHOR AND THE DEACON, THE DOCTOR, AND OTHER NEIGHBORS, ON THE WHOLE SUBJECT TEXT

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The Deacon, the Doctor, the Squire, Charlie _the name is spelled “Charley” everywhere else_ it would seem desirable to apply the superphosphate _text reads “superhosphate”_ wherever agri-_culture_ is practised. _so in original_ Turning over, and fining a manure-heap _word “fining” probably technical term, not error_ said the Doctor, “but value.” “Suppose, Deacon,” said he _quotation marks as in original (same speaker)_ carbonaceous matter and water, of little or no value?” _text has question mark after close quote_ It would be a very exceptional case. _word “It” illegible_ “7. In the insoluble organic matters _number 7 missing from original; adjacent paragraphs have 6 and 8_ would be reduced to 49.6-10 tons _numeral format as in original: 49-6/10 or 49.6, though computed total is 49.508_ Dr. Vœlcker draws the following conclusions _text reads “Voelcker” with separate vowels_ It is high, rolling land, but needed underdraining. _text reads “under / draining” at line break without hyphen_ “Why so?” asked the Deacon. _text has question mark after close quote_ and consequently will ferment or putrefy much more rapidly _text reads “putrify”_ crenic and apocrenic acids are produced _text reads “aprocrenic”_ 100 tons of hay lying dormant _text reads “dorment”_ endeavor to persuade them to eat more _text reads “persaude”_ when we draw deductions from the facts of the case _text reads “the the case”_ and I think the mechanical condition of the land _text reads “mechancial”_ ”In 672 lbs. of clover-ash, we find: _open quote missing_ Organic matter* ... 64.76 _text reads “Oganic”_ “Now,” said the Doctor, “... in the soil_.” “There was more clover-roots per acre... _unclear whether speaker is the same for both paragraphs (delete close quote) or changes (from the Doctor to Harris)_ For the superphosphate of lime, _text reads “superphoshate”_ Table VII.--Manures and Produce; 7th Season, 1849-50. 6b | .. | *00 | 200 _first digit of number is missing: probably “300”_ Even gold may be bought too dear. _text reads “to dear”_ The value of quick-lime as a manure _anomalous hyphen in original_ Table IV.--Offal Corn per Acre--lbs. 1 N. |}(94){|283 ‖109 ... 2 N. |} {|228 ‖286 ... _double lines as printed: should be one year earlier?_ ] cotton-seed-cake _hyphenation as in original (two occurrences); similarly “Beech-nut-cake”, “Palm-oil-cake” etc._ fish-scrap, woollen-rags, Peruvian guano _hyphens as in original_ the plants / came up first, and exhibited a healthy, dark-green _text reads “exhibted”_ for sugar-making purposes, or for fodder _text reads “foddder”_ ruta-bagas _hyphenation is standard for this text_ Isn’t it paying a little too much for the whistle? _text reads “Is’nt”_ And this fact ought to be understood _text reads “An this fact” with invisible “d”_ The plaintain, which I believe is sometimes sown _spelling “plaintain” as in original_ ... his book on Manure, “Praktische Düngerlehre,” Dr. Emil Wolff _text reads “Wollf”_ [Index] _Note that the Index uses short dashes where commas would be expected_ Crops Best to Apply Manure to _“Crops” entries printed out of sequence, between “Corn” and “Cotton”_ Farm Dairy // Mr. Joseph O. Sheldon’s _name in body text is James O. Sheldon_