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Show process could no farther be carried." car-ried." And allowing that a stable manure, such as I have described, contains by analysis an excess of nitrogen, who can absolutely determine deter-mine that it is an excess to vegetation, vegeta-tion, when incorporated in the soil, or "kills it by kindness ?" Or, who can positively show that there is not an excess of one or more of the elements of artificial brands to "kill by kindness," when added to those in the soil? 'Wo know that all manures are useful in their place, but Nature's brands will head the list for the vegetable kingdom, evorytime. Reuben Moore, In Practical Farmer. 9 vor and X1ortilissorisa The subject of fertilizers is of especial interest to the farmor and gardener, and truly so in this age of soil deterioration. Not only should the agriculturist know, if possibles, whieh kind is the most truly plant food, but what is best adapted to apply to his several growing crops in the most ecomical manner. Stable manure, properly made, and clover are Nature's original orig-inal fertilizers, which were formulated formu-lated by God himself, who designed that the voidings and breath of animals combined with cultivating the soil, decomposing and aerating vegetable substance, should be the complete means to restore, din ctly ana indirectly, its exnaustea te til-1 ity. Respiration supplies carbon for tho plant above ground, and the excrement, nitrogen,- saline or mineral elements with those in the ground. Tho result ia a m jre complete com-plete fertilizer than one that lacks largely humus or organic vegetable mold, as is the case wth mineral chemicals.., u Man jay endeavor- laudably to copy but Nature only can ba most complete. In my experience ex-perience of a lifetime of over 40 years on a farm, with mind and heart always to investigate . and study the best methods and processes pro-cesses to successful farming and having used much chemical fertilizer fer-tilizer also, I am convinced that to keep stock in box stalls with tight floors and enough bedding to absorb ab-sorb and mix the liquid with the solid voiding this and clover i3 the cheapest and most complete fertilizer the farmer can get. With proper application and incorporation in-corporation in the soil they are Nature's complete fertilizer for it; and the farmer need not rely on human formulas to aid him in doing complete work. The t'en-dencey t'en-dencey of all fertilizers that are added to the surface by natural or human agencies is to leach downward down-ward in the process of time, and thus there is no permanent diminution dimi-nution of f ertility. Regarding clover clo-ver and similar crops, Professor Johnston says in his "Agricultural Chemistry:" "Living plants contain con-tain in their substance not only all they have drawn up from the soil, but also a great part of what they have drawn down from the air. Plow in these living plants, and you necesarily add to the soil more than was taken from itin other words you make it richer in organic matter. mat-ter. Repeat the process with a second crop, and it becomes richer still and it would be difficult to define the limit beyond which the |