Excerpt from "Sterility Is Laid, " Prof. Ville's New System of Agriculture: An Address Delivered Before the Bedford, N. H., Farmers' Club, February 28, 1868It has long been conceded that if the ordinary farmer could ascertain the essential constituents of the soil Of each field he was cultivating, so that he could adapt his crops to the soil, it would be of vast advantage to him.In this early day Of Agricultural Colleges, few farmers possess the requisite knowledge to make an analysis of soils in accordance with present chemical rules and if they did, such are the imperfections of that system that little practical good would be derived therefrom.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.