Excerpt from The Southern Planter, Vol. 20: Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Household Arts, October, 1860The extensive importations of bones, and the application of the native mineral phos phates, (coprolites, &c., Together with the introduction of guano, have obeen the main dependence of agriculture ln Great Britain during the last twenty five years. Science, indeed, has aided in making these supplies more active and efficient, great ecoriomy having been secured by improved machinery for crushing hones'to fine powder, (for the finer the dust the more immediately active it becomes but the dissolution of bones with acid has' been of still greater benefit. Farm as you may, upon the majority of soils, without the use of extraneous fertilizers, your crops will certain] diminish, until total impoverishment shall leave no dthe1 alter native than sta1vat1on or emigration.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.