ve been silently supplied. No
other attempt was made to regularize quotation format or punctuation.

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. Voelcker draws the following conclusions
_text reads "Voelcker" with separate vowels: all other citations use
[oe] ligature_
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 o