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a "beautiful example of the natural cultivation of the soil; for year after year the thrown-up castings cover the dead leaves; the result being a rich humus of great thickness." In the year 1869, Mr. Fish {5} rejected my conclusions with respect to the part which worms have played in the formation o...
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