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deposited in the land. The dung made in the depth of win- 

 ter may be spread in March or April for potatoes: the next 

 made, and what is not wanted for potatoes, may be taken 

 out in succession through April, May, and June, as conve- 

 nience suits, for turnips and cabbages: that made in July 

 and August will be ready for tares: and what is produced 

 in September, October, and part of November, is ready for 

 beans. The best time for manuring grass is immediately al- 

 ter hay is cleared from the field. 



It is proper to remark, that the use of the skim coulter is Skim cuuite*. 

 essential to ploughing in long dung. By means of this ad- 

 mirable addition to any common plough, every atom may be 

 buried*. 



8. The Sheep/old. 

 The immediate application of dung and urine to all soils, Folding sheep- 

 and of treading too loose ones, is well know to be' productive 

 of great benefit. Every one knows, sheep's dung and urine 

 are so far from wanting fermentation previous to their being 

 applied, that the sooner the seed is sown after folding, the 

 greater is the effect : and this tends to confirrri the princi- 

 ples laid down in the preceding section. 



9. Pigeon's Dung. 

 This manure is esteemed by farmers to be hot and power- Pj g ecns **•§■ 

 ful. Forty or fifty bushels per acre are commonly applied. t 



While in the house it does not run into those stages of fer- 

 mentation, that reduce a body to mucilage ; and yet has an 

 extraordinary effect when spread. This is another argument 

 in favour of fresh dung. 



10. Pond and Ricer Mud. 



The quality of this must be affected by. various circitm- potld * nd tlv€ * 

 T , • • t \ , , mud. 



stances. In proportion as it is resorted to by, cattle and wa* 



terfowl, and receives the washing of towns, houses, farm \ 



yards, or privies, the mud must be good. In other cases 



the mud may be tried experimentally in small quantities, 



or chemically analyzed. It generally pays well, but seldom 



wr never very considerably. 





• See Journal, p. 52, on the utility of burying dung deep. 



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