98 BREEDING. 



effectual method of preservation much in use 

 in the neighbourhood aUuded to, by substi- 

 tuting sand for straw, letting them be , very 

 substantially covered to exclude the external 

 air : but as that article is not so universal, or 

 to be obtained by any means in many parts 

 of the kingdom, straxi) must undoubtedly 

 prove most convenient for the purpose. 



During the season required for consump-^ 

 tion, let any quantity be taken from the heap 

 and placed in a mash or other tub, there co- 

 vered with water from a pump or pond, as 

 maybe most convenient; when having stood 

 an hour or two, to soften the surrounding 

 earth left on for preservation, they should 

 be well washed with a heath bjoom for a few 

 minutes, till properly clean ; then pouring 

 off the foul water, and washing them once 

 more with a pail or two of clean, they will 

 soon become dry enough for the following 

 operation : 



Let them be cut first longitudinally, then 

 transversely ; or, to make use of a more 

 comprehensible term, (at least rather better 



