THE PRACTICAL COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 



the cow stable should be carried out frequently, 

 at least three times daily, and thrown into a 

 manure pit or carried directly to the fields. The 

 manure pit should have concrete sides and a 

 watertight bottom ; the walls may be eight feet, 

 four feet above ground and four below. Into 

 this should run the drain from the coach stable. 

 One end of the pit should be left open the width 

 of a farm wagon with a concrete incline leading 

 to the bottom, so that a wagon may be backed 

 Into it. No roof is needed; indeed it is better 

 for the rain to fall on the manure, as it aids in 

 keeping it moist. The finer the manure the 

 more quickly it becomes available and the easier 

 it is to handle with the manure spreader. 



The proper rotation of crops is an impor- 

 tant factor In the successful management of an 

 estate. " The term ' crop rotation,' " says Pro- 

 fessor Brooks, " is used to designate the system 

 whereby different crops are made to succeed 

 each other in a certain, regular or definite or- 

 der." 



The. reasons for rotating crops are, that dif- 

 ferent crops consume different elements in vary- 

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