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as rich in ammonia as the Peruvian, they contain a 

 larger proportion of the phosphate of lime, and act 

 very well on crops. 



Swamp mud, or well- rotted peat, or woods mold, 

 when composted with guano and the superphosphate 

 of lime, forms a very valuable fertilizer. The farmer 

 can haul, at any time it suits his convenience, the 

 muck or mold, and deposit it upon the wornout spots 

 in his field. "When he wishes to manure the land, if 

 he will add guano and superphosphate of lime, at the 

 rate of one bushel of guano and one bushel of super- 

 phosphate to twenty bushels of mold, he will have a 

 rich manure. A handful of this mixture in a hill of 

 corn will have a marked effect. 



Again : If the farmer mixes one bushel of super- 

 phosphate of lime, two bushels of strong wood ashes, 

 and one bushel of lime, with twenty bushels of muck 

 or mold, he will have a valuable fertilizer. Again : If 

 he uses five bushels of ashes and one bushel of lime, 

 with thirty bushels of muck or mold, he will have a 

 good manure. The lime and potash of the ashes acts 

 upon the vegetable matter in the muck or mold, 

 neutralizes the acids in it, and causes quick decompo- 

 sition of the vegetable matter, converting it into 

 mold. 



A great variety of vegetable manures may be 

 formed upon the spots of ground which need them 

 most, if the former bears in mind the principle, or 

 fact, that a small amount of lime, potash, or soda, will 

 act upon an indefinite quantity of vegetable matter, in 

 the compost heap, causing quick fermentation, which 

 ends in the entire decomposition of the vegetable 

 matter. 



