ON COMMON DUNG BEDS. 



is moist and sweet, provided, indeed, it does not 

 destroy the roots of the plants, which it will not 

 readily do under the precautions pointed out, of 

 not covering the surface with soil beyond the 

 hillocks in which the plants grow. The heat of 

 the dung will then escape freely ; and as the 

 roots, in the hillocks adverted to, are above it, 

 they will not easily be injured by pure heat. A 

 stick thrust into the bed about twelve inches 

 below the surface, and felt occasionally, will be 

 a good guide as, to both heat and moisture. 



On the Linings of Cucumber-beds, and the Ma- 

 nagement of them. Linings should be turned over 

 once in eight or ten days, to keep them in a regular 

 state of fermentation, especially from November to 

 February, inclusive. They should not, however, 

 be all turned at once ; and if the back lining is 

 turned, I will suppose, on the first or second, 

 the frontage should be done on the fifth or 

 sixth ; so that one-half is turned in five days. 

 The ends will not require turning so often, pro- 

 vided the heat keeps up to what is necessary, 



