270 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



measure seems not to have exercised their thoughts in the 

 slightest degree. 



" Little houses " we have not unfrequently observed standing 

 out in bold relief and without any sort of an excavation in some 

 instances, and in others the merest apology for one. Li our 

 judgment all such places should be complained of, or com- 

 plaint entered against them under the act to protect the 

 community against nuisances. 



We have deemed it our duty to write somewhat pointedly 

 because of the downright and palpable want of respect for and 

 compliance with the laws of decency and propriety, which every 

 one should observe, but to which many pay but little heed. 



Let us now turn our attention to another aspect of the case. 



That night soil is one of the more powerful stimulants to 

 vegetable growth, it would seem to be an act of supererogation 

 on our part to attempt to prove, for it is a fact conceded by 

 every practical agriculturist who has had experience in the 

 matter. 



If proof should be demanded we can give our own experience 

 and that of a score, more or less, of farmers who have used the 

 article for many years. 



That failures sometimes occur, in anticipated results, from its 

 use may be attributable to two or more causes. 



1st. The amount applied to a given amount of land may be, 

 and in some instances has been too large. If there has not 

 been much commingling of rain water or other weak liquids Avith 

 the genuine article, we should say that one-fourth or one-third 

 the amount in bulk which would be required in ordinary stable 

 manure would be equally as good for an immediate crop. 



2d. If for instance, a man, or men and team are sent to the 

 city, being out two-thirds of the night and return with some- 

 thing like half a cord of slops, seven-eighths of which, or even 

 more may be rain water or sink slops, and one-eighth or less the 

 article which was sought, the result so far as paying for the 

 labor is concerned will not prove in an eminent degree satisfac- 

 tory. Again, if the application is made to warm and sandy 

 soil and tlie season should prove dry, as we express it, probably 

 a partial failure would ensue. 



We have witnessed excellent results from an application to 

 grass land as top-dressing ; but from observation and experience 



