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borse dung be not spoiled, by being 

 overheated, or burnt in the heaps, 

 before it is used. For, in this coun- 

 try, it is very commonly the case. 

 When it has been so heated as to 

 give it a white and mouldy appear- 

 ance, the virtue of it is gone. It is 

 difficult to give it age, without mix- 

 ing it with other substances. A 

 mixture of horse and cow dung is 

 very proper for land that is neither 

 too light nor too stiff. Horse dung 

 is a much stronger manure than it 

 is supposed to be by those whose 

 constant practice is to suffer it to 

 be spoilt by overheating in the 

 heaps. This manure, when used 

 as an ingredient in composts, has 

 an excellent effect, as by its quick 

 and strong fermentation, it speedi- 

 ly dissolves other substances that 

 are mixed with it. j, 



Mr. Miller says he has frequent- 

 ly seen new horse dung buried as 

 it came from the stable in very 

 cold, moist land; and always ob- 

 served that the crops have suc- 

 ceeded better than where the 

 ground was dressed with very rot- 

 ten dung. 



The dung of swine is a very rich 

 and fat manure, and so cool as to 

 ferment very slowly. It is so rich 

 and oily, as to be double in value 

 to neats' dung. It will render the 

 moist dry and hungry soils exceed- 

 ingly fruitful in a wettish season, 

 as I have found by experience. It 

 resists the ill effects of drought, 

 and does most service in a hot 

 country. By its steady and grad- 

 ual supply of a rich nourishment, 

 it is peculiarly adapted for the 

 growing of hops, pumpions, run- 

 ning beans, and every plant which 



has long vines. Nothing can e- 

 qual it for the growing of potatoes. 

 It has produced me more than a 

 peck in a hill on the poorest hun- 

 gry sands. Or rather I might say, 

 straw only a little impregnated 

 with the dung of hogs has done it. 

 This is so strong a manure, that it 

 answers well, when mixed with a 

 large proportion of earth, weeds, 

 straw, or other such substan- 

 ces. It is almost incredible how 

 great a quantity of good manure 

 may be obtained, by supplying a 

 hogsty with rubbish to mix with 

 the dung. I have heard of 40 

 loads of manure being made in a 

 year by means of one hogsty. 

 And I have no doubt of its being 

 practicable. 



The dung of ducks and geese, 

 is deemed too hot and burning. 

 But if the farmer would gather it 

 in a heap, and mix it with the dung 

 of cattle, he would bring it to a 

 temperate heat, and draw from it 

 such advantage as woald indemni- 

 fy him for the pains he should 

 take. The virtue of this method 

 is known by experience. A farm- 

 er having abandoned a piece of 

 ground to his geese for twelve 

 years, afterwards turned them out 

 to let the grass grow, and it rose 

 so thick and strong that the scythe 

 would scarcely pass through it. 

 Hen dung is recommended to be 

 scattered in small quantities upon 

 land intended to be sown, and on 

 account of its heat it is never used, 

 unless when rain is foreseen. It 

 is an excellent manure for mea- 

 dows. Pigeon's dung is much the 

 same with that of poultry, the only 

 difference being its superiour 

 heat.'' Scots Farmer, 



