174 Muck and Fresh Stable Manure, 



tities as nearly equal as could be estimated ; and the re- 

 sult has shown the inferiority of rotted dung. 



The urine and moisture of the alvine ejections are 

 powerful promoters of fermentation. When the mate- 

 rials are thinly placed in the soil, and thus deprived of the 

 assistance derived from volume, the other auxiliary is 

 necessary, in order to promote a speedy return, so ad- 

 vantageous in every investment of capital. I therefore 

 highly approve of covered repositories : but I would have 

 them open on all sides, and situated in such a part of the 

 fold-yard, that their contents should be most exposed to 

 the treading of cattle ; thus as much as possible prevent- 

 ing fermentations taking place. 



Among the objections and analogous illustrations ad- 

 vanced by R. Peters, I think the following worthy of 

 notice ; because they are calculated to carry conviction to 

 minds but little disposed to reflection, or that are incapa- 

 ble of drawing their conclusions from an examination of 

 principles. Of this latter class, (from defects in educa- 

 tion) is a large portion of our very respectable body of 

 farmers. 



" The violent fermentations preparatory to the art of 

 making bread," and " fermented and baked provender is 

 more nutritious," &c. 



In the fermentation of bread, a portion of the starch is 

 converted into sugar. It is generally believed, that that 

 arrangement of elementary principles, forming sugar, is 

 more nutritive than any other produced by vegetation 

 or vegetable decomposition. Were " we to venture to 

 recommend this process to be carried on in the stomach," 

 \t would not take place in a healthy animal ; but the de- 



