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earth. In this manner they proceed with the dung-, 

 to the breadth of about 18 inches, or two feet, till 

 they come to the stuff under it ; all which they 

 pull down with pick-axes or mattocks, and, when 

 it is in the trench, break it further to pieces, so as 

 to have it fine; that is, no pieces larger than a 

 man's wrist. If water hang in any places in their 

 trench, they should have a water-bowl ready to 

 throw it on to the part they have mixed. If this 

 work is well executed, he will have a large hill of 

 excellent manure, ready to lay on to the cabbage 

 or turnip land, to be turned in by the last earth. 



Respecting the quantity- therein lies the proof 

 of his being a good farmer ; perhaps the most 

 important, convincing proof, that a farm can offer. 

 If he has managed well, he will have from 15 to 

 20 loads for every head of great cattle, and about 

 1O loads for every hog, not reckoning pigs : not 

 above a third of the whole marie or earth. Every 

 trussed load of straw, trampled into dung, will 

 make six cart ones of dung. 



The earth, which has lain under the dung 

 all winter, and received all the urine of the cattle, 

 must by no means be r. 1 as inferior to the 



.clung itself. It is become a rich manure,' without 

 mixing with dung, richer than the best of ir,. 

 and I am well persuaded, that this retention of the 

 urine in it is of such consequence, that the whole 

 compost, when well mixed together, will be better 

 than if chalk or earth had not been brought into 



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