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3. Animal and vegetable manures cannot be buried: 

 at whatever depth they are deposited, their constant 

 tendency is to rise to the atmosphere. 



4. Fossil manures are extremely liable to be buried^ 

 having a constant tendency downwards. Chalk, 

 marie, and clay, are sufficiently soluble, or so miscible 

 with water as to sink in a regular mass, and are some- 

 times found much below the path of the plough. 



5. In soils of a poor hungry quality, there should 

 be some proportion observed between the depth of 

 ploughing and the quantity of manure usually spread ; 

 but this does not hold good upon better soils. 



6. Soils are rarely found that ought not to be 

 ploughed, in common, six inches deep ; many ought 

 to be stirred eight inches, and some ten. 



7. One deep ploughing (to the full depth) should 

 be given once in 12, 18, or 24 months ; if this be 

 secured, shallow tillage by scaling, scarifying, scuffling, 

 shimming, or broad-sharing, is in many cases prefer^ 

 able to deep working oftener, and especially for wheat, 

 which loves a firm bottom. 



These hints are enough to make a farmer think, 

 which is no inconsiderable point gained. 



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These crops are now ready to gather : they shod 

 be taken from the trees in a dry season. Some per- 

 p them some time in heaps to sweat, before 

 . are deposited where they are to remain. The 

 safest ] :' a bricked vault, with broad shelves 



around, in order that they may not lay too deeply dis- 

 posed. They should be examined for about a month, 

 and moved and wiped if any moisture adheres. This 



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