2^6 Dire^ions for Kaifing Chap. 7. 



loofen the top of the Ground, and, as we 

 commonly call it, prick in the Dung about 

 two or three Inches thick. This 1 take to be 

 the proper Manner of ufing Compoft ^ and, 

 as I faid before, a Mixture of Dung and 

 Earth, well incorporated together, is by 

 much better than Dung alone : However, 

 where there's Plenty, good rotten Dung is 

 much us*d. 

 > Caut'ion And this Pricking in (as we call it) of Dung, 

 ^g(iini\d'ig-\^ much to be preferred to digging it in deep, 

 "of i^ep" which has been a Fault too much pradis'd $ 

 into the fince, by this means, the Rains wafh down 

 Earth. (}^g Salts, and help to make that Ground pro- 

 lifick^ which, by the other Management of 

 burying Dung fo deep, would not: Befides,. 

 Dung is apt to canker and fpoii the Fibres, 

 when buried deep or too near them. 

 An objem- I am very w^ell aware there be fome 

 on againil ^^\\l argue, That Foreft Trees don't require 

 W^'nf^- rich Ground, but that which is frefti and 

 /X,- Forejl hearty. Which is indeed true : But all 

 'fmr'df"' Grounds abate of their Fertility in two or 

 three Years ^ and perhaps it may be one of 

 the greateft Pradoxes in Nature, to have 

 Ground too rich for any fort of Tree, or that 

 Trees can (hoot too fall ^ except Fruit-Trees, 

 which I fhall take more notice of elfewhere, 

 Vifng of it' Dung of itfelf is certainly not proper 5 but 

 /e// 710^ pro- Dung and Earth mix'd and well incorporated 

 ^^^' togethe;-, and brought, by often turning, to 



Mould, is as precious for the Service of a 

 good Planter, ^s the richeft Mine to the Mer- 

 chant, 



