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equally between them, and will ripen at the same time.* 

 In clay soils, however, ridges must be regulated by the run 

 of the water, so that no rule can be applicable to that par- 

 ticular case. 



SBCT. II. On Manures. 



IT is not proposed, in this general view of Scotch hus- 

 bandry, to enter much at length, into the great subject of 

 manures, on which so many volumes have been written. It 

 may be sufficient to point out the sorts of manure common- 

 ly used in Scotland, and the mode of applying them gene- 

 rally recommended ; together with any useful practices or 

 improvements in the management of manure, peculiar to 

 that part of the kingdom. 



The manures principally made use of are, 1. Dung; 

 2. Urine; 3. Lime; 4. Marie; 5. Sea-ware; and, 6. Com- 

 posts. 



1. Dung. This great source of fertility is hardly any 

 where so much attended to as it ought to be, though of 

 late years, more care has been paid in Scotland, both to 

 increase the quantity, and to employ it to more advantage. 



In considering this important branch of the subject, it 

 is proposed to explain the following particulars: 1. The 

 quantity raised from the different crops usually cultivated 

 in Scotland; 2. The mode of making dunghills; 3. Whe- 



Gentleman Farmer, p. 79. 



