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been thrown out of his stable, during the winter 

 and fall. This is so me long and some short. Let 

 the whole of this (supposing there to be three 

 horses kept) be taken ; and, in addition, a pretty 

 good wagon load of long stained stuff from the 

 cow-yard, or sheep-yard. Toss it down in a 

 heap, near where you are going to make the bedr 

 Then begin on one side of it, and take the stuff 

 and begin making a fresh heap of it. Shake 

 every fork full well to pieces, and mix well the 

 long with the short ; and thus go on, till you 

 have the whole in a round heap rising to a point. 



70. The second day after this heap is made 

 it will begin to send forth steam. Let it remain 

 three days in this state ; that is to say , four clear 

 days after the day of making the heap. Then 

 turn the heap back again ; shaking all well to 

 pieces, as before, and bringing to the inside that 

 part of the stuff which was before on the outside 

 of the heap. Let it remain now three clear 

 days after the day of turning. Then turn it 

 again ; shaking well to pieces, as before, and 

 bringing again the outside stuff to the inside. 

 When it has remained two clear days in this 

 state, it is fit to make the bed .with. 



71. In the making the bed you will proceed 

 as directed below ; but I must first describe the 

 Frame and the Lights. Were I speaking toper- 

 sons living in a country, where there is no such 

 thing as a hot-bed frame, I should be obliged 

 to enter into a detailed mechanical description. 

 But, as Frames and Lights are to be seen in al- 

 most every considerable town in America; and, 

 as I have 'known very few American Farmers, 

 who are not able to make both with their own 



