h a lafge yard and itiany cattle, may be carried into a 

 cow-yard in the fpring of the year, and be wholly carried 

 into the compoft heap by the fall, taking off the top at 

 feveral different times. In Holland and fome parts of 

 Germany, they are at great pains to fave the urine of their 

 cattle for manure, and find it of confiderable confequence j 

 by the above method it is all effeftually preferved, which, 

 together with the hot fleam and perfpiration of their bo- 

 dies, whilli lying upon the loam, fo far enrich it as to ren- 

 der it a very valuable addition to the compofl; heap. 

 The compoft (hould be turned up from the bottom once 

 or twice in a fummer, which will greatly forward its fer- 

 mentation and putretadtion ; and towards the fall, when 

 the feeds of weeds and grafs begin to be ripe, it is befl; to 

 move the compoft all to one end, that fuch rubbifli as 

 abounds with ripe feeds, may be put by itfelf and lie round 

 to another year. At the fall, when the crops come in, 

 confiderable addition may be made by carrying in all the 

 vines, ftalks, &c. of every kind of vegetable from the gar- 

 den J alfo, potatoe tops and turnip tops, if not wanted for 

 cattle ; thefe laft make a manure of a very excellent kind. 

 All the chaff from the feveral kinds of grain that may be 

 raifed — every kind of damaged or rotten ftraw or h.iy, or 

 old ftack bottoms, &c. may come in, in the courfe of the 

 year, with every thing that is capable of a quick putre- 

 faftion. 



Such as Cart afford it, will find their account in having a 

 filed built over their compoft heap, yet it muft be open 

 and expofed to the air on all fides, for by fuch expofuie 

 not only the putrid fermentation will be forwarded, but 

 much will be drawn from the air, efpecially if there be any 

 allies in the heap, which will greatly increafe the richnefs 

 of the compoft ; yet a covering at the top will be very 

 neceffary, otherwife the rains will not only greatly check 

 the fermentation, by too often cooling it ; but will prob- 

 ably, when they come plentifully, caufe it to overflow its 

 banks, and carry off the rich juices of the compoft ; alfo, 

 without fuch a flied it might fuftain damage by having its 

 moft fubtleand volatile parts evaporated by the fun. I have 

 indeed i^een compoft heaps, without clay at the bottom, ov 

 a filed at the top ; but, that much is loft from fuch a heap 



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