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Having thus given a sketch of the manner in which it is pro 

 posed to conduct the inquiries on particular subjects, in respect 

 to which it would confer an obligation on me to have your sug- 

 gestions, or those of any other experienced farmer, 1 proceed to 

 other great topics, to be embraced by the survey. 



XII. Manures, 



1. Animal Manures. 



Animal excrements ; varieties ; comparative value ; prepara- 

 tions ; uses. 



Decayed bodies. Refuse of slaughter houses. 



Bone ; horn ; hair ; feathers ; wool. 



Fish. Fish oil. Gurry and blubber. Soap suds. 



2. Mineral Manures. 



Lime in various forms and compounds. 



Salt. Marine Shells. Gypsum. Clay. Sand. Marl. 



Dock Mud. Ashes of Mineral Coal. Burnt Clay. 



3. Vegetable Manures. 



Ashes of wood and peat. Soot. Tanners' Waste. Straw. 

 Leaves. Sea Weeds. Rape Dust. Street Manure. 

 Green Dressings, ploughed in. Buck Wheat. Clover. 



4. Artificial Manures. Composts. 



5. Modes of applying Manure. 



Mixed or clear ; solid or liquid ; in drill or broadcast ; in fresh 

 or fermented and decayed state ; — at what season of the year or 

 crop ; — annually, or how often ; in what quantity. 



Use and application to permanent pastures and mowing lands. 



6. Manure Houses or Cellars; Vaults for the preservation 

 of urine; and provisions for forming compost manures. 



Machines for the application of liquid manures. 



XIII. Live Stock. 



1. Black Cut lie. Horses. Sheep. Swine. Poultry. 



2 Comparative value of different Breeds of animals for Stall, 

 Work, and Dairy; and notices of herds or individuals of im- 

 proved Breeds, with places where found. 



3. Animals known among us. Native; Hereford; Black 

 Spanish; Devon; ilolderness; Yorkshire; Alderney ; Ayrshire. 



Improved Durham Short Horns. 



4. The subject of Breeding. 



