ON ASPARAGUS. 



layer of dung, and fo on until the ground 

 is four inches higher than the ground the 

 afparagus is in, for it will fink to its own 

 level. If the ground is fHrT there mould 

 be lefs mould laid above the dung, and an 

 inch or two of land added ; then it will 

 be neceliary to mix each layer of dung, 

 fand, and mould, by pricking it over 

 twice with a fork. 



THE next' autumn there (hould be four 

 inches of the compofl laid over the trench, 

 which then will be jufl fo much higher 

 than the ground between. If there is 

 any of the compofition left it may be laid 

 all over the ground ; but if there is none, 

 an inch of rotten dung will anfwer as 

 well. 



IN two yeafs after this it will be necef- 

 {ary to fpread an inch of rotten dung all 

 over the ground in autumn, and fork it 

 in, taking hold of the ground three or 

 four inches, and let it lie rough all win- 

 ter ; but the middle of the row, where 



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