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wash or pond by the high road side, or 

 dry road grit in lieu thereof, laid up to 

 dry, and run through a sieve. 



Note 1. The loam in my neighbourhood being 

 mostly of a stiff quality, requires a large 

 portion of sand to bring it to a proper 

 consistency, to enable the water to pass 

 through in any moderate time. 



2. Rotten dung from mushroom beds ought 

 not to be used in this compost, on account 

 of the fungous fibres. 



For an abridged quantity, say 



5 Barrows of loam, or maiden earth, 



8 or 9 Ditto of horse-dung, from the frames, 



1 Ditto of coarse sand, or more, according to 

 the nature of the loam. 



Let these be mixed and thrown together in a heap 

 or ridge, and turned two or three times in the 

 winter, particularly in frosty weather, that it may be 

 well incorporated. 



On a dry day towards the end of November, I 

 take a barrow of fresh lime, which, as soon as it is 

 slacked, I strew it over while hot in turning the 



