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Liquid Manure Suitable for any Plant. Put a 



bushel of horse-droppings into ten or twelve gallons of 

 water, well stirred and allowed to stand for a couple of days. 

 The clear liquid only must be used ; twice a week to grow- 

 ing plants. 



Night-soil for Garden Use. Ten parts of earth to 

 one of night-soil is the proportion to be used ; mix well, and 

 turn frequently. A small quantity of lime will act as a 

 deodoriser. The compost should lie in a heap for at least 

 three months before being used. 



Poultry-manure as a Liquid Manure. Twenty 

 pounds dissolved in ten gallons of water will be strong 

 enough. This should not be used more than once a week. 



Poultry-manure as a dry Compost. This should 

 be mixed with ten times its bulk of light soil or sand, and 

 laid by for a few weeks. This manure should never be used 

 in a raw state. 



Transparent Covering for Frames, &c., may be 



made of cheap, thin calico, covered with a composition made 

 of three parts pale linseed oil, one ounce of sugar of lead, 

 and four ounces of white resin. The sugar of lead to be 

 ground with a small portion of the oil, then add the 

 remainder of the oil ; the resin should then be put with it, 

 the whole mixed, gently warmed, and stirred till the ingre- 

 dients are thoroughly incorporated with each other. The 

 material to be covered is to be stretched and tacked to a 

 frame or to a floor, and the mixture laid on with a large 

 paint brush. The next day it will be dry, and may be 

 rolled up or applied to its use as a covering for frames. The 

 best way is to put it on a roller. 



Wood, how to Preserve. Mix at the rate of five 

 pounds of chloride of zinc to twenty-five gallons of water. 

 This is the very best solution to steep wood in to prevent 

 the dry rot. 



To Preserve Timber in the Ground. Take boiled 

 linseed oil and stir in pulverised coal to the consistency of 

 paint. Put a coat of this over the timber. This will preserve 

 the timber sound for many years. See that the timber is 

 well seasoned before applying the mixture. 



