CABBAGES, HOW TO GROW THEM, ETC. 11 



ring the soil very thoroughly with the hoe or fork. Unless 

 the guano (and this is also true of most phosphates), is 

 faithfully mixed up with the soil, the seed will not veg- 

 etate. Give the second man about an hour the start, 

 and then let the third man follow with the seed. Of 

 phosphates I use about half as much again as of guano 

 to each hill, and of hen manure a heaping handful, after 

 it has been finely broken up, and, if moist, slightly 

 mixed with dry earth. When salt is used, it should not 

 be depended on exclusively, but be used in connection 

 with other manures at the rate of from ten to fifteen 

 bushels to the acre, applied broadcast over the ground, 

 or thoroughly mixed with the manure before that is 

 applied ; if dissolved in the manure, better yet. Fish 

 and glue waste are exceedingly powerful manures, very 

 rich in ammonia, and if used the first season they should 

 be in compost. It is best to handle fish waste, such as 

 heads, entrails, backbones, and liver waste, precisely 

 like night soil. ' ; Porgy cheese," or " chum," the ref- 

 use after pressing out the oil from menhaden, and new 

 sold extensively for manure, is best prepared for use by 

 composting it with muck or loam, layer with layer, at 

 the rate of a barrel to every foot and a half, cord meas- 

 ure, of soil. As soon as it shows some heat turn it, and 

 repeat the process two or three times, until it is well 

 decomposed, when apply. Glue waste is a very coarse, 

 lumpy manure, and requires a great deal of severe ma- 

 nipulation if it is to be applied the first season. A 

 better way is to compost it with soil, layer witli layer, 

 having each layer about a foot in thickness, and so 

 allow it to remain over until the next season before 

 using. This will decompose most of the straw, and 

 break down the hard, tough lumps. In applying this 



