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a Month till Michaelmas, and then 

 it may be fcreen'd, and feparated 

 into feveral Sorts, to be ready, as 

 occalion fhall require, in the Nur- 

 fery. 



For the firfl: Sort, it will be befl: 

 to fet the Skreen more Upright j 

 and what comes thro' may be mix'd 

 with one fourth Part of Melon Earth 

 very fine. 



The fecond Sort may be fcreen'd 

 with the Skreen ftanding more 

 doping 5 by which means, what 

 comes through will be coarfer than 

 the firfl. 



The Remainder, which will be 

 the rougheft and moft cloddy Earth, 

 is recommended as an extraordinary 

 Manure to be dug in order to im- 

 prove any barren or poor Land ; 

 and if it be kept in a Heap for 

 one Year, and fcreen'd the next 

 Year, 'twill then be as good as ei- 

 ther of the former. The finell of 

 thefe will be befl kept in a Houfe, 

 or under fbme Covering, that it 

 may be dry j tho' it would be bet- 

 ter to be turn'd out fometimes to 

 get Rain. 



A Compofl for a loofe fandy 

 Ground may be made, by taking 

 two Loads of Dung, three Loads 

 of natural Soil, three Loads of 

 llrong Loamy Earth, three Loads 

 of Pond Earth, or of the Scouring 

 ot Ditches, which are to be or- 

 der'd, mix'd and fcreen'd as before ; 

 and fo to make three different Sorts 

 of Screenings. 



Others recommend other Com- 

 fofis differing according to the dif- 

 ferent Soils. 



I. For 2jiijf Soil incVmmg to Clay, 

 to take five Loads of the fame Soil 

 well broken and open'd, and to 

 add to that five Loads more of 

 Heath Turfs burnt j that thefe 

 having been well mix'd and laid 

 together during the Winter in a 



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Heap or Ridge, and being well 

 fitted or fcreen'd, are recommended 

 as a good Compofl that will ex- 

 tremely forward Trees. 



^. To mix four Loads of fharp 

 Sand, and two Loads of Afhes of 

 burnt Furzes, Gorz,, Fern, Weeds, 

 or Wood, with four Loads of fliff" 

 Soil well broken and open'd : That 

 thefe having been well mix'd to* 

 gether and laid up in a Ridge in 

 September, fliould lie till the Fe- 

 bruary following, and then may 

 be fcreen'd and fifted for Ufe. Sif 

 William Brace is faid to have us'd 

 this Compofi in his Garden with 

 good Succefs. 



3 . For ^/iiff Soil, take four Loads 

 of the fliff Soil, two Loads of rot- 

 ten Wood, fuch as may be found 

 under a Wood Pile, or the fame 

 Quantity of rotted Leaves, if the 

 former can't be had, tv^o Loads of 

 burnt Grafs-Turf, and four Loads 

 of Sand : This is recommended to 

 be done in OBoher likewifci be- 

 caufe being then made, and fifted 

 in the following Spring, 'twill be 

 better than if they were made in 

 the Spring ,• for that the Heat of 

 the Summer would exhale the vo- 

 latile Spirits, and if they were not 

 laid in fome fhady- Place under 

 Trees, the Weeds would exhaufl 

 good part of the Nouriiliment that 

 is in them. Thefe being mix'd 

 well, and laid in a Ridge till Fe- 

 bruary, and then fifted, are recom- 

 mended as a good Compoft. 



4. Take two Loads ot fliff Soil, 

 two Loads of Rape-feed afcer the 

 Oil has been prcfs'd out, four 

 Loads of Sand, and two Loads of 

 burnt Heath or Grais Turf, and 

 prepare them as the others, and 

 fift them : And this Compofl is re- 

 commended as one that will for- 

 ward any Pknt. 



c. Take 



