forest leaves, and the various refuse vegetable's about 

 the premises. 



Giimw. — The Peruvian is the best. It is very pow- 

 erful and stimulating, and h, therefore, valuable for 

 forwarding early vegetables. It requires great cati- 

 tion in application, as otherwise, it destroys the plant 

 that it is intended to invigorate. By preparing it in 

 the following manner, it may he used with great ' ad- 

 vantage. 



Before using guano, pass it through a fine sieve, and 

 all lumps remaining, break up, and these pass through 

 the sieve. Then take at least six times its bulk of 

 mould, or light loamy soil, and this pass through a coars- 

 er sieve,and mix it in layers with the guano. Over this 

 spread a thin coat of charcoal, or plaster of Paris, or 

 both. These are to retain tlie ammonia. Let this 

 compost remain a fevf days, then turn it over and 

 mix it well together, and then it is ht for use. Lime 

 and ashes must be avoided, as they rapidly expel the 

 ammonia, and in that way rob the compost of its most 

 valuable part. 



When it is desirable to use it in a liquid form, put 

 one teacupful into four gallons of water. Stir it 

 well and cover the vessel tight to prevent the escape 

 of the anmionia, and let it remiaiu from one to three 

 days before being used. " Water aroimd,. vol vpor?,, the 

 plant, for if the liquid touches the plinit or its leaves, 

 it is liable to burn them. The compost should be ap- 

 plied around tlie plants, at the rate of a spoonful of 

 guano to a hill of corn, and to other plants in propor- 

 tion, and hoed in, so as not to come in immediate con- 

 tact \y it h the roots. Guano costs fvom 9s4-. to ^i]. per 

 hundred pounds. 



, Poudrdtc. — This is very exciting and like guano, 

 well adapted to forwarding early crops. Care should 

 be taken to piirchase none but that of superior quah- 

 ty, for much of that ]iurchased by famners and gar- 

 deners is almost wortliless. From eight to ten Inish- 

 els Avill manure one acre of corn. Tliis is hi<r]dv rec- 



