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to the interests of the farmer, to permit the violent fer- 

 mentation which is necessary for reducing- farm yard 



manure to the state in which it is called short muck 



We allow that when well rotted, it is more eflicacious 

 for a single crop, but its utihty is of much shorter dura- 

 tion. 



To prevent inconvenience from seeds in unfermented 

 barnyard dung", it should be applied to no other than hoed 

 crops. Compost manures, having fermented sufficiently 

 to destroy the seeds of weeds, can be used for all crops, 

 where the hoe is not used. To avoid any inconven- 

 ience by applying long, or unfermented manures to cer- 

 tain crops, such as flax, wheat, turnips, &c. we have on- 

 ly to apply the manure to the preceding crop. 



It seems to be generally agreed^ that iising fresh^ iinfer' 

 merited manure for drill crops, burying it at a good depth^ 

 and raising the plant over the dung thus buried, is the best 

 possible way in which it can be used The shortest dung 

 should be used for these purposes, except for potfitoes. 

 Throw the mora strawy parts of the dung in a heap four 

 or five feet high under cover, sUr it up from the bottom 

 in five or six we^^ks, and it v/ill do well for ruta baga. 



Fibrous-rooted grasses should receive top-dressings of 

 manure, and tap-rooted grasses, and all grain and root 

 crops should have manure applied at a depth suited to 

 the nature of the roots. All dressings must consist of 

 materials adapted to the soil, and such manures as are 

 likely to receive injury from l)eing spread upon the sur- 

 face, should be lightly ploughed, or harrowed in. The 

 fall is supposed much the best time to spread manure on 

 grass lands. But those manures which exert all their 

 strength suddenly, such as ashes, soot, and warm com- 

 posts, should be applied just before the time when the 

 plants will need the greatest supply of vegetable nour- 

 ishment, which is when their growth is most rapid, or 

 near the time when the ears are shooting out. 



All kinds of manure, should be mixed with the soil as 

 soon after carting out as possible. To do this to advan- 

 tage it should not be cart-ed, spread, &c. faster than it 

 can be covered with the plough or hoe. Rich fermen- 

 ting manures should be applied as near the time of plan- 

 ling as possible. 



