THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



inches above the edge of the barrel by small 

 blocks, to allow the free passage of leachings 

 into the barrel. Through the center of the 

 cover a common force-pump was fastened, 

 with a pipe reaching to within a foot and a 

 half of the bottom of the barrel. A piece of 

 hose, six feet long, to attach to the pump, 

 completed the equipment. 



As we owned a machine for cutting ensil- 

 lage, and the engine to run it, most of the 

 straw used for bedding was cut into two-foot 

 lengths, which is most convenient for litter. 

 When straw is used at its full length, it fre- 

 quently compels a quantity of unsoiled litter 

 being thrown out, which not only wastes ma- 

 terial, but materially weakens the value of 

 the manure heap. 



Our plan is to use a thick layer of sawdust 

 across the lower end of the stalls, where the 

 most moisture is deposited, and bed heavily. 

 Only the really defiled straw and sawdust is 

 removed to the manure heap, the partly soiled 

 being carted to the pig yard. (A covered 



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