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THE USE OF GLASS 



and sash should be put on to protect the bed from rain or snow 

 and help retain the heat. The soil in which the plants are to be 

 gro^^Tl may be placed in the bed at this time or a few days later, 

 but in no case should seeds be sown or plants set until after the 

 violent heat following the moving of the manure has somewhat 

 subsided. Sometimes this violent heating does not become evi- 



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Fig. 35. — -Diagram of frame for manure hotbed. 



dent for three, four, or even more days after the bed is made, 

 and a person is inclined to think the bed is not going to heat. 

 It would be a serious mistake to plant the bed at this juncture, 

 for if the manure is of good quality and has been properly handled, 

 the violent heating is sure to occur and would kill any seeds or 

 plants in the bed. Some persons favor putting in the soil when the 

 bed is first made, for the sake of killing the weed seeds in the soil 



