J58 MANURE AND MANAG£MENTo 



diftance, on horfeback, take onlv the clean 

 knobs, or " stone limej" the allies and 

 rubbifh being fold, at a lov^°r price, to thofe 

 who have lands at a fhorter diftance from 

 the kilns, under the name of ** lime 

 ASHES." This is a ver) accurate prac- 

 tice, when lime is carried to a great dif- 

 tance. 



Upon the whole, the mahufa(ftunng of 

 lime may be faid to* be well condu(Cted, 

 in this country; and the preparation 

 of it, for manure, is entitled, at leaft on 

 the fcore of induftry, to frill higher praife, 

 and to a minute defcription. 



Previous to fetching the lime, " earth 

 ridges" are formed in the field; either 

 with mold hacked from the borders of it, 

 or with the foil of the area, raifed with 

 the plow. The earth thus raifed is bro- 

 ken into fmall fragments, and formed into 

 long narrow beds. Upon thefe earth 

 ridges the ftone lime is laid ; and covered 

 up with the outfkirts of the beds. 



When the lime has burft the covering, 

 and is found to be futHciently fallen, the 



rid^^es 



