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The comports are formed of all Torts of 

 manures, particularly farm-yard dung, and 

 manures purchafed at the neighbouring 

 towns ; fuch as foap-boilers allies, coal 

 allies, horn {havings, curriers fhavings, &c. 

 &c. &c. And fometimes mole-hills, turf, 

 and lime are added, layers of thefe are 

 formed one on another, and after remaining 

 a few months are turned over ; then the 

 heap remains fome time longer, after which 

 it is mixed again, and fo repeated until the 

 mbftances are thoroughly rotted; which 

 with fome takes no trifling time and pains, 

 particularly horn fhavings; one compoft 

 of which manure mixed with dung, I 

 obferved, was in fo complete a ftate of 

 corruption, that it cut like butter, and 

 mult undoubtedly be the richeft manure in 

 the world ; it had been turned over many 

 times, that it might all be equally rotten. 

 Many of thefe comports, I remarked in 

 different fields, of various ages, fucceflively 

 preparing for the land, and that every acre 

 might receive its fhare, and all be manured 

 in three or four years. A management, 

 than which nothing can be more com- 

 plete. 



Many other manures have been tried by 



his Lordfhip in the experimental ftile. Clay 



he burnt, in hopes of gaining rich afhes, 



7 but 



