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the effe6l intended, fomething moifl fhould be 

 applied to form a compoft and promote fer- 

 mentation. I am of opinion, that, were bone- 

 manure thrown into the refervoir in the fold- 

 yard, and well mixed with earth, Hubble, or 

 any fuch refufe, the bones would abforb the 

 rich juices, and recover the virtue they had 

 been deprived of by boiling. This method 

 feems more rational to me, than forming a 

 compoft of dry bones, dry afhes or cinders, 

 poor ramel, or dead earth, fuch as is generally 

 ufed for the purpofe. For, of all the compofts 

 I have yet tried, I have invariably found that 

 the more hearty the materials ufed, the better 

 has been the com.poft, the greater the benefit 

 the land has received, and of courfe the more 

 abundant the crop. Befides, the above treat- 

 ment would prevent the dogs, crows, &c» from 

 carrying the bones off the land. 



I have tried the effeds of a compoft temper- 

 ed with bone-manure on different foils, and 

 found it profper beft on anx)ift foil. I laid 

 fome compoft of this kind on a piece of land 

 that had been ploughed and fown with corn for 

 fome years, and which I had never known pro- 

 duce 



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