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made ufe of were horfe-bones, not boiled, but 

 frefh, andof courfe abounding with oil, which 

 caufcd a ftrong fermentation. I laid per acre 

 feventy bufhels of thefe bones mixed to a com- 

 poft of four cart-loads per acre. 



Every family fhould have a particular place 

 fet apart to receive bones, as it is a pity to 

 wade fuch good and profitable manure. Every 

 bone which goes from the table (hould be col- 

 kdted in fuch receptacle: fifh-bones mod par- 

 ticularly •, for 1 am of opinion they arc prefer- 

 able to any. Bones are fold at various prices 

 in different places. For the purpofe of break- 

 ino- them, the power of the thraihing-machine, 

 heretofore mentioned, might be applied to 

 turn two rollers with teeth — If no horfe-ma- 

 chine can be procured, it is very eafy to eredl 

 an engine fomething fimilar to that ufed for 

 driving piles for the foundations of bridges, 

 buildings, &c. which may be worked by men ; 

 or it may be contrived, by means of a roller 

 er windlafs turned by a winch, to be worked 

 by a fingle man -, • the rope being threaded 

 through a pair of blocks or pulleys, and the 

 rammer difcharging itfelf when at a proper 



height 



