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The farmer then, who has no other than very 

 poor foil, fliould let the bottom of the fold-yard 

 be covered with it, fo that the juices of all the 

 dung and muck may drain into the mould : 

 and he will find, when he comes to work this 

 fame mould up in the manner before defcribed, 

 that he will have a good compoft, and in as 

 great plenty as the farm may require. 



I am of opinion that, where the land is de- 

 figned for turnips, fix loads of fuch compoft 

 put in the drills as before mentioned, would 

 produce as good a crop as double that quanti- 

 ty of dung made ufe of according to the old 

 method. 



My gardener dug up fbme narrow grafs- 

 plats, wheeled them on a heap, and mixed a 

 fmall part of manure with them for the ufe of 

 the garden. I obferved there v/as at leaft four 

 times as much of the fward as of the dung. I 

 took particular notice of his crops the next 

 feafon, and found them better and more regu- 

 lar than when he ufed manure alone. 



The frequent turning of manure prevents 

 the effc6l intended ; as itdcfbroys fermentation. 

 Manure ought never to be turned, except for 



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