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tKe purpofe of mixing it with other ingredi*. 

 ents to form a compoft. The i n cr u (ling (Iron g 

 manure in the manner before dire6led, with a 

 layer of m.ould at the bottom, by wayof under- 

 crud, to receive the moifture that muft inevita- 

 bly drain from it, is the beft method I know 

 of to prevent unneceiTiry exhalation, to increafe 

 fermentation, and to render a compoft fpeedily 

 fit for ufe. 



I have made repeated trials of lime in ie ve- 

 ra! compofts, but I never found it add to the 

 burthen of the produce. On the contrary, I 

 have the flrongeft reafons to fuppofe that li.iie 

 has been the occafion of confiderable failures, 

 where from every circumftance the crop might 

 have been expedled to turn out abundant. As 

 compofts are to fupply the place of manure> 

 lime fhould not be added in great quantities as 

 an ingredient j for lime is of a binding nature, 

 and adds weight to light foils. But in the drill- 

 hufbandry, compofts made as here dire6led 

 will be found much preferable. By putting 

 the compoft in a drill fix inches wide at the 

 top, and perhaps four inches at the bottom, 

 and allowing thirty-two loads to one acre, \!t\^ 



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