CHILDREN'S GARDENS 67 



Dig a pit two or three feet deep and large enough 

 to contain the manure. Put the manure in, pack it 

 down well and cover with two inches of earth. If 

 manure is to be collected throughout the year for the 

 following season, a thin covering of earth should be 

 placed over each lot put in. There will then be no 

 trouble from odor or flies. Such pits are better if 

 they have a puddled clay bottom. Anything that will 

 make humus can go into this pit, if the material is to 

 stand for a year or more. 



Uses for material gathered in clearing up. 



Stones. Some may be placed around the hydrant to 

 avoid mud. Others broken with a hammer and used 

 in making large paths. Keep some for use in soil 

 talks. 



Weeds. Put in the manure pit for humus. 



Wood. To be burned. Have a special place for 

 the fire with a stone floor to save all ashes to be 

 used for fertilizer. Burn all stumps, roots and wood 

 not useful for construction. Gather the ashes and 

 keep dry until used. 



Glass, china, umbrella frames, tin cans, bottles and 

 similar rubbish can be turned into apparatus for ex- 

 periments. 



