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as to find any left by the former occupant, would be 

 good for almost any kinds of land. It might be used 

 as a dressing to mow-lands, or be harrowed into light- 

 ish plough-lands, or put into hills for corn. It would 

 be best, however, not to apply it to land of a character 

 similar to that from which a large portion of it had 

 been taken. If it was of peat, it would not be well 

 to put it on a peaty soil ; or, if it was made in part 

 of swamp mud, it would be bad policy to put it back 

 upon a swampy portion of the fiirm. As it consists 

 of course largely of vegetable matter, it would do 

 more good on a sandy or loamy soil, in which organic 

 matter is deficient. 



HOG MANURE— SINK SETTLINGS— CHIP MANURE. 



405. As hog manure is known to act very quickly, 

 and is liable to fail towards the last of the season, it 

 would seem reasonable that it should be mixed with 

 other kinds that operate more slowly, that the mix- 

 ture might have the advantage both of acting quickly 

 and permanently. The same remark applies to horse 

 manure. It is better that both should be mixed with 

 other manures. 



406. The settlings about the sink are particularly 

 rich in a few ingredients. More benefit therefore 

 might be expected from mixing them with other ma- 

 nures, so that they would cover a larger space, than 

 by concentrating them on a small patch. If chip ma- 

 nure should be found on the premises in large quan- 

 tities, as sometimes happens, it should either be spread 



