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TALKS OX MAXl'RES. 



" Vou draw uul a i^ri-at uyv.iy loads t»f iiiaiiuru iliirini; the 

 winter," said tiie Deacon, "and pile il in the tield, and 1 have al- 

 ways thouf^lit it a good plan, as you do the work when there is 

 little else to do, and when tlie ijronnd is frozen." 



Yes, this is an imj>rovenieiit on my old plan. I fonncrly used 

 to turn over the heap of manure in the burn-yard in .Mareh, or as 

 soon as fermentation had eea.sed. 



Tlie objeet of liirniiiLr the he ip is (1st,) to mix liir manure and 

 make it of uniform quality; (21.) to break tiie lumps and make the 

 manure tine; and {:Jd,) to li:,'hten up the manure and make it 

 loose, thus letting in the air and indueing a second fermentation. 

 It is a good plan, and well rej^ays for the labor. In doing the 

 work, build up the end and ^ides of the new heap straight, 

 and keep the toj* Hat. Have an eye on the man d<fing the work, 

 and see that he bn-aks up the manure and mi.xes it thorouirhly, 

 and that he giH:ii to the ImjIIohi of the hf^ip. 



My new plan that the De.icon allud. s i... :>, insicad ol lurnmg 

 the heap in the yard, to dr.iw the manure fn.m the heap in the 

 yard, and pile it up in another hr-ap in the rt.ld where it is to he 

 used. This lias all tlir- etFecIs of turning, and at the sjuue time 

 saves a good deal of teamwork in the spring. 



A, B, Mnuinr Hinps ; C, 



The location of the manure-heap in the 

 field deserves some consideration. If the 

 manure is to be used fo"* root-crops or po- 

 tatoes, and if the land is to be ridged, and 

 the mainne put in the ridges, then it will 

 be desirable to jmt the heap on the head- 

 land, or, belter still, to make two heaps, 

 one on the headland top of the field, and 

 the other on the headlaiul at the bottom of 

 the field.as shown in the annexed engraving. 



We draw the manure with a cirt, the 

 horse walking between two of the ridges 

 (D), ;.nd the wheels of tin- <:irt going in C 

 and E. The manure is pidled out at the 

 back end of the cart in.o small heaps, 

 about five paces a|>art. 



" That is what I object to with you 

 agricultural writers," said the Doctor; "you 

 say 'about five paces,' and sometimes ' altont 



five paces would mean 4 yards, and sometimes 6 3'ards; and if you 



