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" Do you not wet it mul Kt it frrmoiii btfurc puttiiiL,' it in tlic 

 pik-r" 



"No, Dcat'on," sjjid I, "I ft-fil llu- Itraii. iiialt-coiiilts and corn- 

 nu'jil to tlic I'ow.s, |iij;>, ami slu-i-p, ami K't thnn do tlir mixing. 

 Tiny work it up lim-, uioi>ti-n it, break up tin- particlts, iak«" out 

 tlif carhonar'-ous inalttr, wliirli \vt' do not mcd for manure, and 

 llu- cows and >iic'<-p ami lior><'s nii.x it up tlioroui^hly with the liay, 

 8tniw, and forn->talks, Icavini; liif wlioU- in just the right con- 

 dition to put into a pile to ferment or to apply directly to the land." 



"Oh ! 1 Hec," said the Deacon, " I did not think you used bran 

 for numurc." 



" Vi-8, I do, Deacon." sjiid I, " but I use it for foo<l first, ami this 

 is prf<is«ly what I wnuld ur;;e you ami all others to do. I feel 

 sure that our dairym* (i can well atrord to buy more niill-fe<'d, 

 corn-m<'aI, oil-cake, <'tr., and mix it with tlieir cow-dung — or 

 rather, let the cows do the miximr" 



LETTER FROM THE H(»X. HARRIS I.KW I.-^. 



I wrote to the Hon. Harris Lewis, the well known dair}'mnii of 

 Herkimer Co., N. Y., asking him son)e (pKstions in regard to mak- 

 ing and managing manuri' on dairy f.irms. TIk- (piestions will bo 

 uinlerstood from the answirs. He writes as folhtws: 



" My Friend Harris. — This being the first leisure time I liave h.id 

 since ihe receipt of your last letter, 1 devote it to answering your 

 (piestittns : 



" 1st. I have no manure cellar. 



"I bed my cows with dry bn.«swood sawdust , s;ivi ng all the 

 liquid manun-, keeping the cows clean, and the stable odors down 

 to a tolenible degree. This bedding breaks ujj the tenacity of the 

 cow-manure, rendering it as easy to pidveri/e anil manage as clear 

 horsi^-manure. I would s-iy it is just lovely to bed cows with dry 

 basswood sjiwdust. This manure, if left in a large pile, will ferment 

 and burn like horse-manure in about 10 d.iys. Hence I draw it 

 f)Ut as made where I desire to use it. leaving it in small heaps, con- 

 venient to spread. 



" My pigs and calves arc bedded with straw, and this is piled 

 and rotted before u«ing. 



" I use most of my manure on grass land, and mangels, some on 

 com and potatoes ; but it pays me best, when in proper condition, 

 to apply all I do not need for mangels, on meadow and pasture. 



"Forty loads, or about IS to 00 cor Is is a homcpopathic dose for 

 an acre, ,ind this f|uantily, or more, a|)i>lied once in three years to 

 grass land, agrees with it first rate. 



