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2*1. To wliool or tlirow o.it the solid parts of the manure, and 

 to have a dniin for farryinj: tlic litiuiil into a tank, wiiere it can 

 be punjprd on to tlie heap of manure in the yard. Where many 

 horses or sheep are kept, and only a few eows, this plan can often 

 be used to advantai,'e, as the iieaj) of manure in the yard, consist 

 ini^ of li<irse-manure, sh<ei)-manure, and a small por.iou of cow- 

 dunir, will he ahle to ahs(»rl) all the urine of the cows. 



3U To use sutlicicnt licddini: to al)>>orl) all the urine in the stn- 

 hh'. In my own case, as I liave sjiid hefore, we usually chall' all 

 our straw and stalks. The oris are used for heddinj;;, and we also 

 use a little dry earth — or, to he more exact, I use it when I attend 

 to the matter myself, but have always found more or less trouble 

 in gtltinc; tlie work done pro|H'rly, unless I give it personal alien 

 tion. To use "dirt'' to keep the stJible clean, is. not a pojtular plan 

 in this neii;h!)orhoo<l. Where there is an abundance of straw, an(l 

 csiHtially if cut into chalf, the easiest way to keep the staiih- clean, 

 and the cows comfortaiile, is to use enoutrh of this chalhd straw 

 to absorb ali the li(|uid. ("lean out the stable twice u day, and 

 wheel the manure directly to the heap, and spread it. 



In n>gnrd lo the application of manure on a dairy-farm, we have 

 seen what .Harris Lewis does with his. 1 also wrote to T. L. llar- 

 ison, Esq., of Si. Lawrence Co., N. Y. ; and knowing that he is 

 not only a xcry intelligent farmer and breeder, but also one ot our 

 best agricultural writers, J •i'?ked him if he had written anything 

 on the .subject of manures. 



" Si. Lawrence Co.," .sjud the Deacon, "produces capital graFS, 

 oats, and barley, but is, i should think, too far n<irlh for winter 

 wheat; but what did Mr Ilarison say?" — Ilere is his letter: 



" I never wrote anything about manure. Catch me at it! Nor 

 do I know anything about the niana','ement ot barn-yard manure 

 worth telling. My own practice is dictated quite as much by con- 

 veiiience as by c<msiderations of economy." 



" G<»od," said the Deacon ; " he writes like a sensible man." 



" My rotation," he continues, " is ?uch that the bulk of tlio ma- 

 nure made Is applied to 'vhc crop ; that is, to my hoed crops, corn, 

 potatoes, and roots, in the second year. 



"The manure from the stables is thrown or wheeled out under 

 the sheds adjoining, and as fast as it becomes so large a quantity 

 as to be in the way, or whenever there is an opportunit}', \l is 

 hauled out to the field, where it is to be used, and put in large 

 piles. It is turned once, if possible, in the spring, and then spread 



