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think, would be about tbo avcnigc cost in Now York, Hostoii, or IMiila- 

 ddpliia. We uevor haul it on the grouiul until we are readj to plow it 

 in. If it has to be taken from the hog or cattle yards, we draw it out into 

 larije heaps, convenient to where it is to be put on the land, turnine: it, 

 to keep it from burning or " lirc-fan;jinir," if necessary. None of our 

 farmers or market gardeners here keep it under cover. The expense of 

 such covering and the greater ditliculties in getting at it, for the immense 

 quantities we use, would be greater than the benelits to be derived from 

 keeping it under cover— benefits, in fact, which, I think, may be greatly 

 overrated. Very truly yours, Peter Hendekson. 



LETTER FROM J. M. B. A?fnER30N, ED. "CANADA FARMER," TORONTO. 



" Canada Farmer " Office, Toronto, March 21), 1876. 

 J. Jfiirris, Esq. : 



Dear Sir — Tours of the 2.".tli tnst. is to hand, and I shall be most 

 happy to render you any assistance in my power. The work you under- 

 take is in aide hands, and I have every conlidence that, when completed, 

 it will form an invaluable acqui.-ilion to the agricultural literature of the 

 day. 



Manuro in this city is usually sold by the two-horse load — about H 

 tons — at the rate of .?l per load, or GO cents per ton. The load contains 

 just :i bout a cord of manure, consrquenlly a cord will weigh about li tons. 



With rcferc!)ce t<> the general management of manure in Canada, I may 

 eay that the system followed diders in no material respect from that of 

 New York and the other Eastern States. It is usually kept over winter 

 in the open bam yard (rarely under cover, I am sorry to say), laid out on 

 the land about the time of disai>pearancc of last snow, and plowed in. 

 In some cases it is not carted out until the land is ready fur immediate 

 plowing. With some of our more advanced farmers, the system has 

 lately been adopted of keeping manure under cover and sprinkling it 

 thorouchly at intervals with plaster and other substances. Tanks arc 

 also becoming more common than formerly, for the preservation of liq- 

 uid manure, which is usually applied by means of large, perforated hogs- 

 heads, after the manner of street-watering. 



Tou ask. how the manure is managed at Bow Park, Brantford. That 

 made during fall and winter is carefulh- kejl in as small bulk as possible, 

 to prevent cxi>osure to the weather. In February and March it is drawn 

 out and put in heaps 8 feet square, and well packed, to prevent the es- 

 scajie of ammonia. In spring, as soon as practical)le, it is spread, and 

 jilowed under immediately. Manure made in spring and summer is 

 spread on the field at once, and plowed under with a good, deep furrow 



Very truly yours, J. M. B. Anderson, Ed. Canada Fartiier. 



MANURE STATISTICS OF LONG ISLAND. 



THE MANrRE TRADE OF LONG ISLAND— LETTER FROM 3. H. RUSHMORE. 



Old Westblrt, Long Island, April 6, 1876. 

 Joaeph Harris, Exq. : 



Dear Sir — The great number of dealers in manure in New York pre- 



