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 add to 



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 secure 



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 liquid 



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asonry, 



into which flow the urines and the liquid manure, 

 by means of spouts incased in the floor of in- 

 stable. Watej'tight casks are sometimes used in- 

 stead of these tanks. 



Q. What use is made of the liquid manure thus 

 collected ? 



A. By means of buckets or pumps the hose of 

 which is plunged into these tanks or casks, the 

 dung heaps placed under shelter or heaps of or- 

 dinary earth or other substances are watered and 

 are then called composts. In certain countries, sowed 

 fields or gardens are sprinkled with these liquids 

 mixed with a certain quantity of water. 



Treatment of dungs. 



Q. What is meant by the words: treatment of 

 dungs ? 



A. By these words is meant ali that relates to the 

 preservation of dungs, their carting and their 

 spreading. 



Q. What are the best means of preserving the 

 dungs ? 



A. These means vary according to the seasons. Dur- 

 ing the winter no inconvenience can result from leav- 

 ing the manure in the open air, because the snow 

 and frost cannot injure them. But when the heavy 

 spring and fall rains set in, or during the heat and 

 showers of summer, it is of the greatest importance 



