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to protect the dungs from the action of these rains 

 and that of the sun. 



Q. By what means can these inconveniences be 

 remedied ? 



A. By erecting in front or in rear of the stables, 

 shehers under which the dung is thrown, and to 

 keep it there until it is carted ; or by digging under 

 the stables, cellars in which the dungs are thrown 

 through traps cut open in the alleys. 



Q. What is the best time for carting dungs? 



A. When the dungs are to be used on pieces of 

 land neighbouring the stable, they need not be 

 carted until they are wanted ; but if they are to be 

 used on lands at a certain distance from the stable, it 

 is better to cart them before hand, and the best time 

 for this carting, in Canada, is winter, fall or spring. 



Q. What care should be taken when carting the 

 dungs ? 



A. First of all, the dungs should be thrown into 

 large heaps, of from 25 to 30 cart-loads at least, and 

 these heaps ought to be placed in the neighborhood 

 of the fields on which they are to be used. On 

 the spots where these dungs are to be deposited, 

 care must be taken to construct before hand, plat- 

 forms of ordinary or swamp earth, several inches 

 thick, upon which the dung should be thrown. 



Q. Of what use are these platforms ? 



A. These platforms made of ordinary or swamp 



