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A. There are four principal kinds of dung : 1® 

 long, green and straw dung ; 2o rotten or black 

 dung ; 3o cold dung ; 4*^ warm dung. 



What difference is there between the two first 

 kinds of dung ? 



A. The long green straw dung is that which 

 has not, as yet, fermented ; the rotten or black dung 

 is that which has grown old and has fermented. 



Q. Which of these is the best ? 



A. As a rule, dung which has begun to ferment 

 and to rot, is the best. 



Q. Are there any inconveniences in allowing the 

 dung to ferment too long ? 



A. Yes ; because the dung which ferments too 

 long, loses in consequence much of its weight, its 

 bulk and its value. 



Q. In what cases are green or strawy dungs em- 

 ployed in preference ? 



A. They are sometimes employed in preference 

 for the cultivation of potatoes, Indian corn, turnips, 

 carrots, Swedish turnips. In strongsoils, the long 

 or strawy dungs have this advantage over the other 

 others, that they loosen and enrich the earth at the 

 same time. 



Q. In what cases is preference to be given to rotten 

 dungs ? 



A. Preference is given to rotten dungs in the cul- 



