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aste, beca we much mistrust our judg- 
. We find the arbiters of 
parece approving of ‘such buildings as the National 
Yo rk’s co- 
ur observa- 
and the 
at point e are not in our voca 
Nevertheless, we will venture to hint, with all diffi- 
3 - ~ the prope 
to say, on-a scale small i in (atid with the ob- 
urround them—they cease to be represen- 
ons of a phenomena ; aid if, instead of 
h 
Ww 
We Pian aes an opinion ‘Upon matters of 
voter 
3 and,. therefo: i we conclude | ;;,, 
tion. 
© | effect of 
7 | is thoroughly becaiek qe it supplies 
an 
mt idabatife land w 
t | Serves about | that no doubt can possibly be entertained. 
‘Materials, permits such elements to escape whither they 
will, for that which is lost in“one place is is gained in 
nother. Butin a arti cial state, man is essenti 
ained to consider how he bes 
sii: that surround en It is nothing 
rden is los- 
ust, nevert 
very seriou that in this a they practically assist 
during every day of their liv 
We will beg Dem to seit pt the short observa- 
which were made in this paper a 
reat ie. VA 347), and oy to ask themselves 
y ted. Perh 
n may meet with no reply ; & posible, they may be of 
opinion that it is not wasted at all.” We will answer 
it for them 
Farmya ard manure is composed of straw and certa 
fluid or got po vip nee 
aline 
Se 
and the fertilising 
ssattie f is in the Atikitetahes owing to them 
can pro 0 action as a oe fee it 
flint in a dis- 
solvable Ned hg and the we nary black ate 8 that 
all soil abounds in. Th armyar 
re have a very different eff effect is easily proved by 
ry - sae in one place, and fresh 
stable litter in Saoalier not say ee muc 
superior the second is to the first ; ind yet the differ- 
wi is only that one consists of d 
i in alone, and the other of dry straw and Oe | 
at ‘“ something else” is, then; w 
the difference i in favour of stable litter. 
the 7 “something 
the for 
aabove spoken of, in the form o r 
half Auid substance ? these are the part of 
farmyard manure which it is most important to pre- 
Let us now ask ou 
they do take care to preserve 
ammonia Pega form 
Me eee friends’ whether 
aline m atters and 
“symme try, va: a nure,, and to ich they stiff paste has Beth thus 
jects: prea vat my ee Ons a 0 > the IG . fit. in order to where the wallet flooring is to h it have i 
_ Proportions, they become extremely offensive to the They may say—yes ; we no. For what do ‘ rons it, the Sacha should have pas n : 
_ eye of taste. they do? eo “x first ‘alee ‘the ites nixed Le Ee pai viously trodde en down as fi 
‘We perha this — e fluid matter is be age 
iin Sets Bas os Shay | wast downy and creo toa alte delve |e arpa moray fo his Kind of care as 
0 such ornaments. It = parts ; n drains are a or Po mpribeawt made, not | phalte, may be all aches 
00 e vias atamsthe aie adel hea! me state the fluid as it flow , but. to direct it to . three or i ur ind n powdered ae 
; paty of design it can be compared to nothing which eed where can mi pees ditches, or, in short, toany z ned oe i se will St how, is yan wg se 
ace W i e it press , 
we have a perrmeeneg sp of, unless it be that pe | P Pe ay ity be Siok aL The ammonia, Which iss |\don e. Th e final a addition to give the 
i | greatl needed: ‘al flies away; the e manure | 48 ace, an to prevent its 
Distingnishablein anne. joint, “Orlin: had none, wl en ae in heaps, tees it off, in He form of a | roller: “Phe work may then be left for a few day 8 to 
Par rostence ma might be hk be es called which shadow seem’d, pungent vapour, whi n time, | harden, which it is fit for use. If it Bt i afterwards 
ow different e this from the fountai ted b wh ey spams 4, ComugmN Le amnmonia a vee mec hen Se oo feta my hat a Bick 
set, who 80° troly describes he i ond be del, is all gone, and with it the strength of ‘the substance. ii iii them vas oaceng 
bute of ceooralgas of this sort, that we cannot |: ¥: -_ s DORE 196 SPP RE. | The reir tauiie which this mategial is likely to 
pesuste hin wi riatic a over a fresh dunghill,, and white fumes will te een teed os Pee ind oni 
cs ain aD | tend nny Seen esse cgasetooe, 1% nlormecie 
chest substance con it. sar 
So pure and shinin thet OE ola du ghill, and no ates will be formed, that they should be as dry as dust is in a ore 
0 earnest wei the ammonia has all flown away, the’ having: ae oe tree a the san i thes emnctieted 
apes of naked boys, ea present of it to his nei ss then come to pieces. ‘et el 
ye In this way the best part of the manureis ap 8 oe me ome 9 —— oi i y wor ge- 
in liquid joys. -| lost to a farm. en when the residue, remaining 
ory a cae ind a oe th ae js found ws to| The quantity of coal-tar to beem ej is =e very 
a crop as is required, the f ys = t; as much as will render ¢ the whole m 
fell, nitrate of and guano, and u and ic mortar, after the materials have been thoronghly 
*d to tag compost, and all sorts of “ fertilisers,’ which after all worked nether, will be the proper that cou It is of 
ied not three cubits’ height, : : af what h he | no t thinner ; os me could only be 
‘© waves one might the bottom see, “er abe eee ingen of 1anure turn- ne ot 6 Ba ats aha only j of. 
‘seemed the fountain in chateun tid wubedeionas? ‘ing to see Fs the materials that costs amc - ‘is J course the. 
a Surely itis very bad mai nt of a | more to be avoi for 
A PLANT cannot feed upon flesh, but it can upon kind for which there is no excuse ; because it costs no Walks or floorings so prepared will mae very 
> elements of flesh ; it cannot feed on timber, but it | more to economise materials than to waste them, nor | Many years. 
#0 on the elements of timber ; nor can it upon straw, | indeed anything like so much. es 
: teful toit.| A little calculation will serve to show the effect of 
d together by | this sort of improvidence. We will suppose a farmer 
not be dis- | to have ten | 0 other stock, continually in 
» but | his yard. Each animal may be estimated to produce 
they are | 2,000 lbs. of fluid » which if dried would, ace 
sau decay, | cording to t tation of agricultural chemists 
bodies, | weigh 136 3 we will sup that the farmer 
the elements | wastes of = only 100 lbs., and that ~- lbs. are me 
which saved by one means or an. am 
ts and animals | of waste =f would be 1,000 Tbs. of “any: fertilisi 
€ proportio t | material of the most. valuable description. Now 4 0 | 
are reckoned equal to 5 
Ibs. of this mat 
b farm-~ 
The latter voddas an 
quenGey lost is equal to 12 tons and a half; so that a 
a ane rter of farm-yard manure is Dost for 
A 5 of stock. But in reality the loss is much 
more consider 
not be in poo Ze sens what has now been 
Mes that the use of liquid manure is indispensable. 
That is a pet pat to which we shall next. 
address ourselves 
THe construction of garden-walks so nearly con- 
cerns the comforts of us all, bee a few words upon 
the who just now, w e kind at. least can be 
on that subject. It is not 
every one, however, who is in the neighbourhood of 
d r 
greedily, unless means are taken to destroy them as 
they appear. 
What we are about to Aggie for introduction 
where gravel is objectionable unprocurable, is a 
kind of cheap asphalte, iery any one may make for 
himself, where coal-tar 
u en cons a similar matter in 
the Garden of the Horti sailstad Society ; and at so 
small a cost, that we can strongly recommend the 
adoption of the m ethod, 
In order to form a floorin ng or walk in this manner, 
the following directions must be attended to: Procure 
nd, or ~~ powdery ma’ 
—tinely-sifted limerubbish w ] do—and let ibpesion: 
roughly dried, so that it feels like dust when handled 
1 of two parts of road-sand to one 
er 
sana an iron meaty in which coal-tar 
ry Ba ona rs bes 
nder ashes 
sere 
ollow in the midd lle 
es tar. 
wh 
forinied, spread it over Ferg 
