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saved, it would probably be worth as much to the 

 farmers as the commercial fertilizer they now an- 

 nually purchase. It is strongly recommended to 

 every farmer to try and arrange some sort of cistern 

 for this valuable fertilizer, just outside the barn, 

 where the liquid from horses and cattle and the 

 drain of the barn could be saved. There are any 

 quantity of patent liquid manure-spreaders in Eng- 

 land, and there will be plenty of them in this coun- 

 try, when there is a demand. The Channel Island- 

 ers mostly pump it into a hogshead on a two-wheel 

 cart, and pull a plug to let it discharge into a wooden 

 box, about 4 by 6 inches square, at the rear of the 

 wagon. This box is bored full of small holes on the 

 back side. After what I have witnessed on the 

 islands of Jersey and Guernsey, I would never again 

 attempt to farm without a liquid-manure cistern. 



The Mangers. 



My experience with cattle mangers has been va- 

 ried. The requirements are, first, something that 

 can be easily, and quickly, and thoroughly cleaned ; 

 second, there must be no corners or partitions be- 

 tween cows to accumulate dirt or grain that in time 

 becomes filth. The cows, we have shown, require 

 plenty of pure, fresh air, and we must see that there 

 is nothing accumulating under their noses to defeat 

 that end. The most serviceable manger is one built 

 entirely of concrete and cement, or, if made of wood, 

 it must be so constructed as to make the joints water- 



