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vated from the floor, should be constructed three feet wide and 
ten or twelve inches deep, and should be put in place while the 
process of compost making is going on, so that there will be no 
delay when the time comes for filling. Rough boards will answer 
as it is not necessary that the boxes be tight. 
Spread the compost evenly in the beds, pressing down firmly 
as each successive layer is added; continue until the filled bed has 
a uniform depth of about eight inches. Place a thermometer in 
the center of each bed, plunging the bulb a couple of inches below 
the surface. 
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In a short time the second stage of decomposition will set in, 
causing a rise in temperature. In from five to eight davs, how- 
ever, this should be over, and when the heat has fallen to from 
