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coarse manure, firmly packed down. Allow 

 the sash to remain in place until strong heat is 

 generated. When this begins to decrease and 

 the thermometer does not register more than 

 85° or 90°, cover the manure inside the frame 

 with about six inches of the finest and mellow- 

 est soil you can obtain. When this is done, 

 the bed is ready for use. 



The making of a hot-bed frame is a simple 

 piece of carpentering. At the back it should 

 be about eighteen inches high. If it is six feet 

 wide there should be a slope of six or eight 

 inches towards the sun. This would make the 

 front ten or twelve inches deep, according to 

 the slope decided on. The slope is one of the 

 important things to consider, for the sash 

 should be of just the right angle to receive the 

 fullest possible benefit from the sun. If too 

 flat, or too abrupt, you fail to get the warmth 

 desired. Therefore satisfy yourself as to the 

 angle that would be most satisfactory, and 

 make other matters subordinate to it. 



Bevel the back and front of the boards of 

 the frame, that the sash may hug closely and 

 fit snugly all around. Care should be taken, 

 in putting the frame together, to have every 



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