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THE WHEAT CULTURIST. 



placed beneath the building, and dry muck, or dry pul- 

 verized clay should be mingled with the daily accumu- 

 lations. By allowing the box or sink to extend beyond 

 the side of the privy, it will not be found difficult to 



Fig. 33. — Poudrette manufactory. 



shovel over the compost in any part of the box. A 

 water-tight lid should be placed over the box to exclude 

 rain and snow. It is not necessary to place the box as 

 far under the building as it is represented in the figure. 



Always keep an abundance of muck, dry clay, or 

 mellow earth on hand, so as to absorb all the manurial 

 properties that would readily escape into the air. Keep 

 out ashes and lime, as these substances will injure the 

 manure. A. thin dressing of such compost will produce 

 a heavy growth of wheat. Poudrette should always 

 be applied as a thin dressing on the surface, and covered 

 with soil. (Eead my remarks on this kind of manure 

 in the second volume of- the Young Farmer's Manual.) 



