of the Liquid Manure of a Farm. 
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Some li;ive advocated the constant application of the manure 
to the soil at all seasons, thus making- the land the storehouse for 
the fertilising matter. It is a question as yet undecided whether 
the same amount of liquid, applied as it is voided, tlirough the 
winter season, will produce tlu; same weight of vegetable matter 
as when stored in tanks for application during the growing season. 
Much would doubtless depend on the description of soil, its 
powers of retaining ammonia, and the amount of rainfall during- 
the winter months. 
I have stated that by March there will be 28,000 gallons of 
urine for immediate distribution, the specific gravity of which, 
if undiluted, will be from 1015 to 1018 ; this diluted with 
84,000 gallons, or three times its weight, of water, will give 
11,200 gallons for each of the 10 acres, which for an early dressing, 
in the season when the ground is tolerably moist, will be ample. 
Should dry weather set in after this, and the grass appear to be 
standing still, that portion of the field required for the earliest 
cutting may have a good dressing of water to hasten it forward. 
The quantity of liquid manure produced throughout the summer 
will be about 56,250 gallons, which, for an avei-age of soils and 
seasons, may be diluted with nine times its bulk of water — thus 
affording, when added to the pure liquid, 56,250 gallons for each 
acre through the season, or four dressings of 14,000 gallons apiece 
after the removal of the first cutting. The quantity of water, there- 
fore, needed for the mere dilution of the liquid manure will be 
590,250 gallons, or 2635 tons. This can only be considered an 
approximation, as much depends on the temperature, moisture, 
and description of the soil. 
After dressing with the diluted manure, at an interval of a few 
days (according to the weather), a dressing of plain water should 
be applied. To succeed in obtaining the quickest possible growth, 
the ground should never be allowed to become dry or parched ; 
this must be prevented by as frequent waterings as are required 
to effect this object. When the grass is long enough to protect 
the surface, and afford shade from the heat of the sun and the 
wind, nothing more will be needed. 
Other valuable additions may be made to the contents of the 
tanks, frequently at little expense, and which will greatly add 
to the fertility of the land. Dead animals, after a certain amount 
of dissection, will soon become liquefied, and in a fit state for 
conveyance through the pipes. The ammoniacal liquor from a 
neighbouring gas-work, if procured at a fair price, will be found 
a powerful fertilizer ; its specific gravity, if good, will be 1025, 
and it will bear large dilution. Occasional applications of guano, 
sulphate of ammonia, and nitrate of soda, in quantities of from 
1 to 3 cwts. per acre, sown broadcast, and immediately washed 
