maiden down, where the earth is free from 
stones and gravely may be taken, or the top 
spit of fine strong yellow’ loam, or in defect of 
that, good black maiden mould, such as is fit 
to produce you a fine crop of w heat. There is 
no country, I think, where one may not find 
some one or other of these kind of soils, but 
the loam that is inclined to be heavy or strong 
I would give the preference to, as the other 
mixtures, w-hen rotted dowm, will cause the 
Compost to be light enough. 
This Compost should lie together at least 
two winters, othenvise tw^o clear years if 
mixed up green, before it be used, which is the 
cause why I recommend it to be put together 
in March or April ; by this means their several 
parts will be properly incorporated together 5 
it should be turned, stirred, and mixed toge- 
ther often, by so doing you will destroy all 
the pernicious grubs or other insects that are 
apt to breed in it; it likewise kills all bad 
smells, and gets the mould sweet and in fine 
condition, as plants do not like sour mould, 
more than we do ourselves like stale animal 
food or sour beer. I will venture to say ten 
or tw’elve barrow sful of Compost can be tmaied 
and stirred over in less time thap an hour, and 
this it will require every four weeks, or there- 
