Be very careful to fee that the beds remain 
fufficiently defended with proper dry litter, 
never expofing them to the open air, in 
cold weather efpecially, except jufl to 
gather the produce ; or, occafionally, when 
they have received too much wet, in order 
to dry the furfacc for an hour or fo in a fine 
day ; or to remove cafual wet or decayed 
litter next the bed, till frefh is added in its 
room ; diredly covering the whole over again 
of the proper thicknefs with perfectly dry 
litter. 
If after exceffive rains, the covering 
receive wet, fo as to penetrate a confiderablc 
way through, let it be as foon as poffible, 
turned off with a light fork, in a dry 
time of the day ; removing the w^et litter 
next the bed quite away, and directly adding 
Ibme dry. 
Likewife 
