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ever appear to have been totally unacquainted 
with the proper management. 
Let the dung when duly prepared in the 
heap as before advifed, be brought in long 
and fliort together as it comes to hand : 
then having a handy two-tined fork, See. 
begin to form the foundation of the bed by 
lhaking fome of the longed: dry litter, evenly 
at bottom, forming the bed at firft to the 
full width, and gradually narrowing up- 
wards, by drawing in each fide moderately 
and regularly, generally advancing only 
a yard or two in length, raifing it by 
degrees to a ridge the full height, as a 
guide to the whole ; and continuing it along 
regularly lengthwife in the fame proportion. 
Beat the dung firmly in with the fork from 
time to time as you proceed, and be careful 
to form both fides of an equal dope, nar- 
lowing very gradually upw^ards till they meet 
and 
