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these carcases into rich nutritious fertihzers ])y bringing 
quicklime to bear upon them, preventing, at the same 
time, the poUution of the air by the noxious odours they 
emit. 
The farm to which the following particulars relate 
may be considered a good average one. It is surrounded, 
as has already been indicated, by several others, all in 
the hands of black Creoles, and it bears favourable 
comparison with any in the locality. The area under 
cultivation comprises two acres of sandy soil, in fact it 
forms part of a huge sand reef, which here is covered by 
a layer of earth about two fo three feet deep. Some- 
times deep ploughing or a drain of a depth a trifle 
beyond the ordinary, brings the underlying sand into 
view. The soil is very porous and friable, with the 
excellent advantage, that not only does it easily yield 
to the fork, but after a heavy shower the water perco- 
lates freely through the pores, thus rendering efficient 
drainage a comparatively light task. The land is much 
higher than the surface of the main trench which forma the 
eastern boundary of the beds, so that the water collected 
into the side drains finds its way by natural descent into 
this trench, and a koker is quite unnecessary The 
erection and maintenance of a koker constitute a serious 
difficulty in cuuncctioii with farming in districts not so 
favourably provided for, and often the problem can only 
be solved by abandoning the cultivation and giving over 
the tract to its native bush. Divided into two lontdtu- 
dinal beds, the cultivation is protected from Hooding by 
the usual side drains bordering the beds and stretching 
the whole length of the farm. The outer drain forms 
the dividing line between this farm and the neighbour- 
