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he would have permitted it, Instead of ranur-
ing the land he manures the atmosphere; and pe-
fore his dung-hill is finished he has manured an
other parish, perhaps another country Fresh
manure should be kept as carefully from the sun
and rain, as grass which is cut for hay. When
cattle have been yarded over night it might be
we'll 10 throw their manure into heaps, and COW
er them with the soil previously prepared for
that purpose.


The author of the valuable Essays, entitled
"Letters of Agricola," says "Earth IS powerful
absorber of all the gases which arise from putre-
faction. Put layer Of common soil along the
top of fermenting dung-hil from IL to IL inch
es thick and allow it to remain there While the
process is carrying on with activity, and after
wards separate it carfully from the heap, and IT
will have been impregnated with the most fer-
tilizing virtues. The composts, which OF late
have attracted so universal attention and occupi-
ed so long space in all agricultural publications
originated in the discovery of this absorbing pow
er Of the earth, and in the application Off to the
most beneficial purposes skilful agricult,l-
lst would no more think Of allowing violent
fermentation to be going on in his dung-hill,
unmxea with earth other matter, to hx and
secure the gaseous ailments, than the distilleI
would suffer his apparatus to be set at work with.
out surlnounting his still with the worm to cool
and condense the rarifed spirits, which ascend
in evaporation. In both, the most precious mat.
ter is that which assumes the Trlio"m state; and


behold it escaping with hunconcerned indifference
is demonstration Of the most profound iSnor
ance."