. The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Agriculture. DUNGHILLS AND LIQUID-MANURE TANKS. 6] the width, the first carts should lay their loads down at the nearest end of the future dunghill, in a row across the whole width, and these loads should not be spread thin. Thus load after load is laid down in succession upon the ground maintaining the fixed breadth, and passing over the loads previously laid down. After the lottom of the dunghill has thus been formed of the desired breadth and length, the
. The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Agriculture. DUNGHILLS AND LIQUID-MANURE TANKS. 6] the width, the first carts should lay their loads down at the nearest end of the future dunghill, in a row across the whole width, and these loads should not be spread thin. Thus load after load is laid down in succession upon the ground maintaining the fixed breadth, and passing over the loads previously laid down. After the lottom of the dunghill has thus been formed of the desired breadth and length, the farther end is then made up with layer after layer, until a gradual slope is formed fiom its nearest to its farthest extremity. This is done vnx\\ a view to effecting two purposes, one to afford an easy slope for the loaded carts to ascend, the other to give ease of draught,'for horses and carts to move along the dunghill m all parts, in order to compress it firmly. Every cart-load laid down above the bottom layer is spread around, in order to mix the different kinds of dung together, and to give a uniform texture to the manure. To effect this pur- po^se the better, a field-worker should be employed to spread the loads on the dunghill, as they are laid down. When the farther end has reached the hight the dunghill is thought will contain of the desired quantity of manure, that higlit is brought forward toward the nearest end; but the center of the dunghill will necessarily have the greatest elevation, because a slope at both ends is required to allow the carts to surmount the dung- hill and then to come off it. It is an essential point to have the whole dunghill equally compressed, with the view of making the manure of simi- lar quahty throughout. After the carting is over, the scattered portions of dung around the dunghill should be thrown upon the top, and the top itself leveled along and across its surface. (1602.) The object aimed at hy the covipressim of the dunghill by the
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