The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-01-09

lons ana some short let he whole Of
Ihis lsuPPosine lhefe Be ihres horses kepll
ne taken. and. IN addition. . pretty coed
sagon lad of long stained siuff frsm
me cow-yand OF shsep-yard. Toss il
down ~ heap. near whern 700 arc going
10 make the bed. Thenheain on one side
81 u. and take the stuff snsI beein making =
fresh heap Of H. Shake every fssk iuh
vel 10 pieces. and mir neil lie long
with The shorl; end lhus 20 on. siII yos
hare ilie shele in q round heap ,Isise 70
. point.
The Second day afier this heap i made
q viii brgin 10 send forth sleam. Let il
remain three days in this stale; that Is to
say, four clear days afier he day II max
ing the llrap. Then turn The heap back
againi shaking al well to pieces. as before,
and bringing 10 The inside that part OF the
stun which was before on The outside OF
the heap. Let Il remain now three clear
days alter the day of turning. Then
turn i sgain; shaking wsIl 10 pieces. IS be-
tore. and hfinging again the outside sinfT
TO the inside. When Il has remained Two
clear days 10 Tins slate, II is III 10 make
the bed with.
IN The rnsting the bed you willprnceed
a. direc ed below; hut | must FIRST de
scribe The frame and The lights. Were I
speeding 10 persons living in a rouniry
where there is no such thing as hot. bed
frame, should be obliged 10 enter tito
detailed mechanical description. But as
frames and lights are 10 be seen in slmosi
every considerable town in America; and
as have known very few American far
mers who are not able TO make both with
their own hands. wiihout any help from
either carpehier orglnzief. il will be ne
ressary merely Cor nie 10 say, that tie
frame Is Of the hest shape when ilis eigh-
trrn inches deep VI he back, and nine
inches deep a, the front. This gives
slope enough. and especially in acouniry
where there is 80 lille rainy weather
The frame IL the woodwork, on which
the lights, or glass work, are laid. There
needs no moe Than good look nj thing
Of this SOFT 10 know how 10 make il, or 10
order il 10 he made. And as il is useless
10 make ahnl-bed without having the frame
aid the lights really, | shall suppose them
20 be prepared. suppose a ,hree-lighi
tfsasucn sff teet we asia-s'sup. srrt stussus
hich Of course, will make every light
three feet wide and four long; because the
long way Of the light 6,s. Of course, the
cross way Of the frame.
Now. then. 10 the work drinking th4
he'd. The front ofihc bed l., Of course,
90 be f,ll south. so that the noon sun may
come right upon The grass. The length
and width ofthe bed must be those of;he
frame. Therefore. take The frame itself,
and place il in the spot you mean The bed
10 stand on. See that You have il right
| IL paced; aud Then. with painted stick,
make mark 10 the ground all round the
outside Of the frame. Then take the
frame away. Then take seine sharp
printed straight stakes, and drive them u
the ground. al each corner Of this marked
i out place for llle bed. and one or two OF
tie back and On The front side. Let these
be about fur feet high. They are 10 b
your guides in bailding the bed;iand they
ongh,, therefore, 10 he very straight, and
10 be pe.feclIy upright. Each stake may
be placed about an inch further out 'hai
lie mark one the ground. for fear Of hav
inr ,he bed too narrow; though, observe
the bed shruld be as nearly the sam
! Lengths and heeallh as the frame as il islprac
. iicahle 10 make il.
In order Ia begin the work we'll, II Is
very gaod.way TO put some boards on ,hei
edges, on the grmnd, al the ends an
sides, IN the insides Of The stakes; so a
Ia have a SORT Of epenbox To begin 10 max
The bed in. The eye Of gardener scorn
surhassistance; hui i, is very useful !
person. unused 10 the work
: Tins, al being prepared, yau begi
! making lie bed. Begin taking the dun
i on the side Of your heap nearest TO ih
! spo, where yoa are building the be
i Keep taking up clean 10 the ground. Hay
!: shovel as well as fork. Take long an
: short fairly, and mix them we'll as va
!, nut them in. Shake the stuff in such,
d way as not 10 suffer any humps. Shah
). egers straw f,om every ether straw. Il
q The bed rise in all parts together as nea
" as possible. That is 10 say, DO n
,e pu, much in one part at one time. lie
o The whole down with the ierk as you pr
n coed. When yon have shaken on dur
10 ,hethickness Of four or five inches, be
). al over well again; and so on. I'll u
Z work lie finished. But mind, you mu
! be very careful TO keep the edges Of Y
:. he'd well bea,en;or else they will be M
n hollow, aud will sink more than the re:
d ami ,hen-,he earth on the bed will Graz
N il the middle. Bta, them well; Keep The
Il wellup as you proceed; beat well the sid
ir &c The bel, as il goes on rising. Con
il The sides freqnntly down viii the pam,
MI of,acfork. Aud. in short, make the SID
upright, and smooth and neat as wa =
a As yoa proceed, measure The, haaght y
20 quenlly. in the different parts 81 the os
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