The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-03-15

Some gardeners make their beds o0 she
level Of the ground. but i, is always esfess =
make them in pits from eighteen inches y
two feet 7eep; in order to fo this, the pits
should be dug in Autumn, or heap Of dung
may be deposited on the ground intended fcr
the beds before the frost sets in, and geoA
earth may be obtained iron the pits withost
difficulty
The frame. should BE- made Of good sound
planks the bacx plank may be two feet vide.
and the end ones may he % sioI.ed - 10
make fifteen inch plank do for the front. a
frame calculated FOR four sashes. Of three fees
in width 81 six in length, a. above described
should be nearly thirteen feet long and SSsss
six broad At the TOP.
The frame being set over the pit. and prop
srly fastened. the fresh dung should b
spread regularly in the pit to the depth of
twenty to twenty -four inches: il the dung be
in good heating condition. cover !. air o.
eight inches deep with mould. then lsv On The
sashes, and protect the beds from the inc,sm-
ency Of the weather. In t~o or three dave
the rank steam will pass Off; il vii! he neces-
sary to stir the mouli before the seed is sown,
to prevent the growth Of v"nng werds thst
may he terminating then SOW the seed 9th
~r II, a1l .s..ll. ~...s1o,
~ possible. rrserving small quantity Of the
warm mould to be sown lightly over tho sssd.
-Bridgmans Cara. rer's .issisiont.
Errsrs - Gem pe.siwg Nsoose.
The farmer, manure heap 10 usually the
receptacle for every substance that has served
ifs original purpose but it is a mistaken idea
that every thing thrown in there will rerve .
useful purpose. We NAV. however. Just cay
her. that this e-rcr has considerably intia-
rnced farm practice R.lirf in the alchemy
rather than the chemistry Of the farm yard.
has led person. to cat soil into the manure
yard and carry it hack again with dung to
the very field from whence it was taken; ad-
ding materially to the bulk and expense of
manurins. They presumed that they added
to its value But the effect upon the farm
ward manure would he merely to retard Dc.
composition. and thus might be loss or
gain according to circumstances Of coil and
crop.
Animal substances, and f>h Of every de-
scriItion, are also improbable when applied
to farm ward manure The natural tendon
ry of animsl substance to enter into putre-
factive fermentation is we'll known to lie
greater than that Of the vegetable substance.
3: placing Them in the manure heap. we in
a ;ur,lcr dcsrc. facilitate the quality in which
they naturally excel. one of the tendencies
of which is to.rob them pf their most valua-
element, nitrogen. Juliciou. practice should
avoid this error, by adopting, If possible, .
system having an opposite effect.
Lime is one Of the substances which il 70
also All error to use with compost in which
We have farm yard manure. Ii is is equally
an error to mix lime with any compound rich
in ammonia. The tendency Of lime in 81
composts, i. to promote decomposition and to
waste nitrogen, which escapes, by union With
hydrogen, under the form ut ammonia, which
is the very treasure of the dung heap, and
Of most other manuring substances. -.imerS-
can .11'icn'iurist.