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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05

New k-Beeves-Receipts, 3"'5 head,
Including 4s cars for sale; market lG er 100
bis lower; native steers, g. 7o@5 % per 100
beef steady Mt 615@91c per ID: shipments
tomorrow 1874 beeves and 1850 quarters of
beef Calves-Receipts, 337 head; market
81 25@a ga. sheep-Receipts. 4O4O head:
market slow: sheep, 50 75@4 IS per 100 lbs;
lambs, So 0O@5 IS; dressed mutton steady at
7@ac per b; dressed oso Ian lambs weak at 7@Se
market nominally steady at So 60@4 90 per
100 lbs.
Chicago-Cattle - Receipts, 5000 head;
shipments, 1000 head; market steady to
strong; top prices tor natives, 50 o095 30;
no prime steers ON sale, others, 81 45@4 so;
stockers, 81 0C@2 70; cows,sI 25@2 45. Hogs
Receipts, 35.OO0ihead: shipments. 6 900 head;
market active, higher: rough and mixed,
So 1908 65; prime heavy, So 1908 S5; light,
IS 2O@3 80. Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; ship
ments, none; market shade stronger: native
ewes. $9 O0@4 %: mixed, 81 25@4 so; wethers.
a 75@5 25; Westerns, 81 4o@4 so; lambs, 50 IS
as %.
st. s-Cattle-Receipts, 900 head ship
ments, 1,2O0 head: market steadv to strong:
fair to good natives steers, sa 00@4 90: Texan
and Indian steers. 81 1902 20. Hogs-Re-
market lower, but closed steady: fair to
prime heavy, SO 6O@3 Is; mixed, So OO@3 65:
light to fair to best, 50 20@3 40. Sheep-Re-
ceipts, 600 head: market strong; fair to
choice, So 1904 rs.
Kansas MISUNDERSTANDING. 1850 head:
shipments, 2,735 head; market active
and strong to 10c higher; steers So 5O@6 10;
cows, SO 5063 10; stockers and feeders, 81 40
a. 90 Hogs-Receipts, 1850 head: ship
ments, 1,53O head: market steady to &c lower;
bulk So 1908 IS; all grades. So 65G14 IS. Sheep
Receipts, 1,O25 head; shipments. 80 head;
market unchanged
Cincinnati-Hogs stronger; common and
light. So O0@3 60; packing and butchers,
So 5O@3 75 receipts, $500 head: shipments.
$50 head. Cattle steady and unchanged;
receipts, 345 head; shipments, 345 head
Sheep weak and unchanged: receipts, $40
head: shipments 40 head. Lambs barely
steady; common to choice, 50 25@4 80 per 100
pounds.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
Closing Bond Quotations.
Bank Clearings.

NEW YoRK-Bank clearings, SIP 653, 124; bal
ances, S5 49S. .G33.
BosToN-Bank clearings. $l7 ,566,5ls; bal
ances, 81 593, 1872; rate for monev per cent;
exchange on New York, 5@l0c discount.
PHILADELPHIA-Bank clearings, 1865, 639
balances, 81 ,452, 190 money, per cent.
NEW ORLEANS-Clearings, 81. 105. 1A. New
York exchange commercial. ST. o. per 81 ,0OO
discount Bank, soc discount to par.
MEMPHIs-No exchange selling at par;
clearings $5A, 49, balances, $72. 237
ST. LoUIs-Clearings, $4,020,309; balances,
s46O III; money, 7ls per cent; exchange on
New York 25c premium.
BALrIMoRE-Bank clearings, 81, ,972, 1856; bal
ances, S4S2 2lO; rate, per cent.
CHIcAGo-New York exchange 25c discount:
money per cent; bank clearings, $l7, ,3l3 S66.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
THE SANITARY COMMISSION

of Berlin, during the last prevalence of La
Grippe, highly recommended the Soden
Mineral Pastilles as n very convenient and
active preventative and cure to be used by
all persons predisposed to colds and coughs.
These Pastilles (troches), will cure the
most obstinate catarrh. cold in the head,
cough, hoarSeness, sore throat, etc
Beware of limitations The genuine i'm,
ported must have the signature of "Eisner
L Mendelson Co." New York, around each
box.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
NOT EXACTLY DULL AT ST. LOUIS
The Usual Run of Buying Reing Done For
This Season of the Year.

ms season VI tht 1edr.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. Especial, l-Rogers. Brown
& Meacham say: The market cannot be
considered dull, at the same time there is
only the usual run of buying for this season
of the year. The car works have nearly
covered their contracts for several months
to come, but more business from the rail-
roads is in sight, and heavy buying will
naturally follow. The demand for
Southern irons in small lots is good.
\ number of sales of Lake Superior iron are
reported at exceedingly low figures, and
consumers of this class OF material are
stocking up. COnsidera bic inquiry for Ohio
irons is noticed The outlook is encouraging,
and even though prices realized are far be-
low what WAS expected six months ago, the
volume of business makes up the deficiency.
We quote for cash +. O. b. ST. Louis,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
NEW SIGNS OF DISTRESS
As the Holidays Approach the Market at
Southern Headquarters.

Southern Headquarters.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Dec. -[SDecial. with
che approach of the holidays, the iron mar
ket shows new signs of distress and is now
back to the lowest point it has at any time
reached. The situation is naturally ex-
pected to grow worse. if anything, until
after the new year comes in The demand
is light and sales slow, and the 1st of JAN
uary will find considers BILE stocks on hand
in this district. The market is quoted f. o.
b. at the furnace, No. ] foundry. Sl2: No Q
foundry. sll so: No. 3 foundry, $40 10: grey
forge, SO
The coal trade continues to share the gen.
eral depression, and miners find difficulty in
securing an outlet for their product. All
local conditions are somewhat disturbed by
political canvass of unparalleled bitter
ness. in which the removal of the conyicts
from the mines is the chief isSue and the
miners vote the bone of contention
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
A DYSPEPTlCS ARGUMENT

Is a growl, and that growl marks the limit Of
argument with him. The best way to get
him to trv medicine would be to advise
against it-but notice how different his tono
after using Burdick Blood Bitters.
II have suffered with dyspepsia for the last two
wears Not long ago commenced taking B. b. Be
am now on the second bottle and feel like new
man. G. KNOX.
Il Sherwood ave.,
Binghamton. N. Y"
Repeated tests with uniform success prove
the fact that Burdock Blood Bitters viii
cure dyspepsia. The reason is plain: 1t tones
the stomach to natural action and keeps the
sluice ways of the system free from clogging
impurities.
II have been troubled with dyspepsia and heart
disease for nine years and found no relief, until
tried Burdock Blood Bitters. Now am well after
taking two bottles. MRS. ETTIE FRAZIER
TTsSu Bovine. Mictt,'
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
Coffee Markets.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Coffee-Optionso opened
steady points down to 5 up; closed steady
1925 points up; sales, 26,0O0 bags; spot Rio
quiet and frm No. Z, 1331.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 4.ECoffee firm; Rio or
dinary to lair, 141a@161ac.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 4.-Coffee strong.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Receipts at East Liberty and All Other
Stock Yards.

Stock Yards.
OFFICE OF PITTSBURe DISPArCH,)
THURSDAY, December 4.
CArrLE-Receipts, 1876 head; shipments,
693 head: market nothing doing; all through
consignments Two cars cattle shipped to
New York to-day.
HoGs-Receipts, 300 head; shipments. $500
head: market active; PhiladeIphias, 80 75@
so; Workers and mixed, SO 50@3 20, closing
firm. Thirty cars of hogs shipped to New
York to-day.
sHEEP-Receipts 400 head: shipments, 600
head; market very slow; little doing at about
unchanged prices.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05

A. CONAN DOYLE, the popular young
story writer of England, has furnished THE
DISPATCH with the manuscript of his lat
est and best story, "BEYOND THE CITY"
Opening chapter tomorrow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05

COOKING, by Octave Thanet and Ellice
Serena, in THE DISPATCH tomorrow,
Every housekeeper should read the homo
department,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
The Metal Markets,

NEW YORK. Dec. 4-Pic iron quiet and in
fair demand. Copper quiet; lake, December
sll 10. Lead nominal. Tin dull and steady;
straits, Sl9 95
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05

prices A few orders have been taken for
Lake Superior charcoals that show an eS-
treme degree of weakness on the part OF
small number of furnaces. Nearly all
standard brands are held with considerable
frmness. and owners are not anxious for
contracts that would entail sure loss. quo
tations are changed TO indicate prices Mt
which iron can be bought for early delivery.
We quote for cash (. o. b. cars, CINCINNATI:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
Bar Silver Quotations,

NEW YORK, Dec 4.-[SpeciaL bar silver
in London 441zd per ounce; New York deal
rs price for silver, $500 per ounce.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
NO CHANGE ct PHILADELPHIA.
Good Inquiry for steel for Delivery Early
in the Year.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4.-[SpecidL l-Rogers,
Brown & Co. say: In the pig iron market no
change is observed. The production is
enormous and consumption about uD to the
average for this time of the year, with prices
leaning little in buyers favor especially
when early delivery is required. There is &
large inquiry for steel for delivery running
through the first to l2 months of next year
but sellers are not willing to enter into con-
tracts for such extended deliveries. We
quote f. o. b. Philadelphia:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
The Drygoods Market.
The Turpentine Markets.

NEW YORK. Dec. 4-There was no new de-
velopment in the drygoods market to-day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05

asked; year. 56T@56ssc; January, 4@5f
| February, 535S@531sc; March. 53l4c. Oats
\ tiv and higher; No white Western, ,401401
No. mixed Western, S9c: No. 2. CSC. HI
| firm. Mess pork, Sl2 I5 Butter firm. E9e
| steady.
| CINCINNATI-Flonrba barely steady. Wheai
| firm; No. red, 9513696c. Corn barely steady
mixed ear. 4lG44c. Oats in fair demand; No
| 2 mixed, 341afl35c. Rye in good demand: No.
2. 9j14c. Pork quiet ut 20 0939 I2. Lard ees sy
at S5 90. Bulk meats barely steady at s5 4ofQ
| $50. Bacon firm at 81 80. Butter in fair de.
mand: fancy Elgin creamery, 30G3lc; Ohio,
27c: choice dairy, 1Sc. Eggs in fair demand
at 22c. Cheese in moderate demand a15
steady.
MILwAUKEE-FIour quiet. Wheat fir1k
May. 94c. No. spring, ssc: No. MORT
ern. 9lc Corn steady: No. 8, 43144Ac. OaA
firm: No. white, SIC; No. do, 3211@33c.
Barley uuiet: sample on track, 3s@6211c.
RIVE steady; No. l. soc. Provisions quiet.
Pork = January, sll %. Lard - January,
Sc 121%.
PHILADELPHIs-FIo dull but steady.
Wheat weaker and 1$d3Zc lower. Corn-Spot
and near deliveries in export elevator firm,
but futures beyond this month weak and 10
lower Oats-Carlots firm and &c higher;
futures nominal. Butter firm and in ia Sca-
mand, Cheese dull.
-Wheat-December OPEN
ing at s5c bid; highest, S5zc bid; lowest, S454c,
closing at s454c; Nav opened at 921sc bid;
highest, 93c: lowest, 9l1Sc, closing at &c: jan
nary closed at s61lc on track: No. hard. SIC;
No. Northern, SIC; No. Northern, sl@s3c.
KANSAS CITY-Wheat steady; No. cash,
7S15c; December, nothing doing. Corn active
and higher: No. 2 cash. SIC bid, 3Sc asked;
December SEC bid. Oats steady and higher;
No. cash, SOC; December, SOC bid, Sic asked.
Eggs steady at &c
TOLEDO-Wheat dull and steady; No.
cash and December, 9rIc: January, 9615c;
May, 81 OH. Corn dull and steady; No.
9 cash, 45c; january, 441&c. Oats quiet;
cash, 3S11ac. Rye dull; cash, 9319c.
DULUTN-Wheat-No- l hard, cash. SSc;
December s9c bid: May, $3.50; No. l Norths
ern. cash. SIC; December, SIC bid: May, 94ssc
sellers: No. Northern, cash, Sic; No. 8, 7oc;
rejected, 66c.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05

331aGs4c.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05

FIRST SECOND THIRD
CALL. CALL. CALL.
B ALB A lib A
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05

7 IClOs-
lOpen High Low ing
ing. est. est. bid.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05

lOpen- High Low Clos
ing. est. est. ing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-22
4 ..FInd" Party.

Did you ever 90 to find party? just
at the present they are the rage in the East.
At a recent one when the guests had as
sembled they were informed that 20 small
articles had been hidden in various places
in the parlors and hail. and a list of them
was read aloud. They consisted of various
toys, scissors, knives, watch keys, whistles
and a number of small boxes filled with
tiny bonbons. There were two first prizes,
one to be given to the lady the other to the
gentlemen finding the greatest number of
articles. For the first was a quaint little
coffee spoon, with gold bowl and curious
w wrought OXidized handle; photograph
holder was to reward like skill on the part
of some gentleman. Should anyone fail to
find single article he or she was to be re-
warded with BOBBY prize. Then the fun
began. From vases and rose jars, from
portieres and window curtains, from be-
meath low easy chairs and hassocks, from
behind pictures, and in short from all likely
and unlikely places, some of them having
been slowed away with an ingenuity that
was almost diabolical the lost things
were brought to light and reported to the
committee who awarded the prize.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-22
FARM NOTES.

Dwarf Lima beans may be planted in
the same manner as string beans, and they
will need no poles or supports of any kind.
Though the beans are smaller than the pole
Lima, yet they are prolific and easily har-
vested.
Old strawberry beds should be plowed as
soon as the berries are picked off if the bed
does not longer yield WELL and crop of
late potatoes may be grown on it, which
will serve to kill out the weeds and grass.
Experiments made in France with the
sunfower gave a return of ITS pounds of
seed from an acre, yielding II per cent of
oil (275 pounds) and so per cent of cake.
The product varies, of course, with the
kind, the climate. the soil. The common
oil is used chiefly for wooden dressing,
lighting and soap-making in Europe. The
purified article is largely employed for table
use, and is considered equal to olive oil.
1t is veXatious to have millions of young
weeds shoot up in few hours after rain,
but the sooner the cultivator is used after
each rain the easier the weeds will be de-
stroyed and the less labor necessary. The
cultivation not only kills the weeds but
loosens the soil and provides an earth
mulch, which serves to mitigate the effects
of drought The constant use of the cul-
tivator will do more to save a crop in dry
weather than can be done in any other man
ner.
Dr. Peter Collier, director of the New
York experiment station, declares that the
saving of the expense of one cent day on
each COW in the state would amount to
over S6,000,000 year. We see by this
how little things mount into large ones.
The Jersey Bulletin tersely puts it in
this way; "The shorter the time between
the COW and the counter the better the
price of butter if it is good. Rpening and
rotting begin and end with the same letters
but there is a world of difference between
the two.
What is the weight of bale of wool?
This is an inquiry not infrequently made.
1t varies in different countries. OF Aus
tralian wool the weight of a bale is 800
pounds; of Cape wool, go pounds; of
River Platte WOOL $50 pounds. These are
/ good figures to preserve.
/ Fine, rich compost, or rich earth, is the
best fertilizer for flowers. Roses should
be cultivated by raking the surface of the
ground around them. 1t Injuries some va
rieties to stir the ground deep. Super
phosphate is an excellent fertilizer for
shrubs and other hardy boomers.
1t is claimed that pea meal or bean meal
fed to cows at the rate of about two pounds
of the meal to four of wheat bran daily
makes a most excellent grain ration. We
ought to draw our nitrogen from the atmOs-
phere instead of buying it; and this we
can do by growing peas, beans and clover
Do you want good and cheap food fol
your hogs, one that will keep them in good
condition and make them grow? If so
keep them in pens and feed them on gras:
and weeds. At night give them mess Of
middlings soaked in plenty of water, witt
a little salt to season it, and you will neet
no corn, bran or anything else, although q
small quantity of milk once in a while vii
help. Make your pork from grass anC
weeds, as it can be done at little cost. Thi!
is a Pennsylvania farmers advice.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-22

Rhubarb, or pie-plant, in ordinary house
hold economy is more fruit than vegetable.
Where fruit is scarce each garden plat
should have few hills of this plant. 1t
possesses a healthy, appetizing, agreeable
acid, excellent for sauce, pies or puddings,
and will dress a short cake-not quite equal
to strawberries-but preferable to dirty
prmes, wormy cuTants, or half-rotted
dried apples. The roots are cheap and
never fail to grow, only asking deep, rich
soil, and freedom from weeds and, grass,
with a yearly top-dressing of manure, as
recommended for asparagus. To secure an
extra early supply, cut two or three barrels
in halves, putting each half over a hill in
November, then throw over them load of
straw or manure to prevent deep freezing
of the ground. Early in the spring remove
the straw, cover the top of the half-barrel
with a gunny sack or canvas, and bank
some heated manure around it. In a few
days the sprouts will start and grow rapid
". The cover may be removed on warm
days, but should be put back at night.
Farm, Stock and Home.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-22
Exercise for Girls.

This is what Mr.. William Blaikie says of
exercise: "See how few of them are at once
blooming, shapely, and strong Instead of
high chests, plump arms, comely figures,
and a graceful and handsome mien, you
constantly see flat chests, angular shoulders,
often round and warped forward, with
scrawny necks, pipe-stem arms, narrow
backs and weak walk. Not one girl in
a dozen is thoroughly erect, whether walk
ing, standing or sitting. Nearly every
head is pitched forward. The arms are
frequently held almost motionless, and there
is general lack of spring and elasticity in
their movements. Fresh, blooming com
pleXiOns are so rare as to attract attention.
And this is the way he says girls may i'm
prove the picture he draws OF them: Every
schoolgirl in America could be daily prac-
ticed in few simple exercises, calling for
no costly, intricate. or dangerous apparatus,
taking a little time, but yet expanding her
lungs strengthening her digestion, invigor-
ating her circulation, giving every muscle
and Joint of her body vigorous play, and so
keeping her toned up, and strong enough
to be free from much danger either of in
curing serious disease or any of the lighter
ailments so common among them. As to
her usefulness, no matter where her lot is
to be east, it will be increased, and, it is
not too much to add, her happiness would
be greatly enhanced through all her life
as well"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-22
A Good Year for CrenmerIes.

The st. Johnsbury Caledonian says: If
present indications are anything to judge
by this year will be one of exceptional
prosperity for the state. All lines of trade
seem to be reviving and real estate is taking
a decided upward tendency. But what in
duces this remark more than anything else
is the encouraging reports from the cream
cries. Last week the CaledOnian pub
lished statement of the growth of a cream
cry in the neighborhood. This week the
announcement comes that less milk than
usual will be shipped along the Bennington
and Rutlaud railroad as the farmers can
get better prices at the creameries than
they can in the city.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-22
RarsIng tobacco in Vermont.

Tobacco, says the Burlington Free Press,
has not been ranked as one of Vermonts
staple products, yet according to a state
ment from the census office, cigar leaf to
the extent of 7O,518 pounds was produced
in this state in the year 1889. The falling
off in the acreage and total product in Yer
mont, as well as New England generally,
has been very marked during the past ~
years. In 1879 the acreage in Vermont
was 81, and the product 13l ,432 pounds, as
compared with so acres and 70,51S pounds
in 1889. New Hampshire lost in the same
proportion, while Massachusetts, tobacco
crop dropped from over 100000 pounds
to less than 100000 during the 20 years
named, and that of Connecticut from over
l4,00O,OOO to less than 100000 pounds.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-22
Young People should Keep House.

"The great increase in the number of di
vorce cases in recent years, said an old
lawyer. who scores of times had asked ali
mony for ill-used clients, sis due in great
part to the tendency of the middle classes
of society to live in boarding-houses and
family hotels. With no homework to SUI
pervise, nor even the care of their own
apartments, young wives and middle-aged
wives also find themselves with too much
leisure on hand. To vary the monotony
of such life, protracted shopping eXcur-
sons, street promenades and frequent
theatre matnees are resorted to. My ad-
vice to the newly-married couples con-
tinued the venerable vender Of legal lore,
''s to settle down to housekeeping, no
matter on how modest a scale it may be.
Even if the bride has to soil her white
hands with homework, she will be happier
than if exposed to the dangers which lurk
in the indolent life of a clearinghouse eX-
istence.'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-22
The Relative Value of solid and Liquid
Manures.

The subject of manures cannot be too
frequently discussed, for upon the saving
and managing of the manure depend the
success of the farmer, says the Philadel-
phia Record. There are many methods
used for managing the manure; yet there
is a great loss of valuable plant nutrition
upon many farms by reason of failure to
arrest loss from rains, too high a degree of
heat in the heap, escape of volatile matter,
and lack of system in decomposipg the sol
uble portions. The fact that manures va
ry not only according to the kind of ami
mails from which it is derived, but also ac-
cording to the quality of the food upon
which the animals are fed, renders it inn
portant that the farmer govern his work
on the manure with a knowledge on his
part of what is required to bring the ma
nure to that condition in which it retains
all the plant food possible as well as to
avoid those mistakes by which the manure
may be deteriorated in value, which is liza
bility more especially to be incurred in
summer.
According to eminent authorities the liq-
uid manure from the horse is six times as
valuable as the solids, the liquids of cattle
manure are nearly four times as valuable
as the solids, and the liquids from the
sheep are about nine times as valuable as
the solids. For instance, a ton of solid
manure from the horse valued at S1.50
would. if combined with ton of liquid
manure worth 50 at the same proportional
ratio), be valued at S10.50 which shows at
a glance the necessity of carefully saving
every ounce of the liquids; yet it is fact
that the more valuable liquids are allowed
to flow away, or be lost in some manner,
while the solids are carefully saved.
There should be some receptacle into
which the liquids should flow, proper
drains being arranged behind the stalls for
that purpose. As the liquids will lose val
lie by evaporation and volatilizatiOn, the
use of absorbents must be resorted to, the
solid manure itself being of service for that
purpose, but any material that can be east
" procured should also be added, such as
muck, dry earth, saw-dust, cut straw,
leaves and plaster, the object being to alb
sorb the liquid and add it in that condition
to the heap, or by pumping it over the
heap, first adding sufficient absorbent ma
terial thereto The heap should be cover
ed and so managed that all the materia
will be well decompOsed without being
overheated or causing loss of volatile mat