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" ... weeks of using, when it should be turned over, upside down, and outside in, and all lumps broken : then it comes into a second heat, but soon cools and is fit to be taken out for use. "
A Compendium of Modern Husbandry: Principally Written During a Survey of ... - Page 197
by James Malcolm (land surveyor.) - 1805
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Journal of Comparative Psychology, Volumes 97-98

1803 - 592 pages
...on fuch an occafion, advantage may be taken to mix it with a little frefh mofsf. The heat fubfides, after a time, and with great variety, according to...the dung, and the perfection of the making up of the compoft ; which then may be allowed to remain untouched, till within three weeks of ufmg, when it mould...
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Georgical Essays, Volume 3

Alexander Hunter - 1803 - 638 pages
...turned over; and, on such an occasion, advantage may be taken to mix it with a little fresh moist. The heat subsides after a time, and with great variety, according to the weather, the dung, and the per• In order to bring on the heat more expeditiously, in a compost made up in frost, a narrow addition...
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The principles and practice of agriculture systematically explained, Volume 2

Robert Forsyth - 1804 - 620 pages
...and on fuch an occafion, advantage may be taken to mix it with a little frefh mofs. The heat fubfides after a time, and with great variety, according to...the dung, and the perfection of the making up of the compoft ; which then fhould be allowed to remain untouched, till within three weeks of ufing, when...
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A Treatise on the Origin, Qualities, and Cultivation of Moss-earth

William Aiton - 1805 - 192 pages
...fuch an occa" fion, advantage may be taken to mix it with a little ** frelh mofs. The heat befide, after a time, and with " great variety, according to the weather; the dung *' and perfection of making up the compoft, which " then may tfc allowed to remain untouched, till with*e...
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A Treatise on the Origin, Qualities, and Cultivation of Moss-earth, with ...

William Aiton - 1811 - 438 pages
...on such an " occasion, advantage may be taken to mix it with a little fresh " moss. The heat beside, after a time, and with great variety, " according to the weather ; the dung and perfection of mak" ing up the compost, which then" may be allowed to remain " untouched, till within...
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Contributions Toward the Improvement of Agriculture in Nova-Scotia: With ...

Sir John William Dawson - 1856 - 290 pages
...turned over ; arid on such an occasion, advantage may he taken to mix it with a little fresh peat.* The heat subsides after a time, and with great variety,...perfection of the making up of the compost ; which then may be allowed to remain untouched, until within three or four weeks of using, when it should be turned...
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The Complete Farmer and Rural Economist: Containing a Compendious Epitome of ...

Thomas Green Fessenden - 1857 - 672 pages
...or turned over ; and on such an occasion, advantage may be taken to mix with it a little fresh peat. The heat subsides, after a time, and with great variety,...weather, the dung, and the perfection of the making up o" the compost; which then mav be allowed to remain untouched, until within three or four weeks of...
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Mackenzie's Ten Thousand Receipts: In All the Useful and Domestic Arts ...

Colin MacKenzie - 1867 - 510 pages
...such an occasion, advautHge may bç taken to mix with it a little fresh moss. The heat subsides atier a time, and with great variety, according to the weather, the dung, and the perfection of the c«mpost; which should then be allowed to be untouched, till within three weeks of using, when it should...
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