VALUE OR ROAD DUST.
> During a dry season every oountry resident should secure several baml(oi4 road dust. Those who keep poultry, ffiMH secure by its use a valuable fertilized nearly; as Btrong as guano, witli nonefoP •its disagreeable odour. Place an inch or two of road dust in the bottom of a barrel; then, as the poultry house is regularly cleaned, deposit a layer an inch thick-of the: cleanings,:.and, s"p on, alternately layers of eaoli till the barrel is full.' The thinner' each layer is, the more perfect will be the intermixture of the ingredients. If the:soil;of,which the road dust is made is ! clayey,' the layers of each' may be of equal thickness; if sandy, the dust should be at least twice as thick as the layer of droppings. Old barrels of any: kind may be used, for this purpose, but;if previously' soaked with crude petroleum or coated with glass tar, they will last many years. If the contents are pounded on a floor' into fine powder before applying, the fertilizer may be sown from a drill. Mixing the road dust with an equal quantity, of.coals ashes is an improvement, making the fertiliser more friable.—Country Gentleman.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 878, 20 September 1881, Page 2
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196VALUE OR ROAD DUST. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 878, 20 September 1881, Page 2
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