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I'm guessing the answer will be yes, followed by some soft-serve cow-manure.
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We therefore advise the preparation of a compost consisting of about three parts of turfy loam, to one part each of cow-manure and sweet leaf-mould, with a small addition of fine grit.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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Turfy loam three parts, leaf-mould one part, decayed cow-manure one part, with an addition of sharp sand, make a first-class compost.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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When grown in pots, light turfy loam and peat in equal quantities, with a fourth part of cow-manure and a liberal addition of sand, will form an excellent compost for them.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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Splendid flowers can be grown in clumps and beds in ordinary gardens by deep digging, and the employment of a liberal dressing of decayed cow-manure.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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In Holland, Cauliflowers are grown in sand with water at the depth of a foot only below the surface, and the ground is prepared by liberal dressings of cow-manure, which, with the moisture rising from below, promotes a quick growth and a fine quality.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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Gently remove the upper layer, and replace it with rotten cow-manure, or some other rich dressing.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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Thus, a light soil may be made suitable by placing a thick layer of rotten cow-manure a foot below the surface, and a heavy, retentive loam can be reduced to the proper state by the admixture of lighter material.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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A light loam can be made suitable by trenching, and putting a thick layer of cow-manure at the bottom of each trench.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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