Florida Agricultural Experiment Station


 Where artificial manure is made on a larger scale than that
of the home garden the compost heap should be in a row any
convenient length and about 8 feet wide. Where available power
machinery should be used for shredding, mixing and wetting
the compost.


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 Fig. 4.-Details of construction of a manure pit.

 Greenhouse operators and market gardeners may profitably
use a manure pit for the compost heap similar to the one shown
in Fig. 4. While the one shown may be larger than is needed
for many purposes, it can be very easily changed to meet exist-
ing needs. The floor and well are the most important parts. They
should be water-tight, the floor sloping to the center and toward
the well in the rear and may be used with or without the sides.
If sides are used they may vary as to height to suit the builder's
desire; however, it is probably a waste of materials to construct
them higher than 5 feet. The well may be fitted with a hand
pump or a bucket may be used to lift the leached liquid back
to the surface of the heap. If no sides are used it is very im-