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In the Garden Start a compost-heap. The compost-heaps at Iceni

estate are elaborate affairs—large pits, brick-drained, with systems of ventila- tion and light railways to bring up the waste-produce and take back the resultant compost to the land. But any garden can and should have a simply run heap. Into it can go grass-mowings, weeds, flower- stalks, kitchen-waste, even kale and cabbage-stalks. If layers of horse- manure can be incorporated so much the better. The internal heat produced in the pit will be enormous, and the heap should be turned at intervals. No decomposing agents are necessary, and finally a compost of high nutritive value—rich, non-smelling, heavy in humus, clean and profitable, will, be produced. H. E. BATES.