dung

• Then we tore up withered grass and buffalo-dung, and dashed them on the heap Before three minutes had passed, our fire burned fiercely. —  Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet
• I also saw a scorpion for the first time We halted at 5.30 P.M., and had to make our fire principally of cow-dung, as wood is very scarce on this prairie We gave up the Judge's horse at King's Ranch. —  Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863
• And consequently a ton of cow-dung, other things being equal, would not contain as much actual manure as a ton of horse-dung Boussingault, who is eminently trustworthy, gives us the following interesting facts A horse consumed in 24 hours, 20 lbs. —  Talks on Manures A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks Between the Author and the Deacon, the Doctor, and other Neighbors, on the Whole Subject
• In the fermentation of dung, a very considerable proportion of the organic matters in fresh manure is dissipated into the air in the form of carbonic acid and other gases 12. —  Talks on Manures A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks Between the Author and the Deacon, the Doctor, and other Neighbors, on the Whole Subject
• During the fermentation of dung, the phosphate of lime which it contains is rendered more soluble than in fresh manure 15. —  Talks on Manures A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks Between the Author and the Deacon, the Doctor, and other Neighbors, on the Whole Subject

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