Ah, muck spreading; staggering along with a creaking barrow of heavy manure on wet, slippery soil. There is nothing quite like it. The manure is rotting well and full of brandling worms. The local robin follows me round with great enthusiasm.
Still the potato ground is covered, and I have plenty of muck left to add a half dressing to the pea and bean patch. Usually I go for a barrow load every 1.5m, but for these crops that need little feeding I shall stretch it out to 3m
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