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Be very careful to see that the beds remain sufficiently defended with proper dry litter, never exposing them to the open air, in cold weather especially, except just to gather the produce; or, occasionally, when they have received too much wet, in order to dry the surface for an hour or so in a fine day; or to remove casual wet or decayed litter next the bed, till fresh is added in its room; directly covering the whole over again of the proper thickness with perfectly dry litter.
If after excessive rains, the covering receive wet, so as to penetrate a considerable way through, let it be as soon as possible, turned off with a light fork, in a dry time of the day; removing the wet litter next the bed quite away, and directly adding some dry.
