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i • . COMPOST CELL 11111Is made for the smallest accumulations of wastes, usually kitchen and garden Esthetically it is a nicely proportioned cube. Compost cannot be seen as rastes. t is built of 3/4 inch exterior plywood, treated with a preserative for outdoor use. The dimensions are two by four feet, standing four feet high, divided down the center with a plywood divider., making two chambers COMPOST CELL each two by two feet square and four feet high. A large �� size is also available, also with two chambers thirty � �� two inches square by four feet high. These cells are bolted together with stainles steel bolts and wing nuts 111 for easy assembly. All hardware is completely rustproof. In use you fill one chamber atatime,carbonaceous waste at the bottom, 6 inches deep. Then nitrogenous illi:"4. waste 2 to 3 inches deep. Repeat these layers just as the forgoing instructions on home composting of a free standing pile. Keep filling one chamber ata time until it is filled to the top. Always leave carbonaceous waste 4 ft long as the top layer when filling. If nitrogenous waste is left (garbage for example) could attract flies.When the first chamber is filled to the top, (it will keep settling between fillings, so the time to fill will take much longer than you think) .When you have filled the first chamber all the way to the top and the shrinkage is only slight, then start the other chamber as you did the first one. By the time the second chamber is filled, the contents of the first one will have shrunk to half way down and will i be ready to use in the garden. First you take off the 6 winged nuts holding the 1 side panel, then you will be able to shovel out the contents. Immediately replace ) he side panel, so you can fill this chamber for the second filling while the other chamber is decaying. The height of the cell is adequate, so neighborhood dogs cannot reach the top to investigate the contents and the solid sides completely hide the contents. The cell will not attract flies,vermin or household pets. If a roaming rat is in the neighborhood and is attracted to your cell, put a little container of Warfarin pellets on the compost, protected from rain. The uninvited guest will soon leave. A Cell when filled with wastes, a little at a time, cannot generate heat but thenticrobes. are working and more especially larger insect life and worms do the work of digesting the waste. Don't let this animal life concern you, it is just as in the forest floor. You are helping a natural process and should you want to go fishing dig into your compost cell after it has been working for a month or so and the worms will be there. The small cell cost $245.00 and is easily large enough for the kitchen and garden waste of 8 people. The larger one cost $275.00 and will serve up to 12 people. A Cell is a good demonstration unit to show the speed and amount of decay that takes place with microorganisms, insects and worms digesting and enriching organic matter as it is recycled back to soil. 111/1