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watches his flock attentively, they will uot require the roots, or 

 at moat will only make very superficial wouuds, which will 

 heal over at once, and uot at all affect their preservation. 



M. Kceehlin cultivates only the globe beetroot. By plant- 

 ing on manured ridges, the long kinds become forked, produce 

 many rootlets, are cleaned with difficulty, and consequently 

 involve a more expensive transport, and are worse preserved. 

 He prefers to all other kinds the yellow globe. 



After what we have said, the advantages of the Kceehlin 

 method will be easily understood. Eemaiuiug in the ground 

 seven months, instead of four and a half, the beetroots become 

 not only larger but also richer in saccharine and nutritive 

 principles. They cover the ground early, sustain its freshness, 

 and prevent injurious herbs from gaining a head, so that the 

 weeding is more easily effected. In short, they leave, if neces- 

 sary, the laud free at an early period to sow wheat, and allow 

 the distillers aud sugar manufactuiers to commence operations 

 sooner. 



It is evident, on the other hand, that if they take a larger 

 growth, they borrow also from the soil a greater proportion of 

 manure ; nor can we trust too much to the advantage the 

 cultivators possess for manuring the land to the maximum 

 required by this method, which does not fear the rain, and 

 which returns always in proportion with the manure that it 

 has received. It will therefore be advantageous in the gene- 

 rality of cases, when we can have only a limited quantity of 

 manure to dispose of, to complete the dose by the addition of 

 some artiScial manure. We advise for beetroots the employ- 

 ment of phosphates such, as bonedust, the residue of glue 

 manufactories, the bi-phosphate of lime, and even the ashes 

 in preference to very azotous manures, which facilitate the 

 development of leaves rather than that of roots. In all cases 

 where there is a deficiency of manure it is always more advan- 

 tageous to concentrate it upon a small surface, than to spread 

 it over a great number of acres. We shall thus spare great 

 expenses of rent, of hand-labour, &c,, aud at the same time 

 obtain a produce quite as large. 



M. Irvan Koechlin, in storing his beetroots, dug in a dry 

 soil large pits, which he lined with boards, as well to hinder 

 the caving in of the earth as to avoid its contact with the roots. 

 He also covered them over with boards, and laid over the 

 whole a coating of tutf, which sufficed to preserve the beet, 

 roots from the reach of frost. 



We have said enough to induce the farmers to try the 

 Kceehlin plan, which, thanks to the modifications to which it 

 has been subjected, no longer presents any diflSculty. Doc- 

 tor Guyot's straw matting will render a real service here. 



F. DE GUAITA. 



PARLINGTON TENANT FARMERS' SHEEP 



SHOW. 



The annual sheep show of the Parlington Tenant Farmers' 

 Club, belonging to the estates of Lord Ashtown, and F. C. 

 T. Gascoigne, Esq., Parlington Hall, was held April the 13th, 

 in a field adjoining Hicklam House, the residence of the re. 

 apected agent, Mr. T. J. Fox, whose liberality on the occasion 

 in providing a luncheon for the numerous guests was duly 

 appreciated. One great drawback, however, to the pleasures 

 of the day was the continued severe illness of Mrs. Fox, who 

 always takes the liveliest interest in the welfare and happiness 

 of the tenanty. The committee were fortunate in securing the 

 services of the following eminent agriculturists to officiate as 

 Judges : W. Torr, Esq., Aylesby House, LincolnBbire ; F. Jor- 



dan, Esq, Eastbourne, Driffield; H. Nicholson, Esq., Given- 

 dale, Ripon. Their awards were as follows: — 



Class first, for the best pen of ten fat hoggs in their wooli 

 to be drawn from the regular flock of feeding hoggs, first prize 

 of £3, Mr. J. Rishforth, Lotherton ; second, of £2, Mr. S. 

 Rishforth, Coldbill. Other exhibitors in this class : Mr. B. 

 Nicholson, Sturton Grange ; B. Atkins, Esq , Mansion 

 House; W. Atkinson, Esq, Barrowby; Mr. T. Simpson, Park 

 House ; Mr. Forcet, Pecktield ; and Mr. G. Smart, Hoodhouse 

 Grange. 



Class second, for the best pen of ten fat hogga bred upon 

 the estate, first prize £3, Mr. Brady Nicholsoi), Sturton 

 Grange; second, £1, Mr. Forcet, Peckfield. Other exhibitors: 

 Messrs. Woodward, Thurkill, and Smart. 



Class third, for the best pen of ten gimmer hoggs bred upon 

 the estate, first prize of £3, Mr. G. Smart, Woodhouse Grange ; 

 second, £1, Mr. Woodward, Huddleston Hall. Other exhibi- 

 ters, Messrs. Rishforth and Nicholson. 



Class fourth, for the best pen of five ewes with single 

 lambs, first priz?, Mr. J. Furuiss, Stank House. Other 

 exhibitors, Messrs. Atkinson, Nicholson, aud Rishforth. 



Class fifth, given by T. Perkins, Esq., of York, for the best 

 pen of five ewes with double lambs, first prize, Mr. Simpson, 

 Parkhouse. Messrs. Atkinson, Furniss, and Rishforth ex- 

 hibited. 



The prizes for clipping were won by the shepherd of Mr. 

 Smart, aud Abraham Dickinson, the labourer of Mr. Nichol- 

 son. 



The hoggs exhibited in Class first were highly creditable, aud 

 I doubt uot, taking age into consideration (under 13 months), 

 whether they can be excelled by the tenant farmers, or any 

 one nobleman's or gentleman's property iu England. It must 

 be borne in mind that many of the hoggs iu this class had been 

 bought lambs in the autumn, with a view to winning 

 the prize, one gentleman having eelected one hundred 

 of the tops out of four hundred ! Other selections 

 were made at the autumn fairs of York, Ripley, Malton, 

 and St. Boswells. The hoggs of Mr. Nicholson were all 

 bred by himself, by rams of his own. As proof of the ex- 

 cellence of the hoggs, they were sold out of their wool, in 

 Leeds and Wakefield markets, at the following prices; Mr. J. 

 Rishforth's first prize-pen realized 708., Mr. S. Rishforth's 

 second prize 66a., Mr. B. Nicholson's 75s., Mr. Forcet's 668, 

 B. Atkinson, Esq.'s 66s,, Mr. Simpson's 63s., Mr. Smart's 

 55s.; Mr. W. Atkinson's unsold. The hoggs shown in class 

 second, bred upon the estate, made Mr. Nicholson's 7l8. ; Mr. 

 Forcet's 708. 6J., Mr. Thurkill's 63s., Mr. Woodward's 568. 

 Mr, Smart's SSs. The gimmer hoggs of Mr. Smart were 

 descended from rams of Mr. Leighton, of Osgoldly, near 

 Scarborough, from whose rams Mr. Jordan's prize Smithfield 

 gold-medal wethers were bred. 



The show being over, a large party of gentlemen adjourned 

 to the White Swan, Aberford, where a good dinner was pro- 

 yided by the landlady, Mrs. Dawson. The wine waa moat 

 handsomely given for the entertainment by the Rt. Hon. 

 Lord Ashton. The speeches of Mr. Torr and other gentlemen, 

 upon the breeding, feeding, and management of sheep, were 

 very practical ; and much information was gathered from the 

 various speakers. The conclusion arrived at respecting the 

 sheep best adapted for the estate was— a strong Leicester, 

 or a cross between the Leicester ram and Lincoln ewe. 



Ten years ago, scarcely any sheep were kept upon the pro- 

 perty, the soil being a strong limestone ; but owing to the 

 zeal of the able and active agent, Mr. Fox, in conjunctioa 

 with the skill, energy, and enterprize of the tenantry, this 

 wonderful change has been brought to pass, and there is not a 

 more improved estate in Yorkshire— improvements brought 

 about by the liberal expenditure of oil-cake to the stock 

 and artificial manure applied for the growth of the turnip. 



Spectatok. 



