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THE BRITISH FARMERS' (Quarterly) MAGAZINE; 

 exclnsively devoted lo Agricultiiral and Rnral AfFairs. Condncted by tlie 

 Rev. Henry Beury. 



Contents of No. XXVIII. pnblisiied Augnst I, 1833. 



Rev. H. Berry on the original Character of onr Native Breed of 

 Cattle, <SlC. illustrated by a Portrait — Mr. Gray on Agricnltnral and 

 Commercial Statistics— The Cnrrency — On Indian Corn or Maize— An 

 Essay on Field Gardens for the Labnuring Poor, by Captain Scobell, R.N. 

 — On the Decision of the Lords and Commons on Earl Fitzwilliam's and 

 Mr. VVhitmore's Motions on thc Corn Laws — Mr. Bolton'8 Statement of 

 the resnlt of crossing ditierent Breeds of Cattle-tOn the Cnltivation of 

 the Potatoe— A knovvledge of Cliemistry not requisite to a snccessful 

 pnrsnit of Agricnlture— On the first Cnrrency Debate— On the opera- 

 tion of the Poor Laws - Agricultnral Meetings— Qnarferiy Reports, &c. 



*^* No. XXIX. will bc published November 1, 1833. 



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IMPROVEMENT OF MEADOVV AND PASTURE LANDS. 

 HORTUS GRAMINEUS WOBURNENSIS ; or an 



Acconnt of the Results of various Experimentson the Prodnce and Fatten- 

 ing Properties of different Grasses, and other Plants, nsed as the Food of 

 the more valnable doinestic Animals ; carried on for a number of years at 

 Woburn Abbey, by command of the Dnke of Bedford, and being now 

 matnrcd, are presented for the benefit of the Agricnltnral commnnity. 

 Illustrated with numerous Specimens of the Plant, and Seeds, in Sixty 

 Plates; with Practical Observationson theirnatnral habits, the Soils best 

 suited to their Growth, with Instructions for the Prescrvation of their 

 Seed ; pointing ont the kinds most profitable for Permanent Pastnre, 

 Irrigated Meadows, Dry or Upland Pasture,and thcalternate Husbandry. 

 Accompanied with the discriminating Character of the Spccies and 

 Varieties. By G. Sinclair, F.L.S. and F.H.S., Gardener to his Grace 

 the Duke of Bedford, &c. &c. Third Edition. Price £1. lOs. plain ; 

 and coloured £2. 2s. under the Author's immediate inspection. 



" The Hortus Gramineus Woburnensis does hononr to onr country." 

 — Monthly Critical Gazette. 



Second Edition, in 8vo., with Engravings, 9s. boards, 



The BRITISH FARMER ; to whicli is added, the 

 PLOUGHMAN'S GUIDE. By John Finlayson, Esq. 



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