46 
THE AGRICULTURAL 
GAZETTE. 
[JAN. 17, 
See 
Government, in 1841, gave a lease of five years to the | 
contractors (for a loan of 100,000/.) authorising them 
to export 120,000 tons for account of the Government, 
the value of the guano in Europe was not known, and 
it was supposed that 20,000 tons per annum would be 
the extent of ue consumption. They now view it very 
, th in 1845 having reached 
130,000 tons; pes the probable demand for 1846 being 
150,0000r 200,000 tons. They are aware likewise that the 
African guano is exhausted. Congress, therefore, argue 
that it would be a folly to forego the resource which such 
a fund offers to Peru for the paltr consideration of 
40,0007. ; inasmuch as even supposing that Peru only 
shipped 50,000 tons per annum, the net proceeds, after 
paying freight and all charges at the present price here, 
is about 4/. per ton, or 200,0007., which would not only 
pay the dividends on the English debt, about 100,000/., 
but leave a large surplus for other objects. This posi- 
tion is perfectly correct, and were the Government of 
Peru on the termination of the contract to ship it to 
their own agent. in Europe, or as the talented leader T 
the Opposition in Congress, Mr. Tirada, suggests, t 
sell the licences to load guano—there is little doubt of 
this revenue or much more being derived from it, on 
the most moderate calculation. On the other hand the 
contractors’ representatives in Lima appeal through the 
ress for the extension of their lease—Ist, On the 
ground of the hardship to them in not having had suffi- 
cient time to sell the quantity granted to them, and not 
having yet reimbursed themselves for the 100,000/. ad- 
vanced to the Government ; 2d, On the inter eat of Go- 
vernment in preserving a monopoly of the export to the 
contractors in England, because they argue that the 
price can thus be maintained high, and such part of the 
net proce! eds as the Government ehose, can be devoted 
to buying up the bonds im England at their present re- 
duced value, by the houses: of’ the contractors, for 
account of the Government—a proceeding, they say, 
which would be inconsistent with the honour of a: Go- 
vérnment if they themselves attempted it. This last 
argument, though gravely advanced by the contractors’ 
representative in the Lima papers, is, lam happy to 
say, repudiated by the Executive, as the Minister in 
submitting the project to Congress, expressly informs 
them, that not only is “ Peru honourably bound to fulfil 
her engagements, but that, by a special agreement, 
ratified by the official dispatch of the 15th January, 
1842, to the British’ Minister, the one-fourth of the net 
proceeds of the guano is specifically pledged to the pay- 
ment of the British bondholders.” Such isa brief out: 
line of the guano question: It is evidently the interest 
of the British creditor that Congress should persist in 
refusing to coneede any more time to the contractors, 
and should apply the: guano fünd in a direct shape to 
meet its engagements, for which it isample, If the con- 
traetors have mot exported all the quantity originally 
conceded’ to them, it is their own fault; they have 
aimed at a large profit by limiting the supply, and 
enhaneing the price to the consumer, and have defeated 
their object. Still. they cannot complain of small | 
profits, for supposing-them to get only 70,000 tons of 
the 120,000 they might have brought, they realise a net 
proceed of 4l per ton, or 280,0007. ; thus leaving} 
180,0007. balance in favour of the: Peru Government, 
after repaying themselves the loan of 100,0007. This 
180,000/. ought to be applied to pay the English 
creditors ; instead of which, they, under the terms of 
their contraet, assume the right to pay it over to the 
Government in the same nominal amount of bonds, 
which, supposing them to cost the present price of 35, 
is only 63,0007., leaving them a profit of 117,0002, 
besides 5 per cent. commission on: the gross "sales, 
which, at the present price of 107. per ton, is 700, 0007. 
gross ; five per cent. on which is 35,0007. Their appeal, 
therefore, in forma pauperis, "will hardly be deemed 
reasonable. You will understand that all the guano 
that has come or is shipped by the contractors is still 
for account of the Government, GRT to the repay- 
ment of the original loan of 100,0007. ;.and the con- 
tractors’ profit is the commissions and "charges on the 
;sale ; and the further large profit which I have named 
of paying half the proceeds to the Peruviau Govern- 
ment in their own bonds, bought sub rosa, at a depre- 
ciated rate, thus departing from the real meaning of the 
specific agreement made by Peru with the British 
don by minute of 15th January, 1842, to apply 
one-fourth of the net proceeds to the British ereditor. 
m orrespondent of Morning Herald. 
CALENDAR, OF OPERATIONS. 
NUARY. 
Management of Live Stoci Ji s we said NE. Mr. Warnes’ 
system of box-feeding is perhaps as good a method of convert- 
ing hay, roots, sos other food into beef, as es of the other 
systenis, pes a , or hamel feeding. It is, how- 
ever) app cable ici to those animals which are feeding for 
the er. The main nts to be attended to are to keep 
them: w diee with iter, and to be da in giving them 
ities and kinds of clean food in a clean 
Ve eam at cient 34 head of E attle in boxes, and 10 
hey are all C. early in the gi best latter 
ve cleaned. out, with 5 basketful ighi: 
about 5 0 ibs.) of A large rw Ns cat "th 8 
clean, and then lie down for two or three hous A lot of chaff 
from the AE machine, or cut straw, nA "laid harore each 
st as it i: dc ey eat at some of it. . Itisa good 
pi seh 
A 
ing 
FEE 
5 
plan to prepare this chaff ths: = dy Ib. of Linseed- meal per 
gallon of water in a boiler, in two or three handsful of 
salt, sien pprc the chaff fn ae iia En liquor over it. 
The ste and smell thus imparted, 
Shimii ds s About t 1T e M., all those beasts that get bees 
wake receive their allowant ome of them get from dup 
12 ths. of a sort of hontigos of Lindseed and Pea-meal, mi 
ki aff, at thistime, Atl P.M. they all get about 4 of a p 
1 of cut Swedes again, and before night they again receive a 
Paskel, with some straw chaff, Of course the actual quan- j 
tity given each time must be regulated accor ding to the ability 
of the animal tò eat, and EHE 
thoroughly cleaned ou e fatting beasts in stalls 
hamels may be fed in this ay Mink ; they will not require any 
water. The young beas yards may be kept in good store 
condition till Christmas Es Turnip-tops, A straw, 
water being supplied to them ; and after Christmas tay, should 
ay a basketfal a-piece in the day along with 
traw. Those of them which are intended for fatting in 
sho: 
suog ieu: ug E throu winter ree a little (say 
cut on this farm is to 
-) 
buyin Cra in yo de TM Ai, ji g, but we Shall soon be 
able to state the experience of an ny axeetiott farmer as to the 
of feeding young stock well during their first and second 
ys will soon begin to calve; we shall early next month 
enter at some length into He subject of their management. 
Sheep in sheds s nth be making about their best 
progress, Tho s intended for the butcher after shearing n Ma n 
should have received fri Eegi ie Ist Nov. Peas, Oats, or otic 
commencing with }a pint rst, ofa pint of the second, 
or 3 Ib. of the third, and AREE g gradually up to $- of a pin 
, and 11b. respectively each. Th hey wil eat with these 
js. of cut Swedes each analy, according to the 
a fairrule to go by, that an ani- 
ally of green food a might equal 
S cal condition, 
and it may be assume! d that the OUGRLE Fur» will, reduce ie 
ST of Swedes E E by about 8 tbs. of the latter for 
Se 
to Sus quarter the weight of 
pound of the former. A good crop of Swedes pulled atd 
Su ‘the sheep being PAER NE ke cep 10 sheep for 
five months per acre ; ye crop ma assumed as equal 
the keep of 13 or 14 under shed. We have 3! jo sheep so kept 
this winter ; they cat about 5 tons of roots daily, and a lad 
§ years old, with two boys under him, ed. the 
SA i; they are placed on two sides of a nas yard, which is 
sheltered on each side, amd the space under shed is viae 
about 10 feet by 15; in eats of these pens 
They are littered as often as the straw becomes 
wetted, which is about twice a E and the manure 
moved from Eurus Ane about once amonth. We pare their 
feet once a month, and whenever tl there pios s Vai 
of soft- spongy matter like that which precedes foot-roty it 
cut, and a little nitrous acid is placed dons ah 
no foot-rot as yet, and though this mode of feeding has hitherto 
been liable to o produce, te Lar "ns paroasa anen a we hope 
to have escaped it this Shei d three times 
a-day, about 8 Ibs. of Swedes a- Me being “them the first. 
thing i in the morning, half a pint of Peas ae Ton TE 4 Ibs. 
des a at I p. m., and 8 Ibs. in the evening. With regard 
atoes or Josue. [oie s 30 apiece daily 
Barley. ndi n, or light Nat 
m is gr Teu and fattening food ai 
s where skim milk 
y be put to the boar at 
SR 
Ker mber. 
PNG to Corresponden 
GE Prr aly or id dm 
NUAL. AN! 
lo not ows her 
publi ed by: Mr. Wyld, ‘Chasing cross 
tion which he gives extends only u : 
SOL Young fare —2:ewt; to 2h ev re 
‘diepolsen e cwt: of sulphuric acid, and. diluted Sd. tor 
in such quantity as will enable you to spread 
over an aere by means of a water-eart, 
dressing for Grass land, Apply it as soon as the land is dry 
in April. 
NING—A Young Landlord—We would. jus clay lands 
| deep, at intervals of 6 yard contain springs, 
these must’ be led off the land b; NUES proper for'them, 
|: The ‘uniform drainage necessary on all clay lands is for the 
of s rying it as enat the rain water as soon as i 
sink in just where vit falls, and run off by 
| y land thus drained will, affer a hot sum- 
M Hasjin'mhión ‘with the drains; neo thoroughly dried it, 
have lost in a great degree that plastic texture which, we tted 
| as it now is; hos you think it impossible to xis by ces 
| nels 3 feet 
Fans BUILDINGS 
toe for a 
t, but the infor ma- 
ee So g 
| 
Yon 150 ACRES—A ER EE ads no absolute 
à barn at all, unless you so 
nd winnowing machine, and an adj qs 
as well sa house for thestraw. Rm p eropsinay bs stacked 
outside, close by the Ve uus barn. u will need a stable 
for x er irof horses, and sheds for catalana sheep, as 
well a ies, all of extent propor d. to the fertility of 
the land Pate modes i Hm cla Mod Rand ou r iT went a 
shed for carts M pls. fir ae do for you in 
bas Sod an o is, ie refer you to of ** The High- 
land Society’ nsactions,” wile ES ‘will find plans of 
buildings suited to farms P. variou: and under v; 
pide of cultivation.——4 L—Please o excuse a delay til 
mee 
h Tus Mrs 4 Subscriber asks our corr Bab net «Glan 
ool,” to be kind enoug! E to sonder he pro- 
ost ai el 
that sere an Tar 
t aa He! va 
Wel: 
En sud Pen. milk pans, their co: 
used them for some time. He say: 
awaiting the result of this inqu 
larly obliged byy your remarks on , 
R- —Melibæus—Y ou. safe in Mr. 
s te e is the best a Y on n subject you 
; he has several mac obtain an ex- 
tensive ae to colonists and oth ened Loss ng the country. 
Markets—Sub— Shot t- or cattle for feodis ER De bought at 
any of the fortnig irs in the north of. and—Neweastle, 
Durham, Bed: ale, Nor ‘thallerton, Ei 
all places well supplied with well-bred 
At several ie JS ese places charter’ ed fairs m held, at 
cattle for grazing are usually bought. The fair on the 
Monday i in Nardi, at Darlington, is celebrated for its fai 
for summer feeding. 
Süarhets. 
SMITHFIELD, Monpay, Jan. 12.—Per stone ue lbs. 
pda Ot bre 
Best Soots, Herefords, &o: 0494 | Baso Downe de Halt 4510 to ba 2 
Best Short Horns - 8 8 4 0| Best Long-w 4 410 
gesond qualityBeate - 9 8 3 4 pese adond quality abo $4 
ves : 3 48 
wep, pu Wa Calves, 62; Pigs, 330 
We have to-day 5 full ‘apply of Beas avery dul) trade. Prices are, 
Tbe part, lower. The best E s, &e., however, ill making 
4i 4d per &lbs. Several of inferior quality remain unsold.--We have but a 
general q owever, good. Tradb is 
ity 
trade continues steady.— Pork trade is 
s 
y heavy, and prote considerably lower. 
Ee T ler 
aanta, 70! ep, xf 9f Pigs, 270. 
number of Beists pies ehscTEy'arineb ens Aa eoo vag Jarge, bat 
quite adequate to the d . The mild weather causes a very slack at- 
ndance of buyers; and much stock remAjag unsold The beat cora, Sites 
ake about 492d, and Short-horns barely 45; Second quality 2s £d to 
CAlhongh we have but few Sheep in, there are more than the tri 
juive have nos fora very long time noticed «o little: disposition to 
purchase: The est Downs barely make ba, and Long- wooly 4s 6d to dn 8d 5 
Ewes, & 4d.— V eal is hardly or Vut a choles 
$t 
Calf still; chia abou 
i Smithfield: 
ENGLISH TIMBER AND BARK. Jan. 12. 
ona Timber, peslload » | Plank, pe stor au be. Inch Doar, p. ft. supfl. 
50i Er as Gd to s 3d dba 
A MEE 6 E 
Elm ug in 195 36 2 5 
Beech X. 10 3 10 16 2 3 | 2 E 
Lime + 310 4 10 9 0 2 6 By 5h 
Oak Bark (per load of 45 cwt.), 137. to 167. J 8. 
y| COVENT GARDEN, Jan. 1 
od remains much the same. um 
Pears, enoa W ich e obe 
Beurré Rance, MP is now beginning Due 
Qranace are pretty plentiful, and Nuts of a 
r the demand, Among Vegetables Aspal 
Dlentifal, and consequently a little 
weeks Plenty m good Seakale may 
prices. The supply of Bro 
Pinter Greens, ut good, 
from 1s. to 5s. per dozen he 
in price since last wee ek, nor has Ri 
becoming more plentiful. 
sufficient for the demand. 
y be obt; 
occoli, Brussels 
hubarb, v 
Potatoes are, 
cheaper than it was last 
tw 
—The supplies have been well 
e the trough should be kept up during the past week, and prices ds varied 
a 
but little, 
ples are eleva 
w good specimens. oe 
make its appe 
ll kinds are suficient 
ragus is rather more 
ained at ek’s 
Sprouts, and om 
white Broccoli from Cornwall fetching , 
ads. French Beans have not altered 
vhieh is every we 
Jelery is EE in’ quality, and 
generally speaking, of 
better quality than they have hitherto been, and they are rather, 
if Anything ovens in price, the very best 
On several of the stalls we 
ing samp) 
Hee is as dr ME nd and forit. Lett 
ing ntiful, Cut Blew s 
Jasmines, Camellias, Azaleas, Acacias 
Orange flowers, Cinera 
mples, however, still 
e observed good-look- 
es rof Chiccory, but being a ita MA the market 
and other Salad- 
chiefly cons of 
Euphorpias, "Heaths, Hyacinth; T ilips, Posta pleno ma, 
Cyelamens, Daphnes, 
jas, Gardenias, and Roses. 
Pine Apple, perlb., 4 "imb Gib ver dozen 6d to 24 
Grapos, Hothouse, fer lbs p to 62 - 7 100, ds to 12. 
Spanish, per 1b., 94 to 1$ Almonds, per peck, 6s 
PUE El Bob t "an Sweet Almonds, per lb., toas 
Apples, Der» per bush, dn Filveres, English, p. pa vane 468 
Kitchen, 2s 6d t Nuts, Cob; = i 
Oranges, per dozen, dso eT -- Ba To 
x 100, Beto BE "ls 
E Bovine’ per 100, au Spanish, 14 
T dozen, 2s to Chesnnts, per perle ax vo as 
Peará; per hf,- io 10r 
EGETABLES. 
Cabbages, per dor, 6d to 14 aan 
2s 
ay im 
Brussels aprouls 
paver per aoz., öd t 
Brove NUES Dale, 6d to 1464 
to 4s 
mera, 
d 
Salsify, do, 
Onions 
Greens, a OR » "inches, 2s to 366d) | — 
French Beans, per 10,2, to às pani 
Sorel par hf Lieve, LA shallors, p 
PCat. perton, DU Endive, po 
owt, vu Levace, per 
Busket ags d. tots 6a 
Haney, per bi Sido, pe 
"Turnips, per 
jm dte P doz. 
3atlio, perlb., no 10 sd 
ATOES UTHWARK, War 
arrivals to this marker since our lust repo: 
ar tivaloi in one week ou 
f: 
apen cou. 
Er s per ton, also ong from Spain and 
veverul of ché richer" quotations ma 
nares is excessively heavy in. oonsequen 
being so Siena supplied on Saturday las; 
besides which’ Vega stables are unuan 
tinuta to be large arrivals from Scotland by the 
ME NE al unsound condition; and 
‘ved by them with previous shipment, 
of some of the samples a 
as the 
deis found 
s Sj Puma, Jan, 1 
The marke: continues firm at fall prices, und choie 
Pawnee 
Prime Mead.Hay 854 to 938 | New Ha) 
Inf. New & Rowen 65 Clover 
UMBERLAND MARKET, , Jan. 
Primo Mend. Hay pe 94s | Old Clover 110810 
Infer 70 | ipferirdo-98, — 08 
New m Clover: 
Josnva 
th 
ally slide D 
Galery, per bunch. ee 6d 
[eg ^on, each, 
A. 
Pra 
p^r bündie, ls to 1s ad 
1s to 18 6d. 
6d Y 
ware on eet 
re, C. 
d to 9d 
ino. chip.) "here Ul 
E aout miny ef wala 
buyers hive been 
frei aimidubs. cu disp 
esamplev are scarce. 
A NNPPHO Hop-Factorss 
—Per Load of 36 T russes 
Jonn Coon Sidesman. 
15. 
115% 
Straw o Sisio 258 
Baxxi, Hay Sàlesman: | 
7. MARK- LANE, “MOS NDAY, Jan. 12, 
MUN 
samples froi 
We supply 
n Essex, Kent, and § 
it ; could not be d 
23. per qr. upon the 
Foreign there is very little doing, buyer: 
comply with: the. demands of holders 
not hear of any transactions; but floatin; 
and hard, are inquired after on speculati 
p t Barley maintai 
vi e pes 
NM per gru; Maple a 
slowly on the terms 
of 
Suffolk, w; 
sposed o; 
d 1s. 
(Grey To gor qi. 
omahne Deeala 
Wheat- by 3 
ins its e value, but 
and carriage, 
as but moderate this 
a decline of 
excepting n 
T ices of this day, aum In „free 
8 being unwilling to 
n Bonded we dic 
ng cargoes, both soft 
on, as well as for = 
condar) 
soe —W) Pes Pont 
s se 
heap 
—Be 
e in Oats is mu 
retail, but they fully maintain last Monday's quotations. 
TISH, PER IMPERIAL QUARTER, 
Wheat, Essex, dE y pite 
Jorfolk, d Yor 
ey, Malti imc and aig ie bris Giovane 
Diu Lincolnshire an Poland 
beri and and CURE - ^. Feed 
Doug . + Feed 
Male, ale, his oy Shey pando 
Reed oy Mur AE is eae 
Beans, Manage, “old and new” 28 to 4: 1e! 
eon, Heligoland . 371048 — Winds 
Pens; white EET . E. " 
Fnr Jan. 16 
The arrivals of all Cont Patty the 
moderat ate, but so 
description, ‘that oe s of each, ci 
be regar arded as entirely nominals VS 
inquiry for Bonded Wheat, and s 
to 58s, per ae r. for Dantzic ; rood! o stock. 
Polish Odessa afloat continues to be held 
f.o.b. cost, miners anan insur; 
ERIAL AVERAGES, 
have been m. 
8. Be 
aa, 07 ae 68 
68 ive 69 68 
38 s8 Grina 97 80 
9? 94 Baw Q^ 94 
a3 26 — Pouto 91 98 
393.26 Potato. 94^ 98 
54 
60 65 
at a7 
Bl 44 
40 48 — Longpod us 35 
$2.35 Grey 80 84 
1 ‘ week have been very 
little business has been transacted in any 
ither English ov Foreign, may 
“has been a partial 
nade at 515. 
as low as 5ls, Fine 
firmly at 48s. per qr« 
at. Barley.| Oats. | Beans: | Pees 
Dee. 6 per Quarter. 59: 0/| 29410, | SAs 7d) 
— 13 e 59 | ag 9|. 24 
ET 5711 | 227 
— 93 £j 55 o5 
CE C Rl Ze Cc ca IN ono t 
=r gh wl DAT sea bio 
6 weeks’ Aggreg. Aver. | 57 2| 32 5 
Duties on Foreign Grain 15 ^ 
4 
gu Ue showing the fluctaations in the price of Corn o ou the average ge he 
six weeks ending Saturday, Jan. 
| Dno. 13) Dee. 20 | Dae. 
si A = 
Kawosroxp anp LAY 
