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THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
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tion Railway, conveying in the most handsome and | plac 
liberal terms the pleasure it gave to the Chairman and 
Board of Directors of their respective companies, to 
promote the disinterested and national objects of the 
Royal Agricultural Society of England, by granting a 
free transit along their lines of railway to the stock and 
implements entered for exhibition at its Country Meet- 
‘ngs. The President and Council having expressed the 
gratification they felt on being made acquainted with 
these instances of publie liberality in favour of the 
"Society and its objects, a vote of their best thanks to 
*hejChairman and Directors of each of those Compa- 
nies was moved respectively by Mr. Wilbraham and 
Mr. Raymond Barker, and carried unanimously, for 
the favour of their communications, and the high sense 
the President and Council entertain of their most 
liberal concessions, 
Neweastiz Mrrrinc.—Mr. Manntva, Contractor of 
Works to the Society, reported the satisfactory progress 
of the various arrangements for the ensuing Country 
"Meeting, to be held the middle of July next, at New- 
castle-upon-Tyne, connected with the erection of the 
Pavilion, the enclosure of the show-yard, and the sup- 
ply of 1600 iron hurdles for the construction of pens 
for the stock. 
The Secretary reported to the Council that 
g his Essay on the Breaking up of Grass-Lands, 
“commended” by the Judges, at the disposal of the 
Journal Committee. 
3. Letter from Mr. Hincks, suggesting the publica- 
tion of the Names and Pedigrees of Cattle exhibited at 
the Country Meetings of the Society, in the Catalogues 
of the Show. 
4. An account, from Dr. Vacy, of the Details of Mr. 
Gurney’s Experiments on the subject of * Gurneyism.” 
5. Paper from Mr. Townley on raising new varieties 
of Potatoes from Seed. 
6. Welch Potato-eye Scoop, from the Rev. J. Wil- 
liams. 
7. Specimen of a Weed from Mr. Fuller, MP 
overrunning his Wheat plant, and which he had been 
unable to eradicate from his land. 
8. Statements and Plans, from Mr. Harrison, of De- 
vizes, of Cottages, &e. 
9. Proceedings, from Mr. Pearsall, of the Hull Phi- 
losophieal Society. 
10. Model of a one-horse Cart, from Mr. Graham, of 
Bersted Lodge, Sussex. 
11. Specimens of Hollow Iron, from Mr. Stratton, of 
Bristol. 
The Couneil then ordered their best thanks for these 
"applications had been already made by intended exhi- 
"bitors at Newcastle, for leave to enter implements and 
*tstock for the forthcoming show. 
Mr. Grover, Secretary to the Local Committee at 
Newcastle, announced the intention of its members to 
offer special prizes for poultry on the occasion. 
ApULTERATION OF MawUREs.—Mr. Tower and Mr. 
Daveyrort having called the attention of the Council 
‘to the great extent to which artificial manures in this 
country are d 1 tly the serious 
loss and disappointment experienced by the practical 
"farmer in adopting recommendations connected with 
their trial,—Sir Jomw OartvY remarked that in Scot- 
land the establishment of the Chemical Association, of 
which he was a member, had exercised a most salutary 
influence in checking the progress of these dishonest 
practices, from the dread of exposure it impressed upon 
‘the guilty parties.—M. Krxprr then gave notice that, 
at the next Monthly Council, he should move the a 
pointment of an * Inspector of Manures ” to the Society; 
and as his intelligent neighbour, Mr. Lawes, of Ro- 
-thamsted, who had that day been elected a member of 
‘the Society, had long been engaged in the chemical in- 
vestigation of manures, and of their practical effects 
under given circumstances on his own experimental 
farm, and had expressed to him his willingness to under- 
take, on his election into the Society, such honorary 
“office, and examine in that capacity, free of all charge 
to the members who might apply to him, all samples of 
suspected manures from time to time submitted for his 
inspection, reporting to them in due course the results 
severa , and adjourned to Wednesday 
next, the 6th of May. 
AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY OF 
RELAND. 
AT the half-yearly general meeting of this Society, 
on the 17th of April, the Secretary having read the 
minutes of the last meeting, which were confirmed, laid 
the following abstract of accounts before the meeting :— 
Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1845, 
ipts. 
eceipts. 
Balance at foot of subscription fund 
for 
£188 6 7 
Amount of annual subscriptions r 
ceived in 1845 .. . .. £1264 3 0 
Interest on donations in the 31 per 
7 .. 165 0 6— 1429 3 6 
tle show 
miums at c: . oe 500 0 0 
Ditto on int of entrance fees, 
sale of ogues and report 
es lectures, dc. S 7199 
Premium returned “by Royal 
lighness Prince Albert, awarded 
to him at the Dublin cattle show 10 0 0 
£2198 19 10 
Balance to the debit of the Society 712 8 
£2206 12 1 
Donati 
Amount of donations to credit of 
ciety, Ist of January, 1845 
Donations received for 1845 E 
5067 10 0 
55 5 0 
£5122 15.0 
of his investigation in each partieular case 3 being 
amply rewarded for such services by the honour of the 
appointment, and the opportunities it would give him of 
"being useful. 
Trax CunmivATION.—Mr. Warnes having attended 
the meeting for the purpose of presenting to the Council 
a copy of his work, recently published, on the “ Culti- 
vation of Flax,” and received their best thanks for such 
mark of attention, communications on the same subject 
"were read from Mr. Dickson and Mr. Beale Browne, 
when an interesting discussion ensued on the informa. 
tion detailed by the President, the Earl of Erne, and 
Mr. Stansfield, M.P., in reference to practical results, 
in the trial of Flax, obtained under different circum. 
stances of its cultivation and ; and the 
‘Council accepted the offer of Lord Erne to furnish the 
Society with a statement of the various plans which 
had been adopted for the growth of Flax in Ireland, 
and the success or failure which had in partieular case 
attended their trials ; on the receipt of which, the whole 
of these papers should be referred to the Journal Com- 
mittee, with a view to their consideration of the pro- |` 
priety of offering a handsome prize for the best Essay 
"on the subject. 
GERMAN AGnrICULTURE.—Dr. ZELLER, Privy Councillor 
to the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darr stadt, and Perpetual 
‘Secretary to the three Agrieultural Societies of that 
uchy, transmitted to the Council a valuable collection 
of works, of which he was the author, on the following 
Subjects :— 
1. On Agricultural Book-keeping.— 2. On the Publie 
Laws for the Improvement of Meadows in the Grand. 
Duchy of Hesse.—3. Account of the Proceedings of| Amount of donations funded in 
the Agricultural Societies of the Duchy from 1842 to 
1845.—4. Account of the Proceedings of the Great 
"General Meeting, held at Mayence in 1840, of the Vine 
and Fruit-tree Growers in Germany.—5. On the most 
Useful Agricultural Implements of the South of Ger- 
many.—6. Fifteen Sheets of Designs for Agricultural 
Buildings,—7, On the Science of Agricultural Propor- 
tions (Elementary Data and Statistical Facts alphabeti- 
«cally arranged) : Part I. Cultivation of Plants. 
he Council ordered these Works to be severally 
bound and placed in the Library of the Society, a copy 
of the Journal being sentto Dr. Zeller, along with the 
dest thanks of the Council, in acknowledgment of the 
present he had so kindly taken the treuble to transmit 
to the Society. 
MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS. 
1. Letter from Mr. Bray, Town-Clerk of Birming- 
ham, on the subject of the Annual Country Meeting of 
the Society for 1847. e 
2. Letter from Mr. John Clarke, of Long Sutton, 
Amount of premium 
cattle show, Hi 
Amount of premi 
local farming soci 
ties, 1840 .. 614 7 4 
at Dublin cattle 
18 
rrear of premiums 
show .. .. .. .. 0 0 
Premiums for thorough draining, 
farina-machines, &e. .. e 5312 8 
Total paid in premiums for 1845 .. T9577 07$ 
ng and other expenses of 
s to cattle show, Ballinasloe 123 13 0 
Ditto of judges for ecting tho- 
rough draining for gold medals .. 35 12 
159 4 2 
20 0 0 
7 4 6 
67 4 6 
Printing and 
port and “T 
195 1 6 
ry, generally, 
preinium sheets; 
re of paree B: 38 
Incidental: includi 
nd c. 
s, ng gratuities, 
binding books, travelling expenses, dio. 34 
rooms (one year) 70 0 0 
Rent of Soci 
Of 
including y of 
cand S.&c. 081311 
Yous SOS ISO OCIO: 
Total expenditure for 1845 ne 
Donations. 
F 
per cents E b: ec 121217 10 
Jalance to credit of donation fund (ospite 
—— £5122 15 0 
Examined, and found correct, 
FRANC AG F 
J.B. TRPA Auditors, 
April 16, 1846, 
The Seeretary then read the report of the Couneil for 
1845, from which we make the following extracts :— 
* Tta es on reference to the accounts of the society 
for 1845, that the annual subseribers for that year 
amounted to 734, from whom subscriptions to the 
amount of 12642. 3s, were received, adding to this a sum 
of 5007. contributed by the local committee at Ballin- 
asloe, towards defraying the expenses of premiums at 
the cattle show; 165. 6d., interest on the funded 
stock ; a sum of 817. 9s. 9d., arising from contingencies, 
viz., sale of reports, catalogues, lectures, and contribu- 
tions towards prize essays, and balance of 187. 6s. 7d., 
from the preceding year—they make together a fund for 
the last year 2198/. 19s, 10d. for defraying the.entire 
expenses, and carrying out the objects of the society. 
It appears also that for the last three years the funds 
have been applied in three portions—namely, in pre- 
miums for the annual cattle show, open for general 
petition; premi for husbandry in the local socie- 
ties, limited to working farmers holding under 25 Irish 
acres ; and thirdly towards defraying the general ex- 
penses of the society ; and it appears that though the 
income derived from annual subscriptions each year 
does not exceed 12707., yet during the above period the 
society had been enabled to distribute an average sum 
of about 14007. in premiums for the above objects, 
through the machinery at present at its command, In 
comparing the present list of annual members, amount- 
ing in the last year only to 724, a great disproportion 
between the actual supporters of the society and the 
numbers throughout Ireland who are so deeply inter- 
ested in its welfare and success is manifest, and the 
council have again to express their regret that many 
noblemen and gentlemen who have extensive estates in 
this country are not members of this society or con- 
tributors to its funds. Acting therefore upon these 
statements and upon the assumption that the society has 
proved itself every way entitled to the increased confi- 
dence of the gentry and landed proprictors of the 
country, the council have determined on making an 
appeal to those who have hitherto contributed to its 
funds, to aid them in their future operations through the 
personal application of the several members of the 
society. It is to be hoped that this appeal will be re- 
sponded to as it deserves, 
“ Local Farming Socicties—The most gratifying 
feature in the proceedings of the society has evidently 
been the great increase in the number of local farming 
societies in connection with the central one. At the 
commencement of the society the number of these use- 
ful bodies did not exceed 22, and there are now no less 
than 120 regularly organised, and in operation through- 
out all parts of the country ; of these upwards of 80 
have qualified for, and received the Central Society’s 
premiums during the past two years. The council re- 
grets that from the reasons above stated they are not 
enabled to give more than six pounds in money, exclu- 
sive of medals to each of these useful and valuable in- 
stitutions during the present year ; but they feel a con- 
fident hope when the objects and proceedings of the 
society are better known and appreciated ; and conse- 
quently its funds inereased, that they will be in a posi- 
tion to extend their operations more generally, and to 
give increased aid and encouragement to them. 
“The Annual Catile Show.—The selection of the 
city of Limerick for the annual cattle show of the 
society for 1846 promises to be fortunate, A guarantee 
having been given for the sum of 5007., and signed by 
several noblemen and gentlemen, was presented at Bal- 
linasloe towards the expenses of premiums for the cattle 
show and aecepted. A subserip'ion list has been opened 
for defraying the expenses of the show, whieh has 
already been liberally contributed to, and the names of 
many of the leading nobility and gentry of the district 
appear upon the list. The show is fixed to take place 
on the 12th of August next, and the two following days, 
and it is expected that the same facility will be afforded 
to the transport of stock and implements to the meet- 
» 
Warronp, March 7: Tenant Rights.— Mr. CLUT= 
TERBUCK spoke as follows: It is undeniable that the 
establishment of Farmers! Clubs has, during the last few 
years, not only called forth a very considerable amount, 
of local and general information, but has enabled the 
individual members to impart to their brother agricul- 
turists the result of that experience which is the basis 
of all improvement ; they have effected, perhaps, even 
more positive good by offering to landlord and tenant 
that neutral ground so long wanted, ou which both par- 
ties have a fair opportunity, in the spirit of amicable 
discussion, of drawing attention to points of practice 
which they may have found either to be prejudicial to, 
or likely to advance their mutual interests. All will 
admit that in these times the farmer can hope to obtain 
a living from his occupation only in proportion to the 
amount of capital he has invested, and to the energy 
and intelligence he employs in carrying out such a sys- 
tem of husbandry and rotation of crops as are best 
adapted to the peculiarities of the soil he cultivates. 
Both individual and general welfare equally demand 
that when the period or the mode of occupation can be 
shown to deter the tenant from adopting an improved 
mode of husbandry, such relaxations or changes should, 
without delay, be made, as might promote the mutual 
advantages of landlord and tenant. On referring to the 
discussions of the numerous Farmers’ Clubs throughout 
the country, it is impossible not to be struck with the 
importance so very generally attached to the subject of 
* tenant rights,” hey say a “ fellow feeling makes us 
wondrous kind i" and, being myself in the oceupation 
of some land from year to year, I have felt, and do feel 
every day, the uncertainty of the tenure, that it eannot 
fail to be detri l to the i tment of capital and 
the advancement of agriculture ; whilst, on the other 
hand, as a landlord, I shall endeavour to point out those 
relations which appear to be most conducive to the ač- 
vantage both of landlord and tenant. After some con- 
sideration it is my deliberate opinion that it would not 
only be imp icable to frame a legislative enactment 
which would meet the difficulties of the question, but 
that, by the agitation of that point, not only much valu- 
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able time would be lost, but that, during the discussion, 
