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THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
[May 9, 
Applicable to animals fed for the butcher. ‘The main 
points to be attended to were to keep them well supplied 
with litter, and to be regular in giving them the re- 
quisite kinds of clean food in a clean place. "The 
should be littered early in the morning (the litter being | 4 
all cleaned out), and fed with a basketful (about 50 lbs.) 
of cut Swedes. A large beast would eat this quantity 
«lean up, and then lie down for two or three hours. 
lot of chaff from the thrashing-machine, or cut straw, 
should be laid hefore each beast, as it was lying down. 
It was a good plan to prepare the chaff thus: Linseed 
meal, at the rate of half a pound to a gallon of water, 
should be putinto a boiler, with two or three handsful of 
salt. When hot, the liquid should be poured over the 
chaff, area spread out for the purpose. The food 
thus became savoury, and was relished by the cattle. 
About 11 a.m. all those beasts that got oilcake received 
their allowance. Some of them had, at this time, from 
4 Ibs. to 19 lbs. of a sort of porridge of Linseed 
and Pea-meal, mixed up with the chaff. At1 p.m. 
they each got about three-fourths of a basketful 
of cut Swedes; and before night a basketful, with 
some straw-chaff. The Gazette also had an article 
on manures, and referred to Mr. Warnes's system 
of box-feeding, in which the litter accumulated 
under the cattle, and was supplied in sufficient. quan- 
tity to absorb all the urine. The manure was ex- 
cellent. An ox, in a box 10 feet square, and well lit- 
tered, would rise only 3 inches in a week; but the 
manure below it was hard compressed, and would 
monthly, when turned out, form a heap of at least 
6 cubic yards of first-rate material, containing all the 
urine. Box-feeding was advocated on the ground of 
uniting all the advantages of having the cattle loose (or 
at liberty to move themselves as far as was beneficial), 
without allowing them to be checked in fattening by 
annoyance from other animals.—Mr. G. Bartes said he 
had always seen cattle get fat with lente of Turnips 
and straw. Oilcake might be all very well, if there were 
no reckoning day ; but the bill was sure to come in, and 
dig deep into the grazier's purse. He very much 
doubted if he would get the money back in profit.— 
Mr. Mıreury, of Crawerook, observed, that if the 
farmer got but half the money back he "might still be 
in pocket, from the increased value of the manure.— 
Mr. Bates was inclined to think that Linseed must be 
preferable to oilcake. But in his opinion Turnips and 
straw would be found the most profitable provender for 
the farmer. It was desirable to use the produce of the 
farm, as much as possible, in the feeding of cattle, and 
not to be too often putting your hand into your 
pocket. He had never failed to see an animal get 
fat, when put into a hamel with straw and Turnips. He 
spoke, of course, of animals that would feed. The 
value of oileake, price considered, was over-rated. 
Miscellaneous. 
Spreading, Lifting, and Drying Flaz. —Select, when 
possible, clean, short, thick, pasture ground for this 
operation 5 and mow down, and remove, any weeds that 
rise above the surface of the sward. Lay the Flax 
evenly on the Grass, and spread thin, and very equally. 
If the directions under the head of rippling have been 
attended to, the handfuls will come readily asunder, 
without entangling. Turn it two or three times, while 
on the Grass (with a rod about 8 feet in length, and an 
inch and a half in diameter), that it may not become 
of different shades, by the unequal action of the sun, 
which is often the case, through inattention to this 
oint. Turn it when there is a prospect of rain, that 
the Flax may be beaten down a little, and thus pre- 
vented from being blown away. ‘A good test of its 
being ready to lift is, to rub a few stalks from the top to 
the bottom; and, when the wood breaks easily, and 
separates from the fibre, leaving it sound, it has had 
enough of the Grass. Also, when one stalk in fifty is 
perceived to form a bow and string, from the fibre con- 
traeting and separating from the woody stalk. But, 
the most certain way is, to prove a small quantity 
with the handbreak, or in a Flax mill In lifting, 
keep the lengths straight, and the ends even, otherwise 
great loss will oceur in the rolling and scutching. Tie 
it up in small bundles; and if not taken soon to be 
seutehed, it will be much improved by being put up 
in small "stacks, loosely built, with stones or brambles 
in the bottom, to keep it dry, and allow a free circu- 
lation of air, Stacks built on pillars would be the best. 
Drying, by fire, is always most pernicious. If properly 
steeped and grassed, no such drying is necessary ; but, 
to "ie it ready dor breaking and scutching, exposure 
to the sun is sufficient. In some districts, it is put to 
dry on kilns, in a damp state, and is absolutely burned, 
before it is dry, and the rich oily property of the Flax 
is always greatly impaired. On this point, the Society 
ean searcely speak too strongly, as the Flax is either 
toyed, or rendered not worth one-half of what x 
would be, if properly dried.—5th Report, Flax So 
Breaking and Scutching Flax, it done by hank 
should be on the Belgian system, which is less wasterul 
than that practised in Ireland. If by milling, the 
farmer will do well to select those mills in which the 
improved machinery has been introduced. The Society 
would also recommend, that the farmer should en- 
deavour to have his Flax seutched by a mill-owner 
who pays his men by the day, and not by the stone, 
even if it should cost him higher in i dod ly 
system of paying the seutchers by the stone, rendering 
them more anxious to do a large quantity in the da 
than 
5th Report, Flax Society. 
to produce a good yield from the straw.— | 
Calendar of Operaeeue. 
MA 
Management of o Stock. DA continue our pei com- 
menced in an early einen. from Mr. Wilson's article on this 
subject (see page 94). ‘When the calves are from 4 to 6 ROG 
hey e removed M s separate cribs 
EUM IE can be accommodated together, and have ri 
to frisk about. So soon 3 the feeding-yards are cleared of the 
5 nto the most sheltered one, where 
iey have still more rs Dind are gradually prepared for 
Bane turned to Grass ; i i 
ey ar ned altog er. When this is done, their allow- 
ance of Linseed-cake is increased and as they have been 
trained to its us se they readily eat enough to ve in condi- 
improve 
ten ad of their EON bein; checked E 
acquiring E arg 
to be considered the EAD consequence ‘of weaning, 
RUN is vue until they have so evidently taken to the 
e to hae ree it. ey are not allowe: 
ps SUN des very late in autumi as the nights begin to get 
chilly, are brought in ELI, the mpap and receive a Lus 
of Vetehes or cut Clover. When put on Turnips, the daily al- 
m of cake, say 11b. is resumed and continued 
‘ough the unes and ‘spring, until they are again 
pert to (x This no rely promotes their sean and 
feeding, but (so far as the experienco of 5 or 6 years can deter- 
mine the point) se fic against Phanos, which was 
often so fa tal as  altegedtien to deter many farmers from 
breeding,” 
regards farm work for the ensuing week :—The principal 
onsrahone will be planting Mangold Wurzel, where that has 
been delayed ; planting Potatoes : end cross ploughing for tl 
Turnip crop, in every case immediately harrowing, rolling, 
again VU and then gathering the weeds. Wheat and 
Bean hoeing will also Pueri 
"Notices to Correspondents. 
Boors—W L—Low’s “Elements oF Practical "ies rap fe 
Landed Property" (fo 
landlord).—— T R N—Bevan on the Honey Bee. eA 
mixed with earth and soaked with urine will make a good 
manure for any e 
BUTTER: Hepburn asks how the bad taste of “Turnip or 
rancid” butter array be removed ? may be removed in the 
cream by the r use of saltnotee. Can any one remove 
it from butter after manufacturi 
DRAINAGE or FLOODED LAND—P 21 | R—Next week. 
DRINKING PLACE For ÜATTLE—A C &—The drains—we under- 
stand yous it provide the water. Then, let the main run 
all well, from which let there be a waste drain at 
a proper ds B this well be situated so as that a pump 
placed over it shall, mith the least length of pipe, fill stone 
AES in M uci A hat is the method adopted on 
Mr. ith's EDennston 
OTHER ngton—Y o see, we heve, just com- 
will s 
menced the Pubcon Gta Paper on this subje 
Guano—Bet i ts not be mixed with TON ashes if they 
are fresh ; if old, hee will not injure it, But in any, case we 
should und “placing 1 ied in the earth previous e sowing 
the E bro: t in wet weather after A ug rather 
than mixing the T iib died with it. 
PICKLED [ov ATS—. —Your account is very extraordinary. 
Can the difference be owing to nothing ie the one seed being 
ckling done as we 
recommended, or did it soak for any length of time y If the 
would ai 
land well open to the Beau 4 EOS EUR ti 
at present enjoying. We should feel obliged by any farther 
piures youcan ‘ive. 
Sand and. ‘ints exercise an influence only o! 
absorbed by the roots of plants. 
soda are of little value in general as man us “for most Weis 
contain them naturally in sufficient abundan: 
one FEEDING Cows—Leyton—A cow will eat, ddr 80 tons of 
en food in the year ; you may grow that of the right kinds 
g EA S on 1 acre, but you cannot grow enough ph odi 
cows on that extent. Sow io of Gn acre to Lucerne, $ of 
acre to Swedes, and 1 of ai a Oe urzel, and. 25 
the other 4 you may have of meted Turnips fol- 
lowing the earlier, ano Cabbages the later cw’ 
SurPHuRIC Acrp—Gloucestersi srt Farmer—4 bus 
and 1 cwt. ppc ies ac xed together "will make a goo 
dressing per acre. Dry QAM say 6 6 ne, 8 bushels of ashes. 
Torr OREH Craven Grazier— e lea” slopes but ite 
over the pred part of it. The ees were in every c: 
hels of bones 
place wn the descent. 
e ANS them whe e flowers are beginning to 
fade. Half dry them, and NM with alternate layers of 
oi 
n winter. AL o 
rich light soil, though it Dres a somewhat adhesiye loam. 
mi is never economical to plough in good green. crops k 
hay of your Vetches uy guano for the succeeding crop. 
WawpwrrL—Wil D L give us his padue ? We havea Dentes 
which may concern says, “Fora 5 
power windmill, 21 tet by 5 feet 6 inches will be a sail. of 
sufficient size, and by acts or ig A d spring 
through which it acts, sou may vary the Dower fi m 3 to 7 
if prop sails Men the 
cross and shaft PU Ane about 30L, with tne and shades 
complete.” 
Markets, 
SMITHFIELD, Monpay, May 4. aos S Biene of Ibs. 
Bast Scots, Herafords, &c. 38 10 aed A Best Long-w« —s to —8 
Best Short Horns - 8.8 Ditto (horn -40 44 
Second quality Beasts, - FICHES CM e tn quality — — — 
-40 50 ZOOM EE) Oa 8 40 
Bent Downs & Half 48 Lam! E g $ 1 8 
itto (shorn) 4 4 4 6| Pig, 8 
Beasts, 28! hep and Tyan 23,050; Calves, 
e have a full y of Beasts, and trade dull. 
suddenly warm, the demand is ver: 
remain ünsold.— Lamb je freely disposed of. che weather 
he Jato high prices cannot be süpported,— Ven] has a tendency downw 
Pork trade 14 tolerably ste 
ards — 
mr, May 8 £ 
ea sufficlent supply of Bene: although not vary larga; indeed, it 
n in consequence of tre (ada hiving been sô exceed- 
ts since Mon i 
i 
ad markets the Calf 
Iw from the e dei 
ion of fully 4d per 8 Ibs.— 
ndi gal 35^. re 
active, at fally late pri 
5837s Sheep and Lambs, 61505 Calves, 195; 
Pork trade is 
Pigs, 
s West Srmfth field 
HAY.—Per Load of 3 
Wait: 
Fine Old Hay -  78sto & 
Tof ior, Hay 60 
6 TIRES 8, 
$18 
100, wem 98s to 32s 
ay 
‘The bine is growing, but 
ion, we may expect soon to! hes ur 
pew & Saera, Hop-Facti 
We have mora doing in E 
p botter p 
from the present appeaxance of other vege 
igh:. P. 
| of an attack of bligh 
COVENT GARDEN, Max 9.— Vegetables of all kinds have 
been well supplied, ‘All kinds of Fruit in senson is plentiful, 
and tra egins to get a little bris Lm Several good-sized 
Pine-apples ey e been offered, and hot! PEE are becom- 
ing more plentiful, and consequently poen Ripe Cherries 
and Strawberries are pretty plentiful, more Spells the lat- 
nd for which here is little demand. Green Goose- 
ti 
are very scarce, and are for the most part sold at nomi- 
“Orange s are leoi and Nuts of all kinds 
sufficient for the dei Of Vegetables, Broccoli 
is Noel and pre "Y pleni “Aspa ragus i is excelent and Cab- 
bages, Greens, d and plentiful. Young Carrots 
and Turnip: H may mos OUR at last QN prios A ue 
ripe Tomati s have just made their appearan: 
as been Sud een the 
week. Celery is goodin quality, and sufficient for the demand. 
Potatoes of Me very best quality still fetch 91. a ton, and E 
one or two cases rather more ; but inferior samples may b 
tained at much lower pr ices ; on account of the variety a 
abundance of other vegetables, "howev ver, few sales are UM 
at any p! Frame Potatoes are prety plentiful. Lettuces 
and ddp “Saladin are good and plentiful. Cut Flowers 
hiire eonsiatos Euphorbias, Heaths, fiyacintha, Tulips, Auri- 
culas, Tropæolums, Jasmines, Lily of the Valley, Pentas carnea, 
Stepiianotis floribunda, Burchellia capensis, Camellias, Azaleas, 
Acacias, Oyclam: Daphnes, Orange flowers, Rhododendrons, 
Cinerarias, Gardenias, XE and patients OSOS; 
Pine Apple, perlb., uut ver dozen, 1s to 2 
Grn; Hothouse, ed ^, 1 er 100, 6r to 14s 
anish, per Ib. Pd to le Almonds, per 
Apples, Den. E bush: "nd to 204 Sweet Almon 
Hen, 7s to ilberts , Sng 5 D s jo 608 
Heer P dozen, Jo d 6d Nuts, Cob, per 100 1bs., 802 t 
Strawberries, per óZ., 8d to ls Bd ST Barceloni, 90» 
00, 4s to 188 mus 128 to 168 
Be ilie, per 100, 5a to 16s Im 
— per dozen, 2s to 26 6d Walnut por bushel, 16s to 208 
Chesnuts, per peck, 3s to 78 
VEGETABLES. 
Cabbages, per doz., gatos 34 Seakale, per punnet, as to de] 
E dog., Gh tola Parsnips, per doz., 3d t 
Broccoli, Bow. per 0 24 Scorzonera, per bundle, in to lafad 
io Salsify, do., 1s to 1» 
Onions, pet bushel, 1s 6. t 
o 1s 6d anish, per do, wed to 6r 
french Beas, pet 100, 2¢ 64 to 4 Shallots per 1.1 
Sorrel, por hf-sieve, di to ole Garlic, per lb. 
Potatoen, per ton, 70s to Lettuce, Der score, "en, 4d to 1s 
- ewe, » ôd to 2s 
ashel, 3s todi Radishes, per 12 e 4dtols 
Blaney, per bushely eroas | Mushrooms, per pottle, 1s to a 6d 
le 6d 
Frame, per lb., 6d to Small Salads, per punnet, 2d to 8d 
Turnips, per bunch, 9d to 2e 'ennel, per bunch, 2 
Red Beet, per doz, 6d to 1s 6d Savory, per bunch, 4d 
Carrots, per doz. be Thyme, per bunch, sd 
Horse Hadish, per bundle, 24.to7« | Watercress, p. 12 sm. bun. 6d to 84 
Cucumber: Tarragon, per bunch, 
Spinach, por seve, 9d t Mint, green, per bunch, 6d to 8d 
Marjoram, per bunch, 4d 
Sekt, por doz, bunches, E to ls 6d 
od Chervil, per punnet, 2d to 8d 
s per ton; ditto Regentt 
ner Ons common Reds and 
hire Heda, 1608 to 110s pun Montrose 
inkayes, 848 to 90s per ton. Several cargoes of Scotch Reds are 
Prat pubs aud i Sunday Tast that were opened this ORE but there 
ia lit 
a 
MARKCLANE, Monpay, May 4, 
The supply of Wheat this morning from Essex and Suffolk 
was better than for some time past, that from Kent only mode- 
rate; the market opened e B os in orderto make an; 
progress in P it was n sary to submit to a decline of 
o 2s. per qr. ; to have Bust a ond a further abate 
m would lu been taken. ATE was no Aem for ee 
better supply of Oats, which 
off pp at 6d. to 1s, per 
qr. lower than this day se TUE 
care: 
good qualities are very 
PEN ui PER e Quei $. 8$ 
Wheat, Essex, Kent, and Su! 3 aC 58 65 Red , 50 6l 
Aetio V PAST Be 63 Whi 69 68 
rley, Malting and distillin, E to3ls po 4 Grind. 93 96 
Oats, Lincolnshire and Yorks! ds 94 99 Feed 92 26 
——' Nort! E D otato 28 8l 
. P 
. Feed 22 26 Potato 96 80 
Main, pale, ship ISO NUTS A WC 
or nA Manan 005 EE 
60 65 
Harrow 31 4 
[uuu = 
Maple 39 33 a 
2o. B4 86 
Beane, Mazagan, old and üew ^m to 40 Tick 29 46 
goon, Helgoland. 84 to 8 
Poan, Whit " io ei 
Fr 
The arrivals of English Wheat it daig, the week have been 
larger than of late, from al d. only moderate, and where 
sal ales of the former have 
description is qui 
exception of Oats, which are a very heavy sale at a decline of 
fully 6d. per ge there is no alteration to notice in the value of 
any other article, 
IMPERIAL AVERAGES. 
| Wheat. | Barley.) Oats. | Rye. | Beans.) Peas 
Mar. 28 Ber ggesten, seg bd 80s 2d) 22s 1d) 34s Od| 35s 0d oa " 
= 9| 80 2| 22 6| 83 7| 8410; 
Apr. 1i . Fi 9 80 9 9 3 4 85 1 
nT nal 5510| 30 5| $2 9| a5 5| 349 4 
- 95 6 . 55 90 1 98 4 88 7 84 10 88 10 
May 8) « «5 66, 39 8| 93 7| 82 5| s4ll| 8310 
6 weeks Aggreg. Aver. | 850, 30 2| 210) 83 9| e411 | 8830 
Duties on Foreign Grain 17 0. 8 0^ 6 ol 9 a! a e| 96 
Diagram Shows the HM B in the price ay Corn onthe average ot the 
ing Saturday, May : 
Apart 4 [Azam i] Arni, 18 ESL 
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— SEEDS, May 8 4 
DNA - - Dae oy ganto sis) LinaeedCaket Forelem, toni to 
owt 46 48 Moses ga KART $ 
Glover, Rea, xim - = m 
"m *" 
- White, Eam “ 55 Ed Rapeseed, Fre fici E 
4 68 | Rape $e 
Goriander - ^ - 10 16 gajnon 
empseed ~ pergr. 36 86} Tares, M: winter poni i 
Lino a n ve pur es » p 
— Baltio POST 49 46 | Trefo a 
alti 20 
Cakes, Rha per 100011: 19| Turnip (too A Hoy aera) 
KiNGsyoRD AND 
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