470 THE 
AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
[Jury i 
before, EN in his cause and in his audience ; he believed 
that they wi 
** Not vanish reason 
For rece but let ES reason serve, 
e the truth appea: 
Mr. PIA x Sore to Mr, eer s neun. pun that 
there was a great difference between dibbling and tl o A 
and contended [d the weight of argument was on ae Ante as 
he and Mr. Fox were the only parties present who had made a 
practice of dibbling, and that their evidence could not be 
overthrown. 
Mr. Joun aria replied that dibbling either was, or 
wing, it was one method of using 
o` Mr. Gs eui ue in dibbli: ing, 
and I could not help noticing not only "that they were more 
sure of a plant at Spring, bnt als iso of a better yield at harvest.” 
here was one other person which he would quote, for the 
benefit of those EM ented opinions by their agnus. sand 
experience by its length—a known correspondent of "Bell’s 
Messenger—who said that he had farmed 500 acres of land for 
30 years, and had suffered only ones from his crops being sown 
too thic ut many times frem their being sown too thin. 
After studying the facts he had alluded to, he hoped the thin 
sowing party would not me themselves with the idea that 
they had all the facts on their own side, or any exclusive in- 
telligence ; for there was one agent without which experience 
was useless, and which, if they had ope no cases of their own 
to refer to, would have enabled them to form correct opinions. 
"This agent was observation, which Md one man to avoid 
another’s mistakes. 
Mr. Taos. HANNAM said he had had some expgpenos, ifit 
were measured by years. He was once a great advocate of 
thin sowing, if not oF cpt RE and had adopted the prac- 
tice over 200 acres. had, BOS ey: PS upon his own 
land, and elsewhere, Vae the best c had been realised 
from the sowing of from two to two des A Dal bushels per acre. 
had once tried a greater quantity, but the observations 
which he then adie led him in future to use only two anda 
half, and he found that with that quantity the gops had 
answered well, Pun withstood their various enemies. 
must say that he had seen so many thin-plant crops run away 
‘with, and so many thick-sown Ree, attacked by the wire-worm 
and other things, that it compelled him to support the plan of 
thick sowing. He should, on the whole, recommend two and 
a He bushels for Wheat and EA 
LLEN, of Compton, said he had not been in the habit of 
dibbling. He had drilled and sown broadcast, and he bad 
always avoided sowing too little. It was an old ada, lage, that 
e who sows sparingly shall reap sparingly,” and he had 
found it to be true with regard to the management of his crops. 
Looking at all ithe casualities Aip yaa they ai to contend, 
e practice of thin sowing dangerous; ami 
therefore did not sow less than eu and a half bushels to the 
acre, At the same time, some soils re more seed than 
n w 
land, which he believed roel produce as much a o and a 
half bushels would if sown upon seeds. liked hr see the 
plant come pretty well at first and to m. aintain its hold 
and a half bushels per acre, whether drilled or otherwise. 
This had been his practice, and he had always found it to 
answer. 
LBY, of Compton, said ue was in a position to state his 
experience for a few years, and he mightas well tell the genera al 
result i ue ae onset, which was. that thin EDWIDE did not answer. 
MERE ie preferred a medium qui antity—say from two bushels 
to two bushels and a half per acre. But this again depended a 
good deal on the sort of corn that was Ronny DA dome descrip- 
tions branched out much more than other; mitted that 
wo and a half bushels were re- 
quisite. He had follow an the. in of calling and pressing for 
ears, and he preferred it to any other system. 
He believed that where Barley had been sown the rankest this 
year, the crops would be best ; but he did not Tenn to say that 
RE reit wanld “allow o very year; at the s 
one case remet thin sowing. Where land e bun good Monde 
tion, they mi 
n repli a E "said he was extremely glad that 
he m KoA. this subject, because it had led to a most in- 
structive discussion, Mr. Hannam certainly appeared to have 
the weight of opinion on his side, as he (Mr. Fox) and Mr. 
s year. Thin Sowers and dibblers 
had a great many enemies to contend with; indeed all sowers 
had more to contend with now than in years past; and seeing 
them, he had tried this experiment, with a view of I 
an experiment, by sowing half a 
bushel, a bushel, and two bushels aay per pom and 
- This propositio: 
agreed to, and it will probably be carried into eoe Bere 
Miscellaneous. 
The Courtrai System of Flax Culture.—This is the 
universal mode in the district from which the finest 
Flax we receive from the Continent is. brought ; although 
in this country we have not succeeded in always pro- 
ducing fine Flax, it is, however, now of great import- 
binding it. The handfuls are set up, resting against 
each other, the root ends spread out, and the top ends 
joining like the letter A, forming stooks about 8 feet 
long, and a short strap keeping the ends firm. In this 
way, it will resist wind and rain well, and dry fast. In 
six or eight days, it may be stacked in the field ; the 
seed to be taken off, at leisure, in winter; the Flax to 
be steeped the following May—a system which possesses 
the advantages of affording the farmer the best season 
of the year “for steeping and grassing, and a time o 
comparative leisure, when his attention is not called off 
to the harvesting of other i important crops. It has, in 
many cases, when tried in this country, proved highly 
successful ; although, in others, it has failed, from want 
of experience, perhaps, in watering and grassing it. 
The treatment, in this way, has made the Flax, in some 
cases, worth 2s. or 3s. per stone more, than part of the 
same crop, steeped green. It is recommended, that 
trials of this system should be made, in the first instance, 
on a small scale.—5th Report, Flax Society. 
Calendar of Operations. 
3 
Tre frequent thunder-storms and heavy rains of the past 
fortnight or three weeks have injured and delayed the hay har- 
vest considerably. In fact, our land is now almost 
it has been any time this year; and we cannot get on it to 
horse-hoe or drill-harrow the Turnips. 
After the second hoeing of this crop it is well to use a small 
one-horse plough, or the common plough Tapon its mould- 
board, between the rows. It should pass down Sun side of 
each row, opening up a deep but very narrow fur) 
throwing the earth from the plants, If two SAGE at 
this they will proceed as fast as one horse-hoe, which ‘grout 
follow them, and as each inte: KE is completed this hoe should 
be used to level the drill ridge which has been raised within it. 
The effect of the whole is the more thorough cultivation of the 
land. 
farmer now has his work prett; TERMS he cannot do 
better than hand the qup t of it over to 
foreman for a few days, a nis Newcastle 
meeting of the English RE A eo faite the ensuing 
week, 
Notices to Correspondents. 
Booxs—O E F—“ Cattle: Breeds, Management, and Diseases,” 
prhhahgp by the Useful Knowledge Society. ——A Constant 
ler — Macintosh's ** Aroa a Gardener ” and Low’s 
4 ementa of Practical Agrienitur 
Canpaces—J H—Cows never yield LO than when at Grass. 
The economy of stall- feeding arises, we imagine, solely from 
its hindering that waste of food which grazing is guilty of. 
Cabbages are good food for milch cows if you take care not 
give them any withered or spoiled leaves; and giving as 
ou do Bean-meal along with them, your cows should give 
plenty of milk. 
Farm Carrrat—J N Carnac—See a Leader in to-day’s paper. 
educe.the OPES there Een according to the ang of the 
farm.——A B. iin a farm of 250 acres ‘ produces” 4001. 
annually. mean of rent? Half of it ur. Grass 
and Bal. of. it arable, your tenant should have a capital of 
20001.—the landlord being willing to advance money for any 
can only Apea ak to M.’s, which is 
goo e have no experience of sia do not be 
AEREA with this answer, 
STEAM EnGINE—Fermier Anglais—Ours is of six horse-power. 
We thrash 500 quarters and upwards of Wheat annually. 
cost 2251., way set up five years ago, and has hardly cost any- 
thing since. A ploughman manages it. It is a high-pressure 
engine, not a beam engine. It consumes 7 cwt. pagon per 
m, and requires 13 hours to get the steam up. 8 
made by Fairbairn, of Manchester. Apply to him. wii any 
East Lothian reader kindly give] his experiences 2 
STEEP Lanp—A Craven G anfiel 
ably mistaken. Land lying at an TEE of 60° XO like the 
roof of Westminster Abbey. This is notmuch less than the 
ordinary angle at which à Judo les iai: in use. a may 
epend upon it no “li; pl ough” dé arar ever used on land 
“sloping from 50° to 60°;” and m: your “ Grass land 
requiring drainage” slopes 40° or Wc likeit. Excuse 
our confidence, and pata get the nearest land surveyor to 
En 
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take the angle for you. If your Potatoes are early you may 
have a crop j of Tares sona after them ready for mowing the 
rst week in May, or Rye might answer your purpose, or 
TGN Rye-grass, e it odd be a pity to plough that up 
after the first cutting. But if sour. sert be late we know of 
so crop which you can sow after cut so early. You 
may sow Tares on an pacsrabble, Fa Gh or fold them off in 
time next spring for a Turnip crop. 
To REAR OHICKENS—A Subscriber—Give them at first steeped 
rice, a little Draag E a very little Biens. Mhsats also Bar- 
ey-meal as soon they will eat it,—. hapman, Upton, 
near Atherstone. 
Wreat—s N—This ipm is certainly not known in a wild state, 
Its origin is a puzzle. 
Youne Ducks—F E Horne—Could any of our correspondents 
give the best method of rearing, feeding, and. fattening young 
lucks ? 
Markets, 
SMITHFIELD, Monpay, July 6.—Per Stone ae 
Best Soots, Herefords, t à 
Best Short Horns = 
[Xia idees . 
Best Downs & Half 
tto (sl ponies a 
E s 3403; Sheep and sie B 8705 Calves, 
ar 
nbn EENEN IEEE 
many ives, gris 
little deing iz in ide Pork trad 
64; Sheep and Lambs, 12,550; Calves, 5855 Piga, 260, 
imithfield. 
obtain a pro 
ance, from its being the only mode of securing good 
seed. As soon as pulled, the Flax is stooked, without 
aor innuens ‘generélly. comes to. market but a wly.—The prices current 
eu— d tas 
Down feo nw Mothers S wed Durga C» n tol 0 pus lb. 
og we cae ce 
13 Half-bred MER n 10 
ogüs = - - -11 12, 
Kent. Fleeces Ers 
1 
James Prnnix, Broker. 
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COVENT GARDEN, Jury 11.—Vegotables have been plenti- — 
fully supplied, and Fruit has been abundant. Pine-apples 
have not altered in price pace | NUS week. Hothouse Fo. are 
abundant and cheap. Good Plums, and excellent sam) ampieer 
Peaches and Nectarines, have been offered, herrit 
Strawberries are plentiful ; the latter are, however, ae E 
scarcer. Gooseberries are abundan t, and a considera 
quantity of Dutch Currants os been offered. Apples and Pears 
are sold at TOS Dir Oranges are plentiful, conside 
the season, and of all kinds are sufficient for the demani 
Lemons are orient cheaper. English Melons may be o! 
tained at last week's prices, and some good foreign | ones are 
also in the market. Vegetables, Asparagus is scarce 
and dear. Cabbages, Wood ue &e., are good and suffi- 
cient for DURS ots and Turnips are DES 
arce during the week, and good young 
eans remain nearly 
week. Celery is good in quality, Potatoes 
of the best m fetch 97. a on and in one or two cases 
101. and 121, a ton; but inferior samples may be obtained at 
Tier prices. Ash- itive Kidneys have not altered since last 
week, nevertheless, the supply is somewhat limited, Lettuce’ 
and other Salading are good and plentiful. Cut Flowers 
chiefly consist of Heaths, Jasmines, Kalosanthes, UR 
NO Pelargoniums, POFAMES flowers, Cinerarias, Gardenia: 
Moss and other Rose: 
FRUITS. 
Pine Apple, perlb., 4s Gooseborries green, exif. Be tobs 
Grapes, Hothonse, per hte 3s t0 01 Cüsrants, red, per hi.-5v., da to 6 
pples, Dess., per bush., 7s t0 90s fee, dao e 
— ‘Kitchen, 7s to 15r Strawberries, per pottle, 64 to 2e 
elons, each, 4s to ts Raspberries, per pottle, 4d to 8d 
Peaches, per doz., 10s to Cheiries, per ]b., 4d to 
Nectarines, per doz. 10s to 24s Imonds, per peck, 68 
dozen, lato 2s 6d Sweet Almond, per] 
100, 4s to 16s Filberts, English, p. 100,bs. 2 50s to 604 
Sevilje, per 100, 8s to 16s 
Cob, per 100]bs., 80s to 908 
er dozen, 28 to 9s Barcelona, 207 
Lemons,» per dozen, Seo 3464 Brazil, 128 to 16s 
100, 78 to 208 — Spanish, 14 
Walnuts, per bushel, 12s to 16s 
VEGETABLES, 
Carrots, per bunch, 4d to 10d 
Cabbages, per doz., 6d to 1s 3d 
Cauliflowers, per doz., 2s to 6r Onions, per doz, bunches, 2s to 8# $. 
Artichokes, per doz. allots, per 1b., 6. i 
French Bem t Guslio, per Ib., öd t 
eas, per 2s to 65 
Sorrel, p: HUS to Is 
Potatoes, poëten 70a to 200% 
uce, per Aot; Cab., 1s 
Con iato 2a 04 
Radishes, per 2 hands, 9d to 1s 
ponsel, Be tode 
er "Wt ue ste 18s 
T ]b., ad t 
Thyme, per bunch, 4d 
Watercress, p. 12 sm, bun. 6d t084 
Porsley, portano, ld toad i 
per bundle, 1a ] 
Tarragon, per bunch, ed 
me green, per pria 6d to 84 
Marjoram, per buni 
Chervil, per EUN Bi tood 
26d 
B por bundles as 1064 
Rhubarb, por bundle, 4 
‘Asparagus, per ante a te s 
464 
k: chos, 2d b 4d 
Celery, per Sis, 1s 6d to 2s 6d 
Hae spen Load of 36 Trusses. 
‘uly 3 
[ES 67s | NewClr. 65ato 
LSiraw 82 
Coorzn, Sale: uti 
Prime Mead,Hay 75sto 84s N Hi 
Infr.New & Rowen 65 70 | Glover d 
BERLAND MARKE m, July 9. i 
Prime Mend. Hay 80s to 39» | Old Clover itato da 
Infer 70 Inferior do. 90 . 98 | Straw 34s 10068 
Bd B8 New Clo 80 95 
 Joonva Barun, Hay Salesman: 3 
y land carriage samples nom ‘the near pe 
being moderate, was sold tolerably freely at the terms of last 
week, A retail business was done 
price bns been made. 
ITISH, a tere QUARTER, 8. qi i 
Wheat, avon Ke ent, White 55 60 Red. 60 fe) 
lk, Linvoliahive, ana Yorkehire 50 64 White 50 5 
Barl ix Malting and disti ling. quie to Bs Chevalier 30 38 Grind. 25 E i 
Oats, pn. orkshire .  . Polands 26 29 eed — 25 gg 
mberland and COMAS e AAE Ej 
* . 5 «© Feed $4 97 Potato 
d Erw anms vie i 
jrttord and Bases” (2577101 01 100 8 f 
AE E 
Beans, Diteangan ola ana now “s2t040  "Tiok 94 46 — Harrow 85 SER 
Pigeon, i + 8810.59. Winds — Longpoi 5j 
Pens, White — EU d Maple 33 36 Grey 3% 
u 
There was little English ‘Wheat on ‘offer this morning, and its 
value remains unaltered, The sale of foreignis mnch eee 
with by American Flour, and holders being indisposed to x 
duce the prices in proportion, a retail business gy was trans- 
qus Flour continues i iR good demand at ful Df 
arley, B and Peas, remain as last qu. ity 
dear, but any: thing of secondary or inferior s qualit, 
Nay T although offered at qao intos, prices, 
RIAL M 
eat. | Barley. PR Ry eans.| Fe 
May 80 per Quarter.| 53: 4d| 988 4d| se Od) 32s 4d| 352100) 
Jun. 6. abe 5210 97 8 3 4 10 | 3610 
- d. a . . o 27 1 3 8 4 Ly 
- 20 . . B 5l 5 27 a 3 3 4 86 4 
i, ae ee 2| 274 6| 32 7| 37 6 
July 4. . «| 5210| 87 6 8| 83 3| 88 5 
6 weeks Aggreg. Aver. | 52 5| 97 6| s 6.29 9| 36 7 
Duties on Foreign Grain — 5 ^ ol 161 40 qro 
Diagram showing the fuoruations in. ie price of Cora on the areas e 
urday, 
E Satu 4 
"Pues | Max 30 | Junne | san 18 s ET Town 97 | 97 ^. 
pi genary, LI " er qi 
arawa z E 
Glover, Rea, LS 
es White, odi 
i3 i 
pke = 
Coriander - = m tío — 
Hemp eed Li porq B5 86 des Eng “winter nae nod d 4s 
Vins v, pe qr 45 orei 
= Baltlo ` 48 1 
- es Eng. per 1000107. 111 Tui (too s palris for Jesus 
