248 THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. [May 29, 
Mr. Jonas, Mr, Fisher Hobbs was 3 the Steward- standing in the stable; the l of m temer |i 
Elect of Implements on the sam ie PE of the shoe, bei a a ee 33 
Pouttrry ExrRIESs.— The Coun neil 7 the sugges- | footed horses. Mr. Po e's m an 2 0 me . oko 
tion of Mr. Davey, of Lewes, that the non-members’ fee seded the necessity of more t igh av a 
for entering Ti ultry for exhibition at the Lewes 3 driven into the hoof to effect that o ae in, a ene 
should be reduced N 10s. to 2s. 6d., in order to enable BEET-ROOT BEER. Mr. BAKER, o Fup Aa 855 
cottagers w 0 ete in that departm ment. to the Council a Paper on the prepara 
‘aRMERS’ FTAX Mitt.—The Hon. R. H.Crive, M. P., bodied Bitter Beer or Stout bees the isc sa — 
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i isit by invi dt thes r inspection a sample of this propose 
oar Wis oP Mn Dolan, in the" Yarwick Rond, | now 1 at of pikes pis for the adoption of 
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and operation of the farmers’ Flax machines invented | The Couns seu aoaaa to ee 7 2 * Scag 
dy that gentleman. Mee ing taken with him a sheaf of | of May, a when Tri ih mer wo 1 
his own Flax stra 
„from which the seed had been before ine Council, and ean other members s of the 
oved, this straw Society as would favour them with their attendance, 
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and three of these being ee to the action of Mr. his lecture “On Agricultural Gee in its practical “ets a 
ngs.” 
Donlan’s machines, t the r ult was then submitted by beari 
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; orin second was next portion, which had as usual, Hanover 
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undergone the rolling process; the fourth portion had aoe Col. Challoner, Sir P. Pole, Bart., Sir R. 
been subjected to all the three e processes—namely, those | Jodrell, Bart., Mr. Shaw, and a large attendance of 
of beating, rolling, and scraping, and gave the final other promoters of agricultural improvem 
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results of about 25 per cent. of marketable farmers’ The first business being that of har snap a president 2 
x, and about 123 per cent. of tow. The whole of for ae 3 year 
these machines were constructed in the simplest man- | RAYMOND Banken, Chairman of the Finance 
ner, but with the most exact adaptation of mechanical 6 said he reat pleasure in proposing 
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allow to pass eri ec They were not of an expensive | Society’s affairs in the manner that he had don 
ter; and could be worked either by men, women, recently. Of late that nobleman had shown as much 
or children, and by one person singly, or by several at zeal for the Soc ociety’s interests as during the time of his 
the same time ; ; horse, water, or steam-power might also ae Ce asekale ah it; an S though he m 
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traw, on which 8 W trams ad been ae The May 8 sic of 155 1 w held | ¢ 
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created in that list by the transfer of Me Miedo aay 
o the list of the Vice. Presi f Mr, Miles’s name 
former period in the hist tory of the Soc ae no 
finances eeni in a more 3 condition haa at ve its 
present tim at the 
The ar ee gon the mye mice 
gat Levu, 
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illings to aye yf e —The Council have 
the invitation of the authorities of i have a 
a the Country Me eeting of next year for the South-Wales 
District in that e city. 
The ch en ee eh penta by the Society 
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a are in a state of active a ss in the 
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laboratory of E a — 5 — consulting chemist to 
e | the Society, who has alrea ady this season delivered before 
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members two interesting lectures on the 
agency of cer tain Soils in pro moi the supply of 
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be used, according to circumstances. The whole of the possess in so emin a degree as their pre e chair- 
results, then submitted to the Council, had been attained | man 25 qualifi 5 of ww, es with practice, he 
by one man in the course of 20 minutes. This farmers’ | had shown, by the ability which he had displayed, b 
lax, produced und f the straw, | the speeches pa he had 3 and by his E 
was valued at 321. 8 — and the tow at . 12“. devotion to the pursuits of e ee that he w 
per ton ; and for the ketable article thus obtained, | quite capable of onan the affairs of the Society 
the farmer, who sien present circumstances could successfully, and was ful y adequate to all the 
of hi 2 | i ith 
ged to pro 
continent a ready sale, the ton of straw, by this me- | for the office of Presid ent, 1 8 ced that they would 
chanical operation, yielding farmers’ Flax of commerce do themselves credit ey elect cting his * to fill that 
and tow, which together might be estimated at nearly ES Noy post during the ensui ing y 
10. ; a sum from which would have to be deducted „ a 
pe, eee proportional part of the cost, rent, w 5 convietion that the ee was an exceedingly 
wear and tear of the machines employed, and the good one. The motion was put 
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bour reg or. iry, SHAW moved that the following noblem men and 
= p be taken at once from the field without stacking, ages should be the trustees for the ensu ing year: 
after the re without Sir Tho D M.P.; Lord 
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che large er, = adapted either for manual Joseph Neeld, M. P.; Lord r * Philip Pusey, 
labour or the application of machinery worked by any M. P.; Duke of Richmond ; Duke of Rutland; Earl 
rland. 
one of grea glish farmer; and, ER Pote seconded the motion, which was 
4s it had often engaged the attention of the e sated unanimous 
whose members Mr. Braxslhanp moved that the following LS sega 
1 great desideratam, he 3 eae Vice- Presidents, ea ing that y were 
felt he was only discharging his duty as it 
their body in ing their particular notice a ine dila 
nd expressed w 
n the li ght t thrown 
by ca 7 92 principles — more than a 
by the cel 
the Society’s prize essay on agricultural geology, has 
also favoured the members with a lecture on the 
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denuded state, 1 ee of * —_ drift or 
soil 7 2 happen, from various causes, rest npon 
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ncil are aware 2 the great cnn regi 
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in kai Ae en of science to the * 
culture ; and of the ee ey which any new 
or string facts of Se ugh w be nie 
in order that the 3 1 P 0 
e ase ma most clearly 
reumstances, the * conceive, op ust be accurately under- 
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2 iving any opinion themselves on an invention like Exeter, Earl Fitzwilliam, Earl of Hardwicke, Vinod 
1e present, he would request a few of the members in Hill, William Miles, 
their private capacity to accompany him to Mr. Donlan's Earl of Yarboro rough. 
vork in tha they eects ier having been seconded by Mr. BRAusrox, 
ps am themselves of the full bearing of the ques- 22 
a practical point of view. 
. Duke of Wellington, and 
of 
Lewes Meemine —Mr. Massa of High Holbo | be i i i 
II rn, been paid to the Vice-Presidents b 
l Society's contractor of works, reported the favour- The 3 i ves td o 
members 
Colonel CHALLONER observed that if any person wi 
- | to scratch out a name, and to substitute for it another, 
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7 The ng tee ome „Mr. Hupson, read the following report 
REPORT. 
Since the last General Meeting in December, 
37 members have died, and Die hints of 120 been 
removed from the list, while 104 candidates have 
as during the elected: so that th 
. | Society 8 156 
consists Life 
Annual Governors, ne Tite ‘Members 4002 Annual 
embers, Honorary M —making a 
She oC 6001 members om on the list of the Sociegy at juss ust read, it — 
: duty in bias the i npg = members less va 
and though there might reg t members, i 
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permanently with the Socie ent of i i 
positions for life.—The Cond "ave oleae 
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5 Ba akin said he could not e aly i 
compliment which had jus on 
ded by the Council was handed to the practice 
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After the: . of a Aad minutes, it was announced b. 
the Chairman that the Council had been re-elected with. its members 
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to be perfected by the application of improv ortained 
whether these be accidentally disco overa, how much the í 
by direct investigation. The Council fee of 
ification or i 
esirous cious on the 
legitimate development, toy, e The really best 
ether ts to reer ent their tare al ng clades 96 its, pe 
ce; but it is only u, that the 
mover ae best sci 
wished | distinct ee ee rs pers included 5 ioe 
conditions can be ascertaine ae other circum: 
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Sir 1 Polk said from the report which report which ma Det 
