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cannot, therefore, pan that this ee: 
o be passages, cattle are supposed to be ready for market. d 
ge ent ~ a f tes n of the each two, at pane. time or 8 o’clock, I pen my tillage of Wheat will, I might almost say, — 
— befor Seere n fe 7 them, and clearing the|half a stone of good Rye-grass and Clove er hay, infinitum, increase 15 produe etiveness, we can conceiv 
— 1 at th ne of the 5 80 Es Ib. more to each of the two baits. of no limit to it. It i y true that, in the ordinary 
— eat rede hes 2 ; 0 either be made of | o 3 taking care that the Turnip roots, tillage ba our land, oy. ‘thin seeding is inadmissible, we 
ar as r ino and dressed sto í tone, for vaprad Gres i supplied whole or uncut, a —.— ored must a sufficien ncy of seed to allow for a 4 
— peas pate ith acks i ate tely and given to the cattle free from frost and exposure to easunlties t 7 a crop in mri lan r 5 eer t = 
to the varieties of Tu urnips best suited to the | which m in proportion to the tillage whic 
for far fadder,” The al sald be tt “i vd nado of T j or ihe a ca of n ii I give for the first three N „andi is dang the growth of the crop, accorded ing 
should kijo p wal e secon tha te w from the ridge r re months the Yellow, and the last — Swedish. Clean- our coarsest tillage we may take 
i reatest cons and I am most vantage of e in the saving of seed, by sowing 
— eee he lowest st end! for art. aaa ot allowing e the fe 8 to wa the byres well the seed which has ac uired by garden tillage and thin 
— 5 n- ept out every time the dung is r et sowing an increased constitutional productiveness. — 
W ally I have cleaned out tw a-day. Wilkins obtains his 4000-fold increase, perhaps, not 
ge months the cattle with such trea — Mt sol bx be plump, nd by his oe n mr bin 3 
: ‘lati $ i ready o eket. utional productiveness induced by - 
— . r fa 8 Wee iot of eat r wp — treatment should — mumm bree t; and I see no reason why he may 
— fit from fe ortionatel be observed as ie when 2 cattle were house ing in the same va „obtain appt a 
—— kus e e a che side alls, in October. Continue the roots as long as they last. Possdbh, ei he directed his e a fine crip- 
both befare * the cattle, 5 or boles with Winter Tares or Gree should then be ready to supply tion A shot he might have made r equally produriive, 
hinge-doors on them every 12 fee É their place. With the same attention bestow —— the Although within certain limits = oe k Ba fm 
sometimes in ——— byres, in these boles I make | different lets in byres, yards, and loose boxes, and mih differently prepared, I have Ba as the + widt h 1 ‘a ay 
asecond or false door of perforated zinc, so ‘that the | regular feeding at the same hour, upon the same food | the rows of grain crops was grea r and consequent 
draught can be regulated at pleasure. When a stormy | during the six months, and s wapporing a ane wm of th less seed was used, a gradually increas fa — 
wind is blowing against any side of the byre, the doors same class and equal bite — roused, as a fensued ; yet this may not vet pets i EEE ‘ace 
of the can be shut on that side, and those on the well as equally good grow my —— has quantity of seed being diminished, for one ins ance 
opposite side opened; or, if an ordinar ary wind, I open | sh 
zine ones to be hi ced a large ur: X 
— — e 8 rf Sees ne e a careful | nities of testing to my own satisfaction, with such byres exception in an experiment in aire various pere 
feeder to regulate them, the cattle will never be seen em straw-yards, as I have described the merits of these | of seed were sown in eq A cof 817 h 4 ky be 
steaming and perspiring, as is frequently the case in methods of feeding. I am, however, not so much ible that the acreable produce o ont un nity: e 
byres where no attention has been paid to the most im- | ac ä ted with the loose- —2 system, for alth ve a I [nary tillage does * not depend Bey on the sel y 
portant matter of ventilation, In cause-waying byres, | have recently had them — 1 — . not yet seed sown as on the variety of other circums fear 
a few inches of a fall is necessar to prevent stagnant | sufficient experience to eir merits with the other condition ink nature of the soil, the aie 28 
vater from remaining about the feet of the cattle, and a two systems. When th e winter — were com- tillage, che os of culture, the depth at whic 8 
covered drain or gutter behind is ie ay for conveying | — mild and warm, like our last season for is deposited, and more s. till, perhaps, especi 
their urine to the tank. The divi or stalls can I have found that yard-cattle come pretty eee ile on other matters, which are not within 
either be made of a mer slab or wo iy The former I close 2 ne byre ones in — when sold, but certainly tlie of our ee tion, and from which in all our 
would recommend, as being the most durable, e ss — may here mention, — a corroboration o of exper im nets eve 3 greatest — saa resul 
at first more costly. views on this subject, that my friend Mr am | that puzz e our ingenui y, cheat our a render 
Inow-come to the second method referred to, vi ny views on junior, of Grange Di istillery, told me the other | our 8 In rows at 21 inches asunder, . 
e ing vad When these are intended for six — — day that he was taking down most complete cattle straw wets foun age rF» ains, dropped 4 inches apart in 
eattle, they should be made with a southern exposure if yards, constructed to hold four — cattle each, and row, . i is only about 10 lbs. to the acre, yield one- 
possible, and have asmuch shedding as to allow them all moring them 55 byres. These yards had a southern third m e than ikai. times the quantity ofseed. In 
comfortably to rest in. Ifthe east, west, or north sides | exposure, well sheltered, and in — way p 3 equal —— of ground I have ever found a greater 
are not covered by sheds, attention ought to be paid to from stormy weather; but Mr. You naa ew number of stems in rows 2 feet asunder than in 
have these uncovered sides sheltered by walls 3 perfee ectly, straw-yard RE ta were, with e gual | broadens the heads heavier, and of course less seed 
high to protect the stock from piercing winds and stor: attention, at least two months behind those of the yin | Wheat appears to germinate more surely, and 
Dressed s ne troughs 5 W corn, or 5 b as fat. I-am in favour of having about the tiller more freely, with ar light than with more heayy 
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Vater trough in the corner of the yard ; for, although feed some. There might be a deal said on the advantages conclude that the shorter this serra is, the 
seldom required in winter, while the stock is receiving a the byre, possesses over ioe straw-yard for feeding cattle; is the number of — aae und stems that proceed from it. 
full allowance of roots, yeti in spring or summer, when while, on the other » the straw-yard might in certai in To ensure an equalness — Wen this till 
and other fodder become drier, it may then be eireumstances present —— over the byre, were each take place before the winter sets in, which — et 
found of great service. It is of great importance to the of their defects and properties 1 explained. a September or 1 sowing, and it is very likely 
comfort of the cattle to have the bottom of the yard| [The above remarks were made by Mr. at , of that the tillering process might be pro ed by drawing 
paved, or, at least, with an even surface, to avoid pools Raith, at one of the discussional meetin meetings of the | clay to the plants about the time it commences ; thus-& 
ol ‘stagnant water such as are often seen, Let also Highland and Agricultural Society. We publish them | greater number E ͤ ee 
placed roun i from ick | : 
be eav ge the house thin ö a 
sheds, to carry away the rain that it may not previously appeared in our columns. ] greater depth. Messrs. tasty and Sons have by their 
saturate the manure and wet the | bedding of the cattle. : garden tillage produced 7} qrs. of Wheat to the acre, 
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e e to, and wh Home respondence. ve not the education 
one or two cattle, they ought either to be altogether under | Fenant-right.— I think « N 2 have jave ‘spared the gurdeners to . — at once their nice tillage, vet, in the 
y have a yard similar in size outside to th ce tenant-right such se he has r. Smith, farm of 
within, and should also be provided with troughs and | bestowed upon it.in his — at —— your paper of Waage that het may follow, at 3 in W 
as in the yard first described. The cattle can Nov, 6th. Let him remember if the question is to be | there can be no difficulty in making those of their grain 
pared t 8 TN fa i not sown with seeds fall 
or by means of a passage along inside o such an agreement as wi make it unnecessary to demand will bring a fineness and cleanliness of ti with a dis- 
walls. ed — 35 convenient to the root- shed or 8 compensation for lasting improvements. — of the under-soil, and — an 
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Store may lop It is to talk of its being a matter of agreement, bythe so nitregen carbonic acid from the 
Having given a outline of lige I consider to as “ T.“ describes it, till this is done, for many if not atmosphere, which, besides affording their pro 
> best n of erecting houses of each kind for | most leases made within the last eight years, contain no | elements of nutrition, will, under these conditions 0 
fattening cattle, I shall now proceed to explain what in | clauses that secure compensation for lasting improve- | soil, ensure an ample supply of i ie ms ina 
my opinion is the most effectual system or plan for fat- ments, and so long as landlords refuse to have any fit state to be taken up by plants, and enable farmers to 
—— e le miair e 96 thie kim in their covenants, they — produce, from ee eee than they have 
ment o e shortest period. I shall suppose tainly a considerable outcry for tenant-right. — been en to erops that may rival those 
the; 2 up 80 as to require at E well known, do everything that justice — This is a great national object, for by it we may be 
and be worth at that time, say berality can demand, and, 3 rendered independent of foreign un ban wah to 
Fo first fortnight Ia tenant-right.bill. But more numerous the od interest secured without p R d 
ut Turn tops and bulbs), with a instances of — —— also lessen the necessit ——— ance ep ty 
ir supply of Oat-straw 1 1 ya well as a piece of screw freely, and oppose tenant-right in every shape. | farm might thus be N self-sup this 
to each beast. T end a wide-ro phen mime. ord sl Se 
7 = ng. At the “ys x Pie 8 r beer gat served in a late Smiths the 3 is the same ; the ground be 
give them in the morning, at 6 o’cloc | ng article aper, that “The question for the | these ro be as deepl worked as the 
ds as many Turnip | farmers i for r. 8 ei the same 
many p onsideration is re exists spaces j . same expense. = 
eat, taking care that their troughs are sale after deducting the seed? not how — fold the Smith's plan would, however, allow of stolen -crops of 
» A.M. I continue the 1 o’clock | seed has produced.“ This is surely the vital question, | Rape, Turnips, and e arly age being sown and 
bs same as before, At the and if thin-seeding does not answer it in the affirmative, | planted between the e grain-sown ground for winter and 
eed in the morning, as last 8 does nothing; and although some thin-seeders have 2 feeding of which more anon, With this 
` i malate entered 
k P.M. give 2 Ibs. of oil-eake laid much stress on the saving of mone and have continuous fallowing, this fine tilth, the gga 
8 what Turnip bulbs the onsume. | into long caleulations to sl og a i number of of its advocates war To be adopted, with ee 
Before in the Turnips, I have a basketful of quarters such saving would give t Ba gt consumption of | profit unquestionable. J. M. G Goodiff, e Nov. 12. 
trough + so ths each b n its the country, we searcely eo that the acreable| Do not House B Black-faced Sheep._Being much inte- 
— 3 a t while eating their Tur urnips, they at the amount can have their consideration; they must i rearing and feedi heep, perhaps 
their a io cut straw, which greatly assists have contemplated in thin-seeding, an equal, if not a you will allow me to make a few remarks on the 
and leber n, shh pil N a urnips better, higher amount of disposable at harvest. thin | r — article on the house. feeding of sheep, in the 
be! or aoa the end six w I seeders do need on this broad basis, a a yet | Agricultural Gazette of Oct. 30, which I have ust read, 
Sund corn. Ke. oil-cake in the morning 2 Ibs. of broader one remains to them. — a giving 8 fixing in That the black- faced breed, for health, quality, and size, 
mixed aut i * rer 7 A tot tn Beans | the seed an increased and increasing habit uction is equal if not superior to any other breed, there is not 
bait Pp p 5 Berea The | consequent on thin-seeding and the para eultur doubt; and if we take in nsideration * 
the same as in i : — 2 the 
At the ol kite preceding. | must attend it. Gardeners know that a sport can be ness of the breed — quality of the mutton, it h 
3 d exp iry ‘ months, Tadd alte. of of the mixture | i ö irele . d i > as no ' 
bait ‘of om ya at 1 0 gabe fixed, and we ** seen true e produced by tho equal. It “by bres me that these ag ar p 
fah . continue hay ' made to yield year after year an in- farmers are ù 0 i 
e the time the (Shai amber of lope ode better filled grains, P common hurdles are bot suet 8 
