10—1848.] THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. úi 
= 1 f early Spee peas a . eens ge — and thin, 
which | causes the 
and eating by sheep, rolling, and ev ing, w 
last, upon it. I think, also, he is quite right in he put in the seed, bein ng to — 55 
inning out the plants by hoeing in spring to two or | he e employed to dibble the Wheat f 
thinning oot ; all this being to produce a 8 by the dibble he used n 
owing, I believe, to two 
ness of the soil, s 
I think, would seldom be — ge ng — sould one trenched, and the tenes 75 . 3 
— 
ing. 
season in which 
The perso 
or him being — 
0 p woo 0 ur tee i 
means its branching, spreading, or what some thrust in by the foot, the teeth bein ing fixed in a wooden 
pose he “gathering.”) Let it looks something like head, these con 
k tin 1 b l 
22 seed in sowing it to hoe out. The same I ob- holes, filling them p again}, he ogged pulled —. the |g 
served when talki mer t He sity to invent anotlier, which answered adm hirably, by 
hed in his seed, and left the furrows rough workin in a , cleaned its tin teeth, which — 
Les, but in the spring I shall give it a good not ploughed after t 
ing down, and mee pull up and 50 ge the | harrowed and cleared of the tops, & 
i e young w r i li 
< How 
in the furrows, while those on the ridges would not, I recommend it to any who — wish t 
be much benefited. The season having been y this 5 the a y ? 
very congenial, the Wheat had sprung very finely, and | about the middle of Nov aore 
h en “ Don’t y The 
e thr e 
5 2 T eee — the 
rop 
of Potat 
y 
your ut 2 ks per acre or less the en e ut two seeds into 
would have done it; and thus you would have saved | each hole, but often it is believed they put more. Ab 
pecks of g er acre, which would be worth | 14 was seed enou t e well, but the crows 
about 12. ; ins throwing it into the ground to | and moles did ita little d age. Being by the road- 
waste.” This statement struck him ; but he served, | side, the neighbouring farm often t re 
4 ver eens process;“ to wh „ an ost of them prophesied its failur t only | t 
made ‘answer, “ No aps, so much as ing two or three blades standing up, 6 inches apart 
workman, wich a proper implement, every way. Spring came, ho ever, and it ed rather 
do half an acre per day, and would require thr ed; but a sowin ot was given to it, and it 
women or boys to put in the seed af oY oe AN s 10ed, after which it began to improve ; it w 
what would all this cost?” „ Well, suppose the man’s | rolled with Croskill’s crush 3 lso with a woode 
eac until it covered the land, being strong 
ing, and gain so 
_ and what would be still better, you would be enabled t ree roods, 
i t rs large we well filled, wr sai | 
be clear gain. You would get your work done for | being of superior i ne cannot say as 
in something in the bargain, by dibbling ; ange precisely, but thin k 17 was near 30 fat for the 
was not 
all 
is it may be thought 
i ee a i wi 
i paid in doing your work for the spare seed.’ “But eing extra it took a good price. 
. er son is now too f 
5 ie 
is far more valuable than ey.” He seemed still | quality for Wheat, and the season of 
statements; and I further ob. late. I believe it was tter crop tha 
: You s labourer would be more than well | been obtained by so ng or drilling, 
from six 
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w you. 0 : and when ready for the sickle it ru 
_ spare seed you have thrown into the soil to waste, or much admired ; ; ines straw was strong, a 
hi re is | V 
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ne 
standing, an 
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Seed, 48 bushels, at 93. wn 21 12 $ 
Fibre, 120 stone, at 77. 5 AS — 12 A 0 
6312 0 
Deducteost .. 26 15 0 
(Or 18l. Ss. Gd. per acre.) an 
(Loud cheers.) Mr. denen amafi ed apom peveral enat 
8 8 
0 
tems The É pamai song originaly 2 
culated at 5 tons, but on making 2 ‘te: he redactions no brovest 
had s 
whic good. He euid that a manufact 4 
seen it ‘said tel should: be glad to take the — ‘of it oft his 
na 74 When ar met there last year 
at he was not able to be present on that occasion on 
object had been held to be, that the cultivation of soe great 
t to th h 
under his 8 E ma chin ‘erected o 
in 
rk w ad 
tages of rapidity in ition in the process was so great that he 
— it was better to get a pe teetly good machine at once 
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viz 
it sh ould i be pa taal +e would then take it to the mill, and 
break and Te s: ‘they 2 then have an agreement either 
pe some perso me down and buy it from thence, 
crop by your ent plan; for example, have | With the k not been for the article of d that he (Mr, Sotheron) should b e paid out of the proceeds, 
pu never e that thin ero £ of Wheat, nn pa Mr. Lawes which I in your valuable aper. The ped it they liked it, that should send for it home, and sell 
3 it as they please r. r. So otheron, after having made some ob- 
„ nay, I may say always ‘a mean | Season, howe is young with respect to Barley; which servations on the stee r, &c., said he had no doubt that 
autumn raans — t and best yielding crops ? might be worthy trial, ay, however, say, t | if those gentlemen who cae caitivated tt last gear would grow 
Have you not known instances of some that have been | early in the season, to allow the plant ti I ae apes — pee „ eee ve, besides tho 
of the fibre, after they had gone through the 
tat gat for nothing eariy i i. nthe spring, that have | have thought, in reference to 
st?” QO, yes, to be | Stead of having it 6 i 
method is 1 discussed 
ingly strong i 8 — | me 
I reeds, and the heads large and well filled. e * whether it has been so in your Paper I can- 
am now thres ing it out, and believe I shall have | not say, as it has only nn fallen into my han i 
5 quarters, r 40 bushels, per acre. o here is a it has not I think it e worthy of a little acts e 
. in favour of thin seeding.“ Allow me, as a — of 7 tion, to submit to those | ti 
person’s land is a stiff 5 ang weil calculated for | far more experienced than myself in agricultural mat- 
eat; and I have no doubt, if dibbled, 5 the erde propositions 2— 
the 
md in other re. 
spects ets properly Gabi, it would roduce 
50 bushels per And what ean b 2 
an by any 
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tri 
that because M 
rte. en. other 
ob 
gentleman at the Wi 
d ing in society is too well know. 
~ the correctness of his figu 
r better crops ca 
be 
ge t 
pS Rymer, East gh hs Pickering, 7 e 
SHOULD FLAX CULTURE BE yai COURAGE 
r. Wells (who would 
de 
ax 8 w 
th 
produced on 
s good o 
most Perk but especially upon good 1 by dibbling 
other method. 
to- 34. 7 ast amount ot 8 ma 2 be given to 
; | the ourer, = his w 
4th. 2 s of nisin of good ein might, 1 
other improved =~ tems of et clare) failed | in ing 
e a failure, 1 
mi . e public, I jaa only say for myself, I have 
nhiie to doubt 
ecessary pro- 
cesses in water; for 4 * the fibre to be double the value 
of the "e Mr. Sothero , in conciuding his r ee most 
P heartily ongratula ted raat the members on the success of 
ihar endeavours which, he said, he must consider as a joint 
e | effort to do g 
effor to th es and to others at the same time 
aud he iia hope that they 2 be rear not only to grow the 
— but to establish in this o wn a 
some neig 
anufactory, where they ali might —— Bernt and 
br their own use.“ (Laughter and applause 
eis extract from the speech of the hon. Member 
— ue proves that common sense and Flax cultiva- 
prudent nnd e 
I agree te correspondent, the “ Midland 
Tenant Forme ae the subject is too important to be 
raked aside with the 5 hy topies which but too 
ep agitate and e engross the public mind. That subject. 
e e vital w ! 
millions sterling yearly to Great Britáin, for which she 
0 ae That subject must be gigantic whose 
urd 
whilst the frowsy H Sliander and phie e Belgian 
i That 
e ved i ead OL. being thrown soil to w fatly enjoy the fruits of English supineness. 
mee i “he period of va county 8 s history would be | Subject must be great w aim is to render Britain 
immense advantage to the e arge.— in a great measure independent of American product 
anproremnents, by. enabling 2 poor to earn and enjoy 
TI regret to see that ye bs Midland Farmer insinuates 
a desire on the part of the advocates o! Flax culture to 
pubiic to doubt 
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paiga 2 one seed to each hole would Rent, 30 
is two would be better, to provide against Rates „ 
Father sn te hound v sm induced las Hone 8 and so 
field upon whieh Pat, of 1846, to eck Apn — Tii at 1s. 
ed as follows: bu tI Is. er day 
had boost year be y 
been Carrots ; 3 this, however, did n 
of other gentlemen's experie nce befor hat 
s | he had to say he D e 2 in fe spat a compass 2 Peel 
8 which it had no 8 applied. 
the Flax had been a and Wheat. 
and produce was . 
e gave his 
and the ashes s spread over the 8 nee 
Seed, 2 bushels = acre, at Ts, ea os 
os oe 
may Steepin and ans ing. . 
had done a Ppor — $ and rng AA 120 stone, at Qs, per stone E 
hel ; 2 
dat 1 Drawing, stacking, and stooling, viz., 7 men 0 days at 
and p proceeded had g erg mg women 6 days at 8d ~~ ny 8 
(Or 131. 78. 6d. per acre.) 
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the f 
slightest to mislead the pu ie fi ‘should most unques- 
tionably inflict ruin my sanguine anticipations of 
mercantile success, aad descend degraded and undi 
tha 
he cropping arias to | and an extensiv 
His statement of cost 
is Own trumpet, 
not wishing to throw dust ia Sate eyes of peach ee". 
y impiously dating my mission from on high, I tell 
them plainly, ay object i 8 to sain by their cultivating 
the Flax plan i 
use of the 3 to 1 5 cattle. lt ie and bap 
; been my trade for the last 20 years, and as 
