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of year when the other mode would imprac- | cially when I recall to the numerous statements | depth of ae comminu 
ticable, from wet, and also that in Ply it the so auen ntly publis shed ! in 1 journals of the (in M 3 s admiral p n 
borders, and high headlands, frequently seen in comparativel, gires | 3 of deep saws N Chem 5 „ one example o he ee : 
old enclosures, are removed; it is by burning these in “weg "oa horses), &c. ese ch deo for Turnips is Perea Whisk effects of 
large fires of 50 to 200 yards with coal, and carting and | thod never Da the good fortune to recan ; | my position as to the benefits of mta ; 
„wheeling the ashes upon the land. Ihave done a good note tare I ever seen them employed where the | sequent crops of Barley, Clover 1 The sup. 
in this way, and the cost, not including horse work was efficiently performed. Strongly, therefore, | heaviest ever remembered to "satin Hiden. Were the 
labour, which of course varies with the distance to as I recommend the general adoption of the su a field; they might be — i inly estimate grown in the 
which the ashes have to be drawn, is as follows :— i ugh, I most — iw admit that, in W asa v 25 tons of trimmed Swedes; 8 to 9 9 d Ter acre nere t 
00 yards per acre, eee eee t G. 42 10 90 is most required, the wt inal co: ery gre 33 to 4 ri of Clover (tw Toarters of of Barley; 
2 tons of poal, a 0.18 0 t t : ii wo cuts) ; and 5 9 
: n of 50 yards fro is now some eight or nine yn ars — E e white Whea uarters of 
the — and filli ing and £ * preading th the o remainder, my serious 00 to ordinary farming. M Binh, —— poor field on the u 
100 yards, at 14d. 012 6 labourers and small-allotinent tenants were my Arat subsoiled for the first tense in eee 5 
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rarai is 53 of nA clods 8 as hard and one reply to this W dite rmined m * blight, and . — 
intractable as bricks i rned in large and dry once to commence a new system, and to call in all the was afterwards sown with Wheat the 7 
1 : they should be added i in small pieces to the | aid —— science could afford — Prior to this period was a trifle over 6 8 per ape weighi 
heaps; ; and if when wet, so much the better. Thad e n chiefly to the culture per aba. The Wheat crop was 3 as 
The practice appears To oie the above statements of Hops, suffering my eresie ‘agricultural concerns to guished for its ——— as it had as maah 
to be well ogre Mie the attention of clay land be managed in accordance with the old customary | for its unevenness. The field is now sown with 
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— 4 mz it, and all 5 methods rl ig received, + some ane briefly that my method has in a former paper in — aa te $ 
per Fests tee Se er re to the cultiva- since been to drain deeply when dra 3 is neces- . drainage. It lies upon the galt, anne 
b : n its state of pasture, affords — to —— deeply, to economise and to in- for about 6 feet deep consists of a hard gravel, inter. 
na ittle hee for skill or for capital—but little | crease the’ production of home-made amie and to mixed with patches of clay, so thoroughly compacted 
ö . auperism and its expenses and extirpate all weeds. With regard to the latter pests, it together that in draining the pickaxe Was required 
bat little 100d Tor the people is far À more eee = get rid of them at once and from top to bottom. It was subsoiled early in the 
— nt ae ee entirely than fom ow My em to continue the erennial | spring of 1846, and to a greater d usual, as 
— rae AND DEEP PLOUGHING. | torments of the farm : the Seoteh plough — the re The fest 
terly stat — 2 * dee ger ee set Soe recog wh which — use is Read’ s, but | crop was Swedes, which produced about 25 tons — 
€ W esex vedly, ronger share than that which is acre. Oats were sown last year the erop of 
— the seo Spring ; but I cannot help fearing — sold with his plough. We te — alteration a been thr 3 and d the produce is 98} — 
at ferte pu i. ae wage aye mand jach indispensable for = anat mon set | 40 Ibs. each p In miaj e shows instances the 
which med a matter of equal im- of shaven iln mpletely . she: subsoil, sities bam — were gua nes, ashes, and gypeum, 
rtance to the agriculturist, I mean dee viata nor so effect ily ration t j — og indefi. 
Indeed hea the 2 to be be of more consequans re fie ees The yea wh —.— Rowe: — ee ie aa e e relly aon 
r er, as all land does not ae artificial similar to that which is attached to Sm —— sub il. contrasted with tl dition of 
bw gt ; adr pa eee that there is no soil which plough, The = which we pursue is pretty ——ů— — f the subsoil- — — g In — —.— ms oe 
ould not be bene y deep, . deep, 3 $ follows :—On our hard gravelly so soils we — ce sub- pe 15 Ta nscious t a I am giving no 
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been effected wherever it was req Entertaining ; : mation 5 et 1 
x 5 taining | winter in preparation for the ensuing Turni season. — of admitted truths is by no means unneces- 
this . : -= 3 on pied vith ser We vemos eee = “pe spen instance ey Sic as sary. I need not apologise, — for calling the 
l : paper eop e wit horses, which 5 of yo aders to a subject, the i 
o the iy dans oe pee of the 11th of December, | is followed oy 8 sab plough drawn by six 9 |o which is generally allowed, though not much recog- 
valua iefly on account of the | The ground by this means is thoroughly broken up and sie ed in pra —J. Manwaring Paine. 
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lass 38 etend ne iling tobe im 1 poses the grand obstacle ; we can accomplish only three- ORNAMENTAL POULTRY. 
e Albeit Tee not fal any information of equal quarters of an acre a day, nor can even this small quan- THE SPECKLED DORKINGS. i 
Gaonah A y provided with the parti- tity be got through without great wear and tear of Fon those who wish to stock their poultry-yards with 
cular ae g trom any series of experiments. | horses and tackle. Yet when the work is done, it i fowls of the most desirable shape and size, clothed in 
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eee of say facility, for we are certain of obtaining a finely pul. | the speckled Dorkings* are the breed to be atone 
o indo OFA e plow fea ts, . solely verised soil for tiie in, although we dispense with | selected. The hens, in addition 1 their gay colours, 
own estate as to Ptt Aiea T ees a upan my one or two ploughings, with harrowings, &c., which | have a large flat comb, which, w y are in high 
cursory glance, when jud y re izable by the most would otherwise have been necessary. Thus we imme- | health, adds 1 much to their brilliant — 
crops of neighbourin 1214 ge 7 comparison of the diately receive oe compensa tion for the original out. | parti eularly ifs T 
Palliser eriat i CEE us Eer been simi- | lay, since every description of subsequent culture is | magnificent. Tho t gorgeous hues are freuen 
e = ly that deep culti- | effeeted more cheaply i in Stasi soil, than in one as hard lavished upon which their po size and pe- 
g. y other admittedly good prac. as a turnpike road. I am aware of o only one drawback | culiarly dale hal, 2 display to the greatest ad. 
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I do assert that p cultivation is indispensable, if we soil, which is—some difficulty in the starting of the | with delight their eee — their broad breast, the 
. to 3 the pasi n the soil; and young Turnip plants in dry weather; for I have fre- small proportion of offal, and the large quantity of good 
whither’ ré er or fork, will ten, ee quently noticed in those fields which are ploughed very — flesh. When fatted and 22 
gest crops. ys produce the shallow, that the plants start much better than in mine, | master and mistress of the f satisfied. — 
Fee 1 and it was specially remarkable this last year; never- 8 may be brought to — weights, 
Y, I imagine there cannot be much di- theless, after the first vat weeks, deep cultivation | the flavour * appearance of i 
opinion on the subject, since it is well known | asserts its pre-eminence, and is often recompensed by Be Those epicures who now — then Tike a fowl 
killed by 8 te of the neck without bleeding (the 
8 a gaie: il greasy facilitates a double crop. 
eal changes w ve been proved to be On the description of land above mentioned we ad more — a find that this variety 
aay requisite in in promoting the healthy growth of che four-course system. At the beginning of 8 tender a 5 dish, ‘The eggs are produ 
, ist, will ery intelligent farmer, ep he be no year, in preparing for the next Turni urnip season, we break | in —— abundance, and though not equal in 620 
chemist, >. readily allow that up owing. * * a : called large 
se u be of top soil, Practically, tower e e. ; ; 8825 - | They are : n 2 
5058 r $ 2 ying out | pelled to employ six horses to plough three quarters of venient intervals manifest the desire of sitting. In dne 
Pe MR bt many countries (may I not an acre a AO S unmoved soil is — regularly respect they are steady, and good when the 
l ae u _the | broken 14 in deep. When the land has been once little ones appear. They are better adapted than 
original heavy ex Tule. Probably it is well subsoiled, I think this plough answers every | Other fowl, except the y, to hatch supera 0 
m ee, pense which deters many from purpose, if employed on each alternate fallowing, that is, turkey’s eggs. Their size and bulk enable the 
lode | once in eight = the subsoil plough being used in | afford warmth and Shelter to the turkey Pong, rg 
n- | the intermediate long period. For the same reason spare goose’s i 
our stiff — marl and clay aas, it is of course | may be intrusted to Maig though in in this respect 
necessary to modify the system. Here, immediate] ly known the pheasant b: booed: to be equally suce ere bes 
anes our stubble, employ- With all these merits they are not four 2 
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her ploughing is needed before also apt to pine away and die just at the eso to lay 
ly clear “sy weeds, for ing maturity. When the pullet ought to 
- oe hoe our corn, they are not suffered to grow—our | and the cockerell to crow and star 2 coral 
not being sufficie iently rich to produce two heavy | the comb, instead of enlarging and b 
crops simultaneously, In our stiff lands, too. w e alter. | shrinks and turns to a sickly pink or eve? | 
nate the use of the subsoil and saasa ploughs. ue; and the bird, however well fed and warmiy be 
i ve given an account of our practice, and will add | dies a wasted mass of mere feathers, skin, ust tothe 
nr tt a Tew selected results. It is vexing, after haing reared a 5 table oF 
oon a I “have ed in Stary imo fe ee ee 1. —— ry 3 hed pre de —— upon one point when it would be most valuable fo for people 
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—.— ds on r green sand |as stock, to find it“ goi Tigh t, ily the COY peat spes 
soiling, and I have no desire I am quite confid 
to the fact, espe- | superiority was to be atttibated excl — — ti eat into onana pute ge i 
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