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THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
Green crops and cattle ought to be the e or after Ploughing, the next day if convenient, otherwise in COVEN — 
— and be looked upon as his best friends, affording, a r loamy soil we cannot work it to a = tilth, and should The market is well “ia — ARDEN, Y 20, 
they do, the surest means of following out the cultivation of the | the present oy weather continue, and the land in a rough | Fruit. ples are suficient rah, Veneta and most 
Soil profitably ; for, as has been graphically said by an enter- | state, Bar seed time must be delayed beyond a oe period. bd kept up; hothouse ones — The supply of net at) 
prising ae, coe Roots t oul of good On the llth May we finished sowing Tares after Filberts fetch been sold during the week. Nuts aresum ne, Plentiful Aa 
” r j m 148. to 208. per 100 Ibs. Ora cient for the 
farming. „The e of green crops, it must be remembered, — Turnips fed off; the Tares are i intended t be fed off by derately plentiful. Strawberrie nges are abundant. demand, 
land, but to depend upon the atmosphere | sheep likewise, as a preparation for the next Wheat crop, | tables, young Carrots and Turnips are plentifel ant plentiful, — 
for the greater asthe of their Pg. ager food, their broad ex- which we . ad a good rotation, Our labourers have been | gal Greens, Ke., sufficient for the demand aranne as Canli KS 
TO! 
tending leaves enabling them Where 
has not hitherto been much atte ae ry Pe let — onten 
st, to produce five or ten additional acres of — thei — 
reased breadth of roots will give the increased means of ex- 
ending the system—a system, the beneficial — of „Which 
recommend, not from theory, but from experi 
e 9 
rent ways, but chiefly in cutting a drain 11 
feet deep in — sand n, 2 to be a very laborious 
undertaking, and difficult of e ecution, so much so, that six 
men could not complete more thin 1 rod per day, but we havo 
accomplished our “object, and by one 5 — have laid dry a 
f land, which was nothing but a wortiaa 
ice—a system (comprising simply a more gene — ri ea 
f green crops, with their proper and economical ican 
n the homestead) to which, I confess I look, as affording the 
1ext greatest means, after drainage, by which this country will 
host surely attain to the maximum r. of productive ate 
he skill and enterprise of man can by ne e raise it. 
Ar. G no — 2 that 8 
anua 77 
HA 
crops wish — to their increasing straw and manure, 
he nevertheless ght that, in many instances, their value 
had been over-rate e was of opia that in the fattenin 
~of cattle — should have re 
Now he kne 
i greesing. a crops in general presenting a favourable appear- 
— V. F. 
ng 
to cereal produce — 
bog. Our shepherds are still employed i in feeding the sheep — 
Swede Turnips, but will finish en d — , and commenc 
feeding them on Grass, Tares, men are —— 
in weeding Wheat and Grass Foxe hoeing — quicks, and 
picking off Couch Gra s fr om Tur nip fallowe.. —J. B. 
* 
— in finish ff the Barl rley 
ea Clover and Rye- -grass seeds, and 
f "Of th s week we have been busily enpo in 
nd een pais ps. The weather this 
en ee fine, and vegetation is 8 pro- 
during the earlier apart of t 
land, havin ng s 
preparing the la 
eek has bee 
2 FARM, May 15,—The weather still continues dry — 
warm, a shower of rain would be very acceptable; 10 hors 
carting li ime and mou =. nine fallows ; filling lime at kiln cs 
the fal and 
hauling trees to saw-m oxen scarifying, ö — 
ing are 
Flowers eonim 
— Acacias, Mose and caer Fuchsias, Carnations 
wire 
x Appie, yor 1b., 6s 1 42 „per do, 1 to 88 
rapes hot a per s to 10s 
Portu uga 3 r Ib., Is to 38 e per I aa lis 
Stra fo ies, per A ee oe erie 
pples 4 per 2 „5s to 128 Walnuts, pe * 
p: bush., 48 to 7s Net „ per bushi., 12s to 18s 
ir 5, g — p. tr shares 2 55 Eülberte ner 10 bush., 208 to 
Apricots, Toa „ p. half sie sieve, 3s 055 — Cob, per 100 =e 148 to 1 
—— Brazil ig — 
38 to 128 » ber bush., | 
— bit iter — 100, 8s to 168 Chestnuts, per peck, 37 th 
VEGETABLES, 
gus, per 100, a 
Cabbage per doz., 6 Aah is Shale — Da Bi n. sieves 2s tog 
er doz., 6s to 12s da pe per T Ib., mh * 
1 5 oz. bun nukes Save Is 6a Seakale, per punn 
Caulifiowers TS, per r doz.,38 to 128 . — we per bund $d tols 
Broccoli, per bundle, 1s to 2s neh Beans, per 100. Ie t 
Sorrel, p yet — — — a 9d Radishes, per coz, alas By — 
Po 9 160s 12 1 3 do., Isto 1s oa z 
ichokes, Jerusal 
ush., 38 to 4s 6d L á p. hf. sieve; ty 
* — — 4 — ettuce, Cab., per to 94 
idney, p 
Turnips, p. doz. bunch., 94 to 28 6a Mush 
w it was very — —— custom in the northern rolling, aud preparing — . for ge a which we shall we ed Beet, per dos., 6d to 1s all Salad pottle, 6d to 1a 
parts of the oami to —— the — suddenly from the Grass | next week, if weather allows,. [To is it not, for you f] Horse b, per bundle, 1s to4s | Fennel, per bunch. 244868 
and to put m to Turnips—a system which not only was i en turning dung, filling and — a lime and mould, | Cucumbers, each, 6d ti Savory, per bunch, 34 to 
jurious to the animal, but which never failed to reduce it fally cleaning hedges and making roads; 3 hoeing Whea es spee 14 470. 6d Tliyme, per bunch. 
one month's Waste in weight. Now he thought greater Our horses are now getting cut Grass in the house. I beg to Card, 5 z naler, per Balf de, 6d to gå 
ug g good arrots, per doz. bunches, 3s to 58 Parsley, per half 6d 
ould be effected when taking the cattle o e water instead of 8, Spinach, per sieve, sd to 1s ots, per bi — 
— — to Turnips, if the farmer mixed dried food with them, | V. B. Onley per bush ea i de Od — EF — it * 
before the eee ee eee r e e . enn m, per 
was of opinion that in s oils of this dis Mieti Notices — n nts. metre e 
. — as they pleas — thie ey wou + ye aguante altering BREEDING So R- or five — per acre will be ES, SOUTHWARK, WATERSIDE Mar 15, 
their nature, ey might indeed grow Turnips to a great sufficient stock. — — sed or hired, each — The tee report that very fav 1 planting Pos 
— he did not believe it would be politic to adopt Mr. will be requisite, Try the’ o “t Long-woolled breed. Apply 3 oe . — — of Shaws to effect a clearance at an advance 
bson’s system, and have green fallows instead of — sum- cwt, per — snd trade has, 58 y fOr Regener ant iicn: 
mer fallows, enon there was not sufficient capital — ther. The gene eral practice is to mark with pitch and ‘tar, of anadvance that was attempted at the beginn Bar Sie 
farmers to ee due ally and the numbers — the sheep; and other marks, are often has been submitted to in most e The following are the prese 
Sa As — was not present Sia s.the previous eco made with red pai ting 1 ae 00s; Shaws — a „ i 
m CaLvinc—A he: fter-birth can generally be removed Blues, 1208 to 13033 Wisbeach Seeks 100s . Rag et a, 
at . — —. uld Just take the liberty of saying, that rod the hand. A — solution of st of lime injected up | Scotch Whites, 958. to100s; Belgian, 100s 
with regard to that 8 he considered it one of the most arts will remove the smell. Nourishing gruel with some 
pernicious that could be introduced at the present time ; for it —.— m and ginger should be given to keep up the strength, SMITHFIELD, Monpay, May 15, 
was his opinion, that already — was too much — d under and if this does not succeed, a drachm of the: ergot of Rye saian od fling off in the supply of Saas 
y 1000 4 — on Monday last; consequently trade is is better, at en 
tillage.— Mr. Laycock a re was one thing to which he powdered may be given in gruel. W. fully 2d., and in a few instances 4d, pore ha The number of om 
would call their atte n, by way of carrying out ‘ithe system COPROLITES i t dti same aa on Monday, but the quality much worse; en a 
aid down, 2 and that —— a better mode of using the produce been 1 at Felixstow, & c., and applied to e — 1 ——— s ai 
by adopting the system of box or stall. purpos 5 i 
or the last three years the produce of his strong D trade is very. hes s y or — —— 
lands had —4 used in feeding his cattle tied y the neck, * will oe goed — to state in — — and 84 Calves; from Scotland 
and he found it to be very advantageous. He first cut his Tur..|__ method of making butter. 8 dsena. 
ps, mixed them with cut chaff, gave his cattle three feeds a DRAINAGE— Parkes has pub On Best a — 31 — 
day, and towards the end added a little Linseed.— Mr. VER ples of Draining,” in the English Agricultural Society’s “ Jour- Second quality Beast 
said, with reference to had fallen from their respected | nal, but he has not, that we a are, published a Manual | Sahtes. .. f. fg, 4 
President, he could only say that he was firmly convinced that of Drainage. Probably, St „Manual“ is the best — ee 3 — 
were the system carried out which he advoçated in his last Practical work on the subject. We rather think that Mr. Beas B . les ond Lam 
Paper, the most beneficial results would follow. It, h wever, Parkes would be guided aey the the structure of the su RIDAY, 9 
appes p to him t some — ome existed as to the: = 1 the nature of the su peake n as to the e direction, 2 supply Lof Domstad 4 — ae. to the * 
met able and the dead markets clear, t ot h a 
dor — Sn cn pag y he pape his, system under cer- w a the on ar heee i king ii coe N 
conditions, and he, therefore, only advocated. it under re- —— In o from what we: fen seen y hi —— of middling quality. Price — Tae oo terad, 160 Geol Duib — 
trictioas, he would — recommend drains 4 feet deep, and 10 or ce and dear, making fully 7s. The n —.— of Calves is large; but there is 
S r fp a ea e ae a 
no means of ascertaining his opinions otherwise than by his K- r 4 
Calendar of Operations. publications 6½222 onna an eee eee 
Farm BUILDINGS— 25 his add » we can tell Best Scots, Hererords e. 4 0 2 Best Long Wools. . gi 
: m where he — an most extensive arrangement of | Best Short Horns ...... -A Ditto Shor 2 1 in 
„ BERWICKSHIRE Menrse Farm; May 12.—Since last report we „boxes tor cattl hyo ma in actual operation. We shall, Calver 2 f Beasts i025 aif Ditto Sh — — eg 
i g Barley and Grass seeds, and bagan pre- probably, be soon paliching a — mer in which the | Best Downs & Halt. breda Baai assanis 2 
paring land for Potatoes aa ony threshing Oats for the} box system is developed Ditto Sborn . . . .. 5 Pigs tort 
market, and delivering Wheat. and carting tiles for dirobah; Ma, Swere’s Prccery—A Sub, éc—The references were pub. Beaste—ii6i.”“Shcep and Lambs—s7s0. ' Öäives -dii Pigs 
The workers e been malted burning Thorns, and clean- shed last week, The d imensions were given on the plan. ANE, Monp 
ang the land fon ene: — a an — om feeding — * ns Novice says, Will any of your readers give dini a Toy T5. Bosh Wheat 
one man TI ssing fences, mending, and four men diggin ingredients. of the. compost used for producing, the at sober a e market was smal a slow sale at 
drains, Pang ze Carrots. I wish to fo e amont fertility that | equal to — . — of this day se’nnight, which we reduce 18) 
— —. May 15.— We have been employed for the past can * be — for the product & large: root-of | Too and matey qualities, , See ae 
Week in cleaning the land, and there could not be a more favour- | — ee arrot, or Beet, artificial « — well as rara n — — Bene 8 — ed cy co . 
-able for such work, at least for light land. has been and the ex erience of a successful exhibito ofleaper; grind i A 3 1s, per 15 
= P per; grinding and distilling qualities were 
one continued period of dry weat f April. We 1 . 2 ll sorts are the turn dearer, a nd Peas 28. 2 r, highe We renei 
have been.c t dung and Mangold Wurzel, in | SuPERPHOSPHATE or Lime—W D F—You manured your Turnip | tations for Oats 1s. per qr., but th ag sk tam ast Week 
raised drills on ridges 27 inches apart; the dung is put in i land with farm-yard dungin Waden Well, give them on z — * —— s ; 
-clumps abo foot cov by hand, the seed being alf a manuring thus, and besides the carts and spreaders | Wheat, Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, e. ; 
-dro the same time, ttle earth beir tween it — between the opening up and the — of the drills, employ Nor: fork, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire ....,.|44 
th » Our other work has been ploughing for Rape, a bout 3 ct. of superphosphate per acre, broad. Barley, Malting and d 3 278 to 30s Chevalier 
-hoeing Peas and Beans. N — the very dry — cast, over the la nd; the plough wall 8 L n the drills, Cats, Northum — r ina rica ge E 
the crops of ev very healtby appear-}| and it will thus be and — sufficien urfac | TET 
ance.— C. S. „immediately available for the young piti. Malt, p ale, ship 
Bhs co = sy pan i ptt em another re ae — ra FJ—One ewt. of nitrate of so da, Hertford avd Essex 77 
J „ 2 wa ani ner. an ewt, 0 pane ate of ammonia cre. b d vee —26*ͤͤ „552 32 „„ 
experienced at this season. Work upon the farm has — muc = wet weather, i ave given to our — ä eens. — ag BO Wands pa 
-as the p week ; that is, preparing land for Turnips, t foliage and promise of yield. s Maple 
also sowing Part of a field with purple.topped S ewise tases BY Mr. 1 P—It is printed, but whether FRID. ay 19, 
„planting nder of. Potatoes, and so g Grass seeds ublished or not we do not know. Certainly it ought to be. d Flour during the week bare bees, 
g and in the same. Wheat, pio and Oats. are ou should apply | to = address we gave. Wheat, either Regie gn, was in im dune 
making great progress, and loo B eth hol: bei — amount of business transacted - — 
ound rather later than rough the | Wikeworm—W B now of noremedy. Try pressure by | ing Barley is the turn cheaper; grinding and distilling 
sr newer Tee rolling, sheep — Ri &c. If the land is light you might | our . Peas continue in request 
ALLOwar Farm, May 7 last report we have had use the first rains to sow 3 t. of salt per acre. —The Oat go — less active than on Mon 
* — L pra T e 1 ee the night; but, Youna Srocx—A —Turn 8 ood youc: ite weather sin ner 
5 n come om do no bet r them than that at umn, | 
22 and this afternoon we japas had some fine showers, which ou can — nt th Turnips, fad won —.— and with ape ite Po me Elbe: ani a arene toy an advance 
ope will do a great deal of good, We have all our Potatoes gold Wurzel, along with a mashof hay-chaff, wetted with | country markets to evince more firmness and ovement on Floure 
pened and our work with the horses, Tor a few days this week, salt, linseed soup, dusted over with Bean-meal. If you 2 Is . —— upon Wheat, ee ihe wee Aiie 
After thar ins for Turnips and sowing on the carse land. | have no Turnips, then they must be satisfied in winter with | nt ed the trade t9 become fat t season being still feen Ur. 
— —— turn — the dry land to work for Turnips.— J. the hay alone, i. e. out green food in addition. a spring grinding and dist mae enue of Barley bare oe oarvat 
ouTH DEVON FARN, 15.—We were enabled to finish our | ERRaTUM— The paragraph, at page 324, col. b., on ma proceed- | 4 fan Beans Is. — — —— demand enhancement ot 
ik ey sewing at the commencemeut of the past. week, and ings of the Highland Society o Scotland, in reference to the ar 5 be go * — — ss on The 4 — 
1 Grass seeds; the young Barley is brairding quickly subject of Agricultural Chemistry, should rea us: We 3 —— “il however, = eat be small for so 
- 00. v thy. We have also prepared the land never doubted the power of the Highland Society to bestow | holders firm.—Th de 4 — Seen — but p Ca , 
and sown 1} acre of Carrots in ridge driils, 18 inches . piao and on Agricultural Chemistry a more influential patronage than | unaltered.—lndian Corn hasa ee 
2 lbs, of se the sa manured wi soot, a any other bod ed Scotland could exerci but, jud 1 ete’ 
rollin «land s en? | ut, judging | for Ireland, it is expected t! not 
oat g ats, collecting tones, and an from the repor directors, and from the resolutions of sumption up to harvest.—On the Continen „ Mou 
ing the young — = tine 3; also working the meeti on ‘ae 12th ulti which ergone any change of moment since our last. supposed th 
3 8 „ Whi e eg tagot y g 
ground intended for Mangold Wurzel.— homologate those reports, we certainly. doubted been in r — fam | 
Sour Hampsnize FAR 13.—Sinee our last r report We have since been informed that 7 . — h has been 8388 — — e —.— to this couat 7 ind : 
n ne an unin ted succession of favourable conferred on the dir e g, and in fact requiring t208. “Roo tor home consumption. Bir 
weather e agricultural operations ; although, at the com- them to make sufficient provision for the oerni of this] Imrrnran Avenaces, | Wheat. Barle le i — 
mencemen nth, farm work was very much in arrear, science; and of pigri this e l the objections April — s 328 1 3 
Je Shela the e. Splendid weather continue whieh lie plan we had understood them to 9 F ; 
Ta no great inconvenience may be expected. Our horses en 22 2. 
ve been employed d during the two weeks past—first in pre- wis 2 i 8 5? 
8 © Carrots, which was done after the winte: s E i — Bb — -i 7 72 
perri the ridges, then harrow and 3 9 9 — 
ing, * oe „ harrowing, and rolling — Lert Load of 36 * — . of ao! # t 
1 n sowing vian guano broadcast; the ND MARKET, May 18. i 0 
making up ridges 27 —.— ‘apart, — drilling 4 bushels of Prime Mend. Hay gf Ola Clover geto 28, Straw ., 288 40 gag | Duties on Foreign Grain ks’ Corn Average % . 
su — hate and 12 — 8 * 718 86 Fluotuations in the last six wee 6 |; 
mer pnosp bushels of nightsoil and ashes mixed 29, | May & | “oe 
With about 5 ibe. of seed per acre, by adrill made for the pur. T= T New Clover: = | Joanon Baxan, April 15, | April eee 
pose of doing one ridge ats a time, with roller before ant, pe —— —— — — 
ind, Parrexpey and ó 2 
which we find . purpose very well; wand Sm repent: thet. tbe demand for all Hops is 
which our horses have been chi empl ed ia 2 7 5 N pertieulariy Weald of Kents 1 of whieh — but „ 
importance Turnip crop, w ety ek pot EA g baer of a slight attac eof f. spor. 5 da, from FF 225 
bebt: mesa after such a wet iin Fy in last d Mid. & East K i 2 
ai „ oes not work euts, p. cwt. 63s to 100s Teerling Ke P. ewt. -n = Tt 
ely; we find it necessary to harrow and roll as soon as pos- | Buse ae | sinks Sane 5 
