460 
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ce nah sn a oma mana ô—. ͤ —̃ñ— 
with shape and — and 5 and give these their 
proper and right and all important place (even to the 
discarding of over fed — anita), they would 
be doi ater rieter justice to the 
— and objects of the Society, * 3 ra much 
ater benefit on those d in the breeding, not 
ref Fuer 
” 
were 
stated 1 —A,. 
Wheat. de ee I venture to suggest the reeg n 
-a request to wi a ents, —— — ould a 
nounce to you rat cutting of 
“spective — mentioning soil, ee ‘a period of 
the manure used, and the ag ious crop. 
e beg to second this reque 
Transmutation of Corn PAAR in passing 
some ed e of 
enquiry I ee this to has ve sett the — ; 
n (James Tompson, of Paston, 
rmed me that his se son 
and himself dibbled a very choice odee 
mas ; that from 
P 
the village of Paston is, will most likely. 
y, through som 
of its members, draw attention 5 it. at y be the 
result of the crop next year from this seed Barley ? 
— R. P. Ki Manor agree Cats sop fo 
+ Kem 
R 
Salt ha 
la 
and Figures —In — Om to the “ — ts and | be 
rae re- | day 
THE AGRICULTURAL 
Thisties, such credit is due to Mr. Thomas Arkell, of 
Penhill, Wilts, whose management has con verted 
covered with Woo e 
9 (Carex " glauca, Scop), a one 
Thistle (Carduus pratensis eLp) i ood 2 
land, “a the Thistle is no longer ates aa single- 
e plant, with branching 
nearly a month 
pr 
© 
2 
care of this weed, for at ae . ee 
uired — = or ue ered 8 of 
8 ady been sent to 
; the — N 
. 
a 
— 
bys ‘Potato Disease.— Within the last five or six 
my attention has bee oe to the state of the 
Pota atoes, by hearing unfavo i 
quarters as to the pga isean nce of their roots. 
n inspection 
simila arly to what they 
eroot 
me insta: 
2 and the le —_ “evident suffering. 
I rom enter 
all ‘approaching to w hat 
former occasions, still I fan 
the same gro 
e been promulgated on 
cy we are not likely to have 
r th 
© 
will ever be felt in proportion to the me 
f eas 
meet it, by the comparative oe ss of the corn 
nts would 
e prospect the lat — at this 
ood 
worthless Dan sa ones Oxford 155 
(Ge an 
an 
„I see causes | but 
ing fears as to consequences a n 
amilies, 
land, w 
Spite of Nature, crops are taught t rise 
Wi hich to these northern climes wie Heay en denies 
but at once—as, perhaps, the least of ey; : 
evils—removs 
part of them to the villages and A 0 i 
emy the majority across the seas to 
an ate years, to our — 
D eolonieg, 
* *. 
Wich the exception, sp ag 
portioning of land he nad — 
Bridge 
Tilt, &e. . and colon onies, steh 
i 
8 villages as _ Aberfeldy „ 
* by: the e of Breadalbane's] — 
lifton, n rum, 5 crofi pe 
Cl yn r po 
_— thet se of, the o d system—baciet of frm, 
x to a doz p | 
registering the number of broken windo 
he comforts 
period i is, es re, a serious consider ratio s far as = erofters, than squabbling with ce 
udge from the opinions of others and my own in Glentilt ; and that it is ree: the full view of e 
pies! ae I Should say, in the ee half of ms aneii to the north ieff and Bs 
land, the Wheat 1 is o be rather under a ete I ut w writing any further re- 
average the Barley to be decidedly inferior ; the O n this subject, I W to notice the system of 
bad generally ; and Bean eas only m * ben which prevails among us crofters. As faras! 
at best. If I a ct in this estimation of the gr m aware, we are all restricted to a “ e 
* 
e y viz., 1, Oats; 2, Potatoes, an H 
had 3 to apprehend injury from th al I| much more seriously than it was last year, when these a Bere or Chester, as it is 9 with Grass 
r a part of it 4 bushels, ane over another crop e all good. The estimate of an individual, | s j 4, hay. Till within the last few y N 
of it 5 bushels to the acre of common salt, in the winter, after all, is liable to be based on partial views, and of u or por 
after ploughing and before sowing. The soil is a light little account when placed by itself; but I feel it may | tion, 8 the staple support of the family, and Turni 
detritus of chalk ard li flints, mixed with brown conseq af 5 the means of re nce the failure of the Po 
light loam, on a subso chalk. I sowed on the rawing together the opinions of a number of persons in place is now, to a considerable extent, occupied 1 2 
a parts of it Dyoch Oats, White Ta Oats, | different situations, a ose opinions be found | and Beans, and perhaps a slight increase to the 
nite Georgian Oats, and April Wheat. All of these| to coincide, then the atte ntion ‘of merchants may be plot. A few like myself, fond of speculating, 
= a severely »| timely turned to prepare accordingly. I am, therefore, | addition to the old established white and slo Terin 
whence I conclude, either that 4 and 5 bushels of salt in hope observations may induce others of your | add wedes, and a few drills of Beet an 
acre are not a ient dose, or that salt is not so correspondents to give attention to the appearance = Swe esirable crop; hut Bet Dat wl 
ee wa coe er sup- the Potatoes, and the prospect of the grain crops, and | Carrots, at least in my case, with a thin soil and opet 
T g any correspondent kindly state what quan- to report to you upon t this time, oceasion ya bculdery “subsoil, did not succeed to my wish. Tn the 
tity — salt per acre has been found an effective eure — seek any large amount of grain from abroad would garden they both, as well as Parsnips, tu out ex 
Prof tensis. ly, ‘in a monetary f view, to disturb the cellently. Barley is rarely used by S 
pd oe Feeding.— Your North 1 Farm country seriously, so that in various ways the subject | being the arity gene nsiderable atte 
$ e 60 b t of June 19th, gives sult of is an important one.— Hewitt Davis, 3, Frederick’s. | tion is paid to the changing of t — 1 ; but ir 
a ng ¢ 0 — of cattle, a return l 17s. per acre | place, Old J. ondon, July 4. e- ro of the haja however coarse 
mapa Swedes and Mangold: a e Ainars Poultry.— I am in nelined to think that the pheasant | or mixed, ften considered g nough. I my 
the . 3 c'as. per yit It he would breed by “Chanticleer” are ark, in passing, that the local agricultural ase 
price at which the straw —ä 4 in lion D for I know that fowls 3 to the tions do no e that stimulus or e ti 
pas have been sold on the premises, and the | description give him, were sen ancashire | crofters or cotters that they deserve, as none of then 
ere = the money which the cattle sheds cost, he to Matterdale, in the neighbourhood of Metfell, in| that I kno r any prizes to these e Though 
will muci dos i 2 eee who — these eee Cumberland, upwards of 30 years si e br his letter has extended to great a length alten 
pom: aggro G. NE De Svetu apn in > . untry aod Bolton, Manchester, | I can rving that the appe of th 
. port, and are found of er de of grey, crops, P s not excepted, is in this quarter mA 
JJ %% 
in ar a r and likewise black, with some of their feathe rts, being all that 7 
tor H — tke 3 = — a 5 we cai d with „„ ba ea: lieve they are “> acre Renee win be Cille "Birnen d 
` met with in Yorkshire I ý —I was 
raner 8 by — — ade.” Now, “ facts are chiels that that a similar b: is hand in ae ae 8 in the Cem or 3 3d a Sees that 4 ihe above 
; one can be p it will tell | For my own part, I think th i F: rem 
greatly to — advantage of our agricultu i labourers, Dutch 5 yet sation and cae 
‘le, eau ave Se ree i to ee all 3 2 marked exactly like the silver-spangled fowls i = 
s becaus nd that breed, and whe: re bred the i e 
a n d fact gures, for the general good ? Devonshire servant who p some p e d 5 
3 g ate the eenma el = e ore e Mr. Smith was 40 years bringing to perfection, Reiser” 
ji it is not more favourable and which an i de man 
tike ; periened person would pronounce to a 
oan ae one 1686.3. oe was —— llent Bolton greys, said that there was a si dar bree t sands 4 
5 acres of inferi cake hes 3 2 ngton, and that they were ighter' 000 se 
SPADE HUSBANDRY. | ders know them b; that mame t a U as the mn $ 
Cost of Half an Acre bere: Produocofhalfan Acre of - | respondent who 3 3 your cor ade. Indeed Ë 
eren SS 8 15 0 £ s, d. excuse my hinting that bis ee ag idual impor te 
MERTU 0 3 wr 
Dre aia H 3 2d til Wheat, 0 res Be So E quantities were e food. ‘The pes 
ST and d filling in 036 hie nd Colter System.—I owe you an apology 5 d anure mig ps 
che. hand- w sara Ea er ee o tender you thanks for myself an of feed 
3 brother Perthshire crofters, for your insertion of m 87 ig mi 
es letter of the 22 h, which, I trust, may my gs ra 
5 9 to put us right with "the. charitable public, ae | practi g are po 
especially with “ Southrons,” who by such or hen the om 
Sas : z tions as therein eee on, will be apt to elassi ed the water ger, 
: 7 0 all us Highland cro te! ided advantage “gf be 
elod e ee, otters as superior only to | eaves of the buildi prem a deci parts ad 3 
3 Slang wees of Roots. 3 rugs penar va rye les Fa the other sav. arbarous method t obtains i in ery 5 int 
r : ands of the Pacifie. My exeu soii where the — — are terwise ië d 
plese esta 2 13 4 1 Swedes, atid. 1 a ; that I have had my hands otherwise too full for the past | m rning a. until li in the ——— E aa 41 65 
— be 2 3 quarter ; = 3 g urnips sown, my Peas durir summer, in ad o P” 
ou ol: i up, my Potatoes weeded, and, last y d by the fore. leg in the he Jand" 
tis and stacking 4 6) ee ee ugh not least important of the Highla: 4 pu eee day re S are chaine 5 Ane, being pies d 
. » & ee Deduct cost of tillage 1117 9 summ copepod sf eae a fair way; fur- posed r ried by aun and wind. I pate A 
one acre 1 9) u with a short note of our mode of that is derived from dne ear, in c 
—Richard Pigo! 9) Be Allow me, however, first to that | ing „ stringe ‘ax it may OPP poih l 
hire have, in on | nection with this system of i be ee 
north, had their own share of “ dire | imes five horses to a ploughs MY “eg d 
” (as each successive g the d the 
