THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



o: 



S5 



. rTl^t second or third hand, he will do well 



-T^Ied to buy it ^ eco , WeiRh a sample and 



W, o» . P l€ce r ° t f S; r the paper) until it appears quite 

 m . u„.r,ver. to cnar . * £ . ' the i 0S8 sustained is 



at Southampton, with Mr. Manning, agreeably with the ] customed to plough with the land-side and standard per- 



i___ .i„__j_ _j.„«._j r_„ .1 _ . Af- Dnt-L-oc namli/Milar this miv art near singular. Vint tn make cood 



weigh 



• rh bovver, to c. 

 5Z. *iihdr=i" >t auu & dried, uut it into a wine 



^2, Take : the sampl *« Jned, P^ ^ a min 



1^' ^^t o sltt and then pour off carefully the 



* tw, ' a,li :Vnaor edd hot water again, and proceed as 

 wpemitint liquor, sua mU riatic or nitric acid 



Uore; vapour a small q^^ J^ ^ ^ undissol d 



inl ° lhe ,^hu7 e will remain of the guano but pure sand ; 

 ultt. an* eoth mg wm h ^ The Afncan guan0 



wh lh ,, careful^ dry a K from Wf§ 15 cent . 



ihooU not contain n ^ ^ and put ]( . 



3 ' ^iSSSK and "heat it over a spirit-lamp, 

 into an ^J '" are given off, and the guano appears 

 M long a* fanie, a s ^^ ^ water from the 



bUrL J el !tion and the remainder of the loss will con- 



Tol.nl 



quantity 



■V m- Tnr the smaller the quantity remaining »« 

 fSa*b*Mj "> e J The admixture of sawdust 



*fc£ invite fecond test, as it will float on the 



water 

 dresii"? 



W,,,be 1 ^.lass Guano is best applied as a top- 



I" To Sse its bulk, mix it well with sawdust 



dre f^l I should be laid on in wet weather. A 



° f [" , La leuano would be superior to the natural, 



r d L we stol d be more certain of an equal product. 



SHe^iSo would be carefully evaporated human 



.nr a mixture of the salts in the relative proportions 



u"uy exist iaNat ure.^^. Bernays, M anchester. 



gfeocietfes. 



BOYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY of ENGLAND. 



A Monthly Council was held at the Society's House in 

 Ha-over Square on Wednesday last the 1st of May ; 

 present the Right Hon. Earl Spencer, President, in the 

 chair Duke of Richmond, Earl of Rosebery, Viscount 

 Hill Lord Braybrooke, H. J. Adeane, Esq.. Col. Austen, 

 D Barclay, Esq., M.P., T. R. Baker, Esq., J. R. Barker, 

 Esq , J. S. Browne, Esq , F. Burke, Esq., Rev. T. Cator, 

 Col. Challoner, F. C. Cherry, Esq., H. Colman, Esq., 

 Sir \. B. Corbet, Bart., G. Cottam, Esq., E. D. Daven- 

 port, Esq., J. E. Denison, Esq., M.P., W. Fielden, Esq., 

 M.P.. A. E. Fuller, Esq., M.P., B. Gibbs, Esq., H. 

 Handle?, Esq., C. Hillyard, Esq., W. F. Hobbs, Esq., 

 J. Hudson, Esq., W. H. Hyett, Esq., Sir J. V. B. John- 

 stone, Bart., M. P., J. Kinder, Esq., W. Miles, Esq., 

 MP . A. Ogilvie, Esq., W. W. Pendarves, Esq., M.P., 

 H. Prce, Esq., P. Pusey, Esq., M.P., F. Pym, Esq., 

 J. Ramome, Esq.,' Professor Sewell, W. Shaw, Esq., J. 

 Shtl'ev, Esq., R. A. Slanev, Esq., J. S. Stanhope, Esq., 

 SirH.Wrney, Bart., andH. Wilson, Esq. The Rev. 

 Thnnns Cator, of Skelbrook Park, near Doncaster, was 

 elected a Governor, and the following gentlemen Members 



of the Society : — 



Ma'terson, James, Colliiigbourn-Ducis, near Marlborough 

 Powel ., Bdward Lloyd, Abergavenny 



Hurtle>t ne Andrew Fleming. Hutton- John, Penrith, Cumberland 

 Colh urne, William, Stratford upon Avon 



Bnrkley, Colonel Edward P., Minstead Lodge, Lyndhurst, Hants 

 Bedford, J.»hn, Woodcote, Shiffnal, Salop 



Da\: WUdam, Nethertowu Farm, Harewood, Ross, Here- 

 fordshire 

 Bliindell. Joseph, Maidenstone Heath, Hound, Southampton 

 Kinr, Richard, Stoneham, Southampton 

 Wii chin, Robert, Earwaker, Sutton Farm, Alresford, Hants 

 Richards. William Hagrgett, Lea-Coombe, Axminster, Devon 



plans already adopted for those purposes : Mr. Parkes 

 being requested to draw up, as usual, the Report of the 

 implements exhibited and tried at that meeting, the 

 Stewards granting him every facility in effecting that object. 

 Country Meeting of 1845. — Colonel Challoner, as 

 chairman of the Committee appointed at the last Council 

 for examining the various plans and other documents re- 

 ceived from the authorities of Shrewsbury and Chester, and 

 reporting the result of a personal inspection, by a depu- 

 tation from their body, of the sites respectively offered at 

 each of those places, for the purposes of the Society's 

 country meetings of next year, informed the Council of , 

 the careful scrutiny the Committee had instituted into 

 the whole of the details submitted to them ; and con- 

 cluded by laying before the Council the joint and very 

 valuable Report of Colonel Austen, Mr. H. Gibbs, and 

 Mr. B. Gibbs, who, as such deputation, had visited 

 Shrewsbury on the 26th, and Chester on the 27th of 

 April. This Report detailed the critical and minute ex- 

 amination which the deputation had successively made, of 

 the various sites proposed at each place for the accommo- 

 dation of the Society, and the purposes of the meeting ; 

 and having been unanimously adopted, the Council re- 

 ceived the deputations then in waiting from the authori- 

 ties of Shrewsbury and Chester. 



Shrewsbury .—Lord Hill and the Hon. R. H. Clive, 

 M.P., introduced the deputation from Shrewsbury, con- 

 sisting of J. T. Smitheman Edwardes, Esq., the present 

 mayor, and Edward Haycock, E*q., the late mayor of 



that borough. 



Chester R. H. Barnston, Esq., 



Chester Local Committee, appeared 

 authorities of that city. 



The President addressed to each of these deputations 

 a series of inquiries on the various points of information 

 required by the Council, in order to enable them to arrive 

 at a just decision on the question before them ; and the 

 deputations respectively having made such replies to these 

 inquiries as they were instructed, withdrew ; when the 

 Council proceeded to a consideration of the claims of 

 each place, and for the Country Meeting of 1845, and a 

 discussion on the respective merits of the localities pro- 

 posed for the purposes of the occasion. On the motion 

 of Mr. Shelley, seconded by the Duke of Richmond, it 

 was then unanimously resolved that the Annual Country 

 Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, 

 for the year 1845, should be held at the town of Shrews- 



Chairman of the 

 on behalf of the 



» — - ■" — ■ o » 



pendicular, this may appear singular, but to make good 

 work it should run level as it stands on level ground.— 

 2. Plough, made by Messrs. Ruggles, Nourse, and Mason, 

 of Boston, Massachusetts. This plough is calculated for 

 deep-ploughing, being both higher and longer than any 

 other ploughs in the United States. It had been greatly 

 approved at various trials, and had taken a large sweep of 

 premiums at many of the public Shows. — 3. Grain' 

 Cradles, for cutting and laying all kinds of grain in a 

 manner to be easily taken up by the binders, and with 

 great expedition. One of the cradles then presented had 

 been long known and approved in New England ; the 

 other was of a novel construction, and stated to be on a 

 very improved plan, but Mr. Colman had not seen it before. 

 — 4. Scythe-Snaiths, made upon an improved and approved 

 pattern ; and snaiths made in this way are always alike, 

 the wood being first softened and bent in steam, and then 

 permanently fixed in the desired form, by being allowed 

 to dry in a mould. The nabs or handles are capable of 

 being screwed or unscrewed, so as to be fixed in a desired 

 position without wedges ; and a brass socket is sunk in 

 the end of the snaith, so that the hook of the scythe may 

 be held firm, and not become loose by wear, so as to 

 require wedging.— 5. Weeding- hnife for Turnips or other 

 small plants, of a peculiar construction. — 6. Scuffle -hoe, on. 

 a new plan for garden use — 7. Tree-scraper.—^. Hoes : 

 Two common narrow hoes, made with a socket for the 

 handle, and with the blade neatly riveted.— 9. Manure- 

 fork, of cast-steel, made by Mr. II. Partridge ; very light 

 and elastic, and would be broken only with much ill- 

 usage. 



The collection of seeds which accompanied these im- 

 plements consisted of Millet Seed, Herd's Grass or 

 Timothy Seed, Brom Corn Seed (along with brooms 

 made of the Grass), several varieties of Indian Corn 

 (Maize), Sweet Corn.Tuscarora Corn, and Canada Corn. 

 Mr. Colman stated that another plough was on its way to 

 England, as a further present from himself to the 



Society. 



In addition to these donations Mr. Colman laid on the 



table several private copies of the first Part of his Euro- 

 pean Agricultural Tour, for distribution among such of the 

 Members as would accept them ; from whom, and all 

 other readers, Mr. Colman expressed an earnest wish to 

 receive both candid criticism and such direction m the 

 acquisition of usefurinformation as would enable him to 

 render the succeeding parts of his Work more calculated 



for the vear LS4o, shoud oe neiu at tne town ui omens- icuuci mc o«^~ & t ---~ -- ui:««*;«« 



E^Ve***. that the deputation on the pan of to .fulfil the^oh eet h h , , = , 



Thatcher, William, WucilandiVewchurch,' Isle of Wight 

 warns. James, Alton Farm, Amesbury, Wilts 



?n try 



>ld Priors, Overton, Hants 



Hants 



. — „ vo , nmui rax ii 



nMps. Henry, Coventry 



Fort a MeviHe, Freefnld p r i_, , 



H»e names of 16 candidates for election at the next 

 tte ' g *ere then read. 



F'NANCEs.—Mr. Raymond Barker, Chairman of the 

 ™-m Committee, presented to the Council the 

 ? ""7. ^port of the state of the funds of the Society, 

 «om wlMrhu appeared, that on the preceding day the 

 orient cash-balance in the hands of the bankers 

 «n«.,n?e«l to H22/., independently of the sum of 1000/. 

 ijfrd from Southampton as a subscription, to meet 

 Soci . estl 'mated expenses to be incurred by the 



B j C ' etv at its ensuing annual country meeting at that 



fan? m y ; and tnat rhe st °ck invested in the public 

 " nd Y'«ounted to 7700/. The Chairman farther re- 

 * ; a a communication received from Mr. Colvile, 

 D ' " anr, ouncing the final and satisfactory adjustment 

 aL,' e al Comr uittee of the only outstanding claim on 



VT or i be Derb y meeti *?. 



Jou \r Es8AY »— Mr. Pusev, on the part of the 

 ati,," • mutee » sported the following recommend- 

 Pete f '"i re < ! erence t0 Essays sent in hereafter to com- 

 petitn° r 1 bociet y' s P ri zes :'— 1st. That in future, corn- 

 cover u ld be re q ,,ir ed to inclose their names in a 

 pa *' ° n *, h,ch only their motto and the subject of their 

 Prizi. I ? v the numl >erof that subject in the Society 

 the In , r ld be written.— 2d. That the chairman of 

 on!. r« l C °rnmittee alone 



P'«i the 



e should be empowered to 



prize l " n C T 0tt °" paper of such essa y s not obtaining the 

 <W' 1 may think likel y to be useful for the So- 



objects : 

 ill 



M(ie lt , all witn a *iew of consulting the writer con- 



*>»! ,1 ' f a l t0 , ll,s willi »gness to place such paper at the 

 \ £ °f the Journal Committee: 



tQ e Coun C r i e \ C ° mmendations were unanimously adopted by 



So tn 



d irect U ions A To P r TO th Meet ^g.— The Council gave final ce 



▼trioug work. co «ipleiion of the contracts for ihe wi 



8 conn ected with the Show-yard and Pavilion of 



the authorities of that borough would engage to enter 

 into such stipulations with the Secretary, on the part of 

 the Council, as would embody in writing the substance 

 of what had then passed in conversation during their in- 

 terview. The deputation from Shrewsbury on again en- 

 tering the Council-room, and being informed by the Pre- 

 sident of the unanimous resolution of the Council, re- 

 turned suitable thanks for the honour thus conferred on 

 the locality they then represented, and cheerfully ac- 

 quiesced in the condition annexed to the decision. 



Annual Elections.— The Council then proceeded, 

 agreeably with the Bye-laws, to nominate by ballot the list 

 of members of Council recommended by them for election 

 at the ensuing General Meeting, on the 22d of May, at 

 ten o'clock (instead of twelve, as formerly) in the fore- 

 noon ; and to give orders for due public notice of that 

 meeting, by advertisement as usual ; as well as to agree 

 to the form of provisional Prize Sheet for- 1845, to be 

 submitted in proof to the members present on that occa- 

 sion, for the favour of suggestions in reference to the 

 nature, amount, and conditions of the prizes proposed,— 

 to be taken into final consideration at the Council spe- 

 cially appointed for that purpose at the end of June. 



Special Councils.— The President gave notice that, 

 in order to meet the views of Mr. Shelley in his proposal 

 of an adjournment of the Council over the period of the 

 ensuing Annual Country Meeting, it was his intention to 

 give orders for the summoning of such special Councils, to 

 be held at certain stated dates and places during the pe- 

 riod of the Country Meeting, as on due previous considera- 

 tion might be found requisite.— Mr. Shelley expressed his 

 entire satisfaction at this arrangement, and immediately 

 withdrew the motion of which he had given notice at the 



last Monthly Council. 



American Seeds and Implements.— Mr. Colman, 

 the American Agricultural Commissioner, presented to 

 the Council a most interesting collection of seeds and 

 implements from the United States, with the following 

 memoranda of their respective merits : — 



1. Plough, made by D. Prouty and Co., Boston, Massa- 

 chusetts. This plough is used in the United States as a 

 small ox or 2-horse plough, and works well both in sward 

 and old land ; it will turn the furrow-slice completely 

 over, and shut in level, or lay them at any desired angle, 

 completely covering in all vegetable matter on the surface. 

 The rod from which the draft is taken is capable of being 

 elevated or depressed, to give the right pitch into the 

 ground, so that it will keep its depth, and yet not bear 

 too hard upon the wheel. It can also be moved at plea- 

 sure to the right, to cause the plough to take more fur- 

 row; or to the left, to cause it to take less. Upon tne 

 arrangement of this will depend much of its success in 

 work. It is very desirable that it should be tried, and a 

 good ploughman made familiar with its mode of working, 

 before a final opinion is passed upon its character. I his 

 plough being made on what is called the centre-draught 

 principle, has its standard and land-side inclined so far to 

 the right as to admit of the beam being p aced over the 



namely, to advance the common cause of Agricultural 

 improvement in both countries, and'.by an interchange of 

 communication to promote that perfect understanding on 

 every subject which it was so highly important in a national 

 point of view should constantly subsist between two 



countries so truly kindred. 



On the motion of the Duke of Richmond, the cordial 

 thanks of the Council were voted by acclamation to Mr. 

 Colman, for his very important and interesting collection 

 of presents, the value of which in the estimation of the 

 Council was enhanced by the manner in which he had 

 thus testified his respect towards the Society. Mr. 

 Colman, in acknowledging the thanks of the Council, 

 would not have it inferred by the remotest implication 

 that in thus laying before them specimens of the ingenuity 

 of American art in the construction of implements of 

 husbandry, that they were intended as evidences of any 

 triumph over the distinguished implement makers of the 

 old country, but simply as instances of that interchange 

 which he was so desirous to effect and to which he had 

 alluded, of improvements which might prove useful to 

 both countries. He felt deeply grateful for the personal 

 kindness he had everywhere received in his progress 

 through this country. He had now been connected more 

 than 40 years with the pursuits of Agriculture, and he 

 found his satisfaction in its unbounded resources only 

 increase with years, inasmuch as with the extension of 

 the benefits of Agriculture there was also a diffusion of 

 the blessings of moral improvement. 



Mr. Shelley and Mr. Miles, as the Stewards of Imple- 

 ments, informed the Council that they *ad ali^y made 

 arrangements for the trial of the American Boughs at the 

 Southampton Meeting . a complete and amp e trial would 

 be given them in the same fields in which the other 

 ploughs were tried ; and they should rejoice at any resul 

 m° their favour which might lead to further improvement 

 n our own Agricultural implements. The President then 

 conveyed "0 Mr. Colman an expression his thanks for 

 the services he had rendered to the Society in his official 

 capacity as the Agricultural Commissioner of the L nited 

 States and in that of an Honorary Member of the Society 

 in favouring the Council so often with his personal 

 attendance at their Meetings. 



Model Experiment.— Mr. Miles communicated to 

 the Council the following arrangement for the Model Ex- 

 periment, which Mr. Barclay, Mr. Hilyard, and the Rev. 

 Thomas Cator had consented to try, and in which he 

 hoped other members of the Society would be induced to 



* 01 Se'ed; Skirving's Swedish Turnip (to he procured of Messrs. 

 Thomas Gibbs, and Co., Seedsmen to the Society, corner of 

 Half-Moon Street, Piccadilly), to be sown after a *mte 



Straw Corn crop. 

 Manures: Common dung, 20 tons per acre. 

 Peruvian Guano, 3 cwt. mixed with 9 cwt. of Asnes. 

 African Guano, do. do. » . 



Potter's Artificial Guano, do. do. inches 



Distances between the rows, 18 inches and « 

 -If it be desired to allot JjS^^^O; 



centre of resistance and parallel with the land-side, and 



centre ot resistance ana par f rom the centre two oreaums u» .«-, -~ the rows 



the beam with such team as we use. To persons ac- of one quarter of an acre. 



centre or resistance ana purauci ~»v« — ' «. M 



will take its width of furrow, when drawn from the centre 



manure, and the half-acre oe oiviuc- •— - ^ lotf each 

 two breadths of rows, there will IW » eig^ ^ ^ ^ 18 



