6 J 6 



THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



waste lands he had alluded to were reclaimable, to tht 

 southern part of the county, where Mr. Brown, o'< 

 Winterborne Stoke, and Mr. S. Mills, of Elston, had 

 made the experiment, and had been amply repaid by the 

 improved condition of their labourers, and the increased 

 jalue of their property. — Mr. Mills corroborated tht 

 statement of Mr. Brown and observed : — As his name 

 had been alluded to, as having converted some unprofit- 

 able soil to a good purpose, he would state that it had 

 proved of great advantage to himself, as well as to 

 the labourers throughout the county. He had of late 

 adopted the system of stifle-burning, and this by men 

 chance. A man in his employ, who had come from a 

 neighbourhood where it had been in operation, strongly 

 recommended it. He consented to try it upon a piece of 

 five acres ; but before that was burned, he was so well 

 satisfied of its ad van es, that he ordered it to be tried 

 on 80 acres. Those 80 acres had been valued by a higl ly 

 respected surveyor at the annual rate of Is. Gd. an acre. 

 After the piece had be?n submitted to stifle-burning, 

 crops of Turnips and Oats bad been grown, that could 

 not be exceeded on land for which 3/. an acre was given. 

 — The process of stifle-bi rning is commenced by pul- 

 verising the land in the u-ud manner, namely, harrow- 

 ing and ro/d'ng, so that the dead vegetable matter con- 

 fined in the soil — as stubble, couch, or any kind of 

 When-may be cleared of the mould as much as poss b!e. 

 by men or'ck^is sufficiently dry, it is collected together 

 tances, the more 'tk iron rakes into heaps at eqinl uis- 

 soil. A small wad of <to spread the ashes and burned 

 heap, and the earth is mkedT.is then added to each 

 inches in thickness, before they a re~rVJ c tne nea P 8 a ^ ew 

 flame is suffered to escape, and not H*«^k s ^o blaze or 

 current of air being in some degree chec/.^V^ '^ 

 covering of earth, it becomes necessary to use from half 

 a ton to a ton per acre of some sort of dry straw ; that 

 generally u*ed is Wheat-straw. The last part of the 

 process is spreading the heaps equally over the land. 

 The whole is executed by men who travel from farm to 

 farm for the purpose, at a cost of from 8*. to 14*. per 

 acre. — Bell's Weekly Messenger. 



Miscellaneous. 



Sea-Weed as Matiure. — The crops on the Isle of 

 Thanet are superior to the crops grown in the inland 

 counties ; and, having travelled much by our railroads, I 

 should say superior to any crops in the country. What 

 is this superiority attributable to ? There appears to be 

 nothing very peculiar in the soil, and there is nothing 

 peculiar in the rotation of their crops. I may be mis- 

 taken, but I a! tribute the superiority of the crops to the 

 system of forming their dung-he<»ps, and the use of : ea- 

 weed as manure. The farmers on the island form their 

 dung-Leaps with alternate layers of sea-weed and farm- 

 yard dung ; and, after raising their heaps to the height 

 of eight or ten feet, they cover the whole with a lajer of 

 eight or ten inches of sea sand. The sea- weed contains 

 a portion of sea salt and flsh, and on heating becomes 

 very putrid and offensive. It may be difficult fo 

 analyse the compost of sea-weed and horse-dung, but it 

 may be well to collect the liquor th^t oozes from the 

 helps, and hare it analysed, when, I suspect, it will be 

 found to correspond with guar.o in essentials. There is 

 no doubt about its effect on the land, for the Wheat, in 

 point of straw and ear, is so very superior that it cannot 

 be improved in quality and quantity; and it only re- 

 mains to be ascertained whether guano, or any other 

 substance, in point of economy has any superiority. It is 

 a mistaken notion to suppose that, by 8ny contrivance, 

 Wheat can be increased to any extent in a limited 



more than a certain limited 

 can be raised ; every farmer 

 are too near together, they 

 rot and decay. The great object to be sought is a healthy 

 growth of straw, with a fine large ear, which shall yield 

 a plentiful supply of good sound Corn; this result is 

 attained on the island of Thanet. I was induced to in- 

 quire what was the cost of collecting the sea-weed on the 

 island o( Thanet, and was informed that the price psid 

 at this season for it to the collectors of the weed was Qd. 

 a cart-lead in its wet state; this cart-load requires two 

 strong horses to draw it, and may weigh considerably 

 upwards of a ton ; but when dry it may probably lost 

 half of its weight, and much of its fertilising qualities. 

 The farmers remove it in its wet state to their compost 

 heaps, and do not lose the fertilising juices. I am in- 

 duced to trouble you with these few observations, that 

 our agriculturists may furnish employment to a very 

 useful class of our subjects, who, in winter, have little or 

 no employment— I mean the boatmen of our sea-ports, 

 who would be too happy to collect the sea-weed, and 

 deliver it at the terminus of our railroads at probably 6d. 

 per ton ; for this is the price paid by the farmers to the 

 agriculturists in the island of Thanet in the summer 

 season, when other employment is obtainable ; and, of 

 course, m the winter, when there is little or no work 



portion of land, or that 

 quantity of stalks of corn 

 knows that when stalks 



Notices to Correspondents. 



Rural Chemistry.— By E. Solly, Esq., F.R S. Experimental 

 Chemist to the Horticultural Society of London, Honorary 

 Member of the Royal Agricultural Society, and Lecturer on 

 Chemistry at the Royal Institution, may be had of all book- 

 sellers, price 45. 6d. 



Alpaca.— //. S.— We see no reason to doubt their success on 

 Chalk Downs. Their usual price hitherto has been from 20/. 

 to 30/. each. Their price in Peru is from 3 to 4 dollar* ; so 

 that if they could be imported without loss by death, they 

 might he sold with a fa>r | runt at a comparatively cheap 

 rate. We do not know where any are for sale.— Subscriber. 

 — Apply to Messrs. M. & E.Dawson, 15, Islington Terrace, 

 Liverpool. 



Asfhai.tic Rpopinc— P.- It is perfectly suited for roofing- 

 farm or any other buildings; no paint or other Coating is 

 required; it is laid on a boarded surface; and, except when 

 that can be cheaply obtained, it is therefore expensive. 

 About Alpacas, see above. 



Belgian Carrots. — Yeoman. — II .rvest them just before their 

 leaves get too rotten to enable you to pull the root up by. 

 This will be when some ol the lower .nes have turned yellow. 

 Keep them between two rows of flaked hurdles ;ibout 6 feet 

 apirt, and piled up in a ridged form, ard thatched. 



Chuh.vino.— Anon.— Thisoperation is most successfully effected 

 when the milk or cream is preserved at a temperature of about 

 70° Fahr. 



Dibbling. — S. II. II. had bet'er dibble two seeds in each hole, 

 lest one should fall a prey to birds, &c. 



Drilling Machiyk.— J. B. Su-ete.— Mr. Newberry's address is 

 Hook Norton, Oxfordshire. 



Eldkr-bkrry WivB.— Nemo.— We must refer you to "The 

 British Winemaker and Domestic Brewer," a small octavo 

 volume, by \V. H. Roberts: Whittaker & Co., London. With 

 regard to our articles on Agricultural Mechanics, we must 

 bf g you to exercise a little patience : we can only say that we 

 differ fnm yi u in opinion as to what has already appeared on 

 that subject. Thanks for your suggestion as to the mode on 

 which these papers should appear. We had already resolved 

 in a opting, in part, some such plan. 



Farm Impi.kmknts.— T. Hudson.- The land alluded .tpJ^U/V; 



l4*y ta$T." * *1 ife* Verb' fn hoe is a narrow, almost dart- shaped 

 tool wiih a sort of swan neck, attached to a handle. It may 

 ' «• had, we presume, of implement makers, or perhaps seeds- 



1 ''ik 1 ' 1 ? / > L ' RE «— -* Farmer.— Pu'rid urine requires about 1 

 IO.OI sniping acU1 to rix tne ammonia |„ 5 gallons of it. 



iC Kll ; Vr *r • "' U will be all the better for the liming. 



It is best sownin rows «..., uerhaps dib bled ; but it is too ex- 

 pensive work »o transplant it. 



MAxcRK.-^nW-You had bette.^i. it with double its 



quantity of vegetable mould; or, if you narr*~i*-ot with a 

 mixture of ordinary earth and charcoal dust, anff )«, ~ an 

 apply it most beneficially perhaps to a green crop, Turnips- 

 Potatoes, or Mangold Wurz-1, under the last furrow which 

 the land recives before the seed, at the rate of three cart- 

 loads of the mixture per acre. It is not probable that the cal- 

 careous sand of which you send a specimen would benefit 

 your clay ; but as it is impossible to speak with certainty, you 

 might try it on a piece of arable land, at the rate of one cubic 

 yard on four perches of land. 

 Potatoe haulm.- Three year-old Subscriber.— The removal of 

 leaves such as cattle would relish as food would injure any 

 plant that it is proposed to strip. You are mistaken in sup- 

 posing that the young tubers might be exhausted in the iffort 

 to ripen the leaves; it is the agency of the leaf that lipens 

 the tuber ; and as long as they are green they are thus useful 

 to the crop. 



Potato Failure.— W. Ewing — Your report of the discussion 

 is not sufficiently different from what has already appeared, to 

 justify its publication. Will you far* ur us with your own 

 views on the subject. 



r«<.rr.n. n .-.: k to Keap Wheat.-/. C. X.— Thank you. A 

 paper has been sen' to the address you name. 



Salt.— Lapis— IK can only be of use to the plants in solution: 

 but you will find it cheaper to let it dissolve naturally, by 

 sowing it in wet weather, than to apply it by means of the 

 water cart. Gas- water may be applied on meadow-land by 

 means of the water-cart; apply 300 or 400 gallons per acre. 



Seed- Wheat.- Improver.— No charge is made. 



Ski f-Slppurtino SCHOOLS. -Subscriber. —Mr*. D. Gilbert of 

 Eastbourne, Sussex, has established several. We are not aware 

 if there he any in the neighbourhood of Nottingham. 



Spring Takes. -A Subscriber.- It depends on the natureof the 

 reason. We think you may r sk them. 



Tank.- Joe has had a tank made with bricks u on arches, and 

 made level with concrete, and about two months after it 

 wa^ quite dry he had one inch of Roman cement mixed with 

 half washed road grit put over the bottom end side, and when 

 that was set and haid he put the water in, and now it is 

 leaking all over the bottom. How is he to stop it ! 



Wild Ducks.- Kent asks if any of our correspondents can 



inform him whether wild ducks pair off, or what number of 



drakes are required to 20 duck* ? Also whether the swan will 

 destioy trout? 



PrimeUpland Ha> 100t 

 Inferior „ ~> 



New Hay „ 70 



HAY-PerLoadofsflTnme 



SMITHKIBLn, S ut 1<1^ 



w>i to no. .cio.., * 1 9 - 



[Sept. fl 



M 



1 Clover 



5- - jjf 1 *«- 



nperlor Mead. Hny 106- to 110, I L "£' ft?' »»■ 



Jew Hay . ^. _ v. nL. * lHj l <* 



Interior 

 New Hay 



Fine Old Hay 

 New Hay 



*>ew Clover 



Wh,techa, bl , SeW"' 



9* to 105s . Old Clover llo. lXu 

 90 95 | New Clover 1» Iffl 



•» Inferior mm I 



bat 



COVKNT GARDEN, Birr. SI. —The mufe* wZ 



supplied wi-h bo'h Fruit and Vegetables™ 'ml »k M . 

 trade has been far from brtak. Pine -in D le. • ? * ^ 

 tiful and many handsome fruit are offi^V', 

 per lb. The price of Grapes is rath r on th, i?, '' to * 

 Black Hamburg* are se'ling at from u. \ s^'J^ 

 There is no difference in the price „f Melons &i n £ *?,' S*! J* 

 port. Poaches and Nectaries still Z naeTooTaJd St 

 sufficient for the demand. Few Green-aees »S?V« k "* 

 with, and the supply of Dessert Plums & chiefly coatJJJ 



ire 



Coe's Golden Drop, the price of which is from ft f 



punnet. D imsons are still offered at the prieS Z£ 

 last Report. Figs are becoming very scare her a 

 at 35. per dozen. Apples and Pears remain at nearlv 

 prices as last week. Filberts are scarce, and are Xhtnd^ 

 dearer; Oranges are also becoming very scarce- LemSIFSi 

 tolerably well supplied, and a considerable quantity 

 V\ alnuts are in the market. Vegetables have not altered » 

 since our last report; Cauliflowers are offered at nearl/2 

 same prices as stated last week ; Broccoli is good, »nd ntitS 

 for the demand ; and Cabbages and Cole worts are a', • 



I-rench Beans are rather on the ri Unions are roodZmi 

 plentiful, and Ca.rots and Turnips are abundant- 1 

 are rather cheaper; Lettuces Endive, and other tahtdinr an 

 sufficient for the demand. Cut flowers chiefly consist of Cla! 

 diolus psit'acmus, Combretum purpureu.n. Gardenia radicaas. 

 Heaths, Camellias, Amar\ lli.es, China Asters. PcUrc 

 Fuchxkts, Verbenas. Cam»^- ^ • - 



cast, 



*. me Apple, per lb., 3* to 5$ 

 Grapes, Hothouse, p. lb « \$ to 3# 



— Kpanith, per lb. f 9*/ to \$ 



— Portugal, per lb., Is to Is 6d 

 Melons, earh, \s to 3« 



Peaches, per do/en, 2s to 4# 

 Nectarines, per doz-, ?s to 4# 

 Apricots, per doz , Is to 2s 

 Plums, per half-sieve, ?j 6d to 5s 



— Orleans, per hf.-sv., \s to3s 



— Coe's Gi-ld. Drop, p. pun., 6Vtoli 

 Drtmsons, per halt sieve, 1* Gd to 2st>d 

 Figs, per doz., n s to — s 



Apples, De?s , per bush-, 2s OdtoisGd 



— Kitchen, \s to 3* 

 Pears, DeBs., per hf.-sv., Is6d to 2*6d 



Morello Cherries, per hf n^UU* 



Currants, per hf -sir* *, fi Mtelitf 

 I ilberts, per l'KJlbs. Mt 



Walnuts, per bushel, I r* 

 Oranges, per doren, If %o U6d 



— per 100, 1 



— bitter, p.-r loo, fW to :u 

 Lemons, per do/ca< 1* t« i 2s 



— per KO ( Us to lis 

 Almonds, per peck, *s 



Sweet Almonds, p<rlb. 9 2tM 

 Cob \u «, per lou lbs., 70s to 8*# 

 Nuts, Barcelona, SSl 



— Brazil, 16* 



— Cob, 14* 



VEGETABLES. 



per dozen, 6d to Is 2d Garlic, per lb-, *d to M 



!rr ">tHoz., 2s to 5* 



Cauiirlowe 

 Broccoli, per bun 



Sorrel , per hf.-sie ve, 6d tb^t 

 Artichokes, per doz., Is to 3* 

 French Beans, p.hf -sv., 2s to 2s <Vi 

 Scar. Runners, perhf.-sv M '* to \s€d 

 Potatoes, per ton, 50* to 70s 



— ctwt , 2j €d to 4* 



«— ^ bu^el, )s6d to 2* C>d 



— Kidney, per b*h., 2a to 5* 

 Turnips, per doz. bch., 1* Qrf to U 

 Pea3 f per bushel sieve, 2* 6d to <i* 

 Hed Beet, per doz., 9d to 1* 6d 

 Carrots, per doz. bchs , ?* to 6s 

 Basil, per bunch, 2d 10 3d 



Horse Radish, per bundle, 2* u 7* 

 -Savory, per bunch, 2d to Ad 

 Cucumbers, Frame, each, 2d to 9d 



— Hidge, doz., 9 / 10 2* Gd 

 Veeet.ble If arrow, per doz., 4d to 1* 



Spinach, per sie *'e , 1* 6d to 2s 

 Leeks, per bun., 2d to 3d 



Onions, per bunch, 2d to 4d 



— large, per bushel, gf in U 



— Spanish, p*r d $ to 4* 

 Shallots, per lb-, id to 6d 

 1J—- >9,toes, per half-if., ?s 6d to 1*U 

 UapsicUr.^ pe. per I mi, U to I* 



r.j"u 0, ;^,per lo to Is 



nadishes, per doz., ' J ^ \ 9 ed 

 Let tuce, per score, u/ to ,. ^ 

 Celery, white, per b , 9*%n\$M 



— Red, per bunch, J* r . j$ 

 Enrlive, per score, 1/ to I* W 

 Mushrooms, per pott!*, U Hi to U U 

 Small Satads, per o id 

 Watercress, p. I? »»n. r Ci 

 Parsley, per d*-a bii ••s.lstoti 

 Tarragon, Green, per bu- i h, U loU 

 Green ,\f int, per bunch. W wM 

 Marjoram, per batch, SJto3d 

 Chervil, per punn«-t, id to 34 

 Chilis, per 100, 1* Qd t*» U 



*** As usual, many communications have been received too lat 



e. 



SMITHFIELD, Movday, Sept. l6.-Per stone of 8 lbs. 



Beit Scots, Hereford*, .Sec- 3i 8 to is 

 Beit Short ILuns * 3 6 3 10 



» ond quality Beasts - 2 10 3 

 ilvet - . . . 3 4 

 Pigs 



4 

 4 

 B 4 4 

 B«MtB, 3666; Sheep and Lambs, 



Best Downs A Half-breds 3s 8 to 4s 



Best Lon K - wools - - 8 8 3 10 



Ewes and second quality 3 3 6 



Lambs • . 3 



8 4 4 



*«0j Calves, 144; Plflt, 3J1. 



MARK-LANE, Movday, Sept. 16. 

 Titk supply of Wheat fr m Essex this morning wai m dcra 

 that trom Kent and Suffolk large; rhe fir^t was taken rffat UlC 

 prices of last week, but that from the two latter counties barely 

 supported those rates. Having a fair aUeudance of c untrf 

 buyers, Foreig:!i Wheat met a slightly improved demand, bat 

 we are unable to raise our quotations, excepting for the fincrt 

 qualities of new.— English Mailing; Barley muat be written !#. 

 to 2a. per qr. cheaper; Foreign lor grinding con inues t 

 taken effat late terms.— Now Beans sold U. below those w 

 have hitl erto appeared ; old are unaltered in value— Maple Mi 

 Grey Peas have declined fully Is. per qr. ; White remain tfet 

 same.— There was a fair show of Oats, ii c'ud.ng a ft*™* 

 Irish, the quality of which was moderate only, Ri'd great a » 

 culty experienced in their disposal ; old also sold sIowt» » 

 last week's prices were fully supported for Scotch. -wm«r 

 Tares are6cZ. to 15. per qr. lower. 



BRITISH, PKR JMVltniAL Qt'ARTKR. 



Wheat, Essex, Kent, and Suffolk . . White 



Norfolk, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire 



Barley, t Alaltinjr and distilJintr 27« to?5a Chevalier 

 Oats, Lincolnshire and Vorkshire . . Polands 

 — - Northumberland and Scotch . ■ Feed 



Irish ... • . Feed 



Malt, pale, ship • • • 



Hertford and Essex . • • • 



Rye • 



Beans, Mazagan, old and new 27 to 32 Tick 



Pipeon, Heligoland . 3d to 38 Winds. — 



Peas, White . . . . 32 to 36 Maple 30 



ARRIVALS IV THK RIVKR LAST WKKK. 



Flour. 1 W'ht. Karl. Malt. Oats. Kj* 



English . 4323 Ski. — Brls. 96-'l 7U 3377 



Irish •.— ,,— „ — 



Foreign . — „ — „ I 1438 7548 



Fridav, Sept. 20. ^d 



The arrivals of English Wheat since M miay have Wf " * wcie 

 and the few samples fresh op for this nrrrmnff s ma« ^ 

 taken oflf ^t thnt day ^ ■ r;ce< ; business in Foreign ™ « ^ 

 but its value fully snpportcd.-In Barley, Beans,* nu 

 observe no alteration.— The O.tt-trade is dull, anu nc 

 are rather cheaper. 



ARRIVALS THIS WEBK- 



5. 



5. 



40 



50 



^ 



— 



31 



37 



19 



21 



19 



21 



17 



80 



50 



H 



54 



00 



29 



32 



28 



34 



I. * 



WhiM - - 

 GrW. * f 



rout* » » 





fUnwr » »• 

 Grer * " 



B0 



3190 

 4929 



8 



H M 



817 



1M0 



F»«» 



going forward, and when the sea-weed is deposited ;n the 

 greatest quantity, from the sea being ruffled and stormy, 

 our boatmen would be too happy to obtain the employ- 

 ment on the same scale of wages. I am of opinion that 

 the sea-weed might be pressed, by the aid of machinery, 

 into a convenient compass, to render its transport by 

 our railroads and by our ships not very expensive; and 

 yvn* n our merchants are sending their ships to the South 

 &eas for guano, they would enter into the speculation of 

 conveying the sea-weed from our island sand-roads if the 

 cost of the freight from our sea coast to the terminus of 

 our railroads leading into the interior of our island would 

 oe realised.— Correspondent of Mark Lane Express. 



ab,ut ,h » same. Pork is rather lower. 



Fridat, Sept. 20. 



The supply of fresh Beasts is nm 

 are fully 



The tr, 



Monda 



about the same as ■ flare There is u Uii ZZZZZTx 



but the cl «t make ver> in]* Vverl* t r 1 °Z ^Tf S ' he V '* l C V * d *> 

 it is difficult to make * ..f n.at P„i"i! Pork-trade is ve:y heavy ; 



BeMts,;87; >heep and Lambs," 8160; Calves, f8G; Pi^s, 320. 

 «. West imith field. 



English 



Iri»h 



Forp'gn 



Wheat 

 8140 



3-10 



Harley 

 2)50 



Aug. 



Sept. 



9 

 1G 



K 

 6 



13 



per Quarter- 



61 20 



IMPERIAL AVERAGES 



Wheat. Barlejr.J Oats. 



48.t\0d 3-»« 6d 



4'.i 1 34 6 



50 4 £3 3 



50 11 34 11 



48 6 35 9 



45 11 35 II 



Oats 



3140 

 4130 



n<«*. 



HOPS, Friday Sept. 20. 



6 weeks' Aggreg. Aver. 

 Duties on Foieign Grain 



43 II 



20 



34 10 



« 



SEEDS, Sept. 16. 





r-An**D*N \ Skith, Hop-Factors. 



WOOL.-British, Friday, Sept. 20. 



Ot-R Wool Market remains unaltered from our last Report. 



Long-wooled Wethers Is cdVls Id I Southdown Ho^Ittt uVdSu 3d 



HwfKitts 1 1 1 3.4 Kent Fleeces • } \ \& 



t»ouir down Fleece. 10 I 1 I J A „„ p SRRI w ^ , Jr k J * 



Canary - - P«r qr 



Carraway - P« r cwt 



Clover, Red, English 

 __ — Foreign 



__ White, KngfUh - 

 — — Foreign 



Coriander • - - - 

 Hempseed - per last 



Linseed - - per qr 



_ Baltic 



_ Cakes, Eng. per 1000 



52* to 56s Linsee 



41 



6* 



dCakes.Foreign.P^ 

 rd, White - P- *»'\ If 



«tolf 



36 



10/ 



18 

 40 



Mustard, White - v ' ' u 



__ Superfine »» j, I# 



_ Brown »» " m* .** 



Rapeseed English^'"; 1 _ - 



Rape Cakes * F" 1 . - - 



.intoin - • •- - « « 

 Tares, Eng. winter p 



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