AGRICULTURAL GA ZETTE. 



[Feb. 6, 





t that this substance owes its 

 fertiUsinff properties principally to the ammonia it con- 

 tains, and that ammonia in its natural state is a highly 

 volatile substance, I last year made an experiment with 

 the view of depriving the ammonia of its volatility, 

 by mixing the guano with gJP"™. J, 6 ™^ 6 "*^ 

 ,t!.. ',-v'lw'n,'.' t,> f„rm subhate of ammonia, which is 



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these proportion! I 



■■■-uccesaofibien. 



'■-•■ Alcocktoenhnk 



mrchase of guano and gypeuafr 



of information which might prove of much imports^ 

 George Kirk, Land-steward to Thomas Alcock, E^ 

 Kingswood, Surrey. [Supposing the L'y;>stira to bt 



contain, or to be capable by decomposition of affording 



contains enough sulphuric acid to fix all the ammona 

 contained in about 160 lbs. of the latter. It contaim 

 enough to do this ; but that it will do it we do not sap. 



e of excess iu quantity, I 



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AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. 



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of the St. Peter's Farmers' 



ur-d statistics;—/** emit cii 

 from them ;_and the best mem 



discussed. 

 sties were thought desirable to 

 dated to place then 



lem iu purchasing than the agricul 



not so much surprised at the prices of Barley at tb 



present time as ho should have been, but for a geneM 



tte From that report (good so to 



' nt, because given by men pra 



which they v< 



■■ xtent), he ft — 



i they were 1 



quantities of different grain planted, and from » 

 favourable or unfavourable circumstances which mf 

 affect differently different localities ; at present «J 

 many of the sales of the farmer (• 

 part of the year) are at hap-hazard. It was m9B ~j 



»een had we last'yea^calciUated the produce of BtfJ 

 luced in the Isle of Thanet. It was thougMJJ 



■ 

 :ounty or shire in the United Kingdom should be pj 

 ..1 '!: t, to bo tho-.-ou.hly useful to the {****£ 

 hould be collected in the months of July and Aug 

 ind published as soon after harvest as P^jJ^ .j* 

 assessed by the Hop-grower upon the publication 



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