THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



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iterially influence their 



per cent, in the quantity of water, thai 



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three-fourths of the solid food containe 



result. In two experiments of Einhof the difference in 

 the proportion of water is equal to 4£ per cent. ] 



Mr. Ogston, I do not claim any further merit than th 

 of confirming these results ; but I feel justified 



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watery and less valuable ; on the contra 

 number of the "Journal of the Royal 

 Society of England," I have pointed oui insw 

 where ariitioial manures have increased the 

 weight of the crop ; but I do say that the mere inci 

 of the gross weight of a crop can afford us no 



i of the differed 



of any particular application to the 



excuse its deficit 



Home Correspondence. 



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a per annum of whi 



Thinking to turn this to some agricultural 

 [ have had it analysed by Mr. Leigh, of Man- 



what way it could be most beneficially 

 y or combined with farm-yard 



4UnS p S erox-d' ' 



{Was there no carbon in it ! Its most valuable in- 



gredient appears to be gypsum. It is not of much value 



., ; 



manure, probably with some advantage to them.l 



_ The Oat Crop.-- J. M. D, Midlothian » complains 



of the badness of the Oat c 





in S.-.,t!ar,l t 











ploughed up 



>efore Christ 







lea ground ploughed in sj 



Oats or Barley grassed 



£>■?, 



t only read but 1 

 en expound in y 

 )ndent suggests tl 

 ve seen and had myself Oat 



lampshire readers 



Vazette.^You/c, 



; really 



sample and as good a yield as a farmer could wish. Tl 

 of 3arley he sowed, and was selling the produce at 60 



verily Vorse'Vhan much toilhig'slrfey^ou or I e've 



saw. — X. Y. Z., Hants. Allow me to than 



"J. M. B." for his exposition of the partial failure < 



sowed a field partly with seed of crop 1846. The po 

 tion sown with old seed came away strong and health 



ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY or ENGLAND. 

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

 in Hanover-square, on Wednesday last, the 4th of 



r. Thomas Turner, Pr.jiesaor tiny, and Mr. 



t Fielding of Dowing, near Holywell, Flint- 

 elected a Gov* 





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Mounts for the month just ended, from wide!, it ap- 

 sared that on the 31st of July last the invested capital 



ilance of 21 16/. in the hands of the bankers,such general 

 lUnce being made up of the following special balances, 

 iraely, Northampton subscription, 613/.; arrears of 

 lbscripton received, 308/.; life compositions, 166/.; 

 id available balance for current purpose-, 



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iken to ascertain the proper means of proceeding 

 irough the county courts and under the powers of 



leir subscriptions to the Society.— Mr. Barker laid 

 le current accounts and funded property of the Society. 

 Flax Prize. -Mr. Pusev, M.P., reported, on the part 

 F the Journal Committee, the motto of the essay to 

 hich the judges had awarded the Society's prize of 

 0/. and the Marquis of Downshire's addition of 30/.. 

 »r the best essay oi 

 lax ; which, on 1 





' Flax in Ireland, i 



_Uug.7. 



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kim or l>arin K Plough"".:; " c WamK&£* 

 The Council decided- that the condif 



^fmeetTlnNo^^ *** """^"JS 



in November next, on the reponZ 



ommttee, consisting of Mr. Garrett, Col. Chilli 



Ir. S. Bennett, to whom also should be r e &! 



dlency the M a i 



Mr. G°raham on 





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Mr. Lance on regulations f 

 3 from Mr. Dawson of the wa 



' -. ;. ., . • r - . < ■ ..- 

 fluencedthe decision of the judges of Hereford a* 

 at the Northampton meeting ; lett 

 hend on the conditions under which 

 to compete for the Society's pr 

 ists, in September next, at Kiel, in Ho stem, «ri U 

 offer of services to promote the comfort wje* 

 venience of the President or any of the Mem*** 

 Council who might attend on the occasion jwrrow* 

 enconllemet W bemg S given ''to "the'Ud of th, old 

 English hunter, by Col. Du Boisde de Femer* •» * 

 officer of cavalry ; statement on the same sutg. 



a'detaUedcommunication on the advantages .with w 

 such encouragement would be attended, ^"J}^. 

 documents from M. Guenon on ascertaining ^ 

 value of dairy cattle from the inspection of e^, 

 marks, and their proportions on the body o l tn * ^ 

 an offer through Mr. Shelley from the toartw rf % 

 ram and a dozen ewes, of Saxon sh eep, ,ior ^ 

 at the York Meeting next year (an o ff« ^ 



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 the President to favour the Society by j^^^ 



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•able state of agricultural P™*™'"" 1 ^, fr* 

 , world ; application, through M * ^VdW 



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win, of B^^J^^^S^f^ 

 for Mr. Manning, the Society's g^rfgjj 

 respecting the arrangements ot »» accord^ 



the P work°required on the Society Hou*,^ ^ 

 the terms of the lease ; and granted tn 

 to the officers of the Society. that h e ff 



The Hon. Capt. Howard gave ; 

 ,ove, at the monthly December rf |he ^ 

 iture, in Class I., pedigrees . w r future do 

 ite ; " and Mr. Pnsey ™gg<* e p d > thj .^tfj 

 r awards should be given to , the pubjc ^ 



endage of the - com™** till the 3d of > ^^ 

 TheCouncUstands^djm|rnedUil_ 



--"BBaftSgEE 



The following is a Report of M J ificU l $#** 

 n Growth of Tubmps & ** 



