34-1847-1 



THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



££te filling the smaller gaps (those under a j 

 iTSr other. Indeed, it is usual in th s part oi 



!£%ung Beech, one to every four or six Thorns. 

 the Beech plants retaining their leaves in winter, and 

 ""r^iess a pt to attempt forcing their way throu " 

 Sb In repairing large gaps, the bank ought to 

 I«Jt trenched, to mix its dead, spongy earth with I 

 Zidioil below. If the gap is 2 yards wide, I plani 

 ^a> well-rooted Thorn in the middle, and Beech 

 fill up the space on each side, adding a little rich si , 

 « more, a couple of Beech plants may be placed at 

 e»ch end next the old Thorns, and the rest filled with 



.oung Thorns, keeping the old Thorns lopped ui 



ioMg plants are established. In planting 

 Sam-hedges, it is of importance to sort die plai 



abused hedger will dress a hedge as evenly an 



,;.,,,.■!.-:.. knife as can be done with the shear: 

 and in a tenth part of the time ; and this implemei 



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and narrow in "width, and with upright sides. Sue 

 hedges will be found of vigorous growth, and clos 

 below. A noble proprietor in this neighbourhood has 

 his hedges lopped in an angular form, 3 or 4 feet high, 



that the roots are dried up, and starved by On 

 water being thrown a yard out from the root au 

 and the older hedges are gradually dying off und 

 treatment in large gaps. I also doubt the propi 



i atmospherical nutrition. It is to be wished that an 

 •■.::..' .1 lunar influence on vegetatioi 



proper time for these operations.— J. S. If., Mirth ,'n ■ . 

 Potter's Guano.— Thin Solving .— SomeTpr years 

 *nce (three or four) I made some experiments on Air. 



the Gardener/ Chronicle, which you kindly published. 

 My experiments then were highly favourable to the 

 gano. This year, 



Wheat, I have used this guano again, and my object in 

 tabling you is to inform you, that I am highly 

 f^ with the results. My Barley is after Wheat, 



1 after the rate of 3 \ pecks 



*wi I drilled t 



EEL ^ h . en il was u p> oa a wet dft y> l sow * d 



°W the field about 25s. worth of the guano ] 

 ^harrowed it very well into the soil. This year the 

 |™l» of Barley everywhere are very fine. My crop, 

 « the whole, is "very good, but I do not hesitate to 



J. that the best crop, by more than one-third, is 

 £«• the guano was used. I think I never saw 

 wiey altogether so fine, so thick and strong, and the 

 J»» *> long and well filled. I have no doubt but they 

 « <A &Ter ! ge fl '° m 35 t0 37 S rains » and in a few are 39 



i), and very plump. My Wheat, also, is equally 



•^ Per acre 6 , and 6 the whole crop' it a "very 3 excelled 

 **. but a great deal too thick. 1 am perfectly satisfied 

 uarehS ■ *""* half that ^ uantit y of 8eed l should 



*JP ia evidently the best. ' But°during B fhe whole year 

 ^ been so well convinced that the seed was far too 

 eonaii^, 111 the sprin S I endeavoured to pull up a 

 SS^.P^tf^t the labour was endless, 



Wto if!r ci L ally for the wheat cr °p» but i wanted 



^ tee the h orse-hoe, and the drill would not de- 

 "* I had f C v° Uld DOt horse - hoe after hand-dibbling, 

 Wbnw *■, at more perfect instrument, namely, 

 J^Swf * ling . machine - Bat > howeTer l "*? 

 ** P« Z. a # au1 ' l wil1 never exceed l P eck of 

 % oTLtT 6 ' a 2. d not more than doubl that quan- 

 ***** frS\ The yer y bes * "opof Wheat I ever 

 ^yewlT P 6 ^ of ^ d P er a "e ; and although 

 **J «*£*-*? **?? much thin-seeded Wheat, and on 

 ^tS2^K M n , ' and a11 ™V "ne ( I am satisfied 

 ^*oth> of!!!!, bu l k of corn will be from the smallest 

 l ^i En^ - al l Ude to the Wheat of Mr ' Pi P er ' 

 ^Urnf^' a third y«r'8 crop in succession, 

 ^tedtneto • ,Dches asund er. Mr. Piper kindly 

 m « ffi ? life sx^y &Ct his cro P ; and in Jnh'K *>" l m Vtl " 

 ■» w a more gratifying sight than his Wheat 



lie good of mank 



was magnificent ; so regular in the rows and so exactly 



fresh-raown lawn, full of fine large plump grain, aud a! 

 hard nearly to the touch as a piece of board. ThU 

 crop, therefore, was nearly perfect, but I think nol 

 quite ; the straw of this Wheat, which is called Piper's 

 Thickset, being very short, I thiuk the rows may be 



together. I think also— indeed, I have no doubt of it— 

 that the quantity of seed should be reduced at least one. 



tree, Esses. 



Oats "«■:>'■ Plymouth, was cut wet, and the weather 



'xternal air: the lime v 



dry, or the lime fully e 



thus probably dry or 7 tons of corn and straw ; for J" 1 ?* 1 



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ita.— J. PrUtaux. ' \*m 



efit from this meeting. They have shown 

 already, by the high state of cultivation to which they 



"•ought their faring and the exc 



and they have seen and heard much 



thot'VdT excite their 



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description of stock than many of them already 

 on their farms, and implements of a superior 



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n the discussion on Wednesday, and the lecture 



lV ,: lS , th" C rp -r it...; i-l I all, and after the 

 , to extend their knowledge of 



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