61853“ THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 93 
DRAINING: * rdent Admirer. Your ou utlet must be the lowest 
doar in v which many of the birds had been brought resemblance to the food they wish for. If they f fall off labours of harvest t very much. "Those who are opposed 
it was reasonable to hope that whilst Der any grease I ‘that has neither salt * = pn Le with | to reaping a in toto, base their condemnation— 
caster wing I short a notice, produce such an exhibi- HB te BRE line у" ery good thing. if they | first, upon the fear of destroying labour ; and, secondly, 
tion as was witnessed Low ay, it u арас to vie with are picked oub, . p — culprits and “ger pe them. In hen because oie eme eut corn much laid. The first objec- 
2 1 give ooniu r-oii, an 1e birds have 
any ш the kingdom. d e at s wes we better, 2 generous, e en иу | food, also a good Grass run tion han o li ttle „кри. in it that г need not approach 
are assured by a gentleman who was рг t at the There will soon be plenty of poultry medicine growing, and the it. T marks to be 
Birmingham er and — to 3 ee P fowls 7 ee if * n eue to them. I overcome Alt ough some acres n laid — on a farm 
our —" we have no wis о реа isparaging yo xpec зе perches а 00 nigh, an ne lameness comes а cou be eu by the * reaper,’ it oes not follo that 
any, as we are satisfie that the respective breeders rie эйт ball сааса блан, "Tam not 55 the machine should not be used with economy in its 
have — “thelr best to ae them to the show in the| when the n polh erges nd forms of entry for the R. A. S. E. show | proper place. If only 100 — of 1 жен on а 
best possible condi * are again pleased to have at Gloucester, will be ready. You had, probably, rar — apply | farm with 200 acres of laid, were cut ‘reaper,’ 
it in our power, through the unbiassed opinion of the fis tones Bee of the English Agricultural Society. J. Baily, | at half i» usual cost by the sickle, idi * not be 
judges, to assert that "Doasdter earried off the first LL КИНЕ т ЖЕНИ ч saved in labour to expend if necessary on the laid 
prize in class 10, for the best golden-spangled Ham- Reb iew n? We uld Jaid corn cost nid more to cut it with a 
.E ; iekle, beeau could cut i 
burgh cock. [ =" oe ded to Mr ward Auckland, + куйе or sickle, reaper’ could cu 
of the Red Lion The Rev. Arthur Fullerton —— orn? It no imaginary sta tement to say that 204. 
— * sien uat class 11. Mr. W. B. Tate, A Guide to the Royal Agricultural College Farm. would be terr by the ‘reaper’ in cutting down 100 
who seems to be an excellent amateur and a good 1853. acres, On this farm we paid 9s. 6d. per acre for reaping 
judge, was successful in class 13. The comb of the A carECcHISM of the present condition of the farm, | by sickle, whilst a whole field was eut down, bound up 
е was very fine and the colour good; but that shown | and of mo various a —— v which gr in sheaves, and finished off as well as the reaped corn 
mal y 1 g а s — reape 
by Wm. Hall, Esq., No. 136, in elass 14, was splendid, pee m in con he manager for 4s, 6d. Оп 100 acres there would be a difference 
and was as perfect as could be wished. Messrs, Hall (ndi pen the fields oak: — ‘buildin ngs. It is is | of 251.” 
& Co. produce e best game cock and hen in principally intended for the use of stude ents, but contains 232 ( 
class 16, and it would appear that they are in no much useful — which would interest our ret oe: — to 3 „ 
f 2 LTURAL HEMIST essor 0 
hurry to part with them, for the sum of 207. was the readers. We select a passage on the r me c Mmm faceres dh ы ы керү ma "Chemistry and Caste nston's 
price asked for them. he most beautiful birds Gyer tried on the farm last harvest, as an illustra CANKER IN THE EAR: J Abell. Sulphate of zinc, 5 grains; ace- 
witnessed in Doncaster were the splendid game cock and “ Reaping machines, like . ther new 3 ments, tate of lead, 5 grains; distilled water, 2 ounces. Pour a little 
hen of William Mellowes, Esq., of Carburton, No. 169, must fight their way against the common prejudice, in — ear, daily, moderately warm. W 
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in class 17. This class, certainly, was, without excep- | against innovation on ancient customs. The machines po i in your system of drains. If you drain ever so deep, 
tion, really splendid. H. Eddison, En of Gateford, | themselves are not — me and their operations | even so that the pipes are level with * very bottom of 
was nd in the prize list. The head and neck of this last harvest were impede bd by bad w — the | central pond, then unless a outlet be icc ct че in the 
i BECO water has to rise = 
ht th фы receive the | want of willingness оп the e part of the operatives, a pond: until it can reach t 
ms e esca then 
admiration of all. ondon -could not equal this. requisite knowledge to work them. In dis. field, ааг ing the drains i in the feld бараг than the height of that 
Reluctantly leaving these beauties, we proceeded to} Husse achine cut down three acres in two hours 3 to ; н А.з a pond must rise. 
the far-famed Cochin China department, which — and six thine tes, Twelve men bound up the sheaves. ent à deep outlet as the first step. 
novelty, were not the least i" in the exhibition; Two horses worked the machine; at this rate the cost | 25874110: W MH. LEE C11 
and we а und at Их». Batty, of Ackworth Grove, had | of reaping an acre of Wheat was only 3s. Gd. Admitting tan : GB gway, Piccadilly, is 2 — 
the h of receiving the p dde prize in class 26, | that double the labour was done during this trial which You s should. apply M thea — himself —we cannot spea 
Mr. George Hatfield obtained the second prize, and the | would be done in daily practice, the cost would then Ort : G C. Salix purpurea or S.rubra will grow on wetter 
after and admired for shape, bis 7s. E acre. Fie d, Мә, pablo i acres, was dodi than any other sorts. E ** T 
umage, and size. In class 27, Sir Thomas W. White eut by the * per, e rate of more than an Tank: Glaucer. You do not state dimensions. n 
ы exhibitor z and although not secesul ha was | aere an our, and cost about ds: 
not at all dispose osed to depreciate the value of his tioned, very thin g was s favourablo for the evaporatio onw rhioli wo uld otherwise follow. Bome slight tim- 
for over the pen was — м4 said “10 bog: — "T the ес The tanding, and bt covered with bete and thatch, would serve the purpose 
and underneath some person afterwards wrote in peucil, | the soil compara = de When t the la Mk WAS — or for 40 узат. If the tank dint: very UR! it y dani 
“Who bids?” че presum — а т, colonel did | the corn damp, machine would not work, an must be either pti support, and flat covering, or a regular 
not mean to have any questions asked ! as to their we were obliged io S Күлө recourse to the scythe. We roof. 
value. They are ions ec favourite bi E piy nomoney | tried and tried again to make this reaper act on wet | WEIGHT or CATTLE: G Redivivus. The rule results in imperial 
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will buy them. Mr. Thomas Hudson, of — efield, ground, but umi wheels always кер * and we were stones, and you will ind that 66 impe UM WP PY 
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‘of Tetley, exhibited some very fine specimens in class | lated for eather des саб x d ight corn, and dry ground, 
30 i e were 2 im use—the merits Sos 
as sent by c N, FEB 
4 hi U ith Ve stabl but 2 7 
as remarkably fine. The ва e — to R. e agen nts of McCormick's старее, This was arranged, | p tong аг wae thee well a rd bns v Vege : rhe Е: ‘form s pa 
oam 
> betes Esq., of Fi ‘Finmingley Р ark. re glad | and the trial made as stated in field No. 8. MeCormick's almost entirely confin 9d 40 — y abes. 
serve that - m Workman, — en machine, on the day of trial, was indeed n; y | quality. The supply of —.— is — well “kept up. A 
— o Ae о бшш prize class 23. ‘This рен | Hussey’s, simply because his agents failed to have their | атэ Stang але. Саб and other Nats are realising f ng fr pices: 
e superior, an th ba abundant ; 
admirable condition, The display ге dueks, | чы from the Bip which MeCormick’s mac machine | Asparagus ня beco 3 more Leges and P ‘have 
and turkeys was excellent—probably the finest made, were in favour of it, and seem air dip. [net seers И um e in. 
чорчуба excepting Birmingham, were the pointed that the implement was not properly put e ыы ы dU. Oki. c teu eee 
magnificent pair from Marr Grange. For size, plump- | together. Another trial was pressed for, McCormick’s FRU RUIT. 
ness, and eolour, they were ae ae eese | 8 against Hussey's, to convince the public which | Pine- apples, per Ib, 6s to 8s | Almonds, per peck, 5s 
w, Esq. sent а noble pair adhere in eias 39. as the machine of the two. This second trial extended Apples, s, de — bish, 6s to 10s | | Rd sweet, per Ib., 2s to 3s 
In class 36, No. 345, 20“. was the value put upon a ov er nine days, on all kinds of corn, ety d A Pears, — doz., 18 6d to 4s 
drake and duck (White Aylesbury). W. F. Hoyle, wet weather, and proved a better test o e respective | Lemons, per doz., 1s to 2s — p. bush, 8s to 20s. 
Esq., of Ferham House, Rotherham, exhibited the best | merits and defects of the y gone ‘tan any previous | Oranges, per doz, 1s to 2s biki 
gander goose. It is impossible in sape notice of | trial made in England. A committee of inspection | Cabpa per М чын Leeks, per bunch, 1d to 2d 
this kind to state the ошар merits of each ; but to | investigated the working of the reapers, and decided in Brussels "Sprouts t per hf. sieve, | Shallots, per Ib. dd to - 
embrace all in the exp: , that the Ley "depart. evens of MeCormick's. MeCormiek's machine is of Garlic, per Ib., 6d to 8d 
ment exceeded all an tim be The show of pi igs draught for the horses, and — all kinds of corn вгоесо li рег йол, 2s to 98 my. Cab., per scorer 4200 
J ? {4 Greens, per doz., 1s to 2s Cos, —— 1s 6d. 
came fully up to 8 but for a description in Dall weathers, and is not liable to clog on the driving French Beans, per 100, 3s нальна pat dna, DA d 
this department we e not room. Abridged in * wheel, unless the land is very wet and sticky. * Hussey's | Asparagus, per bundle, 55 to 8s Endive, per score, 1s to 1561. 
1 Gazette. clogged repeatedly on the driving wheel, and would not | Seakale, per bskt, 15 Gd to 2s 6d — — 
at all when mixed with seeds. — 5 to 1408 
Radish, ndl 
ut damp corn koli iae P ott ö 
We e be glad if this column could be made useful 8 Bell's 1 has many points in its favour, but has кс . 3 
tercommunication, even big je th subjects as the exchange. ror - succeeded i in eutting corn well where there is much ло А, et ae bend 1 2 65 wd 
sale of specimens; but we must keep m of the advertise- | undergrass—especially when the undergrass is ^wet. | 3 Trips pe ru, =a неч sete homed ж to 3d 
ment 25 which is chargeable upon ali announcements of Thus, Bell’s and Hussey's are -weathe — 
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, бый per td. rr t зв Basil, per bu 
Б at work two yore Witte times given it up, but | Where t are many reasons why corn may be cut Spanish 5 2 нам Marjoram, do., 2d to 34 
| е ihe wil — ego! a a pee 1 5 is ра wet. ‘here has been much talk as to Beet, A anl E Waterers p bes aio 08 
EM recommends 5 = ? 7 for an egg-boun hen, but pend : 855 tag p poer: D — 2 
: put 1 и? told it the corn at the side in sheaves, as with McCormick’s, | Bnapronp, Taurspar, Feb. 3.—The past week 
men, as its uses in or in a stream or continuous swathe, as with Bell's. carefu? понту вой webebing али te inet but tte 
houses. Iam 
not finding fault with the preseription, but I d dre my the side, Bars Kioa not. On the other Мега а геарег a 8 шесе business, and - whole g- m" af 
with an humble note to their medical adviser begging a little | Should eu a dozen acres a day, and m 2 жын more than ordinary ——ũũ— — rate of 
insert it until it 8 [IO When his is done pres qui oul 7 think Met a "caution to those requiring 9 gr aot feeli 
nad, a feather m will doit. While judging at hr ate pr more practi use for economising the | and — de short of the quantity 
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I saved a valuable are sche жа; I a feather only.—J С. labour of harvest than any other yet before the British | 12. эү a vithout VI qus curtailing wc 
Have patience and your ^ There is a ron for| publie. It can cut all kinds of * under any circum- on there is ee муе а ЖШШЕ 
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verything ; and mild as Janay i in 1853, ^s Wife ке stances, save that which is much laid. Ali reapiog POTATOES. cco кошы = 
dvise you to set your hens at once, early chickens are the | Machines are open to this objection, and some of, nem During the past week the arrivals ya been large, particularly 
nost valuable; and of late years I have 3 said that to many more. It is evident that from France, and trade » for very fine samples: 
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he days. ibitio | Ore і to 1 8 nd Cups, 708. to 80s.; French whites, 
before stated, I believe the poultry public is кызу indebted {о | farmer would send men into a field with a scythe, | 70s. to S0s.; Dutch, viet x sale Roch 
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: : ö bu n COAL HART Fb Feb. 4. 
(nune 1 Mac comb is an | equal to this task. The goin KM day trials f r afew} Wallsend Harton, 16s. 9d.; Wallsend Haswell, 18s. 9d.; 
sidered a sign of laying being at E n eb oon hours, which have been many parts of tle Wallsend Hetton, 18s. m Wallsend Stewart 's, 188. 6d. ; Walls 
mention is often heard when the eggs are afar off.— G. B, | country, were not sufficient — The prolonged trial VVV 
ewe. It is 3 to assign the cause of the 1 55 off here has und oubtedly more opportunities for iin biis ITHFIELD 8 Jan. 31. 
0 і thin p is a larger suppl Beasts, and of good m 
the skin, which dries up the secretions, that should feed the Judging pts. "ihe intrinsic merits and a of the rival choicest s still reach ds, but this is an extr en ud UR Re : 
La Mon anil causes them to die away instead of growing. Is | reapers, all trials put togeth There is no | is slow for iuferi | some d. The siider 
| >” gure they are not picked off by the other ози; it ЫЫ лош ern but that Both Вере ‘and unt s d brisk, and се about ‘the same as on Monday last. Trade is net so 
2 i ould well in risk, and it is with difficulty the quotations of that day are 
= ps have been fed on raw meat, and it ‘is withheld, for tatcm P BERN t rk d иш A n all Good Calves are Siy наж at Friday's prices. 
pick growing feathers, which bear the strongest! O-dinary ests ; and are calculated to ds. tie 1 1 Gear and Holland there are 539 Beasts, 1160 Sheep, 
