2 
14—1853.] 
— — S POULTRY. 
Port rar: JM. The fowls you have —— are the golden 
— Hamburg h. 
pencilled, 
P metimes called phe easant 
some very Valuable chickens Eos r 
aking -— inquiry for a ure. E has perhaps dis- 
— тегей o Ag enia 
ntl in ar . mortis, 
and reco m appare Te the heat had. » UA with the cure, he 
ub — all tha affec 7 to a ree bath, made thus: 
n — il or large — being filled with boiling water, a sieve 
2 Al over it, in which the — was put, and the 
e covere ith a thi n The po ves taken out, 
when the pana had Be Many a ntly hope less 
fro’ 
— visitation this year 
i * 2 ег treat- 
ph the hens will 1 a З һо eee 
eggs. will: perde lay faulty ones at first, — 
when E bar in young.— Ovum. e taste of the 
caused by е food > е 2 
to will 12. 
n 
were the — О, My reason for suggesting a change of 
food. , that the loss x рш ie at an unusual season indica ates 
M 
an those of Mun р генна may be 
— — food, of which the nakedness is the 
green h seless of late; but if the weather changed 
and the he gan to grow, I ah А ild find 
her natural cooling food. I recom way with the 
Oats and чедо and to feed for Э few days on n oatmeal slaked 
with water; if the fowl improve on this, со e; if not, givea 
dose of castor-oil—a tablespoonful twice, at three шуу interval. 
Fine wea! uae — than any A N wae! E 2 
To secure winter, you t save 
preserving pes is to cover them with ч М when fresh laid, 
but as I stated a short time since, such eggs will no ch. 
Fi W. If the hen of which you complain. sits in a box T 
basket, * e 
sits on the ground (as she should do), move her 
to the place where you wish her to sit, ul — px rm i 
z ket tu ga € her, or ar vri contrivance. ate will very 
iled to her abode. J. Baily, 113, Mou 
үсте 
scellaneous. 
The Bath and West y^ England А тісін Society 
о awarded the prize for the best essay on the cultiva- 
and consumption of root crops to Mr. W. C. 
Spooner, of en n Southam h 
veral 
Ф 
7 2 8 
he comparative effect p 
inary drill and by the 2 
5 5 7 — feoding = Pe Vetches towards me 
end o put in two acres of Turnips with Chand 
ler's — i and, within б days, four acres 
with a. prize Тагшр- made 
ground Was almost too w ad 
no advantage on account. The quantity of manure 
wi 
nary way till December, cent the 
digito] y er Ple and pu neu à m 
Water diia dem. ie : 125 abe ou 
67 
1 NM. ‘scqount for this indios difference ; sin 
о great a diffe 
drill in flat drilling and to use the water-drill only. For 
C — m the advantage that you can drill in dr 
era ; 2dly, that the manure is beany dif- 
= or -n — - feed upon ; 3dly, 
expen ashes 2 by the 
te per ay di s «o foe 24 — of ye „ at 2d. а bushel, 
— nd lastly, that much phe labour 
the water-drill, 
is required wi 
eei now that =f — of a gutta percha pump, 
costing 4“ Pob сал e pure with the drill, the 
— 3 Who dri eel the water-carts also. I find the 
ve labour as follows :— 
брен W ATER-DRILD. 
Horses Horses. 
4 in drill. 2 in drill. 
1f ер 1 ashes. | 2 fetching water. 
1 supplying drill. 
6 a 
Men. Boys. . Men. Boys. 
2 1 with drill. lj Ар ^ wit th dri 
4 О mixing manure. on 25006 Ea ovt 
H 1 with ash-carts. 
T x git) y 
If the 
k be less conveniently situated than on my 
; More horses a s would be required v 
fetching water, but ^ 9 to fetch th 
good distance. One farmer in Wiltshire carries his 
water for the purpose two drill is 
made at present only by M. ves, at W 
wary, * costs 25/. The prize dust-drill at 
es cost On grounds it appears to me 
LICHE UT Yu ee bed ie 
i supersede the dust-drill 
8 ue egg e 
Pusey, Journal 
Agricultural Society. We oin 
Mr. Samuelson's New Digger has been tried this week, 
^ farms in the bourhood of Banbury ; 
2nd on Thursday, on land 1a Abe .cecipation, "M. 
Charles Cave, on’ the Although the 
r 
cted the golden 
THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTF. 
221 
| of those interested in the өшү a number of ICM | 
Ше 
agriculturists visited the spot in the course о 
The trial appears to have — universal —.— 
and what surprised us mos a machine of 
— m — 
of the new elip comes to market. Noils and brokes are very 
eagerly sought up at firm 
SMITHFIELD — March 28. 
We have a few m Beasts, but are enabled to retain last 
Monday's quotations other kinds are rather 
— choicest Scots; 
such — арар accomplish the operation of | lower. Trade is very. à dull for Sheep, owing on eres supply of 
digging ; ails attempts hitherto nada a great | dead meat, ud i Mount d mand. Prices for all kinds are 
ggin 8 
complication = "i ntroduced, with the bout 2d. per Ibs. lower. Lambds nsiderabiy lower than on 
par , Friday 1 re is no — * the e. From 
erroneou poo of imitatig the motions \ man rmany and Holland there are 827 Beasts, oy Sheep, and 148. 
body. Cireular motion has been the foundation of all ure: from о апа, ; from жык and 
i i : an olk; rom the northern and midland counties. 
- eer impor tant i ber of te р anny said 2 epi Serene А M E aoe 
ins е a number of в prongs, y con- | Best Scots, Here- Best Longi 1 
nected, but revolving i reles, perform the work 2 Big i. 6? 4 4 | Do. Shorn s 9—4 6 
м ing with great facilit The lem st Short-horns 3 10 — 4 2 Ewes & 2d quality 4 0—4 6 
overs a n + ab = sed fe, digs to m depth | 2 quality Beasts 3 0—3 4 Бош ^ «10 0—00 
8 st Downs and Lam 8—6 4 
ing from 4 to 10 paced мка; ors is regulated Halfbreds ... 5 2—5 6 C 
avery simple manner. Pro s also made . Shorn se .. 4 Pigs ^.. .,8 8—4 
mde clogging, On this occasion it куы wn у Boasts, 4138; ; Seep and Lambs, 17 764; Calves, 181; Pigs, 230. 
five horses, and dug at the rate o 2 acres We have quite a sufficient supply of Beasts, although by no 
three botes d a — The баць d however, vill means [2 Trade is slow, but prices remain nearly the same 
vary, as may Бе s upposed, wi aud с as on Monday. The number of Sheep much exceeds the demand, 
dition ofthe soil... The t which is unusually small, They cannot all be dis of, 
inventor is at a further reduction, Calves are 
sanguine 
to think that it will supersede the ei den ments at bore 
E 
3 
z 
8 
: 
ut in 
s gr their ass inane, prepare a 
win ag (the fork | not puentes 
ford Chronicle, March 
Notices to Corresponden 
AGRICULTURAL Socrery’s JOURNAL: H H. tea 10s. a 
number, 
ANALYSIS: H E Gordon. There is no Society whose members рете 
the poe ofa дее analysis, The Agric M osos d 
England gives its members the privilege of а s by its 
chemist at satsin nen Other answers next wee 
н The 4 й а available in stony 
land, or as a substitute for the pic 
FLAX: Linum. is purchased oy p» in the field to be 
*handled" by themselves—or — the e in which it is 
ready for use by the manufacturer. There is a ready enough 
sale for it in —— localities. тү to ien im of : 2 ders may 
depend upon any ee merece seedsman. The Dutch seed has 
been deem -— best; but home-gro is — with perfect 
ropriety. 
deca SEEDS : “Haldo n. We quote the Код from Lawson's 
valuable essay оп thas ultivated Grasses. 1 light soils for one 
He hay, and two years pasture, sown with a crop—Dactylis 
ро» сурек Grass, 2 lbs. ; ота, italicum, Italian Rye 
Gra L. perenne, peren nial do., 1 8 lupulina, 
Нор refil, i: Phleum pratense, Timothy Grass, 2 W dum 
hybridum, hybrid ge, 2; 75 pratense, red Clov: er, . P. 
repens, Dutch Clover, k Total, 
In vom, districts add 2 Ibs. per acre of Plantago 
N Farm: Durel. A very full report was published 
in n the "Dublin. Farners dae ; we do not know where else you 
will obtain it. 
Marke 
ү ^ COVENT GARDEN, APR 
, The weather sfill continuing cold, the snppiies of Vegetables 
during 
оғ the demand. 
New Hothouse died are 8 both in e ity and 
oriy dis ur foreign supply consists o 
Shee ч 242 Calves; from and 105 
Milah Cow 
D of sa Ет ЖЕ: rst.of8Slbs.-s d в d 
Bes , Here- Best Long-wools... : 8 05 © 
fot .4 0to4 2 РЕА 0—4 4 
Best "Bhorthorm 310—4 0 Ewes v dran 4 $ 8—4 4 
2d quality ts 3 0—3 4 Don „0 0—0 0 
Best Dow bi gE ote .5 4—6 0 
Half-breds . 5 * 5 2 Calves oe -3 8—4 8 
Do, Shorn —4 4 3 8—4 8 
Beasts, 831; Sheep м Lambs, 5150; Calves, 307 ; Pigs, 235. 
COAL MARKET.—FRibAY, April 1. 
Holy well, 188.; Wallsend Bradddyll's, 10s. 8d. , Wallsend Has- 
well, 20s. ; Wallsend Ste eh 20s.—Ships market, 82. 
HOPS,— н MARKET, April 1, 
Messrs, Pattenden d "Smith report that the market for new 
1 isi ina quiet нид м late prices, The demand for old Hops 
ntinues brisk, w 2 
ANE. 
* Мохр ‚ March 28, JA. гу 18th inst. we have expr ren 
a pe ens a of very severe frost ion, tp night of ‚Ше Mo the 
thermometer fell to 15° Fahr.) and 1 week so 
daily, with wind shifting from N. to N. — — yesterday, with with 
westerly wind, w d 
what. milde er. With dr 
n s 
лани апу etel change Á a of — English were a trifle 
firme er, and Leith the The sup 
ent a 
[^g 
ш 
ae 
the 
dem — at last — prices. 
qui 
oted. Ken ts к 2 pron nc r inquiry, at fully la мечу — 
R Ім 8. . 
Wheat, Essex, Kent, R Бык. сете 10-54 Rea m- 38—46 
ditto|42—60,|Red ......|44—52 
2 Weste eser 
— Norfolk — Red — 
POLE WANE ENE U E RYS —5 
Barley, grind. & distil., 94s to 278. .Chev. x Malting . 26—30 
For „grinding and distilling|26—30|Malting .|30—33 
Oa scat and Suffolk . . . 17 — 
otel and Lincolnshire... Potato 
20 
— Feed 
ж-а 23 Feed EE 
Foreign ............Poland end] Brew 9 22 Feed. 
sl 
.30s to 328. .|39—34 
fee gg — 2941 — pui 30—34 
quality. cb oe а рй —— ^us g good prices, Fo Rege 
berries fetch from 005 and “roan Nuts 
ing fair — The adn prs the a Соңын of Green Peas, 
new Potatoes, H —.— sparagus, Radishes, Gl эче rti- 
chokes, and Foih still considerable, and the various articles 
= generally —— in сет 
Дд th a 4 орет, 
8 — нна Pota re dear. Mus 
t flowe: = H * — Pritadias, Barly "Tulips, Mane 
Crelssun ens, s Mi —— inerarias, and Camellias. 
FRUI 
Pine-apples, per Ib., 8s to 12s Lemons, per doz., 1s to 2s 
— сыл - 
5та11 32—37 Egyptian 32—34 
Peas, white, Essex and am Boilers 38—41 Su - 
Maple......32s to Ore .|[32—42 
W ... — 
‚өөө зь 
Country .|23—33 
sac 
Gra rapen hothouse; pib, 15s tos ore „рег barrel 22—26 Per sack .|35—38 
Strawberries, per oz., 2s to per Ib., 2s to 38 FRIDAY, Apr 11 1 ve a considerable supply of foreign 
буре, dessert. nh, 10s to 13s Nuts, Barcelon na, per bush., 208 Wheat, chiefly from Pali south of Europe y's was 
tchen, do., 6s to 12s only ce me attended. English Wheati is unaltered in value, 
Oranges per p м {о 9з Chestants, р. P 8s to 20s. but the demand for foreign languid, p vours 
Seville, p. 100, 7s " Ms the buyers. About 40 eii have arrived the the 
BL majority of which are W at-laden. Polish Odessa has beem 
Cabbages, per doz., 1s tos " peu per өүөү H 3d to 44 done at 39s, 6d., Berdianski at 44s. 6d., and Galatz A 88s. Flour 
— MM per hf. sieve, shallots ts, per Ib., 6d to 8d is a slow trade. Банат, Beans, omo 
Jarlie, per I ý v For 0 Oats there is a limited sale at late rates. 
Broccoli рога doz., 2s to 3s ‚е Cab., p. doz., 1s to 18 . 
Greens, per doz., 4s to 63 Radishes, per doz., 2s to 2s 
French Bea: s, per 100, 1s to 3s | Endive, per score, 2s 6d to 3s Wheat. 
Asparagus, per bundle, 5s to 9s — Salads, p. pun., 2d to 
ale, per basket, 6d rse Radish, p. bundle, isto Qrs. 
Rhubarb, p. bundle, 9d to 1s 6d 10 pott., 2s | English ...| 3140 
Potatoe ton, 85s to 150s Sorrel, per hf. sieve, 6d s | Irish . == 
cwt., 55 to 9s okes, Jer. do., 1s to 1564 | Foreign ... 21280 
— bush., 2s 6d to 5s Fennel, per bunch, 2d to 3d Iur 
Turnips, per doz., 3s to 4s Savory, per h, 2d to 3d 
Cucumbers, each, 1s to 3s yme, h, 2d to Whea 
Celery, per bundle, 9d to 1s 64 | Parsley, p. doz. bunchs., 2s to 3s 
Carrots, per doz., 6s to 8s int, green, bunch, 6d 5. 
Spinach, per sieve, 2s to 3s Basil, do., per bunch, 1s Feb. 19 . 44 
Onions, per bushel, 4s to Marjoram, do., do., 1s . — 26 45 
Spanish, p. doz., 2s to 5s 12 bun, Sd to 10d March 5... 45 
., 1s to 18 Les — 12 45 
POTATOES.— ARK, ee EER 
the past week the arrivals, both oreign, iis 
have been limited ; and, the severity of the very sei a^ 
few have by rail, and а slight advance upon last week's = (cone 
соон она — il The following are this day's FLUCTUATIONS N. T AVERAGES, 
:— York Regents, 11 ; Lincol 5. M | 
130s.; Scotch, 100s. 1302; coc er reds, 8 105s. ; Prices. | Feb. 19.|Mar. 26 |March 12. Mar. 19. Feb. 26. 
whites, 100s. mu 
45s 9d—| ... — im s ok: 
2 Load of 36 Т. 45 8 — vee as L m s 
MITHFIELD, March 31. 45 5 dios ra ove ny L ub 
— Meadow — E: to 95s | Clover ave — 958101058 | 45 2 sés die 2 i Te 
ki 89 Secondeut ... 75 95 | 44 9 ie 3 2 a va © er cuts = 
e — 8 таж. te 5 3 35 44 6 2 a Ж x 
b + Davin, b ru QT 
CUM AND wm March 81. ` URSDAY, "March The arrivals from Ireland 
Pane ante a Dar M | ма өңе билу ER amen i 
ela wing to the intervention of the Easter holidays, ther 
Inferior do. . 88 | New do.. has been little doi i ғ trans- 
Mau ad ы Lx ш au 3 ittle doing in the trade; however, in the trans- 
Оой Cw o 7100 m “Josuva Barger, actions which have taken place rather more firm has been 
: зер — cr has bes and мн generally are fully ported. 
e wea — 5 and seasona! Дъ e jis 
i —— ae THURSDAY, Mech 31. Thursday, | morni oderately attended by the 88 who Pree — ed 
ral holidays have been observed, the — of wool | a fair ңе "ot Wheat, at about prices of this day week. 
n been lessened, and inquiry by buyers. The prices which | Flour, both American and Fre was neglected, and easier to 
now quoted, and said to have realised, are such that it is | buy. Oats and Oatmeal better rec “and the 
leonis to use with any hope of ever realising cost. turn dearer. Parley and scarcely in 1 for, and 
spinners have been anticipating some ease in the of wool, | Beans were 6d. per qr. lower. Indian Corn afloat was in better 
and have worked their stocks down in consequence; but itis now — st, and rather dearer, but parcels on the spot were without 
certain tl up aterial altera‘ion in value, 
