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time, from caviti — chalk hills. —Mr. Raymond | water r steep, aud may be short y described as tollows :— | Surer: 7 EB will PL to ; our соггезрошшешцв 10 
| Baster inquired the quality of this water, and explained | From a boile? to generate the steam, the latter passes . os * can get caps to protect s heads 
peculiarities of — down He ley Hill.—Prof, | through a pire into a cistern containing cold water, sy ғ Lime: AJ. Lay 80 bushels of bone-dust in 
Way replied that the water contai much chalk held | which is thus heated to 212° Fahr. ; the water is then а conical heap; pour ron water till "it begins to run off at the 
in solution by excess of carbonic acid.—Mr. Paine | driven by pressure into a second cistern or closed cham- en leave it for Р. * Tim [và then spread it abroad 
alluded to the “swallow-holes” under the chalk rocks | ber containing the Flax-straw, immersed in cold water, 5 ex. i — — Pus lit 
in Surrey, which after thunder- ve vent to' which thus becomes to 140? ; from the of] will no longer remain in the le and then slowly pour about 
immense Lc ies of water eight or ten «adi during | this chamber a pipe leads into a third, hitherto empty,| 9 ewt. of acid over the heap. Turf-ashes (about 300 bushels) 
the year.—Mr. Gadesden referred to a similar occur- | and as the water rises in the second chamber, it flows 4 о 8 M. 
» at —.— Park. over into the third, which, when filled, descends, and, in the bones together again into a conical heap, cover rye 
anii ur to Dr. Angus Smith's | 8° doing, turns two cocks—one shutting off from the ashes, and leave it for a few weeks: the whole may then be 
= for * iron a pipes — - conveyance of w — will be | first ciste 5 f the boiler, and the other md кер v i! be med — — 
given next week, it having reached us too late for publication. — Put a e Me cold water i og a fourth ci - istern required, the following method, reeom reeamm ded by А erwin d 
CES "EHE led aced e $: Jb pone ntly, the water of that| will be found rfectly satisfactory. He am that the acid. 
oem — . ae uu теше | — “the Flax-straw is contained rushes n = added — be — — ge of the bones, and that 
adjourned to their Weekly ene on the 25th of May. cham These operations are терем heap. ^ * very . 4 — pe vessel for manufac- 
ive: times. By this system o of Buchanan it is — turing the mixture is a sugar hogshead, having its holes 
Acricutturat Improvement Society or IRELAND.— that Flax fibre may be obtained from the straw in 24| stopped with plaster of Paris, It is very desirable to avoid, if 
That the pr ogress and prospects of this Society are hours, but as yet nothing is known of the quality pro- ecg €— "We | of the acid, as it is 80 
both very here d is fully borne out by the report of | duced. A communication had been received — tol scented to ay knowledge during the last = ch m 
ind Council adopted at the half. -yearly meeting of sub- | another system of retting, invented by M. Ter angne,| difficult to impress farm ae with a sufficient degree of 
on QUAM Het of Lille, which had attracted considerable — in SN E 5 i i ела quid whioh 
g was numerously and — attended by France, and was under investigation by the Central Mite? of pei even —— ME it is d ifüeult to — i little 
su — — the fact that pionna к rom the fur west | Society of Agriculture in Paris. The inventor declares slopping. about and da amaging the clothes of icd pee 
of Connaught, from Limerick, an d аруы to attend it, shows what in ord — fibre letely freed fi which contains the сагђоу. Т —— 
increased anxiety is felt by the publie in the Societ ety's p roceedings chat, in order ve 9 * * every ка em meme — 1 
and welfare, while the unanimous approval of the report, and the | the gum, ferm is absolutely mary. Не де] pian "Tie carior is placed on CERE cae DTE 
various resolutions of the eoune il, by such a must = clines to pu blish e: detatte of his 8 са gives the] as the sugar hogshead, into which is put the precise — ты : 
БРЕ able 47 deo 4— Er pabies T = n Tier се | following o on respecting it :—* In wooden vate, of bone-dust we intend mixing v ith the carboy of acid. The 
bearers, po since January, 1852, will this year add 450/. to the or in tanks built of bricks, he am 6 evt QC FD tem made wi wi n eer а. nter & rose at the 
income of the Society, thus — 2 степ not only to defray straw, tied thes with cord, in sheaves of not more than thet emptied эуе pe of "AD 7 This "our m 
any extra outlay for the Society's Journal, but also to furnish the 5 lbs. oa ; нбр n is — w iy first put in, and is ree aan $y ip wile can Be d tans ly form, 
committee for the trial of implements in treat Exhibition | X... ^ t f 90° o r 1 25° "a, SoM 4 feet in longi 
with the 2001; voted by the council and the balf-yearty ng et. raised e $e л ure o А is ers of an to * — 2 of the 3. 3 
This noted, as we are satisfied it will be, in a fair and | (е entigrado) > - qo and wood charcoal are enojos to which the rose of a watering-pot E оп 
efficient manner, during the — the Exhibition, will confer | corre e gaseous evolutions produced by the fer- jy now allel wit wear etn Mosel with tae toe. 
a great sod advan the T epe X origin Be Ho rr = After the retting is com T d with the hand or finger. The latter is thes 
honour a van ol ety, which origina Р 4 е i а 
— m ам» and rk it out, at a vast amount | Stra ed with a fresh supply of water, that which 17 а : inserted - the mouth ow tl tho төм is carted 
— — : and mo am : mall ex ~ ese trials, — entis h me saturated with the i empty, without ut any assistance, so that the N — 
tht Qu xhibition, and the vast course of visitors who | 43 H ь straw i ried j open i : ; 
will be in Dublin this summer from all parts of Ireland, will, we — сач eid e the is d mu the E occasion to expose himself to the fnjurious p Apnd... 
expect, afford the active tenis of the Society a most favourable | A n seu E тосо N 70 to 90 hours. approach the windward side of the tub, end piv. үт 4 
opportunity of addin 3 t many new members to their list, | The entire cost o operation, ding i on Wille stirring, which should be continned Lp , 4-4 
while — — tn m rney may also be — а | fixed and floatin прена KR VET. fuel, & DRE yp 30L. per afterwards, 2 that the mixture may be бол. y € 
— in itself. pr Ae burn — ing — — — — — 2 mper iter of fibre; the yield of is stated at 15 to 18 per venient utensjl for this purpose is a fork with two grains, 
Farmers’ Club’ and re reading n rooms and the Interest attached i | cent. of straw fore 2 No di тее sm „ „ o= 
2 monthly wreniag d ssions of the council, и» d with | evolved, owing to the employment of the chalk and — уы 1 е Er bones may be m and the 88 
the MÀ m i ting eonsiderations, pivi give g СЕЕ Y 1 a al; and zw from being my f meret with the repeated until the һом" is nearly full, , In tro days fter. 
increased confidence and — support. Mr. 2 decom gum, are stated to an excellent remain till wanted or 3 at one: СЕ — T, of 
handsome offer of a 501. Challenge Cup to be com for by | manure, It was оні at М. 8 ама. TE should bao 3 Leyes 
) —— t — 2 — — — K for his communication, and that steps be taken to added at cach 2 of turning, which will thus render the mix- 
excites heen ahd , creditable to him and useful examine into his process.—The Secretary cal the — and d „„ wy drill.” 
to the Irish breeders of stock; and when we say that in addition | attention of the — to some facts relative toa ses MO Pesan LAM DAT MT The princip -— 
bh ^ Townley may ä е. variety of Flax with wh n te flowers, This ap to adopted sem iin п many of our hin of our ha abi — Dr. y P eat 
‘he good old pledge, he is likely to replace it with one of be unknown out of Belgium, and its — to be con- ington’ 
not less value—surely such conduct calls for the most grateful | fined to certain distriets. In a report lately made to | 
‘acknowledgments of the Irish Society and of the Irish people,” F Government, special reference was ma s 
We ext the above statement from the leading | sort of Flax. Its advantages were be :—lst, its 
‘article of the May number of the Journal of the Society. | hardiness, and ascertained success on soils of such * COVENT GARDEN, Mar Ра 
The following we further extract fro on the report of the | rior quality as to be totally unsuited to the growth The weather havi е 
Council published in the same numb the ordinary bine lowered Flax; 2d, its yield of fibre proving — мше. 
“The council have arranged that «elei Great Annual Show | being greater 8 cent. than e latter ; 3d, its en Ps 
— be н * ce peng tie 10th and 11th 2 M — produce „of 2 being mo more than ‘double that of the аен 
anticipation of w arrangements, as yet practical a ат, ч ' 
Bess mado hy tam, араа cok Gone o. * other. 1 J uld 5 \ fetch 
variety of circumstances encourage the council in hoping that Veneri i mti gro amelie ot. i oe Peta arr ag OW ; now chiefly 
the meeting will be AT to the Society and кем, interest ; and that, if possible, some seed of the white- 5 r 
Scotland having no show Mf year . he Highland у indue mady of | flowered Flax should be at once obtained from Flanders, | Mushrooms are scarce. Cut — perth of Pelargon niums, 
Scotch breeders to exhibit their stocks, particularly as the | for trial in Ireland this season. . Fuchsias, Ros Roses, Cyclamens, Mignonette, Cinerarias, 
directors of the Great Southern and Western, and of the Killarne Menos oue FRUPP 
Junction Railway, have 3 pon; * e LTRY. | Pine-apples, per w. в to 125 Lemons, per doz. 1s to 2s 
É ents, &c., duly entered for exhibition. Similar applica- | POULTRY : D C. If you have read t t t 2 
tions are pending with the other Irish railways and steamboat in the Agricultural Gazette of ми, you cannot be ign T Peaches, per doz isst rp 
| com in connection with England and Scotland, the parti-| opinion as to * fowls оп raw meat. I consider it t injurious Nectarines, per doz., 18s to 94s 
| culars of which, when complet pal be publicly announced. in the extre and have lately had — ** — do oz, 6d to 1s Od 
The extension of the pre ly improved spirit | brought on Т telieve, entirely by i shom r, repeat Apples dessert bush, 105 to 15s 
| and —ÓÓ s the arming i interest, Tone the . cil to look | the opinion of a c ver medical f friend, | “Tf: you wish a fowl to| — kitchen, до, 6s to 12s 
forward Killarney Show with sanguine anticipations of | feed like a cat ч thri ive, you must first provide the bird with VEGETABLES. . 
l ooi уш that animal's power of digestion."—4 H J. It ays a relief , per doz., 1s 4 2s ‘Tomatoes f 
| — — to discover a natural cause even ác —— as it is Bevded per doz., 28 to Garlic, 
FzAx SoctETY.—ÀAt a late meeting at t Belfast à letter generally 2 teure; and relie emit from a state of uncertainty. | Greens, per doz, 2s бё to 2 Lettuce, Cab., р. doz., 
wes ved the U. Such is pour Raising the nests will | French Bea Los, 
| from nder -Secretary o not prevent the ‘eck. from — ng as eggs. I should advise 
| nant, notifying that the Paymaster of т іт rvice you to take the hens for a time, to watch them 
been authorised to issue 10002. to the Society, to defray | narrowly, and rem е the eggs directly they are laid. Old 
| expenses of i 4n the and poultry 5 Jiye S patan they consider a panacea for curing 
тайдай i vg Re ee ] fowls. They blow an egg, and fill the shell with 
| tion of Flax in the nine counties of Munster and Con- t D Cayenne pepper, and put it in the nest. It is 
| naught to which the Irish Reproductive lies. 5 effectual, but not always. When the cock is 
Fifteen of the Society's instructors were reported to be | Temoved, and the hens are watched for а day or two, they will 
М : ә $ шу as жыз `a. | lose the habit. ts ag aman bel caer а source of at Mole ут : 
engaged in sowing operations, and their 
NR ts i mpana, Я will have to ide them when the they are scarce, in the winter, 
е din nat dition Mee ee tty ar Sen alae a fmi. a ready эше. To do this 
year's in most districts, although : backward- you m ve young as old ones only r 
ness of the season would throw much of the sowing far — Almost everything in. the way of у е 
"rentem о B Valuable must be produced out of season, and care much 
on into May. Mr. W. Dawson, Besbrook Mill, Newry, overcome all difficulties, such as unfavour- | Shallo: 
submitted for the fare ig wig inspection the model of a чы always save early 
in he conceived to H Spring, say beginning of May, and 
licel keep them for eggs in the winter. If you look to the sale 
v= lik teed an improveme: ent on the exist-| of early chiekens you must still do the same, as you will 
ingles chief novelty consists in the rollers require, to hatch, in. an in order to 
i du in place of g on vide chickens in April and May. If you succeed in 
i that thé atteriti fat young fowls to t at this time of year they must 
reet t attention | pa they make ften from 2i. 10s. to 3i 
be drawn his „ with a zen ultry h rtainly one advan 
t that ut with * management it is neat id am no | 
» ever in no 5 а vi wa 2 
been made in the pressing of Flax- m nish or Minorcas. ч 88 i ere : - 
; on Schenck’s system, between hea man in Devonshire told me he could send me plenty of Spanish | COAL MARKET. A Si nti May 20. 
| the results were in cases v fowls. 1 asked him to-do so, and I received them; but they | а Tees, 18s.; Wallsend Belmont, 18s. — at 
had lost the characteristic white face, Your. fowis appear the | market. 1 
all 
| treated appearing to 
a foreign matters deposited npon | | you exhibit them you will certainly be beaten. It will be WOOT: 
| int of the steeping process, as the products evil it prizes аге given for inferior foris of any breeds: | na naa TOTP Титырдт, Max 10. Wool is held pices that - 
| position of the gum or gluten. This 88 here are always plenty of — com cnn Л асем limited. 
| diens impart a softness to the fib еты E cim. See beaten, would с 5 er * new in this department, either as 
i d eee Бу e ыы them afresh, and, under a 9 — : Wee s demand or prices. 
t t apparently injuring | із full competition tay = not — dr. E: hope this will Princes. — The general observance of holiday on Mo: onday and 
rolling was also much not be unpalatable to 5 you ask for a straightforward 1804 sod a imited ly of goods to be made 
that process had not been | 3 Page I give "n Ta assure you it is not a “dealer's” The high pri сев of; all Perm. А make cloth i perplexing 
| secretary laid ти иен os to promote a high standard. J. Baily, 113, Mount Street. | to the manufacturers, who find it difficult to cover 
| | of а mode of retting just Donat oot Mr. eee А AIR SMT —— ).—Monvay, Ма 
97 іе E i i Dos үө. 
and exhibited a drawing of the 8 ; Notices to Co orrespondents, — The supply of Beasts is consider consequently 
Hs нна is а modification of the hot LAxD MrasunIxG: — Gibson's book КО ЗА trade is brisk, and prices are rather better. The кориу of Sheep 
but it is somewhat expensiv: : | is not quite so large as = late; however, being holiday week, е pu 
