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THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
[Suny PU 1 
makes experiments on it rather - difficult, because, 
rater, ог w rie 
This 
when ud to the action of w pm 
and whic e. neve Men Taper, will transmit 
water by contact ; and an examination of clay, such as 
London clay, th ult, ie abides and Oxford 
e 
it is saturate ater, ân at. the 
drainage i is чайбы cracks, fissures, piercings of roots, 
worms, 
If ide іп a state of powder or dust be аса ей іп 
tube, the water will rise in it but very slowly, even Jes 
pressed together; the force of 3 * whatever it 
=) be) draws the pae leaving 
_eracks or fissures, showing that water risin a loos 
soil will seek, and form to it tself, the s Posh possible 
i. In neither 
taken up. 
sand, and slowly afterwards, it also 
а ‘which it lifts, — mm admit that t 
кте - сарШагу а 
эү mad: 50 ained by capillary attra: 
боп із Е" е, not evaporation, 
1 өң 
r passes through passages 
which are not sufficien уп minute to lift and retain the 
where — passages 
feet from 
soil i 
2 Rl ef water), € тапа 
land that it is Ao te level of the 
(su abject to exaeptions) But I cannot eiiis that 
* there is another level to whieh water may be r: 
e this lower Mte in consequence ef bd 
If t a level, I have 
К vercom 
) oe tng Ido not t understand it ; | does it 
It so, I contend that there is no drainage бизин. the 
ea 1 the onl. 
enn. 
would you use ? 
R 
e | different 
1 
as hay 
14, 
eapil- | making in all case 
ad} 5 How much'a 
100 Burton of of a vegetable jui ку 
3 
e timber 
In what manner would you 
mou: worth, want 
ow much is an aere of Flax 
ct the r respective 
e the usual 
ум" рег 
What i is the у at of a crop of Carrots, of Man- 
pars 2 г опе be more expensive 
e re 
are the rel ire N and died 
and on ridge 
t fie Ids d тора 
age inter manuring? In 
oyal ö College Farm can 
mmon sorts of artificial Grasses 
Which have been 
he со 
e Royal Agri this 
on, куз in what fields, and in what quantities per 
of Clover ph. other artificial 
E eing 5 8 
rw hen 
making hay o 
what are the гүш 15 
a Dr. and 
field or crop as sh all an — what 
lose thereby! Show ne — s how this may be 
SERIOUS n to by givi o years Dr. 
unt gis a A ara iae followed by В 
15. Describe the man 
stock on rig 
hole of the iex session. 
Cirencester, June 17, 1853. 
ORGANIC CHEMIST 
. What do you get by Ban cream of tartar in a 
crucible d a re ed hea 
is the Boh of. moderately ber 
m grape s sugar ? 
=; Mention the chemical choris of gelati 
anhydrous alcohol can you obtain from 
ce, containing 10 per cent. 
of grape sugar in solution ? 
m e the best means of preventing decay in 
. What is the tires i: milk becomes coagulated 
when it is kept fe in an open vessel? 
ird is t the à composition of b ums 
9. n the gen composition of urine, 
state о 
pr ИЕТ depen 
LTURAL CHEMIST 
ils, 
2. What is the cause of the great fertility of many 
alluvial soils ? 
Mention some of the e characters which 
; influence the fertility of a so 
What are the оон functions of humus in 
the soil 1 
y pores ar 
Vater, with 
imation: J. C. C., Long Wittenham, 
© . ROYAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 
SESSIONAL EXAMINATION Fe, — URE. 
1. Describe the acts of husbandry during the present 
session in N in nm 2, ha Gand 5); 7 (30 and 315, 3 37, 38, 40. 
11 
3 0 
2. m e za of — v field upon the | of ammoni guano, supposing the price of good 
dam р A — тте: not | suano, containing 16 cent. of ammonia to 
$ preser crop, what it is intended to sow per ton, sulphate of — 151., a d ammoniacal 
them. liquor of gas works, 7 oun sesqui- 
cattle, sheep, and u the — — Give — 
account of the peculiarities of 
: 4. ] mes and аа of the different 
т а! ев in use оп Agrieul- 
tural College ‘arm. Describe the — те 
manures now being applied to the Turnip crop, and the 
se mmercial. - per ton.  Deseribe the 
— used for preparing and dissolvi 
5. Give your. sopinient a as to dba: relative expense of 
using artificial or or farm-yard manure, How may this 
farms, that in ee farm, or — a farm, i — 
E гаен of the common kinds of 
_ | peculiarities. То what 
B sine edis сай Bi 
== for Flax f How mud weil que ie 
* 
whieh the ee will not jae eed by — | 
3. State what are the different breeds of itn: нш» 
ng з How can y 
ome" osphe: 
a 
diseases and casualties are are they wem 
what: manner wonld. you} 
5. а the chief —— in support of the view 
that t he organie part of plants is derived from the 
6. How do you best prepare superphosphate of lime 
WM is the composition of soot, and its value as a 
oe 
What e Aire Vox nm to guide the farmer in the |m 
| | application manures ? 
— is cis composition of shoddy, and how is it 
| Hur applied to the land 
10. Is it buy ammonia in the 
te of pian in tie s galion, t to be 1d. pete gallon? 
ear 
= Mi 
" E = 6. 
Cirencester, J'une 18, 1853. 
INonaaNic — Y. 
. What is the viec ng the atmosphere ? 
Agnes readily distinguish real diamond 
from Cornish diamond ? E 
- Describe the preparation and properties of English 
os meon 
48) | of eo 
sk of nitrate of soda ; 5 
ais s 
and с . 
oyal Agricultural College we 1 inne m 
which td E чн dis “fertilising 10 — e 
Acn for 
l. Give a eme e of the N classes 
pr 
ve the presence of ammonia in bee 
phuric acid. la; 
5. Mention an an -r mode of ascertaining the strength | their v 
6. Describe veia fenes ai of coal gas, and mention | 
How much nitrogen is s there contained in 100 It ee” E: 
of Peruvian guano, EE 
con 
16 per cent. of ammonia ; of sulphate of amm — 
of nitrate of potash ? узел wt of N= 14, 
72 O= 8 3 
» = 1. 
Б: zd. 
" K = 39. 
Na = 23. 
1, What changes iu 1; mestone undergo in b 
2, In what states of combination does potash 
in the soil ? 
3. Describe the preparation of nitre and its p: 
r what circu — es d i "opes 
T 
"al M 
can a — the adulteration, 4 
Glauber salt i in n. e of am а? 
6. What is the aede нея of ‘the е сортов win 
the Boral Agricultural 7 lege e Far 
do 
ts for 
8. Gir ea ver reu Д of the principal varieties 
of а je 
Son what states of combination are the metals fo 
in d re? Ln 
10. Express in кунлен Ше to a Chube 
salt, "pm salt, mon Mic Mis of в el, smelling 
salts ; ; gre dpt е white vitriol 
Cir ча "June 18, 1853. 
(То be continued.) 
e Correspondence. 
vast agencie 
electric phenomen 
= ing rel уонча as 
arth,—we may = 
exten of that dec 
B 
ection W 
obably fe 
position — und and с 
earbon naceous ‘exhalation and salis 
re 
е 
to which t 
— re loads of eee $i 
vin ме still soe yi ve se 
me — exposed "io the 
I should со hat 
re to the air of such highly Dive e 
moisture а 
о экы воше. of ymo. of hose 
principles, but also for dissolving what- salts | 
been g 
them down to the | 
as a recepíae 
than that of an oil lamp ? 
9. How much quick lime сап you obtain from 1 ton 
of containing 96 per of 
lime! Equival. of Ca — 20. 
| "^O & Aa 
ies. 
1. Why does the - of an alcohol lamp give less 
