28 THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. [January 10, 1857. 
E eae his fallow crop, and at the same time his manure heap, 
THE VALUE OF LAND. must also aa his growth of Wheat. Thus there 2 Hom e S lle aac ai i 
Mr. Carno has issued a circular on this subject, from |. þe the increase of bre ad, „pat, = also the cheering ý coe at Coops | sii P tes e Re viodlear Gal be 
which we amaan the following extracts :— glass, which leaves only ‘o recommendation Pd abe oh 0 i ion ap ak a Set S te, 
Since the confessedly great crop of 1854, which call forth capital sad inteligence as the fully putting ult, my atten ho Sith line i p ~~ 
required little more than one ae of the average impor- | into general application the system of farming and dis- graph PEE ie. Rh i i 2 
h | tini ing as a united business, oe that is, the certainty of | “J. W. Coke, AM arii o boao er, ha Bide 
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-thi 7 fet t the same it would not | naturally poor only produce p h en 
upwards of one-third. If it 9 Tit were sf sto ids übt 3d. “The system must ‘be profitable, a i par now their cultivation was attempted ; but the greater part 
rule for England, the harvest of 1856 wou $ have so rapidly extended in France, where 1 is ed. Gale gtarile Barri ‘sheep Wiik i 
without foreign supply for the consumption of bieo yöri objec t of extensive commerce, which in- | presented only ste ahh s Pa It gi as 
the country. But the circumstances of England are so t ssh by the devoted to the purposes o! “hak r suas ae no 
different that we cannot apply th is rale; pon O eal returns of France. In 1853 only 20,0007. w orth of Beet. | farther hy Siia He wie will p Mair explatn Dudi 
a considerable proportion of the cro ser sas spirit was made, while in 1855 about 2,000, l "g f ape tions undertaken by that great land 
injured by wet weather as to be uneaitable fee’ human rth was made, which carrie v with itabundant proof eas a we opera pect er ic Ba ý E lorna 
=e ūĉm aee on so, VIURE ae feed of the profitableness . ot so of his chs oa : ane nis mpa n ur is furnished by a lett 
the preceding one so largely contributed to the food of ll i mages was shown aos ergs of his proper ae Mr. Coke himsel be er 
the people, will not this year yield one-half of the former meeting of gentlemen a Mee rs, Dray & Co.’s farm u To Er 18, gm A hat F pated we. ane 
` Farningham on Friday last. Itis very siaple, and is as | Gate Janua 
gA pra pts tinued nae ar official an, of t ya fi ei Fiii ihe ci are thoroughly washe ashed by a good deal bs a compost then prepared and locally termed 
breadth un er erop i in England, we are thus le ss Hah t are then cut into : 
ourselves by the Gazette returns of sales. These se em to | slices, an inch wide and an eighth of an inch thick. These numb ot ae Very pig! More peti 
show a marked deficiency. in the present crop, the slices ley placed in fermenting | tubs, where they neo: a P ag Rt alte oo tig I baliora aa 
rs acm in each of the last three years having been titie s of water, yeast, and acid, where these sliced Beets scarcely ii to excite Se ate ta S ke are wh 
remain until they are thoroughly fermented, when they | Carty out all the ma ma yards during 
1 hy hee are taken out and placed into —— in layers with =F Tee T ‘opportunities i i o pA into her: 
1,446,361 qrs. ... «... 1,479,850 qrs. se «.. 1,282,968 qrs. ete elds intende or Turnips, estimating the quantity 
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one-seventh; ee Suiveries armers have | +7. slices bythe application of steam laid on at low pres- | Platform of earth, and then $ cart over It a proportion 
bably been retarded by the al 5 a pries, — A aris wbich mà pidiy boils out the aiii wig escapes in of cow dung, which I deem to be o the Aiaia nature, 
d condition of the crop. of ithe cylinders n iron pipe, | 8P0n that pig which I hold to be the best; then more 
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f th | een from fe DP % E coils, ins via of a tub | from store and fold litter, followed by nec dung ; then 
filled with cold wate. The end of the tube or worm ihe it | More of the pig, p pi a mccoy PO A by carting 
is called) passes through the side of the > Š the ona over it, Then i plough round the heap snd spear 
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through the worm (which is kept cold by the water i A r fortnight of Boni Turnips. Then I turn it over, and 
mf a Eth the tub) gets anaiei À into liquid | ~ 20 0 gress - Lager t into the split faza 
which M oat AN Wik Wok h ee ih “4 mass | to 20 andes proof, This spirit resemb whiskey i in | nits fermented state it is put into p Borge 
of consumers in th is eoun "r bere t eet n flavour ; it is of course easily cage ms made into | * di e 5 cess 1 have DuC 
O hatte par nahi vr lk apar spirits of wine, which has become the gre abara g immediately alter 1t., tms proce P to khan ae 
will then have esas ans of purchasing zeae PN peta te commerce i a Ri nce before Salluded t to as growing fr m J most sanguine expectation ae ev baal 
E perdes dd pug a aa NE 20,0007. in 1858 to 2,000,000} in 1855, while the resi- | Years.” So far Mr. Coke Pig nd Nong Pc Oe 
ce lucrative re products e Fao Britis! phe sa eas 1861, ae wae dd ercana of tatile To om 15,000 t lran the spr he rae | ae Me e pe perf 
lw ie Mkts pe cas, the $ ove Sexes 27, 000, and of sheep from 67,000 to 150,000; while the | YOtation_ of c Fa n gaa eet een R A o TA 
of ay ree d : e a à Ja cultivation of the Beet has pr peia acquire ed a ie i 7 — Ons Jön = 
ion. “whit asl aid ial: fod, wool Bute ee pintoj had from the stock fed has caused es are à growth in crewsingy aaa able. ower. oten be en, dv with 
doubled in ‘ten is one 6f m impor ance to the + 80,000 a th hese eee kera the dias i observa ‘ble afoot the of produce 
pries o farmer, There are rapid fluctuations in the upon this grent nationally important m matter ie raised under the two systems of alitaka Ëm aa 
Corn may be brought cory va eray quameary nent An important feature in the resid a that apni aen nico vem fe k aa T orig me, bs Saige to try fairly 
pary r brod aii New ti ] keep f for any length of time in tanks 0 isterns merely | garden or otment system A 
iry produce can be sup i partes on on. Eo sx da aki. ground ’ | the merits of each. I live in a “agit mame t get 
r = te eet = gage vo pë food . F the end of two years, so Pat the distiller i is not | 20t Soe ey demand for aee h make feaits -o val 
y obliged to consume his residues until it best suits his | t° in large quantities the ater ru rit 
country, and the number of consumers is constantly rpove, ‘aise But I think it eight fo “ pay,” if one 
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Pais ` As a ton of Beet will agt from 18 to 20 gallons a q 
SE Dai T gre pows p$ ‘brin ted Mies eae ce Of proof spirits and the residues left are but little |" sually grown by the cottager or allotmen = aai 
some further facts whic h may be usefal to you D o o ee food sont tan i ay af “his aniy ee plot Rog get ie soil T put 
Siia the advantage of making investments in landed of p a eg S oaaae ye follows; the means and appliances which a oy eed can com- 
of ‘ yes mand—to wit, expensive implements and the necessary 
The most obvious one is the limited territory of the ae ee Reo toe cpa bee cane 4 space on whieh to use them. : I propose to farm from 20 
ag de karsaa, 1E pomii = hg mal a iger muer ge e 
sums which are thereb e adisi to the circula- 20 tons distilling costs 6s. Ba. aton ... ow. £613 4 praise 4-cour system. Will you, or any © fer } 
Dai hoat kilio srl sid xerciee a oaith nieas 4s, per ton for interest on capital ... . 400 Seea me with a few suggestions CA 3 
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on the price of land. The following figures will explain 1013 4 me eye 
these points clearly :— 
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„£51 6 8 willing to give me a valuable hint on this gee Say 
Per centage | The we og sum val E Tenio an abundant t profit after that I have 30 acres—7 in one field, in snot 
1831 1851 nerease of | paying for satay! liberal ve: s: tahtta leaving | 29d the rest in 2-acre plots. Now hë t are 
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Se |e — ipio pared for a Whea paean which = be most useful for feeding the 
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OM sss aes oes] 16,552,410 | 21,169,951 7 for w = f + | 8h etn and pigs can I hope to keep on these 
Value of exports signe Lt £37,164,372 | £74,448,722 100 en aes bli he si retin vou abont 1000 30 acres by growing Wie an Ryo-grast, Rape, a 
1848 1952 for the distillation of 50 acres of Silesi an Bet Oats, Beans, Cabbages, Lucerne, Carrots, Parsnips, bee 
Annual production of} | ¢14 000,000 | £47,085,000 234 Before the advantages of ra sal: can be reaped Wheat? Are there any other crops which can be 
o o EE ar by the landlords and farmers of this country, 
, our | Profitably substituted in a cold wet cane ae tock, bee 
Excise laws will have to be = fied to it the dis- | 80il? For which would you use the spade , ; 
ama, oor kerän Een be on tillation of spirits from solids as well apari ° The plough? Which manures Mee you prefer to apply ya 
continue withou ffe ti i prr cally tf th e present Excise laws rates allow; distillation from wort supposing guano to maintain its present high figure, and : 
t affecting consi y the value of the or juices from whatever grain or vegetable it may be |®0 particular facilities to per for procuring lime or 80y 
only limited commodity in this country Re derived, whereas Mr. Leplay’s system is to distill from | Artificial manures? Ihave my own peren a a 
: the solid slices of roots after they have been fermented | Points, but wish for a word or wn from older hea’ 
BEET-ROOT DISTILLING. in cold e mie which — the exhaustion of the | Cambrian, it (1) eag am apn 1 Wurzel, te 
Mr. Lerray’s system of distilling from` Beet and | carbonaceous and nitrogen ements, retaining them nma — sao h ag best food 
Mangel Wurzel, introduced into England by the spirited | in the odiis: for the fattening of stock ; while the dairy stock you can grow. 2) This constitutes e 
-> of í Messrs. Dray & Co. on their farm at Farning- | present system, as by law established, of maceration in | Whole subject of E; ma we must refer you 
eof immense importance to the landed | hot water and fermentati stematie treatiees far informats 
interest of land, as the production of both bread and | those riran m nag e rarae lke 
elements which are the means by which the whole | Þe able to give you a scheme of cultivation ” 7 
must follow wherever th this system is adopted, of the reproductive power of the ipo can e Welsh Con —In your Paper of the 3rd instant 
= The low average crop of 20 tons of Silesian | the independence and wealth of the country. Therefore | is an inquiry by “H. B. J.” requesting infor iF 
Beet will make more proo of al its than two acres of | we hope i voice i islature | to the properties of Welsh cows. It has long been 
0 esidues from th o will visit Messrs. rig & Cos establishment at Farn- | matter of surprise to me that the breeds It 
d e of m the two acres of | ingham, and goer emselves (by ocular demonstra- | Valuable animals have been so long overlooked. to 
Barley, for feeding either cattle, sheep, or pigs ; but it | tion) of these aes parast as and R important) would take up too much space in a simple answer ai 
d th e Barley goes all off the | facts, during the time allowed by the e special ission | One plain inquiry to enumerate all the various f preserv® f 
ü, whereas the distilling from the Beet is so simple | of Governm ent to Messrs, Dray & Co. to. prove |North and South Wales, which are worthy of p to 
farmer can conduct it on his own farm, using | the importance of Mr. Leplay’s Ariasen tat which | tion and attention. I have a large dairy of from 16 I 
_his sheep, and | promises this increase of meat and bread in the same 20 cows. I have had a xperience, and 
fermenting and cooking of the roots in the | ratio s system increases u 
of distillation elaborates more of the inert | Jand’s acres are farmed in two 
than compensates for | and the other Beetroot, the latter producing above 507. 
into spirits. dues are | worth of spirits and the ae pro 
prepared state for | cattle acre, and W 
manure heap will | average of four 
increases his growth | ing drink would inspire 
> of beef, mutton, and | and perseverance into greater development that has and 
ever must country freedom 
Bad, 1U el a he farmer no ine Ri gep = 
