162 THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
the ` west, On the western side he tried an experiment 
t apart an acre of land in the Rebicls. 
es o 
ep 
wou 
perhaps be surprised to hear that that acre of Jand in The padded bp Reeva g ag ihi gricul- 
the West of England w m in the succeeding spring | frat Society, bool. Da bi ni * ae 
ed with Grass. -He should then in such matters a pamphlet contains the general rules S autta e 
take Nature as his guide. Ie a case ei that which he ety and its list of prizes offered for compe 
had mentioned, he would grow Grass. In the other roe the — year, viz. (1) for the ate eilradd 
case referred to he would Ad an ie Sic ney farm —for draining— pen su SS eae ager —for 
` j on w rass—for 
a 
hedges ; 
m tre 
ening i i aoas Mangel Wurzel, and RTEA ; (3) for farm- 
Thane te x a gentleman of grent praia experienee servants Lan page : (4) for é stock, roots, seeds, | y 
he added, but KNA some closet philoso anaphor ymai ~ nd pleme . The e pam D, contains the general 
forward with a scheme for putting an end to that | Teper of reg committee "to or the rar Aan r, and the 
some patent mode of dealing with r. waste reiki reports of judges on the several classes competing 
lands of En ihes, The other day, he sid, there w as a du ae 1856. It concludes with a list of members of the 
very large meeting of working m Smithfie ez 
idle, pas. ein “at oy but Te mà respectable Tn — it is a very full statement of the objects, 
dnethdities— and a gentleman taken view methods, an and to some extent the attained results of a 
though oc a 
this ikea Dh pi ssp al log tence, introduced | Soci command the e aen and rouse se the energies of the 
nbdeeetod)" that rite were in this ey 20, ‘i 3000 of agrieulturists of a very in pee district 
acres of good land which had never been uched by We extract so ba fea descriptive of one of the 
pote or plough ; and that on esi pA ,000, Kog acres z best ene $ in the district of we Woes s seg vote 
land a million families miig be located as self-support- | es Ae all, Pemberton, near Wigan, Reece Bevan 
ing English farmers ; and he went on to tell his hearers | i ” r and occupier ‘Tuspector’ 8 wpet: This 
>| each 
stone. The whole i ike and a 
of the farm, are in p order, and 
Mis yop ten 
Testimonial to John Hall Maxw 
nt 
mark of RAE especially on the ground of the 
red t 
aaas m stimonial, Arr sere. of tw elegant 
unted with ‘subjects eme 
+ eeipete and su 
ll t the`i imp 
able skill and pe nae rance in both 
manager.— Inspected July 24th, 1856,” 
exhibit e 
A al of aaieaitates was presented 
ast 
the committee acting, for the Scottish exhibitors 
e of the su 
Mr. we 
presented the testimonial, 
their 
many E things in connection with this farm simtaine 206 acres, and is this year in 
a great mo Mr. Sidn aey thought the present was a good | CTOps. Pasture, ae vote meadow, 38 acres, lasting 
g 
ty of exposing the fal of such a scheme, | 13 acres taparai h dung-water, and 10 acres irri- | and 
aon tes statistically showed ey never answer, and | gated from a brook ; ‘Clover mown for hay and soiling, | 
of informing the public that as a body farmers and all | 29 acres ; $ vite hes, cut for soiling, 2 acres; Wheat, 
ical men were of that opinion. The of | 24 acres ; Oats, off lea, 25 acres; Pot oo p 5 acres ; 
[Marcu 7, 1857. 
proprie wa and 
d Mr. Maxwell eee 
himself as highly gratified p this additional m 
ki njee 
Experi aes with six Sorts of Manure.—In the month 
f ra asg last, four different patches of 7 acres 
Gata Dat 
exten 
age a the herbage was poo ae Grasses coarse 
ordinary 
each 
acreage o left untouched as a standard of comparison ; | acre ws 
lands he said was also very much over-rated*;, Swedes, 7 acres 3 Gamer’. garden, hom occupa- | sown wi Is of soot, at 
istad of 20,000,000 aeren, as stated, he showed ihat 8 ee os roads, sane Tå ac sa s. Kotation seat ae ee Seber acre oe ve of oes at er >- 
much more than 4,000,000 th ap eer ay Pua drills ; “sa, Wheat ; : ‘Ath “Geer 5th, Clover and Grass | soda, at 21s. 6d. ee ewt., aiid 103 cwt. of salt at Is, per 
in England and rila After some further dis- | Seeds, to lie a few year The stock ke ept are, 4 homes; ewt.— 21. 2s. 9d. 3 1 with 5 ew 
cussion on the subject of Mr. Smith’s paper, — i dairy yai 7 erat 2 pigs, but preg more ; | of preas : 7s. ne kep ewt.—1/, 17s. 6d.; 1 acre with 
owing resoluti prop eel calf, but some years ears 5 or 6; total 29. Kept in summer | 3 ewt. f gua t 12s, 6d. per cwt.—Il 17s, 6h; 
that in addition to a judicious amha t hick [on pas s Cee and Vetches s; and in winter on |] acre with 7 loads of farmyard sia nm 5s. be pera 
most soils have hitherto bee - redeemed poor xo oem alaih, cut hay and straw steamed. Makes |17, 15s. At th cae est an equi 
lands wo effectively impro y ed by th te {annua ly, on the farm, about 360 tons of manure. Pur- | breadt th was cut thro or pon these 7 ser 
free use of artificial manures, inning hme aif the | chases about 100 tons of horse and cow manure, 4 tons | reckoned to be equal to one one-thousandth „pati ofm 
successive growth of green crops to be consumed upon | of guano, 3 o bones, and 15 of lime. Within the last | acre ; and in order to estimate t 
the land. 6 years 130 acres have been drained 3 feet deep and | that Grass would produce olor as deduetel 
15 feet apart. Some of mains are 10 feet deep, to enable | from the pe weights. The results jon byes ag are 
an LAXTON : The Agricultural Sciences. .—Mr. W. Wallace | p ss waste et ie prin rain a 45 miles = pre shown bel 
nt the cost has average per e er 
of agriculture. He then proceeded to demonstrate en statute acre., 4 gions of new Thorn fences have been Noy ae Ler gakanan ip Le. a 
a urgency for its promotion and im em aised, age acres have cost 107, per Ses in levelling and by 80 iind: | unmanured | ured} 
tend akis the questi ey sink s-i | on trenchi surface had into holes, in conse- for drying. hay 31. per tom, 
i ions , k 
arpeza A mbsa ai anlik ng me ean ar the | quence of waite Apna Set been got from be neath. Jat omg a i 
earth, and the industrial of reducing of a new occupation road has been made, a\ ash sh r 8. 8 ee 
and crime. He pointed out what agriculture in this 5007. 8 acres of pits an hos. land sit Awe ioe. tol Scot. 1 iBI at 1 i 62. 0 bids 
country has oe in to effect its e cultivable land. 65 acres have on Cc) 12 © 16 Ais bk ie pert 
social reformation, by giving a tabular statement ken into hand this spring, and are yet undrained and Eia S Fo Sn ~ 4 be ond 
waste and of the cultivated areas of the British “Taes, unimproved. On ~ improved part, a great extent of bia gio Bagh Ress es” 4. 1. oe 
and of the distribution of British culture—illustrati ng | old fences has been eradicated, butthe length not stated. | Nitrate of (|A| 23 3 20 da od et 
the acce capable of accruing to the food of the ‘The fare lies in a wet agrees w not at a great wee a g s 2 Š $ 16 Joss 0 2 8. 
Sees Vice Hint toe Already Mpp the dimi- eee a iy level Th with the pat e “4 saad A z 0 16 
nution orses since C- | level. ome inclines e ta ane 1 
iia off rallwapa; dad oai eraai m power, Hejand N.E. The soil is a ott clay loam, not very deep, i C} 7 = 12 o4 | 18% 
then proceeded to show the aid to be derived in agri- | and resting ona stiff tenacious clay subsoil. The home- | «ano = ri 1 e r 10 | 12% 
culture from science, disposing of the soll of the applied | stead is central; the house and outbuildings are new, Bre DE A heal 8 ee | 
sciences, as under :— pareman ama and convenient. An occupa- | sunerphos-{ A} 28 1. 16 6 Sain af 
1. GzoLoay, cane mew A the soil. through the jia and the fields lie| phate Bb S Bien lw 28 A. s 3 10t 
% Camxisrar, as representing the relation of soil, plant, and right a anid loft, | Thia, vend bao. bo well made, and is OP ay Geol be eee 
3. Vrorraste Pursionocr, as representing the life of the DOW in excellent order. The f mpro er ena By MB: Bey Bake orki Ar 
plant, È of the farm farm, Stet Mic have al bert planted» Tas E) Clu? TEE e | 
4. Borany, as representing the varieties and cl ti I toa | Mr. Sotheron ee in n Devizes Gazette. I 
5 ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY, as zepresenting the Mie af te of the evimal. per es Ea pran- pors ured “th to to 5 feet — hy 'enpital thik 
a as representing the varieties an he bottom. acres e 
animals. acres taken in hand this spring are old meadow Calendar of Operations. 
T. Mereonowocy, as representing climate, weather, so in hafur fs Sours and require little improvement. | ae 
8. en as representing water, drainage, and irri- orm poor wet pasture with old bad fences Fam a 
‘ ber, fi 
9. Paiman, as representing the circulation of air, venti-| « On the improved part of the farm 4 acres of Wheat heihin cenperet a pridera the Tabo 
10. 10. Mrcma:sios, as representing implements, machinery, &c. _| lost plant in the he ree Oats have beensown am ae | fallen into arrear to broug 
11. Exaivexarse , as representing agricultural operations, &e. ereki and kea full crop. 4 acres of Wheat, | Wheat after Pgs has Rage pon 
heat, an t, 
wn this spring, after mepeti are a very hea: ae 
: ae the annual ploughing match here dred “crop, but rather late and much rofiled et 
other < condemned the turn spected, 
by the rain 
ty ins 8 acres after Pot otatoes, a fine, thick, standing 
A few years since re was Rend inte a | erop. 8 acres af ips, sown in autumn, with a white 
plough, often improperly cal i Ithy crop and stood ‘he 25 acres 
turnwrest ploughs of the 0 a pos thick strong crop. Clover and seeds of 
e into general use, improvements were made in year, (then mown and carried) ha 
and at last it was thought no Siti: Ghosh’ Ware | evidently hea clean heavy crops, and showing much 
hem. The turnwrest ploughs in fact, in the Clover. Seeds of 
p | of 3d and 4th year, fair crops of good 
id, were turning down the tops of the fields to | ton, i Two fields showing a considerable portion of 
J h rendered the upper of the fie! and Timothy ane with a bottom n hdno 
quite useless, whilst the drd. e, soil brought down Gna and Ribgrass, e Potatoes and Turnips were 
eee sa a bi fn going over a farm | vigorous and ne and pS head ridges well fallowed 
, and v very |and the fences 
sloping, “There Seckiphotng for 24 cows ‘with bere 
os th raga jountegs and a large portion of the soil | ealf bins ; stable for 5 ho 2 good convenient 
ose boxes d bull 
so that the farmer had only shippon. e ba nfs threshing permas Ee pore 
some time _. Saeg pleer ve steam 
not to the e exten 
continue a fae diet pil head Oat s0 
dry and early situations. The Wh 
pen to C 
Mount puraet, Aha Sete Square. 
TTER: 
H W. The cows gs re doubt m of belti 
have exercise. Hay and w: and ex 
m 
pov published by tbe Eia 
plough, and s 
d Brambles had taken pos- | for servants, tools, &c. 
m ise furnished with 
plough. He told him he saw the plough had notice to | the farm-yard there is a circul | 
tank, 10 feet eam ig, 
be t by the Brambles and Furze. 8 feet deep, built and covered with brick work, and 
a am ent there were turnwrest ploughs, |an iron pump fixed in it. In the dung yard heri isa 
utr ee other counties, or in Seotland. They tank 27 ft. x a den and 4 ft. “eth covered with flags | 
there stein ploughed ug i n pillars. There rain wa 
ouse 
| 
gates are of i iron, and the posts of | 
nfs Hefent substi 
h 
Swedes. ers 3 ewt, per acre sag hyena 
dung. Nitrate of soda, 1 or 14 cwt, iS 
crops, if used in place of guano. 
of gu 
J 
of tr of ammonia per acre isa Sperphosphate 
of W We would not apply supe 
crops; apply it to 
WHEAT: Bind W. W. We regret that owing ie wil 
the answer to your letter has been dela ý 
you privately 
Tarstpe ae rentiful, At org the favourable 
weather ve sheep and cattle have improved mushy 
q | bringing long prices. pimen 
Booxs: A H L. “The Dorking” and “Fowls 
ILCAKE : Constant er. Commence pried in. 
sane T 
