Marcu 14, 1857.| THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 181 
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ad hy pe: pry purposes nition the same, let the source of the fluid e what THE VERY BEST MATERIAL 
erected by permission for aA y , 
pag William Dra ray and Co., of Swan Lane,|it may. Probably in no art > which they have ever | -¥0® oora or B OR, Te ant, F 
ae ¢ on Mr. Dray’s Farm at Far etal At this sth applied have the laws of hydrostatics been more S HAW’S TIFFAN Y.—A light, cheap, and 
distillery the advantages of agricaltaral distilleries a outraged than in that o ig vain age. Their extreme durable fabric. Sold in pieces, 20 yards long by 38 inches 
be largely and amply test Mr. Dray is feeding simplicity (compared with which are concerned | wide, at 3d. per yard, ppe D p —Sold by Wa. Woop & Sox, 
some hundred sheep and a number of b balldéke on the | with elastic, imponderable; or BY pan ree rab p often ey a a. Le ess, Woodlands Nurse ery, Maresfield, 
residues of Beet after daaa i system which has | been the very stumbling-block o f half-in d minds, e IEFAN Y fox SHADING CONSERVA 
been pursued wit eat success on the Continent. | which look for and exact a certain pei "of yet mys- ad gl Manufactured by Sein Renee . 
Two millions sterling in value of Beetroot spirits were | terious as an element inseparable from, and necessary to Street, Maea 40, Princess 
distilled in France last year, while in 1853 only twenty | the dignity of, science. o such persons—and unfor- FANY, alight, cheap, and durable nome for Shading 
d ter worth was distille There is a| fortunately “ professed ” drainers of local celebrity some- Conservatories and other Hot-houses, effectual ing Plants 
thousand P. d at Farningh ich | ti bel to the cl implicit (“t mi g- r from the scorching rays of the sun, without bhsodrinig eo light; 
iarity in the system pursued at Farning am, whieh | times AE 0: ee eee also one of the best iala arias of Fruits from Birds and Wasps, 
is so contrary to all received notions on the subject that | truth”) is distasteful, and demonstration use and thè Bloom of Wall Trees from Spring po Sold in pieces 
we will describe it. Instead of macerating the Beet and | in some very rain-needing parts apts Warwickshire 20 yards long by 38 inches wide, at 3d. per . per piece. 
ge i i in | iti lief that wate: x draw A liberal allowance to the Trade cee 10 or more pieces are taken. 
e wort, the Beetroot is cut into Jong thin | it is a common be r 
sti g th ; pe é ne s N.B.— Order: Peet peso iT ndents must be accom- 
strips, one inch wide by an eighth of an inch thick, by | a curved orale than a straight one ; nd} in one ins otis panied by “tn 
means of a cutter, cutting three quarters of a ton in h i sy il after reiterated arguments, and, after | Jons Suaw & ‘Col a to eas their masoi: — 
an hour. It is then placed in vats containing three | all, on sincere conviction, that a man super- | -ai 7 a tie apen g Conservatories, &c., may be 
of a ton each, and 300 gallons of a wort formed intending the drainage of a rather level field c could be |P s. Charl fog Cummins, S Geel Merchants, Lani 
by rating a certain q ity of Beet at the com- | persuaded that a “sharper” outfall could be obtained rst & M'M n, Seed Merchants, London, 
mencement of the operations, and use wn o f a square tha: oing round the three wi nderson & Còs vig Apre og and 
for the same purpose during the distilling months, | other sides, ame eens oee ye Fags depression of the Mr’ ‘Charts E Dirar Mai Nareary, Hook a ” (Rdinbuiah.. 
which are from September 15th to April 15th in | surface in the lat W. H. in the Journal| Messrs. W. Wood & Son, Maresfield, Sussex. 
France, and from October lst to May Ist as te gr of the Royal A paneer ty holly of England. Francis i and Art nar = k Ta Sons, Seed Mena 
and -ee » for du uring these m onths t e Beet an i Means ot p Aromi yay a d Men rchants, PE 
Mangel W urzel are in the best state em perat | n Edmondso: n & Co. , Seed Merchants, Dublin. 
After the slices gre placed in the fermenting vats, about Calendar of Operations. | RES g t Reid & Co. urserymen, sre ia. a 
| i id i —— ttre eedsman, Hig ray rming am. 
a quart of sulphuric acid added to each vat. “9 Mesnrs, oe ea Par eg bemaak vn 
See sois iir dapeely, and fn 24 hairs the ae CHESHIRE, March 5. _two TI the iii interesting months sd r. James Veitch, Jun., Exotic Nursery, € Chelsea. 
are in a fit state for distillation. They are then with- eta J ee Dickson & Sons, Nurserymen, Chester. 
A 4 4 the farmer have passed away with their usual dull routine of 
drawn from the vats, placed in upright cylinders of a eat. and we have just entered upon one full of interest ap wap AE “i ee Tan, W Wolverhampton, 
Dray ’s distillery hich alcula ryg tame res Aik cathe A Atr Ia faYonrable for it Mr. George Baker, Nurseryman, Sunningdale, agsho 
distil five t f ts in the 24 hours. The cylinders different Feld operations that awaitit. Wł ng has, with N Holl 
Sah gece rds tnt! oe eae rer few exceptions, been brought to a close, and Bean and Pea sowing | Mr. arker, Paradise ursery, Ho = a 
are 6 feet high and 2 feet in diam The sl Wham vractisad 16 pii ae favourably. The autumnal sown rs W Cutbush & Son, Higbgate Nurseries, Loudon. 
i Pe Mayes, & tol 
are placed upon diaphragms, tes of iron pierced | Wheat ts. emg a ney and a“ winterproud” field is a G aap y, es, p 0- pre e . 
with holes, ten in each cylinder. The cylinders are | very rare occu We have heard very few complaints about | Mr. Thomas McKenzie, Seedsman, on bridge Well 
then hermetically closed woke nt of steam ‘ele let into the | he slug, yr ir the etn: ong wan a nt an oe ge sm Mr. Bain i Holiamby, Nursery Mow. o E 
A root will be too firmly established to be much injured by it. A , h. 
bottom of No. 1, and in three quarters of an hour a raw | parations are now kotie made for putting in the early Potato Mr. it “ae teed Nurseryman oa 
spirit resembling small still eert k produced at i Rf th ape gh yl onos ill be tel wanted as Manes. J. Blackb a & Son, B Russia Mat Warehouse, 4, Worm- 
proof. This spirit is allowed to run r till it falls to | 27° cear x wood. Stree iere 
P : early as they can be produced. Many sales of fat, stock hav o hpa &s a a 4 Holl 
20 ate proof, when the cape’ OF conducted “osha o. 1 kka Sioa and a the ge at ara e t v ~ Messrs, W E E rele g 
into No. 2 cylinder, the esca; the alcoholic vapour | feeder. Turnips and rzel have kept we dota! 
being shut Or Thu us the eri n No. 1 cylinder n are | the winter, and the cultivation of these ity or se roots, as regards MF. Joh John Holland, Florist i ‘Middleton, 
ood tillage, manure, quality of see appears to tea 
amperes! car of their ukoko matter by contin- Rine ara yde ie a formerly, and is aihe i ur wei H. spn ers, Seed Merchant E High $ Street, Sop samp 
the of steam through them, and carrying it | The market price lately, to be carted Eoy ye the purchaser, has Co. a i a may a red from 
ung roug Fas rrying p A ened X and e eed 
on into No. k uarte an hour the | been for Swedes 14s. to 15s. per ton, and for Mangel Wurzel 18s, | men eh urserym amens 
; f ducd i dleoh = fi to 2)s., according to quality, &c. Cheese as been in po demand CBS'S. inie £, "Nash, & Co., Strand, London. 
escape pipe for con ucting S MERGO Vapour Irom | it rather higher prices than before Christmas. Milking cows in » Osborn & Sons, F ulham, Middlesex. 
No. 2 to the worm ing open, No, 2 begins to run off healthy stocks have at recent sales been very dea Eana te likely »  Rollisson & Son, Tooting. _ 
at 20 over proof, is again allowed to run down to 20 | tocontinue so throughout the spring. The ploate paduthtati p » A. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, Herts, 
Pi i Bainbridge & Hewison, York. 
under, when the esca ipe is again shut, and the |5 ill lingering in this county, and in some localities the losse ” ge , 
4 ee ON, from it have been very pe The season has been favourable . Caldwell, Knutsford. 
rom No. 2 conducted into No. 3. In three | for ewes and lambs, and they are doing well generally. Store pigs AGE anp COS BLIGHT” 7 COMPOSITION.— a, 
— of an nrg? eg vied again runs dof the a 3. | are in demand, and sew shy their former price. W. P. Extra strong, 4s. per gallon, sufficient to make four- 
n the mean time No. as been sa of the slices — 
i (Jars and barrels charged at cost price.) Pren gallons and 
| ratte Carriage Free to London 
| 
ices to Correspondents. 
BONEDUST: S K. Soak the bones thoro oughly in water, and add |t 
spir E & Co.’s Blight Composi tion, after six years’ public 
the French distilleries is passed through a rectifying to them one-third their weight of sulphuric acid, and let them 
and refilled, and the steam from No. allowed 
enter No. 1. The a pre nie unequalled, It is used largely in the Larges 
irit is collected RA ikai and i 
d th 
gardens in the mag and found to ae the cheapest and most 
still ordinarily on two days in ka week, and the pro- all or rece x tas for tr hams r two before mixing with pet to published, in whi ci the pinion of a “2 e Tending professional pages is 
s AE s ri Sie spread in t 1S In whh opi wh ional men 
duce is a Senfortly neutral spirit of any required Gona al, res aA ore m grt Gwar kad doneuned in i- | in the w which are further 
strength. e see by the oreiga news in the Times of nati with other fodder, is no doubt a highly mutritions as; | exemplified in a lead age cle y eg raie Lindley, = the 
“oper that the spirit is in greater request in — ype of waste a nd mid well adapte cul- | Genn ners’ oarak of of Oct 25th, 1856, and may be had of the 
: irits. is i ture; sown not later than August. aielo undernamed A 
sance than ar Sie i Apap This a Francë, y ot seed t o sow per statute acre is about 15 cost ‘The method of essrs. a & Co., Pine-apple Place, London 
a a complete revolution in farming in France. D| bruising has hitherto been a tedious process; but machines Messrs. Bass & Brown, St bury 
the districts of Valenciennes and St. Que where i are now made for the purpose. Messrs. Bichmood and Chand. Messrs. - Dickson & Sons, 103, Eastgate Street, 
Most prevails, the number of a a ja ein has | _ ler’s chaff-machine answers very well. | Chester, and 14, C rporation Street, Manchester 
s from 11,000 to 17,000, and the sheep bi a che pene pn proposed bed ie e Live sped mer | conte . Sutton raped Beatie 
chants to whom the Moorya ele Gite fo bava Mr E Ponten, Pl outh 
fattened from 70000 to 140,000. The amount of| been consigned is, tha at any one may carry the guano on paying Mr. J Veitch, Exotic Narf Chelsea 
SA sown has also nearly doubled. As this production Epor d ton goir. So Mr. Labouchere stated in the House Messrs. Wheeler & Son 
food i ti f e other nig Mr. E. Paul, Der! 
for “a ttle has greatly a i d the production of Home Farm Maxagrate : F R 8. The last of this series by Mr. G. Wheeler, Nurseryman, Warminster 
manure, it has caused its usua results, a greater pro- Mr. J. Lockh dit Morton, of 25, Parliament Street, West- Mana Kanne Cante 
3 Son, rbury 
duction of corn. Mr. Dray has kindly offered to ee minster, was given last week under the head of Farm- -yard Mess: whie & TALNI, Maie Frederick Street, Edinburgh 
persons to inspect his areng on obtaining a ed P Enake ea | an Mr. E. Taylor » Mal 
his š Irish Moss: J D. It is food, We a kind of starch—and not of Eg Si Chandler & rn Wandsworth Road, London : 
warehouses in n Lane, and the director will g ve + 
ity i : ? gi very great piat, _ ue We should not be inclined to be > {Sheffiela 
ery information ahis ch can be desired. Civil Service e urchasers. pekos i rà a arag ral value, and you had ich re ong Holmes, & Co., Handsworth Nursery, 
Gazette, tter not app z t to > your ungheap. J. Perkins, No p ; 
Enthusia. sm on ag eo Seon pee 8’ Subscriber. For Clover you might r.W. J.E ryman, Maidstone and Ashford 
Clipstone Pa > Clipstone. g But we must not pres over ply 14 cwt. mi po nba ph pon’ soda and 5cwts. of gypsum at aes ue % ‘urner, Royal Nursery, S! 
ites Ap with this brief notice. A farm of 1500 oat than 3 ewt. of guano at present price, and Sees eecbebl Mr. J. Whomes, Pelargonium N, Windsor 
ag Aar y Trath 
acres in en cultivation requires some time in the greater effect, Your second letter is we ohne Messrs. Mitchinson & Co., Seed Merchants, Truro 
examination flood dik disdai ing its natural and | WE!GHTs axp Measunne:-F RS. The Petition y Parliament Mr. F Brewer, Nu inghar. 
. e ike, me oo natural an sian 
. A which is recommended for general pe Ph cites the followin Mess rs, Wood & Ingram Nurseries, Huntingdon 
ae bed, ue „upwards to its labours, traversing the instances of anomaly in this matter:—In Mark Lane, Bir 4 Mr. “Baskerville, Bristol S is 
I omitting no opportunity of doing g mingham, Warwick, Walsall, Stratford, Alcester, Worcester, Messrs. Leake & Smith, at ree 
a the alimentary canal of Tara feeding the foks swig nia cameos Bro arar e Sie son r, Tewkes- a ri Davison, sap oid ~ igeri Hereford 
, Herefor ury, an an y through the counties r ay, Welwyn, Herts 
pouring a flood of wealth on either side, of Warwick, Worcester, and Hereford, Wheat is sold by the Mr. R. M. Mills, Market Place, Bourn 
Sig the fi rm-yards with the richest manure and the bushel of 621bs., whilst in Monmouthshire generally Wheat . Caparn, Seedsma 
all de with numerous hay stacks. Hence itis that| is lgm em the bushel vi pek, pa * At Nan : ana, cha ear > oo —_ Bnina, W ham 
ari s : > and Market Drayton, an ellington, o - In Wolver- r. Morgan, Nursery. 
fits, Wer Soila of Clipstone Park are becoming amp nd Staffor , 721bs. to the bushel. In Ma ter, Messrs. Ivery & Son, Nurserymen, Dorking and Reigate 
ike i washing the | English Wheat by the bushel of 601bs.; and American Wheat| Meum Ivery & 8 
filth from A Š : > ng. 
the 20,000 inhabitants, cleansing and Sweeping by the bushel of 701bs. At Liverpool, Bideford, and Torring- Mess! & a Coven 
ain of an utton fi their im- ei heat is sold by the moan, vA 70 lbs. ; cheater — Wm. Drummond & Sons Di Dawin Street, Dublir 
: . y the bushel of di: armarthen and Haverfordwest, Mr Dixon, Hull 
tod mation paa maiig to - "r erg beef | by the bushel of 64 Ibs.: at Hull and Boston, and Lincolnshire | Mr. J. C. Fox, itney 
corn n xcellied In any Baas 631bs.; and at Wakefie ncaster, and Leeds, by Mr. teel, Shefford, 
Part of the icture utiful : the scene the bushel of 60 Ibs.; at Aylesbury, Cirencester, Dorking, Messr: & Barbourne, Worces' 
Magnificent] ti No livi ; arnham, Petworth, Uxbridge, Midhurst, Oxford, Robert's J. F. Fraser, Nurse’ Aylesbury 
Canvas its brilliant E living artist could convey to| Brise Chichester,’ Brighton, Linfield, and East Grin-| Mr. E. R. Greenns, Nurseryamann Watterd 
might h colourings ; Claude i jien stead, Wheat is sold by the “load” of 5 qrs. At Hitchin, ied J. B. Austin, Chemist, Parsons Street, ar 
ave given the glories of its sun Wheat is sold by the “load” of about 5 bushels: at Pontefract - Brown & Austin, Nurserymen, &c., Ar i Arondo, si 
and all ita} picturesque Waisted — sarah Bi EAA ox nd F by the “load” of three; and at Bedford by the “ load” of Me. arabes , Chichester 
the * the. za A 5 bushels. At Royston and Stowmarket, Wheat is sold by the Mr. Stand z 
Claude n t Oak in istance. But neither| «toad ” of 488 Ibs.: and at Urvsretoes by the filosa "of r. John =a 
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ewes, san Turner ever snes on mane a flock of 1000| quarts. At at ace Wheat is sold by e “bag” Messrs. Dickson, Farrell, & Co., Belfast 
SA North eigai ehe eraran roa | 2 at Ludlow, by. th BA beg” of 21 seinen and 10 Ihe act ai itr. Jetories, Cirebcester 
. a » by x ag” ° scores and a Fr: Cire) 
The A PE LUMET ih by by the “t 12scores, At Whitehaven, Wheat, Mr, land ford 
necessary ond © Myst ry” of Draining i almost un-| is sold by weight of 14 stone; at Nottingham and Grantham, Messrs. Imrie & rig r h 
detailed Te t this mode of (of whieh a Ma Wea i ou by th; Saeni ery to at S: : g rikin arg er Peohles 
tion li : roug t is sol the w stone. At Swansea, Messrs, 
Rot kia araoe in the text A perhaps Wheat is sold by the “stack” of 3 bushels. At Barnard Messrs. Saunders & Son, Abergavenny 
iy El z m a report of the county | Castle, Darlington, and Morpeth, Wheat is sold by the Mr. John Farmer, Putney _ 
kington was born, and and practised his system “boll;” at gs it is soldby the “coomb.” At n Mr. H. W. Humphreys, Bangor- 
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draing’ Eee’ by the modern ern practice of deep and & ang, heat is sold by the “ windle, ot 168 he ee en 
whilst at ran ye e “ hobbitt” pswich — : 
meet the very and these are but samples of the universal confusion on Mr. T. McKenzie, Seed Merchant, Pine Street, Cork. 
, 
Werairrs or Grats 1x Mark Lane: § W. When sold by we a 
s market Wheat is generall; melee Se pet bate, 
Barley, and 38 or 40 Ibs. Oats, 
aud buyer, 
