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hoof, which i ly cured by cleanliness and the use of astrin- | gj 
Correspondence. gents . that the Siete ae a dalled, Peripneumonie, which at times has ts Cy aes a eae toe of the m 
itional th aused such ravages roie the cattle in Belgium, though ocea- | 09 Many soils 8 Aola o os 
Wany x ear ag ee yee | sional a ie has not at present anything of the character | excellent Turnips without any f 
those already offered were ‘required in support of the | Of an epidemie” S {Would ‘sédntentin ode a ‘ae d manure ‘ 
objections urged by Gr apa gy apai pa The ne sensi bck expressed their thanks for the | guano to use a mixture of 6 wia eruvian l 
elap poy ape co by Ais, tes ale Gaieaas favour of this nication, remarks were offered to | 3 ewt. of Rape per Scots acre. Should One opal and i 
found in the observations of your ponde the meeting on n the fo llowing points by the Chairman, | Peruvian guano ase; we will feel the loss Pplies of i | 
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on «tt of the so-called Nitrophosphate or | Prof. ain Prof. Way, Dr. Camps, Mr. Scott, and cereals. To op-dress 
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* cessfully practised. i Sue. 
1  }lood manure that he recommended, which undoubtedly P On rd “importance of the information jnst received, that | yo.» tad nape ‘nee th Nal ve I Conducted : 
is superphosphate, in which the nitrogen is supplied b the Rus urrain had not passed over from Mecklen- | Y pr guan e best top-dressing s butat 
eg ad it lai i t á il A ; ois i the same time I tavad 2 ewt. of nitrate of sod: a 
x second writer comp mn ost wo : yo vers derived for this country, into Belgium, whence our | grow 10 stones more straw per Scots acre 
having been taken in by some bloo manure 50 dbya argest supplies were derived. of guano. This is a fact worth know: than 3 ewt 
company having very respectable men as directors and | 2. on the fact that, while cows going off their milk were bulk j T nowing, 
office-bearers. Now whether the failure was owing to a most liable to the attack of pleuro-pneumonia, disease in | C#S€S bulk 18 synonymous with bolls, though some 
deficiency in the p osp ates or a deficiency in the the London dairies is at the present time not only at its ppm sons ats crop 1855 was one) this the 
lowest amount wing entirel 
quantity oe gaiii yot th e blood, deponent sayeth not, On the probability that there is no specific remedy for F ea Ha Bow TP in 70 T have foun 
but the incon es of such a designation is well pleuro-pneqmonia., at at but few cases occur in which monia an ewt. o 
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5 _it is profitable to attempt a cure of the malady. very excellent top-dressing for Wheat. But it 
shown hy the fact ha AUR ate suist biood kiato E . alist condition of the lungs in the animals dying | difficult to arrive at correct conclusions uli ke. 
not pointed out Vato manufacturers are plac of pleuro-pnenmonia a, and the advantage of an early appli- | ments are often repeated : and Í A experi 
the same position by the allegations as that aiea cation of the stethoscope for the’ purpose of absentie di p ? wou by 
induces members of Parliament to cry out “Name! 4 the pe indications ae iseas es narnia i E EARNE oe the clu = Gte a committee of members 
p r: À . : r - On the probably sound (though less nutritious) condition of | to conduct experiments and report 
Name!” With regard to the third writer, “Chemicus,” I the flesh i of animals. sla ghtered while suffering from | the clu b: P Port npon them fr 
refer tomy remarks, in which I stated that many aera, ego especially after its having been 
years since I used blood with sulphuric acid and bones thoroughly Er eet o Fontos bey agreed with the pre 
and other matters containin hate of li för . On the ct i a any apprehension oa the flesh of animals | tical ences of ne Sher riff, and especially with hig 
ure, ` This was the fact s0 g ph ans an 1847, but the th slaughtered while suffering from the Russian murrain could igh estima e of no as a fertiliser, Had the a 
man g g u © be brought into the MTA as END decomposition woul remained a out 151, or even 13]. a to on, He would 
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g *) onapo not only after death, but in many cases before death coniindéd ri ia ti da is a’ done iia ta ig 
of im e Bl a taken place. a e t ag 
for rd a, tener mk _~ our yd Dad soane? to 7. On the mischievous tendency of attempts made at the had. Di above So price, he waht; diminta his is q it 
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unnecessary to use so much water in making the super- amongs st cattle in this country with the contagious typhus bs hs ear by 20 or 30 tons, and next year to ya 
phosphate as was otherwise required, Flesh was also TURINE ATONE HE oala oE tap hosel gr Enispe, a Mapi | not pame De. MH Gibba ; they 
Senn : oe bis inio- The hon cil were also favoured with a communica- right in getting the jargest sum they could for 
se tion from Mr. Horsfall, nite to papers he had their constituents ba e Peruvian Government, but with 
i i her price í 
Riis a lower price for 
, so that avoiding elon decimals | Peumonia and its cure. Mr, Vines took that opp a he did not think it ‘would pay the farmer to 
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Meelis a E A A A N his Veterinary and Physiological. eae: which were | sulphate of ammonia, and common salt—a ewt, of exch 
ie eg ah ee ope A | received with the thanks of the Council. of the two former, added to 2 ewts. of the latter, was 
Be E TA eee SOY Eee ” Porato Disease —Mr. Blanchard transmitted from | better for top-dressing grain than 3 cwt. oi 
Oxygen ... aS > Rn T i t| even 4 ewt. It was i 
100.0 
Thus as its value almost plan rm . : mo 
ee Ye. wadii ber $ "orei sere tb oa apa lps aed apa only gave an R r stock. Prof. Way referred little feeble in spring sometimes turned out 
3 ome experiments he had made on sound an luxuriant, and the money spent in top-dressing 
supply the same quantity of Eina as a ton of Peru- | ound Po es ge He found that if fresh ries of worse than thrown away. eta the valent pink 
Potatoes, in each of thes hppa step T placed in | to manure highly ali root and green crops, 
meen aap heanig half a pint) of new milk, and | the white corn to take care of itself. In rega 
e warm for » foar oaa the milk in which | Turnips and Potatoes, much of the guano could be d 
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other analyses of manures so d : With | slice Ss ros put po e become curdled. In | beneficial effect on his own farm. He ought ie a $ 
now a well known fact, Sided eaa me ia p 18 | many cas maage ar "o = dots by the eye a sound | and put it into a large heap, and saturated it well with | 
Tarni 2 Pota Pen e; whereas this test os urine from the cattle tanks, covered pe Pi Sea with =| 
ters | once decided the imberent anialitles of each. Malt, he | sand, and in a few weeks the Cigar as quite soft, In 
in th; eet? | roma had the same effect on milk ; and he att i. this s way he knew whai he appl eae and it was the 
y wrong to call a Turnip manure by bu ted the effect of diseased Potato on that fluid to the | cheapest way that bones could be dissolved. He mera 
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not be the wisest course for us to i jjourned to April 1. suggestion of the Fhe, 1 that the club should sad ial 
oes a" > saaria pes x tute a series of apa ments, ma would willingly asist 
guae “re sheep and “i oe of cattle, we Farmers’ Clubs. a patie nae it w sce ae i 
should diminish to mense extent the national loss.| Happ N : The Best Substitutes —At lange supplit 
eres ft i Speci = ue e lambs, , should | late meeting i this club a paper cy this sabless oan pia another T u ES e He wished 
bs cea ©, as long as any cattle | read by Mr. Sherriff, ee _Saltcoats, from which as Captain Ord i to be handai rewarded, but the Go 
had made a t unfortunate mistake 
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animals left to Jeong doe som might still | guano, though much pace to that of Peruvian, is | strongest manner the d a ilies out vessels with 
be DE E a e che think no | very valuable, as well adapted ted fi or the Turnip c crop. A pes on board ea athe of ake an analysis d 
s that will ensue should fi le national | good Turn urnip crop is the manures to look for stir islands containing z 
ah or aio terimga mie 2 by the | rotation. Could this be insured by having cheap gu guano | de its. The off men should be rewarded it 
a lo loyik dair 4 stock of sheep | from the Kooria Mooria Islands, we would so uce + did 
A cattle to perish by the = demand for Peruvian ; we would even nee ee 
dent Pry ocr sage Baber te of it altogether. But we now come | had poy crane an poogin that a 0 
to and preparing tga an, sean oo all the present agitation, The guano | putation of their own should be seat to 
means, joined to a most ania ae matte Eiis ver, Moora cas: Page ‘on pers 7 on to show the ier anea he may bn 
. es e . 
Resear eet rien at eh nh there a,c Zn | popni of tarin megma oy yn ma 
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vei that is impending, and now, | the à ys revented, and | munity. 
= licen : of these is sands prevailed upon to Me James Cunningham West Bow, | Edinburgh 
only time sabe ch. kn takin: te Kie te: tai ae woe 1) a = onakin of one pound per ton, What a | said—I think it would be somewhat ” diffelt W " 
Parmer, Plymouth a tle property, poeng, ba exportation of | find an effective substitute for Peruvian i 
reac. ’ s m 
= - grants ha 
Societies. not allowed to pass without reward. The | held in the highest irene by the whole 
t o gh 
i Sa i 3 community. I have h e experience 4 w 
o Mys AGRICULTURAL OF ENGLAND. at the expense of the ariaa pees be made entirely |i, and almost never heard of the failure of an A 
r oii — 25: The Rey. Leveson | the subject before us, viz.—the best | = 
ern mtr re ont Forty-thre ee candidates | guano. Ihave made experiments with nearly all the | the action of ble manure was agh 
> anno g for election at the next | artificial manures in use, and the conclusion Í arrivi i the ni pre ree on 
at was, give me Peruvian guano at a price - "I it at 1 
Gere Es The Ea of Shelbomo trma: [cealing IE per tn ad Faun? a: | in Ene ovon at Tip was cape tt aeh g 
yale , by direction of the pt a few tons of song dust and dissolved bones, price I ady ’ 8 ost to the € 
on, the following copy of an extract | You never can perce 
. „copy g0 wrong in the li guano in specia 
of her Majesty's Minister at on all ti nv and on all a Yon" roger re some- beet tathe <p pe sro raised 
aes of your Lordship’s despatch, ae hehe f the | Out givin ge e koma an making Turnips, with- | tention was directed ote. m 
nse a giving any fi I prefer a oes and after careful study of the whole 
ng epidemic disease among cattle, | of superph 
of 
tthis moment the | land, 5 cwt. of tke asā Md well ; os Tight | substitute is heen still much 
an affection ewt, of guano is | render * t J Laan pee on 
of the usual mi xture I apply, With farmyard manure , I never | is, I baa i Pont — R 
