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90,000 inhabitants; the houses and streets occupying | undoubted : agricultural progress : of the period in any any always allows his 1 1500 fattenin x sheep 11b. of Beans 
an area, exclusive of the suburbs, of about 880 acr ins i i ia; adh consequence i x 
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a os his advice, ys wit a a general and p i 
at only 2,600,000 to Stay ne = of the mr tol baiiian ence, has been acted out upon his almost com ong ap are to 
sont | for publie Mfg sie be. which, (if this | own farm with that profit to himself which i is the ae the land. "7 my own case I gen a. 
scheme was carried out), ought to a p Saksit direct | test of its trustworthiness or not—ther. ean be no doubt annually, which has become saucy, take 5 or 6 quarters of 
to the Tyne in drains e the an mar This | aa eg peng tendency of the wala he les Rivett Wheat per acre after a similar crop: of ordi 
quantity of “ager will suffice for Brora m anuring | ex paes en good. His continual exposure of what Wheat. The farmer to whom T allude takes green Rye 
acres of land. I am of opinion that this | is ‘unlty, e n though everybody had long before ad- after Oats; Rye fed off with sheep eating Beans: then 
immense ansir of sewage an to be conveyed to mitted i it, waa not without yen the discussions which Turnips, put into little mounds, and fed off in February 
one place, by intercepting the sewers near their outlet, ‘he led so energe ame he and tained with such anes and March with sheep eating Beans ; then Barley with 
vom sewer e ah and at 10 S | berant -g'a natur: rira clubs and agri ; then Clover once mowed, and then fed off with 
20 a from river as nol practicable, into meetings aight “Sadi a subject Pm art into sheep eating Beans; then Wheat. followed by 
which all the acs would flow Bray quay toa tet | notice nigh po ed ventilation ; and though we by no which Sena the rotati thus gro 
about 250 yards ond the psa of the Ouseburn means admit that "he mi ae has in its results corn cro root erop, two green in 
with the Tyne. There three e tanks ought to be taught us “how to farm profitably, a on stiff course > of in years, with an increasing fertili The 
, into which this main sewer, which would þe heavy clays,” yet the Seasigien on which Anca fact i 
3500 yards in length, would discharge itself, and at this practice has been ea are in the main no doubt trust- half-starved ing 
i d ire rthy > pre’ in other ee dr well the land, is a miserable and ruinous plan, and the time 
ass oe e irem oy of „lifting or pumping the as his ‘for many a pe pos these are appears from will ar imag: ur Welsh and Irish friends will fat 
nk along x- iron pipe which would = the following list of what are called more pgp than supply u us with the heart of 
laid ee the saia and which would lead up “ Essent ital Prolimiisairiap to Profitable Forming P their ld $ in ap i shape of lean 
Byker Hill. The sewage would be forced up one Apa eja toro knowledge of your business, prac and Pigs.—Few — Biro ‘xttoned m ore pigs than 
into a small tank at the top of a tower on the hill, and theo etical. (2) ability to buy in the chea; ig pent sell my elt or more suce y. Coo eat for pigs in 
by its own gravitation flow down the other, so | in th e dearest market. xA to select tee ae ym cold weather is desirable r 
that sufficient head pressure would be obtained to o| workmen of industrious an d honest habits. ing as t 
deliver it by jet 6 miles to the north of Newcastle, | choose as your bailiff a man of forethought, inte, mi bi food going to mere fat ins ; 
and by — ge ee rig ‘and firmness, combined with great indus ustry and kee r pigs Carina: no wool are not so profitable to 
2 miles o of the Newcastle and Berwick | perceptive powers. (5) to Cag aye nightly your land Siteni sheep do better ‘tak Of cou 
Railway, » Bowes ns ‘tae of which the main pipe might | and capital. (6) to maintain in al efficiency corn and pork 
be laid. The distance of 6 miles into the country by | the motive power, whether horse or ited: (7) de is worth 7 Ibs. weight o ey, or Peas, you may 
f 4 an extent of | frequent, and clean cultivation. (8) drainage of land safely go 0 largely into 2 abe at 
not naturally filtrative. (9) ges ee stock. (10) “Th ad 300 
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| use of ara food and manures. mD, rigidly correct straw, an d have many, ind will get heaves, or lung 
h |f ac ed dail book and thous” 
journal, (13) ‘estimates of the cost and return of each « np hav: hat air 
asse: crop in detail. alwa; 
-~ prietcrs and farmers of the district Proposed eee This list st might well be quoted as an aa hd aes did not become e Debrecen which is almost sure 
_ gated would be necessary before anythi ing was done 5 iat Mr. Mechi’s teachin ng, both as regards its vigorou to take place on straw, especially if soft or Barley straw. 
there is pm a doubt that all would be willing to ‘take | sertion of rules and lessons long taught before, om el as “ Good strong reedy Wheat straw, frequently changed, 
a libcral supply at, say at least 2d. pio Trem regards its inexact and even illogical of the terms i good thing, b he air circulates under t 
The followi which I have taken every which he employs. If there were any need for it, we animals amongst the straw, but there is nothing like 
oam to obtain, may not be far from an exact estimate | could give many regan to prove that, however be, c boards. Beans 
of the cost sirable or every one of these inaries cramp when confined. If soaked 24 hours before 
i Main sowan parle with the Tyne, 0 yards in hard] apay rda eot uie “essential” h a y coe giving 
sewers, which v ing. As 
| ‘ egards (1) for many Ying a hee, veba eA AG ins 
E a. e.g ROM la money firmer who ts mot a Shona saving every day so muc iad ieh broadcast d 
è i , and wor S aiio 200 {if only e pr t, to signify the p every big Dan, We manured the land so sown. By re- 
Steam ‘ 3100 | good market ability; and - with others, ai 2) 2) a this daily h Tarl ured : 
l Å N on ‘Byker se pum E stand pipes, with E K , as expressed, are no sc to Mhis cheaper than the dang car cart. Tt ir the filling 
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Main and distributing pipes, če., say | 37,000. Profitable farming, though pst atime m so faras ar » turning over,reifilling, carting, and- spreading, 
Tand and house property to be bought, ‘act of Í Parlia- they indicate particular qualifications in the farmer, are and wasting, that run away with the farmer’s orofit 
ment, &c., say 5000 | useful, and will help to make his farming profitable. “ Nothing like Aer sheep- a or pig-fold; washing the 
Contingent charges, at 5percent. ~, O "7, 3815 But leaving this general statement of Mr. Mechi’s manure away b ater is absolute ruin.” 
£69,615 amo let us take, as illustrative of his present work, its As to the pro Trees. off ment-armicing. tinpuch there is 
E assume 13,000 acres for a se manure, and | ¢! Treatment ve a single a on which he speaks :— no doubt of it now, it isa question en of the state of 
each occupier takes, at an average, 200 tons The antity of Me san made on a Farm per acre.— the markets. The quantity of meat 
peraere annually for his rat and to throw over his By asking a few questions of a arte his cau almost im- bea pretty safe indication of the fertility of the land, and 
dung heaps, and calculating that quantity at only mediately arrive at a sosik as to his position, with- of the fertilising character of i t: 
2d. per ton, there would arise the yearly revenue pA out visiting ‘his farm. The first question would be, ‘How the profitableness of its management. it is no ne 
of 21,600/., and that without taking into account much meat sse fon ou make sai acre, over the whole indication whatever. We know stiff clay land which 
k dt value of the silt or solid manure, which, I assume, a eof y arm?? This ion has been solved has been rendered profitable solely by the introduction 
may. be equivalent in price to the yearly waste of the Mr. Thomas Dyke ‘Acland, in go Royal a ae yen of the Teazel crop, which yields food neither for man 
» The yearly working expenses, however, Sits 3 urnal, vol. xi., page 666. There: it will be nor beast. Fourteen years do not seem time 
must be deducted from the above sum, as well as 4 per | 8°? hth e largest co corn-growing farmer in Norfolk, a teach the undoubted truth, that 
cent. on the capital. These I estimate as follow hia aces Seige produces 44 score of meat- on: every plicable certain principles are in 
viz. 1 soati lem a fogt Anin eee oreng business of farming depends more than an 
4 farms i which certainly the adoption of local expedic nd the 
Sam aei a ae nDO - an SPF produce T sdrelis: of meat. per acre. The more meat you them to the circumstances of the time and of | 
General repairs, €c.. . 1700 make the more manure you and the more corn, iets 
Repeeciation of works iof works „pipes, and hoos di &e. 2200 on this*point : with his one-eighth Pa 2e ae an mom | Aonde teeiiae go a eena mrcaace gg 
‘per cont. interesron 69, gee See bp Soe Sit salons Oi aan i Speke went. be. Chester have subscribed £4000 t secure the 
; = co oust atg tt bushels of Barley-meal, which, at , on eae’ "£1500 will be devoted to 
7 Ib@ of meal to 11b. pages par 84 Ibs. of'meat, | -mest unforeseen oe meien 
tay therefore, that the sum of $2962, would be or four score on the one-eighth of an acre, Or over BATH AND WEST Gn Rratasn Midir Toe be eg 
yearly revenue which would from sorrel den | the list of the Essays Tor the ensuing peng ae a 
‘heme, which is of 11} per cent. on the | "^s ane ‘been remarked that, amidst berai its social, an oono cite Yar @) 3 200.—For a- 
capital, and which ement I have no It n an e aa Doepi hao Pery most suitable buildings for a 
doubt after a time opm land and wretched farming, the labourer’s cottage- | | not less than 150, or more than 300 aeres. (3) 201.—For a 
a garden is like an oasis in the desert ; but when I show on a West of E farm. Gaar On i on. 
i that ind aretino in |: CSE S E oe Wit onse 
i  Redielos. manure 32 times the farmer's quantity, Bog con’ -i other Sara ect. a any 
no er bea e' _ ject eonnected gr : 
How to Farm farmer who makes the largest feo Seat etd opened tartan o am thy. Me Ga disease is 
wr , partientarly on Stiff Heavy | | proportionate amount of manure, and of produce. | North} pet oran fee e rag ET Das 
Ibis not till + wee! so conclusion of this|. “Some years ago, when Danish Barley could be | in Bohemia in 1845, 1122 striped. and only 
pamphlet that he oa reaches t had for 19s. a quarter, I fattened an immense quantity 115-recovered. a 
well understands it to be Mr. Mechi’s fare- of k and other meat, equal to at least 20 score CHANGE OF METROPOLITAN MARKET oie ig aad TO THURSDAY: 
Ps as an agriculturist :— pe SER OS . od J F. A petition was presented to the Court of Common . 
In conclusion, having proved m ; and exposed acre. The farm has never forgotten it, and as I made Council, last mak, urging the alteration of the day. > : a 
my fam for many years to public Ba E on , itis now |50 Much manure when corn was cheap, I have been Farnen BEANS. The meal of French Beans is wholesome. e 
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Teg pacan quietly and enjoy the privacy Gran jostle en aroye daing the uta high pieg! T do not, however, know of any r i 
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balance-sheet. I make less than score | 
tself is a characteristic pa ae sd Ibs. of meat per acre over the whole farm; it is the key 
agi to crops. 
ao mother most of them amusing because “ Assuming that 7 Ibs. of a or oileake will make 
gee wai king as 1'lb. ans mane Maer a farmer well mone ana a 
roth aren ii geisio varh CAA pie is about per Ih, Eea ical = 
for Beans. The Beans remain on | 
Sten neste ne ea ; bub even. euppesing you give to your sheep 
y (44 rt hase tise deed os ee 
cent. by them, or 16s. per acre, I am ed to 
cat Wether the the that Dr arae site teehee the will be at ; uch. matter has ad pestepe, 2 
= ri pedar er acre beyond the A ek A a E ane P Exed In tho mind. 
“ Practically, | be realised. | Pre-reepiva: S asks e columns of 
saree MENN “T know a farmer, within a few miles of me,- wko ' Paperaets DIPOENA ipon bene He of a 
