May 16, 1857.1 
sottage window, and awarded the same to the one ous the hay and harvest season; it will therefore, for sufficiently loosened, in any other angular direction 
invented by M M‘Culloch. ‘of revision, be b to estimate them thought nf This grubbing must be done at a 
window for which the premium was awarded to aeri and only treat of 46 end ordinary labour, depth not less than 4 i The are the 
Messrs. M‘Culloch & Co. is extremely simple in its con- | which should include that of another labourer and lad appli hich will bring b the greatest part of the 
jon, aml may with oat be pronounced efficient | during that peri niapi o-thirds of the s weeds tos e with little admixture of soil, and which 
in point of comfort and utility; while the price, it 9 yment as for labour a rform the renders them in admirable order fi . The 
believed, will be not higher the cheapest descrip- | remainder for super: intendence econiy. The labour seme advantages of this over what we fear we must still 
tion of iron windows now in use, and for dura urability wil would then stand as fol the common met are very perh If, 8 e- 
be preferable to those = 2 p oe £s d £ sd rally done, we first plough the land, we must either 
or pr ase ae o ate © again cross ee ash or grub before we od 
murer s. 013 8 
9 inches s for the height, and lad BY 068 e ogee weeds to t oe surface, and then they 
s inches to the width, giia = The ğ ye > ase, a e a = 
size of glass requi t sig migm 6 week: 8 4 with clode ands that to rake them o 
Si inches. The ah i divided into two unequal parts | — note ee A “and then by a large expenditure of Ia 
the lower part having t squares in height, the Hay crop, 36 acres at 12s 2 I d-picking we get not more than the half the soil 
upper part two. The lower Dive pe ently fixed, Bailiff, buperintendence, 52 weeks, ôs, i: ow contains at nearly double cost of cl t - 
while the upper is constructed to turn in the| Keep of nls a horse .. 62 ing. Besides by ploug “hs t there is seldom any 
vertical @irection on aai which are situate in pairs is Aadu ) chance to get over all the utumn and 
the line of its Bank ee coreg hy i ns thereby entailing muc “ro an aspar. A 
e, rent ¢ arge, ra "say at 12s. e 6 during the spring and su d consequently 
and both parts gece He cd me r and ing, * 10 wit ods IAA off Tiling te e moisture, which tight 
are set in a sub- Seed corn, 34 a., at 158 "R 5 0 befòllowed by a deficient braird an P- 
ial w plan would be to clean as befi arera and if the 
whic 2 soil was moderately to d plough in the 
y be eithe: regoing will hen ise all bia charges that oe rd manure, and which would render 
built in while ought in fairness to appertain, unless ar manures culture easy oF souaosion. ¥ after the scarifying 
the wall is an in that are presumed to repay raking the land was ought sufficiently free from 
erecting, or their cost by am increased pr uction 0 rops. weeds, we would Sesh bor complete the cleaning as 
be set in after- The foregoing statement is in mes with my early as possible during the spring months. If infested 
wards in previous caleulations— that mangal and horse labour with annuals we should wW n as there was any 
ordinary ought not to exceed 37 e on arable land, viz., on chanot of raising a braird of young weeds, which when 
with or acres 150 e labour m this case 911. 4s., har- aa stage of h we wo d in rrow 
out checked vesting 25/. 10s., and horse . 8s., amounts rors h th each aein lightly plough or grub 
aecord 1797. 2s., the excess arising from the high rate of Ne and tali Freeones braird which again destroy, 
ing to the taste | paid ; t the bailiff’ superintendence, ge os at + and this earried on until “the soil is thoroughly clean. 
of the ought not to be oe to the farm but to the occupier, It wil, however, We seen that our eF mad entails much 
a Fhe || as a set-off t his not attending r the details.of | more expense than that reco y Mr. Grey; 
‘and its i i The sum 3427. char, aes in the statement | nor are we sure whether il would ac ens ih the object 
arrangements for labour nutie Sey the entire produce of the any better than it. At a om mae ese 
will be better ara the return at 77. per acre, w favour we should be glad to tinh ‘his in ce to 
understood. by I apprehend is above the actual proceeds. our well believing we were AB ng no > ae 
reference to the y atten upon any system of farm | no Wito” but the opinii of a 
sketches, | accounts arises ma from the circumstance of having weighed in the Geil ae haad 
Fig. 1 is an i annually to take stock at lmas, when the esti- | wanting. W: J. M. 
side elevation, mated and not the actual value of the crops are brought of breaking up Heath-growing Land, and 
Fig. 2 a plan, into account. had time from whenee to com- for a crop of Turnips, 1854-55-56, calculated 
and Fig. 3 a ete ee nce Mace be > whole at the rate of 2s. 6d. day for a man’s w and 
vertical section, pi a have upon | 10s. hire of driver, 
in eachof whic a Michelmas entry, age ee all ees pa oira rent including use of implements. Speed of horses calculated 
a bowen of the poppebpae t dsummerassomuch capitalinvested; | equal to 1} acres of Clover-lea, piap 9 inches wide 
exhi- this being in addition to the value of the live and dead 6 inches deep, in a day of 10 hours, the cost 
ite, = the stock of the farm, will form amount of the capital 8e, per acre. 
e letters re- , 3 i lly invested, and should be debited to the farm. By 
fer. to oe ding parts in each is &) the ensuing Mi mer the whole of the por may A. _ B 
of the surrounding wall, 4 the ooden frame have b thus the exact profit and loss of | Ploughing par s +48 3 
of the bad: c "the lower sash, which is ‘dorman ajy and | tħe farm ascertained without aa aa loughing pee " he @ obo 8 o 
d the upper and mov le sash. In Fig. 3 upper | eg diasta and values as is invariably the | Three with three horses... ««|) 3 4 
sash is rep ed as open i 5 n shut.| under Michaelmas entries when the balance ESA at | ‘Rol, one n me an mre Mic ME Fasc ped Sond $ 4 
the parts of the opening sash cover and Fes the fixed | that f perio | rubbish, Ki, Heath, ü Ree 6 
parts in such a manner as to exclude wind an er,| T tind I have dilated ome ir upon this sieg, but. | ee 1 6 
but when ventilation is required the arrangement of the | as large profits are expected by amateur farı IL have | Two pps weet wen A T 1 8 
which produce this is pee as to enable the house- ei it right to show d that unless mane can pena egin mabik T BO De i 2 
eeper to admit air to any For urpose | be kept down, such a result mpat be impossible, as any Grubbing or canting (Bentall) a, ey i 110 
th 18 J ie a large outlay upon land very eran! made to Draggings, one or two, ne I, times .. ois P kt 
he | repay the investment. R. | Harrowin p times EEE ri BO GiB 4 
Pe ra P” will k columns freee 
este yee arin es 008 
“erat Gazette of January 10, of this | a LG. 
ET rea E S iyo ainis $ ore 
enr k statement wang : eee Page, 331 of the ? 
Preparation of Soils for Root Crops.—In preparing | - #3 
-| foal soils for Turnips the first eae ame ž 
foul—is rid of the filth in autumn. Opini ig’ 
and practice = as to the best means of sconaitpticing em 
nt agp amt nga pia ay yore =. a 
| seeing an 
neat- Improvement Society b ay ag s pe ooa ne ons 
"practi past Sag ayy rey, Esq., of Dilston. ang He 
a oat joie memory sti us pene ee Tweedside, | : ; 313 8 
which during his minority had been farmed in avery’ The column m Pet es if the 
inefficient style. The Cond ackicther sie were a sare on rapidly, so as to be completed 
FARM PROFITS AND FARM ACCOUNTS. 
W. P. 331) will accept lanation 
TEN Parm ? eintak OE bate in A 
THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
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‘oneself of those quantities worth 
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