812 THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. [Novemser 28, 1857 
some proportion between the landlord and the tenant. | from the dri ah pulley of the engine, but otherwise weighed, after ¢ they had been cleaned, the p= 
In my case of fhe reson! “am m the same cost, I say, | differing ont? in strength from the windlass adopted in | the two acres somewhat exceed ed 96 tens the Produce of 
of 32. per per m will pay all the out- |1853 a nd 1 i for The’ orb, plough. The success of | A which had run to seed koa S. Those 
Ssn pi a field operations ert rails, but the pro- | this vindise Aed cert a om the first, and it i : 
due ie Al. ich added to 22. gives | being ssn ic worke lore exactly the same fan | until October the eight 
67. as the atir of pro rofit to be divided between | asthen ma The first t ial of it was with a scarifier, | e ha en greater. The yal 
the landlord nit tenant a of 27, per acre as bgt | which it rar S perfectly, turning it round sk the e | ¢ differs anne to the locality—hery, E A Mange 
stated. In other words, if a tenant on a farm of 700 | headlands with ease ; this being i, pee by oe the least from 10s. to 12s, per ton; it ‘he 
acres with the present system of farming netted a i pront | ing both ropes to the front of the and revers- e lower Th 
ar, with the s i i ow, sir, ta very winatiase | | plo dghea’t in immediately, and the land left a ae 
farm he would make a profit of 20007. a year, and sa | above referred to was cted for ‘iy pe in J uly, vo 5, conditi ion either for Wheat or Barley. The 
landlord would also ee his ee in the s | at Carlisle, and canohbinten accordin my instruc- | on no account be removed from the bulbs uae should 
ratio. If rib the landlord chose to pocket “the | tions there given. The 17th of eiam “1855, was ‘the | are taken up; it has been proved to be a most inime 
whole advantages (and soaetanlly the advantages wou ld | | day I first worked it, I have worked it on my farm very practice. Next year we purpose having the 
wholly. or ciel goto t the landlord), he could, by putting | successfully ev de r since, and it is at work there to-day. inches and the plants 18 inches apart, pe 30 
r raising the rent, receive the whole of the | The scarifier and mode of turning above referred to are have probably stated nothing that is not I 
40. an ake increase, and receive a of 7002. a year | both separately pean by me. In January, 1856, Mr. | known to the er e jcc sea Gent a 
an income of more than 30001. a | owler > hc foreman down under the pretext of put- as well to mention that to oia it is 
Where will the gA arise to the hands of the Jand- ing me u a few little matters, who remained and for | poor soil, no gather in the above inate saat 
lords for laying down these permanent guideways ? it | i ten Jey atcha my eari roge and reported aerd tion should be omitte 
ay asked. answer by asking: Where does the to his master, after which Mr. Fowler attem mpte Result t on Two Acres Mangel Wurzel 
money come from for the great draining operations | omer: tillage. I shall ibive relisted + o you, a alia soit | Saas ae = ren p ron ton v GUBB 99 
carried on in this country ? Where the dividend is, there self by claiming the honour of nan, originated and | nn eg E arat yard manure ` 
will the money be. The estimates of sp which I | brought that windlass to bear as the first eed at ditto in Apri at 6s. por, long AA 0 ' 
have shown may appear very large, but I have con- applied to the tillage of the soil. William Smith, Wi tiss per cwt. 449 
sidered the subject long, and soberly T hope; I have ston, Bletchley Station, November 17.—P. S. Kaho) Ie me pain Is... 012 0 
have made frequent and particular inquiry among = _ paper was read on the 29th of April, 1857. The Chair-| Seed on oo VTA ies $10 0 
accustomed to spade labour, and I can conscientiously man asked Mr. Fowler how long his implements had) Labour ao hb oe H 
say that I am placing the estimate far lower than they | been worked. The re y was, “Eight -n After | — 291 9 
do when I state the increase of errs e that would te this I think I may say his own words condemn him. | ; —. 
ET to my etre e at 4l. anh ms Mangel Wurzel and Beet grown on the Albert | aaron chen iphitgl ye in a ae ali 4 0 
n conclusion, I may say t t should Mr. Burch Model Farm, Ohadicon, 1857 :— | > , are cer. 
doubt whether the —— on as perfect] jorna | a tainly worth 16s. per acre as manure, for which I have 
as I have stated that they are, I beg e will be so BAS OR mS DRS not taken account. J. B. Maunsell, 
as pt the invitation which I will address to 5 Acorns.—Give acorns to the pigs! Why, they are 
him to view my ons on the next oppo ty rege ae Me Ee 2 good food for hungry men. On the ¢ 
that I am prepared and have the “steam up,” when I Se Gee NR Sih f» so days: the ay en as that pi M 
assure him that I will give him a earty welcome. Sot Bd 3 re on sires, $ y y coy: any, 
PA. i : A a. A ce a cm us food— watt da Salamanca to the 
ig: s 3 4% $ TESES G. fronts of sirana of flour- — 41b. of Wheat 
: Q a were served out per sa On my joining head 
Home Correspondence ed Sy after mining the bridges a A clado ga si my 
4 © 
Alum in 1 Bread. —More alarm may per Map have been 4 Song : offic cers, as well as grinding acorns 
excited upon this subject than it requires; for when = 2 lee | oe stones to boi ‘with yrs oe and thicken their 
ased with sound flour merely to whiten the bread, and Ce eee a s $24 738 oup, end w piat end ie pee | 
in quantity not exceeding 1 o the bushel of flour, it ES 2 Eo f t, and thus cooked we thought them, very, palatable, 
‘would not be likely much to affect a healthy stomach EE Zo acess lai än of agg anit weep ant. oy 
t then it i i [e nse l 1 mg 
a Tii t et weak E m aa at wes e $ 3 gececesegeseses. = march officers who had the ‘Wk te kept 
darger quantity, with unsound flour to gi p be 4 BEERPEREREBEBS g g B gE their ce ‘ive and therefore rode, 
ce of sound. unsoundness of the flour and the Z 4| BBSSESBSESESSSS: 3 | ee to beat down the acorns for the Latter! 
increased quantity of alum are likely to be very injur- d g | pegspdededededg a | oe men to eat, which they were fain to do raw. y 
ious in daily use, particularly to the ag a obim S S ee a a a a z S E we ps E Chesnuts, and were glad of 
who have little or no other strengthening diet. $8 Sonohokonowononey ne f certainly found them 
een T hram ins M a oa an E | Rosowcoscsouckosccg| € 
u 5 + z 
just been suggested a simple method of dis- ni Sjem Soríetics, 
covering it, not sy but rather am n TS se Ses = e'segg 
rs are aware that logwood strikes a purple oe ee eo lS oxar Dupin: Winter Show o 
dye with alum, but not so evidently without ;—so if we STR I ARO IEE oy 7 The same buildings which echoed on “recent occasion 
put a slice of bread into a solution of logwood, and let eo SS DREN with one of the most brilliant lectures of the British | 
leres bipera or four hours, and then take it out, if it 6 tion for the Advancement 0 ience has just 
contains alum, it'will have taken the purple dye, but not os scene o those annual exhibitions of 
otherwise. Maki a so Average weight per acre, 12} tons. | LE roots, cereals, and other articles of farm ce Which l 
boiling a few chips o int of : | 85 Veo prominent a feature. in the modem DS | 
Dou ‘orm so ure in 
water, in a pipkin or skillet (not t quid ri E of the a Royal Dab age te y y, and which prov: e beyond 
ao a deep „orange colour, that can just se Sesh Z 2 ee We BSPee Fo&sy E all doubt the peculiar adaptation of the Ener Isle 
be h; raining it off; letting it cool in a basin; BEE BRASS TRE TP aoe ee 4 BOF! o or producing remumerative crops. We 
en putting i in a slice of bread, without crust, between AS Se oO LORE EB ERY PS r a visit to this building = Tuesday, ae we saw their 
pity nch thick : letting it digest 2 or 3 hours; and Seach eros Pogkeesssag | E l exhibit i the 
taking out the bread an and breaking it. If it sing tara E PEN? 22 Gag ER ES E F Š a SOLNA A 
akii it will re dyed purple, more or less h, (not JETEN AA eee e AERO ee] & Neigh tags 
merely on the surf: xcep read is ve , sour z bd 2g Pe Ses PPS ee lage A ] PS 
hice wil ade the dye from changing colour; or FERB ETE eb ye hope that the sian i 
on the other hand, when the baker or miller has put in in ASN enter into healthy rivalry wi 
too much soda to sl sate eo Bey Bet eae case it | — William Boyle, Agriculturist. | mas ag 
will turn purple, liquor witho um; so that) Mangel Wurzel.—In riedna ty for v 
it is not quite certain ; tho ugh if bread which is not Aaka in the Agricultu Gaal ye Bree ys A M a = 
ener ae no purple die, it may generally be regarded | I beg now to state the method a redi in the cultiva- farm 
ead ‘ee from alum : and when it does take the purple, tion of our “Man e | opened a a mubeription list Rr erecting 
is lik be alumy or otherwise 3 and if! necessary to bear in Aini that the crop o PiE Wis for its ireme: 
needful should be submitted to chemical examinati rel ancing 
p: submitted to ical ion. e hee even from a field which formerly | the chidar. f a a rapidly ady 
> Prideauc. produ xcept Gorse the | cultural 
Mr. Pipers Wheat Culture.—Your notice of me soil of it is extremely shallow e precedi 
i » The pr crop was | another year the necessary epi e CA | 
igen of Mr. Piper’s Wheat cultivation induced me to Wheat (Ii htly manured), and the stubble Having? desira re gees Dhject will be satisfactorily accomp™= 
Took to your past Volumes for particulars of his Beastie. undergone the usual autumnal clearing, 36 cartloads of | In passing ae ual that as a very la 
The is to be but meagrely | farmya tne ee during the month | of m 
who appear seems | of November. Nothing further was done until the sana + S lish 
t without pooping.. Some of Lit, of April, the: Kapar was then loughed, intend exhibiting, at Leinster Lawn, as 
b land ) rolled, an i aed es apart. | Dublin Society’s premises are called, ed miaa 
— to penetrate. Docs Twenty-four loads of pre rotted farmyard manure, | ately contribute to the coffers of this sai 
by rain, or having been in the drills, a mixture composed of The present exhibition E APAE io = 
mean to face the fore and th my paih end ‘ovr the whole. "the ridges were th Ho ill briet fi rate sof 
aa i ‘ er the whole e ri en spli we will very Drie: pe 
try a field on his plan. My land is not drained I T regret the manure, and a light roller passed am neat ae of | E oject of mte rest, We : = he eae 
will no doubt give you | them. he asnar (which had — previously ako, for ite 
sown, u 
fm 
PEP you say that F I assert that I was the | about $ { of an inch below i's surface, The young plants | a 
or — and rope traction for appe above ground on Se ei hth day after field eroj 
e. ou ing by st y Mr. Hannam made thel as soon as fit t were singl i the he ks vite Es d ca 
fir ; attempt, bat ita Sent that it was I who first t | and the land andl hoed. Thiet were oe Saath tah aera nary, an shall 
efficient], ntl s oe them ere is oa | an = rA the anth ¢ of July and all weeds | ments to 
a aE ed trom a paper drawn up by | remoy fie of so shallow a nature it for the present we shall 
ni Mr. Fowler, and read at the Institution of Mechanical | not deemed advinnble © Kuta but the horse ai Bos i might | rhe holds a high place in 
S Bx? i irving? atson’s, 
raene Sith. Ape g mi tegn mgA ia ‘quilt who by 
mie "bell 1 tte th wen aten fa ag We have 
