DECEMBER 5, 1857. | 
THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 827 
ager” either T at the fireside or going about the bay 4 crag where artificial manure was sown soon began; numerous show of Cochins and egos. <a the 
ed roo e house, which is an oblong square, | to throw out fresh leaves, the skeletons dropping off, | favourite a Game fowls too were p n great 
is divided fito apartments, one being eating, sitting and | and seine ost yap and there is now on th ree. The elegant macaw and Poland “fo ia in 
sleeping-room ; the other is com of the ot part a ve crop; but I observe the € rop on the | all earna — were also a large an 
arder, ed 2 acres deeds u di exhib 
eg eae -hole, likewise dai 
ry, a place for h olding a 
uch e i 
and Ai} kennels to A “the pro 
of the farms ook which pearls s are to ux bu 
her bad. Suffice kkon say, t a Döl ofh 
whatever sphere he 
ll. 
st growing, before the mili portion o; 
crop is pulled, regard being especially had v the |h 
peci 
rm and colour of the bulb, the crown, and the root 
the f former being compact i well placed, without nak, 
and the latter a clean 
w. 
le ro s rte 
only Fax ef mary growers, who take no interest in the 
yond the amount that can be realised. With 
plants like th 
of seed can be eg and a Tiai aan ron the « expense 
seino lected roots; and e if the seed 
‘than from well 
ly peat soc and plants, 
deterioration | will f follow to an equal extent as would have 
fo 
chen) a little earlier. Sader haste Be 
joy Á 
IDLAND 
h man T a A Hall has d 
ed b 
eae ed r 
not room for the awards in 
b which és causes the grub | silver cups were awa golden 
| cilled Hamburghs, Mr. R. R. Cla layton, ae Park, 
ul e | Slough; for golden spangle ed amburghs, Mr. J. B. 
of the crop. Perhaps some of your P Eo Am: will e Coalbrookdale; for silver omelet i Hamburghs, 
i me e ints. I her, Malvern ; and for silver spangled 
ichard Teebay, Fulw , Preston 5 
Are 
unging answered nh burghs, to Mr. 
He Peg i fowl 1 Mr. Thomas Battye, 
to be sure they were 
Societies, 
COUNTIES Cum Snow at BIRMING- 
ngham, 
B ehea oh as bee 
t to oh Be and exhibitors 4 eee 
sheep, and ‘ize, dle and poultry. "And the offer of so 
m has proved sufficiently attractive. 
ham, eer 
The following i is the award of the judges :— 
wa hee 
—101., with extra prize o 
H Hill, North 
Led Norwich, 
Neve 
e He reford clas ses of 
Class I. peers ‘ord O; 
20l., and gold medal, Mr. John Sie Shaw, 
am pton ; pon sat William tapes 
Norfolk, The 
e show, of usual nu n a Wien Welshpool, "he terme - Sa 
7 , re Gran B, erefo! 
merit; and pro mgd so remarkable a ‘show of roots w: Class Ill. 101, Mr. Philip ‘Turner, The Leen, Pembridge, 
never before se Herefordshi e el batch, mear 
The classes of. Hereford cattle were generally better ers sae ‘astle, Shro royshire rs Ag EPN 
. Herefo eifers.—10/., r. Hen: 
fed, riper, po ih o s than those of the a rt-horn Gloucestershire se Mr 
bre The Gol A Medal for the best | ox in yard is | Pee g Walk ‘ang as Urwiok, Leinth all Starke, 
nc off ears oy bred by | lass V. Short-ho: m Ox monte ae “th, Mr William Eyton, 
Mr. haw, of | | Gonsal, near ag wsbury ; . John Robinson, Leckby 
iy large ox Class Vi. Short-ho 
rm So aN g pes eim, 
ne Hinton, near Swindon ; ge Right Hon. the 
cultivating an acre in this way will be 
very great, 1 requiring from 16 to 20 tons of roots of the 
length of 5 8i 
to probably ravage 115 imperial stone. 
of plants in “the “other, the plants also producing dhe 
ee tity of seed. “5 e need not therefore be 
surprised at ock of seed tailed 
Ae: «he the a Aen of th the secd in pane quantity 
i grown for nerally dis- 
root 
n the selection 
roots, | 
afterwa those of 
range ‘should always -bè 
eraming, ats grow their own seeds are too care- 
less in their purchase of it, frequently being tempted by 
a low price, in place of uality, a few 
as anat cost per acre being met sit 6 icant a oma 
—— the produce. 2 Robt. ay oe Essex 
—I am ure whether I 
Sis the u of the 
“ever gave you the Alican 
in which the se 
ts 
ease, ows 
e yellow c 
et iaid f ina heap beside the pond, the bottom 
i mmer was covered with 
sowed 
ip e whole 
a ligh asi soil in a 
oroughly tilled 
ips. | long. 
118 thigertað prorent She is ita 
shillings in | Th 
C e PERAN 
the ca Jr te ni i pein tenes ete rty 
KG. Alshorp. 
se weight | Class VIL Short-horn Cows, with extra Pa 
d prize | 8014 medal, Lieut, £- Colonel Ch Charles ses Hence 
cashire ; ; 5L, M 
in this class en to anot other spies ae Nuneaton. 
Class VIII. Short-horn Heifers.—101,, the. 
Lord Feversham, Duncombe Park, Helmaley, 
Mr. Robert Gell, aoe Hill, near York. 
Class IX. Devon ine 
and a ges a ors 25l., the Right Hi Honourable the Earl 
of Leic Ho Norfolk ; 5l, the Right Honour- 
able the T Tal nf frou Holkham., 
n Steers. — 101, Pt 
| Earl of Aylesford, Packington ; 
! unger 
off the ric he wi for a 
2 years and 3 ¥imonhe old, and ~ ieh hing 
es, and id feet 3 inches pra St whan pro- 
at suc age. | 
ane Hereford co 
ight Honourable the 
yal Highness the 
Cows.—101., Mr. John C. Hapa Moapi, 
i ew "Heifers ern ‘ee Bowal vena 
von — ie 
White Fouracre, Durston, 
ie Consort ; . Thomas 
hs 8 feet 8 inches, andl is 6 feet 8 inches | man, a ong nto Mi ee: 
ents indi horn Cows or a gy be een 
ey Kenilworth, Warwickshire ; 
Cox, Spondon Hall, near 
igei 
jeut.- 
mime a! thickly | 
s fine 
“| R OTHER PURE agree AND CROSS-BRED 
ANIMALS, 
an ; 
atted animal as was ev 
The. short-horn i Faget are 
as the 
fat stand is iraa 
S| diel 
bat thoy TE t arctic 
dopey ey etree 
ere are e six or eight 
A the PTAA Ron the a iet 
ost profi 
ard whatever the faults of the eal to" to which it Steers,—5l., the an gem wong Honourable Vis- 
Class XX 
longs. count Dillon, ino Park, near 
Among the cross bred stock are some interesting Od Sore or fi eB he ght enoarbe tho 
specime crosses een Devons and Highlanders SHERP. 
shown by the tg k mae There is a very see Fate in on eae old. 101, extra 
breed. 10l, am Osberton 
meagre of the West ig prize he i Rar Oe 
e pen ens of tf pigs are remarkably good. For 
specimens of length, etry, and quality pen 230, 
shown by Mr. J. mith, gorem -in-Arden, was of extra- 
merit. . Sadler, klade, shows a 
roots. petits aS 
krete “Orange Globes, Aien round, were common, | stew, near Won e; 5, Henry | 
