THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



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i I Tth«~"pre™us autumn; to cultivate .deeply, 



t* <jm forelock m getting the soil thoroughly pul- 



to ilMifft too frequently, nor at ail when the land 



; ^ Tf rtmctteabte, let it be undisturbed for two or three 



L * 4 tntbe taat operation ; to manure as freely as you 



totba Wheat crop) both with the farm and artifi- 



. to put all crops intended for carting, or clamping, 



takinff care not to deposit your seed deeper than is 



^^ vegetation : to hoe well both by horse and 



not forgetting (as the best money spent in the 



'jdoi)to send over the Turnip and Mangold Wurzel 



^mmmir *t * trifling cost, a few men after harvest, with 



" -f »4toed fork, and a bag or apron tied before them, 



rtJgwi at a time, to extract any fibres of twitch or 



Seeds that may be still alive ; and last, though 



H^e warning by the past, and preserve your roots 



^^ 1^ hare grown them. (Loud cheers.) 



rW« mi** postpone for a week our report of the 

 -l ^ wu ich followed this very interesting paper.] 



1 thrst- 1 



Calendar of Operations. 



MARCH. 



m miA m i BiMK Glehb, April 2. — With the exception of about a 

 ^ln Um bepnm n J? °f March we have had uninterrupted 



^* t -j mDW since the 14th of January, being eleven weeks, 

 Ztvt tie *fcN under wintry influences; the atmosphere has a 

 t temperature, and the snow clings fast to the ground, and 

 ^mmmfgw warm spots and sunny slopes has it been moved ; the 

 « ildit and topg of the hills still present an unbroken 

 __«f dazzling white. The consequences both immediate and 

 ZmiDtetiTe of such a state of things begin to be felt. There has 

 LtS aiiloBgltiag since the beginning of the storm, and even 

 vilfc frmrable weather it can be but partially resumed for eight 

 m HiAiTitocome. The seed time will be late, and indications 

 Ut wot wanting that, in upland districts at least, it will be very 

 lata bat oar prop) fcte fears may be disappointed, and the 

 {nidd doud may yet break in blessings. A benevolent con- 

 actioo mty now be traced between the abundant produce of last 

 triad autumn and the protracted winter which has fol- 

 fodder and Turnips being still in plentiful supply and 

 to continue so as long as required. Had a long winter and 

 & late ipring followed a deficient crop of the previous season, we 

 £ould LaTe been very differently circumstanced. The flocks 

 lift had considerable hardships to contend with, and notwith- 

 fCaodiag that most part of them have to live solely by their own 

 euruotw, they have generally reached the present date with 

 ftmarkably few casualties ; they were unusually well-con- 

 ditioned, both in flesh and wool, at the commencement of winter, 

 and have therefore been able to endure cold and short-comings 

 lor eo long a period with less injury. There are well authenti- 

 cated instances of black-faced sheep having lain upwards of six 

 weeki under a wreath of snow, without food, and come out in 

 perfect health [ I ], clearly showing that they are endowed with 

 the power of secreting within themselves a considerable part of 

 their winter provision, a remarkable adaptation to the circum- 

 ttueee in which they are placed, and one which their owners 

 would do well not to disregard. It is a common remark, that a 

 well summered sheep is an easy wintered sheep. Alpine regions 

 He liable to mdden and violent storms, such as occurred in this 

 iitrietcn the 8th and 9th of January, 1852, when whole flocks 

 ▼ere engulphed in the drifted snow. On that occasion many 

 »c« no doubt destroyed, not however by bei' g buried in the 

 , bat by being driven one above another into hollows and 

 ted; some that were merely drifted up came out weeks 

 ate without injury. A northern winter requires all the care of 

 the most careful shepherds, and when their duty is well per- 

 fcrned it ought to be well rewarded. Much of the ground being 

 JDcovered with snow, food is scarce, and supplemental rations 

 ■ hay or straw have been required in many cases during the 

 ■It two or three weeks. The wedder hogs get Turnips during 

 tttjMag, for sometimes they had great difficulty in getting at 

 Ugn for snow but they have now plenty, and are doing well. 

 Tie lambing season begins in 10 or 12 days ; the prospect at 

 pnwnt is not cheering, but Grass would rapidly succeed the 

 •ow at thU advanced period of the season if the weather were 

 ft&u gonial. Although there has as yet been little appearance 

 JToieeaee and few deaths, long privation must have greatly re- 

 ~*?yy flocks ia condition, and induced constitutional weak- 

 j**. *hich will only be developed when the Grass comes, the 

 jw&ywiil then improve and the unhealthy will deteriorate. 

 wwck, both sheep and cattle, will pay their rations, and also 

 Wlttough for risk aud trouble. S. 



Miscellaneous. 



2te New Market , Copenhagen Fields.— At a Court of 

 Jf^on Council held this week, Mr. Taylor, chairman 

 « «e Markets Improvement Committee, brought up a 

 "PJW f which reference was made to the greatly 

 JJ™. cos t (25 to 30 per cent) of both labour and 

 "■WfUlaiace the commencement of the work, involving, 



•Ttoftftni 10 the estimate of the architect, an expenditure 

 » Tv' ky 0114 the amount already authorised bv the 

 ™ x P raises the sum of 2 78,7 2 1 Z., at which the cost was 



tfa^fttw 1 * e re P ortof quarter from 1853 to upwards 

 IlW? Tlle report was received, and after the 

 ™ of several amendments, referred to the Coal, Corn, 



k* ^-^l 06 C° m rnittee to consider how the money may 

 wcr *ned for th* r,,.^^ •_ j ' J 



by very many manure com- 



fcfln*\r Wotxc es to Corri 



jl^ EE: T f Blood is usee „, _, _, ___- 

 CjScirT; 7? Nitro Phosphate Manure Company, the 

 fciniM S? " ure Com P*nyi the so-called Manchester Sewage 

 •SerfoL u Pa ^' a ?. d , the London Ms 



Wood 



•toSTiSf- V and add 8ul P&uric acid, thereby manufacturing 



°* it contains soluble phosphates along with 

 % is as nearly perfect, whether for roots or 



^taeve'pm" 1 ? urdinaril y need be ; and a similar process is, 

 *eih*li «k^S p yed D ? other companies, of whose operations 

 *itI2. **° nl J s P^ak. 



^«*oythfng 



ftW *cre oVr «♦ wi, r ' aml a^erwards spread it, a ton or two 

 ^toi». Sl stubble 8b re ploughing. 



* l, ^*l iDoii J*** Kach ton of tubei placed on a dry well 

 ad then t^ Tucal heR P» weI1 * n <l thicklv covered with 



SS %UA 



. »"*t & way of ir o^, • U <">e*ea wiui a cap or matcu, is as 

 As q^TJ I^ epln ^ Potatoes as an v. 



^^ersnT»L C °"\ municatio,ls hav « heen received too late 

 *" ** made avoidably detained till the necessary inquiries 

 -w o»™«n\Si mu8t alfe0 ^S the indulgence of those 



^*»«iwffiinf5 n , t8 ' ! I ie kwtion of wh^e interesting 



WARNER'S IMPROVED LIQUID MANURE, 

 OR GENERAL PORTABLE PUMP. 



The valve is a ball of imperishable 

 material, and cannot clog in action. 

 The barrel is of galvanised iron, not 

 likely to corrode, and can be raised or 

 lowered at pleasure. The legs will fold 

 together, and the whole may be carried 

 on shoulder to any pond or tank required. 



Price of 44 in. Pump, with legs, 3/. 3*. 

 The barrel is 27i in. long, and the legs 

 are 5 ft. high. 



1^ inch Gutta Percha Suction Pipe, 



Is. 6<I. per foot. 

 1^ inch Flexible Rubber and Canvas 



Suction Pipe, 3$. Sd. per foot. 



May be obtained of any Ironmonger 

 or Plumber in town or country, at the 

 above prices, or of the Patentees and 

 Manufacturers, John Warner & Sons, 

 8, Crescent, Jewin Street, London. 



Every description of Machinery for 

 Raising Water, by means of Wheels, 

 Rams, Deep Well Pumps, &c; also 

 Fire and Garden Engines, &c.— Engravings sent on application. 



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ARNER'S PATENT VIBRATING STAN- 

 DARD PUMPS. 

 PATENT CAST-IRON PUMPS, for the use of Farms, Cot- 

 tages, Manure Tanks, and Wells of a depth not exceeding 30 feet. 



Diameter Length of Barrel, 

 oflinrrel under nose. £ s. d. 



2* in. short 1 ft. 7 in. ( Fitted for lead, \ 1 12 

 long 3„3„ gutta percha, I 1 15 



ditto 3 „ 6 J or cast iron f 2 12 

 ditto 3 „ 6 „ flanged pipe, 2 18 

 ditto 3 „ 6 „ I as required. J 3 

 short, with 15 feet of Lead Pipe 

 attached, and Bolts and Nuts 



ready for fixing 2 



24 in. long ditto ditto ditto 2 



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The short barrel Pump is very onvenient 

 for fixing in situations of limited height and 

 space, for the supply of coppers and sinks in 

 Wash-houses with soft water from under- 

 ground tanks, or in Hot, Forcing, and Plant 

 Houses; they may be fixed, when desired, 

 under the stage. 



May be obtained of any Ironmonger or 

 Plumber in Town or Country, at the above prices, or of the 

 Patentees and Manufacturers, JOHN WARNER and SONS, 

 8, Crescent, Jewin Street, London. 



Every description of Machinery for Raising Water, by means 

 of Wheels, Rams, Deep Well Pumps, <&c; also Fire and Garden 

 Engines, &c. &c— Engravings sent on application. 



jOHN^ WARNER AND SONS, 



d Crescent, Jewin Street, London. 



GALVANISED IRON TUB GARDEN 



ENGINE, 



With Wabner's Registered Spreader, 



is strongly re- 

 commended, for 

 durability and 

 low price, viz., 

 21. 19*.. to hold 

 10 gallons. 



Larger sizes 

 in wood or iron. 

 May be ob- 

 tained of any 

 Ironmonger or 

 Plumber in 

 town or conn- 

 try, or of the 

 Patentees and 

 Manufacturers, 



also Machinery of all kinds for raising Water from any 

 depth to any height by Steam, Horse, or Manual Power. Prices 

 sent on application. Syringes of various constructions and sizes 

 from 95. upwards. Metallic String from 5d. to Is. Zd. per lb. 



TO H N WARNER and SONS, 8, Jewin" Crescent, 



O London, Manufacturers of FIRE * ENGINES, PUMPS 

 GARDEN ENGINES, and SYRINGES . 



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Bran Syringes, 9#. to Its. 



All articles of John' Wabsei; & Sons' manufacture may le 

 obtained of any Ironmonger or Plumber in town or country, at 

 the advertised prices. 



John Warner & Sons having been practical Horticulturists 

 for many years, know exactly the requirements of both Amateurs 

 and Gardeners. A gardener with a properly constructed pump 

 will get through as much work in five minutes as he could with 

 any Syringe in a quarter of an hour, and with half the labour to j 

 himself. Syringes are economical for small houses. 



No establishment offers such a variety of effective machines for 

 hydraulic purposes, whether to supply Gardens, Hothouses, 

 Cottages, Fare Mansions, or Boards of Health, with every re 

 qnisite connected with the conveyance and distribution of liquids. 



Fountains suitable for Conservatories, Lawns, &c. 

 Sheets of Engravings sent on application. 



OTEPHENSON and PEILL, 6 l,Gracechurch Street, 



^ London, and 17, New Park Street, Southwark, Manufacturers 

 of Copper Cylindrical and Improved Conical Iron BOILERS, 

 and Conservatory and Hothouse Builders, either in Wood or 

 iron, respectfully call the attention of the Nobility, Gentry, and 

 Nurserymen to their simple but efficacious method of warming 

 Horticultural and other Buildings by Hot Water. 



From the extensive works they have executed, references of 

 the highest respectability can be given, and full particulars 

 furnished on application. 



TREE TRANSPLANTING BY M'CLASHEN'S PATENT. 



\/TR. M'GLASHEN is now prepared to supply 



■*■*-* Apparatus or give Estimates as to the rate at which he 

 will safely and expeditiously transplant Trees or Shrubs of any 

 dimension* in any part of the United' Kingdom. 



CanonmiUs Bridge, Edinburgh. 



C AMUELSON'S REGISTERED LAWN MOWING 



^MACHINES. To cut 16, 19, 22, and 25 inches wide. The 

 Registered Improvement renders unnecessary the great care 

 requisite in the handling of these Machines on the old plan. All 

 that is now required can be done by any unskilUd labourer, who 

 has only to push the Machine before him, the Registered Adjust- 

 ment insuring a clean cut of uniform height, and preventing the 

 knives from cutting into the soil, however uneven the ground 

 may be. Illustrated Price Lists, with copies of Testimonials, and 

 a Catalogue of his other Agricultural Implements, may be pro- 

 cured, post-paid, on application to the M&nnfecturer, 



B. Samuelson, Britannia Works, Banbury, Oxon. 

 The above may also be procured at the principal Agricultural 

 Implement l>ep6ts in London, and of all respectable Ironmongers 

 and Seedsmen in the country. 



CHAFF-MACHINES and CORN-CRUSHERS 

 All these Machines exemplify, in the most satisfactory 

 manner, the high degree of perfection to which KlCHMONL> 

 and CHANDLER have attained Id the manufacture of Agricul- 

 tural Implements; and the recent improvements made upon their 

 various Chaff-Machines and Corn-Crushers (articles for the pro- 

 duction of which this firm has long been justly celebrated) are of 

 the highest value in the economical preparation of food for 

 cattle— Address Richmond A Chanhi.kb, Salford, Manchester 

 and South John Street, Liverpool. Catalogues gratis. 



WILLIAM DRAY and CO.'S STEEL DIGGING 



▼ ▼ FORKS are warranted equal, and by many are considered 

 superior, to any in use. Three Tine Forks, 4s. Gd each; Four 

 Tine Forks, 5*. Gd. each. A liberal allowance on Wholesale Orders. 

 William Dbay & Co., Swan Lane. Upper Thames Street, 



near London Bridge. 



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PARKES' STEEL DIGGING FORKS & DRAINING TOOLS. 



MESSRS. BURGESS and KEY, as Mr. Parkas' 

 "Wholesale Agents for England, have always in stock a 

 large assortment. These Forks and Tools are now in use by 

 upwards of 1000 of the Nobility and Farmers, members of th 

 Roysi Agricultural Society, who pronounce them to be the best 

 ever invented, and to facilitate labour at least 20 per cent. 

 Price Lists sent free on application, and Illustrated Catalogue 

 of the best Farm Implements, on receipt of eight postage stamps, 

 103, Newgate Street, and 52, Little Britain, London. 



CAUTION. 



PARKEb' Steel Digging Forks akd Draining Tools.— 

 Whereas very inferior descriptions of Steel Digging Forks are 

 now manufactured and sold, and I have been informed that pur- 

 chasers of the same have believed them to be the same as tho&e- 

 manutactured by me, and to which the Royal Agricultural Society 

 aud numerous Agricultural Societies* prizes have been awarded,. 

 I hereby respectfully inform the public that every Fork manufac- 

 tured by me is stamped with my trade mark " J. P.," and tha 

 Messrs. BtTRGISS & Key, of No. 103, Newgate Street, London, ar 

 my sole Wholesale Agents, and I have authorised them to re- 

 place to the purchaser every Fork of my manufacture found 

 defective; they will also on application send Wholesale and 

 Ketail Price Lists, &c, post free. * «.—- a r- A 



Francis Parkbs A Co. 



MAW'S ENCAUSTIC TILE PAVEMENTS form 

 an indestructible and highly decorative substitute for 

 ordinary flooring, and their imperishable Oil Cloth Coverings for 

 Entrance Halls, Passages, Verandahs, Conservatories, &c.— 

 Maw & Co. 6end free of expense their Hook of Designs, suitable 

 in price and style for every description of Building.— BenthaU 



Works, Broseley, Salop. 



WATERPROOF PATHS. 

 BARN AND CATTLE SHED FLOORS. 



HOSE who would enjoy their Gardens during the 



JL winter months should construct their walks of PORTLAND 

 CEMENT CONCRETE, which are formed thus :— Screen the 

 gravel of which the \ h is at present made from the loam which 

 is mixed with it, and to every part of clean gravel add one of sharp, 

 river sand. To five parts of *uch equal mixture add one of Port- 



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ncorporate 



ny 



labourer cm mix and spread it. No tool is required beyond the 

 sj ind in 48 hours it becomes as hard as a rock. Vegetation 



cannot row through or upon it, and it resists the action of the 

 severest fro It is necessary, as water does not soak through it, 

 to give a fall from the middle of the. path towards the sides. 



'1 he same preparation makes first-rate paving for BARNS, 

 CATTLE-SHEDS, FARM-YARDS, and all other situations 

 where a clean, hard bottom is a desideratum. May be laid in 

 winter equally well as in summer. 



Manufacturers of the* Cement, J. B, White & Bbothees, 

 MUbank Street. W\ minster. 





