Augi t 1^ 1S55.] 



TH I- AGJ; [CU1 II RAL GAZ1 i i E 



55S 



M Mr. Um' K<***7r Vepttori Ci**k :- 



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I'Hfc 



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Kin? William Street. I II London. 



■ IL Cm'— i Peruvian Guam .nianunead to contain 16 jm 

 \{ H^tcla. >■ itrata of Soda, Sulphate of Ammonia, and 



if a I snare*. 





; MANUKi: FOR SPRING Sow inc. 



T\TEATKI> I KATi: 1 OR GKASS K.W E, AND 

 *" ALL ROOT CROP.-. 



BTJPERPHOSPHAT! OF LIME. 



THE LO DON MANURE COMPANY continue 

 tojBBCiifaetnre the sbove Manures, which have been used 

 suceett for the last 14 years. 



Manure Company also supply PERI IAN 

 . .* Tflfr Ui r»r t mm iraportert' warehou , titrate of Soda, 



. imonia, Fishery and other Salts, Pone Putt, and 

 .-ifitfsl manure of known value. Edward Itbseb, Sec. 



< »ftice--40, Bridge Street, Blackiriars. 



!*.<*■**» 



MANURES. — The following Manures are manu- 

 toxund by Hodgson & Simpson, Calder Soap Works, 

 v k*feM. snil Matthews & Co., Mnnufacturin^ Agricultural 

 A^StDrlfT.eld. Simpson's AMMuMA PH -I'liAJT., a 



Top-l»rass!rs for Wl»eat. Barley, and Oats. Smrsox'a 

 IT10-PHOS I ATE for Turnips, Potato , and all other 



4ii root crops, price S/. per ton. N.B. Manures specially pra- 

 mgrrd f< rats and Flax, The above have been successfully tasted 

 £ It* last Seres Years by the leading farmers in ^ kahire and 



aud other counties, and were applied last beason to a 

 -BTof upwards of 15,000 acres of land with the m ' hi-ne* 

 ti to the crops. A List « f Testimonials and other 

 will be forwarded by post on application. 



ARTIFICIAL MANURES, &c— Manufacturers and 

 oeaen\enjrsge<l in making ARTIFICIAL MANURES ma 

 *»h'iin evtrv necessnry Instruction t»-r their economical and 

 eMeat preparation, by applying to J.C. N» it, IM . s. f Ac, 

 Prfae la ai of the Agricultural and Chemical College, Kennington, 



\xtodon A nalyses of .Soils, Guanos, Superphosphates « Lime, 

 CtMttttM , Ac, snd Assays of Gold, Silver, and th.i Minerals, 



r, t*etute4 w i r h accuracy and dispatch. Gent «n desirous 

 Iteeivivf toatfuetions in Chemical Analyses snd Assaying, 

 will ted ample facility And acrommodarinn at the College. 



< DRAINAGE OF LAND. 



\1B. HUMBERT, of Watford, Herts, a practical 



!. ' I rveyor and Land-Agent of more than 15 years' ttandlnj 



eflert hi* services to Gentlemen about to drain Land and I'-s. 



lie « oadertake to set out and superintend him If the execu- 

 tes ef U^aork at a charge of 5s. per acre, and the expen* 

 incurred i svelling; or he will contract to comph it in a 



mer to the satisfaction of the Inclosure Commi*- 

 at a fixed price per acre. Mr. Huml has drain* 

 •tony land in the most careful and complete manner, 

 with jf inch pipes, and proper mains, the drains being 4 feet 

 -deep and 30 feet apart, at 41. per acre and under, and he can 

 girt refer- ers in that and in other instances. 

 Watford, Herts, Aug. IS. 



THE GE BRAL LAND 1>HA1NAGE~AND IM- 

 PEOV WENT COMPANY 

 I: lti by Special Act o» Parliament. 



Offit -, Parliament Street, London. 



Directors. 



Hum Kfr ?FT3TEB, Esq., M.P., Chairman. 



JOHN V. Shelley, Bart., M.l\, Deputy- Chairman. 



William Fisher llobbs, Esq. 

 Edward J. llutchins, Esq., M.P. 

 Sir S. M.Peto, Part. 



William Tite, Esq., F.E.S. 

 William AVilshere, Esq. 

 Kmpo*rrpd to execute Drainage, Koad-making, and other 

 Lend' rovemenl and to Erect Farm Buildings upon Estates 

 b>t -meat, Mortgage,or otherwise; or Church property, 



Lth< ut investigation of Title to charge the whole outlay and 

 expense! upon th Estate, to be repaid by instalments spread 

 *W any period determined by Landowners within the limits ">0 

 years for Drainage and Roads, and 31 years for Farm Buildings. 

 IjaSownen may arrange with the Company for the execution 



JJ * [J work* by their own agents, with the use of their own or 

 aeCompan y^ Capital. William Clifford, Sec. 



HpHE LANDS IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.— 



7a i "*J rp ° rRted by Act of Parliament » 1852-53, for England 

 aat Icetland, and further empowered by Amendment Act. 



«**---65. To Landowners, the Clergy. Solicitors. Estate Agents, 



•••tyors, <fec. enants for Life, Trustees, Owners in Fee T In 



of Lirin* Bodies Corporate; Lessees for Live* 



,y erfct i term of more than 85 years; (and Lise e e a 



Si. .?* not renewable, or for a term less than 25 years, 



•J5J* mof t r Lessor), Ac, are enabled, by way of Loan 



* - ^ OTTi r ,ln y*. or by their own funds, to execute and 



!#S :] * '' r, ' 1 ' IS ira proved, by way of rent- charge for n 



•fw years, repaying capital and interest, the cost of every 



1 mas Clark, E*q. 

 • . Cobhold, l^j.. M.P. 



- William Cii t, J LB. 

 Beary Cut q. 



Thomas Edward Dicey, Esq. 



. -i jrov ement,eapeci4lly of Drainage. Irrigation, Warping, 

 Irl. ™ g f rom the Sea, from Lakes, Livers, or > reams, 

 **■•£ any Lnnd, or improving Drains. Streams, or Water- 

 aecteation, Parm Eoada, Clearing, Erection of Farm- 

 ether Buildings required for farm purposes, and the 

 rjJ^ r *Jfntof and Additions to Farm Houses, and other Build- 

 J2a*' Farm purpo-es already erected: Planting for Shelter 

 , «*J Periodical Cuttings, Jetties or Landing Places on the Sea 

 «*n the banks ot navigable Livers or Lakes in the Iligh- 



)*• »Ufl Iilands of Scotland; Engines and Machinery for 

 Ta2?& Ell S^e-honses for Farm Steadings, &c. Water-wheels, 



Tai*» p- ""s ,,lc -"ouses sor r arm aiea 



■f p? 1 ^ W*ter-couraes, Bridges, sluices, ^c. The Plans 



2?*^*' Specifications and estimates are prepared by th 



jJJ"~ ^*n Agents and are submitted to the approval of the 

 ** «%? T" f m m l M * oners' Inspectors who are also the sole judges 

 *JJ'* x ecution of the works. Proprietors may apply jointly 

 execution of Improvements mutually beneficial, — such ; 



4t Yr-'P'^Jall— Roads through the D\ —Water power, 



* a il? Y lPec,or8 wi * n lt to be undcr- st( > 0i l that the Companv is 

 liiyy commercial character, and that the details of the 



k ^rai 1 ^ exectltion of tne ^Vorks are not interfered with 

 ■^Cmi* i &re ^^^rolled by the Landowner and by the Inclo- 

 ^^^TOssioners. For further information and for Forms of 

 tfS !"! 1 ' m PP>y to the Honourable William Napier, Manag- 

 ^•w*mr,2 Old 1 ace Yard, Westminster. 



pRlGl DOM 0."— Patronised by her Majesty the 



5J"JP n » the Duke of Northumberland for Syon House, His 



UatwL v of ^ ev onahire for Chiswick « hardens, Professor 

 ijjy Pi } ^iculfural Socierv, Sir Joseph Pax ton for the 

 t^p ***** Royal Zoological ocietv, Mrs. Lawrence, ol 



11 lip * nd "~ ColHer , Esq.* ^ Dartford. 



nSttri nr PROTECTOR FB0M TBE I1FAT 0F THr R,:N - 

 tai^^ 1 D OMO.' f'anwaa made of patent prepared Hair 



wr#r*^' **•"•€ t )n-cor jctor of Heat and Cold, keeping, 

 *ttlaflfetL la *^P^ed, a fixed temperature. It is adapted for 

 *at fCJ™! 1 * 1 *^ i^tkulturel purposes, for preserving Finite 

 •**atta>k Jf" m the ^^rching rays of the sun, from wind. 

 ^* tJJS^ i 1Si,lec, » * na from morning frosts. To be had in 

 ■uVt«*T ^'gth, 2 yarda wide, at U.fyt. per yard run, of j 

 % CeiiaSI o S Arci,r ». whole and Koleraanufacturfr, 7, Trinity 

 . 3 ll ll 5 ,p tr t ' Cit T> *™& the Koyal Mills. Wandsworth, 



all Nurserymen and sroen throughout the 



it is much cheaper than mats as a covering. ' 



r 



C A U T I O N. 



PARKES* STEEL Dl GIN FORK- AND 

 niAlNINO TC 1 

 Whereas rery inferior descnptkws of Steel Dlfiter Forks are 



M * ■sanufarmred end eok». and 1 hare l«eea iniorwed that pur 



chaeers of the mum I h\ inhered than to be the same an ihoni 



mtnufactnned by me, and to which the Royal Agricultural 

 and numerous Agricultural Societies* pri'ses haft been award. 

 1 hereby reapectiullv inform tlie public that every Fork manufae^ 

 tured fay me is stamped with my trade mark "J. P./* and that 

 Hesars. BraoEss & Ket, of No. 10S, -Newgate Street, London, are 

 my sole Wnolesale Agents, and I have suthorised them * re- 

 place to the purchaser every Fork of my mamifaatura Amnd 

 defective; they will also on applioatioc tend W belata le and 

 detail Price LiaU, Ac. post free, ^"^ Va lV Lo - 



PAXTON WORKS. SHEFFIELD. 



SAYNOH and COOKE, Manniarturtrr^ of the cele- 

 brated Exhibition Prize Phi MM L'DDIN and 

 GRAFTING KM VI VINE and Rl IBCISSni w. 

 These articles are Warranted I *tand any kind of work, and t 

 carry the keen edge of a razor without requiring to he sharpened 

 so frequently as is usually n ec essa ry to n that sharp edge 

 ao requisite for the comfort and u ! the practical gardener Tbe 



thai th€ ptesen: crop ! .min i^ mort i any 



it 1 been fa ^r yearn in tins cout 



r nolv jalll •jexc;l6merjt a 



ing the rial of ig niach ai a" C i*U, and 



(hat of thereat e«i nip •« imaedd 



w« en ' A) Ia .' near Briaio^ there 



baa not bet fur at ml year* i ; arreat no lit: e 

 tilted for cutting i machinery *a the present i§. 

 And many of the puuehuuera of tbete iinpltmenta 

 will he di&appefo< he ii lvirpusekni,* hilehand- 



lahour, at i re than ordinary expenae, it doinp the 

 work which they have proved nnaWe to accor 5^, 

 The ven hazanWa condition in which moat of ihe 

 corn crop lay a week ago ia well dencribed ! a 

 Yorkshire corn spondent ai follow • 



" lh»aides filling up tl > urloand tabular aceoi <f 

 ia appearance of crops,! diink it well to pen you 



-« xv^u.a^c jur ujo curaion aim um 01 u iracucai parnenw. i uv accolllll c) f t L,.. « -Atlicr Ac since I urote to a on il>n 



t lades are also warranted to wear thnmeh \o the back. Titer * ctoulu ol *■• *w ,,tr » AC • »«** / v ,( *> lc > >«« « l "»• 



are need hy all the eminent ga i de ti a in England. Ireland, and 4th mat. J lie 4 til wa» a much finer &*y than we had 



Beet land, and can be purchaned of sny nwrserymau or seedsmen \\:u\ lor notn- me. mdsy 5th f a little rain, bui »ot 



in tl.e three kinRdoms. Those who may not bare used them are 

 respectfully solicited to Rive them a trial H • « ■ icat Kxh I m 

 Prife Medal ofl^51. snd the Price Medal of the II I oral 



Society of Manchester, at their Shew of MM. wa» awarded (a 

 8ay»ok & looKa lor tlteir snpetion t of mat< r al and work- 

 mansh 1 ablitl - 1738. 



Clayton] shuttleworth, cv < (». prize 

 POHTABLR BTKAM IN IM > »MItl.MD 



THKi SUING 8TKA\N IIAKlMi UiniUJKO a*i* WI1 

 N(A\ IN'. MACHIM: may l>e seen at their !,nm"on EatahlUl 





ment, Orraee, Hew Hoed, ml^re all information 



relative thereto can )te obtained. These Mae! are construe 



to born Parity, and make a perfect t -u.itton < t the chaff from 



the pulse. They are fitted *: . v h dtpr tl 



prain into hags, and heron d the feeder of Machine n>qiiire we 

 hands except to take away the Com, Ac, ai tbrttbed, the whole 

 of the oftiratStns eing )»erformed by self-acting muchinery, 

 wl cby the torn, Straw, Chaff, and Pulse are de ered in the j 

 placet assigned for t) n. 



C. 8. de Co. barn psld special atttWtien to tl claas of 

 Machinery, aud Fixed Ham Muchinery, aiwi fr*»m the pnsiUon 

 they have taken at the Koyal and alftho h-tding Agr iltural 

 Shows of England, flatter b that f r • fnciency, dura- 



bili and simplici . thfir Kngines snd Machines 'are not 

 surpassed hy any otner maker in England. All letters for- 

 warded to the Works at Lincoln will have immediate attrnti I 



and mustrated Catalogues forsarded to all parts of the kingdc 

 postsge free. 



WOOD STACK PECS ENTIRELY SUPERSEDED BY 



T^ULLARD'S PATENT IRON SCREW THATCH 



a7 PlNS.-tlreat advantage is ser tired against having Com 

 and 11 ay Stacks unroofed, as is oft* ti the case in strong gales 

 using the Patent Iron Screw Thatch Pins. T v will wear many 

 years, are easily and firmly inserted in all kinds of stacks, and a 

 much 1 h number than of the common wood pegs will sufnee. 



They will he found extremely servloeahle to the comers and 

 tides of stacks that are much exposed to wind. 



Orders *i»ttdily attended to; and may be had at 3*. M. per 

 dozen, of the Inventor and Pah Mr. GaotOB ) .AtP, 



Thomcy, rtear Peterborough. 



JM A RSON'S ORIGINAL ANTlCORiiOSION 



Vy PAINT, specially patronised hy the British and other 

 < twnentt, the Hon, East India < mpany, the principal I) < 



Companies, most public iet, and hy the nobility, gen tr and 

 clergy, for out-door work at their country seats. The Anti 

 Corrosion is particularly recomi nd( d at the mois* durable out- 

 door Paint ever invented, f r the preservation of every description 

 if Iron, W<.r.d, Stone. Prick, Ctnspo, Cement. Ac., work, as has 

 been proved by the practical test of upwards of • >ears, and by 

 the numerous (hetw. . n 5f>0 and TOO) testimonials in it? favour 

 and which, from the rank and station in * v of those who have 



given them, have never yet been equalled by anything of the 

 kind hitherto brought before the public notice. 



Lists of colours, prices, together with a copy of the testimonials, 

 will be sent on application to Walter Cai s* A Boa, 9, Great 

 Winchester Street. Old Broad Street, 1 -al l-'.x change, Londf 

 No Agents. All orders are parti cttlarly requested t + sent direct . 



COLLEGE of AGRICULTURE and CII KM ISTRY, 

 and of PRACTICAL snd GENERAL SCIENCE, 37 and 

 38, Lower Kennington Lane, Kennington, near London. 



Principal-* C. NnsBiT, F.G.S., F.C.S., Ac. 



The svstem of studies pursued in the College comprises every 

 hrsnch requisite to prepare youth for the pursuit f Agriculture, 

 1 rineerlng, Mining, Manufactures, and the Arts; for the Naval 

 and Military Serv s, and for the Universities. 



Analyses and Assays ot every description are promptly and 

 accurately executed at the College. The terms snd other par- 

 ticulars may be had on application to the Principal. 



THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY IN IRELAND. 



QUEEN'S COLLEGE, BELFAST.— 

 DEPARTMENT OF AGUICULTIKE. 

 The Matriculation Examination for the Session 18(nV66 will 

 be held on FRI1»AV. < >ctober 19th, tad the Lectures will com 



menc m Novembei 1st. 



Four Scholarships of the value of 151 each are awarded by 

 Annual I -amination. Scholars are al*o exempted from one-half 

 of the Class Fees. The College Fee is now reduced to 5#. 



For the Times and Subjects of the Examinations, the amount 

 of the Class Fees and the method of proceeding for the pic 

 of Agriculture in the Queen's University, see * Belfast Qfieen't 

 College Calendar for 1866." Py Order of the President. 



August 18. Kirn a an Oitltos, Registrar. 



NERLEY POU1 KY SHOW, At r st 28, 29, 



and 30, will op*=n l'-OO Pens of the finest POULTRY ANI» 

 PIGEONS in the World, including many new varieties. 



Admission on the first day, Tuesday, at 2 p.m., 2s. 6Vf. each : 

 and on WedwksdaY and Tint at, at 9 an , 1*. each. Th 

 Band of the T. al Artillery will attend each day. Crystal 

 Palace Railwav Tickets are available from Anerley Station. 



heavy. Monday 6tb, a »ten<i; • •• m% rain oC I or 

 17 bourn 9 ciumtton. Tueadaj tbonirt and dull da 



W't-tlnefdaV Lli. vtn heavy : n ol 10 hours' duratior 

 which lodged corn more at wort than ail the pet oua 

 r.iine. 1 liurtday dull but ar. 1 i iday a tpinVidid sunny 



day. Saturday 11th, rery c!<»m- and hoi witliovt sua 

 up to thit tiron, 1- am I ;>e Wbentt am vrr v utuch 

 luJ^ed, far more ao than usual, a dark rust) colour, 



and I fear cannot bo other* inn than damaged ; of courao 

 much will depend on the weather to follow,* 



Thit condi' l of thing*, whirl) w&a gon«tm) 9 



will iccotint foi a m a hat gloomier at t 



f our linnet* ••- pe- i than wmild bo gMomlly 

 iven no\s. I r teport, ( rrected foi the week of 

 fine weatkrr winch wr have ^inc« tt\j I, m 



rea^ at i lows ; — Whea' 



th« n fore, proba v 1 



more than 



i 't 



average, taking ID account 

 inferior quality of the aample. IWlev ;tl 

 but « arte, and injurod f< :naltiug purpoaaa 

 Oats below average in Scotland, abovo averag* in 

 Ireland, not m«»!. ihun averace in Knpland. Hay 

 one of the worst cropa ever kt wn. l >imn crop 

 generally good, but loul. Hnrvaat from a weak to 

 a fortnight later than usual. 



A word must he aided on the >tato crop. 

 Xotwitls'andini: the nerally encourntpng tone in 

 which this crop is referred to,eapemIl in th'- ?i<»Tth 

 of Enj 1 and ScoUaftd, I ' will, we boliei 

 he found that, during the paai weak in Ireland nnd 

 u & uthern and Si Hand 1 and, I very w i 

 disease and destine n of the haulm baa I 

 ng nn— m< i rapid, according to our account** 

 n haabaan known for several jr«a». W 

 thi>j may bt followod by the rot ng oJ he tubera 

 remains" to be seen. All thi jgh the nonth of 



, and many o 



Ireland the crop baa thin loaf di 

 our correspondents in J and aa well as Ireland. 

 iio had been unanimous a* to the aplendid promita 

 of the crop, have tince writtai to n*y that tie 

 diaaaae haa apread rapidly since their original report 



w 



posted. 



Efit agrtculttttai Gxitttt. 



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SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1855. 



In order to the correct reading of the crop 

 reports in the following pages it must be borne in 

 mind that most of them "were dated nearly a week 



It is important for the public to know how far 

 the question of Steam CruxRR has been advanced 

 by the trials at Carlisle. The 2< : ttttittn tlfll 

 invites romp' n, because no machine &c: ualJy 

 ptaigbed or dug there a certain area of ad in a 



woil anlike manner, and at an ascertained co^t 

 below that of ordinary farm labour. The judge* 

 would n< be stifled in awarding the priie lor any 

 less useful and e< Domical invent i. 



Neverthelei three steam cultivators, contrived 



on perfectly distinct principles, m t exhibited, and 

 to all thoughtful observers appeared at full preaaore 

 with information — "blowing-off" instruction, and 

 flinging out rapid lessons at every revolution of their 



Leavii the question of the form of ol, which ia 

 of secondary importance, let us try to show what 

 the Carlisle Meeting has taught concern^* ihe main 

 difficulty, viz., the mode of allying tie power to the 



implement. 



In field tillage a steanveneine of necessity acts 



under great disadvantage. As the material to he 

 manipulated (namely, the stratum of soil forming 

 the cultivated staple), cannot be "fed to the 

 machine, the machine mu*t he moved oyer every 

 part of the wide-spread material. This involves a 

 dilemma in applvine the power. F her the motive 

 p s er must travel with the implement, or be 

 stationary and transmit ita motion from a distance. 

 In the former case it has the disadvantage of cor. 

 veyinp its own great weicht over a most difficult 

 and opposing surface, hrTolving loss of power: in 

 the oiner case, the motor has the disadvantage of 



- 



being at a distance (and an ever-varying distance) 



from its work ; and must actuate the implement by- 

 means of connecting apparatus — involving likewise 

 igo, andttalt Taince Ite-Ot country has' enjoyed loss of power. But at last we have been rescued 

 the very finest leather for the harvest that could be. from the horns of thia perplexity ; and no longer 

 The testimony of our correspondents bears out the impaled upon both, rest on oneUiat has been ren- 

 assertion made a week or two ago in these columnj, | dered innocuous and secure. 



The objections against 



