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THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



u stationary engine have been completely overcome ; 

 so that the locomotive principle need not any longer 

 deter us with its difficulties. 



It was demonstrated at Carlisle that a locomotive 



is unfitted for tilling bv traction. 



tilling by 

 strode with 



steam-engine - _ _ . 



Bovdell's megatherium strode with apparently 

 marvellous ease over any inequalities of ground ; 

 but out of his 14 horse-power, not halfvras avail- 

 able for tilling the soil ; the greater portion being 

 absorbed in the mere propulsion of the engine. This 

 mode of steam culture is ; therefore, far too expen- 

 sive ; without mentioning the wear and liability to 

 breakage inseparable from such usage of a ponderous 

 machine. The principle of a locomotive engine 

 actuating a revolving digger appeared to little more 



advantage. 



Usher's steam-plough economises power to a 

 much greater extent than Boydell's, being con- 

 structed, indeed, on a principle which involves a 

 paradox. It propels itself forward over the ground, 

 which must require the force of six or eiftht horses ; 

 and at the same time exerts its whole power in 

 ploughing or tilling the land. This is accomplished 

 by the cutting-shares being made to pass through the 

 soil in an opposite direction to that in which the 

 engine moves— their re-action thus tending to urge 



it forward. The poweToTthe engine is 19-horse ; 



and in spite of the utmost reductions and alterations 

 from the original machine, the total weight is still 

 very great. It is unfortunate that the non-appear- 

 ance of this invention in the trial-field, and its down- 

 cast look just outside the showyard, gave the public 

 a universal impression of its uselessness ; yet soberer 

 critics came to the conclusion that so heavy a mass 

 of machinery could never answer in the long run, 

 even had it made an admirable performance at first. 

 Engineers generally agreed that it would knock 

 itself to pieces in too short a period to be profitable. 

 When the disappointed public in the trial field first 

 heard how Usher was " foundered by the way," 

 a witty wight suggested that Boydell _ should 

 fetch him up ; and, indeed, we are of opinion that 

 the " endless railway " might be adapted to Usher's 

 engine with considerable advantage. At present, 

 however, we see little hope of locomotive steam- 

 engines being made by any contrivance to operate 

 with economy upon the soil. All practical men 

 know the excessive wear and tear of ordinary 

 portable as compared with fixed engines ; though 

 this is occasioned by their travelling only to 

 and from their place of work. An engine always 

 travelling — not empty but working at the same 



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_ more unfavourable 

 and having continually to travi 



time, must be in much 

 stances : 





mgement. 



Padj 



Program 



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pro\ 



possess no eirectuai means ct tilling the soiU Z 

 locomotive principle ; for traction implement/ 

 impracticable ; for rotary tillers both cumbrom J 

 costly. ^ * 



On the other hand, the principle of actuate 

 travelling implement by a stationary engine ha2j 

 >d to be sufficient for all the purposes r\f J? 

 cuuure ; and in another article we hope to iSr 

 how Fisken's steam plough demonstrates this JS 



In the meantime, it may be said " Boydeu/3 

 Usher's schemes may be improved upon." Tfci 

 may ; but we believe that an extreme lightnejrf 

 engine obtained by increasing the pressure of stea 

 and the heat of the fire, or by employing median* 



great delicacy, will tend 

 danger and multiply the 



only to 



s 



risk of deran L eaent. 



.besides, logic applies tne same apology to Fisurt 

 method ; improvements being just as likely u be 

 made upon his principle as upon theirs ; and the 

 best horse now is ever the most probable sire of i 

 best future progeny. 7". A. C. 



APPEARANCE OF THE CROPS. 



THE FOLLOWING ARE ANSWERS TO A CIRCULAR DATED AUGUST 11. 



COUNTY. 



■ SCOl LAND. 



ROSS 



INVERNESS 



ABERDEEN 



FORFAR 



FIFE 



WHEAT. 



Middling 

 Good 



MORAY 



RENFREW 



LANARK 



AYR 



MID-LOTHIAN 

 EAST LOTHIAN 



ROXBURGH 



SELKIRK 



BERWICKSHIRE 



WIGTON.... 

 DUMFRIES 



Damaged; aver. 



Fine crop 



Over average 



Hardly average 



Fair; slightly hurt 



Average 



Average ; laid 



Thin & under aver. 



Under average 

 Average ; various 



Bulky; laid 



Bulky, but l-5th 



deficient by fly 



Full average 



Average ; laid 



Full average 



Bulky; badly laid 



Average ; laid 



% ■-» -i-. *m r» n>^« 



Thin; 



BARLEY 



Good 



Light 



Average 



Under average 



Average 



Average 



Full average 



Over average 



Over average 



Average 



Fair average 



Good 



Good 



Much down 



Very fine 



Average 

 Average; laid 



Average 

 Bulky; laid 



Average ; laid 

 Good 



OATS. 



ENGLAND. 

 NORTHUMBERLAND 



CUMBERLAND 



Average Good 



; under aver. Good ; over aver 

 n**iA Fair crop 



Good 





WESTMORELAND .. 



DURHAM 



LANCASTER 



YORKSHIRE 



CHESHIRE 



LINCOLN 



RUTLAND 



DERBY ... 



NOTTS 



SALOP 



LEICESTER 



NORTHAMPTON 



STAFFORD 

 WARWICK 



WORCESTER 



HEREFORD 



Great ; much laid 

 Average; laid 



Heavy 



Exceedingly bad 



Under average 

 Under average 



Various 

 Under average 



Average 

 Under average 

 Good and full 



Uneven 

 Under average 



Various 



Goo3 



Laid ; various 

 Thin ; or laid 



Under average 



Very good ; laid 



Good ; partly laid 



Very much hurt 



Over average 



Average 



Much laid and hurt 



Laid ; average 



Abundant; laid 



Bulky; laid 



Much laid 



Good 



Rather thin 



Very thin and laid 



Full ; partly laid 



Various 



Good 



Good; late; laid 



Not average ; laid 



Average 



Various 



Under average 



Under average 



Average 



Very thin 



Under average 



Average 



Good 



Various 



Under average 



Full ; laid 

 Average; laid 



Under average 

 Doubtful 



Good ; laid 



Average: laid 



Under average 



Average; hurt 



Average 



Magnineent 



Fair average 



Full average 



Fair average 



Much laid 

 Various; laid 



Very good 



Large ; all laid 



Good ; laid 



Good 



Average ; much 



laid 



Over average 



Pretty good 



Good 



Full 



Good 



Average 



Very good 



Pretty good 



Good 

 Over average 



Good 



Light 



Very good 



Under average 



Very light 



Under average 



Under average 



Much under aver 



Various 



Near average 



Good average 



Heavy 



Various 



Middling 



j Good 



Under average 

 Under average 



Average 

 Bulky; laid 



Average; laid 



Under average 



Average 



Average 



BEANS. 



PEAS. 



Good 

 Good 



Good 



Excellent 



Over average 



Full 



Excellent 

 Over average 



GREEN CROPS 



Average 



Full average 



Excellent 



Good 

 Luxuriant 

 Too bulky 



Average 

 Average 



Average 



Bulky 



Average 

 Very good 



Good 



Good 



Much laid 



Good 



Good; coarse 



Pretty good 



Very good 



Over average 



Much laid 



Laid ; average 



Laid 



Great; laid 



Very much laid 



Good ; laid 



Heavy; laid 



Heavy; laid 



Good 



Average 



Good 



Very good 



Heavy 



Good 



Heavy 



Heavy; laid 



Pretty good 



Average 



Heavy; laid 



Good 



Unequal 



Good ; laid 



Good; laid 



Average 



Full ; coarse 



Good 



Very good 



Average 



Over average 

 Heavy 



Good 

 Average ; laid 



Over average 



Splendid 



Over average 



Heavy; laid 



Verv good; laid 



Very good 



Good 



Good 



Under average 



Good ; laid 



Fair 



Various 



Over average 



Good 

 Average 

 Average 



Good 

 Average 

 Very full 



Good 



Good 

 Hardly average 



i Good 



Good 

 Good 

 Rather light 

 Very good ; laid 

 Over average 

 Various 

 Good 

 Under average 

 Light; lodged 

 Good 

 ! Laid 



j Average 



Good 



f Good; laid 



G o< >d 



Light 



Full crop 



Average 



Good 



Average 



» Fair 



Good 



Average 



* Good 



t Average 



Various 



Average 



Heavy; laid 



Very good 



Light 



Good 



Good 



Average 



Very good 

 Very good 

 Very good 



Very great 



Good 



Good 



Over average 



Good 



Full 



Good 



Middling 



Good 



• • » • • 



Average 

 Average 



Great 

 Fair 

 Good 



Good 



Good 

 Good 

 Good 

 Bulky 

 Bulky 

 Good 



Average 

 Good 



Splendid 



Good 



Good 

 Bad 



Promising 



Very good 



Luxuriant 



Good 



Fine 



Full crop 



Over average 



Great bulk 



Over average 



Unequal 



S tron g 



Very fine 



Very good 



Promising 



Excellent 



Very good 

 Full average 



Look well 



Hay bad ; 

 Turnips good 



Average 

 Never better 



Luxuriant 

 Good 



POTATOES. 



HARVEST 

 TIME. 



NAME AND ADDEESi 





•••-•• 



Bulky 



Good 



Promising 



Hurt 



Very goo4 

 Good 



Splendid 



Very good 

 Good 



Good 



Good 

 Fair 



Various 

 Good 

 Poor 



Good 



Light 

 Good 



Fair 







Good 

 Good 



Very good 



Various 



Average 



Good 



Good 

 Foul 



Various 



Average 



Average 



Good 



Average; laid 



Over average 



Abundant 



Good 

 Good 



Average 

 Good 



Good 



Under average 



Average 



Indifferent 



Average 



Good 

 Average 

 Various 



Fine 



Various 



Fine 



Hard ly average 



Various 



Bad 



Good 



Over average 



A verage 



Very good 



Average 



Hurt 

 Average 

 Excellent 



Fine 

 Over average 



Good 



Average 



nay light 

 Promi .g 



Good 

 The best 



Excellent 

 Very good 

 Very good 



Good 



Very good 



Very good 



Very good 



Aver e 



Favourable 



Hay spoiled ; 



Turnips good 



Good 



Very good 



Good 

 Promising 



Fair 



Luxuriant 



Bad 



Gcod 



Various 



Various 



Good 



Thin 



Various 



Hurt by wet 



Promising 



Good 



Various 



Too much rain 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Very good 



Pretty good 



Good 

 Late 



Weedy 



Good 



Hurt 



Promising 



Late 



Under average 



Very good 



Good 



Various 



Late; foul 



Very good 



Very good 



Bad 



Hurt 



A failure 



Bad 



Late 



Various 



Deficient 



Promising 



Deficient 



Turnips bad 

 Late 

 Bad 

 Bad 



Look well 

 Good 

 Good 

 Excellent 



Fine 



Excellent 



Over average 



Flourishing 



Superior 



Luxuriant 



Luxuriant 



Abundant 



First-rate 



Most luxuriant 



Magnificent 



Looking well 



Over average 



Very good 



Never better 



Over average 



Good 



Excellent 



Very good 



September 1 



September 1 



September 15 



September 1 



September 1 



10 days late 



September 10 



End of August 



September 1 



End of August 



September 1 



September 1 



September 1 



September 1 



August 27 



September 5 

 September 8 





Splendid 

 Very good 



Good 

 Excellent 



Superior 

 Look well 



Good 

 Luxuriant 



Good 



Promising 



Good ; diseased 



As last year 



Promising 



Very good 



Excellent 



Very good 

 Luxuriant 

 Good; diseased 

 Very good 

 Luxuriant 



Pretty well 



Good 

 Promising 



Weak 



Good 



Unusually good 



Luxuriant 



Promising 



Not good 



Good 



September 1 



Middle of Sept. 

 September 1 

 September 8 

 September 8 





Good 

 Good 

 Good 

 Fine 

 Very good 



Very good 



Very g d 

 Diseased 

 Splendid 



Well 

 Healthy 



Good 

 Diseased 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Very good 



Good 



Much diseased 



Various 



Luxuriant 



Promising 



Good 



Good 



Good 



Good; blighting 



Large 



Full crop 

 Good ; diseased 

 Very good 

 Average 

 I Excellent 



September 1 



September 1 



Middle of Sept. 



September 1 



Late 



September 



Middle of Sept. 



September 10 



Middle of Sept. 



September 1 

 End of August 



Late in Sept. 

 September 20 

 End of Sept. I 



September 



August 25 

 September 1 



September 1 

 Middle of Sept. 



September 1 



Middle of Sept. 



End of August 



3d week of Sept. 



September 1 



September 1 



Late 



End of August 



End of August 



Beg. of Sept. 



Beg. of Sept. 



mber 1 



End of August 



August 25 



August 20 

 Middle of Sept. 



mber 1 

 End of August 

 August 20 

 September 1 

 ptember 

 Middle of Sept- 

 September 1 

 End of August 

 September 1 

 August 20 

 August 20 

 September 1 



End of Sept. 

 August 80 

 August 23 



End of August 

 August 25 



End of August 

 August 27 



End of August 



August 20 



Angus 20 



August 20 



August 18 



August 2d 



End of August 

 August 20 



K. Murray, Lochlin 

 J. Mackenzie, M D^Ite* 

 J. M'Donald,Huotly 

 W. Smith, Brechin 

 Alex. Bell, Montrose 

 R. Colville, Cairnton 

 J. Haxton, Drumnod 

 W. Veitch, Kington 

 J. Hamilton, Forres 

 P. Edie, Abernetby 

 G. Boyd, Renfrew 

 D. Gairdner, Hamilton 

 A. Ralston, Ayr 



J. Melvin, Rutbo 

 G. Hope, Drem 



P. Brodie, Selkirk 

 J. Thomson, St. BosvelTs 



J. Stalker, Galashiels 

 J. Wilson, Edington 



G. Logan, Greenla* 

 A.H.M'Lean,An<* 

 W. Thomson, Pummtf 

 J. Little, Langholm 



P. Nairn, *"»™ 

 J. Thomson, CoHp~- 



W. Glover, Newcastle 

 T. Gibbons, LoDgtowa 



■ 



S. Rigg, W» 

 T. Donald, Carlisle 



G. Smith, Lecban 

 J. Crosby, K'rWT TllW 

 J! Robing, Varcop 



Milnthorpe 



W Key, KastertooBiU 



J. Bell, Durham 



tf . Saul, GfflW* 



j A Patterson, i» ¥ » 



E. Evans, Wig**, 

 ILBrigp,Wate^ 



^ Harrington, #*"»» 



Askem 



— -, Bedale . 



£ Owen, Tarpon 



B. Darby, ^ 

 j. Clarke Loo? 



T . Stafford, JJjJS 

 II. Davis, u"» 



O. Townsbend, 8*£ 

 T. Spencer. 'K^fr* 



W. Gray, *°*\M 

 •>■ Johwt T,l.W 



wSSssiL 



„ . Barbery. Lg, 

 » Hudson. 1 «££ 

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