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THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



[Sept. 22, 1855. 



was stacked ; spreading it out, turning it before noon, 

 and putting it into foot-cock before night. Then as to 

 the weather they must make the best they could of it. 

 I remember to have heard of an old farmer calling to 

 consult Dr. Herschell, the astronomer, about the best 

 time to cut his hay, when the doctor pointed out to him 

 a field of hay spoiled by the wet, belonging to himself, 

 as a proof he knew no more about it than any one else. 

 To try to get any flavour from hay, or anything without 

 sap, was like trying to milk a barren cow. There was 

 another thing to be considered in making hay — namely, 

 never to spread more out in the morning than could be 

 got together again before night, as it would be exposed 

 to injury from dews, which were as injurious as rain. 

 If they were to squeeze the sap out of the green stalks 

 of Grass they would find on evaporation a crystallisation j 

 of saccharine matter formed. Take for instance any 

 crop of grain, such as Oats, and mow them, and let 

 them remain till they were ripe ; they would not find 

 anything like the nutriment in the dead as in the wet 

 green stalk. The same rule would hold good in respect 

 to hay. Mr. Briggs, Chairman of the Wakefield Farmers 

 €lub. 



Calendar of Operations 



SEPTEMBER. 



West Sussex : Sept. 20.— Since our last report we have been 

 able to finish harvest, and in the very best order. We have 

 never had an easier one to manage; any of the operations? could 

 be commenced in the morning and continued through the day 

 without alteration ; there was hardly a possibility of getting 

 wrong. Now threshing has begun, and in our sight we see three 

 ateam engines at work threshing and winnowing from 90 to 110 

 sacks a day each, which ought to supply our market pretty well, 

 and it is wanted, for Chichester market has not been so 

 >cantily supplied for many years as it was the last week or two. 

 We hear various reports respecting the yield, but on the whole 

 it appears to be better than was expected, and will, no doubt, 

 bear out our assertion that it would be quite an average. Barley 

 does not turn out so well, and the sample is inferior. Potatoes, 

 though much diseased, can be called a good crop, for setting 

 aside the bad, there is a heavy crop left, and we hear again of a 

 sack per rod, which is said to be the produce in the good old 

 times. They are selling, when dug, at 105. per sack of 2 cwt. 

 Swedes are a little affected with mildew, but generally are a good 

 •crop ; the later sown Turnips are not so good, the weather has been 

 too dry for them. The young Clover is strong in many places 

 and may suffer during the winter frost, if not eat down a little 

 fcefore that time. Trifolium and Rye has been got in in good 

 order, but will not be up until we get rain. If ever the autumn 

 clearing of stubbles is to succeed it must this year, for our most 

 stubborn clay falls to pieces in working. Grass has got rather 

 short, but our dependence on it will soon get less. G. S. 



Wester Ross, September 17. — Better harvest weather than we 

 have this year been favoured with we have never had, and never 

 ■can have ; and a continuation of such weather for other ten days 

 would enable the farmers in this neighbourhood to have the 

 year's produce of grain snug in the stack-yard. On this farm 

 harvest operations were commenced on the 24th alt. On that 

 day little was done, as rain began to fall about breakfast-time, 

 and it continued wet throughout the day. On the 25th cutting 

 was resumed, and without any further interruption was com- 

 pleted on the 7th inst. As all our hands were occupied with 

 cutting, binding, Ac, there was none carted home until the 8th, 

 and on the 14th the whole crop was in the stack-yard in good 

 condition. In 12 days five scythemen cut down SO Scotch acres, 

 and on the ISth work-day from the commencement 55 stacks 

 were found in the stack-yard. Scythemen had 3s.; binders, 

 2s. 3d. ; and women Is. 6d. per day, without victuals. The actual 

 outlay, exclusive of work done by half-year servants, was 18L 10s. 

 It would be well to know the cost of cutting a similar number of 

 acres with a cutting machine ; there certainly is not room for 

 much saving. The bulk of straw is under an average, and is 

 greatly less than last year. Here there is not such a deficiency 

 as is generally complained of, and yet we are short of last veal's 

 bulk by some eight stacks. We will not have a correspond- 

 ing deficiency of grain however. The stacks bid fair to thresh 

 well, and the grain filled and ripened so equally that we will 

 scarcely have any dressings at all. Although the weather has 

 been dry and wonderfully favourable for liar vest work, the 

 Turnips have suffered very little from drought. Ere the harvest 

 commenced there was abundance of rain, and with dew at night 

 they have made wonderful progress, and will he a full crop. 

 There is a good demand for them to be eaten off with sheep at 

 last year's prices, which were greatly higher than had been given 

 for many years. We may now say that we have escaped the 

 Potato disease for a year, and a more abundant crop, or Potatoes 

 of finer quality could scarcely be desired. The disease did show 

 itself in all our fields, but its progress was so slow, and its form 

 so mitigated, that the stems are not yet wholly blackened, and 

 the tubers, so far as I have seen, have escaped untouched. 



WARNER'S SWING WATER-BARROW 

 (TO HOLD THIRTY GALLONS) 

 Is intended for all large Establishments where much water- 

 ing is done by the watering-pot. By its use much time and 

 labour of the Gardener are saved, particularly where the Tank, 

 Pond, or Pump, is at a distance from the garden. May be 

 obtained of any Ironmonger in town or country for 31. 3s. 



Manufactured by 

 Jonx Warner & Sons, 8, Orescent, Jewin Street, Lon don. 



TOHN WARNER AND SONS, 



tf Crescent, Jewin Street, London. 



GALVANISED IRON TUB GARDEN 



ENGINE, 



With Warner's Registered Spreader, 



is strongly re- 

 commended, for 

 durability and 

 low price, viz., 

 21. 195.. to hold 

 10 gallons. 



Larger sizes 



in wood or iron, 

 viz., 14 gals., 24 

 gals., & 35 gals. 

 Maybe obtained 

 of any Ironmon- 

 ger or Plumber 

 in town or coun- 

 try, or of the 

 Patentees and 

 Manufacturers, 



as 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 9s. upwards. Metallic String from hd. to Is. 3d. per lb. 



TO AGRICULTURISTS AND OTHERS. 



FIVE HORSE. 



O FT A* IM..-*-** *-« 



SIMPSON and BARNES, Openshaw, near Manches- 

 ter, beg to call the attention of parties requiring power to 

 their PORTABLE and STATIONARY STEAM-ENGINES, 

 from one-horse power and upwards, having the boiler and engine 

 attached. They require no foundation, are simple and cheap, 

 and are sent from the works ready to start when they arrive 

 at their destination. 



AT-CKUSHINGand BEAN-SPLITTING MILL 



(Turner's No. 5). 

 This Mill is recommended to 



the use of every person keeping 

 a Horse, as superior for efficiency, 

 durability, and ease in working 

 to any manufactured. Two bs his. 

 of crushed corn afford more 

 nourishment both to old and 

 young horses than three bushels 

 of uncrushed ! 



Price £5 15s. 6d, 



Notices to Correspondents. 



Bailiff: A Subscriber. A person really deserving the character 

 you give him will be worth 1001. a year. Many claiming such 

 a character may be had for from 301. to 401, and board and 

 lodging, or 11. to 11. 5s. a week without. 



Chalk : Su7>. It may be applied on your clay land meadows 

 before winter with good effect. Apply 50 yards an acre, 

 broken down as much as possible, in November. 



Horse Hoe : Busby's horse hoe without the harrow would be too 

 heavy for "a pony of 13 hands, strong, and active;" or it 

 would be quite within its power according to the stiffness and 

 state of tilth of the land. In the case of a well managed crop 

 we should think your horse would manage it. 



Malt Mills: S C. It appears that the Inland Revenue Office 

 nave directed H That where brewers now have or use stones, 

 steel mills, or any other contrivance than metal rollers, with 

 plain or smooth surfaces for crushing their malt, thev may be 

 immediately required to remove such machinery from their 

 premise and discontinue the use of the same; and that when 



J£!™ rs r . eceive their malt in a « round sta *«. the offi <*™ en- 

 deavour to ascertain the construction of the mill used for the 



purpose; and if they cannot obtain correct information on the 

 subject samples of the ground malt be sent to the Board." 

 ifHii i^X V ierefo 3 given an impulse to the manufartiir« of 

 If^ "ll Us - Any agricultural machine-maker will 

 ?&.£*.. / e ^ 7e b ? tne Liverpool Mercury thai a 



H5pn?^ r 7™ ^V* the agricultural shW* St. 



vtlr* 9 m^^ T Pc^ 2 tl ! er ** t0 th0 »e manufactured by 

 Messrs. Richmond & Co., Salford. 



Marquis OF Tweeddalf/s Implement,: A Landed Propriety. 

 If you apply to Me in hcoular, of Haddington, they will 

 doubtless supply yon, or tell you whore to apply for them. 



Tinev-s Srcrr.^: Cow^e^ifc,. General Arbuthnot has n- 

 enabled the publication ot his address, and of course we 

 cannot give it. It he is disposed to part with seed he will 

 doubtless advertise it. 



Made and Sold by 



E. R. & F.TURNER, St. Peter T s 



Iron Works, Ipswich. 





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MAPPIN'S PRUNING KNIVES IN EVERY VARIETY" 



Warranted Good by the Makers. ' 





PARKES' STEEL DICCINQ FORKS & DRAINING TOOLS. 



I ]\/| ESSRS. BURGESS and KEY, as Mr. Parkes' 



\ L* 1 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 the 

 Royal 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, London. 



JOSEPH MAPPIN and BROTHERS, Q UEE3I ., 



*J Cutlery Works, Sheffield ; and 37, Moorgate Street, London! 



Drawings forwarded by post. 



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LIST OF GARDEN ORNAMENTS MANUFACTURED InT 



AUSTINS ARTIFICIAL STONE, at Nos. 1 to 4 

 Keppel Row, New Koad, Regent's Park, London. * 



21 varieties of Vases and Tazzas at 

 prices varying from 155. to 5oi 4 



94 Statues and small Figures. 



38 figures of Animals. 



17 „ of Birds. 



16 Baskets of suitable Pedestals' 

 prices from 12s to 302. Some of 

 these are beautiful ornaments 

 for lawns. 



12 different patterns of Flower Boxes 

 for Windows, Ac. 



Garden Seats. 



15 Sun-dial Pedestals. 



16 Shells for either Water or Rock Plants ; the largest size is 



12 feet diameter. 



Pedestals, square, circular, and octagonal, of almost every 

 size. N.B. These aie always perforated, to allow drainage 

 from a vase. & 



43 Groups of Figures, single Figures, or Architectural Flowers 

 designed for centre ornaments of fountains. ' 



Ornamental Copings to Ground Basins of Fountains, from 

 37 feet diameter to any smaller size. 



FOUNTAINS. 



Austin & Seeley having erected 218 of these works in various 

 parts of the kingdom since the year 1836, may be presumed to 

 have more experience than, any other persons engaged in such 

 work. Their collection now comprises about 200 designs, some of 

 which are of the highest class; and they are now paying special 

 attention to this department of the business, in the expectation 

 that the local water works in course of erection will facilitate the 

 supply of jets d'eau. The prices ranee from 101. to 400Z. 



THE HYDRAULIC RAM will raise 

 water, without manual labour, to any 

 height, where a small fall can be obtained. 



PARSEY'S PATENT REVOLVING 

 PUMP lifts three times the quantity of water 

 with the same labour, than any other Pump. 



Fire, Garden, Deep Well, Liquid Manure, 

 and all other Pumps. 



Fountains of every description erected; 

 Rockwork, Grottoes, Ac. 



Hose Pipe of every kind * for watering 

 Gardens. 



W. F. Roe (late Freeman Roe), Hydraulic 

 Engineer, 70, Strand, London. 



pOTTAM and H ALLEN have on Show, at their 



V^ Repository, No. 2, Winsley Street, Oxford Street, London, 

 a great variety of the following articles for the Garden, Ac, at 

 very low prices, viz. :— Garden Rollers, Cast-iron Rickstands, 

 Garden Engines, Mowing Machines, Garden Chairs, Superior 

 Garden Tools of all kinds, Garden Vases and Pedestals in great 

 variety, and a large assortment of Horticultural and Agricul- 

 tural Implements. 



Ornamental Wire Flower Stands, Pot Trainers, Rose Tree 

 Guards, Flower Bordering, and every description of Wire Work, 

 both plain and ornamental. 



Hand Glass Frames, Cast and Wrought Iron Flower Stakes, 



Strong Iron Hurdles, and best W r ire for Strained Wire Fencing. 



Hothouses, Conservatories, &c, made upon the most improved 

 principle, either of Iron, or of Iron and Wood combined, which 

 can be fixed complete, with Hot Water Apparatus, in any part 

 of the Kingdom. Show Rooms at the Manufactory, 2, Winsley 

 Street, Oxford Street, opposite the Pantheon, where every infor- 

 mation may be obtained. 



SLATE WORKS, ISLEWORTH, MIDDLESEX- 



T^ DWARD BECK Manufactures in Slate a variety 



JL^ of articles for Horticultural purposes, all of which may be 

 seen in use at Worton Cottage, on application to the Gardener, 

 Sundays excepted. 

 Priced Lists of Plant Tubs and Boxes forwarded on application 





HOSE PIPING. 



WAITHMAN'S PATENT FLAX HOSE PIPING 

 will sustain a greater pressure, is lighter, less bulky, will 

 wear longer, and is about 60 per cent, cheaper than the leather 

 hose pipe. 



Manufactured only by Waithman & Co., Bentham, Lancaster. 



No. 1 Quality, Inches in Diameter and Price Per Yard ^ 

 i,9d.; |, lid.] 1, 1*. Id.; 1}, Is. 3d.; 1£, It. 6d. ; If, 1*. 7*5 

 2, 1.9. 9d. ; 2 J, 25. ; 2£, 2s. 3d. ; 2|, 2s. 6d. ; 3, 2s. 9d. 



Super Extra Stout Quality :— 2, 2s. ; 2£, 2s.Bd.; 2J, 2*.w-» 



2l t 2s.9d.; 3,3s. , 



No. 0, a cheaper Hose, to bear a low pressure for Garden anu 

 Agricultural purposes, at greatly reduced prices :— I, 9d.; 1J, 1W- 

 1£, lid.; 2, Is.; 2£, Is. 3d.; 2|r, Is. 6d. 



The Hose is Burnettised at an extra charge of 3d. per yard. 

 Union Joints, Branch Pipes, and Jets are also suppl ied. 



LARSON'S ORIGINAL ANTI-CORROSION 



^ PAINT, specially patronised by the British and other 

 Governments, the Hon. East India Company, the principal l/oc* 

 Companies, most public bodies, and by the nobility, ^W**" 

 clergy, for out-door work at their country seats. TJwa . A**f 

 Corrosion is particularly recommended as the most durable oi 

 door Paint ever invented, for the preservation of every ™ xri V 1 :" 

 of Iron, Wood, Stone, Brick, Compo, Cement, Ac, work, as w» 

 been proved by the practical test of upwards of 60 years, ana vy 

 the numerous (between 500 and 600) testimonials in its f a\our, 

 and which, from the rank and station in society of those who iia * 

 given them, have never yet been equalled by anything oi iu 

 kind hitherto brought before the public notice. . 



Lists of colours, prices, together with a copy of the t esti ™ "^ 

 will be sent on application to Walter Carson & Son, J, !*«* 

 Winchester Street, Old Broad Street, Royal Exchange, Lonao . 

 No Aeents. All orders are particularly requested to be sent am* . 



