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THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



our break, which has been newly limed, there is not a diseased 

 root. One or two instances of failure on recently dressed land 

 are found, on investigation, to arise from the wet condition of the 

 lime whf'n applied. The first result of this failure, which showed 

 itself just before harvest, was the depreciation of lean sheep to 

 the extent of 5*. a head. Cattle were not similarly affected, 

 perhaps because farmers must have beasts to put down their 

 straw, and therefore any diminution of stock must come off the 

 sheep. Fat sheep have been on Turnips three weeks, and im- 

 prove rapidly; the hogs we hope will require few before the 

 1st of November, for Turnips are not too plentiful, and command 

 high prices. Good steers (about half-fat) are thriving capitally 

 on Turnips laid down on a lea field, and will not be housed so 

 long as this mild weather continues. Our Turnips were 

 threatened with an attack of mildew after the long drought of 

 harvest, bnt the timely advent of showery weather has set at 

 rest all 'ears on that score ; the roots are sound, but not yet ready 

 for storing. J. T. 



South Devon, Oct r 8.— The heavy rains we have had for 

 some days past are proving most beneficial to the growth of the 

 root crops, which were in a completely stagnant state, and in many 

 cases past recovery ; in short, it is much to be feared that, g <e- 

 rally speakintr, the remedy is come too late, and a prepond* nee 

 of leaves over roots will be the result. The Potato crop is now 

 being seoumi, and forms at present an important item in field 

 operations : that the crop will be a very inferior one there can be 

 but little doubt; we do not, however, hear as much of the disease 

 as one would expect — the fact of its being no longer a novelty 

 being probably the reason. The Apple crop is beginning to claim 

 its share of attention, and women may now be seen collecting 

 the early fallen fruit into heaps prior to pounding ; the crop is a 

 very partial one, and r generally speaking, may be considered 

 below a half bearing. The accounts of the late harvest are far 

 from satisfactory, both as to yield and quality— more particularly 

 the Barley crop: and we fear good malting samples will be scarce. 

 Our supplies of fat cattle are getting more abundant, and cause 

 a reduction of prices. Store cattle are not in demand, the doubt- 

 ful state of the root crops having rendered buyers cautious; this 

 has been particularly felt at the numerous "sales by auction of 

 cattle during the past month. Our prices at present may be 

 quoted as follows: - Fat beef, 60.?. per cwt.; mutton, 6d. per lb.; 

 old Wheat, 80.-?. per qr.j new Wheat, 76*. perqr.; Barley, 40s. 

 perqr. ; Oats, 24s. per qr. ; wool, Bid. per lb.; and Potatoes, 7s. 

 per bag of 140 lbs. 



West St\ssex, Oct. 16.— Since our last report we have had 

 some heavy rains, which came in good time to soften the lea 

 ground for the plough, and now it turns up well ; but the heavy 

 wet lands must be let alone for a little time. Often impatience 

 does mischief ia them that a whole year will not rectify. There 

 is not much Wheat sown yet, but all are on the look out so soon 

 as the harrows can go ; and here let us notice the method of 

 preparing the seed Wheat, as that has been much discussed in 

 your Paper this year. The plan I adopt is one for which I was 

 indebted to your columns some 10 years ago, and which I may 

 surely conclude to be perfect, for I have not Been one smutty ear 

 after it all that time. But for the preventive :— Take three 

 quarters of a lb. of blue vitriol, and dissolve it in about two 

 allons of cold water, or if you want to sow the Wheat at once 

 rather less water will do; take then a sack of Wheat and lay it 

 upon any smooth floor where it can be taken up again, then 

 sprinkle the solution over it with a bundle of straw tied tightly 

 up (a water-pot will do it best, but it will not last one season, as 

 the vitriol soon corrodes it through, as I have found); let the 

 master do this, and have an assistant to turn it over quickly at 

 least three times, the solution being all used with the second 

 turning; then by the time the Wheat is taken up and carried to 

 the field in sorue empty manure bags, it will be ready to sow 

 by hand or drill. It will be found that two gallons of cold water 

 ■will not dissolve all the vitriol, but I use a little hot water with it 

 it convenient, or else put 1 lb. vitriol to the sack, reckoning that 

 one quarter ol it will not dissolve, so that it stands by till next 

 Time; of course, any quantity may be done at once, using the 

 same proportions, and lib. to the sack will do no harm. We 

 cannot report very favourably of the Turnip crop; the rains 

 came too late for them, and the late ones will be very small, and 

 in some places they are very much eaten by the caterpillar. The 

 gardens are almost stripped of vegetation, and the case seems worse 

 further westward. There has been a good deal of Wheat threshed 

 out, but still our market is not over supplied. We have had to 

 pay dearer for our sheep this year by 4s. or 6s. a head, and the 

 price of mutton must continue high before we can do well by 

 tl^ra. Last year we had the market very favourable both ways. 

 Cattle are dear, both fat and lean. The fat are not of first-rate 

 quality ; the high prices bring them into market before they are 

 hardly fit. G. S. 



[Oct. 20, 1855. 



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