Oct. 27, 1855.] 



THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



713 



P~"~~"ERUVIAN GUANO, Bolivian Guano, Superphos- 

 phate of Lime, Nitrate of Soda, Sugar Scum, and every 

 description of Artificial Manures, Linseed Cakes, &c. 



y\*m. Inglts Car ne, 10, Mark Lane, London . 



gj£ FO L LOW I MJMAN^URES are manufactured 



at Mr. Lawes' Factory, Deptford Creek :— Turnip Manure, 

 77 per ton; Superphosphate of Lime, 71. ; Sulphuric Acid and 

 Cotfrolites, 61.— Office, 69, King William Street, City, London. 



N.I3. Genuine Peruvian Guano, guaranteed to contain 16 per 

 cent! of ammonia. Nitrate of Soda, Sulphate of Ammonia, and 

 other Chemical Manures. 



rrHE LONDON MANURE COMPANY'S NITRO- 



L PHOSPHATE OR WHEAT MANURE FOR AUTUMN 

 SOWING. — This Manure, composed of blood, animal matter, 

 and dissolved bones with silicates, is most strongly recommended 

 to the notice of Agriculturists. It contains from 7 to 8 per cent. 

 of nitrogen, in a form yielding ammonia by slow decomposition, 

 and is therefore particularly adapted for Wheat. The quantity 

 required is 2 to 3 cwt. per acre drilled in with the seed. Price, 



ner ton, 71. 10s. in London. 



PERUVIAN GUANO, FISHERY SALT, and every other 

 MANURE on best terms, strictly warranted. 

 40, Bridge S treet, Blflckfriars. E. Purser, Sec. 



T^HFTANbOWNERS , WEST OF ENGLAND 

 and SOUTH WALES LAND DRAINAGE and INCLO- 

 SURE COMPANY. — Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1848. 



Directors. 

 William Porter, Esq., f Chairman), Hembury Fort, near Honiton. 

 The Right Honourable Lord Clinton, Heanton, Satchville. 

 Sir John Kennaway, Hart., Escott, Ottery. 

 Sir Thomas Tancred, Bart., Stratton House, Cirencester. 

 Sir Charles Lemon, Hart., M.P., Carclew, Cornwall. 

 Samuel Trehawke Kekewich, Esq., Peamore, near Exeter. 

 Richard Meade King, Esq., Pyrland Hall, Taunton. 

 Richard Sommers Gard, Esq., Rougemont, Exeter. 

 Thomas Snow, Esq., Franklyn, near Exeter. 

 Thomas Hussey, Esq., Waybrook, near Alphington. 

 William Wippell, Esq., Rudway, Thorverton. 

 Arthur Whitehead, Esq., Dix's Field, Exeter. 

 John Stogdon, Esq., Southlands, Heavitree. 

 William Denis Moore, Esq., Pensylvania. Exeter. 

 Robert Bradford, Esq., Royal Exchange Buildings, London. 

 William Cole Cole, Esq., iliglifield, Exmouth. 

 Richard Edward Arden, Esq., Sunbury Park, Middlesex. 

 Robert Cook, Esq., Park Street, Bath. 

 Thomas Sheffield, Esq., Palace Gate, Exeter. 

 William Henry Place, Esq., Gloster Villas, Maida Hill, London. 

 John Swafiield Orton, Esq., Upper Hamilton Terrace, St. 

 John's Wood, London. 



Dividends paid last ten years have averaged 51. 12s. percent. 



The Extension of Works into nearly all the counties of 

 England requiring a larger Capital, the Directors have deter- 

 mined to issue some of the remaining SHARES of 2hl. each; 

 21. 10s. per share, payable on allotment, or the whole amount can 

 at once be paid up. A Committee of the House of Lords sat in 

 June last to consider the powers of the three Drainage and Im- 

 provement Companies' Acts, when the Inclosure Commissioners 

 of England and Wales were examined, and admitted that tiie 

 Works executed by this Company were most satisfactory; that 

 the powers of this Company's Act of Parliament were very great 

 for a private company, more particularly the power authorising 

 owners of land to make, permanent charges for the cost of draining 

 and improvements, whilst under the other Companies' Acts a 

 charge could only be made for a term of years. 



Applications for Shares to be made to the Secretaries. 

 (By order of the Board.) Bidwill & Brodie, Secretaries. 



Offices of the Company, 9, Bedford Circus, Exeter; 30, Parlia- 

 ment Street, London, ______^__ 



THE LANDOWNERS' WEST OF ENGLAND 



J- and SOUTH WALES LAND DRAINAGE and INCLO- 

 SURE COMPANY.— The Directors are prepared to issue 

 DEBENTURES in sums of Fifty Pounds and upwards, at bl. 

 per cent, interest, for any term not exceeding five years. Appli- 

 cations to be made to the Secretaries.— By order of the Board, 



Bidwill & Brodie, Secretaries. 

 Offices of the Company, 9, Bedford Circus, Exeter; 30, Parlia- 

 ment Street, London. 



THE GENERAL LAND DRAINAGE AND IM- 

 PROVEMENT COMPANY 

 Incorporated by Special Act op Parliament. 

 Offices, 52, Parliament Street, London. 



Directors. 

 Henry Ker Seymer, Esq., M.P., Chairman. 

 Sir John V. Shelley, Bart., M.P., Deputy- Chairman. 





•George Thomas Clark, Esq. 



John C. Cobbold, Esq., M.P. 



£ir William Cubitt, F.R.S. 



Henry Currie, Esq. 

 Thomas Edward Dicey, Esq. 





T OUD EBR1NG ION'S PRIZE for the SONS 



J-* and RELATIVES ok YEOMEN and FAUMLUS in 

 the COUNTY of DEVON.— A Prize of 20/. is offered by Lord 

 Ebrtnqton to any person of the above description, between the 

 H-resof 18 and 23, who (bringing with him the required Certi- 

 ficate of competent Scriptural knowledge), shall pass the best 

 Examination in 



1. The English L&ngUJ i. 



i>. The Geography and History of the British Empire. 



3. Practical Mathema ics. 



The Examination will be held at Easter, 1S56. The names of 

 Candidates must be sent on or before January 1, 1856, to the Secre- 

 tary of the Bath and West of England Society, Poulteney Street, 

 Bath; or to the Rev. J. S. Brereton, West Buckland, South 

 Molton, of whom further information may be obtained. 



The Rev. G. Martin, Chancellor of the Diocese, and Sir 

 Stafford Northcote, Bait.. M.P., have kindly undertaken to 

 conduct the Examination. 



pOLLEGE of AGRICULTURE and CHEMISTRY, 



Vy and op PRACTICAL and GENERAL SCIENCE, 37 and 

 Lower Kennington Lane, Kennington, near London. 



Principal— J. C. Nesbit, F.G.8., F.C.S., &c. 

 The system of studies pursued in the College comprises every 

 branch requisite to prepare youth for the pursuits of Agriculture, 

 Engineering, Mining, Manufactures, and the Arts; for the Naval 



and Military Services, and for the Universities. 



Analyses and Assays ot every description are promptly and 

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

 ticulars may he had on application to the Principal. 



ARTIFICIAL MANURES, <Stc._ Manufacturers and 

 others engaged in making ARTIFICIAL MANURES may 

 obtain every necessary instruction for their economical and 

 efficient preparation, by applying to J. C. Nesbit, F.G.S., &c» 

 Principal of the Agricultural and Chemical College, Kennington, 

 London. Analyses of - ils, Guanos, Superphosphates of Lime, 

 Coprolites, &c. and Assays of Gold. Stiver, and other Minerals, 

 are executed with accuracy and despatch. Gentlemen desirous 

 of receiving instructions In Chemical Analyses and Assaying, 

 will find ample facility and accommodation at tl Co llege. 



DRAINING - BY STfcAM POWER. 



JOHN FOWLER is prepared to undertake Contracts 

 for DRAINING LAND by his PATENT STEAM PLOUGH, 



at prices varying, according to depth and distance, from 31. to 5/. 10«. 

 per acre, inclusive of tiles, main drains, and all other expeiu»es. 

 Contracts executed with great rapidity, and tiles manufactured 

 on the spot, where suitable clay exists—Temple G ate, B ristol. 



D R AtNAQC OF LAN O, ~B OCS, ETC. 



jVTR. HUMBERT, of Watford, Herts, supported 



William Fisher Hobbs, Esq. 

 Edward J. Hutchins, Esq., M.P. 

 Sir S. M. Peto, Bart. 

 William Tite, Esq.. M.P. 

 I William Wilshere, Esq. 

 Empowered to execute "Drainage, Road-making, and other 

 Land Improvements, and to Erect Farm Buildings upon Estates 

 under Settlement, Mortgage,or otherwise ; or Church property, 

 and without investigation of Title to charge the whole outlay and 

 expenses upon the Estate, to be repaid by instalments spread 

 over any period determined by Landowners within the limits of 50 

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

 The Company will afford equal facilities to Landowners for 

 the execution of works of improvement either by their own 

 Agents or by means of the Company's staff. 



W ilu a H C u i • po ko. Sec. 



'THE LANDS IMPROVEMENT COiVrPANY^ 



-*- Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1852-53, for England 

 and Scotland, and 'further empowered by Amendment Act, 

 1854—55. To Landowners, the Clergy, Solicitors, Estate Agents, 

 Surveyors, &c, Tenants for Life, Trustees, Owners in Fee, In- 

 cumbents of Livings, Bodies Corporate; Lessees for Lives 

 renewable, or for a term of more than 25 years ; (and Lessee h 

 for Lives not renewable, or for a term less than 25 years, 

 ^ith consent of their Lessor), &c f are enabled, by way of Loan 

 from the Company, or by their own funds, to execute and 

 charge on the Lands improved, by way of rent-charge for a 

 term of 25 years, repaying capital and interest, the cost of every 

 landed improvement, especially of Drainage, Irrigation, Warping, 

 Embanking from the Sea, from Lakes, Rivers, or Streams, 

 Inclosing any Land, or improving Drains. Streams, or Water- 

 courses, Reclamation, Farm Roads. Clearing, Erection of Farm- 

 nouses and other Buildings required for farm purposes, and the 

 Improvement of and Additions to Farm Houses, and other Build- 

 ings for Farm purposes already erected; Planting for Shelter 

 and for Periodical Cuttings, Jetties or Landing Places on the Sea 

 Coast or on the banks of navigable Rivers or Lakes in the High- 

 lands and Istands of Scotland; Engines and Machinery for 

 Drainage, Engine-houses for Farm Steadings, &c , Water-wheels, 

 Tanks, Pipes, Water-courses, Bridges, Sluices, &c. The Plans 

 °f Buildings, Specifications and estimates are prepared by the 

 Applicant's own Agents and are submitted to the approval of the 

 inclosure Commissioners 7 Inspectors who are also the sole judges 

 cf the due execution of the works. Proprietors may apply jointly 

 w the execution of Improvements mutually beneficial.— sue has 

 * common Outfall— Roads through the District— Water power, 

 *c. The Directors wish it to be understood that the Company is 

 °J a strictly commercial character, and that the details of the 

 £lans and of the execution of the Works are not interfered with 

 °y them, but are controlled by the Landowner and by the Inclo- 

 «ure Commissioners. For further information and for Forms of 

 Application, apply to the Honourable William Napier, Manag- 

 ing Director, 2, Old Palace Yard, Westminster. 





mMITHFIKLD CLUB, 18.^5.— FAT CATTLE 



O SHOW.-The ANNUAL < MR1STMA8 SHOW of FAT 

 CATTLE, SHEEP, ami PIGS. ■ >ke place on ilw 11 h. 12:1 



13th, and 14th of Decern! a! tl Ctrringe Bazaar, Kin* 



Street, Portman Square, when nearly 900Z. will be awarded in 



Priz- s ami Medals. 



The printed forms of Certificat. *, properly filled nr», must bo 

 returned to the Honorary Secretary on or before $A T U RD A Y f 



November 10th. Price Sheet* and the m-ewtrv printed fmu 



of Certificates are now ready, and can be obtained on appli- 

 cation to B. T. Bram.ukth Gj - Honorary S< retary, 



Corner of Hall-moon St! t. Piccadilly, London. 



All communications on the •'Inn's busineaf should bear the 

 words ->initl.field Club" on the outside. _______ 



THE WRMINGHAM CATTLK AND POULTRY 

 SHOW, IK; —The Seventh Great Annual Exhibit!) f 

 CATTLK, S11F.KP, PIGt, and DOMES! 10 IHH'LTRV will 

 be. held in Bin*lev Hall, Birmingham, on 1 I Si>AY, WED- 

 NESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY, the I lth, 12th, loth, 



and 14th of December next, when prizes will be awarded aa 



follows :— 



CATTLE.— Including Two Extra Prizes of 201. each £ 



and Twofold M<hU1i or other nieces of Plata 

 ol the value of 201. each, for the fcmM Ox r 

 Steer, and the best Cow or Heifer .'U0 



SHEEP.— First Prizes of 10L, and Second l'rizt f 



6/., for Leice Long-Woolled eep not 



being Leicesters, South <>r other Down .-aeep, 

 Shropshire, and other Black or Grey-faced 

 Short- Woolled Sheep— 10 classes ... 15' 



PIGS.— Including Prizes for Pens of Breeding Pigs of 



a large and small breed 



ROOTS.— Including- a -her Cup, value FlveGuineaa, 



for the besl Collection of four different varieties 27 -6 



POULTRY.- I nrliiding N ine Silver I tap*, Of the value 



of Ten Guinei each, for the host IVn of Pen- 

 cilled Hamburgh. Spangled Hamburgh, Polish, 

 Spanish, Dorking, Cochin China, Game and 

 Gold, or Silver Bantams; and for the host 

 four Pens of Pigeons, to be exhibited, espe- 

 cially for this prize 



t. d. 











09 



• • • 



• •• 



• . i 





451 10 



£1037 16 

 Exclusive of Silver Medals to the Breeders of Cattle, Sheep, and 

 Pigs, and Prizes in the Extra Classes and for Cottiers' Poultrx 



Mr. Ottley has also off- red a ( rold Medal, of tha value of Ten 

 Guineas, as an extra prize, for the besl Pen of Polish Fowl of any 

 colour, to be .-elected from the several classes for this variety. 



Prize Lists Certificates of Entry, and any farther In formatfo 



mav be obtained from the Secretary. The Entries close on 

 Saturday, Nov. 10. John Moiwak, Jun., Sec. 



Offices— 38, Bennett's Hill, Birmingham. 



by unquestionable references and testimonials, offers his 

 services to proprietors about to execute works of drainage, which 

 he will undertake pn'sonally to lay out and superintend, and to 

 supply the forms and attendances necessary to obtain the 

 certificate of the Inclosure Commissioners where such is re- 



quired, at a charge of 5s. per acre and his travelling expenses; __ w — ^ , w ^ AA _w /|\_,_ A i.i. A 



or he will contract to perlorm the whole work to the satisfaction 7JT||£ ^LttrtCUitUVEl V_»&5£tt£ 

 of the Commissioners at a fixed price per acre. Ifc-'ft* ^jjv^vw^wv^ ^v+s* + ** 



Mr. Humbert (having been more than 15 years established 



in business as a Surveyor and Land Agent) has found that wet ~ . Til J} DAY (WTO U FT? 27 1 R5B 



heavy soils can be usually, carefully, and thoroughly drained, &A1UKVA *, ULJUVAlt Li, lOOO. 

 with pipes 4 feet deep, at 4J. per acre aud upwards, inclusive ot 



every expense. ^ p DRA|NACE< As this is the season for trimming he<Les, we 



may be permitted to call attention to some facts and 

 observations connected with living fences. 



It is an admitted principle that of all plants suit- 

 able for fences in the various circumstances in 



Y/f 11. BAILEY DENTON, Engineer to the G 



ivi eral Land Drainage Company, offers the following pub- 

 lications, which may bo had by post (stamps being sent with the 

 order) of W. P. Metchim, 20, Parliament Street, London. 



1. LAND DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE SYS- 



TEMS. Second issue (1855), price 3*. m 



"The best practical treatise we have yet seen. Agricultural 

 Gazette.—" A very able treatise." Mark Lane Express. 



2. TABLES OF COST OF LABOUR AND MA- 

 TE RIALS. Price Is. 6d. For the Pocket. 



3. RELIEF OR SURFACE MODELLING, as Sug- 

 gestive of Drainane and the Profitable Use of Drainage Waters. 

 Second Kdition (1850), price 3s. fri. Medals R. A. 8. K., 1»40, and 

 Exhibition, 1851, were awarded for this method of Modelling. 



GENERAL DRAINAGE AND THE DISTRI- 

 BUTION OF WATERS. A Paper reprinted from the " West- 

 minster Review" (1842). Price 2s. 6d. 



Also, THE DRAINER'S A LEVEL FOR THE 



USE OF WORKMEN. Price 30*. 



Mr. Bailey Denton's engagements do not preclude him from 

 Designing or Superintending the Drainage of Estates on terms 

 to be ascertained of him at No. 52. Parliament Street. London 



ECONOMY OF FERMENTATION. 



BUSHE'S PATENT ROOT GRATER, manufac- 

 tured by FOWLER and FRY, Temple Gate, Bristol, entirely 

 supersedes the necessity of Cooking Turnips, Mangold, and other 

 Roots ; it effects a saving of 30 to 40 per cent, of the R'Kjts, besides 

 that of fuel. Price 3J. 10*. Printed testimonials and directions 

 may be obtained gratis bv applying to Fowler & Pby, Bristol 

 Licensed Makers of CoBNft's Patent Chaff Cutters and General 

 Agricultural Implement Makers and Dealers. The Boot Grater 

 may also be seen in the Agricultural Department of the Crystal 

 Palace, S y denham. , 



" L^RIGI DO MO."— Patronised by her Majesty the 



r Queen, the Duke of Northumberland for Syon House, his 

 Grace the Duke of Devonshire for Chiswick Gardens, Professor 

 Lindley for the Horticultural Society, Sir Joseph Paxton for the 

 Crystal Palace, Royal Zoological Society, late Mrs. Lawrence, ot 

 Ealing Park, and — Collier, Esq., of Dartford. 



PROTECTION FROM MORNING FROST. 

 "FRIGl DOMO," a Canvas made of patent prepared Hair 

 and Wool, a perfect non-conductor of Heat and Cold, keeping, 

 wherever it is applied, a fixed temperature. It is adapted lor 

 all horticultural and floricultnral purposes, for preserving bruits 

 and Flowers from the scorching rays of the sun, from wind, 

 from attacks of insects and from morning frosts. To be had in 

 any required length, 2 yards wide, at Is. 6d per yard run, of 

 Elisha Thomas Archer, whole and sole manufacturer, i , 1 nnity 

 Lane, Cannon Street, City, and the Royal Mills, Wandsworth, 

 Surrey; and of all Nurserymen *ind Seedsmen throughout the 

 kingdom. " I t is much cheaper than mats as a covering: 



WATERPROOF PATHS. 

 BARN AND CATTLE SHED FLOORS. 



THOSE who would enjoy their Gardens during the 

 winter months should construct their walks of PORTLAND 

 CEMENT CONCRETE, which are formed thus:— Screen the 

 gravel of which the path 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 such equal mixture add one of ^Fort- 

 hind Cement, and incorporate the whole well in the dry state before 

 applying the water. It mav then be laid on 2 inches thick. Any 

 labourer can mix and spread it. No tool is reimred teyond the 

 ri pade, and in 48 hours it becomes as hard as a rock. >5£5 ;{!« 

 cannot grow through or upon it, and it resists the action ot the 

 severest frost. It is necessary, as water does not soak ttirougn it, 

 to give a fall from the middle of the p*th towards the «wes. 



The same preparation makes first-rate paving for JMKMS. 

 CATTLE-SHEDS, FARM-YARDS, and all other "Vjatiorib 

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



winter equally well as in summer. _ _„«,««. 



Manufacturers of the Cement, J. B. White & Brothebs, 



Mil bank Street Westminster. 



which these are required the Whitethorn {Cratae- 

 gus oayacantha) is the best adapted for farming 

 purposes, as it bears dipping better than any other 

 species of shrub, branches abundantly afterwards, 

 and besides offers a formidable barrier in the thorns 

 with which the plant is so plentifully armed. If, 

 therefore, this plant be admitted to be the best for 

 our purpose— and its universal cultivation is evidence 

 that it is so — it follows that any admixture of other 

 species must be injurious to the fence, and indeed 

 would thus assume the nature of weeds ; and yet it 

 seems remarkable that there is scarcely a fence 

 wherever we go but has become much injured by the 

 presence of many species of plants which, so far 

 from being of benefit, are so injurious as in time to 

 lead to the destruction of the fence as an efficient 

 protection against the exit or intrusion of cattle. 



The following list of plants will afford us ex- 

 amples of such injurious species, which we shall 

 comment upon under the subjoined heads a 



n 





1. Herbs which smother the hedge by reason of their 



climbing habit. 

 Bryonia dioica t White Briony 

 Tamils communis, Black Brimiy 

 Convolvulus septum, Hedge Bindweed 

 Lathyrus sylvestris, Hedge Sweet Pe». 



1 Trees or Shrubs devoid of thorns, which have no 



protection when the hedge i* bare of leaves. 

 Acer campestre, Maple 

 Cornus sanguinca, Dogwood 

 Euonymus europaw, Spindle tree 

 Sambucus nigra, Elder 

 Vihummm Lantana, common Guelder Kose 



Opuhts, Mealy ditto 

 Ligustnim vulgare, Privet 

 Corylus Arellana, Hazel Nut. 



All forest trees. 



Trees or Stirubs which though thorny are ye*, 

 by difference of growth and habit, inferior to the 

 Whitethorn as a protection. 



Berberis vuluari*, Berberry 



fyrustorminalis, Wild Service tree 



Prunm tpinosa, Blackthorn 



Ehamnus catharticus, Buckthorn. 



Shrubs bearing prickles, but not uniform in growth 

 and uncertain in duration. 



Rubus, Blackberry— all the species 



Rosa, Doj-rose, Hedge Briar— all the species. 



1 The first forms here tabulated would scarcely 

 have been mentioned only that they differ greatly 

 from mere hedgerow weeds, by which the young 

 fence or quickens are too often so seriously injured 



3. 



4. 



