

Nov. 3, 1S55.1 



THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



729 



descnp 



EHUVIAN GUANO, Bolivian Guano, Superphos- 



phate of Lime, Ni te of Soda, Sugar Scum, and every 

 lotion of Artifici I Manures, Linseed Cakes, &c. 



Wh. InOLTS Carxe, 10. Mark Lanp. London. 



rnHK FOLLOWING MANURES are manufactured 



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

 »rton; Superphosphate >f Lime, 7Z.; Sulphuric Acid and 

 - Office, 69, King William Street, City, London. 



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#• P fir ' 



Coprolites, 6J. 



H.B. Genuine Peruvian Guano, guaranteed to contain 16 per 

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



other Chemical Manures. 



T~~~HE LONDON MANURE COMPANY'S NITRO- 

 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, 

 per ton, 7?. 10?. in London. 



PERUVIAN GUANO, FISHERY SALT, and every other 

 MANURE on best terms, strictly warranted. 

 40, B ridge Street, Blackfriars. E. Purs er, S ec. 



S^EWAGE CHARCOAL MANURE.— This highly 

 fertilising Manure, which is Peat Charcoal completely 

 saturated with London Sewage, will he found most efficient for 

 every species of crop ; more especially for Peas, Beans, Turnips, 

 Mangold Wurzel, and other root crops. It will produce a greater 

 return for the outlay than Guano or any other Manure at an 

 equivalent value: it also possesses the property of retaining its 

 fertilising power longer than any other Manures now in use. It 

 may be obtained at the SEWAGE MANURE WORKS, Stanley 

 Bridge, Fulham, at 41. per ton, and in quantities less than half 

 a ton. at 5s. per cwt., for ready money only ; and in quantities not 

 less than a ton, will be delivered at the London Termini of the 

 Railroads free of charge for cartage. No charge for sacks. 



It may also be had from Messrs. G. Gibbs & Co., 26, Down Street, 

 Piccadilly, Agricultural Seedsmen, Agents for London, and from 

 all the other Agents of the Company. 



RTIFICIAL MANURES, &c.— Manufacturers Tand 



others engaged in making ARTIFICIAL MANURES may 

 obtain every necessary instruction for their economical and 

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

 Principal of the Agricultural and Chemical College, Kenmngton, 

 London. Analyses of Soils, Guanos, Superphosphates of Lime. 

 Coprolites, &c M and Assays of Gold, Silver, and other Minerals, 

 are executed with accuracy and dispatch. Gentlemen desirous 

 of receiving instructions in Chemical Analyses and Assaying, 

 will find ample facility and accommodation at the College. 



pOLLEGE of AGRICUlZf URETnd CHEMISTRY, 



V^ and op PRACTICAL and GENERAL SCIENCE, 37 and 

 Lower Kennington Lane, Kennington, near London. 

 Principal— J. C. Nesbit, F.G.S., 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 of every description are promptly and 

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

 ticulars mav be had on amplication to the Principal. 



DRAINING BY STEAM POWER. 



JOHN FOWLER is prepared to undertake Contracts 

 for DRAIN ING LAND by his PATENT STEAM PLOUGl I, 

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

 per acre, inclusive of tiles, main drains, and all other expenses. 

 Contracts executed with great rapidity, and tiles manufactured 

 on the spot, where suitable clay exists.— T em ple Gat e, Bristol. 



" D~R A I N AGE OF LAND. 



MR. J. JOHNSON, Drainage Engineer, is desirous 

 to undertake the Drainage of Land by Contract or Com 

 mission. Temporary Tileries erected in any part of England, 

 and Drain Pipes manufactured at moderate prices. Every descrip- 

 tion of Drainage Tools.— Abingdon Street. Westminster. 



DRAINAGE OF LAND, BOGS, ETC. 



"1Y/TR. HUMBERT, of Watford, Herts, supported 



.1VJL by unquestionable references and testimonials, offers his 

 cervices to proprietors about to execute works of drainage, which 

 he will undertake personally 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; 

 or he will contract to perform the whole work to the satisfaction 

 of the Commissioners at a fixed price per acre. 



Mr. Humbert (having been more Hum 15 years established 

 in business as a Surveyor and Land Agent) has found that wet 

 foeavy soils can be usually, carefully, and thoroughly drained, 

 with pipes 4 feet deep, at 41. per acre and upwards, inclusive of 

 every expense. t 



HE~GENERAL LAND DRAINAGE AND 1M- 



PKOVEMENT COMPANY 

 Incorporated by Special Act of Parliament. 



Offices, 52, Parliament Street, London. 



Directors. 



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



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



•George Thomas Clark, Esq. 

 •John C. Cobb- dd, Esq., M.P. 

 Sir William Cubitt, F.R.S. 

 Henry Currie, Esq. 

 Thomas Edward Dicey, Esq. 



William Fisher Uobbs, Esq. 

 Edward J. Ilutchins, Esq., M.P. 

 Sir S. M. Peto, Hart. 

 William Tite, Esq., M.P. 

 William Wilshere, Esq. 



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Empowered to execute Drainage, Road-making, ami 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 

 jearsfor 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. 



William Clifford, Sec. 



WATERPROOF PATHS. 

 BARN AND CATTLE SHED FLOORS. 



HOSE who would enjoy their Gardens during the 



-*■ winter months should construct their walks of PORTLAND 

 CEMENT CONCRETE, which are formed thus:— Screen the 



ade from the loam which 

 7 r clean gravel add one of sharp 



Jiver sand. To'five parts of audi equal mixture add one of Port- 

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

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

 labourer can mix and spread it. No tool is required beyond the 

 8 Pade,and in 4S hours it becomes as hard as a rock. Vegetation 

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

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

 10 give a fall from the middle of the path towards the sides. 



pThe same preparation makes first-rate paving for BARNS. 

 ^ATTLi;-SHEDS. FARM-YARDS, and all other situations 

 J?*re a clean, hard bottom is a desideratum. May be laid in 

 winter equally well as in summer. 



Hm? nufacturer * of the Cemeut, J. B. White & Brother?, 

 *"hank Street Westminster. 



gravel of which the path is at present m 

 « mixed with it, and to every part of clet 



T ORD EBRINGTON'S PR1ZK for the SOxNS 



-Mi 3 RELATIVES or Y >MEN and FARMERS in 

 the COL TV o DEVON.— A Prize of . . is ot , d b v Lord 

 Ebrikcj to any person of the above de scrip I n. between the 

 :»gesof 18 and .who (bringing with him the required Certi- 

 ficate of competent Scriptural knowledge), shall pass the best 



x ami nation in 



1. The English Language. 



2. The Geography and History of the British Empire. 



3. Practical Mathema tea. 

 The Examination will be held at Y ter, 1856. The names of 



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

 tary of the Bath and West of England B . Poulteney Street 



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

 Molton. of whom further information mav be obtained. 



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

 Stafford Nortbcote. Bart.. M.P . have kindly undertaken to 

 conduct the Examination. 



CMITHFIELD CLUB, 1 .V— FAT CATTL1 



O SHOW.— The ANNUAL CIIP1STMAS SHOW of FAT 

 CATTLE, SHEEP, and PIGS, will take place on the Hfb, 12ch, 



13tb, and 14th of December, 18i at the C*rria Kin 



Street, Portman Square, when nearly 800?. will be awarded in 

 Prizes and Medals. 



The printed forms of Certificates, properly filled ap, must 1 



returned to the Honorary Secretary on or before SA1 I UDAY, 

 November 10th. Prize Sheets and the necessary minted forms 

 of Certificates are now ready, and can itained on appli- 



cation to B. T. Brakdrkth Gums, Honorary Secretary, 



Corner of llalt-r >n Street, Piccadilly, London. 



All communications on the Club's business should bear the 

 words/ 4 Bmithfield Clu b" on the outside. 



rpHE BIRMINGHAM CATTLE AND POULTRY 



JL SHOW, 1855.— The Seventh Great Annual Exhibition of 



CATTLE, SHEEP, PIGS, and DOMESTIC POPLTRY, will 

 be held in Biiurh v Hall, Birmingham, on TUESDAY, WED- 

 NESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY, the llth, 12th. 13th, 

 and 14th of December next, when PRIZES will be awarded as 

 follows : — 



CATTLE.— Including Two Extra Friz of 207. each £ 



and Two Gold Medals or other pieces of Plate 

 ot the value of 201. each, for the best Ox or 

 Steer, and the best Cow or H- er 310 



SHEEP.— First Prizes of 10/., and Second Prizes of 



51., for Leioesters, Long-Woolled Stu p not 

 being Leicesters, South or other Down Sheep, 

 Shropshire, and other Black or Grey-faced 



Short- Woolled Sheep— 10 classes 



PIGS.— Including Prizes for Pens of Breeding Pigs of 



a large and small breed 



ROOTS.— Including a Silver Cup, value Fire Guineas, 



for the best Collection of four dlffe nt vai letlei 27 G 



POULTRY.— Including Nine Silver Cup-, ot the value 



of Ten Guineas each, for the best Pen of Pen- 

 cilled Hamburgh, Spangled Hamburgh, Polish. 

 Spanish, Dorking, Cochin China, Game and 

 Gold, or Silver Bantams: and for the best 

 four Pens of Pigeons, to be exhibited, espe- 

 cially for this prize 



pARKES' 



FORKS AND 



CAUTION. 



STEEL DIGGING 



DRAINING TOOLS. 

 Where* very inferh r enptions ol Steel Digging Forks are 

 now manufactured and sold, an ! hare been informed that pur- 

 chasers of the same hav ieved them to be the same as tbofe 

 manufact d by me. and to which the R a! Agricultural Society 

 and numerous Agricultural Sod#:i< -ikes hare been awarded, 

 I hereby respectfully inform the publi hat ev Pork manufac- 

 tured by me is stamped with • trade mark "J. P..' and that 

 Messrs. Ih-RonsA Key, of No. , Newgat ndon, are 

 my hole Wholesale Agents and 1 have itb ted them to re- 



place to the pui aser every Fork of my mat acture found 

 defective; they will also i application send Wholesale and 

 Retail Price Lists. <&c, j t free. Fran mikes & C 



FIRST PRIZE REAPING MACHINE. 



NOTIC K 



]\/IESSRS. BURGESS akd'kI Y beg respectfully 



t* ■ to inform the public, and partial" f the htnen and 



gentlei sn whose orders the*, -w.-re obliged to line for this 



■ •ason OH account of the manul ure i arranged, 



thai the l: tl Agricultural 5 'a First l of 801. ws 



awarded to them for M rm -i's J iper, with their patent 

 w platform, at the trial at I ■ near H; upon 



the 29th of August last. Amongst the eoi machim 



Pell's, by (ros-kill : Forbush's. ex d by Ir. Pali r; and 



llussey' with tilting plal rm, bj Win. Dray & Co. The 

 reports of farmers who have v ked the machl s during: t 



uresent harvest, show that the average quantity <»f Whw 



Bar! , and Oats which thev cut was from 1 J t<> 1 acre per hoti 

 Two horses* k the niarhin* ith ease, and tic only attendant 

 required is a man or a boy to drive. I particulars and 



prices sent free on application.— 1 'SSS 6c Kkv. H 3, Newgfcl 

 Street; and 52, Little Pritain, London. 



•?. d. 







150 

 69 



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• - - 



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•151 10 



£ld87 16 ri 

 Exclusive of Silver Medals to the Breeders of Catth>. Sheep, and 

 Piu-s, and Prizes in the Extra Classes and for Cottagers' Poultry. 



Mr. Ottley baa also offered a Gold Medal, of the rains of Ten 



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

 colour, to be -elected from t several classes for this vai ry. 



Prize Li Certificates of Entry, and sny further information 

 may be obtained from the - eretary. The Entries close on 



Saturday, v. 10. John Mobgak, Jan., Sec. 



Offices-- ^ Benn ett's Hill, Pirmir lam. __ 



W~~ ARNER'S 4|-inch IMPROVED LIQUID 

 MANURE PUMP, 

 With BUI Valve, fitted with 

 1£ inch Brass Union for 

 attaching flexible suction, 

 with strong wrought iron 

 Straps for screwing on to 

 any ordinary Waier-hutt or 

 Cart, as shown in drawing. 



Price of Pump and Union, 

 50*. 



lj-inch Flexible Rubber 

 and Canvas Suction for ditto, 

 35. 6d. per foot. 



artte aflttcitlturai <Ba*ettc- 



SATURDAY, NOVEMBEIl 3, 1855. 



♦ 



We beg the attention of our re lers to the fact 

 already advertised in OW columns, that the Smith- 

 field Club and the Birmingham A> ciation both 

 bold their animal show of fat cattle, c , during the 

 week ending December 15 ; that prinud forms of 

 certificates, properly filled up, must be returned to 

 the secretaries, in the former case 1^. T. Bhandreth 

 Gibiis, Esq., Half-Moon Street, Piccadilly ; and in 

 the latter, J. Morgan, jun., Esq., 38, Bennett's 

 Hill, Birmingham! on or before November 10. 

 Applications for these printed forms should at once 

 be made. 



Turnips, as we find them in common cultivation, 

 may very readily be referred to two distinct types 

 one with white flesh, generally mentioned as *' the 

 Turnip:" another with yellow flesh, which goes 

 under ihe name of "Swede." These two forms 

 present very many varieties and d ct character- 

 istics, which are' more or less permanent, having 

 reference to the season and manner of growth, 

 form, size, colour, and sub*tance ; id when any of 

 these characters are obtained with tolerable per- 



H Gutta Percba Suction, 

 Is. 6d. per foot. 



WARNER'S PATENT VIBRATING STA^ 

 DARD PUMPS. 



PATENT CAST-IRON PUMPS, for th« use of Farms, Cot- 

 tages, Manure Tanks, and Wells of a depth not exceeding 30 feet. 



Diameter Len h 



of Barrel . of ttnrr<- 1 . 

 2h in. short 1 ft. 7 in. 



2i 

 3 



3 

 4 



21 



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long 3 „ 3 



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>i 



ditto 3 

 ditto 3 

 ditto 3 



M 





6 

 6 



6 



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ii 



£ 8. d. 



' t tod for lead, \ 1 12 

 gutta perch a, 1 15 < 



or east iron -2 12 



2 18 



3 5 



flanged pipe, 

 as required. 



short, with 15 feet of Lead Pipe 

 attached, and Bolts and Nuts 



ready for fixing 2 12 



2.} in. long ditto ditto ditto 2 15 



manency, the individuals in which they recur ma- 

 ne called varieties, or in common vernacular "sorts/ 

 Now, in order to understand the nature of th e 

 sorts, it will be nece ary to premise that the two 

 types of Turnip just mentioned are derived from 

 two species of wild plants belonging to the same 

 genus as the Cabbage, as thus ; 



The common Turnip, Brassica Rapa ; 



The Swedish Turnip, Brassica campestris ; 



to which may be added Rape or Coleseed, Brassica 



napns. 



These three plants, which are described as distinct 

 species by botanists, are yet not without evidence of 

 being themselves varieties ; for, as remarked in 

 Hooker and Abnott's " English Flora,*' 6th edition, 

 p. 40, " although these three are readily distin- 

 guished in cultivation by their radical leaves alone, 

 there are strong grounds for considering all to be 

 varieties, as they scarcely differ in other respects." 



But further, there appears no good reason for 



separating Brassica from Sinapi> 



as will be seen 

 from the following analyses of the two genera. In 

 the work above cited, Dr. Arnott, indeed, vent 

 the remark that " the distinction between the two 



ures 



The short barrel Pump is very convenient ;„ nure fo artificial" 



ine in situations of limited height and 9 mera w F e V aiaji-iut. 



for fixi 



space, for the supply of ppert and sinks in 

 "VV ash-houses with soft water from under- 

 Hot. Forcing, and Plant 



be tixed, when desired, 



of any Ironmonger or 

 above prices, or ot the 

 WARNER and SON 



ground tanks, or in 

 Houses; they may 

 under the stage. 



May be obtained 

 Plumber in Town or Country, at the 

 Patentees and Manufacturers, JOHN 

 8, Crescent, Jewrn Street, Loudon. 



Every description of Machinery for Raising Water by means 

 of Wheels, Rams, Deep Well Pumps, fcc; aluo Fire and Garden 



Engim &c.&c. — Engravin gs sent on ap plic ion, 



« T^RIGJ DO MO. "—Patronised by her Majesty the 



Jl Queen, thp Duke of Northumberland for Svon Honae, his 



Analyses of genera : 

 Brassica..— Pod two- 



2d. Sinapis.— Pod ^ two- 



valved (with a sterile or 



one, or several seeded 



beak). Seeds in a single 



I row. Calyx patent. 



the common and Swedish 



1st 



valved (with a sterile or 

 one, or several seeded 

 beak). Seeds in a single 

 row. Calyx erect. 



Here then we see that 

 Turnips are derivatives from two wild plants, which 

 if of distinct species are yet so nearly allied as to 

 be capable of hybridising, and hence we may have 

 hybrids (varieties) produced from (among others) 



-rrace the Duke of Devonshire for CI rick Gardens. Professor! ^ }Q following sources. 



Lindley for the Horticultural Sociery Sir {^J^mMt^cl lit Hybrids from the union of species with species. 



Crystal Pa ace, Royal Zoological Societv, late Mrs. Lawrence, oi i«t. *V W1 ... r . 



Ealing Park, and - Collier, Esq., of Dartford, 2d. II ybnds from variety with variety. 



PROTECTION FROM MORNING FROST. 

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

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



^*a» a*^tv»- — — g v 



3d. Hybtida from varieties with species. 



These admixtures acting and re-acting upon one 

 another will account for the great number of sorts 

 of Turnips which have been propagated op to the 



welt as for others which may from 



wherever it is applied, a lixed temperature. It is adapted tor 



all horticultural and iloricultural purp< s, for preserving r nuts j 



and lowers from the scorching ravs of the sun, from wind, 



from attacks of insects and from morning frosts. To be had in | p resen t time, — .- ~~ - - 



any required length, 2 yards wid< at ^J^^flM ftma to time be produced. 



SftSSf&nttS "A SSrSSWiSa ""Technical,, therefore, « »UM# to »»r 



Surrey; and of all Nurserymen and Seedsmen throughout the | b j ect may a t fi rS t seem, it still opens Op to U» tile 

 kine-dom. " It is autoh cheaper than mats as a covenng. ' J ^ 



