Nov. 17, 1855.] 



THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



761 





PERUVIAN GUANO, Bolivian Guano, Superphos- 

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

 description of Artificial Manures, Linseed Cakes, &c. 



Wm. Inglis Cabne , 10, M ark Lane^London. 



THE FOLLOWING MANURES are manufactured 

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

 7?. per ton; Superphosphate of Lime, 11. ; Sulphuric Acid and 

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



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

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

 ether Chemical Manures. 



T'HE LONDON MANURE COMPANY^ 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 bv slow decomposition, 

 and is therefore particularly adapted for Wheat. The quantitv 

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

 per ton, 11. 10s. in London. 



PERUVIAN GUANO, FISHERY SALT, and every other 

 MANURE on best terms, strictly warranted. 

 40, Bridge Street, Blackfriars." E. Purser, Sec. 



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, 

 3Iangold 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 it 

 fertilising power longer than anv 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. 



ARTIFICIAL MANURES, &c.— 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 Soils, Guanos, Superphosphates of Lime, 

 Coprolites, &c, 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. 



COLLEGE of AGRICULTURE and CHEMISTRY^ 

 and of 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 outh for the pursuits of Agriculture, 

 Engineering, Mining, Mai uiactures, and the Arts; for the Naval 

 aad 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. 



DRAMNNNG BY STEA IVFPOW E Tr~ 



JOHN FOWLER is prepared to undertake Contracts 

 for DRAINING LAND by his PATENT STEAM PLOUG H, 

 at prices varying, according to depth and distance, from 31. to 51.10s. 



per acre, inclusive of tiles, main drains, and all other expei^es. 

 Contracts executed with great rapidity, and tiles manufactured 

 on the spot, where suitable clay exists. — Temple Gate, Bristol. 



b R AtNAGE OF LAN D. 



MR. J. JOHNSON, Drainage Engineer, is desirous 

 to undertake the Drainage of Land by Contract or Com- 



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ARKES 



CAUTION. 



STEEL DIGGING 



DRAINING TOOLS. 



T?rmi.-cs Ax^i * ^ P arl> t0 nt lne circum- mces of whoever 

 rORKS AND reads it and the paper by Mr. Walus i^ thus a 



nssion. Temporary Tileries erected in any part of England, 

 and Drain Pipes manufactured at moderate prices. Every descrip- 

 tion of Drainage Tools. — Abingdon Street, Westminster. 



DRAIN AC eT~OF LAN d7~B OC sVeTc! 



MR. HUMBERT, of Watford, Herts, supported 

 by unquestionable references and testimonials, offers his 

 services to proprietors ab^ut to execute works of drainage, which 

 he will undertake personally to layout and superintend, and to 

 supplv 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 than 15 years established 

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

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

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

 every expense. 



T~~H E G ENERAL LAND DRAINAGE AND IM- 

 PROVEMENT COMPANY 

 Offices, 52, Parliament Street, London. 

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



1. This Company is incorporated by Act of Parliament to faci- 

 litate the Drainage of Land, the Making of Roads, the Erection 

 of Farm Buildings, and other Improvements on all descriptions of 

 Property, whether held in fee, or under entail, mortgage, in trust, 

 or aa ecclesiastical, or Collegiate Property. 



2. In no case is anv investigation of Title necessary. 



3. The Works may be designed and executed by the Land- 

 owner or his Agents, independently of the Company's officers, or 

 he may elect whether he will employ their staff. Equal faci- 

 lities WILL RE AFFORDED IN EITHER CASE. 



Whereas very inferior descriptions of -eel Digging Forks are 

 now manufactured and sold, and I have been informed that pur- 

 chasers ot the same have believed them to be the same aa those 

 manufactured by me, and to which the Royal Agricultural Society 

 and numerous Agricultural Societies' prizes have been awarded, 

 I hereby respectfully inform the public that everv Fork manufac- 

 tured by me is stamped with mv trade mark **J. P.," and that 

 Messrs. Bubgess & Key, of No. 103, Newgate Street, London, are 

 my sole Wholesale Agents, and I have authorised them to re- 

 place to the purchaser every Fork of my manufacture found 

 defective; they will also on application send Wholesale and 

 Retail Price L ists, &c, post free." Francis Parkes & Co. 



FIRST PRIZE REAPING MACHINE. 



NOTICE. 



]\TESSRS. BURGESS and KEY beg respectfully 



^ J to inform the public, and particularly the noblemen and 

 gentlemen whose orders they were obliged to decline for this 

 season on account of the manufacture not being fully arranged, 

 that the Royal Agricultural Society \s First Prize of 30/. wai 

 awarded to them for MCormick's Reaper, with their patent 

 screw platform, at the trial at Leigh Court, near Bristol, upon 

 the 29th of August last. Amongst the competing machines were 

 Beli'B, by Crosskill : Forbush'g, exhibited by Mr. Palmer; and 

 Ilussey's, with tilting platform, by Wm. Dray A: Co. The 

 reports of farmers who have worked the machines during this 

 present harvest, show that the average quantity of Wheat, 

 Barley, and Oats which they cut was from 1 J to 1 \ acre per hour. 

 Twro horses work the machine with ease, and the only attendant 

 required is a man or a boy to drive. Fur : particulars and 

 prices sent free on application.— ! 'pkgess & Key, 103, Newgate 

 Street ; and 5 2, Little Britain, London. 



PAXTON WORKS, SHEFFIELD. 



SAYNORand COOKE, Manufacturers of the cele- 

 brated Exhibition Prize PRUNING, BUDDING, and 

 GRAFTING KNIVES, VINE and PRUNING SCISSoKS,&c, 

 These articles are Warranted to stand any kind of work, and t 

 carry the keen edge of a razor without requiring to he sharpened 

 so frequently as is usually necessary to obtain that sharp edge 

 so requisite for the comfort and use of the practical gardener. The 

 blades are also warranted to wear through to the back. Th< 

 are used by all the eminent gardeners in England, Ireland, and 

 Scotland, and can be purchased of any nurseryman or seedsman 

 in the three kingdoms. Those who may not have used them are 

 respectfully solicited to give them a trial. The Great Exhibition 

 Prize Medal of 1S51, and the Prize Medal of the Horticultural 

 Society of Manchester, at their Show of 1854, was awarded to 

 Saynor & Cooke for their superiority of material and work- 

 manship. Establi sh ed 1738. 



ECONOMY OF FERMENTATION. 



BUSHE'S PATENT ROOT GRATER, manufac- 

 tured by FOWLER and PRY, Temple Gat", Bristol, entirely 

 supersedes the necessity of Cooking Turnips, Mangold, and other 

 Hoots ; it effects a saving of 30 to 40 per cent, of the Roots, beside 

 that of fuel. Price 31. 10$. Printed testimonials and directions 

 may be obtained gratis by applying to Fowler & Fry, Bristol. 

 Licensed Makers of Corse's Patent Chaff Cutters and General 

 Agricultural Implement Makers and Dealers. The Root Grater 

 may also be seen in the Agricultural Department of the Crystal 

 Palace, Sydenham. 



Eiit ggrfntttttral (B&mtc. 



SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1855. 



most useful contribution to a history of its subject. 

 The follow in passages are condensed from *ome of 

 the reports which he brought forward : 



(1) Mr. Clark, of Durham, plac- - his cattle in 

 hemmels or mull yards, two in each, t wards the 

 end of October, and then they are bedded daily 

 and fed in shelter. 



"They are fed with White Globe Tumi pa and Oat 

 straw about lix weeks ; after that time with Swediah 

 Turnips and Oat straw, until ahout four or six weeks 

 from the finish I commence giving them half a bushel 

 of Barley and Pea-meal per week with the turnips, 

 increasing the quantity of meal a little each week. The 

 cattle are led four times each day with Turnips, en 

 into slices three-fourths of an inch tliii . always having 

 straw to cat. The feeding troughs are cleaned out 

 every day. The average quantity of Turnips consumed 

 per day by each animal is about 150 lbs. 1 cannot 

 •late the weight which each animal gathers per month, 

 as 1 have no means of weighing them ; but I generally 

 have them about five months, and each animal makes 

 from hi. to 67., according to circumstances, some seasons 



more and others less." 



(2) Mr. Kay, of Darlington, follows apparently 

 the same plan. When the green food lo^ s quality 

 he gives his cattle Pea or Barley-meal to keep them 

 in a progressive state, but not with the idea of any 

 profit to be derived from the cattle, or to the im- 

 provement of the manure, in both cases the return 

 not being equal to the fi t cos but merely for 

 the purpose of retaining the beef already acquired. 



"Cake I never use, as it is a well-known fact that a 

 great part of the cost has to be charged to the manure, 

 which can, I think, be more economically improved or 

 increased by the purchase of artificial manures, either 

 phosphates or ammoniac*!, whichever may be con- 

 sidered most adapted to the particular crop." 



(3) Mr. Laycock, of Lintz Hall, who farms to 

 only a limited extent, sends a short report of hi 

 method of feeding. 



" 1 adopted in 184 a the box system of feeding. Tl 

 manure is entirely preserved from waste, both liquid 

 and solid. The cattle are easily kept clean, and I think 

 the animals thrive better than under any other system. 

 My mode of feeding is for an ox, say 60 stones, 14 lbs. 

 per stone — 



3 feeds cut S«e< r day, (33 lbs. each = 11 

 per week. 7". per ton ...if 



2 lbs. crushed United per day, steamed and mixed 

 with Steamed chaff 1 l n 4 



Attendance each beast 6 



2}& 



We print in another column portions of several 

 letters on the all-important subject of our food 



e : 



They have been jdicited by Mr. Cairo's 



The general im- 



supply. 



estimate published in the Times. 



pression is that Mr. Cairo has exceeded the truth, 



and that we are more dependent on extraneous 



sources of supply than he imagines. But it is of 



very little use to publish general estimates of the 



country's produce. That is a subject upon which 



w r e know nothing confidently. 



Few amongst us can do more than form an 

 opinion of the crop in their own immediate neigh- 

 bourhood. And instead of giving any further state- 

 ments on the produce of the country generally, 

 we have applied to correspondents ot this Paper 

 in all the principal arable districts of the country, 

 and hope in the course of the next few weeks to 



"Each beast produces, including the litter, 5| cwt. of 

 manure per week, which, at 7s. 6rf. per ton, is equal to 

 2s. 2d. per week. This pays for the Linseed and 

 attendance, and 1 get clear 7s. per ton for the Turnips.'' 



(4) Mr. Cottingham, of Wrangford, buys 130 or 

 140 good old beasts in the spring costing from 13/. 

 to 20/. apiece, and keeps them in the yards until 

 May, when they are turned out to marsh. 



" They are all kept in the yards about six or eight 

 weeks upon 1 to 2 bushels of Mangold each per day, 

 according to the quantity of roots 1 happen to have. 

 1 cut the roots with Gardner's Butter, the same size as 

 for sheep. In addition to the root?, I give each bullock 

 a quarter of a peck of Pea, Bean, or Barleymeal, 

 whichever is the cheapest, and 1 peck of straw chaff, 

 roots and all mixed up together. The 16 best bullocks 

 have 4 lbs. of cake also. All the lot have straw to pick 

 *. • r it j j t l t.- u -n, over. About the middle of May all the beasts are sent 



«ive opinions ot the produce fo detail which will °™J h ***£ ^ of them c Le home into the yards 



he all the more trustworthy that each will refer the fir9t of 0ctober> the otliers tllis week . i div ide 



only to the neighbourhood in which it is written. them int0 Jots of about ] 5 or ] 6> an d {m them loose into 



Meanwhile, the state of uncertainty which pre- ,. ards ( & b ou t 18 to 20 yards square). The yards have 



vails upon the subject— singularly illustrated by the g00( i w jd e hovels to the north and east. They have all 



differences of opinion prevalent among men who the white Turnips they will eat, cut into slices about 



are deemed authorities — is iu its effects a loud three-quarters of an inch thick, until the Swedes are fit 



protest against the faulty doctrines urged by Mr. to begin. When the Swedes are finished they have 



Packk on agricultural statistics. Mangold. The best beasts I give 6 lbs. of cake and half 



8 a peck of meal, with 1 peck of straw chaff each per day. 



At the meeting of the Central Farmers' Club I never have any hay for cattle, only for the horses. 



s of these cases is hay used, and Mi . Wallis 



i :T i :^S,^:;d^ 8 e S » i ..,in,,i MS ,, last week, Mr. Wallis, of Overstone, Northamp- In 



be charged on the Lands improved, to be repaid by half-yearly 



iostalments. 



5. The term of such charge may be fixed by the Landowner, 

 and extended to fifty years for Land Improvements and 

 THiRTy-oNE year3 for Farm Buildings, whereby the instalments 

 yill be kept within such a f.iir per centage as the occupiers of the 



improved Lands can afford to pay. 



William Clifford. Pp*. 



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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 

 *« mixed with it, and to every part of clean gravel add one of sharp 

 fiver sand. To five Darts of such equal mixture add one of Port- 

 iandC % »——.-#_ 



1PPiyi., fe mo naiei, n tuny t*so*s w« »«.*» --- ",' 



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

 8 Pade, and in 48 hours it becomes as bard as a rock. Vegetation 

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

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

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



The same preparation makes first-rate paving for BARNS, 

 CATTLE-SHEDS, FARM-YARDS, and all other situations 

 ^bere a clean, hard bottom is a desideratum. May be laid m 

 *mter equally well as in summer. 



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

 Eubank Street, Westminster. 



tonshire, brought together a large quantity of timely 

 and very useful information upon Stall-feeding. The 

 subject for discussion related to feeding cattle more 

 especially on arable land, and where economy in 

 the consumption of hay is an important consi- 

 deration : and the gentleman who lead the 

 opening paper adopted the plan first, we believe, 

 followed systematically by Mr. Harknf.ss, Secretary 

 to the Royal Agricultural Society of 1 1 eland, of de- 

 scribing the experience of many others under the 

 various circumstances obtaining in different parts 

 of the country. Thus, letters were reid from Mr. 

 Ramsay, of *Newcastle-on-Tvne ; Mr. Lister, of 



cives it for his opinion that, if 1 Ik of powdered 



mixed with as much cot «traw as a 



Ccik.6 be » 



beast will consume in a day, the chaff being first 



" ed with water, and 



Mr. Cottingham, of Wrangford, Suffolk ; Mr. 

 Briggs, of Wakefield; Mr. Heart, of Holkham; 

 and many others in Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, 



Cheshire, &c. 



So extensive an experience is sure in one or other 



slightlv wetted, or the cake 

 then mixed with the chaff, it will be found nearly, 

 if not quite, as nutritious as chaff composed of equal 

 parts ot hay and straw. 



(3). Mr. Kkary, of Holkham, writes that he has 

 rean-d 40 calves a year, selling them fat at three 

 years old, and during that time no long hay has 

 been used. He adds :— 



" My present system of feeding young store stock k 

 this : The roots or Turnips are cut into thin slices with 

 a Mudies sheer, and then mix d up with ood sweet 

 Wheat-straw chaff, moistened with a mixture of coarse 

 molasses and water in the following proportions : to 1 lb. 

 of coarse nmlassee put \\ jallon of water, and tins will 

 moisten about l£ bushel of straw. I add, according to 

 the age of the animal, bran for young calves, and "ape- 

 cake for young steers, about 2 lbs. per head, and Lin- 

 seed cake about 3 lbs. or 4 iba. per head for older steers, 



