Pec. 15, 1855.1 



THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



825 



PERUVIAN GUANO, Bolivian Guano, Superphos- 

 _i> t: XT.'twit^ «<? c.j_ c o __.i 



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

 description of Artificial Manures, Linseed Cakes, &c. 



Wlf. Inolts Carne, 10, Mark Lane, Loudon. 



fiKUVIAN GUANO.— As Agents of the Peruvian 



Government for the Importation and Sale of this valuable 

 MANURE, we think it right, for the protection of consumers and 

 respectable dealers, to apprise them that the adulteration of the 

 article U still extensively practised, and to recommend them to 

 ipply either to ourselves: to our agents, Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, 

 £ Co., of Liverpool and Bristol ; or to dealers of established 

 character, in whose honesty and fair dealing they can place 

 japlieit confid ence.— A mtony Gibbs & So ns. 



rpH^FOLLOWING "MANURES are manufactured 



JL at Mr. La\ves t Factory, Deptford Creek :— Turnip Manure, 

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

 CoproliteSj St.— Office, 1, Adelaide Place, London Bridge. 



KB. Genuine Peruvian Guano, guaranteed to contain 16 per 

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

 other Chemical Manures. 



THE LONDON MANURE COMPANY'SNITRO- 

 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, 11. 10_. in London. 



PERUVIAN GUANO, FISHERY SALT, and every other 

 MANURE on best terms, strictly warranted. 

 40, Bridge Street, Black friars. E. Purser, Sec. 



S^EWAGE CHARCOAL MANURE.— This highly 

 fertilising Manure, which is Peat Charcoal completely 

 saturated with London Sewage, will be 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 anv other Manures now in use. ft 

 may be obtained at the SEWAGE MANURE WORKS, Stanley 

 Bridge, Fnlham, 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. Gidbs & Co., 26, Down Street, 

 Piccadilly, Agricultural Seedsmen, Agents for London, and from 

 all the other A gents of the Co mpany. 



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, 

 wil l 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 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 applicatio n to the P rincipal. 



OWNERS OF SETTLED ESTATES and OTHERS 

 desirous of availing themselves of the various recent Acts 

 of Parliament, by which they may charge their Estates with 

 money expended in the Improvement, Conversion, and Reclama- 

 tion of Land, by Drainage, Irrigation, Embanking, Inclosing, 

 jnaking Farm-roads, Clearing, the erection of Farm-buildings 

 and Machinery, Planting and other Agricultural Improvements, 

 are respectfully informed that Messrs. II rwitt Davis & Francis 

 Vigers undertake to advise and furnish Plans and Estimates, 

 .and if required, will contract to do the works, and dispose of the 

 Rent charges.— 3, Frederick 's Pla ce, O ld Je wry, London. 



LAND DRAINAGE BY CONTRACT, in Large 

 or Small Quantities, undertaken by Thomas Scott, Land 



Agent, 5, Charing Cross. 



DRAINAGE OF LAND, BOGS, ETC. 



MR. HUMBERT, of Watford, Herts, supported 

 by unquestionable references and testimonials, offers his 

 services to proprietors about to execute works of drainage, which 

 Ae 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 than 15 years established in business as a 

 Surveyor and Land Agent) has found that wet heavy soils can 

 he usually, carefully, and thoroughly drained, with pipes 4 feet 

 deep, at 41, per acre and upwards, inclusive of every expense. 



DRAINING BY STfcAM POWER. 



TOHN FOWLER is prepared Co undertake Contracts 



,J for DRAINING LANDby his PATENT STEAM PLOUGH, 



at prices varying, according to depth and distance, from 3Z. to 5/. 10s. 

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

 Contracts executed with great rapidity, and tiles manufactured 

 onthe spot, where suitable cl ay exists. — Temple Gate, Bristol. 



THE GENERAL LAND DRAINAGE AND* IM- 

 PROVEMENT COMPANY 



Offices, 52, Parliament Street, London. 

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

 f Sin John V. Shelley, Bart., M.P., Deputy- Chairman. 



Oeorge T. Clark, Esq. 1 William Fisher Hobbs, Esq. 



«?hn C. Cobbold, Esq., M.P. I Edward J. Hutchins, Esq.. M.P. 

 f l r William Cubitt. F.R.S. Sir Samuel Morton Peto, Bart. 



JJenry Currie, Esq. William Tite, Esq., M.P. 



Thomas Edward Dicey, Esq. William Wilshere, Esq. 



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

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

 °f Farm Buildings, and other Improvements on all descriptions of 

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

 °r as ecclesiastical, or Collegiate Property. 



2. In no case is any 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 BE AFFORDED IN EITHER CASE. 



- ^- The whole cost of the works and expenses will, in all cases, 

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

 •astalments. 



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

 * n & extended to fifty years for Land Improvements and 

 r!! R jy-ONK years for Farm Buildings, whereby the instalments 



#t»! kept witnin Sllcn a tai r percentage as the occupiers of the 

 improved Lands can afford to pay. William Clifford, Sec. 



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COLLEGE, 



OYAL AGRICULTURAL 



CIRENCESTER. 

 Patron— His Royal Highn< ss Prince Albert. 

 President of Council — Earl Bathurst. 

 Principal — Rev. J. S. IIaygarth, M.A. 



Professors. &c. 



Chemistry— J. A. C. Voelcker, Ph. D- F.C.S. 



Zoology, Geology, and Botany— J as Buckman, F.G.S., F.L.S. 



Veterinary Medicine and Surgery— G. T. Brown, M.R.C.V.S. 



Surveying, Civil Engineering, and Mathematics— 



F. Armstrong, C.E. 

 Manager of Farm— G. Austin. 

 The First Session of 1856 will begin February 5. The annual 

 fees for boarders vary from 45 to 80 guineas, according to age 

 and other circumstances; the fee for out students is 401. per 

 annum. The College course of lectures and practical instruction 

 is complete in one twelvemonth, though a longer course is 

 recommended. Prospectuses and information can be had on 

 application to the Pr incipal, ' 



PURE AND CHEAP BRKAD.— Flour Mills for 

 Family Use.— Grind your Wheat.— Pure Bread, and do 

 away with medicine entirely, besides effecting a saving. 



Mary Wedlake's FLOUR MILLS, 41. 10s. and upwards. 

 Washing Machines, 6?. 10s.; Mangles, from 50s.; Chaff-cutters 

 and Oat-crushers. Book on Feeding Horses, Is. 

 IIS, Fenchurch 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, Mangel, and other 

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

 that of fuel. Price SI. 10s. Printed testimonials and directions 

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

 Licensed Makers of Corners 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. 



ARKES 



FORKS AND 



MACHINE. 



CAUTION. 



STEEL DIGGING 



DRAINING TOOLS. 

 Whereas very inferior descriptions of Steel Digging Forks are 

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

 chasers of the same have believed them to be the same as those 

 manufactured by me, and to which the Royal Agricultural Society 

 and numerous Agricultural Societies 1 prizes have been awarded, 

 I hereby respectfully inform the public that every Fork manufac- 

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

 Messrs. Bubgesi & Kkv. of No.103, Newgate Street. London, are 

 my sole Wholesale Agents, and 1 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 P rice Lists, dec- post free. Francis Parkf.s & Co. 



FIRST PRIZE REAPING 



NOTICE. 



MESSRS. BURGESS and KEY beg respectfully 

 to inform the public, and particularly the noblemen and 

 gentlemen whose orders tl were obliged to decline for this 

 season on account of the manufacture nol being fully arranged, 

 that the Royal Agricultural Society's V\ Prize of 307. was 

 awarded to them for MCormick's Reaper, with tl r patent 

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

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

 Pell's, by Cros.sk ill : Forbtish's. hiblted by Mr. Palmer; and 

 llussey's, with tilting platform, by Wm. Dray & Co. The 

 reports of farmers who have worked the machine* during this 

 present harvest, show that the average quantity of Wheat, 

 Barley, and Oats which they cut was from 1} to 1; acre per hour. 

 Two bon work the machine with ease, and the only attendant 

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

 prices sent free on application.— Br i *ss & Kky, 103, Newgate 

 Street : and f»2. Little Britain. London. 



B RITA NNIA 



WORKS, 



AND AT 



BANBURY, 



IRON FENCE, HURDLES, ETC. 



I 



STANDS Nos. 209 to 217, Smithfield Show. 



supply upon very advantageous terms to purchasers. Kvery 

 description of Ornamental Castings and Metal Works. Prices, 

 &c, at the Manufactory as above. 



HURDLES for SHEEP, 6 feet long, 3 feet out of 



ground, 5 bars 4s. 9i. each. 



HURDLES for CATTLE, 6 feet long, 3 feet out 

 of ground, 5 bars ... ... ... .„ ... 5*. 3d. each. 



IRON BUILDING AND ROOFING WORKS. 



Gas* Street ani» Brkkeley Street, Birmingham. 



JOHN "HENDERSON PORTER, Engineer and 



*J Contractor, Patentee of a new system of constructing 

 (cheaply and expeditiously, by ordinary labourers) Portable 

 Buildings and Sheds — formed of ordinary planks or boards — 

 peculiarly suitable for Farm purposes. A Model Shed has recently 

 been erected in the Agricultural Department of the Crystal 

 Palace at Sydenham. Corrugated and Galvauised Iron Roofs 

 and Roofing Plates, Eaves, Gutters, Rain-water Pipes, Tanks, 

 Fences, &c— Lon don Office, 1. Riches Court, Lime Street. 



PAXTON WOKKS, SHEFFIELD^ 



SAYNOR AND COOKE, Manufacturers of the cele- 

 brated Exhibition Prize PRUNING, BUDDING, and 

 GRAFTING KNIVES, VINE and PRUNING SCISSORS, Sec. 

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

 carry the keen edge of a razor without requiring to be 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. They 

 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 1851, and the Prize. Medal of the Horticultural 

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

 Saynor & Cooke for their superiority of material and work- 

 man shi p. Established 1738. 



^JENN ANT'S SELF-CLEANSING DIaMOND- 



i TOOTHED WHEEL GRUBBER— The Subscribers beg 

 to call the attention of Agriculturists to this really useful imple- 

 ment, which since its introduction has met with more than usual 

 favour, and has had awarded it the highest commendations by all 

 who have tested its merits. Parties wishing to possess this 

 Grubber to commence the spring operations should give their 

 orders for it now. On application a drawing of the above, with 

 full particulars as to its mode of working, will be sent free by post. 

 W. Drumbiond <fe Sons, Seed and Implement Warehouses, 



Stir ling and Dublin. 



' TO FLORISTS AND OTHERS, 



J JONES, Iron Merchant, has always a great 

 • variety of CYLINDRICAL and SADDLE BOILERS in 

 stock, also Fire and Furnace Bars, Supply Cisterns, Double Doors 

 and Frames, Furnace Grates, Soot Doors, Hot-water Pipes, 

 Elbows, Tees, Syphons, Throttle Valves, Stop Cocks, Flange and 

 Socket Elbows, &c: also Trough Pipes.— Drawings and Prices 

 of the above, or estimates given for the work fixed complete, on 

 application to J. Jonf.s, Iron Bridge Wharf, 6,Bankside, London, 

 near the Southwark Iron Bridge. 



« I^RIGI DOMO."— Patronised by her Majesty the 



JF 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, of 

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



PROTECTION FROM MORNING FROST. 



"FRIGI 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 for 

 all horticultural and floricultnral purposes, for preserving Fruits 

 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 l*.6<f. per yard run, of 

 Elisha Thomas Archkr, whole and sole manufacturer, 7, Trinity 

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

 Surrey ; and of all Nurserymen and Seedsmen throughout the 

 kingdom. " It 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 whicn 

 is mixed with it, and to every part of clean gravel add one ot sbarp 

 river sand. To five parts of BUCh equal mixture add one of I ort- 

 land 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 

 spade, and in 48 hours it becomes as liard as a rock. > egetation 

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

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

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



The same preparation makes first-rate paving for BARRS, 

 CATTLE-SHEDS, FARM-YARDS, and all other «tnahons 

 where a clean, hard bottom is a desideratum. May be laid w 



winter equally well as in summer. . t»«,w„ v «« 



Manufacturers of the Cement, J. B. W hitk & Brothers, 



Milbank Street* Westminster 



more than 60,00* 



TURNIP 



well known that they require no desrripf ion- 

 having been supplied from the above Works, 



GARDNER'8 PATENT DOIBLE-ACTION 



CUTTER8. 



GARDNERS PATENT RINGL1 \CTION DITTO. 



MOODY'S GRATERS. Fink and Coarsb Cuts. 



BUSHE and BARTERS PATENT c. RATE I!, for Fermentation. 



PHILLIPS' PATENT GRATER <>!: MINCER. 

 GACNTLETT'S PATENT GRATER, for mixing with Chaff. 

 SAMUKLSON'8 ECONOMIC C1IA1 1" ClTTHK3,for Stables 

 and Small Occupations. 



LARGE CHAFF CUTTERS, CORNES 1 and other Patterns as 



per Catalogue. 

 SAMUELSOVS ATMOSPHERIC AND ANTHONY'S 



PATENT AMERICAN CHI KNS are Manufactured solely 



by Mr. Samuelsos. 

 CORN AND MALT BRUISING MILLS. 

 LINSEED CAKE BREAKER 

 SAMUELSON'S REGISTERED BUDDING'S LAWN 



MOWERS, &c. t &c. 



The above may be obtained at all respectable Ironmongers 

 and Implement Dealers in the Kingdom, of whom Cataloging 

 and Price Lists may be procured gratis, or post free on appli 

 cation to B. Samiei.son* (sun r to the late .Tames Gardner), 

 Britannia Works, Banbury; or at Stands Nos. 209 to 217, 

 Smithfield Show. 



ENDLE'S PRICE CURRENT and GARDEN 



DIRECTORY for 1856 is now published, and 

 can be obtained through any Bookseller in town or 

 country, price 6d. 9 or from the Proprietors, 



William Edgcumrf. I'fndlk & Co., Union Road, Plymouth. 



5Cfte agricultural <3d&tttt. 



SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1855. 



The agricultural meetings of the week have been 

 exceedingly successful. The Smithfield Club's show 

 has attracted its thousands, who, if not greatly 

 edified, have at any rate enjoyed a rare opportunity 

 for converse in the presence of objects likely to 

 make it agriculturally instructive.— The London 

 Farmers' Club has held its annual meeting, and Mr. 

 Baker, of Whittle, one of its most intelligent 



read before them a useful lecture on 



members, has 

 one of the most important subjects that can occupy 

 the minds of farmers or of landowners. — The Society 

 of Arts has assembled its hundreds to hear the 

 paper on Lmd Drainage which we give in another 

 page. — And to these we might add that the 

 Royal Agricultural Society of England has held 

 one of its annual meetings, were it not that it is 

 barely more than a meeting pro forma, held 

 and conducted simply because it is down in its 

 charter that it is to be held and conducted. 

 What a pity it is that a Society possessed of such 

 means and influence should not turn them to 

 account at a time when London is full of its 

 members, and when every other society which has 

 any claim on the attention of farmers is doing its 

 best to make use of the opportunity, 

 of Arts has but a casual connection with the farming 

 interest, and but few of its members are farmers 

 yet it selects the week of the Smithfield Show for 

 drawing attention to one of the most important 

 departments of the art of agriculture ; it scatter* 

 its invitations, we may say, over the length and 

 breadth of the land, in order to secure the attend- 

 ance of those interested in the subject ; it organises 

 a discussion which shall embrace ever)' opinion and 

 practice that has been advocated in connection with 

 it • and itaccordingly succeeds in not only teaching its 

 members but interesting them in its own success 

 and prosperity. It would be greatly to the advantage 

 of our national agricultural Society if its members, 

 too, were assembled, not for mere formal gatherings, 

 for which a few cliairs around a table m the end 



The Societv 



