31 -1849.] 



THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



rjTof Ullage in all its branches. The fear of being 

 Tj H is merely imaginary ; a stranger who visits tt 

 ^jnty, »nd proposes to employ a number of hands, w: 

 ta killed as a protector ; and so far from any attem] 



tb, kboarers, as will astonish John Bull, not accustom* 

 tend with. The tide i 



p.s:2 



wev for manufacturing purposes i 



people, and assist, by precept and example, in proving 



to demonstration the resources of Ire] 



the thing wanted, and the wealthy corporation of London 



intentions are backed by gold. The winte'r shouMnot 

 be allowed to pass over, without finding a large body of 

 English and Scotch farmers located in various parts 

 tf Ireland. Land is to be rented cheap, and we have 



i vin^ and as-erting th 



V. . ■ . ., ;-.,.,.■ -. ; ■_. 



Staring metropolis of the county, ^his is the Scond 

 wit from the Society. The propriety of the step is 

 of the meeting in every feature. This result has been 

 "unanticipated. Leeds though so extensively engaged 

 a manufactures as to claim the title of the capital of 

 & « est Riding, has an agricultural connexion second 

 ew towns m England, and surpassing that of 



So hr vinc J al and purel y a g" cuit » ra i '— 



™»* at the confluence of several ri' 



the W. U | at mt ,° almost neighbourly co 

 n*«T cora - lands °f the county by I 

 JJ*emof railways which radiate from it 



. 



2 D i±_ Whic ^ Leeds and 



eXceede| f«Sjex PreS * Dt ' t 





York, and Norwich. The inter 

 meeting from this prevailing tast 

 from the fact that the catalogs 



the Mayor and Corporation, and by the facilities which 

 have been given by the directors of the several railway! 



Trial of Implements, Monday, July 30.— Th< 



which show the greatest improvements at the trial au< 



implements in the yard is also usually awarded. Tin 

 judges of implements were—Mr. Thos. Owthwait< 



! 

 Rainton ; Mr. Mansfield Harrison, Keuningham 

 Mr. Bourne, Civil Engineer, Leeds. The trial nek 

 was situated at Kirkstall, about I miles from Leeds. 



station of the Leeds and Bradford Railway, but little 



Mr. Wilks, White Horse Hotel, Leeds. The imple 



pleasing sight than the fi 

 capable of turning, pressi 



Kirkstall— the sight \ 









, and this generally prevents just c 



in. The broad sur- 

 •own out of the soil. 



Kearsley, Ripon ; Mr. 



j in them is in the length of teeth, the for 

 tare or round), the method of elevating tl 



Mr. Stratton and Mr. 



square axle. The former has the advantage in 

 the danger of breakin,- ti;e teeth upon :• ;i which 



patent of using the round axle with serrated wheels, 

 r is secured 



»""&" 



roller. *The' teeth 





p. .<ir. -\ieyneii maae very lair worn — aepin 



e Scotch plough went 7 J- inches, but broke the land, 

 I left an unlevel sole. Mr. Gascoigne was not in the 



wing ulouch, where so much depends upon the skill 

 the ploughman and his knowledge of his implement, 



For General Purposes.— Messrs. Busby, Barratt, 

 rker, Meyuell, and Kirkwood competed. The mini- 

 im depth was 7 inches. Messrs. Busby, Barratt, 

 rkwood, and Meynell used the same ploughs as in the 

 svious trial. The result, to our eye, was nearly same 

 last, the only exception being that Mr. Meynell had 

 ■lightly the advantage of Mr. Barratt in this trial. Mr. 

 ' • >rk was at precisely 7 inches. Mr. Kirk- 

 nearly 9 inches, and turned up the virgin 

 before, however, owing to the friable nature 

 ity of the Lothian mould- 



- . i 

 brought specie 



bound soil; 

 nch it was tried nuiimed the value 

 uced from observation of the trial. 



skill, and Mr. Kearsley, of Ripon* 



Smith, of Stamford, Messrs. Barrett, 

 , of Leeds, Mr. Barker, of Dunning. 

 wood, of Tranent, also competed. 



a Heavy Ploughs.— At a 

 3. Mr. Busby, Mr. Barkei 



*ding the only 



r°« "P in UZ ma * b }*?* ot towns generally has 

 n^than.!!.? m gaining a number of disciples 

 ^PHtoo ttf °, her town in fin g land can boast of ; 

 i **. if w» ^ ■ ve Dec °me no mean proficients in 



5^»« t£v ^ PeUti0n with their Yorkshire brethren 

 ^"•""ebto their doings atthf semal 



i perseverance ap- 

 ot uruce, again brought 

 the same plough to work. The other two adopted fresh 

 implements. Mr. Busby made capital work, at the 

 exact prescribed depth. That Mr. Busby understands 



principle is demonstrated by the fact, that his strong 

 and light ploughs not only made equally good work but 



White, and Atkinson, 

 difficulty. The Ducies a 



, subsoil. Mr. Barker exhibited t 



ss its work effectually, and with greater uniformity 

 i economy of power than any other. The judges, 



any ^^"^^^ 



ing features. Each plough, indeed, is capable of pro- j . n W A: W had some Years' experience ot 



ducing thesame pecn , tl nnTano^hTto sTp^Tfi 



a P h Stron g 4h::: "^S^S^^. _ 



before, to « plough deep" and find the gold." In this I m0st rim P le and durable ma 



