4-1849.] 



THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



*■»* "Inintity of heaven-descended sunshine a 



I 1 *!^m1 base, but if it has more plants to 

 •fl^ps through between, and more good is got 

 ^!?ff the question was to take two pieces of flat 

 Si to force one of them up from below, then it is 



£ **t part rise vertically, yet the air does not act 

 i "'JS . on the soil, but perpendicularly to its surface ; 

 JJL the roots act only in a vertical, but every di- 

 jJJ np , down,^ or^sui JJ^J^ ^fj^TcTver 

 j^paiuoii is not an absolute necessity in the growth 

 jkplea that there is no such thing as absolute con- 

 fli we cannot admit— that is a theoretical principle 

 fat «sot proved ; and if it was it does not apply, for if 



JiSTS 'between ! But if you have stems of Wheat 

 j «*es apart, there is room for many in between 

 rja» we differ. There is no gain by increasing the 



t a equally certain that they will grow and I 



ir it nay be taken for a maxim, that the more 

 ■hots get from the land the less they require fr 

 » On rich laud Wheat is thick ; on poor, the 



■ aggregate of many grains that fills the bushel ? So, 



■at be looked for by its being many times multiplied : 

 si if the approximation be only T % inch, it is equal to 



wym.ll degree. It must be argued on grounds pecu- 

 SwiTj'take WhICh a fUt " re ° PP ° rtunit 7 wiU P erha - DS 

 HJrfu CSow" ™ m ™°* praSlytakeld! 

 *i riSriVi ^ ^ .Having done 6 with°Se e 2 



*Jtk itertW I fo° ^mo^rT^tn? 

 ■in tilly countries, on the flat, at the top, or 

 ■J", and doubtless on hill sides, the best soil has a 

 f*^ to wash away. On a natum 

 «wa tor eho.ce prefer slight undulations to a perfect 

 JJ Tbed.fference is perhaps not worth an — 

 ■* Oa lands that require well draining, a mo 

 *»2 superior to a dead level, in order tha 

 ■ Tui T ag00d outfaU - Drains draw further 

 bat wit' d0 not clear so wel1 — the y clear 

 *«to com ens 1 * faH ' bUt ^° U mUS ' Pla ° e them mUCh 

 &,bto beVer W^ou* tarn** yol? cannot puriTa 

 Kit in 0*° extreme « You cannot have the great"* 

 fcaaconJ 16 **/ ^hout exposing yourself to m< 

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* *£L ? fomed to draw food from the air » 



^feTtin T* medium - When P^nts want 

 *>P ]Z drainer "h* ***** ^^ *** * *** 

 •ClK* to go there. This is best accomplished 

 a * r »CW<J l V n ? hne on the surface of the land. 



* «* on Z' , ft > Dar linyton. [The better quality 

 ^». at L Pe . certaiQ 'y was spoken of by Mr. 



^•ioaelxur to the actlon of the atmosphere wl 

 !**SSf rtenced - We do not think that thai 



u- 





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F a system w 



and I leave your readers to judge whi 



-'-•ig for this 

 inder dis- 



i designated, but may be termed an 



elver- ; might engage without the fear of being considereTraab. 



these j It is strange to see active young farmers paying high 



A - y crossing a narrow arm 



he choice of land of the 



which so much skill, energy, and e 

 gbt into play. No one thinks oi 

 without an object, and the greater 



make an | 



land being let at U. per English acre, producing up- 

 ward of two tons of hay ; this statement is believed to bo 

 no exaggeration, but rather under than over estimated 



as to bulk of crop. If with inferior tillage the produ< 

 so good what might not be anticipated from improved 



. 

 black, and when dried, almost as heavy as coal. I can- 

 not help fancying that if this was charred r. 



I -!u,uld like much to try some of it, if the 

 preparation could be imported into this country at a 

 small expense per ton. What is the Gazette's opinion 



S» Hussion Z lu r f cur * in g to the subj. 

 Il^oflj.^^*- that are J 



Until he can withstand tho « as not worth much, as a vehicle 



then ? Why, then he will have gained the victory and manure it might be exceedingly 



- ze. Verily, was there ever before pro- available for agri " ' 

 pouuueu sucn a Utopian scheme as this ? So the capital, 

 skill, energy, and industry of the farmers of this country 

 are to be invested in so hazardous a game as this, on 



if during the first year it barely paid the expense of 



cutting and ch M It** introduce 



ril into districts where labour is much 



Pbb anxiety to promote the comfort of out 



ild induce many gentlemen to try 



t land with charcoal 



aust always be on an inequality, in the on( 

 It of skill and labour is a certainty, and in the I 

 uncertainty. I would ask, then, if the com- j 

 parison is a fair one 1 and can any one, having a km 

 ledge of the real state and position of agriculture i 



ieet the depression that is to happen ii 



desist from any such rash experiment 



ofitable investment ? As for thos< 



do not get out of the way they wil 

 it not be fairer advice to offer them 



, these facts, relatively considered, i 



by lerel 



a 



Horses: Nor H—U I I— 



read the letter from Mr. Beale Browne to Lord Chi- 

 chester in a late Number of the Agricultural Gazette. 

 I can bear testimony to the truth of his remarks, and I 

 am confirmed in it by the judgment of three competent 

 men, all of whom are first-rate judges of horses. Wkh- 

 I say such decisions as the judges of 

 liorses, appointed by the Council of the Royal Agricui. 

 arrived at at the Norwich show tend to 

 break up the Society. There were some first-rate 

 horses rejected and neglected, that it is to me wholly 

 surprising that I ave awarded 



> Tubes for Irrigation.— Yon have n 



writing, or for supposing that we are endeai 

 conceal anything bearing upon the question ■■■. 



for this Paper to discuss ? We take tho bet >f oi i 



fern to see if the, 



rt this fall of prices 

 ily ought to put it in 



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iright, is sure to save them.] externally of the shell, 



etme advise spirited young English or The largest egg each hen lays will bef( 



S to turn their attention to Ireland as a a cock chicke 



j got cheaply and, if in any demand, plentifully, 

 jr solid tube, might irrigate'* considerable length 



irge eggs; 



The island has passed through the furnace of 

 affliction, has been on the brink of total ruin, and after 

 only experienced by a nation under 

 •my, has now every 

 mbent posture with 



dated are eggs containing no yolk ; their smal 

 determine this deficiency. Eggs laid by bees 

 do cock to associate with, are never used as i 



posture with spondent the pigs 

 d, and its mis- , kind. For my p 



pirit of leL'is- pigs of a "small 



2*G. tt XTT».»nd . lumt reference to society, which j at the presumption and audacity of their owners sendm* 



fc^ trou b r haVe more My dilated upon. *e are advocates of the small breed only anl 



2L^*CX e J rou with a fewre;i - ■ to oon8ider the p eculiar wants of the i8laad wonder any one keep8 •J* M 8a coa ^.-sT ained K5 



fcy*«W°ff y0U hav « made, as well as from tl • uit throughout the animal, viz., a large breed. It is said flitches of heee» 



«C 00t «•• 2 need « not much ingenuity ; empire. England has , • and ought to be long and deep ; but it doe snot ^7^«f^ 



^*W trS d mclJ nation of the mind of the I only waiting for a safe channel through which it may S is to be regarded-that is close-grained and *»»»-«««J 



Ure * Un S upon a question like the present, I circulate, and return to its owners with interest. A j or coarse and thick skinned. We never saw a good, 



