ich you quote on fi 
think it very likely to be the "ense. 
i vs farmer to eco 
rs in the sou 
сору, and which was as made wi 
eeding cattle ; "but, at the 
Any 
nomise his 
uth of 
stated to me, it is very | hre 
cá brought forward in the — Р 
тееё е 
n 
THE AGRI CULTURAL GAZETTE. 
tion with my b and who is ry large 
was here last wes 
seemed to be to 
** So there 
The 
йү; and it 
eman 
he system in Scotland ; 
vill be unti it is tried." 
call for the root-graters in this country is e 
us food ; an 
E 
chaffed and s 
it mye s applied to the feeding of all E бча нз 
to and even some say dogs, 
на I Jue say that I have so tried i it. T dep 
seems admirable for farm-horses; on 
eep m ood condition. 
hunters стене) their daily | m 
of shredde е 
я, Oats 
For my other мт ( 
rations are— 7 lbs. of crushed Oats 
Ibs 
ts in the 
боза share in iA Lein bi wish to assist my 
brine Чоте. Gervase Bushe, Glencairn Abbey, 
:COMPARISON OF MEASURED AND ACTUAL WEIGHTS oF SMITHFIELD BEEF. BEEF. 
farmer, 
"| told him of "ihe opposition there 
his answer was, | 1 
t has been found quite impossible Уи to | 
оар. iden consists i in the admixture of the жы, 
асео 
two-thirds Бре, mixed up perd catt = опе feed ж 
rning, 
so greatly enlarges the bulk and mass o 
bonaceous ic. 
me offer "X are gras from m а twofold 
of the view T 
carted armstead, which 
обе "applied to . Throughout the | 
the Wheat, the lante on Ld "er portion of the 
inary 1 riance, and ulti 
of 
field 
то 
Two r ere present 
formation of nitrogenous products n notwithstanding, 
of ammo- 
MEASUREMENTS. MrASURED WxrGHTS.* ACTUAL Wisor * studia. ui heres 9 th EIE. 
NAME AND А PURCHASÉR Б EL EwaARTS GAUGE. supposing that the avidity of plants for amm: 
Aer. | 5 # |85 ‚ [ «теу | “Extra (Оаа: Loose fat. | and their luxuriance of m its liberal applica- 
я |o6|do]| Fa" |. (үз fat." tion is due to the nitrogen it contains ! 2d. The 
| of hydro-carbonaceous matter, produced on the piece of 
| Dzvox STEERS (under З years old): '|yrs.mo.|ft. in.|ft. in.|stones| stones. | stones. | stones stones. | stones grou ted wi the manure heap, 
- — "Edwards ,2, Russell Place, co weüs 211 |411,8 1 80 84 88 80 11à  |isgreatly in excess of ced on a similar area of 
т, Gurney, Charles Street, Westbourne Te |р i eil 951 | m “ п | w 20y other part of the field. But, if plants derive their 
$ Mr. R Russell, Windsor Street Uxbridge 27|48|79| e| 70 73 17 69 10 | hydrogen from the de-oxydation of water, why should 
е d: б. Curti 211 |4 8|? 1| 56 58 61 64 69 there be this difference ! Тһе ts were respectively 
ЕЗ rove Place, К Line Asylum, Fel sifolwl'w e р in precisely similar conditions, in relation to 
Devoy Oxkx (over 3 years old): E T s light, hea! ani moisture, in whatever form ; and 80 
12 E 2-23 E es ben Hoxton New Town| 4 31|511|8 5| 90 94 99 104 105 19 they n to their supplies of carbon . 
mu T th i й : A A В E 2 86 e a дй from the od: phere, and probably from the ground ; 
сле БЕШ КА IR Mt petet 
' y 9. 
a yr-Edviris 2 Rassell laco Tunbridge Wells ids -ir : - ^ - 72 75 п 11 difference, I conceive, is incapable of satisfactory 
M. 8Stedwell " 69 9 М R " P й 
33 |Mr. Elphick, von ба horar Ea: 1319 |59|7 9| 82| 8 90 dd Té 9 кирха - ical gan that, it is palpable to 
i over v 
26 |М: ny Dors & зү 800 |8' 31 85 E: 93 98 903 12 supplied to plants through their roots does in some way 
abs катоо Breen п der 3 years old) other exert a powerful effect increasing 
се inen y Oxferd ъз. 2 а S Ex 2 76 4,  |the hydro-carbonaceous matter of their structural sube. 
E E Er e Foubert's Place, Regent Бітве 211 {5 5|710| 80 83 88 A 76 stance—their-roots, stems, and leaves. 
r. H. E х, Т = dge Wells |28]|50/|80]| 77 80 8з 87 76 On the supposition that the prim 
38. | | ; | of ammonia in vegetable econom оешу are to supply hy drogen 
i 811 {5.61810 | 103 107 112 
4o [x гч „| d I5 5|9 4| 14| 18$ | 158 E i m» to enable to perfect their substance, the faet o 
42 [Mr Collingwood, "m rz acnirl2 208-6 жес жт] элен Poem Asian grovt under tal 
Мт. Jones, Heathérfeld, Essex -.. Таз Бтз AT 1| - 1 application of it is susceptible. and tent 
[ыг Horwood, Esher, Surrey £3| TIE 8| WI mu | ww D WI Noo] риу * from 
рах Threadneedie Street 4.3 11 Б "de ti jg E! 101 14 whatever carbon may exist in the gro Und i fit 
T 9 р 
А неч m а -— es 5 8 101 106 112 103 16 — the use of nd there is an inexhaustiolo supply of 
за M Hle Hanow - ton Old Tow 29|53|80| 8| 8 87 92 87 10 bathe арсар тош ин Р 
iz m 210 |6 3|8 7| 93 96 101 105 95 14 acions: t of their structural substance ^ be. 
Won Cobham, Sürre A 2.7.155 |8 1| 85 88 92 97 87 obtained, Practically it is inexhaustible, for the re- 
E «Dobbin; 15, High S m ET оф): ОТЕ doa g idi searches of chemists have shown that after all the 
60 (Мг, Bottrill, 41, Rochester How, еба 4 4 |5 9|9 1| 1i4| 119 | 194 130 106 14 this fund by vegetation over the whole: 
61 |Mr. Ferris, Westgate Place, Bath 39|55]|85| 9| 96 | 10 105 103 14 | world, еге is а constant though small and uu i 
1 ее * &rnsbury Park, Islington : - - M , 5 чә - - 191 са 15 ity of carbonic acid at all times existing in, а 
65, |M «боору ill Street, Macclestield ... 58 1611911 | 143| 149 | 156 18 197 jj ^ |e«mally -diffased the atmosphere. 1f then the 
|Mr.G.Stone, Watford ..  .. CIO Ug DS TIETE A 98 103 108 94 13 s of plants were simply carb: seems no 
Nr eani : Market, No mde t mios үзе US а p 13  |reason why, from this source alone, they might not 
m -Buage, 1 Three Colts Street, Limehouse). 310 |5 7|8 4| 93 97 102 106 104 i prooem i ны a е susceptible оЁ; 
| 1-3,9 r p 55 |510|9 5| 194] 12 | 137 144 143 12 tas they consist not of carbon but of carbon. 
v utque А Мае Street... 46 |6 0| 811) t| 19 | 124 130 120 15 united with hydrogen or hydro matter, 
o cap mme Bie Richmond... 2.9 |5 віта |. s9| ез | ет 91 ЖЫ ii Ais e dms inet Mar ei depo ери WE 
si IMr К Cows (over 4 years ears old): ё г element, in conj with ап already provided — 
sr ME mee M, Gloucester 4. dua 3 8 вета vd] WW 90 94 $9 95 16 inexhaustible magazine of to enable them - 
2.1 n im ker melóuse 9 7 |5 1|7 9| 78 76 79 83 80 10 to attain the largest dimensions capable - 
Total, omitting No. 4. 3831 | 3984 | 4159 | 4869 | 4073 | иӊ} | of vegetable s А , plants are at all ti 
ү ght TD d in all situations favourably circumstanced 
attaining their full development expansion by the 
e t nee of an кые ted suppl carbonio 
PURPOSES OF е AMMONTA T IN VEGETABLE " smaller quantities into the he composition of plants ! Is acid i ч remit me tin d 
DUM it not hydro-earbonaceous — osition to 
e Gardener? Chroniclé of the- 10th of January,|the union or combination СА Siri hydr 4 Het s pui E 
en Ue gave place to а communieation from me on | derived from su en in by their roots and | hydrogen to unite with the 
rs ды and Purposes of Ammonia in Veg leaves? It is, I believe, generally allowed that substance ; and hence the di 
the yen Ag whieh I attempted to show, contrary to | carbon is derived fr acid, which is- always | which characterise vegetation in different situations and 
plint fur ion, that ; ‘appetence of | found in the atmos , and ле рч from иа беоне бочдои айий 
' dk d cin due to their requirements for | ing vegetable matter in the ground whenee is the | hydrogen neither exists in the same 
stPüetural grt penes „om or build up their ydrogen. » derived ! It will be said, dii it is derived | in the a еге as carbonie 
hod unction with „derived | Í know, is it available by plants in that state ; it is 
оми acid of the atmosphere and other in or by the jenen, under. the: agen Sena of sunlight and as itis b а ей in rain 
оа, nen that their demand for nitrogen, the other | heat. Admitting th ex uncertain intervals of time, that it 
tuen ammonia, hae db un and limited тылы а feasible d. it still occurs ws ge whether | by plan their r Limited and 
ing very much in different plants, an d | there is any direet proof of decomposition of water | is thi i | 
» in ins taking рее. | The ts giving out | of t i 
оху lf eh proof ; inasmuch 
ue radi aces tera eu oom its owed alse 
dis 
