Manon 12, 1864.] 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, 
253 
the material which makes up 
the | make 1 per cent. in live weight, whilst in the ox not] The Club, v 
for the 
em, Thus flesh will uet "ife al more than 1 per ce nt. i is made. In the pig a much 1 rapid accession s E 
qoe waste of the tis 
med, 
die ^w [e wells aman 
p 3 
sues and also preserves | greater amount of food is turned into flesh and fat, but 
a Farmers’ Club, there 
rades and 
t then there is this n= grad vet we ve ep to sig AEN t he mubeeribers, E men ie M e 
ke as examples various kinds of food» keep the pig on much mo expensive diet, and it profess — magistrates, arris ergymen, 
n hat fs eat difference i in the albuminous pro- | brings the — perhap =p ty nearly m "m e. ow ph ysicians, Gan all of Mei contribute Orci infor- 
ie as compared with others. Beans | some other experiments it has been found that to make | matio meeting 
eed IMS ne fónrth, or 24 percent., of albuminous | 100 Ibs. of mutton, 170 Ibs. of wp and 876 lbs On referring to "dg minute book it appears that 
Silir whilst Wheat contains only vd p cent., but f of Swedes were used; in another, 321 lbs. of oil- pie the first year, there were discussions on 
this is s ficient for our system we could not nn E 1103 Ibs. of Swedes; "and Linseed wa Manure ; an the Waste of it; on ‘The Cultivation 
ndure, although they have about abe “ble the power of fond ot present any more EM than ski. of Turnips; ' [o ime an its Application;? and on 
e de ES edis of ‘the tissues as compared with | In a trial between Barley and Beans it was found|‘The Rotation of Crops. ring the harve 8c 
Wheat Peas contai sos bout 28 per cent.; | that 1 lb. of Barley had as much effect A^ the animal as | the on ts mparative advantages of the Scythe and 
= E o6 | contain , a less |a 
or Indian Corn, 11 per cent. Linseed panty about el t d alt] had the advantage, the. ie "the has come 
s 0 
- pa 4 Qe . . 
8, 13 per cent.; Maize, | 1 lb. of Bea ans, but t then as we have notic ed, Barley e Sickle or Hook i in Cutting yc hri resulted in 
t 
.; and -cake more, 29 p 
emi; whilst Linseed itself jeri ae only 20 per ia: . [si suficient he the ‘animal, ^ as nearly all the value of | more into use, and is now almost superseding the hook 
Locust Beans contai Th 
in only a ver jd 
t.. but a 
small per centage, 
t. of s 
| Swede s contain les than 2 pe 
api 
sugar. that the value of that from Beans, or cake, or | the larger farmers, cannot be 
r cent., and Turnips other _ nitrogenous substances wil be double that left | the more hilly districts. Disc 
Bar 
| about 1. 2; whilst the starch, gum, and sugar. arley, Oats, or even Wheat. The ed ‘Storing Turnips,’ Mic e e 
Y 
food required by vac kinds of sheep es | & ‘inary member, 
eous matte cr i er ce t. o 
t life far Lies than | according to the = gr^ cireumstances = which Flax,’ were the ners fa cs 
I 
putt 
in other districts they are more 
safficien i 
t; Maiz 50, consi 
atirely of sugar; Rape cake, 23; Linseed cake, 97: ‘xpthuind hilst Linseed cake produced a E iiiter duced into the distri 
linseed, 20. And then we come to oil or fat, "Rad | effect than Peas or Beans— that is to say, 6 Ibs. of cake S a i propriety fa from their last M A 
i most important property, for it was stated just now | produced something like the effect of 7 lbs, of Beans uA "b y e d ind 4 m their last Master 
that cvs double the coe ot carbon to what | or Peas, yet the mixture of Linseed-cake and Beans in Mei peter Mit ae B 
2 ^ k : s 
sugar coi w ee ee nd Peas in Mark 
- thereon we can E be sic plisid at its being so produ uced a considerably greater csi on the det 
make fut. In many distr icts Bah. re quite incapable "Y n subjecte has been found that the| di lur 
fat, altho 
rolds require en next the Leicesters, next 2 eg year 1852 c 
g 
E 
f} 
d- 
o 
a 
HS 
heep,’ read 
e on TA Cultivation of 
brought before the Club 
menced with a discussion 
q 
nutritive if given in| cross- bred; next to thet the Hampshire downs, | on Line Cake in Goth with Flax Growing, 
s 
"n 
t quantities; but if m fe Pes oots alon and then the Sussex Men kis jor ‘the ere was "d a — ion o 
i e fo i 
e : 
ual to Wheat; in Oats, so MM of nitrogenous matter, it is better to rire up | ^ Diseases of Shee ;* and a 
va ges 
r t v i 
kss quantity of roots, and substitute ther more sd È the Sussex downs 877 iw but the last was the | Breed of vel Age M. ^ ge rae on 2 on 
mtitious dry food. Again, in albuminous food we find | more iius ble per pound. ese experiments cep P | of more and another on 
that the starch, gum, and sugar in Beans is 48 t.; | that it was very essential Ph animals should have a 
in Wheat it is r and thos Wheat is 10 peni certain portion of food of various kinds, but inasmuch — The proceedings of this year ad Roude the 
ticher i ch th an or in | 88 roots consist so largely of carbonaceous matter and a The Management of Hedges an s,’ the 
Felt ution was passed 
Sy isting st | this cake, unless grain can be got at much less |“ That it is expedient that the Rural Police be intro- 
Ww 
An alteration in the ho 
on ‘ Agricultu dis ne d 
the 
Farmers not engaging 
the first meeting of this 
i Co 
ig 
et in ta og effected by the Club. fA lecture 
y Teb members; ale r read a paper on ‘The 
80) Lr exper x iment related by y Mr. abd itera c Feeding of Cattle in that County, for the Supply of 
por cow since, in which bis object w. idis ondon Ot 
n what quantity of food in differink. fon f 55.—This year disc ssions were held on * Dee 
Nerea much flesh and fat, and he found that AMbíetos. : ., _,{ and Shallow Tillage, on * The Effect of Cross cbibedtae 
about four times the quan ity of dry substance | Rules of the Penrith Farmers? Club : with a List of | m th ie „Syste stem the Dam, and on e Cottage 
chaff alon ow quantity of food when he use dry| Subscribers, §c., and a Sum mmary of its Proceedings | Syste 
lad dition what E " ee had = lent food, m. E ,Establishmen é in ay ter: 1851. > I hr hbro years the value and importance of 
addition of Bar] t VUE. ound the! Swee “ Advertiser ” Office, Penrith. the om to the — of the district increased and 
addition of Beg ey to hese hada greater stc thanthe| We cannot do better than reco lane the perusal of | was much appreciated. In usan f this we 
mixed ve oe e Boi S anen le d Linseed oil e little B le to any who may be dis isposed to | quote qe Htec of the last two years. 
effect t ns it NS fou nd to a greater | start a club, and who want, therefore, a g In 1861 correspondence was ld with the Central 
Siderab] is on- | set of ida eve way of introducing the «one ie | Farmers’ Club, on the Seta of Weights 
quant grea 3 ku when - double the | the farmers of the locality, and a good histo: y | Measures,’ and an offer to co-o with this Club in 
Anima] 
ni effect than "E ory, b 
ty of Beans were employed, showing that the| of stimulant, of what has been actually debi liihed any measure for "y promotion or that object, Dis. 
by a local club, i Ass 
and Irre. 
1 under wise and vigorous manag: t. essmen 
elieved the system of| ' Our history of the Penrith Club is abridged from the | movable Poor Bil ls, rian * Reports of the Committee 
ege i $ 
ry 
ted with little trouble | extremely reme report of it which the Honorary | on the Highways’ Bill? were am 
among the business of the 
at Oats contain about Secretary has been good enough to draw up for r our | session. In the course of this year the Club established 
h 
1l; Linseed. k » 1255 Maize, 8 per cent. ; Rape-cake, | gee te Wool Fairs, much to the convenience of the 
Wf cent, x 5,125 while Linseed itself con tains 34 ‘ umberland and Mbit mg the arable farms | and wool buyers. After a paper mmon of 
We a ` E i yos average, m s than those i in most | Pasture,’ a subject of great lipaisi in these 
in re, which | of the southern Orn EERS “hoe of 300 or 400 acres of | counties, where there are so many thousands of acres of 
| O per cent.; Pes 10; “Wher 12; | good land, are considered 1 of course there are | unenclosed land, it was resolved that the law gee 
Poy 
maim nia ge 4; and p adt 
e, 14; many much larger, but he er are se, Bly w that|to the enclosure of Commons, as it at presen 
at | average. One hundred acres of good arable dd may | is € rers or actory. Numerous letters and peti 
i from this 
as been some consider- | be cons: idered the average. and — other counti ies, ag 
re must be considered | The farmers Uetipei vod, though celebrated, like bis hk tee fielet state of 
the 
t or not. The term | their neighbours over the Border oe Ms shrewdness with the Enclosure himirt o tig but they 
nai i their cust y dm 
Toefieint for the 
| h Y bj: 862.— ng the erp law 
 quntit Agricultural Gazette, where a ce ain | 1000 or 1200 acres, hunt i EL and drive to market | satisfactor arrangement of Common xem Club 
Tegelal] of food rria esen iti 
analysed a i i 
| e fi pre, v and then the excrement was oreover, many of them are Yeomen, or as they are | ment. A statement of the im ry of pad dii e in the 
nd it has 
M 
found that there has locally called, Statesmen, diyt ng their own fins ae of special 
vegetable fibre in the | from 50 to 100 acres and u upwards. Though plain and A ted to the Club, an idd a a 
i - 
» plainly vtm that a |unostentatious in their manners, they will generally pw Ee t of Mea dow Land, Sir 
the system. Hen found to be sensible, well inf ed, energetic men th t interestin 
ity y orm erg i 
Maj aarre straw for fodder, we should c ut it ina ready to appreciate and avail themselves of modern | Sheep Farming and Wool Gro 
tate of cellulose eens, Whe iners veget ce fibre isi n a | improvements, and march with the times. With a| Although there were many warm discussions, „and 
lulose j is mucb mo! i 
eme thus glance ced at the 
Succeeded i 
igestibl view to the convenience and advantage of the farmers | many adverse opinions given 
crops 
aero * The Manage- 
t Dónskdson gave 
i lecture on * Australian 
ing’ 
anew 
s pi gi 
various constituents | and others frequenting Penrith Market, the Club was | Hi ighway Act, a vemm to Parliament was prepared 
Turnips : something like 150 Ibs. of|established in the spring of 1851, the project of its|and signed by a majority of the 
made coi 
mike b. of mutton, if fed in the open | formation having peen appropriately i introduced at one lit may be 
ütions 100lbs. sed in sheds pader, ble con-|of the principal market ordinari ;, the town and|was presented to the Magistrates in 
es e 1 deg 
e same | district being "Ries y adapted te “it, as exclusively | Cumberland and West: 
es 
therefore 100 Th and 150 Ibs. may | agri — 'committee of management, anxious | the — the Act. 
ed the ex. 
n all cases 100 qp, = tremes, 
say that | to induce thorough practical farmers to join and assist| From meagre sketch of 
members, T bras that 
bsequently a memorial 
urging them to adopt 
oscar igen yf ima 
- given in sheds will prednes the same | in renim the usefulness of the —- wisely fixed | be see’ "e €: Clab has effected much good since its 
given opt of ven out of doors, because sometimes | the subseription at a low sum, as i desirable also, institution, concludes with the following 
en 
This 
he others. will produce a better effect than | by making it accessible to ever frui “of farmers, to do | account of ius icultural i 
bur onfe wera 18 well known that by i imei. er aem are no 
Proportion oF 180 ette littleor no i increase, j| committee, by the economy of their arrangements, have | and it has obtained an influence that scarcel 
ery 
at in a su with any suspicion of exclusiveness, and oe district. -Its proce 
h a d. 1 different 
is o jt Lio fact as we can ar arrive, Tt is 
enal i 
ad jr ne Price of mutton, 6d 
y 
of mutt | have been hoped for, That the agriculture of Camber- 
A "good President and MES were for-|land and its sister county, Westmoreland, has much 
MÀ „Obtained. The formation od Book was | improved during that rea of 
"d ity the managem 
ue; thus you may put what y ou | to which we are HAY a addin ng, as "far as our funds | From the eru “of statistics it is impossible to sta 
7d., or Ba. per pound, will allow, as well as T xA frequent Sut ot d RE Our | | wh at may M — the increase o 
E e prod 
button, op oe to a of roots to make $ lb. of | Clu b Room, si itu ate t that it is Abt considerable cannot - 
ile value of the make 14 lbs, 
"sd that the ee been found by cede 
TE tter 
if fed. on nutritious food, will! ad 
the hich | supplied denied, a may be a 
papers and magazines, is a prem convenience to "hop iuptovét ovod quality of the stock, 
them in 
economise fi saora who wish to avail themselves of such |the of keeping 
antages. 
Í better i Gvadition, The extensive quer numba 
