APRI 23, 18641 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 397 
| boys to whom gardens m aay be givi ven. It is of little u use to giv give 
xperiment, to be to the extent of six and a-half] report the account current or diary kept by one of the | bo 
t Fahrenheit in summer, which ——— equivalent 2 s (Edington) showing how and when his different 
» 1 " ter rops had been disposed of. I found from it that his 
soil which affect the soil itself. There are very many others plot had yielded 128 Cabbages, 13 Savoys, oh dozen a 
g the que, moe these € a nee. with | Greens, 13 stones of Pot tatos, bes ides Leeks san d Onion peter ya = aBer imate aie x un 
ti as to for an e: ation here. nu r u ground oceu 
Ve Tol course, all hese injurious effects ar are at oni me | I therefore e to the teacher the 128 Cabbages on Edington’s plot, I haveto state that it cA 
h-draining, the result of Bih. is, to establish a | of the gro on Ma prov € Cab Wings grew. | 15 fect long by 13 feet broad—that is, 195 square feet. Now, 
communication bn een the interstitial canals and the | His mnie is subjoin It seems to o give a! carly sorta 3 — Tenge ied Ee = F and. ia inches 
drains, by which means t follows, Cast so weve ona reuisiu satisfactory explanation, ded dos some aeri ph oe ast - of 15 feet would therefore give 10 rows, 
any med time in Those canals without, by its gravitation, Imay mention that the Eyemouth with 13 Cabbages in each. I caused the gr — of two oth 
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“ * Lest ~~ aes edd Lo that the contents of these | School Gardens were institute me some years ago, | The remainder of ‘this boy's plot, 560 aque re yards, was 
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a boy who has t pro gen regular and steady in his 
seien at school, or tom parents will not a oo 
sot in laying out a -— mes nga for seeds. 
e koneet them I have alw. sufficient m EL 
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am ing in a school at Aln 
can be of but it little | conseque y here notice the fact, sh ted by the Duke of Northumberland, and in | a 
in onesfoureh well nd ¢ soll, they amount ^ no | Supported by the 18s e 
than oi rth of the whole € of the soil itself; for | consequence of hearing from the clergyman there that | attempted to rcar Carole: garden Tito, Strawberries, or 
example, 1 cubic inches of moist soil (that is, of soil in | the system was very advantageous, not only by affording | Peas, as these are crops that unprincipled boys are sure to 
Ie = Pores are filled c mater em ia homer a amusement and useful instruction to the boys, but te | plunder. I aske Edington and several other boys how they 
fi wit r) contain no less e 2 az o allow ther OH 
tage very impe d, to b Dites Oy Sul Rn 
surface no less than 12,545,280 cubic inches of air, An If the Cabbages are any size, they sell freely 
take one more element into the calculation, supposing. the soil | testimony. In looking back to the yearly reports ka ia Ta. 18 802, a boy received 2d. for one. When they take a 
were not properly drained, the sufücient pulverising of an | which XE M ven ome; I Qu: that the value of | Ca bbage, therefore, ior home use, they put down the value 
would increase © escape of water | the T follo Edingto 
additional inch in depth ld says he sold all his winter crop of Greens, and 
t upwards of 100 3437 a-day. Tous Profit mo. 4s. for it. Greens of a fair size are sold at two stocks 
r Bailey Dento’s last ejes is the feme of] SEE i s s ea [Reis afm eee i Tasken athe porion ft 
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Drainage "pon the apr uetus ot the e gives bu " E A = iw i | Edington slanted about 260; these, at four for rri would 
— eriments Mavtrative of the 1 | nearly produce his return. The gardens are early, and the 
differing absorbent and retentive qualities of various| Thes ss sho ow the carnestne ess and | boys are Lr digging new Potatos when they are selling 
clays. While the drift i will absorb one-half its increasing. een oft T» ao ie gern bags ages as — at om vu r]b. This raises the value of the Potato crop 
bulk of water, expending six-tenths of oo bulk in the m the table below, which a eh what ual at | ater ~ James Coz 
another will absorb two-fifths water and | our parish schools, also cou Mais the idi ro they 
expanding hardly more than one-fifth ^" bulk. He have —— longer i a foe the Te vl their Miscellaneous. 
ittl ens. he i in ents are consider l l 
Ea profita re uie "mcg vede gilla MY TET? ethod o ard v Meat.—The animal is Jes 
“We may be content to believe that i£ under 
| f, enti sl Ls objection on the part | jin the u usual manner by a blow on the head, causing 
int ote eg bees (So cial p "n to their getting seh school eon ios nat s then turned on the back, 
rted by ttraction must A hae j-- the | tio: oreovet, the boys are not only t out of : ; 
diteet. and prejudicial wenn of the sun = wind in mischief qme their pláy hours and holidays s by bi et heart, o opened. The Tight side of the heart, into 
pes m ose undrained, and that land in a Da them in their gardens, but are soiring blood en dips 
is in a more effective prac ee be habits of ndata as well as manual dexterity in the | à, p, as most 
pad b evaporation tha Gun dd m the wolf di "e of implem m mier The ve ey eodd whic aw * [com venient, is opened, or its a off, or an incision 
ition di lt w ich is ma nditio s showin the E 
DS th iuda vty HS A of Varcharged the buie" 4 vegetables sena ay E nd how vem io lu |i Tete sot The animal pe on the side to let the 
wil Lataria sometimes as much as 10 times the | disposed of— As the teacher | ?!00d ii A cte ee with a stop-cock and 
quantity of water that falls on their surface in the | refers to the rate T 481. 1s. pie acre, as “the amount | coupi inga t the outer end, is now introduced into the 
shape of rain, and the d rains of duy soils discharging | of profits,” it is right to prevent any exaggera ox or i incision „made i in the left ventricle, and makes its way 
as much as from one-fifth e-sixth of the rainfall misapprehension on this rey by observing that no| The fingers, holding a piece of 
we have the tangible satisfaction of knowing that these account has been taken by him for the fo towing m “adn Ms ated ps weed poires 
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it ean replenish the rainfall; and when we frequently | 1. Rent for the land—which, when let, yields from 4l. to 
find tbat by the action of under-draining we establish | 5. perve. E * ger 
e Bow of water from lands which have never 2. ee ag z E» boys' labour. a cardi connected with an india-rubber or other 
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It is lorii 5 T amount of produce realised | long, joins this to a vessel or tank elevated to the 
which appears id eo importance, Iti is the moral height of the length of the tube; brine of ordinary 
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ment, useful training, and prolonged school | let on; it ir ins r 15 seconds in most cases) 
of | rush i 
manent additi instruction afforded an means rushes ou cision made either in the 
" ition to the water supply pe en plots, Of course, the culture of them i - strate a weilte; fore ET 
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level, fro an te . E iy exislétion nto 
ymo; vire dh perhaps nt Aha well keeg Iis it See Tee : 
is equally true, th that h t disa sappears or been atent elementary and heating. The 
by the conv: pour. s this effect aer EE f ar or the Pak ns for tet sm of dr to oe ultim tely used are now to the 
on the moistened skin that produces mero n him n | some ematie bodi E mies in the. open air, spade | tank, taking care that they are strained, and a stout 
ERY he e themselv ves to the deon or work age garden, under the eye of the teacher, | clip or clamp is put on the incision ie the right side of 
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vineed a doubtful farmer of the chilli ing effect of evapo- sure they would feel ze sicot for sactilaing the | these vessels, as mentioned, the fluid, by the pressure 
tation on his land nt before chon of his port wine paltry rent for the land, and for awarding a few and the capillary attraction of minute vessels an 
dothed m wet flannel - tchen fire. shi ae in prizes yearly, by the consciousness of the | muscular ue pereolates through every particle of 
Red reines the eff éhaboration to tangible | ™ ^s e oy ue pma m ie = Ética dead mi ean : pe = the moment dif- 
may state that e llon of water d plemure Cyne ung p ilne z- itself in - IE y making incisions in the . 
sf from » the soil by sean very E M coru im e, Edinb Degli Morc 19, 1864, in s Fol British | hide, horn, bone, esh, or any other parts. The 
Atir he pet is beneficial to — ee e o 
Kling to be ioi deoa raise 5i gallons of water from — — a e 12 years, Pl had a a garden tw " t t Tt alf a pou ad 
oi is icm cannot be surprised, ‘otatos—cost of seed, "ies . 84d. ; profit, | o sugar, a ittle spice, sauce, e; a 
aero that E n e Jands should be called "ii" »| Be * 10i. A rate oe a AM "d ag m NM l oz. igi the mono- phosphoric acid, ‘which, mid t he 
as wi i. Onions Jeet Ut heed, Bae 1s. 04d; fit, | Pes - 
E will not not pass downwards in water, and, if the - WRIT E id wie ; ef x Yt ES 5 with it, tete this y very desirable element in the , flesh, 
8. 0! 8, 1s. 
Er i ri xe CS m ws rera P v 3 luco, 1l d ; of course at present denied P poe ibe Apa x 
, that is, br tie uva ROM v Qa NEA m = hie y ies wel kop =< t year ago with refuse of ish: — = of boil ng brine. in the se oe cond sta age t p 
5 eate xposure fair. Ver e| l 
Ee and the downward movement of the colder jd John gr go E 11} years, has had a garden one yea 
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to take their pus e. a eat is conveyed to a soil by tree of ety han ; Be uc P prot a a. | i sri called by cooks s) to the meat. It is needless ito 
aid wate through its | Onions—cost of seed, ls; produce, 2s. 6d.; profit, 1s, 6d, TOM mark that the entire animal i is cured Fathers instanta- 
Te e. this fact, amili d in relation to what posers ch al me Pee Let ayy print i ML. Toii n ; vef discs Fia ix w attention to the further 
of seed, 3s. 4d.; produce, l5s.; profit, 11s, ive | trea ent of the flesh, referring to 
= will help te explain io it is that | Sarrowfall A RE fair. Vi 
IT Y iiir id be bsoil by 3 “IE, Wiliam Paterson, ago 15 years y has bad a garden tr five Ed Tho method scientiealy usd ; 
ge forced escending rain —Cabbage— n produce, 8. s i ical Les - 
^h is warmer. fit, 10s. Sd. Greens—cost of seed, 2d.; produce, ls. 6d, : ed; The esu 2 
aA profit, 1s. 4d. Onions—cost of seed, 6d. ; produce, 2s. i: | If we now consider the first part of the process complete: 
passages a Same follow a bee” et E oap ud p EAE et pe ; produce, 2r Mi mft the animal is in a few hours cut up into the 8 Ib. pieces 
2 * Quarter ane, ví Mr. 15s. 104, - Right Darrow taile of masiate (pipe: ). MEE Wi requi navy, and is ready for casking in the 
pu oh Roy, ida French, an American Cnrélenly Kopt. T S PTRS usual way, or in dry salt (all expense of preparing being 
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jects of radiation, evaporation, and There are three specimens out of 10 reported, of done Pere Lie or for drying by vorn tranferred to a. 
that these hitherto unpublished lectures > 
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ch the total pait are declared to have | been P p ). 
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81. 10s. 01 
Tat pureed nd added to the number of the |," scho im sake cue e present method of salting, so that the meat 
@). f ground laid off for gardens is 1066 li fotina perfect, as in fresh mea without water, 
= square ann et which, 216 are occupied by walks and — having, as 1 hold, the additional advantages of salt, 
borders, ma 850 nire Pern 10 allotments are available which the weight of authority is in favour of rather 
Farm Memoranda. crops. Each allotment, therefore, contains nearly 85 square than against, an sugar, now issued to th 
-EItovm Scnoor, G yaris. The AREE KORON ot DEAE iur AUT Mae Va be DIET ree "nm e navy, 
Téport, rad Aer : L GARDENS.— The vri is a| Which is at the rato of 40l. S od. per acre. The amount of | Along with the lemon juice; the use of sugar Liebig 
at a paste of ground cultivated by the boys mete for 1863 3 is 8l 18s. 04d., or 48l. 1s. per acre. From tbis | shows plainly is for the formation of lactic acid (whic 
E se ee pne of yt y p p! y ( h, 
V d ish sc cu mei A bt ien will aap that, the ast year's crease of ur as mentioned before, he has found abstracted by the 
Iovem trae err -- es É— a most e essent ial com ound not only of 
eeredore rpm returns, The pwnd 06 «Amare diligent cultivation by the - as Ante dae only o 
teacher with his better able to judge than formerly of the rim d 
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