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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
[NovEmnze 12, w | 
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Mf nflictin C nrírti 
will unm n 30L, or over three time the average] The f ai S ES, a nis ca Pat ate Societie n 
AE y 20-ncre farm which I have myself valued, psi im m distriets they are said to be dit e BATH AND West oF ENGLAND ov. 5.. e Here, 
for cae oaa rposes, about 1 years ago, and the is Tegra in others that they ord Meeting was fixed t nee onday 
rents so still, and "e o a ge BE 00 CUIIO, | UHDEO 5 a drought, the produce therefore is short | June 5, 1865, and it was dire hat all entries of 
or the excellent system of m ent by Mr. Charles | = aed Ao "they are said be partially | Stock must be made, the certificati us filled 
Stri acad, D Dillon's ia p e greatly changed | an iyi M e some varieties. Again, some of | signed, and returned to the Secre me or before 
for the | of wee Ekaro lite fear and the tenants | diseased, negent have manifested symptoms of| 15th of April. The Stock Prize Shee iia 
ER iut r tw o tha te aed or opu hile others are in the ascendant; and are | siderable discussion of minor Marrak: ordered to fe 
grown in rotation with Flax l n w petal These "aid many other | printed for i aging: distribution. The amount of 
with Wheat as sold in the Dublin Ese et; ts. The c crops pa hii me side Potato e crop are no doubt i 1n sub. money offered by the Society will considerably im. 
I allude to are Rape an Italian Esos mn My ance perc ly true, that that given at any former meeting, and this Will be 
do ell wn to pa Ls o ted by the sum of 4004. offered b 
And I 4 lave on | Hereford, as against 11477. at Bristol. The 
jaat ow crop, Tes vin a Tess profitable to the | The crypt TT on hA vow ar e pono he | have deci to give a third prize in the Ae 
grower koe ‘gaa used green for stock-feeding. prosperously from k The lat jh planting bull class of each breed, and to increase tly vx 
est c rops known for many years. eas de: prizes 
roduc rice per barrel Amount. rably well, b ry and e in-calf es er ; from 12L, 8L, and 4, 
Iri sh a of 20 stone. in some Ol, 10L, an . respectively. In th 
: ^s 0 0 ffered suring s NT 
Bape ^Y 20 a ^ z at i ee tiene they hve Mt ON ce E AM classes, a Shropshire Downs are put o m 4 
iei 1 a suc. ti edes 
bs hat oe hcg droogt stand een so excessive as to | class, E i g that for mountain s heep, the ho pag 
ki ‘ pot 15 deen vas nearly 2 satate io netrate beneath the Potato ridges on dry | pens of 5 yearling ewes e be Pe. from 5], and 
The e as many tl that bar eere Ds - and stop their growth; on ild, open | 32, to 102. and 5l. In the horse classes there is nop 
operty E “of growing more than 10 eres | porous soils many plants have died, eed ren “ad only an i in the eins e money MERE 
-seed JN VIEN thors are, NOR pairs the crops thin and NM: Of course grower! hope of bringing better animals into the 
capable of growing even b barrel ]s of Wheat to tho acre. $ B 6 aser rain the caus $s y fa lure yard, all limitations a8 to i 
Barley is seldom if ever grown, because of the humidity | are Mec ad thany remarks serve, or be have been swept a 
of the clima s » e ———— Met are hazarded respecting it, nt tir vever, will be ' taken to ascertain that vd 
+ perfection, thou, s vast estate is à A e Süd orrn ull 
eg of tho nd that are naturally better circum- ao We da i ret api of vs is PE “oe oe sime pio offered by Phe 
stanced, not only in Mayo, but in many other counties deg vds GE ignorance and presumption. Taqusstions bly redis will be again renewed. The H re 
of Ireland sadly vigor nen ms Carers wis en the seas and the season “only, that Ls as pod rize list, as announced by Mr. T. Duckham, is no | 
Mie yes —Althou e fluctua- it MM je rend patei avid. Eth. ero Ve nly very liber al, but also comprehensive in its range, 
tank in the average prices ot "Wheat, Barley ue À us this n order to deter growers from RMR: s to the amount of 1507. are offered for Here | 
in the armer’s year ending Mi chachnas, 1864, dw tablished varieties. It is also quite certain | ford cattle; 15/. for Welsh cattle of any pure 
been very moderate, i E eie siga o those intrested and well esta withstood the drought better d; or Ryeland sheep, for which them | 
in agricultural pursuits to ii toate DM t is not altogether a valid reason | are four ses; and also prizes for Shropshire 
pr gri ss, which ue e Ute following Mois eg for than others, but that js x have (A n less prosperous. | Downs, long-woolled sheep,  elose-woolled white- 
the 5 wet ending prese We iow re only in the very last year some of these | faced sheep, and 'Welsh mountain sheep. In tle 
a p" rod arpa oper suae. very sorts were decided y bed mos n ab d no | horse classes, prizes are offered for hunter, hacks, 
Barley n d doubt b t circumstances, and | and ponies; and there are special premiums for Hops, 
i 1 der the best and most imed modes of planting | cider, and perry. A novel feature is the proposed co 
The me and weise prices dickies the same | un ak Calta Be ea ok ct eO 4 peores ee E Lind. prizes” to th aono ues he 
Pri Diff b Potato sets of medium size will progress 3 | of the exhibition; priz 
Wheat, Aug. TA as. 1 ld.. | May 18, 1964 ^. 888. 9d. bs Ad. but in this sea: the large sets, or the large full- been ered is purpose by Mr. C. Anthony, The 
Barley, Oct. 9,186336 4 .. July 8,1864..27 2 8 2 |ørown Potato, have produced by far e best | liberali reford Local Committee was 
A E NS Aga and 1 4 ops. In the district from whence we write this is | cordially recognised by the Council, and to prevent any 
oe an we iz., | abundant d, so so as to constitute it an | unnece: ary delay in i p^ e lists, a special Com- 
The fluctuation in the average price of Wheat—viz., | establiso dn eh dti ica outs me tito mee rue o: 
5s. 4d. per im perial q premis —has been less in uL tied oy A e - best and finest IM Sd meeting, dor Sos ‘purpose, "t t AR mia ad 
auus . Joi 
Peels Corn Law Acton the, T St Jane, 3885 6 Th ee en deo rai thet the nina eal money be made 
f on occurred in the year 
RAS TU ne tem than Ban. 117. por imperial quatter | uuum The Potato harvest in *Ganbridgeshive, — " dd d ing a s ein € 
nee acre m petes Mae o good, cely a “diseased one to be et $ i lis& was brought ies and wil be con- 
MERERL, AURA CS AATE OT LESIN DARET ANO OAIE DET Gigo Had suf ered very severely from the attacks of the | firmed at the next Council mee 
ENGLAND AND WALES, For 53 WEEKS ENDING OOT. 1, 1864. p f the d y h and others, and thousands of | Time of Shearing —Mr. Kn alle: called {a 
Per London Gazette Wheat. Barley. Oats. } l € m - d the memorial nd. letters addressed to cil by 
PEETA EEIE nsaleable. This will r ood c d eps and others, iv the prr 
October 9 . | dà 2495 | 85 4.550 | i 8.807 | increta i in money valk, but diu will lave a Targo |t a for shuti ng hon ae tended for iw. | 
16 ..| 41 UM E ne L^ ix | bulk for ee consumption linea eed. a he Fluke | was presen after p disc : : cee 
2 reine i 'ass | Variety has this season yielded the lowest produce in| desirable to assimilate the ice o 
fü oo E EE TA. oT E bulk, and "n first-rate in quality. This is a v Agricultural Society, the gem ould be altered fron 
13 .| 40 0.96 E s = pes growing sort, and not "e oed in ine n^n vas ore | the 1st of May to the 1st E: 
m «+| 39 10,349 k i i PLAUSU! TUM M D 
L| 39 11.868 | 8311813 | 19 11.002 | P ^ qum dis flsciowias diio T 
December 4 -| 40 8.457 | 33 7.359 | 19 7.788 | degree. It requires a fino Des LA Far s. : 
n -.| 40 9.014 | 33 6.617 | 19 5.674 | produce profitable results. The best sorts of Reg s me a 
18 +-| 41 1.831 | 32 10.740 | 19 3.325 | yield admirably; Rocks ha roduced capital crops;| Low Eus . 7.—The following p n mM 4 
Ej e| 41 2.554 | 92 6118 | 19 0433 | the Snowball variety grow very large this year—100 Taxation, by Mr. W. Spottt was Eo the Loni 
pe re Tako M picked —-— of this DÀ ha said to weh A ks Fire on oc reopening of the sessio 
anuary vigo etek ihe i e : 4 Earl oys hav one we e hich wi 
ptc LE 2.094 ents ei new variety) | p yielded. well, ‘and are o| PEARING said—After the eec c os 
32 .. — ..| 40 11.992 10.428 10.401 | fine quality. in m subject about two y d if I do not take 
2 e| 41 3.763 5.012 9.500 ellent ~ og The us r pi iles are very pro- n orbet, I trust I may be 1 nid 
Eung w C ri rae ae mising, and aid clin and dry. It is|you back to the commencemen f eq 
19 2. 8. 11.517 1.615 |a source = p^: EEA and thankfulness | would rather endeavour ^s the first uuo be 
26 .. 1.206 0.300 8.966 | to find the crop free from jfthat dire „pest, the Potato my brief paper on this , how m ad paid to 
—— i ve 0.687 Prae disease. 0.1 ghbouring counties there is not due r i 
i re C34 Fini 8.527 „Steam Pover.—The pos omar of steam power is | the pocket of th of the d eile: dil few items 
[OW 9.233 4. : to instead 
Mos : es 10.798 vue cogaged in trad and may not the | which are rem lar "n they ought to be would 
18 2 hs Med ene ah agricul alas took ke forward to even a greater | of o ) such a wide field of ssi system of 
Bias 29 7 1.179 10.010 3.055 |share of advantage from tl pmporihens at deno n m entering into the w. bstei of 3 
: r et 7.595 1.001 9.018 er in culti the or One-third of t sena our local taxation. It ap from an aosi y and 
May oC | Baers N S i d throughout the country might be laid down to | accounts of the several county rios in Ega Ds z 
Nj ERN 3.512 9 9.319 8.130 | permanent pasture fo or grazing and fattening of stock | Wales, that the receipts for the year ending. Qisbuf 
SES CORN 8.700 9 6,540 0.727 for | 1863, were 212,1507. 4s. 119d., and the to from. 
June "iso ed. 5.897 0.981 10.269 | what would be lost in breadth could be obtained in | ments 1,905,7517, 7s. 91d. It further appears bo sume 
genas pr 11036 loas | depth by subsoil ploughing and deep cultivation, | same abstract, that the total assessments H ce! 
"s 3.794 6.345 4.248 allowing the plants 3 to send br roots adr thro ough year amo ounted to 1,339,174. 1s. 44d., 3o that ti 
July - 0.425 0.176 8.12 d, but nri Us f debt to 2,444,393/, 16s. 9d. 
1 E Fred FE Y HIA RES searching for food is vo ing it. sabes no small matter as it affects the r rate-paying oney has 
2 EM 6.439 0. : ploughing per are diliatin: thould à be follo lowed Wa a | munity. To show N way in d Wd enormots 
2 0.562 1 beral sup d yard manure spent, it is only necessary to T1 
1 2 " to Kod tain pur i fion | this rs ^ie the outlay Fo our ent gaols, lunatic hg to total 
1 2 subsoil should be stirred to the depth of 20 inches j and this not merely as re prd are being 
E p^ least once a year, the ordinary ploughings should be |ing, b a conti alte Ber w of p. aa 
. increased in dept until the depth of at | made—the restless activity on the pa art ots, 
least 12 inches of good soil is obtained. The arable | generally to be — what they deem i ? 
= Should be as near as possible to the farmstead. Al but which my Doa be opiy her :; a 
deal of of othi ple's m y frot 
BU ic I E good “GEA wa ‘Bhool pads | wj iatactioé E woold read the following exe y 
bens tho c centre, that the steamer may easily pass | the re of the committee of vi piens 
down ts place of oput io at the farm to the field. | County Asylum, signed by Mr. Lowth 
University Life Airan 
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Mall, S. W., Oct. 28. 
ts. B. Ransley, Perrysfield Farm, 
| Orted Surrey, jon 3. 
“The amount from the rates during the 
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2,056, 4s. ; out of that sum 20002 has been 
