44 TH 
E es aN SONAL GAZETTE. [Jan, 19, 1856. 
“H ar rome 
the < it sil soon charge it to on full. 
t 
to the distance which it ex- | perti d Uses as applied to Agriculture,” and the had observed a letter in pe rig Britis Agricul. 
tends without i pokai ven for miles. Iam by no | more so as it : mw been a favou pe theory and sib. | tures attributing the ineffici ot the journal to t 
means ing that stif ann are impermeable to} sequent prac of mine; but although your corre y being Pi tai ai up in collecting the 
water ; in the instance I have ibed, of clay over- spondent as salt to be highly Teei “ts the | Fares: statistics; and he wis ed to show that in no 
lying a tum water the clay will | far rme: , he neglects to point out its appli cation. My | the society interfered with by 
absorb moisture from beneath, by P, sawdust, or pi statistics. 
to the PEA of 2 to — feet ; a do not precisely recol- any roroi matter that will absorb the salt in quan-| Mr.F. tl 
leet y Erg y Pn drawn by capillary attrac- tity, but t tan has ah sd the most succes sc my after | tunity of acknow ernie on behalf of the 
) I l and turning y be put | and me re AAs enie aee had aided in the statisti 
hich falls pradin ally ‘bat per- | inquiry, t the very flattering manner in 
many up to the end of your growth. Now, if only | whi ch Government had been preasa to notic ice p 
this ít 
this land without. reaching the Aono ge 
surface wi 
get rid of the water, or that 
substratum, The same rule will “equally apply. ‘if the 
of rth extends o hole of en 
in ow ich a the water 
in its early growth, and when | 
a pribeh most requires the stimulative action, it is antage 
cit was due i 
e adv. 
found to have subsided or w: ee through the tabi: In | ant could derive e from refusing 
W 
invaded falling ‘on. th rfi d 
supp! y rain Hip on the surface, and passin 
through the clay. 1 aie 
or 
ould largely be mi xed, | Go overnment ‘he information asked of tb 
for g rents mer ef 
ieee from a Se ae likewise tes 
water-wheel of my corn-mill, and can 
water for irrigation when 1 there 
th 
use the 
is a anyi beyond 
11, 
D t 
e | is retai 
‘Could 
the be stial upon their 
PE ee 1 
| the odine yt 
ned. Thus tan aed salt must be beneficial for | servants number 
most soils, f for 
sion stgp the retention ‘of cite wesc in 
hany it it kills | | Could not the intelligent observer, who travelled the 
i aa 
is. 
SL KR. 
form as 
ch bounded or 
ver the land, which is in permanent t Grass, ppt riably | 
bserve the toe issue from nto nora moses dis- 
e 
as 
i the soil, I yearn aitributo it to its 
e crevice rough which it escapes into 
rain n without filtration. Inde! we z Have some vis 
e has by d 
egrees 
orn $0 until 
he sarge a 
ray 
ii just an estimate as farmers Neem ti of the nature of 
| 
Saciettes. 
tig eect was visible by t the sod over | 
n y fair and market 
were ‘ere sot ilean farmers sea paese who coul ld, 
within a perfec t trifle, es stima te the number of s sheep 
ranges 
e 
HIGHLAND AND ÅGRICULTURAL Society, Jan. 7, Half- 
yearly “General Meeting —The Duke of Bucel euch in | o 
the chair. [b rote ae a necessary information ; but 
ge oy eta- Statistics —Mr. J. Hall Maxwell read | sranding this, no might be 
No advantage could thorefore be gaine ed 
usin n 
HEHEHHE 
GEPHE 
d at a depth of more than 7 
It anno ari Se su ee i ‘intelligence of th rent-payi 
the statistical i a ia 855, and pri lk 
posed that Gov vernment havi aa tha the 
with other i improvem 
ag P 
ebrough elevated eevee over which an irrigating 
p isaga as surprised to 
find a 
ser ohh the drain had been made, 
should continue the work of ‘collecting the | 
he must add, 
oe statistics of Scotla nd, the genie should 
es thi ter 
effected evidenily b by the process I have described, 
A tiat t! 
depended a gre: 
pele yt being undermined, fell” _ 
ani of soil to a + chas 
ne are ata depth oi 1 fee eet upwards ; kis sub- 
cic hotaiteralle. portion paea it kaii 
ro! the dr drains the greatest care w ke 
soi 
y obtaining the agricultural stat 
exclusively, on 
pai not pire with the petit ps wire $ 
the e oceup 
pe, reper 
of the society. The Earl 
m 
speci 
of Eglinton moved, “ That 
the report of the directo: ors 
— tion of the A ety iu | these inquiries were comm 
es of Scotland so long 
7 
g hear: 
inued co- 
"that oP 
society’s affairs had been neglected in ‘consequence of 
with rhe original an a ial them, and the anne 2 tion of the community 
pojes His lords ship remarked t 
sta: isties Which had been furnished to sy sdea 
y ; and there could 
zeal and al 
gl 
as to the Calendar of ' Operations 
y ta. t the in — 
my ability which he was justified in saying had distin- J axvany. 
i i ty ha e e FARM NEAR HexuAm, Jan.14—From the 5th to the bre 
last month we had a reguli ar snow storm Bape attera few fi 
s th aeir secretary, > coul parie 
P 
regoing remar] 
b; pa of a spirit ae 
exact eight the ona saturates by capillary ai 
ction b measuring the distance between the surfa es | 
e 
e farm 
to give the tifortaatien 
Their condue 
; and alt 
ah 
T ES har 
tl d 
FE 
ke 
A 
f f them. 
3 
matt: 
e banks, 
er is making peaa on 
ae land, In each of distance from e sur- | 
face of the wa r to et Tine of saturation is 2 ft. ins., | 
the soil i isa T alluvial loam, I do not recollect to 
lah 
of interest to. ascertain gra fae power of + esr led 
fine to which the moisture rises, as shown on t 
river 
“thought it was honourable not only to the socie ede and | 
| the farmers, but to Scotland ye that Ro should 
‘hav a the leag in this mo: aef ievestipatitas | 
i ite agree! 
nE YS 
= 
the noble earl who had last spoken, 
ers of ores had in this matter set a right 
to their etait in efon The statisties 
pene had Ac furnished nest va nee and 
leith t 
be rm 
answers @ goo 
the hard er 
Ki on] t ing wl wa: 
r vem - 7 t circumstance: sof so aradt 2 hi ng which > de veh eri q that Notices to Correspondents, 
Acricu AL Statistics: Cor. Mr. Finlay Dun, in Bells 
urates vey soil, should be taken, in addition to that at a later period, Messenger, has of course completely demolished the very weak 
“a Crap of Mangel A red ne ground, pre- He a rought and foolish argument attempted to be raised against such 
viously under Potatoes, drills 3 feet asunder, ridges 
thrown up high, and seed dibbled “a t inches apart, 
should hear Mr. Maxwell as to hee he was qu uite The argument, s0 
P b 
f the Board of Trade would ay at TE oa pr 
rent at all, amounts to this 
ore i 
r human wants, theretore it is impio! attend 
four or five seeds together after having been st eeped not interfere with the business of the society. the 4 
till there were signs | f germi nation ; done i n March, Mr. de li aes Said _ there were practical ways of | Anniosta ‘Waren From Gas Waren: A H. We should apply it 
testing wheth a ton Grassland, If it contains 40 Ibs. of apr pri 
1 q oh We } 1 period bg itis worth about 10s. per 100 gallons. Buti 
ligging p over Be h the: tatistical inquiries had ‘extended—the a in hae t eee to Pig: co ae 
} nd double of ap s superintendene e of t Av : Clericus. It appears fro just published by 
these in number from the middle-sized. The rage 
of the > Best oh spaced worst, 64 lbs. ; middling, 83 Ib 8. 
roduce acre : 
neonsistent with or detrimental to its inte- 
any w Mr. “Willieh that “the corn ehethesh PA pa yanta past | s 
rests. at the first place, he did not think that any one | or 
th h he had 
Christmas las 6d. a bushel for Wheat, 
P. lish Ib â th: d hi Barley, and 2s. Ta. o Seci Each 1007. of tithe ria 
glish 103 lbs, per ry say that during a period to whic for 1856 will thus amount to 93/. 18s. 1d., which is a little 
> 50 “aye rag at 63 lbs., s, 4 ewt.; 2 the socie ork had ost position, credit, or in-| more than 4 per cent. above last year’s value, The a bi 
83 lbs., 42 ewt.; sides an immense cro: He ive d, on w conprar that ae had be ating ey since the passing of the Tithe Commutation 
leaves, the lower leaves ark, plucked a they got full blis hed influe whi ch e uld sea reely Sa Sow: Youngster. Give her the wash from the house, 
e. Plants at 16 inches distant give 3 to 4 feet, have been credited. If t iey t t aud a couple of bushels of grains a week mized yon it, and if 
a yard in "i ed - drills wi s members and the state at its s they found) mor Bre nes k her T have som teamed $ Sr 
eet spa . pat- ishi towards the time when her iter is expected ‘ve per a 
ye ate Tomis vare mant Sige ate Saeed hear een aes a 
or 10,890 plan er acre, * the “‘qibblea tufts ane è times a da: 
batee o pans E toler Well gtowa, ki period been so large. might also allude to another PJER aE e Tara be Wow bhoail ints come A 
show which test: three or four years ago, before statistics or stable manure with your garden reuse iwi sweepings, C 
ptt l- rtd total shoves eek eke taken up, their general shows were to take place| _ soas tomake it good maou cro bers pee one v- 
10, Í = 68970 + 112 = 604 = 304 only one three years. ow, they had actual pei ore vost Far oye sions with ‘Turnip aie at 
W. rrangements made for three shows in three con-! Father more than the ctor rate. The Turnips tiene out & 
Farm Bailifs, who they are, &c—Farm ffs have secutive years. In that respect, therefore, there failure. They were ploughed down and Wheat was ant 
always been considered fair game for prone ioe a great revival a of a falling off. Some the. arret Laas regained sereia: vaa applied to fit 
openly, by others secretly, and by so rma * Novice” isappehenson might perhaps exist in the minds Compensation for the loss and damage sustained. it was also 
covertly, and under the guise of inqu It matters of the publie how far the official staff of thesocety had proved that the floor of the guar stove was the natural san? 
little he “ Novice ” is ; his object i is ra ‘hele into con- their slant engrossed He id ec returas. The of the seashore on which it was built! Mr. Sheriff Rhind, all 
of cal I dir l ad thin h t th giving judgment, alluded to the sand obtai from a smi 
y on than whom in m = ra peed peiors z bas wit een ee sample of the stuff which, with the fact of the crop he 
a to say there does not exist a tellige: ver had their time a total failure, was a proof that the article had been adultera 
more upright, more aai am so) pe with them ; and there is a a dipho and independent toa disgraceful extent. He the at —_ that oly but Dat 
add too, a more ill requited elass of men in any s- staff of clerks for the returns. The whole matter, | the seller wasceary liable in adore eh acting sol 
sion, except indeed poor who always stand “oil resolved itself into a question as to the time! the sale e of it, and decided aceordin ey 
excellence at the very top of the list of ill requited which he himself devoted to statistics. Now, thisinquiry Jrarray Ryz-arass: A S. Sow 40 Ibs. per acre broad! 
“Smock frock pe will no doubt suit was conduct en M and November, and as! ona Tim? soil when it is > Bly ‘aid “Brush it i 2 swith a 
correspondent best, on ci ah kni * almost the whole business of the Highland Socety took seed harrows towards the end of April. This will ensure Yi 
ie P x good tood in autumn of the same year, and an abundant crop. 
herder the diseussion “of ‘oe late s place between November and May, although Statistics | the following season. It sown after a green crop as Turnips 
new police ferce, the“ old Chases did take up portion of his time, it was ‘hat time paneo, it will not need man are. wa about two 
€ uded areen i for their duties, and formerly his own, and no section of the society’s busi-| bushels per acre As ee i m Apel oF ay or tei 
« ay R 0. Sow y pes an, i Nei 
withal “so ten One of the Attacl ness was in any way acento Bd harvest, provided the land is ent tilib. 
The Best Lord Ki nnaird was desi: that th 
| Thay of Applying Salt to Land, —I read 
much pleasure an article on * Salt, its Pro- 
| MonassEs as Foop ror Cae PE T eat ensia 0 
4d, a pound its use is out of the question. When it could 
been given, “eos 
atee way in which f 
repare anaota saat 
