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eznoroeey or Darr Broce- Mr, Horsfall stated that was | borne out by facts. Rape-cake, Oat-straw, aa ta 
liarities of his men t, and rates’ Si of | This paradox might, Professor Way thought, be explained, by 
his own butter, which I Pro -a Sul van had undertaken to analyse, | considering that the functions of the mileh-cow were intended te to 
in co: mparison with the Irish Pater: Prof. Sullivan thought produce cheese and butter in the secretion of milk; and that if 
that the superior excellence of Mr. Horsfall’s butter was derived te oily aud less albuminous matter were given as food, les: 
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Ireland, it would at the e be a Me to ascertain | been found to have no effect of that kind. Mr. Hor: a m obtained 
the pce ind of Mr. Horsfall's | aster —Mr. Horsfall expressed | 14 oz. of butter from each quart of new milk.—Mr. Caird moved 
his willingness to supply a plot of growing turf frei, “his land | a vote of thanks to Mr, Ho: uo Tia = aip tour of inspection 
it 
for the purpose of that comparison —At the maratan of | thro ee England in 1850, ’ Commissioner, he 
Mr. Caird, Mr. Horsfall again favoured the Council with a|had visited Mr. Ho rsfall’s establishment, aud was much inte- 
recapitulation of the peculiar management his pie stoc vented mo what t esse e important details Mr, 
He had tor four S g his an at ows R: -cape, whi h im- Horsfall ha mı icai tl ouncil meeting held that 
aS of malt-dus quarte a apo; oea 
twice the quantity of a mixture in equal proportions of Bean- | seconded the motion, and bore testimony to the great readiness 
straw, Oat-straw, and Oat-shells; all well mixed up together, | Mr. Horsfall had so kindly evinced on all occasions to c mmuni- 
poun ed, cy fin med for one hour. This steamed food had a pace the resu of hi sate aperenes on the i napon investigations 
iad ag fra jaci ape was much relished by the cattle: it was wh ich he ha ds i 
a Egt Saet; iiit a day, at the rate < about 7 lbs. to mi möt pri being tiet unanimously, 3 Mr. Fisher Hobbs hoped that 
aoe (3 r rof 2 lbs. daily). Bean-meal was also scattered dry over | the Weekly | ‘Meetings of the session would be attended by many 
the steamed food, cows in {full milk getting 2 ~~ per day, the of the practical members of the Society, pen lead to friendiy 
others but. little, Mr. Horsfall had found n rl pow f be an | discussions as interesting and important as the present had been, 
unfailing means of keeping up the Saa n of c while 
giving milk. When the animals had eaten Piia e 
Aat ec! nee 
and Bean-meal, they were each supplied daily with 28 lbs. WEEKLY Councit, Feb, 27.—Mr. RAYMOND BARKER, 
Cabbages from October to December, of Kohl-rabi till Ta V.P., in the chair. 
or of Mangels till Grass time; each cow having given to her, Sea Sanp.—Communications on this subject were 
fe ne A received from the Rev. S. mingion Mr. Bence Jones, 
and H 
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bad reverted to this old practice, ae four reasons: 1. Less fete church, and w$ erred to Prof. W 
expense. 2. Bge trouble. 3. Better mastication ; 4. N r. Burness w before Re Conai 
instance o! i Th s a twic day allowe l ac 
drink as mu ct ter as esired.—Mr. Gadsden believed | 2 “a it of the peculiarities t pege qea wa 
at Mr. Horsfall’s Rape-cake was not t ry market article nage or Ne t ms OUNEN 
sold under that name, but the kind te: “green” pe tr ordered t matted anish Minister, as 
which bore a higher price.—Mr. Horsfall remarked that he could | payin niesi aran as eo nquiry submitt 
mly get this particular cake by giving an early order to the b hie Broele to the Council at a ‘janie le us meeting. 
It was made only from the German or English seeds, E. y P 
which were free from the Mustard seed; while the ordinary Corrox-seEED CaxKeE.—Mr. Gadesden, of Ewell Castle, 
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oa was manufactured from the East Indian seeds, which —_ favoured the Council with the — ing state. 
La eager Tiga My poe ae gs uF ected with the peste 
waked be up together. He had last October met with a large t of his expefiments conne wi ng 
stock of green cake, “for which the dealer could not find a sa ale. pmo El of C 
Mr. Horsfall having had a trial analysis of it made el nrg by | seed cake :— 
of 
Prof. Way, wbich showed it to contain 30 per cent. “ Ew 
albuminous matter and 13 per cent. of oil, he parole er the vi i t ality of this cake 
supply he then required at 77, 10s. per ton, Gina found it fully for ta Mads be h Se ho Pras ams Ye ha aa South- 
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the stock he had on hand, and had also sold 120 tons Miio His | gown sheep, dividing on nto ra BN oie at oor bte i i 
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ell Castle, Feb. 27, 1856. 
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and then only in quantities not more than 2 lbs. a day; when end of four weeks, with the following result : : 
| iaaa with Linseed-cake they would eat that, ats leave the | 6 fed with Linseed Cwt. qr. 1b.{ 6 fed with Cotton- Cwt. qr. Ib 
ray fae —FProf. Way stated that a new cake was likely soon cake, weighed seed cake, wghd. 
brought into the market, namely, the Cettin sakes obtained Dec. 26, Bat & $ 15 same time... sse 
m Cotton seeds, after the oil, for the candle- manurectnrey Ditto, a 24th Ditto, wghd, 24th 
machin The Jan 6 anuary ... se 
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s, however, and the sh — ge 
to them, might prove indigestible and obstructive when given as On ONE, PE SE i Increase .. 0- 1 6 
food to a ; but mauufi ee a 
rocess for decorticating the seeds, which would re: yen 4 weeks consumption £ s. d.| 4 weeks consumption £ s. d. 
objection to their tase The cake raa Pa yo En sa ality | of cake, 1 ewt. 2 qrs. of Spal 1cwt.2 — 
and moderate price, namely, 87. 10s. per ton, The manufacturer bale Eat 141. 10s. per 6 1b., at 82. 10s. pe 
S | EC coogi A might b pa arians Ay smote an intermediate cake 1 2 6| ton, y it 013 3 
of Cotton-seed wit. , Which would oblige the cattle to eat “ 
aS | the Cotton-cake.— Mr. ca sden remarked that he had at that ee po ere be e observed that although th cost of the Cotton 
nt ered pajwe en iE l n progress on the subject of Cotton- Linseed cake, ‘the sheep fed on it Seen ss than the others by 
N pleted, he would report fully to the gran 29 Ibs. live sels ht, ial. 16 Thas tesa wed: ich: at Giper 
As far as he had gone, the Linseed had mad de more meat at t 1 Pas edt ht, which, & EAS 
end of the first month on the six sheep feeding upon it han h 
raak esga made is y the oth other i sheep which nad been ae 
for me perio bi of 
price between the two ‘kinds of exten equa alised, in an porenecer i 
ni ew, ad g odin i 
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of the Linseed over the lenat A Holland, M.P., stated 
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able odour to the flesh of the animals.—Mr. Fisher Hobbs fi aike ci npr phi ton eaten te Gi of the aes)" AYE moderne a 
thought, from Professor Way’s analyses, that Rape and Linseed- bi 3 i ) 
cake ought to be very nearly equal.—Mr. Horsfall explained that CENTRIFUGAL CHURN.—C ee sao the 
ial oils j 
d diffusiv. Council with the following communicat io 
3; re agreeal to the | “ London, po Feb., 1856. 
while they counteracted, at the same time, the bitterness of the s being much interested in every improvement in agricul- 
Rape-cake. The temperature of his dairy-houses was 60° Fahr. ving cone especially in the treatment of milk, I have paid mueh 
in winter. His cows had no exercise at that Season, as the attention to a new system of churn invented by my countryman 
e gre: i M värd. i o n was exhibit 
as more regu 3 firs meda! it i 
apart, with 2 ft. 6 ins. at the hind feet of each, and straw was mAN pays so at “attention to all i improvements in agricul- 
bought for them. They stood when eating on open boards, and ture as England, I have thought it but right to request the 
h ol Cocoa- yal icultural Socie therefore 0 
th th: ow wit! e 
No water was laid on in his dairy-houses. m ian Es which I shall be happy to place at the disposal of the 
Sabie ‘ Agent | 5 : ee 
not confine himself to any iain of breed, put alesia, k |e sweet, and is inexpensive in its construction. I bave 
rom time to time, such a fresh supply of animals as appeared | the honour to present to the Poceli a mal traadi by Major 
best suited for his; purpose. These were generally large cows of | Stiernsvii = on the ee of milk, in will be found the 
Ss Pea bs Yorkshire breeds, improved by intermixture with the | Mode of using his new invention. 
rt-horned ani mage horned breeds, On the average ats a (Si sae) “Count Amps 
ARBRE.” 
25. worth of milk each. He sold his new milk at 4 d 
and his old at ge ‘qua . A e cows were in th ort prensa: PILA ved Coni Mes aerial: kind ofr, be 
milked, and afterwards fed; then fed again at noon; and in the arranged that it should be submitted in action before 
evening, after milking, when they were put up for the night. He | the Council on that day fortni rinight. 
o mi e cc own ti 
they gave from five to stx quarts a day, and then dry and fatten| VITALITY oF SEEDs.—M. Salaville explained the various 
we |e They = oes Ko bp har deer alga the exception of N p of organisation in grain in reference to S 
Eri which was then discontinued, —Mr. Alcock, M.P., i J i 
rete: e lett ng-system in Wiltshire and Dorsetshire. T. gry and to the action of corrosive A gd Peas 
aird mindra that in Dorsetshire the dairyman got good prices to mean his m 2 iag Prof. Simon 
he | e ne oe fore yon i but he did not feed in the winter.— exhibited the members under the action of its 
al that he was persuaded that his system was an i t at y 
7 | economical one, otherwise he should ha dinontinned it, vd zot ny tat, whan Dopod svi pan R ol Wies 
as he emir only farmed for profit. The malt-dust (o which 
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coombs) he used was obtained from pale-dried malt, and cost him | D een lefi by the process to which M. Salaville had ‘a 
10s. per poker He had only used it since October, having ae i Ta the previous varie He remarked 
y was agreea esult o 
and con nta ned p! h i 
i hosphoric acid, a sn ce important for dai ast : > ae ve! i 
e. Malt-coombs were also rich in milking properties—Mr. bmi t th dW ye 
isher res re ots that in Eas a eai malt-coombs ated of the pa fetida were seen attached to a 
were used for breeding ewes.—Pro r Way was glad to find i aos under- 
that Mr, Horsfall wa 3 hot in his ene Pde, deviating from Bamet t inital altera oa a wee tess t M Sings joss 
the original principle on Aad oy he had set out, ar that his view ae any physical t we at Ea 
of the ation of albuminous (nitrogenous) food on airy stock was | Stated to be no prooi their vi tatiy had n 
d malt, were ! PESER, through ge sot of the fumigating ss 
