Marcu 15, 1856.] THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 181 
auspices of iiis Grace the Duke of Richmond ‘sod ta tate Bari THE P AT ENT NITRO- -PHO S PHATE. ATE, 
Spencer, Mr. Pusey, an Handley. That imp a 
offered prizes for improved implements, as ea hae imp 
emen 
breeds of cattle, sheep, horses, &c., and held o 
chemical science to aid practical farming. When T first put Sy 
e plough, it was a very primitive implement, and per- 
J rail i BLOOD MAN URE COMPANY. 
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n 1816, and which t used on my 
i vi dior ienaed 6 
e progress a e las 3. 
Ransome, Clayton, and Shuttleworth, Hornsby, Tuxford, and 
others, have brought out the steam threshing machines. These TRUSTEES. 
have greatly lessened the cost of production. The legislature | Abel Smith, Esq., Jun., M.P., Walton House, Ware, Herts. | Edward Ball, Esq., M.P., S, Belgrave Road, Pimlico. 
of this country has also done much towards the progress | Charles Dimsdale, Esq., Essendon Place, Herts age Hall, M.P., Weston Colville, Linton, Cambridge. 
of agriculture. Som ears since the alteration of the r 
tithe-law took place, and labour was set free by the repeal | John Bra aay, Esq, M.P., Warwick T e, Belgrave Square. 
of the old poor-law, without which improved practical farm- DIRECTORS. 
ing could not have progressed as it has done. The people 
require cheap foo This can only be obtained by ie eee ae ip a Babraham, Cambridgesh 
ing the cost of its production. The three great items in the Deputy-Ch tase n’ a 
farmer 63 expenditure are rent, labour, and the purchase of artifi- Villa, Quee 8 Road, cnt rhe 
cial manures. As the area of these islands cannot be extended, Edward Bell, Esq., otitis, Middlesex. Robert Leeds, Esq rfolk, 
e must not expect first to uch decreased, and the John rOl» yden , Esq, Littlebury, Essex. Robert Morg zan, cat bey paea N ‘Camden Town. 
labourer is not too well paid. It appears to me that the best way en Hunt, Lae a panon ‘Abbot, Herts. Soong Nash, Esq., Great ener rford, E: 
to reduce the cost of agricultural production is to endeavour to Thomas Knight, Esq., Edm n, Middlesex. Jam es Odams, pady Pa © tortford ie 
obtain the manures at less cost. We are told that many of the Bye ee g P: ill n 
uninhabited islands in the Pacific abound in apinaa matter; ni 3 = if 
and could it be supplied at abouthalf the present price, it might | Bank M B: tt, H Lombard Street. | Audit Caird, Esq., Baldoon, &6. S t’s.Inn, Temple, 
nable the farmers of England raise an ibundant supply of 7 r Ki 1&D 23 E 3 g | Secretary and Chemist—Ji Tavlor. Fen. FOS 
the increasing population " p y | tan eect ad 
enabli 
I trust the farmers of England willnot becon sidered drones iu the aS ee OE i a E 
busy hive of industry, as, in my opinion, they have endeavoured 
to keep pace with the advancement _ the manufacturing and s 
aa OnT SE A teeta ; Offices—109, Fenchurch Street, London. 
Manufactory, Plaistow Marshes, Essex. 
Notices to Corr ndents. a ete lly es at apr deat 
Crover: J D H. We would apply 3 cwt. of guano per acre. It 
m have more effect than 30 bushels of soot and 5 cwt. of Be DIRECTORS of the above COMPANY (many of whoa are extensive Agriculturists) have great pleasure 
um. n acquainting their friends an the agricultural community, that they rph now completed their extensive Works and 
DE: An Old Subscriber. For two cows the smallest-sized | Ma chinery for the cpg ai gah their Manures; and, having oa nearly the whole of the Blood —_ ced by the butchers 
American aac, four milk pans, i vessel to hold cream, a slab, | of the metropolis, and a large sae of other necess ary materials of the best Ar they are now in a position to supply their 
nd the wooden hand implements for manufacturing tue butter | Patent Manure of the highest quality; and, as most of the Directors and many of the Shareholders are themselve: mew pg 
de D of the Blood aet their fixed determination io pp ply nothing but sterling and genuine quality cannot fail to af 
espo 
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will be nee: 
Grass SEEDS: P Farmer. as ex mapka Daaeage ae answer to | guarantee and p m to the farmer against ae 
ur question from “ Rendle’s Far ire ” which garain 
T af orop cultivation of the following eae Ror comin The gréat value ao ood M shai a a fully established fact. Ever since the first introduction 
alternate husbandry: 8 Ibs. of Red Clover, 4 Ibs. o White 2| of this pare fertiliser, the’ demand has been Aei e an could be conveniently . BpER Hee Its igs rest not in the assertion 
Clover, 4 Ibs. of Trefoil, and 1 bushel of Rye-grass m ARN of a few ents, it has Beris trie ed for „the last wc Seasons A hundreds h Pee success, and in the next it will Be 
seeding. ere the land is to remain down for more than one | tried by thousands, It afford T to the pa spy “What ha science done for r Aeron lture?” 
year, especially where the land is clayey, 1 or ee 2 lbs.of| The Blood M. i i in Salohbüri which is added ial 
Timothy Grass, Phleum pratense, may be added, and if Italian | PS, y pplied b; y aes A 
Rye-grass is taken it should be sown as late in April as possible. | ° ~ 
The above Clovers without Grass seeds will give an paniski 
eth In mapetarsnent pasture the seeds chosen Sioa y ary a 
cording to the character, especially as to stiffness, of the soil; the 
quantity altogether may be about 40 Ibs. an acre, made up how,| BLOOD MANURE FOR TURNIPS. MANGEL WURZEL AND CARROTS. 
ever of seeds which vary between 5 and8 lbs. a bushel, as in the The phosphates absolutely necessary early development lood Manure is an excellent fertiliser for these crops. Four 
case of the Foxtail up to 12 or 14, as in the case of the Poas and | ®Md rapidity of growth in the young stage of the plants are in a | cwt, to the acre with an equal weight of common salt should: be 
Festucas: 16 to n the case of Italian and other Rye- | larger proportion in a soluble form than is usnally met witli in sown broadeast over the field, and well harrowed in, the seed 
grasses, and 40 an ie ards as in the case of Timothy Gras panied samples of Superphosphate of Lime, and, the Blood | being drilled in the usual way; repeated between 
This last must be sown by itself, or with the Clover in a Grass | SUPPlying nitrogen, the latter growth is also secured, hence the | the rows is of great importance for air and nutriment, aged Yia 
see achine set for Clover, and the other Grass seeds may be | a perte of the nen Manure. It may be used alone at the | advantage will be obtained by ea pit a Po gwen irl a 
mixed and sown afterwards, the whole being bushed or rolled | T% + “as alpen cn ay Aphek gunn FOA Sin x pik ne | Blood Manure between the rows previous to the hoeing. 
in. I rmanent pastures the following quantities per acre | ? “ 
ma’ pe n:—8 OTOI. of both asii k and italian ye- | N.B. For this, as for all other root crops, an additional appli- p (8) T AT fe) 
gral d 2 or 3 lbs. each of three or four of the best Fescues, | Cation of Blood Manure will much more than repay the additional 
2 Ibs. of Catstail and Ti Grass, and 2 or 8 lbs. of the Fox. ae Though 2 or 3 ewt, per acre will produce a crop superior | The Blood Manure is specially prepared for this crop, and it 
tail Grass, 2 or 3 Jbs. of the rough and smooth stalked Poas, | at from a eee weight of Superphosphate of Lime, the | will be found to give most satsiaetory results—it will be most 
and about 4 lbs. of the Cocksfoot, alo g with a mixture of equal | application of a much larger quantity will be found even Successful if used to the extent of 4 cwt. per acre, with half the 
quantities of the White ar ed Clovers, in all about 10 Ibs, | remunerati he rent and cl ust be paid equally, | usual quantity of farm-yard dung, and the whole earthed up in 
per ac This in the maximum figu given will b 4 }bs.of, Whether the land yields 10, 20, or 30 tons an acre; tha the usunal way. Should the farm- pari manure not be used, them 
addition of 8 or 10 tons of roots beyond the common crop costs | 6 cwt. of Blood Manure may be used alone, put into the bottom 
of the drill, and the sets on the ota is and earthed up. 
re. in imum res e s 
Grass needa ancl.10 Iba. of Clovers. ie vases Ce | a eer han the price of the extra 2 or 3 cwt. of Blood 
‘ksfoo! | 
A FLAX. 
end it. Fou cron a of the rough seed per ITHE BLO y V OATS, pie WHEAT, nat is crop in olden time had the re of being one of tiie 
| ost exhausting crops which could be put t into the land, and this 
| b chemical analysis ‘has been found to arise 
PRICE, DELIVERED AT ANY WHARF OR RAILWAY STATION IN LONDON: 
Ton. 
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IMPORTATION oF GE 
al Being rich in piou and other porepiary ingredients, it is 
eS! & a 5 Bo a or | especially adapted for the Wheat and other Corn crops, and has | quantity of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, magnesi: the alkalies. 
ae | g g g g & & 5 | | been used with the greatest success in all parts of England. It axis te by the seh deme 4 which renders ita highly exhausting 
SB} | | is*‘a very rema le fact that the analysis of blood and the crop. The Blood Manure is carefully pı so as to meet 
Bet F = x i | | grain of Wheat are nearly identical, as proved by the most | the wants of this crop, and with its aid ean no longer Ba 
em = je = A eminent chemists, —it' contains all the elements which plants | considered an exhauster of the soil. In using Blood Manure fór 
of | = z Z 2 require, and when properly prepared, will e the essence of | this is crop, He i sown J and harroweè 
zaj N: Weta PES & vegetable as well as of animal life. The highly fertilising pro- | in before the se 
Bp] m w p- fo ke ek oT PS LH = | | perties of Blood have been commented upon by Professor Way 
SE| 28288 £5 8 B BE] FE and others, and the success of the Blood Manure for Wheat and HOPS. 
S SS SS Fae SS Sel fa other cereals, has been fully proved upon all soils ibe Gs peas ical . 
SH $ 3 38 $6 8S & E S*] ~ a | | experience of numerous Agriculturists. Should Wheat manured| It is well Kigwa all Hop growers that Hops require more 
n:i = ie Oe Sian = ee Re OE PE = with dung in the ordinary way look unhealthy in the spring, it | manure for the’ Mide iied Dia than any cher pest AA 
Zal S G zZ 3 | will be greatly benefited by top-dressing it-with Blood Manure, re enttivate: the constant withdrawing of the year by 
ont E gz z ad at the rate of 2 to 3 ewt. per acre,—thus strengthening the straw, , from the land necessitates the su ly to the of a con- 
Bs e | making it 1 liable to lodge, and very much increasing the Xiderabte amount of both mineral ston i and 
Gad | ee Ls | produce. For oa d and n os 3 Smin 4 cwt, per acre aer te Blood | the Blood Manure has been particularly prepared, with the o 
ris o a ig OTe Soy fy ee Manure may either be sown broadcast or drilled with the seed,— | of supplying the requirements of this important yo It con— 
ES 5 5 Ss 8 & e7 Spe | if the former, to be well pe ae tains all the constituents with ge plant requires, mineral: 
82 lod 2 > 3 u & oF] EEF and anic, and m e as cheap and efficacious as a 
£2 = a Ss 2 se | E BEANS AND PEAS. other tiktir wow Inari: onI 12 owt. per nere applied at two 
Sel : For Beans or Peas, 3 to 4 ewt. por acre may be used either different ti imes ag worden in Mpc Te ika kiad sa A 
~s Z is E aa cases a sod Dene — ora portion afterwards, between the Í most useful application, or the manure ma; round each- 
gs i E ee O ee orse-hoeing. hill and covered up with the soil. 
=s $ = SS Ss & Bl|ets 
zs =q © eR See SP 209 a 
a mt ee E E n ce t Agriculturist: ists who have used the Manure 
Sa a eb poly iese] seca oe eee Y be taken as a sample :— 
fs apes 
E hi fe Sr orfolk Farms, Windsor, February 20th, |the poorest land I have on my , the crop ranked amongst: 
oe Sy y | Gentlemen, —: = answer to your inquiry respecting the resus the best Ihave. Ido not know how I can recommend it better 
A = | | of Nitro-phospha te used on the Royal Fa rer angio reat | than by saying I shall use it much more extensively this season.’ 
S ¥™— S | | Park, I have great pleasure in stating, that after applying ‘arm. oburn, 
5 ty aA TE J | ja field of Swedes, which gai yer le oupa tt East berks | Giddens tm tom your 
Es = = = | | Agricultural Show, I have no tation in pronouncing it an | phosphate supplied to his Grace the 
27 = Z = eran, Caiana wands to a greater extent during | þeg to inform you I it all for Swedes, 
g: ~n nn > see stance was very 
BS ee 6 ee. E a am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, E I put on 2ewt. of it per acre, with a light 
Sa apeu gga G g2 BP] = James BREBN | farm-yard manure, which has produced the finest crop 
a &S5 85 BS ASB & S BF 2 Mr. BENJA bed ie Goutros, Gedney Marsh, Long Sutton, Lincoln- | I ever grew. I with great confidence 
gs ee ee g 8 33 E shire.—“I d a a E gee bee ewt pèt sore | manure to the notice of tbe agricultural 
— pe A A ar gt, mA 5 | along with the 30 acres, and although the field is gentlemen, yours very truly, 
ra á 2 = | 
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SEEDS: Z l L B. We cannot recommend seedsmen, You are si 
pae if not near the E Piymo monds = <2 ng mod bag gee 4 of 
ion, the cena e, o Piyon e Suttons Readin; 
serene! eae Maeno Corn and Grass Manure, £7 10s. per 
Turnip Manure, £6 10s. per Ton. 
hear one or 
Ask advice reed ang 
bose iy ot ged se mens a ge j 
HE BEST AVING IN HEEP after eanin; 
isa teaspoonful of | na cat in half a fn giat of gruel pK se halt Flax and Hop Manure, £8 10s. per Ton. 
hows o Te ie a is the result of spasm, therefore the remedy is 
*4* As oe dee have been received too late spare yin Sed wep porn oh rie ana i Saga et since the ; 
and, are detained ti TE a A, yare s 
We muak alno heg the intulgence of those correspondents the | is Manure _ As Tre paea the purchaser, ever 
osrlimaf delayed. | bag as marced ™ UVAMS iy gents of the a 
contributions is sti 
