APRIL 19, 1856.] THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 269 
being “ Clover sick,” as to our knowledge one field bas not had 
Clover on before for 20 years, and another p for 10 or 12. The 
. On examining e oi 
which are easily known by thei Padd pee appearance, and, in 
the more advanced stage, withering of the poen e found the 
roots perfectly healthy and series 4 but the crown had a brown 
pea i e 
s; we have nev 
hope it is not general. The land in question n has a good m 
of seeds upon it, therefore as the Sa ere ti oe only plant affect ted, 
it may not prove quite so onero' 8 first a] apprehended. 
p 
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Bs. 
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ARRA 
weather, Milking cows have been fetching high prices, 
and store cattle ate an a g bdeg than at this ime pa 
a a store pigs s dear as we ever remember th 
Notices to Corresponde ia 
Ax ERROR THAT MAY MISLEAD: Mr. J. Lockha ‘on, 
Edinburgh, writes to us as follows:—“In the Peake Sieg 
Gazette of April 5th, I eb sy lg vi aap arena from és oes 
spondent in Forfarshire r eferring to an error in the | 
ack At the 11th pag 
n 
time I Prepared the summary, which it is right to say was 
ee o Mr. M‘Culloch before being published in the 
mana 
CHESHIRE: W B, Cheshire, wants to know if it is customary for 
tenants in that county annually to ee a cheese to the 
pene Many such customs which existed are gradually 
dying ou! 
EXPENSE OF Eia on Farms: G W, Hashey, says, “ When I 
lived in East Lothian srank the year 1850 it was the practice 
with mgm” s to contract with the blacksmith for repairs 
a pair of horses per 
ge: 
nk were extra; tl which es 
notice were strong land with a good p. en of rock. I sub- 
sequently farmed in apri = 2 bath two it cad of horses, 
mee os. oie oe of new metal used by the 
bisckumities e = moe: of the ep 
T PAGE, AND COS 
“COMPOSITION FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF BLIGHT 
HOP, ROSES. WALL-FRUIT TREES, “CUCUMBERS, MELONS, VINES, 
STOVE AND GREENHOUSE asi 
Extra ee 4s, per Gallon, sufficient to make Four Gallons fit for use. 
A Gallo ons and upwards, Carriage Free to London. 
FTER FIVE YEARS’ EXTENSIVE USE by the most nt Garden 
ees ae a atone D a = 
a 
but to publish th ra is pievichtty ronki the whole aora atA of the Gardeners’ Chronicle, 
or List of pia see aan Chronicle ot he. 12th, and previous Numbers. 
| SAMUELSON’S 
$ REGISTERED BUDDING'S LAWN MOWING MACHINES 
PAGE & CO. Seed. Merchants, Southampton. 
wide, for a boy to work, 
Up to 30 inches wide, for man and poney. 
Pries ...£510 0 £517 6 £600 £900 S 10 0 
Width Cut 16 ins. 19 ins. 22 ins. 25 ins. 30 ins. 
rs t 
care requisite in the handli f th hi ld 
is now d BY ANY L who has 
to push the machine before him. The Registered adjustment insures a 
uired height, and prevents 
und ma! 
Copies of Testimonials will be 
The above may also be procured 
Irisa Moss Will an 
feeding ate See “t quantities ries given per ar ia e what pro- 
portion of Barley-meal is used with it. 
Lime, SALT, AND ASHES: J B H. Your experien s the 
best answer to your question. We s should l howev ver be gis to 
in a caleareous soil near the Asad ‘hen and salt m: ay be 
useful, baisans the siteite enerates a caustic alkali, whic : 
might quicken and dissolve matters now lying inert in such 
soil; but for hurrying Turnips le baa the po age of danger fron 
y, h gm the nature of an 
RENSET : Ilderton lard —“ Your correspondent, Feb. 2 ee 
an excellent recipe one making rennet, he aded ! 
Dairy Farm;’ but would it not be better if you cont Bata 
from him the weight of vells for gers 2 gallons} s? J ae) says, 
a vells 
g 
vary greatly in size, J for the other day I got three Wales 
3 oz. each, and yester th Mel bey E 13 oz., all last year's 
t 
curing. Your correspo! oes not state whether the he et 
should be excl pict from the air by tightly ering the jar 
during making and using.”—In answer to 
weight ae 5 to 8 ow 
nak Ti rak making a quanti of rennet it Tis never 
been found to a $ 
the air so entirely as to use any ety covering. 
SOCIETY or Arts EXAMIN. FOR CANDIDATES FROM INSTI- 
TUTION: CIATED WITH i SOCIETY TS: Warrington 
The following are the B examinations wi! nee 
M. : at ae Soci: 
Honse in the Adelphi. Candidates who propose to offer them- 
selves for examination must give written notice of their irten- 
tion to the Secretary before the 3ist of May, 1856. Each can- 
didate m 
be conducted by written faen re by oral 
i ward certificates bree 
at the principal Agricultural Im- 
plement Depdts in London; of Messrs. 
lo 
mongers & Seedsmen in the country. 
. SAMUELSON, Britannia Works, Banbury. 
“NEW PATENT INVENTIONS FOR eee a 
Awarded a Prize at the Peria eee yeaa and igsi 
COTTAM AND HALLEN, 
| THE Original INVENTORS of the FEDD rop R E Man OERA RAGE: poi, FAD TRoUGR 
ioei it say icomnaiae to which they have important additions, 
FE snr seas ihe Pathe Halter Gui Guide and Collar Rein, the ball | or mixing with the food in See OE Ske Bas 
of which is taken to the back of the manger, works with ease and | general notice. 
freedom up or down the guide my and is Tanen in its opera- C The Seed Box detached, made 
ti Kasino A direna against the most restive horse | light and durable. r 
being cast in the stall, Keiry mer: RET e aN 
B Ehe Patent Portable Seed Box can be instantly detached with Crema 6 Harness Rooms, where is am 
from the ora without disturbing the ot The saving of the abject, as the nes ee the bracket can be up out of 
seed and useful state, ees for a agricultural purposes, e way when not 
S MANGERS ar e onphoted in the best possible manner, both as ti to formi 
atiisy. renty 32 pandhe eÀ x 
Galvanised, or Enamelled. ‘ 
mpri niece wes with moveable b Ti Stable Double Corner Me 
{mi w aeni e ong safety covers, iin Bs fi yoy Corer Mangere: 
COTTAM & HALLEN’ s WORKS, 2, a ieee Street, Oxford Street, London. 
WARMING AND i irig es Catalogue for 1856, and Estimates gratis 
A ienaa 
pects 
he Ta 
1 Bossi tpi and of 
t of live stock as mus extent, at any rate, 
ben eon obtained in the field. * the text -bookan which it 
be guided are, Low’s Elementary Agriculture 
Johnston's Agricultural Chemistry (Blackwood), Mr. Pusey’s 
Papers on the Progress of Agriculiural Knowledge, in the 26th 
the Agricul 's Journal. - 
“ ” paper 
the English ean Society, p. 251, at Parre. a, Tine 
seven from the for “firm” read “form.” 
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improvements, 
i = uvia. — cal cae cay Ee Cae wee eee 
Price oH Ae re aria and inodorous 
comm Eeer: Ls. and 2l. 4s., and improved Portable Water- 
closets, with pompe n, and self- acting valve. A 
with engravings forwarded by pee Ss post 
| Fyre and Co.’s San! EENEN, 46, Leicester Square. 
