345 
THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, 
Ente 17, 1856. 
in 1851, 
legitimate family 
It ‘J 
the good rowel from sep oe has š cored 
we 
r. CAIRD, on 
a sg in oe and the distributio 
t ] 
the aarp of land in | be p P 
of it among 
winte in spring V etches-as 
ilik i of it which isin 
Clover oo, be ay to Deans, beit should be Popat 
‘x 
f, 
the old-fashioned farmer in the opinion that s cultivated. In the fol paia figures the era Jae N b 
are anecessity, = - were re a other day read fh be. hi gives the returns sanctioned by the before January. No. 3. be plant ted to Wheat. No, 
oo “ were t on pur make us work, | Board o de—being the result of a rule of thre ix aE mesa» wtb weg 10.7 oo on Berkey “Noe. 
and land is always gratefa “tor “Iabou ur.” Now |sum in which the whole area of England, as co To pa Saelies rings is non e " a eat. No. 8. 
to com notion as tha red with that of 11 counties examined, is ; stom OF eae 
; a , crops followed by a — crop, and this course pen 
proper ingren A applia Syed be used if | made to yield so much land under every crop, ac- | your 8 fields exe also bethe course over “each 
we wanted the incite: ase: ‘thereunto wows weed: dsc cording to the proportion of each which those 11 
undoubtedly present, we shall offer a few remarks | counties have a ed. is first column, then, is| I would o oe age me observation. pet ollowing 
tending to show in t manner the hoe is made | taken to be accurate, a probably i is so very nearly. this sipbtelin it is sbetlubely y necessary 'that the land be 
subservient to weed propagation and continuance. | Its figures very seat fully agr = f Mr. made perfectly clean and kept free from meb d 
I aon, into the natural history of many | |\Carep in colamn No. 2, deri ed | that the land be ned and subsoil plo at 
of our nnual weeds, ll see reason | | when e was reporting on, e gio fe i this least 14 inches deep, and that.all the root crops be well 
to believe that i in eer wild state they have each ie ry as the om = wä : oon eene pe van te à 
ring, but that, as | Zand under Till England. (1) According to the Return'by | “PFD OSP wae iced Sessa zi is 
weeds, many of them römm accomm: modated them-| “oficial lage in En of i in 1854) and (2) ‘Acsordiag no difficulty in producing good crops of Wheat-every 
dris: to agrarian conditions; and indeed they | to the Estimate by Mr. Caird in 1 two years, if apply agood dose 
n 7 Mr. C previous crops of roots, and get a larger 
hb tena d nin Spore : at they are as Offical Re- an hoeing the 1 tween the drills deeply five or 
mauca. change he plants of our crops, 1651. imes gais their growth, and carting the crop all ot 
pee can accommodate themselves to all seasons. | ores under wheat -| 8427062 | 3,416,750 | the lan y November, you have time ‘to plant W. 
e see that we have as a spring and autumn | po, spring Corn, viz. Burley, Ont, 3,639,861 biasi 
wth of Groundsel, Chickweed, and Speedwell as|_ and Rye i we Under this system there must be ‘an application of 
we have a winter and summer Cabbage ; so tha Do, Clover and See a. 2,277,750 | manure Beni re to each of the root EE , 80 that 
, Do. Beans, Peas, oat! Vetches 1,139,000 
with each of these weeds, though we m aapea sm Do. Turnip, Mangel, and Potatoes . Py 4150 2116750 | there must be provided manure for 44 per 
them come up with the root crops n Do. fallow, Rape, &c. 920,973 | 1,300,000 | annum ; and if you give to» each acre 25 loads, 
sowing, ihe Wheat fields at thi ve feont: 35 y there of 1000 er loads. To 
even bg earlier, are innumerable e plants is w this s el eins from this Reto a me ge [manufacture this quantity ts manure, pa g be 
kind i n perfec t seed. tits = 2d he ca t part|w was not included in Mr. Caird’s Estimate. f SYT A e4 of roots and the Ciover ito be 
mawi from crops in avi Barlin Particular o of amod i ih ees eer Sen a ee ata Phage coy 
RSENS TO r oxes are the and most ec ical mode, no 
: in grain, for example, all the seeds a REPORT TO A LAND feeding the beasts, but of manufacturing the manure. 
at “eariy theses poy time; bot y wih eede and espe-| T HAVE enclosed a trans arent ma fi that art of The 33 ac ill uce 800 t s, and the 
cially the kinds just mentioned, the plants may | our esta a m4 T traw of 4 Menta amod by stock during 
appear in owth, and still flowering and |3; 1 k inl | winter, with es of m the permanent 
rable vn of it I have divided 
iter formed flowers have ripened their! into à fields, and numbered ‘them with red i 
a It was a knowledge of this fact which made| get 8 fields I hav eet 15.as 
curious to inquire into the extent to — some | one, and I pro p the fence pot n the | ba 
of our ae plants ripen their seeds early in the 
spring, and the following table will ai = approxi- 
|iplan you gave me. The 
y 
{eee aoe rs the | 10 acres of "Gian consumed 
during s mmer, and the leaves of the roots carried 
home, 
t as noa cannot begin at once with this quantity of 
pose to grub 
Nos. 21 and 36c on your lap: Pid form these tk into 
3 fields, which I call Nos . 5, 6, and 7, | and by. this 
the first two 
of. imaia adhika 
to apply guano and superphosphate 
You may have ‘to a apply lewt. 
seeds six 0 ım 
weeds may ripen before they die ; i an ioe also the of nearly equal dimensions, regular system of of ee and 1 ewt. of ag aig am of lime per ‘acre 
amount of r ripe seeds which they may produce as cultivation may then be be easily adopte to all the root ¢ crops the firs bh fae 
April, these e being all pa : pea arableand and 129 0f 4 Year TONS A as eae ‘Wit and cst 
2 en 0. ese acres arabile 
in one “oat = the mE „April in the present year P ature, besides yourgppden plo pint land, ve relative price of the produce of 
when th mate was t Pasture. Arable. | and 2 dink is ‘as follows :—Where the oven 
Table of the Ripe Weed Sect. ma rice at quarter is 563s, or 7s.. per 
eit i shee 14 Farm ofi rey ee O Ar >t bushelat erage pi f beef and mutton has-been 
No. of | No.of Of these | 15 Home prc d (pasture) ... 10 8.17 64d. per Ib., or 7s. 6d. per er A The produce, 
flowers | seeds |Totalof| were | 15 Home frm ra) i - 10 1 0/ then, of this i 80 quarters 
K = teachi]. èdds, a a yg ( at and ae of heat, including the poor-ate, lel and a8 
me MORE 17 Long Littles gronna (in Beans sat 3 3 . If we therefore spei verage price yinede 
| ye ” ” 5 
an AN a P S rA 150 |19. Short Bittle Ash gonna (pasture) Horas e previon s year Migo she maney: value! Ss pe ie 
Veronica hederifolia; Evip4 x 8 a EE N E Bey nnn i eat) n aE a s oe for both arable and caters 
ewe PT een (meadow) 18 1 89 The following isan estimate a the horse-power, live 
’s Purse... i 4500 "| -1200 iringian | hent Batley, Vet- p 18 1 22|stock, implements, and expense 0’ n cultivating this farm. 
‘Bitter Cress... nt Pies 13875 |870 Iwata, (Wheat, ‘Turnips) |). = 11 „Hor. se Power, .—Under this sys mof cule tion there 
Stellaria media, Chick- n D e | 380 Lower Brook Meadow... ‘| 1 ol ts, 11 i ns S 
weed... se a 300 Pasture 3 2 Wh Thex Hneta be 100 s 0! 
Senecio vulgaris, Groundse x “50 7500 |- 2500" | ig Pasture |. rable part of this sii tab iel <4 Sabie | manure to cart’ rien Suildings. toi ‘the field seve ad 
21,950 | sown pans 2 1 1 | of roots to cart from’ ket fieldsto ps arg 
<a Lg gh ~~ £ ne e i o : E | of the leaves of the root crop to fetch field to 
cts nahi ted by " Sais aah ee et the yard for theateck t to consume eae cov je intomna- 
this table we rma ge see 2 that ee sprin g hoeing 31 Š ee eh BT 4 mej besides the carting home at harvest heat 
cuts up an immense quan fp hems it USAS in! “| from 44acres b pnp one tin 
sowing ai p plant of each of — ee aa | = 8 1 stan u feta out. As you r arable peo is at 
the above making up the daat a of 6025 seeds | ie DS age pik from the farm buildings “and your roads not ood, you 
which may be sown by hoeing, whilst if not hoed ast ; AT L will require more horse power-than if the buildings 
as ) seeds may aie | Experimental garden... ...| 5 2 35 were in the middle of the farm and the Penre ir 
iiis ATE: Bi r a u may require for the first two y y k 
aaae did th To al, eevee. EBARA 223 0 0| [gotall the land into good order drained, and subsoil 
F; 01 ey di at i many | I propose the following arrangement of thevarable | ploughed, si six h ur. mil 
rerien to pea they would be liable-would not 
cow die d 
land :— 
iminish thei : | 
e eee the X% poe i = | the arable part of No, I6 oat 86.1, gu. shoal be Doo | egn Jona Poplenenis reper fa for this Rarm— 
the Ras process of pet ing ensures ieir dy ‘ag duly ” Eh. oreg x 10 0 Sat | 136 Pasture, 87 Arable :— 
sown and thas 1 a out of harm’s a much |p, ” 20 aE i geht » 102 | bettered draft trees 1 pair of light iron 
surer man an though th hall Eien left to tse oc ae pa m one E » 10 314 4 one-horse carts harrows with “rat 
3 9 EA , 12 © 0 | 4 long harvest frames to fit the 
The a more will à a ~s ” ii » n me 4 4 wheels and axlesof the dug, | 1 oe Eoi PEES 
e, bina n” ” ” | cart 1 
would cope with weeds we must beeome acquainted toes a 
ein <1, bi 
The arable land being thus di sand si 2 f heavy iron th 2 horse: hoes i 
when and “sae attack th em. Thece o ener a a rotation of 8 years, if properly arranged a d and ve a Mold barrows with “Goat 4 sts of amen 
— mistake to suppose that we can do : =a root cr eagle 8 pears | ee Ro z ra aoe giti 
a nd = ‘convenience no nor can we on the apart a so that t neither T Turnips, Mangel, Swedes, Carrots, | > | shake: r win 1 EYES EL separator, small 
ording as our — i ene on im 8 f tein Tt is of the utmost „importance, to |" ED - oe &e. e 
R y presen: Ai adt | sacks, bushel: , Shovels, sack-barrow, 
this, that although we call plants good earan they Se often The implements for the yards ladders, forks, 
‘that they are no eal to the asion EAA Ta d penet eco pronn E ie Miaa mH sso ae ™ p: ip cutters, 
araia e sant - cand toeswhen ] 8 or G years, and Clover | packets Ke. sia fox the pi 
ofall itejecty an i fore ith grat, which may be, feing eeush, burden and tons gunk ‘wih 
pats J years if after a W cro r t : P 
humble the weed the beautiful contrivances is this year ear in every one of those 8 fields Siess AAE SMPS E ye the 
means to this end »may*well excite our wonder Att | of food which the pasture land produce during 
admiration, hide whe atithe same | som aoe summer months, and what the hay and roots will net 
pended i 1d cid th “year, rear, and oe to sow grain on "the same ground duce during the winter:months.. Of the 129 acres 
a horien midis mesic ier rer — would | t itis bett y rerea. sia ee 
Ñ hl there re, acres 
s pose that 1 cows bi ho: ke bree 
Torr eon See to Toa j 1) alaey: 
8 [ONG ` to whose ; 10 cows, 
failure deviation :—No. 1. To be scarified this autumn, 0 
ee SEU baan led ra iu ae been weeds burnt, st fhe land plage betore winter, an 4 arima OE ‘to be sold fat. 
Struck with’the Maryse a ‘PP No. B. ‘To | By the’ thine they banania old there-wouldit 
