ea , i THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. [OcroserR 25, 1856. 
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h the growth of or So this e of sot free in the other, Well, assuming that illaceous 
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- above bom Let ne ope a et rr we of the >| fangal growth gh daie b pe acta which |} oam has been "E pulverised $ . the srt fr 12 
board will be executed ‘with the utmost rigour—for | will further encourage the gimi of good species, | inches, let us see how the hea or ao ssible in 
it | is too bad „that consumers should be plundered while it discourages that of b bad. ”| circumstances mig ht "be produce ced. t 
f vast sums, the payment of f again from any of soil, conditions is to form the land into ridges a <n 
which can nly be su og to so long as the | too frequent haymaking, &c., gf at eat of he ing from 27 to 30 inches in width. These 
s find their way into the (eyini for | Grasses and consequent pi a of funguses | ei apes a er — esa be ridges of so me nort 
urgent public service. z perena it is obvious that liberal treatment | p f Englan à rosa vat A at dy 
on effect a cure, On the rich 
We are asked now To DISCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF | Cheshire funguses were most piai sanang una e iane reg them stam fe Sher dean th ‘her 
Founovses 1n Pastures. idly we have seen a dispelled before a com- | between the rows and Jo w acta it a little : around th 
Let us first inquire what are the causes which |p t of bones, ashes, and refuse, especially refi 1 s 
tend to the growth of these eg and then nae old buildings. Again, on the forest marble | surface nearly to a level. Keep the soil ype 
deduce the clays of Gloucestershire, where the Agaricus pri-| stirred and there is no fear of the drought affecting the 
and ë. mulus was plentiful, we have seen a slight dressing | erop. The manures to be used may be put into the drills, 
1. The circumstanees which most favour the of guano increase the crop of Grass but ruin the|™ which on being plough will leave them 
growth of funguses are poverty of soil and damp- funguses for some years, so as to encourage hay- ing 5 for if only portable fertilisers 
ness of the atmosphere. The first of these some- Making where it was scarcely befo thought of.| 2° % Semone matters little how they are 
times sands, on wet But this ae t oil. There are 
clay lands, “In the former caso ts usually beans the truth of tho theory we are advocating as tao, Sens naa anaana wich T know to De cpa 
on or stratu e years’ hay-making has brought the = to its but here I shall o -4 
damp atmosphere usually proceeds either from former poverty and the funguses to thei ‘ees aa oo Aee — ee 
e ear ei 
y to à u Farm-yar —— nure ED E O aa 
ds are more liable to funguses than the neigh- He re, then, we may conclude “sn the sen ofp  Eerermo gm E 
bouring uplands, as seen on the wide ia com- sheep Se mall portion at a time on land growing Superphospbate of me "7 Pog : 
mons or “ keet on = iver Severn, where funguses—the feeding them while there with Thy, Muriate of potash BAE Se b 
Mushroo undani rit peepee high | corn, nots g ly en hancing the be er of the FA no soe ia = ” ” 
Fa ad cloudy 1 oT tops, Rieti e to be the Process—will discou th th of t plants, Wood and clay ashes., |. 20 bushels » 
of hosi species oi odn i ¡and so will top dressings of all EAE as a Sawdust® xf 12 
i spi o! e ese lower tribes of plants they encourage the growth of good Grasses, Charred with sulphuric acid 130 Ibs. 
find in the decaying material of a higher species of As regards lawns, an occasional sprinkling of Now, here rehome ee which on ordinary 
vegetation. pre decaying roots of dead or diseased guano mixed with fine coal ashes vin Ly found | S°!!8 will be certain to give a very large crop, but 
. Grasses is the commoner nidus and yield most of e Grass, nite 
the food of the fungus. In all Pom pastures the and to get up a ps good t asf ote! ebrii inip Piiira = di ds be cise on the op of h ananta o but first 
ious as evidenead by e qo rass is very a melas ood turf it is rare to see t the point to look at. The proper 
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in such Aa maered - pe yA hale ho Recta ie ea nerative in the na yo considering ake A “ar 
SRU oF ihe yi potty W case ny pes are left deposit of dun g may brin; ng about some species gah saying that if the soil ma reemer mein wrought it 
behind, and these roo sy contain phosphates and and not like the larger | will aves far Target profit than a light manurial 
hi i by crops which in some places are constantly being dressing is capable of doing. It is aps neces- 
sary 
cus primu us, which is so common a cause | HOME FARM MANAGEMENT.—No. XI. 
ry ring istri 
rding = ping h x A ee by the plants to ey them at once. Under a li 
upland consisting for the most part of Bromus 22y other plant botanically. My object in writing |; stem of manuring like this there must neces- 
ages these letters is altogeth tical nd 7 ; 
erectus, Upright Brome Grass, Peschspedsion s pinna- s ii ogether a practical one, and there- * m ja 
alse fore theory s only be introduced when it has considered sufficient in ordinary i 
Crested Dogstail, will su saaden soe Ti Geach ore E apm losci = ane tice, The zA P» | the drills are 28 inches wide, the distance apart of the 
one Sheep on a = from day to day ; and co öarna of e Dali inini of small pete Po | ranan aes stir Aceon sigh 
very will oe before the advan nce sacks, peman are, more or less, filled with juice. It — hor ings: tales 
wonum per is the aim of the farmer by a lib eral system ne 
nstead of j ey 
| become spongy and therefore Sexe less nutritious j 
be don 
heir pr ; 
seaso when fun n pecul 4 a ficient f 
The truth is, these better Grasses, PIT Die assumed as sufficient for a crop of from 4 to 50 tons they ought to hes Something ma 
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interruption ; and then having performed prea cn th hd eii thin upon the ground. Those bulbs 
portant function of reproduction they die out, and | one-fow oa -a ort of the weight Liters has been stated | se Oe gm 
the decaying roots on the apen ch of damp an | might Zane be obtained in the aggregate. Itis! comparatively pe ag enr sovin: aol S 
become the ane of funguse it — - mpou —— ral manaree of ams econ of: the | snares hop ont bag rg ps pre Panig 
: if we revert to | soil—skilful application o; mmer 
is vec Weare the hiy iry rings, we circle—one fnd * nagement of the Giv baa. prt en properly elaborated, But if the soil is stirred toe good 
and the a Sar <a the cle is| von y easily be | become s tronger. And preh from the hors in 
asa manare, en tere sae for the comparativ ively d iry climate | which they poly the inorganic i 
in the trituration of the 
F pe to correct the te 
the fungus ; the brown wn ring is caused b the myc ce- "ee agape me 
- liumorfu rt Hi , | Now, a 
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poor, and dying G area their colour. These be developed: for were the overseer of a home farm ibio nie much 
roots however, in the economy of ba = s, will | to cultivate upwards of 40 tons of Swedes per acre the rbi mg rootlets ought to be encouraged as 
into m d a ng will | he would make bn h p possible, the intelligent farm manager will observe 
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ppd saaa that very grent injury may be done if noae atp | 
th as to render it certai 
ray ir by funguses, | that i mapay bes obtained. N Nay! ! iletme Gams ges that = “will be” poral by th the operation. ' By all 
t to gardener as aires Beh ores means work the space well between the Turnip rows, 
The reason is obvious enough ; la seep = that I should detail the whole system |), the plants have sent out 
x of manngi thle apy rar re farmer = ee 
nd material removed— knows it, But I have expressed th pte: any considerable distance. 
pasturing, and the gely ‘nereased mt ia the ct pat Jr arms ces of qe a from an 
wns on poor soil is E n adopted, gre advantages: will be derive 
be tained without the 
x main ain stigan ig e ose with the soil it aye orm ie that deep liquid. In pon Nae Terai even Merer pave been 
rasses than in the jeng Anything less than 10 inches of well wrought pe is tgs beat widen’ ith a very 
species observe in ol! e an res if a depth of 12 to 15 inches n | PE or etoen. n cas oe 
some tained it will be ail the better fow t the wt RP fee 2 agen: a “ berg n ier of ammonia; 
r We ai ripe per tny to be discussed RER ral hn ne ea, aden = besides the organie no and other su hotanoes 18 Saane DA 
Dam: NOAE of soil expec ted. And i ii a os f if allowed te prevents the di emen for five or six weeks and 
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RS sok es the i th ; county damped with liquid manure or rk ammoniacal 
à 7: Iti diffieu!* 
3 Avena pr ‘atensis, renders them greatly superior to most o a lighter | io wea good spate of P me ame it should cnty’ be bought by 
a media, Quaking | silicious sorts of land — —— “ Turnip soils.” analysis. As it is in crystals it it may be necessary to grind it | 
cattle eat; and The preparatory w oubt greater with the| in powder. This is easily done by the common millstones e 
plands, also seed and early | former than >i the latter, sae the i monies cle elements | PY * corn bruiser. At er A se trifle per ton, and in any 
Pais = mil ng is @ mere 
draining immediately liberated in are of far greater value than ah ose ee 
