a ae 
Sot i 
i clay up whenever y we fallow. 
poten ow 
860 
= best animals, or at any rate they shouid come under 
separate cl class—for instance lard and dri ripping 
lay is near the 
pba tenik, ies and @ 
the la 
=. 
it is 
sm mate. pe 
nd is more saat! Tevelle d. Ou 
60 
eee 
feeders in contradistinction to those who show or the each as 
arket. Animals power 
eame weight in a sbort tim me, li 
supplied by the farm, and when in tise healthy tondi- JE 
tion affording a f fair return for expenses | ineurr red, A, 
carting tia bret of ine old Ja 
searcely be distinguis shed tear] his tail, looking more 
like an ager 4 pacer tor than anything else, and fan- 
eying he e able turn a penny” by such a 
breed, he ventures, in a piid of enthi geen to p 
chase one Of es rer Havi 
y lea 
f the subs 
yii 
the e given to Erosin stores is set | 
pa prae jore the new comer turns up her nose 
linatoa mete do so till she is “again “pampered up with all 
kinds of stron 
ail stages of Zob, not very particular as to diet, Wiles 
will thrive where a “show” pig wi pe ies rve. „The first 
can, regardless of cost and | trouble, x 
siderable portion of goo 
th 
the 
was only ¢ converted into arable a 
w claying a portion of it by | 
it lies close t 
1 
THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
= 27, 1856. 
er nak the it was 
ntity ae of quite evident nee aaie tection” oe: ay prin iple 
r farm was all | had bee 1 pro oposed ould drive the fraudulent 
res of t altogether. It was therefo 
land a few thee duty to prey and if “they did not do so they 
would be wan mero in a duty to ganar, and to f 
lo; } Th „ou ght all to bi e and requir 
K he 
quality of tl the 
rite aon Sone might think ea in this distri 
y had not much _to complain of. It consisted wih 
in the last year several fi 
within the locality had purchased guano at Tl, or Bla a 
buried in the trencha Excepting e first seven years ie “The fact of the agent hav Ba ae of no 
at| we have seldom practised burning, nd no farmer in less than li. per ton for the o was 
con- | our rs wih es it a part of regular husbandry. l i i f its inferior ality! x en facts 
clay, I believe, is calcareous. By cl ying we obtain as | would show how easily they had pon. 
much lime as is required, and where lime has Major Hope Smith said if an article more certain price, th® 
ost four applie hich h y been for Ea pA is not and u law says it must be warranted.—Mr. Wilson, of Edington Mains: 
Pp | said if Major Smith had p ttention e result of the 
a i | ‘arious actions — tery been brought upon the subject, he 
would find thai required to be entered into in a 
C3 ZA? ay, with full particular stated. ecently an individual so) 
not who Societies, apeions guano for real Peruvian, but because the w "e “ genuine 
Peruvian” were i in hisi voles he got off.—. ute anstoun : But 
he merchant is bound to supply accordin aan of the 
East BERWICKSHIRE : [ae ation Y Manure.— | order.—Mr. Wilson: Of the thonsands of =. of guano used in 
Mr. _Wi Ison, Cu mle edge, —In co; isidering the | this county, I believe neari en ordered verbally.— 
3 a i ema 
of astonishment has baset en fills the riot Sith a 
D' 
the brute. Falecn. | 
D, 2 e (er) 
manures should n conducted, the first idea 
bfaa — va Wilson. Hekconsidered Pig it i lja 
aving turned out or the 
purchaser is how he y best ascertain ihe qu reverse eons a FAR crop or a bad one hat was a very unsatis- 
remarks under this ieia in the Gazette of ‘the 13th of og commodity he is ee to purchase, and hen he | factory test. There were other and more certain tests. After 
receiving the stock they ought to adopt some chemical test. He 
is o be assur red that the > quality o the arti icle to b ot exactly see: that. a.-w antee was necessa 
paed spring I also received (by invitation) a visi what the seller b ny more than in the a of a horse, where no written guarantee 
a well ell known draining engineer of London i fir stated Ther e is no mode of actually testing this that s requisite peep I or of an action re Hs eai ot 
and actual io ree aware of, but W saa and that by both seller and eas iio Pnt test and he sia nels: Md be do 
Amirai at the station at baat X KEG a pur rchaser. This m may be done in a very satisfactory | except by acquiring a knowledge mistry. He was no 
and left me before 4 o’cloc k, day. manner with those I may term simple manures—th chernist, but he shad ee purchased guano pos te ere 
d those that are composed of few ingredients. It is | Without testing whether the stock contained a larger am 
a le.—Sheriff Wood said a written 
hours ; he then | Tunched with me, and kt re the train more difficult to ascertain with an a of exactness moa sede pen tag ieee Ta alanine á ality. The 
that doe f ice be wariant of quality had been done 
p of pri ing a 
Und e d ght th to be all à WAY by recent act.—Mr. Jobn Cunningham said 
from his more then 26 or 27 hours. As T an cases, and alihon ugh th ys | he fa ome x a i Teccomst wot to 
sii er hours per rail from London, a |bring out the same —_ in ‘diferent Eiles or the have cost 4l. per ton.— Mr. Oliver, Farraknowe, said he 
person leaving ae mad the 9 o'clock p.m. train would | same cargo, ar nd m e likely different ses k pe eee what occurred Bh par Alin icon ago, 
28 ime was compara ely 3 , 
be with me betw ud 4 oclo nd ould | further 5O | had seen manure adverti i inflammatory placards. He 
leave by lock t: an i much as to affect the vile of the manure to a S reni wrote to the agent and procured a ply. The manure 
at 11 o'clock the sam night. His charge is for th ent, and, therefore, it may he | appeared to have an excellent effect ui Rk shan siop, 
l, T3. which induced hi r about double the quantity. e 
9. On, s expenses, ol 8s., total 15/. 7s. He ex xplains best guide. Tik ms baci gg the quali y o he found out his loss, however, as although the crops came away 
by Saying his charges s are quite consistent with the manure by the analysis made for the ler whieh i a little bat the first, they soon got stunted. The different effect of 
terms conveyed to me in the first i instance. A Aion o generally done ; | but wh nat is not genera se bi ones a RAA arked in ¢ ge and he had oo ellent 
iona anmoered aont a Fon Fut. Aszegurds | What shouldbe Stongly impressed upon the aitenton of | SPRAM Hga at iges ne tage we by ape 
l t f the Club, is that the purolaser ‘should Si was the ‘British Economical.” —Mr. k 
Lai regard to Mr. Milne Home’s remarks, said that 
we are fully 6 ft. below high water. We 3 miles ae ene. EA A the stock after s delivered to Sal, n regar of spurious manures had got very subtle, and it 
from deep Mya and I Eteni there is14 Ä of fall, him. Shou ld this s ystem become ge nie ra 3i would not was advisable that a written agreement should be obtained as 
go that there a good natural dra rainage ould als: ll as i piai core ne ei stm: He to ie samya ieor 
r S consideri 
drain 25,000 “aeres, are of 140- horse e power, an e the greatest boon to the fair A: r,or t the articl Hend ae just E cy Glob ‘of case that 
the water on an average about 8 ft., which is consider. facture of these manures, by keeping tricky or unfair | occurred about eight yéars ago in Mi A merchant or 
ably higher than would be requisite if the drai mpetitors out of the market. So lo Saha e T O EEE o 5 2 Eat micro 
: ae time—the one being genuine, the “omer spurious. The 
was in a more perfect state. he oar ede entog with such manures as bone-dust. 
4 EAER pua 3 nuine was aned to large consumers, and to those likely to to 
dbout 1 foot oa the level of ‘the lower Aaa $ the eer bones, superphospha te of “lime, nitrate of have an peg ue spurious is. trons who required quantities 
farm. 3. We d raw the „water by m of o f balf-a-ton or a and so` He hoped they would al 
' engine, than the general princi ple t act upon, as they would be thoroughly combi ine to pisent ini futur r D a nets ‘arious system of robbery. 
it Our } ut not | teste any if spmpoand special manures, that are said | 
more than 4 is requisite for iaren the water Wiest: to be exac tly su o the particular kind of erop they armers’ Club 
5. The „extent of land we occupy drained by these | may be Ee ia for, are to be preferred, then I EXHAN : Application of e—At a 
eit Ret we eh 60 acres yd wash land | would suggest very maa should try it for himself meetin, this Club Mr. R. E aa read 
ned are in the first place on a small seale if satisfied with | a paper on this subject, from whi 
Beatin proprieton, The cos the result, deal a party honesty he can | following extract :—Lime differs Heat to other r ma- 
Miage e katsi for "he past 30 0 ye are will e eed E place confidence, for a more extended use of it. The | nures—it m: ay leew aid from all—in this respect, 
p The f: u- | only good result that I can see to ari Ae rom bringing | that it is advantageous in apenn as a mechanical 
pation 30. years next La ady Day. “The wae firat | this subject under Epa a i, that ay i press | agent as well 8 a chemical 0 t only supplies 
at was—lst, fallow ; 2d, eich 3d, Whea áth, | more fo orcibly upon the min nds ub the proprie and ir rdiveetly by its influence 
seeds; Sth, seeds pared ‘and burned, and ak j } other constituents of the soil, bu it it is of great 
Rape July ; 6th, Oats; 7th, Wheat. The second oes the rmja of the Saige to make as t a eaptes in rendering clay soils opener and lighter, 
rotation was—lIst, fallow; 2d, Oats ; 3d, Wheat ; 4th, | how it a Pa the analysis given by the ys by | and in making sandy porous soils more compact and 
eds ; 5th, W ith is sti i s i 
seeds ; 5th, Wh verel till the practice of many | which m armer would be protected from | firm. well known that hot lime has a great affinity 
Fen farmers. ae oe ploughed up for niinterstion, id the fair eve from fraudulent com- | for water. It will gradually absorb the moisture from 
Wheat with one Tarwe burning was given up. The pe etition, and to lessen the expen se to indivi duals all in | the atmosphere, swell greatly in bulk, and fall to a fine 
rotation we have followed ow, when bt lime i is ploughed into the land, 
fallow; 2d, Wheat: sa, is; 4th, Wheat 9 y cargo, who might club feet eg either fix u upor and allowed to, burst ars. it will exert a powerf 
Beans, Mangels, or ? oth, Writ And for keep- | pna to take sample from, or take a little oii integrating effect upon the soil. a operation will be 
ing the la ding good condition and clean it is much the j each and mix ; Pat for for tho ose who ‘bt uy largely it would mething li the action of frost, which we know 
is that y sume all the Rape early n, of ag ag Maines, said it was with nee the particles of lime er mixed with the : soil 
in the season, to enable toed sow the land with one i at ee “subject had b 
is fully í 8 bushels per 
ced | w 
Me an iena and which I think has been en produce 
E E, tote n 
crops in 
1st, 
stop toa 
me he bad 
nbining necessity 
put 
tate as it would otherwise be. Wh erefore, lime is 
spptied vith a view principally of Boning, the tand, i it 
ri all 
e farm, id ‘that for only a few 
tion. From draini ing 
on a 
and fo llow 
to oppose the 
t duty 
it should be ploughe in 
edi carted from the piip. 
None of it should be pose 
in is 
thh ex 
f Glasgow o o 
to o thought das suit every one. 
first Pirie the manure to a co 
h 
mpetent chemist 
ing, and its utility for the pur o! red greatly 
injured, ten Teak bs Liege oS eine with the 
object of increasing t waing, and solidity of such 
soils, it is better that it RE n me state of hydrate 
—that i by its union n with 
analysis, and 
= t the manure 
supplied to the purchaser wo: 
e to that stated by the che H p 
the sintapi would have a good effect, and be genera! 
ed. Some respectable 
mist. 
dealers in 
e plo ome quantity of 
v. This. year rt Late ploughed | t 
, ar a strong pull 
so Wo 
he om, I 
= oe ne he unless I get a written ag’ 
meet this argumen 
i=3 
uld 
e 
t 
peA Ca tely by 
however high his 
to the m: a 
d 
lly 
this district | 
will not | several da: 
Bu 
Ri 
e would be | 
| simply doing as they would wish to be done 
If! this question there e ea abe dens 
by. In | 
be of 
ater, es it is ploughed in. But water should be 
wn on S00 i it is allo 
intended, The SA n is, i 
| wiih sand, and formsa silicate = lime, and by this m rata 
ther to te 
per 
rt 
th 
unless i1 it be dc ta in v 
y produced, 
the eke of 
