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THE BGRICUSTVRAL MATET 
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2 far more than this sum on land of “ . 
We venture ytd to assert t 
sum ¢ 
ough it fya 
we Hg no 8 bt, fall, with 
ost, to a level permitting 5 
of the usual am p — per 
Sie eed of ae cultural e * 
eral view of it, furnishes reason for confident 
pefulness as regards the abe of Le pela 
„if it m in union the certainty of re 
duced rents which must “follow re — — prices and 
i ace 
sist rights at t 
sy du ap Paw ra 8 of the n 
ought to frighten the other. 
e | that 
uniform, * that the 
t vating the light — age 
ly in culti- 
in the same . — fe 
n | practice must involve a loss of land, as nothing grow 
case the w. 
farm- ya 
On the arable lands in Scotland there is no per- 
manent Grass land cut for hay, and we were aware 
„some expenditure of horse labour” was re- 
2 on it, and to — this we kept down the 
ual extent which 1 es would asthe in 
— by at pont 20 5 acres, which was AT er u 
enough to ship sige this difference. We didn 
pi extrem a we know that on some 
arms a muc ch Tugir extent was . . where 
drilling was generally adopted; and the other 
and, we know of some light — i in Suffolk where 
the number sià eg 2 was as wee as . stated 
n where claying is not prac- 
Hy Wes are ker ttre the growth “of Man- 
it in the — neither the litter, nor wes attendanee— 
8 a 
. a 
[of estimating the future profits of my farm, by debi: 
n n 
e somewhere w 
0 
seasons, and e cost of litter, 
attendance, interest of money and buildin gs. The pro 
s pensity of a pig to fi compared with a sheep oran 
ox, is extraordinary, and then you get a good 
price and the non nous article leaving, I 
along a highly ammoniacal manure. I could, ing 
nse, wish it were not so, for yae vegetarian in 
diet, fe detest this 3 system; but unless 
artificial manu and the sewage of towns, 
res 
much e msi or Pall s system can be made to answer, 
I 
wel Wurzel and Carrots does not require som no method of — oe I would 
Norutnc is so various as farm practice: the truest | additional horse-power, “ to drive them to the yards.“ | call attention ‘to a notabl rence in these accounts, 
skill will ng A ~~ * = ee branch of the No dou tthe average oes Fü ＋ vanity Barley — 
business, so as fo onomical result roots, on a farm, is calculated at 260 tons. wa 4 n the 
according as ser yen A sey ee themselves. “ae „10 — should r all te into the en 3 1 3 ee 2 e PP imal ; 
In comparing the features ọf particular sys n four days at the most, which is scarcely eq last, and to a ter weight than tbe 
iculture, whether i ard to different districts agið Se podion r throughout the year ; A nå previous lois, £, killed the first is, in the last lot five 
or countries, we are often apt to arrive ust be jee in mind that probably three or four paas before it was nine months old, and it weighed 
erroneous 2 ons by overlooking the a tal the e quantity of roots are driven in by} 12 seo: e ha and eren killed 8 15 score 6 lbs, 
ts of A Cane in which others do n 5 Dore ona ‘a light land Scotch farm Man any o 3 being ten months and er must 
ticipate. We have often pou ged that ae — item nditure of pease power appear formi- | judge bbles and oppings are by the A 
erred much : and, having seh a pie dable ri an 7 farmer, whic n with ate of bran would cost a and a sack of po llard 43. 6d. 
of both Scotch and English tee * e imple = meen thi ne ile. oar re, at the time a sack of rubbles would cost 7s. 68. | 
8 to . ihe  Ieadingpocnliarities of | In regan ard te rilling Corn STOPS, ink that they A 
each s been our des o do with im- Scotch — 1 not be de — pater following 184 L £ 8. d. 
Fadi, pady in a friendly spit to pa iy discus- | this practice, on age ot tha may o Jan: 25 Tan e wieka ola "216 0 | 
sion on 8 in farm practice wherever it ee them to employ an er pape or two ; for, i i 1 dr. 6 bushels 3 bought al — 35 
t di Some means were taken to accom- land were kept clean while i in corn, — labour alar on Ma Lanek hog Hom = 5 7 
mich simii similar x be required to prepare the stubbles for Dym green | Feb W 1 * * a 
erly eae we regard the merits of the crops, and autumn cultivation might in many cas 5. 1 ditto topping l ; 
of farmi to consist chiefly in be adopted. xtra seed sown in Scotland might one 2 bushels toppi 7 10 0 
Economy: in other respects we believe it ve been | be well a ge in wages to hoe the pre if drilling oo eT ; 
entirely over-rated. We may have overlooked other | Was 15 We believe that, culture 5. 1 rabb ies i $ 
d by it, but we must confess that they advances, less EPS ig be employed, and | — 4.1 sek be 
. We have had 7 1 of more m e stated with cer- N ditto Pollards z 
balding up the pent farmers as the“ ? or as tai inty that the Sevech ieee paid not furnish) — 76 Perec eea re 
7 in s ru es 
a pattern to all England” in any deta of farm 11 — to the English farmer in 3 June 21. 3 ditto ditto 
management, 5 stating specific grounds for of hor wer, e were sto e og N 1 j 
opinion : and to. illustrate the economy of waggon "and the dumb il, an ia a ahaa e agan Feng L 
t the most likely 8 8 Eeu 7 i tetches of a — feet in width o a Aug. 2, 1 ditto P! ings ie eA 1 
timate was to view the light lands; for we imagine thes cat swa — sa 2 
in the gross. If the expenses of a single acre | UP rl pe Bom — shat — horse-power Grinding 12 qrs, 1 bush. of nd ji — ; 
it been as red on m an Englis Cost, exclusive of the Barley 
liable te discussion as the —— tes of the whole iner is generally a most simple and efficient class | The e pigs began Barley-meal on Aug. 21, and were all 
rops : the co ndents of che Gazette of farm implements in Se The great . killed by Oct. 20, weighed 84 score 2 lbs., and fetched 9 
do not seem able to arrive at the expense of raising a ot New did not afford a very favourable 118. per score re 3 5 a 
withi f each other—a no doubt e reflected great credit on thet a Deduct expenditure, as above — — 
goodly sum when applied over a large breddth. If © of agricul engineering, but a vast proportion | Leaving, to pay for 12 qrs. 1 bush, of Barley (which 1 
we had a good chronometer soon detect the were on and expensive tools for ‘the „coco a 
aberratio of a y regulated watch, and e could | inten nded to serve. We never see a railway loco- 1847. LOT E 
easily ascertain the effects of n it | motive bat we can stand and gaze with admiration | Oct. 1. Bought 12 pigs, 15 weeks ais, but stunted 922 
had been frequently repea In farm — icn we on its tiful and plicated mechanism, us bought . 27 4 ' 
have such correct standard of comparison—the | We reflect on the wonders which it has accomplished ; : Sacks of rannira, ä 
expenses of cultivation are as various as the physical | but we can never look with much relish on = 6 sacks of Barley. meal bought “iP 0 
nature of the soil—and, besides, if yo cultural implement which be unnatu sem- Grinding 12 gre, of Batley 1 
otch farmer too closely on ‘as head, you would platen to it, after having seen its best efforts. Steam Cost, exclusive of the Barley 30 13 9 
perhaps find that his practice in advance of on a ould certainly be a fixture. Agricul- 
his „ 15 -gou will be to told “it you count taral engineers should aim at substantial simplicity i ee” SHE MA Dare WON, Ae PE oe 
cost you need n orn.” We prefer” the syn- rather than ingenious, but e oe: finement ; The other * weighed, when killed, 80 score uwe, a6 
thetic tha d; 5 * argue the merits of details they should always remember that the spade, and and fetched 10s. 3 score, or lie 
entirely on principles, even the flail, are two very efficient implements when otal income 47 12 6 
In e a ni aina t show the economy of tho wielded by a vigorous arm. R. Deduct expenditure, n ae 2 
ch system in horse-power—an item of expendi Leaving, to pay for 
— — ee 5- ae z - ) views as “ the COST OF FATTENING PIGS, Solin Wa tater oaa entea 8410 19 e 
awback in England to a farmer’s p sen my aceounts of the cost of i gpa gee E 150 
at could not apply to better fattening pigs, having just e ghi the first lot of yee TR Bought four 2 * order 2 10 4 5 
than ndious work o own breeding. When I began g I was dis- 5 bushels of Bens bought 8 12 So 
rict . RAYNBIRD ; ed from my design to breed my pigs, on the * 3 py io wwe: $ 1 a 
el tha due to them, of grou t the sties were taminated with 1 13 sack 5 nog z — 1120 
er in wh have attempted to draw animals that they could not a . I accordingly Grinding 8 drs. of Barley ` 1 
conclusions from their details of a Suffolk farm, —.— the purchasing rat irge 3 pigs, but Cost, exclusive of the Barley 12 15 1 | 
ae same nun We em unprofitable, for gee Fi — 5 
i [NBI ers there is much § GH ealer always said store were ve i out of th f the 
, sagt senile: sor just tben, and when they came 150 Denis! Darit that b dee wus kept as Eee 3 10 0 
i mM! 
fair "tat a light land | the condition that — Of ith — ought bs be; N . er Wen weighed 39 sooro % %% 
case he am convinced that one art of profitable fi „ 
Pi head at white 2 green ps were grown, pus ani the —— first. pera Total income —.2³ 1 25 : 
physical 1 were similar. ingly I afterwards p Deduct expenditure, as above — 2 L 
It would have been unjust to haye taken the amount left a s 7 or the e ee eee Leaving, to een, 48 
of 0 l on the he: la f of my man, who in other respects was, I believe, 3 of the harvest of 1848 „1% 4 
Suffolk, for we think that there is a wide difference judge; aud gave the of causing them to a 
in physical 2 re the ile cl ake earlier progress. I have given the cast of. the The sow mentioned in a Lot e ur. had 11 pigs on the 3 
~~ SoHAM — lands the Scotch first lot in full detail, that my hg pas see better | 7th March, 1849. One of was hied whet 
ses. The anagement o e „ understood, an 3 lot weighing 12 lbs. The neo kept for ba 
— lauds « 7 Suffolk is dert and igs men 4 one of which it will be o wort while to — ra iter of four pes, mA : 
neat ; the narrow “ stetches ne drill | carry through a process to large hogs. | The sow has had a litter of four pigs, DOW % 
a 4 covers Prom this it will be hoe how many 21 2 
at once or twice th e ; 
e horses i 12 1e 
enable the tenacious clays to be esac: 
style. € 18 
i — — — 
„ comparatively trifling. I have 
air probably a —— bat | 
not — 
the eost of Saar aaar Ma March 7, 1849, 1 
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