a /..! — 6 , O NNE E EA 
bring the ma 
effect a general 
J 
the first step 
6—1850.] THE 
AGRICULTURAL DABS ESE: 
ey S i. bent a year, as nearly as possible the amount 
of th tax, and might replace that tax. 
income- 
Sue me an outline of Mr. Brodie’s plan—a plan 
which he has developed with great impartiality and 
A in the little work now us, t r e 
must refer those of our readers who wish for f r 
0 ion on this 1 an = a perusal P whioh we 
strongly recommend to all t 
is already over taxed in this as nace 
A 1 of, Agriculture, Practical veg at | 
in which the Theory, t the Art, and the ss of |o 
Farming are practically treated. By 3 of Fift 
Farmers, Land Agents, and Scientific Men. Edited 
by John C. Morton, Blackie and Son, Warwick- 
square, Lo I. and 
Ir does not seem inconsistent with propriety that we 
< ld give a 1 3 of this hier ay 105 
ome < merits obvious reas 
possible he her be designed carter of the pabliention 
is sufficiently i indicated i Gir which has 
already appeared in our a How 
ive aiden ns. 
it may attain 1 r: sition — which it aims, cane to 
be seen. rom s and cotemporary cy- 
cloped . f cter of its e om dn 3, an 
in the division vi Jag —— on which its authorship 
a gee = s 
t an curren bers contain articles by 
Des. s Lindley aid Paya, 2 ered — rns, l 
, Gri » Hoskyns Tho 
in which the obstacles to improvement, and i 
sequent tardy progress, are Aishtinaied by Mr. Hoskyns. 
The a e e ton, Farm de follow, 
com alphabetical order arran gement, 
which i is i up to the article —— in the midst 
of which No. II. concludes 
Farmers’ Club 
ETER’s, Jan. 16: Farm Costs —The follow- 
i i usly : Ist, That, | t 
essened, 
l 
laid o and cheaply, without m 
the rig Boe fa mason, Make two 
centres 
the top, to to the koer = * cubic "ards the statuto pa by he 14 similar to the wing 5 ; the backs of the 
acre ; the which the marl had to centres should be of Z. inch s scantling, and the bows of inch 
verage boards; when these are placed together, back to back, with 
removed being about 2 of a Ae. While inch wedges between t will describe acircle, say of 
these operations were in e, I went over the Moss feet. Dig a hole as for gata king a w 9 feet deep and 
8} feet in diameter ; cover the bo with a 
with Mr. and re mber that both men n and 9 inches thick ; lay the floor 2 os K 9 Na, ae? 
horses were obliged to wick with pattens, or flat pieces describe on 1 this area a . 150 our anki = diametr 08 
> to the feet. By m t ve r a sing <> $2 inches from the floor ; set 
t i i end round it > put clay round * out 
as enab 
r iara, and he found that 
pe was 3 to anything Slee. 
instance, 7 
= qua 
of eee 8 
By growing a erop o bee in = * 
different particles of mo rth, 
oroughly blended together, that the 
uld prodas e r. ing t, Clover 
other in Successful nen. 
rrin — 54 ; management 
now d the 
— becam 
soil anisi 
, and Oats 
Since Mr. 
ow Whe at or Clover on such 
idered 
marl, w ulk 
and heavy to move, it is now ascertained that salt mixed 
i nstrument in destroyin 
m ft or 1 it fog a 
— crop 0 of. Potatoes ; these grow eedingly w 
ss lands un — but if — — i — fa lure i . as 
ere as on other soils. Mr. Garnett, in — Journal 
15 the Royal 5 Society of Englan 
Calendar of Operations. 
FEBRUARY. 
BEDFORDSHIRE Far a 4.— Farm 8 — posed have 
generally been subs — t to the weath Dur he frost, 
our horses were principally employed 5 9 geet and 
‘mixins” upon and, Nearly 50 acres of hae 4 
dressed with Gat" ph pe ashes, at the rate of a ut | 201 ton 
the proportion v ft 8 
a he ors pulverised state when spre: The horses are no 
poung pe Turnip land after Sheep, part of which is i. 
ended for immediate sowing with early white Peas, and — 
— land is also being ploughed for spring Tare! 
Peas, and Tares thick— little idee 
and 
for Oats. 
a Egos" sowing Oats, 
* the bricks ; tread and puddle it weil; 8 here and th 
* 
margi 
a pebble 7 ea ‘the 4 in of the bricks, 
to make the arch en apko by rapping ire 
bricks into bee that byi a trending of ~ clay, have been 
driven ti of u ock o ; raise your 
centre, b 
Sdo Mlake. 9 3 ene 5 with another 
the 
on — P bricks as before, When you have arrived at 
“ae RR AE 
a MUU TELCO: 
. rs Ey bor of org Se boards on the loose bricks which sup. 
poste’ me cen make a dome of — and on this an 
e; and for this 888 in one 
of your circles of bricks, ioe the bottom, three brick. mh 
be 7 — horizontali on each other ; two of the pe 
lar bricks e th t 
betwee 
ought ble to calculate the num. 
nd — contents of the above tank. 
The proportion of ammonia differs 
That is — only possible 
. You = better lay it — in a bag to dry, 
it 17 aud mix it with lim salt bef 
specimens, 
The mixture had been several times — and is 5 | 
in * 5 condition, Bean- i fonja has 8 commenced. 
The ! pce for planting 5 an d runs from 4s, = ye 
per Our fatting cattle receive a mixtur 
5 ‘and Mangold Wurzels ‘steamed, with an and haa 
ime the 
g ewes s have a 
1 b 3 
higher an 
around. tt is t s therefore Sebi that the 
this parish be reques si 
charges to the followin, 
r in proportion, esa 
ker to about 10s. pe Car 
and 5 to 3s. 6d. per day; and Bri eka — 
laboure a 8 — this meeting feels the 
a "endea to maintai ealth, 
Impa Aa uring 
honesty, and comfort, the agricultural e “And 
while the fulness of the labour-market, and the n 
a reduction of ‘the 
it is*of opinion 
rse by 
A That it is the ovale 
of this meeting that in too ——— cultural 
rer is too mueh a for his contigs and 
it ee 1 ins should be taken to 
tter before the Sade, with a view to 
reduetion. Witham Manser, Chairman, 
ames Smeed, Secretary, 
Miscellaneous. 
The 5 of Chat Moss. — The 
to improve ment; this was eff 
itches 66 yards apart, 4 
cutting open 4 feet wid 
at the top, 3 1 Sota to e 1 pey at tho 
m, a 
| 3 fee es deep : et floa 
mass like — was not 2 to ane the dites 
tothe per egi: at once, and the first two spits being 
take or time to consolidate the 
id 
O | DISTRIBUTION oF Liquip Manure: F H. 
„ and 
mil Man s require to be given with 3 at 
pene otherwise they do harm, An ordinary sized root to an 
ewe is quite sufficient to begin with, Mangolds, Turnips, 
Carrots, and Potatoes stored previous to or during the ey 
an 
and the injured roots picking out 
consuming, Turning “lie — te sound roots will do them | 
| ma uch good for ultimate preservation. R. F. 
Notices t to ere, vonde nts. 
eee ra E L. Messrs. mond, Stirling, N. B. 
Bon iM 8. Mix o one or of bohas thoroughly witted: with two 
must rhe mixed, and they 
— not ve under cover. 
CBAFF-cOTT c.: G V. Gillet 
We fo: not pripad Taylor’s ETAN flou: 
be t ra pose oity of advantage. 
t, of Brailes, near Stourbridge. 
r-mill. Salt might 
But a thoroughly 
Por Many “genuine specimens have a few 
eathers on the legs or feet, or both; others, egual true- 
bred, are 8 he fe athers in such c are no 
which shall not ‘isle, Wi 
in thie matter. 
ean 1255 effected 
only by water-cart, or pipe, or conduit of some kind cut in 
the eee of the land, A hand Water-carriage me gs = 
obtained at no great cost; if the 
too stat for such small means, Or you might take advan eck 
* . enon nop, to convey the water over its surface by 
rrows, as in r-meadow, 
tase, ILSLEY : 3 N d thanks; but the speech refers too 
exclusively to a political matter. 
EMIGRATION : Henry wants the names of works on New Zealand 
as a field for the emigrant. 
ExPENSE oF Growina WHEAT: Falcon s 
says, I gor. abn beter — 
mentioni 
— N the grain, as it generally fo 
gain on the produce of one crop — for the loss 
nother 
Pax 1 Mr. Mechi says, The estimate of an Essex 
farm of 100 acres, q is om 3 
ptive. 
True, the farmer pays re 
8 the menen a t about 90, pet 7 — 
k eadlands, road- 
o pa these? 
but 
wis a Scotch —— apply 
L WINTER: Anon. In 
for ao 33 fre and reduce its 8 
The hatching fever will off, when it pate 8 
and in about three weeks it will begin to lay again. I have 
ctised this plan several y e success, T 
fowls must be l fed. itiu 
* . N F. says, I know two persons who tried 
„R. s e t 
experiments 
ailed. I have closely enquired into many cases, but never 
yet could e ES the pheasant will couple 
with the domestic 
Is THE 3 oF 4 WATER-MEADOW UNHEALTAY ? 
md Enquirer, When 
1 Old Sub. asks — question. 
Lreui Manure Tanks : A Constant Reader 
plentiful, a tiquid manure tank — be made readily 
clay is 
ý ha 
oms ker have Per * shall add 2 cwt. of salt an 
It is impossible to say what the value of 
D BARLEY Subscriber. Sow it by: allm — 
you have paid for it, gire it a trial, We do not believe it 
be materially differen the common — — 2 A of the 
pe -—Messrs. Ta. Your letter shall be 
PRopertTy-Tax; 4 O G. We have for some years declined 
8 legal sansa You must consult your solicitor, 
REED : Hesperus. must obtain runners or stolons, and 
transplant early iai ip ng. 
ERRATUM, —At pa e 60, pu b, on “ A Six Yea tation,” for 
W. Fowke, 9 — ey,” ead „W. Fowlie, Hursley.” 
N reaching town after Wednesday cannot be 
PT pnawerd the same week 
Markets. 
1 Monpay, Feb, 4 
The ee a 2 — is large and 
and dear, From 
any we have a Beasts, 590 Bien and 22 Calves; from 
Se otle and, 300 Beasts; from Norfolk and Suffolk, 2200 ; and 400 
rom the midland poo 
Per st/of8 -zm +h d 6 d Perst.of8lbs—s d d 
Best Scots, Best Long - wools 3 6 to 3 10 
fords, & e. oan 8to3 10 DittoShorn ... 
Best . 4 3 3 S 2 „„ “4 
2d quality Beasts 3 Ditto 
Best Demon and Lam 4% Stee — — 
Half. breds „ E E T E 84 10 
Ditto Shorn Pigs 3 0—4 0° 
Beasts, 3688; Sheep and Lätnbs, 16,02 620; Calves, 69; Pigs, 205. 
Y, Feb. 
We e = although not 8 supplied with Beasts; 
the dem is very small, „ trade i is exceedin; 
dull, diin it is with difficulty 
for choicest kinds. Several of inferior description remain un- 
sold, 9 there is a disposition 
The number of Sh than of 
Trade i r Pigs. From Holland and 6 L 
0 Sheep, and 76 Calves; Mile 
5 
s from the home co 
— Scots, Here. Best Long-wools. 3 = 
fords 48 3 10 Ditto Shorn .., 
Best Short-horns 3 6—3 8 
Ewes & 2d „ a 
2d 1 ere 2 6—3 4 Ditto et Sew 
Best D and 
H + Calves . C 3” 2—1 10 
Ditto horn 
Beasts, 847; sida and Lambs, 90703 Gaives, 171; Pigs, 220. 
T 
SMITHFIELD. Feb. 7. 
Prime me Meadow Hay 66s to 128 ; Clover ... . ., 60stoS0s 
50 ed e D o — — 
vet sie pie tram; 21 24 
kos 8 
a very ry dull trade, 
bin MARKET, ‘Feb. ia 
C 3 1 ws 588 to 708 
Inferior di 63 New Clover Sy i oe 
New n 1 „ 24 28 
Old Clover ... 75 Josuua BAKER. 
W. Feb. 7. 
Pine Old Hay ... 60s to 66s | N +. a —Sto—s 
Inferior ditto ... 50 — or ditto... s = 63 
New Hay ses „% oan i w ss. + Ty i 25 
The Committee that the ar „ week 
i e ariaa 
eee th a fair quantity from the 
ö oer ereinak pr- prar caused the ammit AE 
avy at the price: to 1: 
ton ; Wisbeach os. to 1008. Scotch So ie to boa 
Scoteh cups, 6 60s. to 75s. ; French whites, 60s, to 808.; 
= 60s. to 
— ˙ BE ET 
: HOPS.—Fumay, Feb, 8. 
Messrs. PATTENDEN and that 
epee tion, ned h — ` succeed 
ation, and should Mr, Cayl 
ecke malt date (EIGE. — 
we must have a considerable Hope etal in t 
ticularly in yearling and 
to be bought much under the cost — 
