pee ee 
7—1850.] 
appare n the first crop, after subsoi iling. When — — 
tion is imperfectly performed, little or no benefit ca 
hen the 
— 
a N marked in- 
When we 
Even W 
thoroughly Stir our subsoi 
aian put them in a con- 
dition which facilitates the 3 necessary to make them 
subservient i in ssisting the soil to produce superior | 
THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
109 
| draining, = elds have to the ae * 14 Breed ef 
— * invented by bis 
si 
inches.—Mr. M‘LEAN, 
raidwood, said: I believe, to do justice to subsoiling, the 
—— soil should y be loosened or stirred up, so as to abe 
ordeal We / p 
and th fare my views are 8 (and my experience in- 
ror oy | we can, by Peete — 
lay soil into a loam; 
= 
k give n time, wit 
afford the i of oman 
e plough earlier ; 
w dogr ees a greater 
opro 
quantity of air 
8 that shall produce a cr op m —.— as to bulk 
crop that shall ripen more . ana be of more equa al 
3 uali ity. These results I —.— 1 “ The 1 to be 
I never, in ay PTE 
e field 
mediate escape o = the water into the dra 
or subsoil, “aad 15 vite mite easy access to nt: 
I think it will be generally | p= ‘ted. that 6 or 8 inches of the 
— pper soil contains the s soil and substance ‘of fertility; ae 
ted 
tillage, the frequent manurings, the dro oppings reek Ka 
‘the le 
and sheep when under pasturage, and, withal, the constant | 
working of the worms and other Ta “animals, 8 a wise 
Providence has so wisely arranged to ase the fertility of 
the soil; so, in adding erga to tha. hitherto 2 
ot — 5 x poor, — likely, . subsoil, you dete- 
riorate e value of the whole.—Mr. 
FINNIE, ve eee said? eI ines * N ‘and 7 
_ the me 
ploughed, | but while I never could s cro 
stated by rom tróðch 
ploug hl I have experienced F benefit. In such a 
locality as this, = ene the land is so much dose 
manure from annual a a are very troublesome. 
These I — Bona “disappear to a very great extent by the 
trench ploughing. My Grass and after cr me have likewise 
be een very much improved ; but it is a singular fact that, not- 
ha 
think tt 
vocated by men of h t 
coral: praca i I have turned my thoughts a Seo deal to the 
subject, and although I would not say that in some soils and 
certain situations it might not sors beneficial, yet am of 
opinion its 3 W would be a waste of money, — 
never would remu hose w. d it indiserim 
11 Nds of soils. 
its effects have 3 admitted py all to be injurious, 
although on the same kind of oye vnen drained, its in- 
8 
3 
have been so to a certain e d to 
derived from the operation, ns the facilitating the ingress of 
— water into the drain us; my opinion is, that if land is 
thoroughly deep eee nothing will p revent the water getting 
iling slayer, land, I believe, has the 
effect rather of retarding than 5 the „descent of the 
water into the drains, and u n bott 
In piaia ee e. of this 
and was little the worse, whereas, a 
heavy rain, he had give alta v ery deep furrow, the consequences 
were far more alen and the land longer i in b which 
— — that the deeper the soil is stirre much the longer 
it bein dr rying, and on this s account, * am of por that 
that has been advanced in 1 of subsoil. 
ing, not o e acer no d statement has ever reached my ides 
showing the comparative advantages arising from it above 
similar of 3 judiciously and substantially — 
vated by the ordinary plough; and as I have no prejudice to 
su — my anxiety is to have the problem solved 2 actual 
and comprehensive 1 Mr. ba TRAM SMEATON: It so 
happened that par s farm to be subso ile at one 
time, and he de murred të it, bat the hock was proceeded with, 
—_ additional horses were ae on his tarin and he attended 
operation with g Aami pleasu: The work was beautifully 
done, and he peoe me enpi interest, * 22 of the 
crops. He wa that he visited the crops at least 
twenty times, Dit pri 2 of di aun cou ld he p pedt be- 
tween sere et and the „ = drained and 
undra 
uld hav ed, 
not paa that it had that Hatt. The 5 at the opera- 
2 after all the additional or age; oe < far 
he ould perceive, was 7% actly nihil. (Lau; er.) 
Mr. —— Bonnington, said ge re eee to oe 1 
made by Mr. Pios that subsoil ploughing did not show at 
the first—it happened to be with me, for soon after 
way in which h 
and the effec haki manner in which me sabiai was broken up. 
7 it w 
p ed as 
plough, to > which dines horses wes attached, but it was found 
the 
the tn ngress s of water into Another said | 
to be derived fro . — * is the 5 the soil toa 
greater extent, re kane by. allowing the roots of plants to 
pene rate more easily into it in quest of food. This advantage, 
like the for I thi i 
es had not — t power, and the work was 
den ee eee obb. A lar sre Bega yes “Dyn yp abe 
horses were then employed, aud with this about 10⁰ acres of 
lan f which Was 
ub to the Societ: ety; but since then I have seen rea: 
ee to modify my views, as. 2 sa 40 ame = the 
first wo or three years the « cost of t opens tion wa ned, 
tter, as — she: — 5 
0 
used, goes quite deep enough for this sees pee often | 0 
thought that if the wae of subsoiling were as oa as 
its e would make us believe, what immense crops 
would we not see upon the ‘ne of our drains, where we — 
subsoiling in the most perfect manner; yet what do we here 
ra 2 1 te * hl 
on the remaining portion, 10 by the eye, as pied Dickson 
says he * Remarks hate been made regarding subsoil 
ploughing deepeni — soil, we faust recollect hal. the soil 
has agar yo 3 oe years for its formation, aut for ip 
apiece of s and i i ee ugh the subsoil will h ardly 
1 owe 
difference between that part immediately 
ert the means * — ee b 
sha aly 
nit too 
4 e, 
equat to a work; for to do the work effec revs hes 
over the 8 and the rest of the field. The only kinds of 
h 
and, where, under a thin covering of moss, or clay, 
thereis a aR of muir-bound pan, which the common ı plough 
will not pe 33 and which it is necessary 
in order to a sufficiency of loosene 
a 
— also on Tid that has ar ye 6 cultiva- 
ry 
— the ig moma and th 
pioua: to 8 inches deep the fi 
remained undisturbed for a; * The noble 
8 mega pad — had chat day 3 Lee for and against 
the ling, satisfied him till ther 
gi t deal, 0 be 00 
ghing, immediately before the green crop Gf th 
before coming to lea ps proche hy pon 
Hew: 
fand is 5 olean), or, if not, after the ay ips n properly cleaned, —. 
Ip yg ring, then — ugh very 
and as deep as ay t 10 or 
This, I th ink, in 1 — is all — is necessary, 
way of stirring and turning over the soil, for keeping the 
AING, {mab ee 
e land, ting of 
an experi n this —— One 
acre was drained 15 feet wide, — 30 feet, 1 the third 
portion was not ems at = 3 an, ore was not sub- 
soil p. econd a lous gaita ro. viibaellod. 
The results proved “that Armega ploughing — Wee 30 feet 
better crops than 15 feet without 
apart, 
tat operation ; while the —— 
| at * rate of 18 t 
was perfectly satisfied that on some 
orp of nie 2 2 a he experienced much benefit from sub- 
oiling. He was giad that he had heard the discussioa that 
day, and he wan say that he had heard + army Bla even 
rom his friend Mr. Bertram—to shake his faith in the value of 
— ploughing or subsoiling. Where Paoi was not an 
eee n of the N he considered it to be no 
better than throwin miga 
Calendar of 8 
ar 
Dorset FARM, Metta ce pri t we have got out 
t | Sood ‘ition tity of * chats for ha Nasen and 12 
; and also a part of the pastures dressed with pond mud, 
to 20 yards per acre. of our ploughs 
have been employed Ry > Turnips, to be sowed with moa 
| Whea 2 posing eg e Rape oon ag lh ane We 
| taken m down in 
about i feet ide, . as — as they will r pile up, chin 
them to Our ewes, with the exception 
er so 
have 
lines 
g 
tion to 
maama of 1 Tona p: a petro - 
I. pa bg re allowed to r 
ov ea 
We have now begun to tet pea! 3 1 
for Barley a second plo t th 
cannot ye 
; our 3 
. 
ee engaged — ney 
for Oa ares. The day 
eas, and 
deen 
. 
3 In your Paper there have 
for correcting avidity in beer by 
| 
means of alkalies - ; Nothing can be more oe and it isthe plan 
persons, 
generally resorted to w when drank b 
I take it, is not the difficulty to be — — the Sonia ot 
isto checkt the fermentation, so that acetic aci be not formed, 
a 
alkalies, more yeaa lime, ip f and 
be red extrem i 
ning. Is there any mether of preventing ely A I — 
1 Ib. of Hops Malt; 
A to the bushel of 
it is wen boiled, — y fe — ented, and put into half; hhd. casks, 
perfectly. sweet, ee a pie) gou of new Hops and sand, 
ed to when th a Geer becomes 
perfectly sound beer is rarely 
BARLEY : Alpha. * it them gradually, beginning with half a 
bushel a day, to your 80 sheep. One bushel to that number 
is a full aise hie 
Bones : . We s 3 prefer mixing the soot with the 
bone solved. 
repare some NJ basin, you 
can io eo with puddled clay out of doors; let it be a foot deep, 
aud as large as your bones ee Soak the bones well, and 
+ y 
nd o. a with ashes; ina 
fortnight m mix ao up. 
Carcases : R E. The most rapid way to effect ag geo 
is to mix with something already decomposing. Chop the flesh 
up, and lay it in alternate beds with hot sta and 
burnt eart 
1 
may in 
— who will readily give * very valuable 
that g man havin 
poor his pcm study. 
CToLOr DIA: J Parsons. Your letter has been forwarded to 
Dr. Playfair, 
Dam * : WM. A cow will 
butter a day upwards, pretest rr * 
time of calvi 
Epsom, 
instruction, 
e attainable comforts of the 
g impossible. Ayrshire cows have 
a fo to yield a renga larger quantity of much 
8 milk than those of Ke 
FEEDING 5 : Constant Reader. Give 8 Ibs. apiece of Swedes 
or Mangol d Warzel at 6 a.u; J 1b. ain. „ in 2 lbs, 
of hay chaff, at 10 A. u.; 6 lbs, of Swedes a and 8 Ibs. 
ht. 
of Swedes at ght. Tha t will feed large 1 p. Wik they wili 
not eat all, clean out the troughs before next feeding time, 
and gtve less next time, 
Giant SAINTFOIN : E N N. It will thrive on a light dry gra. 
a must sow it on itself not with an 
Rye-grass. oss the young W plant, 
dikas: Old Tro WON might 9 x Lawson, Edinburgh, 
pea s the circumstances of the answer to his. 
uestion would be a quot otation oie e and he 
Sow 2 bushels per acre and cut three stones in a 
sa a 
ew Th anks, The true address 
is Mr. Gillett, “Beate, Shipston-on-Stour, Worcesters 
Hay A Conant — bseriber. We 
or e tathan, #8 
of what és 
HYBRID mon: Mr. Saville should 1 to Mr. wigs 
at the Garden, 
ge MANURE: Constant Reader, It is a subject on which we 
. Cannot 2 i ee or Mr. MCulloch 
d their t by which they water their 
Grass ? The immense labour ‘of rapt ti out the weight of 
ago. We now box-feed our cattle e use litter enough 
to absorb frac urine ; ols the best — seen akoki as little Jug 
as possible in the open tipat os HE 4 — tank with ch: 
stuf, and pump from the aste, c 
now and then, and . — ini the aang eap. 
Rrez-crass: W H., pes Lolium perenne, with all its varieties > 
is perennial. But some Rye-grasses are not included in this 
species, or instance, Italian 8 is a biennial. 
MALL Farms; X Y Z. You mmenda ations e 
manure ate, of course, right, pi lie at the foundation of para 
Mapo rovement eee — me pr e mediate steps a 
drainage (if r pesmi a Mow 
required), 
sn d e plants, and — „ of good animals, to 
e food into meat for sale or consumption. 
sais NDBIES : brass Four or five inches is a deep enough furrow 
after sheep have been rae em on 3 Clover will — 
mately failit taken th year. Take Beans 
eig year, or sow Trifolium 8 now and then, or 
ee your rotation to a six pai ee any one tell 
d proät per annum from an Alderney 
3 &c, : A A. Matson’s, iy hen where the plant wilk 
run to leaf; Laing’s, for early sow Pettereaira, for hard 
flesh; . wa 
spoken of as a sort: we ae — 
S l baute 5 
ne in the 
— e A see professes to have selecte d 
ram: 1 0 BS. — % not clearly p Given the 
pte jad commuted (a), 3 value for any year (n) 
om the averages, of 1001, of the original rent- 
charge, encom 
Younc Cuicks: Rus says: poled! ice uabo nia 1 
been fed on egg and Rice [eggs 
— sick with a — which caused 
How should they have been treated?” No do 
to slake * og 
| may have filled up the air. 
These complaints are very common, 
regards 
Barley leaves 1 18 A Wheat, 
what would have bene fite — 
the true 
It is pad — *. — Whea 
en perfectly t 
early sort will ri 
only a year or two ag 
w 
