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be most opportune and serviceable. It is. generally kinds, are the proper distances, Joshua Major, Knos- 2 cleanliness ; the t 
but erroneously su that the Potato is not ready | thorpe, near Leeds, Sept, 3. ? daily, and, the 3 te Ke hg yen 22 * 
until the top appears completely decayed or 2 P. S. We ought not Be 5 by the black and strictly and punctually kept. The "g ug 
p; whereas, it is unquestionably ready as soon as the 98 appearance that the Potato tops present just should be so made as to keep the rain from the cake 
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functions of the stem and leaves have ceased to act: nom almost every locality, as this is to be attributed Before I conclude allow me to say that the plan of 
the tuber then derives no further nourishment, aud can pants $ the -g high 9 5 than to the effects of the giving ca my sheep all through the year * ; 
be no better for lying in the ground ; consequently as Potato disease my system (on very light and naturally poor land) to 
soon Potato Jopa — * that is, FFF manure directly for every crop; I find passin 
have lost their vigor reenn are . — RAPE CAKE FOR SHEEP. highly nutritious food E 
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turning to a | sai rite yellow, ‘on — — po FG that in consequence of my remarks at the animals to be the easiest mode of applying man 
the height of its growth, ea sa derive no additional | discussion after the council dinner of the Yorkshire| and at a time, and to a purpose, when ap needed, 
good by — longe — he — and should Agricultural Society at Thirsk, my relation, Mr. — young sheep, as a grow ing 
—— be got up the fost favourablo oppor tunity in | Charnock, of Holmefield House, had written, without obber of your soils, especially of phosphorie acid. It 
fine weather and stored aw N * astate | my. epee o m Mr. Milburn, the seeretary of the ought therefore to have it supplied in the food you give 
as possible. Many crops Will b in the society, confirming what I said on that oceasion, I ; and you cannot more readily, or at a less cost, do 
early part ‘of September, ond a — whole s bone * etait bleed to you to allow that letter—a this than by giving rape cake, whic tains more 
ought to be got in. Instead of this, es of acres | copy 0 f which, with Mr. Charnock s permission, I send phosphorie acid than linseed cake. The ashes of 
every season remain ungathere d at the — of Oe sage —— a place or in as early rape (green) are particularly rich in phosphoric 
and many in November, the nat usequences of a number as you can find space for it. It is a subject acid, containing nearly 20 per cent. Excuse this 
which neglect are deterioration . quality, and bbe ange itt erer interest amongst the —— rough. and somewhat hurried: letter. I have no 
inevitable loss in quantity, many being sorionaly portion of yo ers, and as Mr. Charnock has ends to serve; but if I can bring a cheap food under 
damaged by the heavy autumnal rains or explained we fully “nie — of operations its ublica- the notice and use of the cultural wo 
frost, both as they lie in the ground and in the 8 tion will re 5 the dealer practical service, I would —.— satisfied, only you may ba s upon my not * 
of taking up. It is gratifying however to know that further — permission to — that so far from my h "E further than is profitable. I should certainly 
although the Potato disease prevails to some extent in NV not eating rape cake, Mr. C. h — this time 50 of not have troubled you with this had it not been for the 
all parts of the country, yet its prevalence is far less his draft atin that are daily eating their ordinary ration | recent rf Toa at Thirsk, Charles Charnock.” 
than it has been for some years past; therefore, if of rape c alone, without any linseed cake, J. H. — — 
: son — ba paid to the getting in of the crops | Charn — 
ay confidently expect a fair average supply of good “ Holmefield 2 near Ferrybridge, Home Correspondence. 
healthy Potatoes, which haye long been not only scarce 1850. See aarp Schools for . —— a, ion a manapa 
and dear, but very deficient in quality. The improve-| “My dear Sir—Seeing t that’ my saludo „Mr. 
ment in the health of the Potato this year is variously | Charnock q been speaking at your mee eeting, * — —.—.— eee naa, indicate the no tap — 
accounted for; by some it is attributed to a proper of my mode ot feeding sheep pringipally on Aia o cake oed, which L happen to know was successfully carried 
sup ` hich Pine Bd git — out during t sien gare ter. M. S. 
— —— kept che plant in a state of regular growt ls could be induced to eat rap nea 15 .— 10 CCC 
the season; great — of drought and urnish you with the 8 “an ystem, the for a coma — stg * ri preo 
wet promoting the disease results of which, in the e of fa $ Roga, you. last | 5 q e bas dect themselves; Tor * 
a Visit to a friend ad the west side of — a spring did me the honour roe — mmencs a mon h and then leaving it, as if it were a thing apart from 
month ago, I learnt from the — that t teaching my ewes to eat rape cake at ** — time, themselves; they should think of it as their own and of 
Potatoes were for the most part scarcely — but from their "nowt haying had it the previous. season The farure . — mgt mena) r 
my enquiring into the state of . 3 in that valine — it rea e = lambing time — ve — | su ibscribers Setters, who will no doubt ¢ —— a committee 
bourhood, it a e ground had been very dry, | a¢cess every night to troughs, in which Berg nt nde to determin ents, but 
that then heavy rains succeeded, and, the ground cake, pihegni in ws 3 fold. As they lamb sy an vn ey A 1 — = —— m: ade to I o begin . 
having a clayey bottom, the wet lodged too much about to, pasture, the e is continu h the the lle niet [inte 3 erg gi worting men), who, I 
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of a loose . — ae from clay, the disease had e wea pas the lambs, giving to the latter, on their old bette lt sonar. 3 maa agd: ok: ae, oles 
not made i The garde 5 was 2 Fagien asture, as mu ch cake as they will eat in the pro- |$ —4 ha ally e xpe ect, a le ast 30 subscribers ; 7 — ‘wi yield 
that there — — deen rain in that locality to — of one-third rape cake to two-thirds linseed | 11. — ere 
keep the plant in a proper a — state $ growth, cake; this ik fn ales is continued until I remove them ayn ad fata, — een 
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Ata third place, which 1 visited a fortnight ago, in 2 the se crop gangi. jaraga ter the — to we shall 14 * rom se dee Sk Lee 
a fine — d near Doncaster, the crops in the e-thi rd lin linseed and t “thi rds which is con- add 5s: a — “ the quarterly An of the evening 
a uite free — disease; and, — wedi tinued toui the aer giving to ris ae sheep H Ib. of 1 months; as 
the 8 what kind of manure he had used, his cak ay or Turnips, and d always ye so the Turnips Thnk pen oe onn ee Saget * bie ail 
reply mw 1 $ 7 7 that the ground was in good con- — 1 * commencemen In this I find no > at —— — — — ~~ — wl o th — 5 
dition, having had a copious supply of manure the difficulty in n getting my flock to eat ra scat ‘t of od ——— we 
previous year; the produce was certainly. clean. and quality ; ere are certainly — samples of — the reading cage T N K 40. will be be ee eo 
béautiful. The pr oprietor, a close observer, _informe d cake no Ai site: can be persuad to eat; such as have sup rt of | the bh eae i will cost about 6l. or 7“. 
me that his fiel i 1h be made up by subseri 
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hele equally good; but he showed me a small field | become fusty from being stowed in a damp room, or on tions for 3 purpose. mn h These then sop eT ee 
longing to a farmer, and separated from his own | 4 — — Lalso find sheep — foreiga to English- | as well say what are the means with which we at e star 
egetable len i i ks which we alre ‘ait ote‘ 
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crop was uch diseased as to be almost useless, My | x. ely z by sheep, but experience has proved to me library, m of r containing engrav: — and — 
. 2 of. ** subjects they treat of. Som I h 
friend attibted the fail 25 merren which he — that it 18 gett hea It thy food for them. Sin ce I began t to | taken the 3 of ordering on account ‘ot T eb * 
judicial to. the- crops vit Jato pl raat a o the de thy bave abereaine healthy, and fes. Ar Meral 10 vole. ; Onima and the. Oninoee, 3 vole 
Judici „ la plan ing an aes a ave to a very small per centage | ™ m q ah 
i thet ft : Histor of British Commerce, 3 vols.; Literature — Lear 
unually. The oy of B O, in my ewe flock from — age 2 pn ty z he È 4 Englishwoman in Egypt, 2 5 
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pletely pes kand withered, My own — — — and. ¢ ped, ee Sore 15 per This son’s A vegan Manual ; Man’s pei 
the en end o apn — 9 he said to be entirely free ee from ord vat d Smith’s È arm ed i 
isease, but so nearly so that my men in taking up a | favourable in the season, nor in the —.— of giving esau PAN — 7 Wi — Kader ira 
plot of n ‘of 300 square yards say they have not for some very good sheep farmers who reside near me, ventions; re als o in 105 on or volumes, Cleeve of natural 
und of di Potatoes i i i i u i 
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P moirs of Eminent Men; Narrative of Shipwrecks. We 
Lio Express 
Previous * 7 were all plant ee the same time. e thie * — 2 of young sheep; and they paper, one logal paper, the, Mark Lane Express, the Gardeners 
ting, all was mi ing time and Chronicle, Bell’ ki 1 m 
. aver | admitted their lone of lamim both ͤ ̃ very ,,,. . 
pades deep. 3 rnips last the Pictorial Times. 
We laid on the top a — — of quick- lime, Asta ile I da n ot lose ane lamb at either of —— a rae peene or — 4 periodi n 
then 3 it . d amonga the soil, then | these times, The pri ineipal cause of death in my hogs to us as farmers, or 9 as contaiuiog — . —., 
a tre was thrown out about 3 inches deep with à was apoplex „ from high nns but I find a regular and current erara ay, our room — 
spade, and a small quantity of — atki hinila supply of {does much to check that disease, One ae — —.— ———ů . 1 
manure was spread all over the botto as great claim rape cake has to the attention of the sheep ot friends—for we would not be Tage ‘independent. We 
placed on the top, and lastly the trench ited in Sp pen breeder is that not only does it check scouring, but i y reei maii pi en 
— level. I 5 add that spent Hops ae been | Seems a complete preventative to that most fatal disease = — ob be. tnd ee and a a g — ar — 
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N potier perhaps tl kikar any. other tillage. Weh have too much dry food it might e els of sheep | generous ee deeds which has erected so admirable a school. 
) _ fine coal one , the — — too much, but when given with succulent food it seems . our — n vn ie 
—— half filled a with them and quick-lime employed as peculiarly adapted to prevent too great laxity. eo for which ad, and Gd, are charged to others; they will 
above. I believe ashes to be — ble for ‘sérong, lan The reason I first tried rape cake for sheep was from | also, if auy one should prefer it, be able to attend the evening 
I do think it of importance: to plant in good time in the seeing the great good which green rape did to young school ou such nights of the week as they fix upon. There are 
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y are growing vigorously towar ə end of summer, as I had seen it given to a certain extent to cattle: in | ingen pa Oean T ang 
wae e B ing vigorously towan da tho dus de mal ile Nerhertands, * Economy has eaused me to persevere | jost gig gene ras braad aud watar are gee 
| mischief, in it, as I find it by far the 2 food I ever met | saries of life. à hat we ew magii e 
i I think — is no r in 8 sooner | with for sheep; and when given to sheep on Turnips whatever er our station ' in life may be ; od u ales 
than — nam — The to reo — in. great the 8 ov of Barley ies than if the same see 5 2 ge: oke obra it rom eae — 
danger of 1 on wy 1. y sprin value ia Oats, Peas, or 4. en given to them ani L submit to you thai mistake is 
Crop seriously in fared; i earl baning —— all I gave from 4 to 6 Ibs. of ra e each per day to to benetis thei neighbours 
the more — 11 a of th Aa — ost. import - 36 young heifers in my straw 8 last pre a they eat | by chose who. areanaious to be 4 read what t benefiet abet a te body 
ance that plenty * — oe tee the as it readily and did very well upon it, ips a or fh — 3 dry n iu ‘choo to the a ; Woy do they 
80 as to admit a free circulation of air as well as the of cut Turnips. I — persuaded my ewes to eat na le he pleasures of life, whieh are hy far the 3 
sun’s rays, both, of which. are essential for driving off cake by sprinkling a little salt — i; : ie ere is o to aes — aud to those whom, we, ore. apre momen Tor w 7 
Stagnant and impure sour —— — — — gst the thing, however, Which is almost n eedless to mention a sr a og assistants, ie, e a i cei 
crowded tops. Two feet from such as you, that much of the success — A the feeding o of | winter’ s evening © ea his dae work, SO aa — Tanio better 
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