602 THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. | SEPT. 21, 
S -| with the farm-yard manure, and to point out that kra: 2 box is fully out, should manifestly be equal to 
vy hich — eater . te sar À again, whilst iiaea. and other green crops could in the of the aperture. To prevent the box being 
La Ne a. und on which I feel m 3 many cases be grown without farm. ard manure, as a er = altogether, a small catch or projecting piece 
= mee — * casted * the attempt to — general rule artificial W could not be 2 may be placed at its open end. All these contrivances 
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opportunity, to enter more closely into the subject. | there is yet a great extent "Of la land on N none n 8 be destroyed, being in the way. I ' 
Mr. War’ admirable ectures on co Se it oF ine vant of EE and partly from the nature of the o, the simplest form of 22 which is close up to th 
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t fastened to the wall, opposite the aperture ; a solid flat 
e Agricultural — n mode ead ae | 1 * with 1 manure. Deb piece of iron or zine, larger than the aperture, slides 
of cultivation pt res 9 be x ee these soils nothing we have hitherto tried bears any in the inside of this framing vertically. A spring may 
deal 3 = mind, Epeen 8 — comparison w with the dung-heap. be used to keep it in any desi position; but the 
notice bestowed on that ance of my work above This is a most important matter, and we will do our | general method is to suspend the moveable plate, by a 
2 to, ro . be te 2 al A over te utmost to procure a satisfactory solution to the follow- pain passing over two pulleys, workin . 
e superiority of the sp 7 : : : arni ] ; 1 
p 1 a Bre oe end whic 4 now far from | erop can be grown with artificial manure, an and why hy se pie ee balansiga 2 plate ; 
Wr ns. for th moving the counterpoise up, he * 
e — Ey 7 5 a a yg depended L at Ton expose ee from across the opening in any esired A — 
Taz discussion, waa ossupied was af the my self to the attack of re of the formidable go-a- As the air near the bottom of the wall, on the 
correspondents during the pas en. wet on the 
subje 
e outside, 
mere use of the may be liable to be filled with dusty materials, 12 it 
head ne o P the Present 1 day, Aege defending fallows, | may be Aare om . ee to lead earths 1 the in intari 
ust, fo h lready in existence, it becomes of from a higher n ngs about to be con- 
conclusion, Ape k onge in .our last week’s lairan $s ; n best method of cultivating | structed, this will best be ay by building flues in the 
Number from the pen of Professor Henstow. One isk. upright wall, having the outside aperture covered with 
thing seems tolerably clear — that analysis has In remarks on this question, zn pointed out bars of wood, or metal, to prevent birds from passing 
hitherto failed to corroborate, with any certainty, | the peobability of the Clover being one of the most down the flues, The aperture for the admission of 
the theory which attributes the result to an ex- likely crops = strong clays, to derive benefit from the | air to the interior should be flush with the floor, if 
e theory th articul & ewe ott lihera) une i artificial manures; upon cereals air is admitted at once to the interior. In stables where | 
ih othe eon pea te f the Clover Seether! = caution in their use, the heads of stalls are placed at the walls, they cannot | 
vaici, 1 the oa io — jee we are thus In Mr. Hudson's ease of m anuring for VEF * it thus be sapped we * a 1 | 
it is su i sup L 
ae back on DR n considerations in our moi not be W bo 8 n o grain risk agi injury by co. augh 
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This is "obvious! appl * he manure for the | th es If apertures or small pits, say 18 inches 
rain crop in a di ier fod tò what it is aible to 2 square, and 8 or 9 inches deep, are mado in floor, 
or infirmity, or whatever it may be called, the grain erop than for the Turnip ? We know that accidents—air being admitted to them, it will 
a ae i were ee with Barley at the the jae of animale fed on oilcake is especially rich in | through the apertures in the grating, to the interior, 
next Barley seed-time, in instances frequent enough | azote or ammonia ; and Mr. Paine a ihe eae < Mie sA The best mag to to Supply EAN pe = air, is to lead a 
pe a prefs e s a ee ro 5 e tha = : from the side “of sane Thus . a aerate 
i i be furnished to us at a cheaper ra A n we ave 4 passage 
2 se a pun Lof Ha Cher athe sown and hitherto been able to procure them in guano. T. L. C. between two 9 an 1 mene i Ban! ine ing six Stalls, a 
cumstanc eat dee e ETE ey ir pit should be 
855 wonkd. de likely te „San the, cus of F supplied with air by a pipe or tunnel, leading from the 
— mischief, and so to suggest a a method for its THE canons Cha VENTILATION O 9 775 wall, and rodini aie 
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one. uded from p. Where either of these plans for admitting fresh air | 
tie would at all events show b ihe ann Tun first ste me. 8 be taken in ventilating stables is to| are not san d eligible from fear of expense or from 
» frequently recorded of make provision for the admission of fresh air. This | local circumstances preventing their being carried into 
the u ural conditions to which, P Juin ng 2 a E 5 ought to be done at the very lowest part of the building. | effect, the following plan may be Wande At the 
siderable period c of its govih, it is subjected. We |The simplest method is by making apertures (propor- distance of 4 or 5 feet om a 2 = — 
hope that this will be borne in mind, next spring, 8 as we shall hereafter show) in the wall nearest in the outside walls; to the inside asten boxes in such 
by a number Pe ice alliage to 5 ear up the mystery in . ges x If t ne is SRS. oa gue ah sapie 7 or Aas x SA ia sepre A 100 aie A | 
e horses, the fr a s wards. > inçonyenier 
which the — inejvei, page 5 e wall oppos 525 to the stalls; the bottom of having the air thrown down on the horses, is by | 
N MAN URING EVERY CROP. t the 3 shou e flush with the inside * | having the N cut in a sloping direction, instead 
cultur f Aug. 3, appeared | If the: rtures are * uite open, not only will of horizon 
este deri y from Ar. P. ane Aek remarks 2 be sieft ] which rats ay obtain Dia- We have now to consider the best a zien of Beer 3 
on Mr. Hullin ph plan of manuring for every crop. It tance to the interior, but, what is of more importance, | the foul vitiated air from the interio 1 
appears that Mr. Paine has followed this plan for many le air will be allowed to rush = in one unbroken | The natural motion of heated air is upwards ; i ot 
with . thus creating a disagreea Sink: ght. This best. modo in theory to remora it fena Se ME an 
the nt. 
5 | zine, wi ; > of consider 
hus dispensing with farm-yard | Instead of zinc, horse-hair cloth or cocoa-nut fibre may | able foree. This power is generally . . fire 
applicable, that I would direct} be used; or fos want of s better material, coarse | draught, and e bI bym aT 45 most simple 
can ; i 
In the first place, manures are indispensable, | means by which the nant ir admitted may be by mere openings made in the roof; these, however, are 
if the plan of manuring for every crop is to be ado ted. monga bg. ane te teat cok Ces a> adopted are the inadmissible, as. the rain is allowed free mr rate 
As, however wet the land is, they ean easily be applied, | following. nes a sa made of wood, say half-inch | and the wind is easily dashed downwards to 
to say nothing about the little labour they quite thick, U inside diameter of obich is Pegel to that of rior. The next simplest plan is to have louvre boards 
in carriage, às compared with dung or compost. | the aperture, and the depth not greater than 3 inches; placed at the roof, or at the side walls near the cell 
= xik ; wi 1 i both ; asten t ceilin 
y are | the and i ; ) 
eaten on with sheep, Turnips can be grown with nothing | flap meide capable of being held in any position tha 
but artificial manures. But where this practice has|may be required, so as to allow A or Bite aeng 
2 — 13 * it has been found advisable to The second mode consists of a wooden box, exactly 
manure along with the other. | similar to those pi 7 often seen at the end of liquid 
The 1 17 the e land, necessitating this use of | manure carts; an y provided with a vertical | roof. 
the two combined, is the more distant the more Turnips 2 shutter. This may be fastened opposite 5 
and Clover are eaten on the land. To those who, like aper tures, an and according as the shutter is lifted up, 
Mr. Paine, can dig such an abundant quantity of copro- will the air be admitted. 
lites out of the il of their own farms as to be able A very desirable and simple valve may be made of b 
e q d er 
1 apply, hie would be unable to | towards open or =R 5 If this box is slid 
tod hea, without r farm-yard into the aperture, close u = Beer hag eee | 
manure two latter being often rich in 3 8 it from going altogether heege n 
certain b by vegetation, and which aperture be closed, so that no air 
are not abundantly present in either co lites or guano. n to the building ; i, elase it is pulled in 
Mr. Paine’s letter es rade — a views out some es will be 
the extreme impo pass through them to the aper- 
however, satisfying me more the box is 
al manures e e erz vered, and of the apertu ed 
has gone further than you ured to recomr admitted. holes or slits ts may be Deren inches for each 1 
remarks being intended to show the ad n tage patna snl oa 1 3 5 lly increasing in the stable. e uld be 
and importance of using 11 16 aanures alo: is the open end. The whole area of these, and 25, 12 „ 
