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taken of the — 22 by placing the — i in such a situa- | more manure, the more green crops—the more green and (add a continued supply of milk is provided for. 
tion that no pump will be required. „A pipe el 8 „ crops the tock, th We igs in a year, and selling half each time, 
tap, should rat from the bottom A 2 ad for the purpose of There are two tanks, w 9 and r well | get our Santi and as much bacon as we want for little 
; Bomb lower level Where a cart oor be atenebed t trrigaes th in d, so that not a pas thin we h b 
E ing filled ; or canvas hose — — be attached to irriga e | closed, so t no One is con- | or nothiog. e have to buy is three barrels of 
field in which the drain may terminate. By this borne a large nee with the house, ‘and the other with the — ttage | Indian meal in a year (at an average of 16s. each), some 
6 | roportion of time a ad Jabour w Woni be the moe solid deposits and cow-house, receiving eir of every | of which we use ourselves for puddings and cakes, and 
a 2 — 4 ft he tank w be carried away at the same kind. A barrel on wheels stands at the back door to which far ‘ds feeding the fowls ; a few trusses. 
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have always found that the best crop was grown with the kitchen garden; and a co mpos t heap behind so or three loads of Turnips after Midsummer, and perhaps 
strongest liquid, and in no instance — 828 u to make Young trees at the bottom of the field. What with h the a little (but very little) hay. As I consider that the cows. 
the: tanks "perfectly irater-tght, f coh tlds the’ saros Of the beng’ Wa and weedings, and sweepings, and nothing maintain the man, this expenditure is all that I have to 
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ind sides, should a a be puddied ; but if clay cannot be got, house swept twice a day, we have abundance of m bacon and hams, eggs, and a few fowls, our gardening 
a Lese benen, een sen — pee 8 buying — W gr tie which accounts for the and the keeping of the whole ground in high order, and, 
ie 3 to 1 both from the tank and its undance of our crops thus far. Ove instance of my moreover, through the nature of my excellent 
sontieetions, The mouth of the drain 8 the liquid from | e — | for economy amused me so much that servant, our window cleaning and coal-shifting. The 
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out. The size of the tank must be regulated by the number of and t wash the Pig first, and then be as | but they seem now , happy, and when out in ika 
3 he Tiy 3 4 ppìy i — — good, ot better, e: — re; and then the soap | field they return to the stable of their own accord 
January, aud February; and for this reason the tank should | Serv oe en ge times Our available ground is avoid rains, heat, | or flies. Their food in winter is each 
be made sufficiently large to contain — 8 months’ produce at of pasture, 3 roods 28 perches; and of tilled ground, à stone of Turnips three times a day; the Turn 
one 1 es * ä ve ma on — le 1 — 1⁵ per erches. There are, besides, about 26 e being shred, and — 8 * chopped 
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cow during. that time. will make 300 gallons; — ore the Of Grass in . “ttle “Plantation, . and slope, 
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6 ut f give our cows no Grand bury.—There will be a 
‘ oe aera det y rass or hay, which are the most expensive kinds of | fine show of, 18. t Modbury, on the 15 
We now 9 — 22 the best time for the application 3 x Y, e 15th day of 
9 of liquid manure, and the different orops upon which it is most | 1 Our soil is good ’ page very rich ree ery Novem next, py be of 80/. will be awarded 
A advantageous y * ee Grass land at no time of the fear | light; abe: 75 at varying depths upon limestone. uch | as prizes; and, in addition, we understand that Mr. 
has it so great an effect upon 3 as a in the months of | of our newly-dug portion yas full of stones. Our neigh- bee caer’ E. Rendle, the Seed Merchant of Plymoath, 
March ny ace apd a egg den 3 2 e to | bou 0 4 us to cover them up again, but we judged | h saa, with a sliver up, value 5l It w 
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s 2 hit as possible í for this iniportasit tins, For differently. I thought we might as well —— drains of 8 oble show, cipate 
y eeds liquid stands unrivalled, when | the new pathways we must have ; so, by deep digging, | gathering of the yeomen of the West. 
* judiciously applied, — — — m into early maturity at a we obtained drains, and the large stones were thus dis- — 
r when other food Do omissies scarce, 4 posed o nne ere carted out to mend the re sid ge ndents. 
i s bl t r to commence cutting the first crop o E - ~ 
f ogba pme ie yeay go, commen , ̃ my servant was in despair at , A Take & or 8, pushes of broken finte, 
i spring was very late, the land heavy clay, and only partially | being yet more, i urred to h to dig out all the dirt aaa ae oa out; apreai on a wooden. board 
rained ; the second on the 5th of July; and the third on the | good earth from corners of the plantation and supply with side ledges, pour gas tar on little by little, turning over 
27th of August The total length of the Grass 2 was 7 ant, ita nh ih sto Fledeteally d e breast dee the stones t with tar, but 
= ev of t 3 1 night-soil; but it was not uear | f. ba e eee e te a Pi 2 P leaving | no surplus tar. It cannot “be too often turned. 
' good — crop as which liquid had been applied. for the is digging for crops was not less or enought to ms make the the mixture E yra 
f The latter was carri 4 paei „before and after the first crop — — tw — 4 Bai dug straight down, and the whole pnns adana of thick puddi tossing before. Lime 
é taken off, Aen the rate cy 14 i tons per aore oeach time, time. “This manured. The ground being ready, our maJ pa mud with the sand if y 8 and pow- 
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. Fe p aon it, If the land had been re hirtir is this :—In August we sow Cabbage seed, and | fered, but not otherwise. 2 p ate mhion * 
8 and in a e 25 full justic an are, $ by the end of September we begin to set out the young | , m 5 to 6 inches thick ; spread m * 
] have no doubt half the quantity would have been suMoient, ants, about 400 per N for six weeks, to secure à it, to prevent it s roller, and roll it down with æ 
— manure is of full strength when 5 — a little more e . if We th ?, 1 A oa hae may ooze up to the surface 
eceesary. l; damp day should be chosen, and the | SUccession. r mg 8 saud to ae it. If hay much sand is used, 
: — should not be trampled on after being dressed, Ga old | 11 inches apart, aud the rows a yard a In March or een by tar, a hole. is the Sons Lit 
eadow land and pastare it also answers well. ormer | and April we sow Swedes and Beets in alte yf. sh Used for a mouth, and. should be rolled every 
willbe ready . three wees ane than between the rows . By the time we begin | day ua di bard. It ie impenetrable, and 
: manured with the arm- manure.: And the latter : a „ta Nan of 15 
$ the cattle eat with avidity, showing a great partiality for the | to cut the Cabbages, the Turnips and Beets are past 8 e W wif tad p TER gallons, and 
" Grass grown with this manure. On the T spit may be | the danger of the fly, and may be thinned —the removal | Beans, &.: The winter Bean may be drilled or 
used in various ways, If the weather ii the last | of the Cabbages letting in air and sunshine. We also |- dibbled now, „ of good Grass land might kesp 
; spring) at the time of sowing, the manure is spread in the ‘an C hi a dairy of * 2 cows besides rearing three or four youn 
i drills, ‘the drag over it, p i iow, keep a portion of ground for Belgian Carrots, w. ich FF an should do ail t A —— 
d aad the come up healthy and s „bidding defi. | afford sete: cow food. We succeeded less with Boanpine, &o,: JH. papare i e 
‘ — to — a — e — a — ci | ese thi than with our other crops, from their| 4 inches wide, 23 inches thick, 2 inoh I For Sheep 
men arm- anure g no a é had A pening 
1 aware that I — advance anything new. To tl the best and not being ently thinned, But w 25 stone of oie nak | 2 A eke 3 — . 2 feet 
: richest 28 — — —— Nee a d by being them, and four or fo the endo day Tah the tees accept- apart. Toe planks may be rather . and narrower, but 
. covered nt evi spread ove e tell bett ; because 
. the surface of the midden, so that the heating nature of the get a bite in the asturo, an d the mowings of Grass in — ay a great strain eee e pre- 
` ntera byt of the cow. When p h i Wi sent, on calves (IZ inch openings), 30 bullocks, 
b turned, it will then become thoroughly incorporated. A ore » &e., are b rough to them fresh. hile 150 pigs, 100 sheep. There is no mistake about the s 
eovered middenstead in the hands of a sloven will be a greater | the pasture is shut up for hay the Cabbages 1 of the 6: z of course, as in all modes, there are some 
; evil than the present system. The manure will be spoiled | ripen. The weigh from 4 lbs. to 12 — and drawbacks. Dake or = wood is preferable to Fir, I find 
} from over-heating, and will become fire-fan if not actually | oats about 18 is is their food from June to immense advantage from cooking the fine cut straw, with a 
j in a blaze, By the addition of a layer of sand or earth . day. 8 little hay poe meal etree H. it hot tothe animals—more of 
s this may be avoided, and the valuable ammonia retained. Not- ovember, with ‘sack grazing as ey get after our hay- this anon. The . 
withstanding the pretensions of the various artificial manures making, and a handful or two per day of Indian meal, ciated as food. 3 eae a 
recently introduced, we must alw ways look to 8 for | scald -e n en with their Grass. The Bos Dears : K V R. You hai better be satisfied to do the 
the oniy gra a specie ey of — E as ele Ta | ha ving been well snopes in the winter and _wonder- — 4 3333 desp main drains e seer | put erea — 
- this way the 8 anaes t will be partly 7 — to meet fal e b y goo cross drains, with ited pije en 4 or 5 feet deep, and om 
f - low prices, by having.at home the means rowieg the of the finest hay. Tais yani I pair I shall try | map fill up with broken stones to within 30 inches of the 
greatest amount of produce at me least — ex . . 8 m e have of manure,| surface, more for the purpose of getting rid of the stones than 
But last your 1 hod halt sip — ‘burdled % . een it or dig it up 
; F 3 the cows let out for some time every fine day to graze, |. over it as you can; and sow Rape broadcast over ii. 
j arm Memoranda. — | the one half for one fortnight, and the other the next. Paw : W M H asks, '‘ What is the smallest regular inclina- 
r SMALL Farm.—A letter from Miss Martineau to the B time Grass and Cabbages were done, we had t which a tile pipe drain has been laid and found to 
' Master of the Guilteross W. ouse has been az : ie itself clear ; either with or without a constant 
: er ot th : 5 ed, laid in less than we hope to produce this year, but a of —.— running Warodgh iri it 
describing the result of a plan of cultivatioa and con- fair amount of erops—for the cows 14 ton of hay, Perrrian Waea Subscriber. Rer. G, Wilkins, Wi, 
keeping originally suggested to her by him, by 25 stone of „ and at least 10 ewt. of n sar Manni ngtre ree, S: 1 
f which she has been enabled to maintain two cows on Swedes and Beet. We aah out too much of our ground Grasses re inte 8 P 
about an acre and a quarter of la Miss Martineau for household . e 8 had a surplus after ‘ag the sorts by the names we gave; and, no doubt 
account of the difficulty and wr’ of p the: fo! ollowing supply :—Fin Peas from the z he pr 3 EVD 
i ggs, b &c., BASS superphos e for top 
3 anes 5 N 3 5 K ar 12th of J till the middie ‘of September Peas, Let- rpi ks land i in spring. Thatis, containing a greater- 
her residence at Ambleside, aud of the ridicule created tuces, Spinach, Tarn and Carro rrots, and| number of things, it is most likely to contain those which 
by her attempt to raise 3 1 a an Onions, N 4 the whole ri A ; 5 or 6 stone of your land wants. Iti is to be had genuine by pareha sing of 
the ai a otatoes Marro Cucumb the importers, or inquiring em.—Bilack Barley is spoken. 
= «= po, si She rocee f ° early P Vegetable ati = few —_ highly of. We es pr fer the Chevalier. Stubble Turnips 
tehed from Norfolk. then p. ds as follows : | abundance of ee B E after Barley or any er grain crop are rarely of much 
ing the turning up of my ground for spade weg of Rhu and Gooseberri A Stra value. The heaviest and best green crop you can get 
ivation, J went on the su tion of keeping only | bed is laid out, too, 1 we are to hace plenty of patted Saag pene Rye, sown immediately, and cut in April and: 
o or seven months we kept only one. But — — and Cherries and Damsons hereafter. We ay g. 
1 i À Sussex. hard frost 
I considered the inconvenience of the cow being used enough green vegetables for a family Ehre beer than the Ean TES aroy; and will stas 
for three months out of the 12; and that there was persons for the whole summer and a „ The Lime: W M AH. We shouid prefer lime at 4d. to 54. a bushel to 
room in the stable for a second, and little more trouble | a yield of the cows is about 10 quarts per day Ane at 6s, a ton, b ay, ph “fk ae son aa admit of 
keepir an one; and a pretty certain market | each, i.e., about 4 Ibs. of butter A. week. The skimmed | an answer, . hi wise thie carbonate of lime alone whic 
my neighbours for whatever butter and milk I | milk is eagerly bought, being as good as ‘I used to buy is usefal, Supposing the rest to bo useless, OF o * a 
h sell, So I bought a“ {pring calver, and | for new milk. The butter-milk improves our bread and las tot extra expenis OF ee oe te 
maintain them both on material. $ “ry it is easy to see that an equal value o! aea 
that we very nearly cakes very much, and the pig has what we do „ — — e of carb ae lat 5 pas equa liy 
three-quarters of an acre p i Gra, ana The cows give 16 quarts per day for some time after efficient with pure chalk— —supposing the former to be 
re ot garden. The second cow pays | calving, and are dry about three months before. One livered on the ground at one-fourth e icn price. Cherr y 
y her manure and milk, Our t con- e calved in October, and we sold the calf (a cow * mari is no ot always prefe erred Do ae rich is whi er, an 
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ure. It is as true with relation 5 at the end of a fortnight. The same e 7 : G E want on os to know how he a best use it in feed- 
as to a greater, that the is to calve again in September, and the other in May, ing pigs, it wil nee ke good bacon, Break it down and 
