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1851.) 



THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



345 



PERUVIAN GUANO. 

 a UTION TO AGRICULTURISTS. 



v It being notorious that extensiTe adulterations of this 



u a NT RE are still carried on, __ 



1U * ANTONY GIBBS AND SONS, 



| AS TBE 



ONLY IMPORTERS OF PERUVIAN GUANO, 

 y^, it to be their duty to the Peruvian Government and 

 SJtPublic again to recommend Farmers and all others who 

 wr to be carefully on their guard. 

 ■Th* character of the parties from whom they purchase will ol 

 it be the best security, and in addition to particular atten- 

 tt, that point, ANTONY GIBBS akd SONS think it well 

 Remind buyers that— 



f%e lowest wholesale price at which sound Peruvian 

 Qvmo has been sold by them during the last two years 

 it 9L 5s. per ton 9 less 2 4 per cent. 



Any resales made by Dealers at a lower price must therefore 

 leave a lo *s to them, or the article must be adulterated. 



VTEW TURNIP MANURE, 50a. a Ton.— Mr. 



JN PoTTia csn strongly recommend the above as a cheap 

 tad efficient Manure, and capable of rai&ing heavy crops. 

 fWlirersd free on rail. The Bags to be returned or paid for. 



POTTER'S GUANO. 11. per ton ; SUPERPHOSPHATE OF 

 IIME. &. per ton \ GYPSUM, 25*. per ton, including bags and 

 delivery on rail. — 28, Clapham-road-place, London. _ 



O~~UAN0 AND OTHER MANURES.— Peruvian 

 Guano of the finest quality: Superphosphate of Lime; 

 Gypsum ; Salt ; Nitrate of Soda ; Moffat's Patent Concentrated 

 City Sewage Manure, and all others of known value. — Apply to 

 Mask Fotbmgill, -'04, Upper Thames-street, London. 



PEAT CHARCOAL can be had of G. H. Foley, 

 £isex Wharf, Lea Bridge, Middlesex. Agent, by appoint- 

 jtttit, to the Irish Amelioration Society. Price at the above 

 address, of the unmixed Charcoal, 60s. per ton, sacks included ; 

 mixed with night- toil, 45*. per ton, sacks included ; or delivered 

 st soy of the London Railway Stations or Wharfs, mixed, 50*. 

 per ton, and unmixed 65s. per ton, sacks included. 



RTJF1C1AL MANURES. — PRIVATE IN- 

 STRUCTIONS in Chemical Analysis and the most ap- 

 prored methods of making Artificial Manures are given by 

 J. C. Neibit, F.C.S., F.G.S., at the Laboratories, Scientific 

 School, &*, Kennington-lane, London. 



Analyses of Soils, Manures, Minerals, &c, performed as 

 usual, on moderate terms. 



MANURbb. — The following Manures are manu- 

 factured at Mr. Lawis's Factory, Deptford Creek : 



Clover Manure, per ton £11 



Turnip Manure, do 7 



Superphosphate of Lime , ... 7 



Sulphuric Acid and Coprolites 6 



Office, 69, King W illiam-street, City, London. 

 N.B. Peruvian Guano, guaranteed to contain 16 per cent* of 

 Ammonia, 91. 10s. per ton ; and for 5 tons or more, 91. 5s. per 

 on. In dock ! Sulph ate of A mmonia, Ac. 



THE LONDON MANURE COMPANY beg~to 

 offer, as under, CORN MANURE, most valuable for 

 spring dressing — Concentrated Urate, Superphosphate of Lime, 

 Nitrate of Soda, Sulphate of Ammonia, Fishery and Agricul- 

 tural Salts, Gypsum, Fossil Bones, Sulphuric Acid, and every 

 other Artificial Manure ; also a constant supply of English 

 and Foreign Linseei-cake. Peruvian Guano, guaranteed the 

 genuine importation of Messrs. A. Gibbs and Sons, 91. 10s. per 

 ton, or 9/. 5*. in quantities of 5 tons and upwards. 



Edward Fcbser, Secretary. 

 _40, Bridge-street, Black friars. London. 



LI USE FOR LIQUID MANURE, Fire-engine, 



-■"*- and agricultural purposes, made of canvass, lined aud 

 coated with gutta purcha ; it is about one-third the price ot 

 Jeather or india-rubber, will convey liquids of all kinds under 

 a heavy pressure, it is extensively used at the Government 

 public workB ; also by the navy, and amongst agriculturists, 

 giving universal satisfaction. Testimonials and prices may be 

 obtained of Messrs. Burgess and Key, 103, Newgate-street, sole 

 manufacturers.— London Agents: Messrs. Deane, Dray and 

 Deane, Swan-lane ; Messrs. Tilley, Blackfriars-road.— Country 

 Agenfci : Messrs. Ransome and Parsons, Ipswich ; Messrs. J. 

 -and S. Johnson, Liverpool ; Messrs. Dickson, Hull ; Mr. S 

 » ilson, Agent for Scotland* 



nPHE GENERAL - LAND ^^RAINAGE~AND 



-L IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, empowered by Act of 

 Parliament to execute all works of Drainage (including out- 

 falls through adjoining estates), to erect Farm Buildings and 

 carry out every aind of permanent improvement upon estates 

 under settlement ; to provide the money, or to enable the land 

 owner to employ his own capital, and execute the works by his 

 agents, and to secure repayment of the outlay by charge on the 

 property improved spread over a number of years. 



Applications to be addressed to William Clifford, Secretarv 



Offices, M. Parlia ment-street, London. 



DO YOU BRUISE YOUR OAT8T 



HORSE KEEP.— Oat Bruisers, Chaff Cutters, 

 Ploughs, 42*., Shares, 5s. per dozen ; Rollers, Wheat 

 Mills, Bean Mills, Steam Engines, Scarifiers, Turnip Cutters 

 Dressing Machines, Drills, Threshing Machines, Wood and 

 Iron Harrows, Steaming Apparatus, Scotch Carts, Hay- 

 making Machines, Horse Hay Kake4, and Drug Mills. First 

 class goods warranted. Mast Wedlake and Co., 118, Fen- 

 church-street. Moit liberal discount for cash. Goods de- 

 livered free. On receiving six postage-stamps a list, with 107 

 engravings, will be sent free. 



FOR WATERING GARDENS. DISLultiU I lAW LIOUID 



MANURE, BREWERS' USE, &c. 





it in the New Forest, pugged wood may come cheaj ; 

 if in Suffolk, clay clumps may answer ; if in Cam- 

 bridgeshire, squared chalk ; if here, or there, bricks, 

 or stone, as it may be respectively. As to dimensions ; 

 are you a rural, suburban, or a city person ? Will 



PATENT VULCANISED INDIA RUBBER HOSE-PIPES 



AND FLEXIBLE GAS TUBING. 



TAMES LYNE HANCOCK (sole Licensee and) 



O Manufacturer, Goswell-road, London. 



These Pipes are" well adapted for Watering Gardens, con- 

 veying Liquid Manure, racking Beer and Cider, for potable' vour walk be in the purlieus of the Poultry or 



Gas Lamps, and all purposes where a perfectly sound Water- am ;^ s f t Hp villas of Cheltenham ? Or will von h* 

 proof and Flexible Pipe is required. Hot Liquors or Acids do | am \ ( J sl ine >uiais ° r ^neueniidin 1 ur, WIU }OU De 



not injure them ; they are, therefore, much used for Chemical at liberty to enclose a Small slice Ol Newmarket 



purposes, as they require no oil or dressing when cut of use ; J Heath or Salisbury Plain ? The fowls are to be 



are particularly suitable for Fire Engines, and are found ex- « % . .% • _f_n 11 x it • i_ * 



* J - confined to their walk, as well as to their house. Are 



ceedingly useful in dwelling houses for conveying Hot or Cold 1 



Water to Baths, <tc. 



Testimonials aud prices may be had on application to the 

 Manufactory. 



N.B. Vulcanised India Rubber Garden Hose, fitted up with 

 Roses, Jets, and Branches complete, with union joints ready 

 to attach to pumps or water eisrerns. 



All Orders or Letters addressed to J. L. Hancock, Goswell- 

 mews, Goswell-road, London, will meet with immediate 

 attention. 



Waterproof Fishing Boots and Stockings, Portable India. 

 Rubber Boats, Shower and Sponging Baths, Air Cushions and 

 Beds, made all sizes to order. 





'"THE METALLIC PAINT, produced by the Patent 



-*• Alkali Company, has been extensively used for several 

 years on farm-buildings, iron bridges, roofs and railings, 

 snipping, 4c, and it is admitted that it covers a greater sur 



™« aD 4 d u 8 l ands far bettep than an y other Pigment on wood 

 rox, Aoethaw Lime, and Roman Cement Fine Black 852 



^r ton, and Rich Purple-brown, 201. per ton.-Offices of the 



«r™P aDV t 1, New Broad-street, London.— John A. West 



^•cretary. ' 



QTEPHENSON and Co., 61, Gracechurch-street 



m*a \? n6o *> and 17 ' New Park-street, Southwark, Inventors' 

 rviT«£?f acturer9of the Im P r o*ed CONICAL and DOUBLE 



2ISf#P R i CA . L *! 0I ^ ERS ' respectfully solicit the attention of 

 scientific Horticulturists to their much improved method of 



1TO*wm J a ? k Sj8 K tei ? ? Pinerie8 ' P ™Pa**ting Houses, 

 t*£^L h,ch atn ? 08 P* enc h eat as well as bottom-heat is 

 r?I5v° t ny Pe< J niped d W. without the aid of pipes or flues 

 8. and Co. have also to state that at the request of numerals 

 Wen d9 they are now making their Boilers of Iron, as well a! 

 Copper, by which the cost is reduced. These Boilers which 



SotTwI^ weU kno ™. » car <: el y *"!**• description; but tS 

 be TLT a ? TC not ieen them in aeration, prospectuses will 

 ^1 rWar t ed ' ** wel1 " r€f erence of the highest author^ or 

 f*J may be seen at most of the Nobility's seats wdSin! 

 * Merles throughout the kingdom. ' * prmci P al 



U WT> C °\. b *& to inform the Trade that at their Manufactory 

 of n!!L Pa , rk " 8treet ' every article required for the construct 



be 2S3£S tm,al *"**"** £ «« " for h « a ting them^a* 



IWT uvon tbe most advantageous terms. 7 



Ofttto^^?' *e., of Iron or Wood, erected upon the most 



Zixt agricultural (B<wttc- 



SATURDA Y, MA Y 31, 1851. 



MEETINGS FOR THE TWO FOLLOWING WEEKS. 



Wednesday, June 4— Agricultural Society of EneUud. 



Thukidai, — 6 -Agricultural Imp. Soc. of Ireland. 



Wkdnbsdat, — ll~ Agricultural Society of England. 



Tul'mioai, — 12— Agricultural Imp. Soc. of Ireland. 



The pains of newspaper editors are guessed at 

 by everybody ; some of their pleasures are unsus- 

 pected : for instance, it would hardly be thought 

 what a store they have in hand of the pleasures of 

 imagination. 



Omne ignotum pro m&gnifico is a well-worn 

 scrap from Tacitus, Ossian attains the sublime by 

 veiling his heroes in mists and obscurity. Painters 

 arrive at the same end by similar means, whereto 

 Martin and Danby bear witness ; and Turner, 

 though of late incomprehensible to vulgar eyes 

 unassisted by a pair of distorting spectacles, is pro- 

 nounced by some cognoscenti to have reached the 

 acme of art. Irving's unknown tongues had great 

 success in their day; and some few of our cor- 

 respondents, to descend a little, seem to think that 

 they are likely to add to the glory and repute of 

 the Agricultural Gazette the more they mask 

 themselves and their proceedings under the vague 

 and the anonymous. 



This morning comes a letter vid the Gardeners' 

 Chronicle Office. We open it in tuneful mood, 

 singing to ourselves the charming air, 



M Oh where ! and oh where ! does our correspondent dwell f 

 He or >*he dwells far away, in the place no man can tell ; 

 And it's oh ! in our heart that we nothing know right well! " 



So much the better for the pleasures of imagination. 

 If people put a plain question, with full particu- 

 lars, and their real name and address, as they 

 would to a solicitor about a three-farthing debt, 

 they w T ould get a plain answer, and there would 

 be an end of the matter. But instead of 

 this, the poetic faculty has to go to work. The post- 

 mark, if any, the orthography, the calligraphy, the 

 style, the soubriquet adopted, have all to be medi- 

 tated upon. Dulness would be non-plussed, but 

 genius cannot. The editorial faculties rouse them- 

 selves, and as a clever actor interests his audience, 

 be the part assigned him never so meagre, so we 

 flatter ourselves to have built sundry pleasing 

 edifices, some in the palatial, some in the summer- 

 house style, with a quantity of bricks and mortar, 

 the scantiness of which would astonish our readers. 

 And now to the letter of our fair or gallant 

 incognito or ta. It will be seen that no breach of 

 confidence, which we would scorn towards man or 

 woman, is about to be committed. The handwriting 

 looks feminine, but we cannot exactly say ; the 

 spelling indicates no great learning ; but polyglott 

 scholars, in their confusion of tongues, are more 

 liable to these slips than people of fewer acquire- 

 ments. If we gave a/ac simile, who could tell the 

 more for that t 





you near a fishing town, where worn-out nets are to 

 be had a bargain ? Or are you located next door to 

 a skilful twister and interlacer of iron and other 

 wires ? Profit is with you the object : here, where 

 this is written (you have no right to ask for our 

 card of address, it is an impenetrable secret), 

 farmers are selling eggs 24 a shilling; some- 

 times the identical coin will purchase even 30. 

 Cheap materials and labour are necessary to the 

 erection of your egg-producing establishment, if you 

 hope to undersell them % whose hens have no such 

 interest on their capital to pay out of their profits ; 



J unl ets you are a London milkman supply in. Hel- 

 gravia, and can get from '3d. to 6d. tor every 

 warranted new-laid egg ; or have a stud of those 

 Cochin Chinas which lay a half-crown every time 

 they cackle, — which half-crown will soon become 

 half-a-sovereign as amateurs improve in wisdom. 

 Hut it cannot be such fairy-land birds as those, as 

 they incubate ; whereas yours are to be kept for their 

 eggs solely, and not for breeding. If you do not 



( keep everlasting layers, what will you do with your 

 hens when they wiU sit ? Certainly you will not 

 treat them cruelly — dip them in pails of water, or 

 thrust feathers through their nostrils. Eat them, 

 then ? One man's poison is another man's meat ; 

 but we will shut our ears to the sound of your 

 dinner-bell till the course of incubators is digested 

 and done with. Quoad the cold which you wish 



if you are in Cornwall, you may 

 dispense with what is indispensable among the 

 Cheviot Hills ; and anent thieves, if you erect 

 your poultry house on certain lands in Ireland, 

 the natives will steal you, or at least your life. In 

 some districts in England poaching and fowl-stealing 

 are found to bear an inverse proportion to each 

 other, the sum total of the two being tolerably 

 constant. 



" Hut where! aud oh where ! does our correspondent dwell?" 



to keep out 





The time of year of the writing is 

 given, which is something ; it w r as neither written 

 last month, nor next week, but May 8th of some 

 A.D. or B.C. 



•J Sir,— I am about to erect a poultry-house, for the accom- 

 modation of 50 fowls, which must be confined to their house, 

 and to the walk in front of their house. The fowl are to be 

 kept for their eggs, and not for breeding ; and I enter into the 

 speculation for profit, and not for pleasure. I should be ex- 

 ceedingly obliged if you, or some of your correspondents, would 

 give me a plan of the dimensions, cost, <fcc, of *uch a buildins. 

 It must be substantial enough to keep out the theif [so in MS.], 

 and the cold ; roomy enough, and cheap enough—and my 

 object will be attained. And I will remain, while eyesight and 

 income la*t, your reader and subscriber, H. ." 



Bravo ! well done ! May your shadow never be 

 less ! But (again singeth the Editor), 



"Oh where ! and oh where ! doth our correspondent dwell I* 



We have readers and subscribers in the five 

 quarters of the globe, and wish to oblige them all. 

 But a speculative answer must be confined to the 

 British Isles, else we shall write the paper fall, to 

 the exclusion of the advertisements, which will 

 displease our proprietors. So, imprimis as to 

 materials ; if you dwell in Caithness you will use 

 slate, of which we have seen capital pig-sties there ; 



So long as x remains an unknown quantity, the 

 formula of the ablest mathematician remains inap- 

 plicable. We would design a fowl-house and walk, 

 but cannot. In truth, anonymous communications 

 are as useless and non-practical as they are un- 

 English. The Mysterious Lady is not looked up to 

 with respect ; the Mysterious Gentleman, were he 

 to appear, would be set down as a charlatan by all 

 except nincompoops. The precise and the real is 

 the only entity to be grappled with, for any satis- 

 factory result to come of it. 



•• Some ttere are that shadows kiss ; 

 Such have but a shadow's bliss," 



said Shakspeare. Ixion embraced a cloud in place 

 of a goddess, obtaining in recompence for his adven- 

 ture a set of monsters and a severe punishment. 

 Public writers might devote their whole energies 

 and waste their entire time in the gratification of a 

 complete seraglio of such clouds and shadows, if 

 they did not resolve to cut scornfully all that does 

 not come before them in an actual shape. Time, 

 and the power of man's brain, are brief and inter- 

 mittent. So, " I love my love with an H.," — in 

 these matters it is best to drop the plural We — and 

 there stop in the amorous suit, without advancing 

 a single letter further. Pity ! but never mind. 

 Perhaps the hand-writing was only feigned to be 

 that of a lady. H, after all, may be the initial 

 neither of high-born Harriet nor handsome Helen, 

 but may really belong to some hirsute Henry, or 

 even if bad spelling be a guide, to a Aignorant 

 /Zed ward, or a Aawkard //andrew. We will not, 

 therefore, quite yet devote ourselves to misanthropy 

 and turnpike-gate-keeping, but still endeavour to 

 answer, as well as we can, questions that strongly 

 remind us of the schoolboy query, " What do you 

 think of the Romans ? Eh ? " 



REPORT ON THE AGRICULTURAL SECTION 

 OF THE GREAT INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION 

 OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. 



No. IV. — We have now noticed most of the implements 

 for tillage, and come next to Division B of Class 9, viz., 

 " Drilling, sowing, manuring, and hoeing machines.'* 

 The first Drill that met our view was one manufactured 

 by J. Guest, of Bedford, and called a * steerage drilL" 

 It is an improved form of the u Bedfordshire drill" 

 invented at Woburn about 40 years ago. The axle- 

 tree precedes the drill box, having two carriage wheels, 

 with wooden spokes and iron rims or fellies* From this 

 axle a pair of light wooden bars pass to some distance 

 behind the drill, connected by a cross-bar, having a 

 pair of handles at each end ; by means of which the 

 drill-man may steer the machine to a nicety while he is 



