494 



THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



at Mr. Med i*s farm at Tiptree, Essex. 

 this rear derived peculiar in est i m the circum- 

 stance Hiat some of the most important agricultural 

 iropU riueuts at the Exhibition were to umlergo their 

 trial in the presence of the visitors at Tiptree-h ail- farm. 



<r 





Expectation was especially directed to some reapm 

 machines, the probable fate of which, as articles of use 

 in this conntrv, has already been much discussed. The 

 award of the Exhibition prizes in this department buns; 

 upon the result of the trial ; ami the jurors attended 

 the farm for the purpose of forming their judgment. 

 The names of the jurors areas follows :— Col. Challouer, 

 for Great Britain ; Baron de Mertens, for Belgium ; 

 Col. Johnson, for the United States ; Mr. W. F. Hobbs 

 and Mr. Amos, consulting engineer of the Royal Agri- 

 cultural >cietv, were present in the capacity of assist- 

 ant to the jurors. The general company present by 

 invitation included the following gentlemen -.—Prince 

 Frederick of Holstein ; Viscount Ebrington ; the Hon. 

 Dudlev Fortescue ; T. Alcock, Esq., M.P.; W. Pinney, 

 Esq., it. P.; the Hon, — Neville; Col. Challoner ; 



Laurie, Esq. ; W. F. Hobbs, Esq.; W. F. Dickson, 



Esq. ; Dr. Partridge ; Dr. M'Lean ; Dr. Maddy ; Dr. 

 Taylor and Son ; J. Hudson, Esq., Castleacre ; C. W. 

 Hoskyns, Esq. ; B. P. Johnson, Esq., Secretary to the 

 New York State Agricultural Society; Rev. R. Ainslie ; 

 James Beadel, Esq., Chelmsford ; Hewitt Davis, Esq. ; 

 E. Corbet, Esq., Secretary to the London Farmers' Club ; 



George Grove, Esq., Secretary to the Society of Arts, <Scc. 

 The trial of the reaping machines was made upon a 

 crop of Wheat at a short distance from the home- 

 stead of Tiptree-hall ; and notwithstanding the ex- 

 treme vmfavourableness of the weather, the rain 

 dt sending at a sharp pace during the whole time, 

 it took place in the presence of a crowd of spec- 

 tators. The first machine put to the test was of Ameri- 

 can origin, but constructed by Mr. Garrett, of Saxmund- 

 ham, from a model or description. It consisted of a low 

 platform of wood, about 5 feet wide, with a row of cul- 

 ters extending over the same width, and was drawn By 

 two strong Suffolk horses. To the right of the platform 

 was a box, which formed at once a covering for the 

 wheels and a seat for a man, who, with rake in hand, 

 was stationed on the box for the purpose of throwing 

 aside the Wheat as fast as it could be reaped. The 

 cutters somewhat resembled a pike head, and at inter- 

 vals of about two inches were small clippers to catch the 

 corn and bring it within range of the cutters. The 

 experiment was made first across the ridges, and after- 

 wards along the ridges, and, whether owing to the rain 

 or not (this was indeed generally believed to be an unfa- 

 vourable circumstance) it was a decided failure. In each 

 case for two or three yards the Wheat was cut down 

 tolerably clean ; but the cutters then got clogged, and, 

 after some slovenly and very incomplete work for a few 

 yards further, the machine came to a dead stop. The 

 result was in every case the same. The second machine 

 was completely successful. Its construction differed 

 from that of the first in two or three important parti- 

 culars, though in other respects, and in general appear- 

 ance, there was much similarity. The cutth part of 

 the apparatus consisted simply of a long knife y y finely 

 serrated ; and there were several broad flaps turned 

 round by the machinery in front, so as to prevent the 

 Wheat from falling before the machine, and to bring it 

 up to the knife. As in the former case, there were 

 small projections at short intervals, but they were not 

 in the nature of clippers, and somewhat resembled a 

 spear point. The moment tins machine set off, its suc- 

 cess was indisputable. It proceeded right on, without 

 any stoppage, for at least 50 yards, left behind nothing 

 to complain of as regarded the character of the work, 

 and, in spite of the rain, showed no disposition to clog. 

 At the close of the experiment three cheers were given 

 by the company. The inventor of this machine, the 

 practicability of which was thus established, is Mr. 

 M'Cormiek, a citizen of the United States. It was 

 stated that in America it has long been in extensive 

 operation. Its cost is from 201. to 25?., and it is said to 

 be capable of reaping, under ordinary circumstances, 

 about 26 acres a day. 



TUp reunion I Sundries: J S S. We should not like to pus 10s. a ton for 

 1 u duT though laid upon the field. We should prefer the 



operation of digging 18 inches deep at hi. kOs. per acre, to 



fvvue anbsoiliiig (ouce a crop) at U. 8s. ; but we do not 



ch cos© to accept the responsibility of advising either, in 



ignorance of the soil. If you have stiff clay land, having 



.:ined it, we would rather advise you to be satisfied with 



dewp, but ordinary, ploughing for a year or two. Burn the 



•oil* the clods of it, to the extent of 50 or 10 cubic yards 



it acre, you will find that to pay as well as anything. 



meadow laud will need draiuing just as the arable laud does. 



* ik a current 0/ air and water by its roots, ju*t the 



tme as Wheat or Turnips do. You may carry .wood-ashes 



tour miles, and spread 20 or 30 bushels per acre over the 



Grate with good eirVet. 



^? HF ' EM) ' ** 3L 



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7*8 to *0s 

 55 70 

 CO C5 

 CO 72 



Clover 

 New do. 

 Straw 



Prime Meadow Hay 

 Inferior ditto 

 Rowen 

 New Hay 



p. ^ A Cumberland Market 



Prime Meadow Hay 78s to 84s 

 Inferior ditto... ... 58 70 



New ETay 5s 70 



Old Clover ... ... 90 98 



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T. 



Inferior . 

 New Clov 

 Straw 



•»• ... 90 ft| 



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METEOROLOGICAL KEPG11T.— Jcly. 



(Continued from p. 4 73.) 



Date. 



Time. 



July 22 10.45 



4.30 



a.m. 



2: 



24 



6.30 a*m* 



11.5 p.m. 

 6.10 a.m. 



Max. Mia. 





20.92 



. . . 



29 M 



Wind.— Wratheb. 



T 



— — ■ 



29.84 



• • t 



* • » 





11.30 a.m. 



t 



25 



r 



2C 

 Sun. 27 



11 p.m. 



0.30 a.m 



12.45 p.m. 



2 p.m. 



5.40 p.m 



1 p.m. 

 10.30 p.m 



r 



28 



9.40 

 7.30 

 10.50 

 8 



1 



p.m 

 a.m. 

 p.m. 

 a.m. 

 p in. 



• • ■ 



29.19 



29.46 



SE. Gentle; tine day. 



Evening, gloomy and over- 

 cast. 



Moderate southerly breeze, 

 and cloudy day. 



Evening, WSW. Close, over- 

 cust. 



6.10, barometer apparently 

 rising. Nearly cairn, but 



, scud moving from north. 



• G Hteg4 f 



••• -. 65 ^ 



V '•* - 8 It 



a»i * *■. SMrcpiELD, Monday, Jtdv 28 

 Altnoutfh the number of Betstg wa» !•.. y \?' 

 iderable falling off in the weight J? £?£ £**_*«•** 



choicest kinds were rather dearer but £ ef L 1B . C0! »eq ;<* 



quotation^ We were a^ain abundantly snliifa an * zt **i 



and Lambs ; hovever, the consumption watTI* mth ^ 



nf u^ n«i " s reai, and * 



Calves were not so ^ 



remain about the same as of late 



tiful ; trade was brisk, at a small advance From n »r *"**• 

 Germany there are 991 Beast., ** 6 Sheet m ? C 1,nd « 

 100 Tigs ; from France, 80 Beasts • from s?\i 8 ^ Ca!v «, ttd 

 Norfolk and Suffolk, 400 ; and 1500 *f 2l I^\? 00 ; *2 



amptonshire, and Lincolnfehire. 



fromleicester/bire/^ 



'29.46 



1 ** 



• • a 



• ■ • 



•29.43 

 29.37 

 mi>8 



29.40 



• • * 



• • • 



29.42 



29.47 

 29^74 



1 t • 



— 



29.5G 

 29^79 



• • • 



29.83 



Towards noon, brisk breeze 

 SW., barometer falling 

 again Fine sunny, plea- 

 s-ant day. Evening, breeze 

 increasing ; overcast. 



am, calm; densely overcast. 



p.m., cloudy ; very heavy ap- 

 pearance to southward. 

 Wind light, at north. 



5.40 p«,, wind sprung up at 

 S8W.. but baromete- con- 

 tinued to rise slowly, 

 though evening overcast 

 and rainy. 



Gentle N W. breeze. Cloudy 

 thundery day. 



light. Sunny morning. 



Per st. of 8 lbs. 

 Best Scots, Ilere- 



fords, &e. 

 Best Short-horns 

 2d quality Beasts 

 Best Downs and 



Half-breds 

 Ditto Shorn 



e d a d 



• • • 



3 

 3 

 2 



n 

 O 



. . 



4 to 3 8 

 2 — 3 6 

 6 — 3 



8 — 3 1# 



Per st. of 8 )b».- g 



BestLon^ W o i 8 . 3 

 Ditto Shorn 



Ewe 8 <b2dqualite2 

 Ditto Shorn ^ 



^ amb * .- Z 4 

 Calves ... ♦ 



igs 



4 • 

 4 to J 



6 



8-3 



• •§ 



0-4 



0^3 



I 



Beasts, 393? ; Sheep and Lambs, 33,090 ; Calves, 313 ■ plT *J 



Fbidat, Aug. 1. ' ri Pi«^ 



The number of Beasts is layc ; trade isduil, Mondars^ 

 can scarcely be supported for the hest kinds and JJ^ 

 inferior remain unsold. We have rather a smaller gimSS 

 Sheep and Lambs, but it is fully adequate to the d 

 prices remain unaltered, with a slow sale. Trade is chS 

 for good Calves, but we cannot quote any advance p2l 

 Germany and Holland we have 252 Beast*. 1770 She™ »S 

 317 Calves; from Scotland, 100 Beasts; and 125 mikhcS 

 from the home counties. * 



I 



Best Bcote, Here- 

 fords, &LC. 

 I&st Short-horns 



2d quality Beasts 



Best Downs and 



Half-breds 



3 

 3 

 2 



4 

 2 



5 



to 3 



— 3 



— 3 



6 

 4 







* # * 



• # # 



3 8 — 3 10 



• •t 



Best Long-wools . 3 

 Ditto Shorn 

 Ewes & 2d quality 2 

 Ditto Shorn ... 

 Lambs ... „. 4 



Calves 2 



rigs 2 



4-84 



• v 



8-3 f 



% 



5 



0-4 



8-1 



6,3 



a.m 



\ 



■ - . 



29.80 



\ 



• » 



29.83 



t * 



\ 



&t 1 P.at. barometer had 

 ceased t^ rise, und wind 

 increased ; a little rain 

 beginning to fall, wind and 

 rain increasing till night. 



The most thoroughly soaking 

 day since 1850. bun totally 

 obscured, and wind &outh 



ail day. 



I 



* A storm com'n^ from south, having its centre to the west 

 of these islands, and travelling northward. 



i This storm crossed the south of England from the weet, 

 travelling eastward. 



t A s'orm coming from the westward across England, but 

 moving more to the northward, bting deflected from its course 

 on overtaking the previous storm. 



% This was the storm which accompanied the eclipse, 

 and came from the westward, crossing Scotland ; but 

 although the sim was totally invisible throughout the day 

 here, I conceive tftat in Norway the storm had not com- 

 mmced, and that to the westward, aay iQP of west longi- 

 tude, it had concluded, so that in both these petitions it 

 will be found that observers had a very favourable view* 



Dorchester, Judy 3 1st. Jt\ /'. #.lf. 



('J'o be continued.) 



I 



Ditto Shorn 

 Beasts, 989 ; Sheep and Lambs, 12,820 : Calves, 620- Pigg )$ 



MARK. LANE. 

 Monday, Jolt 28.— The supply of English Wheat by Und 

 carriage samples to-day was small from Essex, and good frw 

 Kent ; fine qualifies were disposed of on the terms of this <Uy 

 se'nnight, but some quantity remained unsold late in tbedi) 

 the market was badly attended, and the amount ofbuhai 

 transacted in foreign was very small ; prices are quite nomiML 

 — Parley is a free sa!e at late rates-— In Beans and Peanbin 

 is little doing. — The arrival of Oats being large, bujersboMct 

 and we must reduce our quotations 6d. per qr.—FJon* 

 improved demand at former rates, and the turn is in ftronr of 

 the sellers. 



Pee Imperial Qcarter. is* s.l l |i. 1. 

 Wheat, Essex, Kent, & Suffolk... White|40— 45JRed 36-* 



— — fine selected runs... ditto 44— 47 Red -fl 



— — Talavera 



— Norfolk, Lincoln, & York.. .White 



— Foreign 



Barley,grind.& distil., 22s to 25s...Chev. 



— Foreign... grinding and distilling 

 Oats, Essex and Suffolk 



— Scotch and Lincolnshire... Potato 



— Irish Potato;19 



— Foreign ...... ...Poland and Brew '2 



35 



n 

 n 



•60 

 32 

 26 



• >■ 



Red 



MHli 



18-21 

 22- 



Malting . - 



25 



Rye 



24- 



Pfi€d 20^» 



n Feed 15- 



2-?:Feed W-f 



26!For«^. -f 



ilAtitetg. 



CO VENT aA^DE , Adq. 2, 

 Peaches and Nectarines a "ulv sparingly supplied, but 

 Pines and Grapes are still at?nndanr. traw berries are nearly 

 ov«r for a season. Cherries fro n st«ndards have been much 

 spoiled by the late heavy r*iins, but those from wallp are 

 exoeedio^ly good. liiy. Apricota an Qreent?ago Plunoa 

 are imported from the Continen in considerable quantities. 

 Wert Irnlinn Pines fetch from 2s. to 5s. each. Orausrea and 

 Lemons are scarce, 8uU remain nearly the fame as quoted 

 lust week. Carrote, Frenuh Bean*, and Peas. are received in 

 quantity. Potatoes m«) be obtained at Id. to 3d. per lb. Le 

 trues and other aaladiug are sufficient for the demand* 

 M <>«hrooraa are a trifle clieaper. Guttit>wQ«ieun&f»t of Heath*, 



Pelargoniums, Migaoiitttte, Heliotropes, ^tttphanotis-iiuribunda, 

 Carnaiion^, Pinks, Moss atrd Proving ii*>bes, 



FRUIT. 

 Pine-apples, per lb., 4a to 7s . Apples,kitch.,p.hf.aieve,2ato3s 

 irrafKJSjboibouse, p. lb., 2s to 5a Ahnanda, per peck, (Js 



live-meal, foreign per ton 



Beans, Maaagan 4 2r>s to Sua Tick 27 



— Pigeon 28 —34... Winds 



— Foreign Small 21 



Peas, white, Bases and Kent Boiler 



•SI Harrow -31 



. JLonspod - 

 29 ! Egyptian -3-5 



2«ISoifolk..JMi 



. . M«ple 26s to Z$* ..Grey 23-24; Foreign . Ml 



Maiae....;. White - .Yellow., - 



Flour best marks delivered ...per sack 34-39 



- Suffolk ditto 27-84 JoHMk 



~ Foreign per barrel 20-2^er wckJM 



FaiDAT. Aug. l.^The supply of BpghA cot dnmj • 

 week has been moderate, but the armaU offoreign arewj 

 siderable. Today's- market ivas thinly attenM ; wne^» 

 be noted a slow sale at Monday's prices, holders rtowng 

 inclination to force sales, and buyers benog wuctwi wij 

 present rate^.-Barley is unaltered »n value.-in e"u» 

 Peas there is little doin-.-The OaUadeM^JJJ^ 



decline of fully 6d. per ^- F ^. 1 '/ 1 ^^^ 

 There being a pood many vessels arrived on jW » mjph 



ctr^oes are offered rather cheaper. Polifb lu * 

 33 ^l.to35«. 1 andGaiatzMaize,26s.to27s.f.o.b,^ 



freight and insurance. _ „ nmktu. !■ 



Notices to Correspondents. 



Cla.y Farms : Sir J per W T. We know of no work spe- 

 cially 00 the management of eiay 1 *nd. If you will look at 

 " Clay " in the index at tY.e end of the ninth volume of the 

 Journal of the English Agricultural Society, you will be 

 referred to a great need of useful information on the subject, 

 scattered over the previous eight v .\umes. 



X-ueiftUB : L B. When v«ry young it bad better be cut a day 

 berate it is given 10 the cow, and allowed to wither some- 

 what. It i« good food for cows. 



JlonsL op t'ABM Bdildi*<*s-: J Baxter. They shall be noticed. 

 Bacuse a. little unavoidable delay. 



Blat Ch4*coai*: x. It will detain ammonia— and so will peat 



crnnib-ed down, but iroeharred? Charcoal matfe from 



resinous wo«d is pertectlv duitatifo for afcricmHural nurp >ses. 



Espoet of MiBBjitijs: Jj F F. We have in(juired,'and will 

 inform you, 



Botatio*: B f J. London-street. 1, Wrwat; 2, Clover; 3,, 

 \ etcjaes mown, m >nnrec, ploughed, and transplanted with 1 

 CabKte**; 4, Mangold Ww«al— is a singular rowitien. You 

 put the produce at M buAteeH Wh.at, as «*f Olov^r hay, 

 Xd U»ns ot Vetches, io t Qm 4ge ^ ? 20 tong of MiLj ^ 



gold Wurz-1 per acre. W e should expect from the land, 

 "6tr<ror»andy loam," 4© but»bels of Wheat, ¥) to 50 cwt. of 

 €lo.acr hay, 12 tons ©t fetches, 10 to 2£ too* of Cabhaae% 

 and 30 too* of Mangald Wmael. The rorat^cn will enrich 

 the land ; it is singular n»ereh from its growing but one seed 

 crop in four years. 



Tah* Waxes ; Q P. You will Sad that to -dilute it abundantly 

 with water mil diruinUh or destroy its *Ritu. 



Trasi ip Cctter : Meisrs. Burgess and Key. It appears our 

 reporter was wrong in his descriptor t the Turnip cutter 

 manufactured by this firm. The gratings mentioned in his 

 report are for the p<<rpoae of carry inar off earth and stone 

 —not for ftftowioff tbt- slices to pass turouvh. We e^unot 

 «*W%oroned writing iu the hands of tha-priuier. 



Peaches, per dox., IDs to 2ua 

 Nectarines, p*r doz., 10s to 20s 

 Cherries, per lb., 6d to 2* 

 Melons, each, 2s to 6s 



Strawberries, p. pottle, Sd to Is 

 Gooseberries, per half sieve, 

 Is 6d to 48 



Currants, p.hf. sieve, 2s 6d to 5s 



— swaet, per lb., 2s to 3s 



Lemons, per doz., 1m to 2s 

 Oranges, per do*., #d to 2s 



— per 100, Bs to 14 s 



— Seville, p, 1O0, 7s to lis 



— — p. doz., Is to 2s 6d 

 Nuts, Barcelona,p.b-h , 20sto22g 



— Brazi 1 , p, b*h . , 1 2s to 14 s 

 Cobs, per 100 lbs., 50s to Sata 



lMP£El AL 



AVERAOBS. 



June 21 



*- o 



5 



12 



IS 



26 



July 



.... 



.... 



Plums, per punnet. Is to 2s 



VEGETABL6S. 

 Cabbages, per doz., 3d to la Shallots, per lb., 3d to6d 



Cauliflowers, p. doz., fid to 3s 

 Preach Beans, per half sieve, 

 Is to 2 s 



Beans, per sieve. Is6d to 2s 

 Peas, per sieve, Is 9d to 3s 6d 

 Potatoes, per ton, 90*- to 200 



— perowt., 4-s.toSt 



— per bush., 94 to 3s 

 Turnips, p. bunch, 2d to 4 d 

 Cucumbers, each, Id to Is 

 Radishes, per doz.,6d to M 



— Turnip, p.doz., 8d tola 

 Celery, p. bundle, 6d to Is 6d 

 Carrots, per bunch, 4d to 6d 

 Spinach, per sieve, Is 6d to is 



Veuetab'e Marrows, per doz., 



6d tola 

 Onions, p. bunch, Id to 5d 

 Leeks, per bunch, Id to td 





Garlic, per lb., 4d to 6d 

 Artichokes, per doz., Is to 2s 

 Lettuce, Cab., p. score, 4d to Is 



— Cos, per score, 3d to Is 

 Small Salads, p. punn.,2dto 3d 



iorseRadish,p.bundl.,ie6dto6s 

 lied Beet, per doz., Is to 2s 



Mushrooms, p. pot., Is to 2s 

 Sorrel, per hf. sieve, 6d to 9d 

 Pennei, per bunch, 2d to 3d 

 Sravovy, per bunch, 2d to 3d 

 Thyme,. per bunch, 2d to 3d 

 Parsley, per doz. bun., 2s to 3s 



— Roots, p. bundl. 9d to Is 

 Mint, per bunch, Id to 2d 

 Basil, p. bunch, 3d to 4d 

 Marjoram, do., 3d to 4d 

 Watexcres9>p.l2bunch.,4dto6d 



Aggre&. Av^r. 



Duties 00 Fo- 



reign Grain 



Whbat. B ablet. 1 Oa« 



Beans. 



40« 

 42 



43 

 42 

 42 



Id 

 4 

 5 

 6 



7 

 5 



245 4d2la id\28s Od 



30l 



32 



SI 



SI 



8 



5itf{ 

 3 ( S 



42 6 



1 



brain 1 « » * v . u-» itrprsetf. M 



Fluctuations in the last *r weeks Awrj^^* 



PaiOM. Jo*E2l.iJTOB28. f Jl»T 5.)JDLTli 



4As 



6d 



4B 



5 



4? 



7 



.*2 



5 



42 



4 



40 



7 - 



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I 



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COAL MAKKiiT.-FEiDAT. Aug. 1. 

 Holly well, 14?. 5 Eden Mak^Ug. 3d ; Gowpen llertley, Ms, ; 

 VV allsend Hasweli, 15s. 6d. ; ^Talisend Hetton, 15s. 6d.; Wails- 

 end Lam bton, 15s. ad. ; WaJlsend Stewarts, 15s. 6d. : Wallsend 

 Tees, 15s. 6d.~Ship8 at market, 125. 



^ — ■ 1 ■■ * m -*n;,J W 



LlVEBPOOL. TOESPAT, JUIT 29 ^Tj^^hJAW ?jS 



Flour from Ireland and co**wise tins wee* ^ f^ZM 

 and at tlie same time the import otm^^ajC I 

 abroad have been good. Th /^ eat ^ teI1 t F«fr 1 flS| 

 but has not affected the trade to a ^ a ^™ ta ain^«»f "5 

 of Whaat, Flour, aud Barley ' ?«^» W^oflS 





an much tone in it as on Friday wj»» » d ice5 of«^ 

 of Wheat aud Flour from the xnte«^ r »jV u ^ tt ac^S 

 mnoh the same ** en this day ^^f^'^^t it « --p,! 

 were fully aa dear as last wee^ 1 «* 

 bare of all descriptions of feeding biuu* 



that** 



were fully as dear as last week. 



jtione o* 

 Barley, 1 



is no el 



r *5,-^Imv •- — noiii are **v- 



and coel, and the growing crops ot gra^.^ ^ && 



is approaching. ^Tl^'s^l '»* **% ,^fe£ 



price,. Tbere was no *«g^»,fti hf-rffe 



Fbidat, JuiiT 25.— The 



not 



flora.— Fbidat, Aug. 1. 

 Messr*. PaUenden and Smith report that the accounts 

 from Sussex and Kent come worse. The marker is impror- 

 1 ing. Duty 83,000*. to 90,0002., but very few in favour. 



forward than they were 10 to****?' wltB a modert» ^ 



last two days has been merely *} e ™?« louri ™^ZM,* 



The couatry demand for ™££ d J£& H «> *$> 



•awyAoce for three or &X f^X^in^ at r "* 

 altogether we had aTgood healthy buBio^ , 



for every article of the grain traoe. 







