THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 





'' ""rth-f..- rvofu cheque, woul.l be against the 



P- ' f < , S corrary, the facts M*±£- 



noi known ; No. '1 re- 



or nearly so, when 



eh frawlsneed be apprehended 



that such 



use of h* 



nutee, that in future do sii 

 On the one Bide the sellers will take care 

 Innr tuiiSes for adulteration shall not be afforded in 

 ? U C ^1 o. the other hand, the buyers will be more 

 £ Te \Z as to tiie condition in which they recede it. 

 To both the exposure will be at once a useful warning 

 »d a guarantee 1 gainst its repetition. Fortunately the 



I 



high 





m^t puoUioa of Mwre. Gibbs and Co. in the commercial 

 worlfta, of itself, a safficient guarantee that every 

 means w 11 be taken on their part to secure the delivery 

 £ a genuine condition ; but it will be equally necessary 

 that buyers should exercise a vigilant supervision m 

 order to secure themselves against simiar frauds as that 

 to which we have alluded at any stage of its carriage, and 

 in its examination on arrival We need not remark 

 upon the necessity of using every, possible precaution to 

 obtain this article in its pure state, for it is one of those 

 cases where the consequences of fraud are not conhned 

 to the mere loss sustained in the purchase. It leads to 

 a far greater loss in the failure of crops from insufficient 

 fertility, which a genuine quality of guano would have 

 prevented ; and after the exposure which has taken 

 place, we cannot too strongly recommend purchasers to 

 use every precaution in their power to prevent adultera- 

 tion between the delivery from the ship and its arrival 

 on the farm. But while we do so, we can see no greater 

 difficulty in preventing fraud in guano than any other 

 article, if due caution be used. But great as has been 

 the increase in the consumption of guano in past years, 

 the importation of the present year, so far as it has 

 gone, shows a still more rapid increase. A reference to 

 the Board of Trade tables will show that for the first 

 seven months, that is, from January 5th to August 5th, 

 the quantities imported were as follows :— 1849, 51,480 

 tons ; 1850, S.0,!i;i7 ; 1851, 131,009. Thus showing that 

 the import of the present is proceeding at the rate 

 6f upwards of 220,000 tons in the year. Economist, 

 abridged. 



Too Tons of Salt per Acre /—To Mr. William Fair, 

 Aston, near Great Bud worth, Cheshire, as tenant and 

 occupier, for the best crop of Swede Turnips, not less 

 than 8 acres, 51. Inspectors' Report : This claimant's 

 farm is 122 acres, of which 14 were in Turnips. The 

 previous crop had been part Wheat, part Oats, and part 

 old Grass. The soil a good deep loam, with a sandy clay 

 subsoil, drained where required, and lays in a good 

 climate. The land was manured with 6 cwt. of guano 

 per acre, and 2 tons of salt per acre had been applied 

 the autumn before. Dickson's (of Chester) * Purple- 

 top" seed was sown from May 15 to June 7 ; drills 

 26* inches wide, and the plants 13 inches apart. The 

 crop was even, and the bulbs equal in size, but they had 

 rather coarse roots and longish necks. The land was 

 clean, and in a fair general state of management. In- 

 spected October 22, 1849. Average weight per acre, 

 40 tons, 4 cwt , 1 qr., and 4 lbs. From the Journal of the 

 Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural Society. 



For Improvement in Apparatus for Milking Animals. 

 Patent dated February 10, 1851. William Edward 

 Newton, of Chancery-lane, civil engineer. — This im- 

 proved apparatus consists of an air and water-tight bag, 

 composed of india-rubber, gutta percha, or other suit- 

 able material, encircled by an elastic strap or band at 

 top, and provided with an aperture at bottom, fitted 

 with a silver tube of a size capable of entering the milk 

 duct of a cow's teat, which tube is provided with a piston 

 also of silver, and packed so as to be air-tight ; or the 

 piston may be made of gutta percha, in which case no 

 packing would be required. When using the apparatus, 

 the bag is turned down, so as to expose the silver tube, 

 which is inserted in the milk duct of the cow's teat, and 

 the bag is raised all round, so as to enclose the teat, and 

 prevent the air entering ; the piston is then withdrawn, 

 and a free passage left for the milk through the tube 

 into a can placed underneath. The flow of the milk is 

 facilitated by the contraction of the elastic band round 

 the mouth of the sack, and by warmth caused by the 

 exclusion of air between the sack and the cow's teat, 

 which is about equal to that produced by a calf in the 

 act of sucking. Claim : The sack made of india-rubber, 

 or other suitable water and air-proof material, in combi- 

 nation with the strap or band for compressing the teat 

 and neck of the sack, and the exhauster tube and piston, 

 or either one or more of the foregoing parts in combina- 

 tion with a sack for the purpose of milking cows. 

 Mechanics 7 Magazine. 



Notices to Correspondents. 



tSSii it* G \ You "J** iow wim «* Barley towards the 



Sit ll "*£ ?° nth - Aoy corn 8 ° wn m eari * *uiamn 

 may be very thinly sown. We should prefer sowing Peruvian 



Barley m early spring. To sow salt on the young com is 



said to bright^ and strengthen the straw. J * " 



Books : MM. " BUckie'a Cyclopedia of Agriculture," 



Names of Wheat: Cambria. No. 1, 

 sembles the " Bristol Red." 



Potatoes: F P D. If they were ripe, 

 attacked, di* them m.w, while the laud is *£• _ nllllpt 



Poultry : K C H. It is not at all an unusual thins: form pellet 

 to lay at 22 weeks, if she attain that age in ^^^^ 

 the winter she would probably be fro* i a ^^^^ 

 later. I have Cochin China pullets batched on the 15th Marcn, 



lavin* recriilarlv J Bailu. 113, Mount street. 



ScS FEiSf : W W: ***, Mow many tout, per acre 

 can be kept on old Gras* land of med.um Q™''* {V™ e *?* 

 of house feeding ! [U depends altogether on the .,» of the 

 Beasts and the quality of the land The best land ^in the 

 kingdom wiH feed one ox and one sheep per acre ^ fr„m May- 

 day till Michae maa ; the former gaining 20 1 .tones and the 

 latter 40 lbs 1 Do mining cows thrive well when kept up all 

 summer 'Will beasts feed as fast on mown Grass as they 

 would if enuring on the land which has produced it 1 Is it 

 TxTedient to add cake, corn, or Linseed, and in what propor- 

 tions « Is it practicable to keep a regular supply ot frrass 

 fit for mowing?. a, from May to October ! Is he ge„era 

 result of house-feeding in summer on a ,n exclusively Grass 

 farm such as to make it more expedient than the usual 

 meSod "f grLing out of doors ? [Our own experience relates 

 ™nly to Clover and artificial Grasses, and .o we publish 



these questions.] • ,, , i .««■,««-■ 



Turnips: WBartU They suffer from anbury -or "fi^rs 

 and toes." Lime is said to remove the tendency of soil to 



Wh™ e^tard : Constant Subscriber. The winter frosts will 

 destroy it. Sow in May for your earliest crop. 





METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.— September. 



(Continued from p. 574.) 



Date. 



Sept. 3 



4 



Time. 



11.15 a.m. 

 2.55 p.m. 



Min. 



Wind and Weather. 



30.05 





5 



€ 



Sun. 7 



8 am 

 6.35 p.ui 



30.00 



f • 



30.03 



29.99 



8 a.m. 

 11.25 p.m. j 



30.12 



30.04 



8 



7.45 a.m. 

 10.50 p m 



7.50 a.m. 

 10.50 p.m. 



• ■ 



30.26 



6.10 a.m. 



30.34 



9 



10.30 p.m. 



5.30 a.m. 

 4.40 p.m. 





0.35 



30.35 



30.3 



6 



• • * 



30.15 



30.30 



• • t 



• - ■ 



30.32 



10 5.15 a.m. 30.32 



I 





• > . 



* 



Brisk NNE. breeze. Heavy 

 thunder clouds to eastward 

 in the afternoon. Fine 

 pleasant day, and warm. 



Brisk NNE. a.m. ; p.m. and 

 evening almost calm. 

 Fine pleasant day, baro- 

 meter steady, evening 



clcs.r 



NNE. breeze. Fine 

 pleasant day, overcast at 

 times ; barometer rising 

 steadily. 

 Brisk NE. Fine and snnny, 

 baroneter rising steadily 



all day. 

 NNE. Gentle a.m., in- 

 creasing at noon. Fine 

 pleasant day, barometer 



steady. 

 NNE. Brisk ; a.m. fine and 

 pleasant, barometer steady 



all day. 

 At sunset, sky clouding over 



and chilly, as of coming 



rain. 

 Wind drawing to NE. and E. 



Brisk, beautiful morning, 



fine day, quiet calm 



evening. 

 E. Almost calm ; bright 

 I cloudless morning. 



* This storm is crossing the north of Europe, and is of great 

 diameter ; unless the barometer fulls very soon, we shall have 

 some sharp frosts. 



Dorchester [Sept. 11]. F. P. B. M. 



( To be continued.) 





iHarftets* 



CO VENT GARDE V, Sept. 13. 



Peaches and Nectarines are more plentiful ; the best samples 



fetch 8s. and 10$. a dozen. Pines and Grapes are abundant. 



Morello Cherries are still furnished in small quantities. 



Greengage Plums are scarce, as are also Oranges and Lemons. 



Nuts remain nearly the same as quoted last week. Filberts 

 are imported in quantity. Carrots, TurnipB, Cabbages, Ac, 

 are sufficient for the demand. Potatoes are good in quality, and, 

 remain tolerably free from disease. Lettuces and other aalad- 

 ing are sufficient for the demand. Mushrooms (bushels) are 

 beginning to appear. Cut flowers consist of Heaths, Pelargo- 

 niums, Mignonette, Heliotropes, Stephanotis, Moss and Provins 

 Roses. 



FRUIT. 



Pine-apples, per lb., 3s to 6s . Apples,kitchen J p.bsh.,lstols6d 

 Grapes,hothouse,p.lb., 2* to 5s j Pears, dessert, p. doz., 2s to5s 



Lisbon, per lb., 9d to Is 

 Peaches, per doz., 6s to 10s 



Nectarines, per doz., 6s to 10s 

 Apricots, per doz., 4s to 6s 

 Cherries, per lb., 6d to 2s 

 Melons, each, Is to 4s 

 Currants, p. hf. sieve, 4s to 5s 

 Plums, per punnet, Is to 2s 

 Figs, per doz., Is 6d to 3r 



VEGETABLES. 



Almonds, per peck, 6s 



— sweet, per lb. f 2s to 3s 

 Lemons, per doz., Is to 2a 

 Oranges, per dox., 2s to 4s 



— per 100, 14 s to 30 s 



Nuts,Barcelona,p.bsh,20sto22« 



— Brazil, p, bsh., 12s to 14s 

 Filberts, per 100ibs., 55s to 70s 

 Walnuts, per bush., 12s to 24s 



Fine Old Hay 



•• . 4 — s 



to 80s 



Interior ditto 



... 60 



70 



N'ew flay 



... 60 



7i 



Interior ditto... 



... 45 



60 



Old Clever 



NewCiover '" "" 



Inferior ditto'!' " 



Straw ••' 



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HOPS.— FRlBAY.TeDTTQ 



Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report that .^ . 



new Hon* hav« ornrd ^ Z"™ 1 tb f about 



but 





.- "urnu report \ 



of new Hops have arrived at market 



M 



Mb* 



enough to tempt consumers to purchase'- in «V- * et Br *iE 

 ic is difficult to quote prices ; I better l^T^^ 

 another week or ten da>s ; good yearling Z \I i^P**, 

 better prices. D utyJ^OOOJjtoJJS, 000?. Um * ^ « 



. SMlTHFIELD,lJo^ATTent ft 

 The supply of Beasts is very large, butJe »«.«.* 

 with choice qualities ; these, therefore, m^tX * I**** 

 and are readily sold. A considerable number ?t ««, ^ *K 

 remain unsold. The number of Sheep and Urnh, fl!* *3 

 rate; trade is cheerful, at fully lat/ratea hill I****- 

 the choicest kinds mike rather more momlv ? \ tftt < 



far Polraa of h.r.lr Prl^^ «^*^„ « -11 l Wl i| ^ 



Ste- 



phens's i Book of i the Farm," "Low's Elements of Practical 

 Apiculture," "Chambers's Work," by Jackson, are 111 goTd 



a pint to a pint of Barley or 

 Your Grass will ot course benefit bv sne**T» yn.fcV 



aftermath -nth ortifloi-1 f^A -I°* ? * . P belD * fcd 



books. 

 Corn foe Shiip : A B. From half 

 Peas a day, apiece, is a fair 



tie, for ,he ^alfer .beep? ftr^Sl^: 



, rather more than half a I 



Cabbages, per doz., 3d to Is 

 Cauliflowers, p. doz., fcd to 3s 

 French Beans, per naif sieve, 



Is to 2s 

 Beans, per sieve. ls6d to 2s 

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

 Potatoes, per ton, 4|s to 80s 



— per cwt,, 2s to 5s 



— per bush., Is 6d to 2s 6d 

 Turnips, p. bunch, 2d to 4d 

 Cucumbers, each, Id to Is 

 Radishes, per doz., 6d to 9d 



— Turnip, p.doz., 8d to Is 

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

 Carrots, per bunch, 4d to 6d 

 Spinach, per sieve, Is 6 d to 2b 

 Vegetable Marrows, per doz,, 



6d to Is 

 Onions, p, bunch, Id to 5d 



Spanish, p.doz.,ls6d to 3s 



for Calves at barely Friday's rates. From 



Hellas 



many there are 1380 Beasts, 5170 Sheen 21fir?i Kul8 * 

 Pigs ; froin Scotland, 50 Beasts ; and 2750 from th^SS 



and midland counties. 



Per st. of 8 1 bs.- 

 Best Scots, Here- 

 fords, &c. 

 Best Short-horns 

 2d quality Beasts 



Best Downs and 

 Half-breds 



Ditto Shorn 



■e d i d 



3 4 to 3 



3 2 — 3 4 



2 6 — 3 



3 8 — 4 



Per at. of 8 lbs.— s 

 Best Long-wools 3 

 Ditto Shorn j. 



Ewes & 2d quality 2 

 Ditto Shorn 



Lambs 

 Calves 



4 H 



(talt 



•«« 



8-1, 



••• 



... 



••• 



4 



• •§ 



2 

 2 





Beasts, 4650; Sheep and Lambs, 31,270; Calves alio" p^L! 



Friday, Sept. 12. ' ' "K 1 * 



The number of Beasts is large, but the majority Uof 

 inferior quality ; consequently, choice ones are aa dear ii 

 Monday. Trade is remarkably dull for all other binds &2 

 Sheep are not very plentiful ; trade is brisk for them it WW 

 Monday's quotations. We have now but a tmall demand to 

 Lamb, the season being nearly over. Good Calves maiataZ 

 their price ; middling ones are very unsaleable. Fro«2 

 many and Holland we have 740 Beasts, 2890 Sheep, WO Calm 

 and 60 Pigs; from Spain, 59 Beasts ; from Scotland, 30 

 from the northern and midland, and 98 milch cowa ion tfc 

 home counties. 



Best Long-wools .3 6 ^ J | 

 Ditto Shorn 



Ewes <fc 2d quality 2 10 1 J i 



Ditto Shorn 



Lambs 4 0—4 | 



Calves 2 6-11 



Pigs 8 *-l J 



Beasts, 1283 ; Sheep and Lambs, 11,450 j Calves, 624 ; Pi$t,$H 



MARK LANE. 



Monday, Sept. 8.— There was a good supply of Wheatij 

 land carriage samples from Essex and Keat this morrn^; 

 which was freely taken by millers at the terms of thiidf 

 se'nnight. Foreign met a very limited demand, and its valai 

 must be considered nominally the same as last week.-Biriaj 

 and English Beans and Peas are a ready sale at last week'i 

 prices.— The Oat trade is heavy, particularly for Russian, ui 

 Monday's quotations cannot be exceeded.— We obsero M 

 alteration in the value of Flour, the inquiry is confined » 



retail buyers. 



Best Scots, Here- 

 fords, &c. 

 Best Short-horns 

 2d quality Beasts 

 Best Downs and 



Half-breds 

 Ditto Shorn 



3 4 to 3 

 8 — 3 

 2 4—2 



6 

 4 



8 



3 10 — 4 



Per Imperial Quarter. 



Wheat, Essex, Kent, & Suffolk... White 38 — 42}Red 



S. 8. 



fine selected runs... ditto 



— Talavera 



Norfolk, Lincoln, & York.. .White 



Foreign 



Barley,grind.<fc distil., 2ls to 24s. ..Chev. 



— F oreign . . . grind i ng and distilling 

 Oats, Essex and Suffolk 



Scotch and Lincolnshire... Potato 



Irish Potato 



Foreign Poland and Brew 



Rye 



Rye-meal, foreign per ton 



Beans, Mazagan 25s to 27s Tick 



Pigeon 28 — 32... Winds 



Foreign Small 



Peas, white, Essex and Kent Boiler* 



— Maple 25s to -7s Grey 



Maize White 



Flour best marks delivered ...per sack 



Suffolk ditto 



42 

 44- 



32- 

 26- 

 20 



17. 



21 

 18 

 18 

 23 



45 



48 



48 

 31 

 24 

 20 

 24 

 ■22 

 22 

 ■25 



Red 

 Red 



mif» 



I. I. 



- 

 i-l 



Mf'oH 



Malting 

 Miltiof 



26-30 



21 

 22 



22 



34 

 27 



29 

 25 



Feed... 



Il« 



1MI 



•39 

 33 

 22 



Feed |1S-H 



Feed IW-W 



Foreign.: - 



Harrow . *-»• 

 Longpod 

 Bgvptian ! 

 Suffolk...|W 



Foreign..*-* 



Yellow.,. 1 - 



M 



Leeks, per bunch, Id to 2d 

 Shallots, per lb., 3d to 6d i 



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.,2d to 3d 



HorseRadish,p.bundl.,U6dto6s 

 Red Beet, per doz., Is to 2s 



Mushrooms, p. pot., Is to Is 6d 

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

 Fennel, per bunch, 2d to 3d 

 Savory, per bunch, 2d to 3d 

 Thyme, per bunch, 2d to 3d 

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

 _— Roots, p. bundl. 9d to Is 

 Mint, per bunch, Id to 2d 

 Basil, p. bunch, 8d to4d 

 Marjoram, do., 3d to 4d 



Watercress,p.l2buneh.,4dto6d 



Norfolk ,M 



Foreign per barrel|18-22 Per sacj^ 



Friday, Sept. 12.-The arrivals of grain and F toarw* 

 have been moderate. The attendance at mar f e; SIft3 

 is small, and business in all articles limited. w^JJ^y 

 Wheat is in request at Monday's prices, m» ' kleini 

 neglected.— Barley is in fair demand at late rt™*^ 

 and Peas there is little doing, but prices are # u 2r^-FW-- 

 meet a tolerably good inquiry at our late quotatiou . .^ 



i ._*_.. _*.. *u.... 2* »,«o Koflii Hnrintr the Wc**- fA -* 



finding buyers. 



f. o. b., including freight and insurance 



Imperial 



Averages. 



Aug. 2 



9 



16 



23 



30 



6 



Wheat, i Barley, i Oats. 



42s id 

 42 3 



255 9d 22* Id 26« W 



Rye 



Sept. 



Aggreg. Aver. 

 Duties on Fo- 

 reign Grain 





Fluctuations in the laat six weeks' . *™ T %. » i 



Aug. /<»• AlJ 



Prices. Ado. 2. 



42s id 

 42 3 



41 4 

 3d 10 

 39 1 

 38 9 



1 



Aug. 9. 



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• • • 



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« • • 



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Aug. 16. 



• «• 



1 1 a 



><f 



• ■« 



• • • 



-I 



L 



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*•• 



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Liverpool, Tdesday. Sept. »^ Th « S this ffjft 



ance of millers and dealers at our .-J?f £ ter ior, ^fL 

 some of whom were from a distance "V"* * goth o^J 

 visit us by our low rates for Wheat and . n» « n and <^ 

 articles were in good healthy demand a* ^ def r tfj, 

 prices. New Oats are still scarce, and qu ttt pr- 



COAL MARKET.— Friday, Sept. 12 



Hollywell, 14s. 6d. ; Wallsend Gastorth, 13s. 9d • 



Haswell, 15s. 3d. ; Walls-end Hetton, 15 8 , 8d" • 



Stewarts, 15s. 3d.— Ships a' market. 23. "' 



Wallsend 

 Wallsend 





HAY.— Per Load ot 86 Trusses. 

 Smithfield, Sept. 11. 



annual mowing of the Grass will not exceed ^\Vh^Ju 

 depends upon the number of sheep thw k2riS *~ J 



the manuring thus given. P ** kept per acre » ^ , ^ „ -— » ~^. 



Fimton Wheat. Our correspondent can be sunnlied win, ^ f I J f ?f M f. adow Ha y 72s to 78s t Clover 



true Fenton Barns Wheat" from seed obtaHl^™* 6 ^"or ditto 55 68 New do. 



burgh last year, on application to the baUnt at cwtf^" -° We -- - 66 Straw 



Farm npof ni^.«/,-o..JT ^ at V/Desterton 



Pama, near Cirencester. 



Grass cjio^r Trees : JHst. You should not sow more of th. 

 nitrate at any time than 1 cwt. per acre. Bo^Zlt ^l 



frmimer. 



^fter w ,t weather, between early Ip'ring^d* mw! 



Rowen 

 New Hay 



• * • 



• t. 



• -0 



• t I 



• »• 



*»• 



70s to 90s 



o • t 



« 4 . 



Prime Meadow Hay 75s to 80s 



Inferior ditto 60 75 



New Hay 60 75 



I Old Clover 84 90 



Commrland Market, Sept. 11. 



24 28 



J. Cooper. 



• •« 



• • ■ 



Interior 

 New Clover 

 Straw 



• •• 





70s to 80s 

 70 80 

 28 80 

 Joshua Baser, 



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• •t 



• - • 





«•• 



• •• 



prices, new vara are iuu »ko.w, — uar^tion ^ n fcM l^ 

 week ; indeed, there was little or no Riwra f ^j^ 



quotations of Tueiday last, and a firnae * iddm snm^ 

 pervade the trade generally. There was » ^ {% ,da rjjj 

 new Wheat from the neighbouring f » ra rV n\At*.-~7 l !fr 

 at 6s. 9d. to 6s. per 70 lbs. for red«» fl jrelanfl^^ 

 $RPT.5.-The airivais coastwife and trom d rerf mo^ 



day last are trivial, and those from » « oarmarW*^ 

 except Flour, comprising 12,916 barrels, a g ; § >^ 



operationa in American Flour were to •«"■ fm & T^j 

 of 6d. per barrel from Tuesday fl rat ee. ^ fa m m ^ 

 mained steady in value. Old Wheaw» d v ti<&JZ#t 

 foreign, continued in limited demand, a re*oWJJgf 



lower. 'Of new Wheat, good ^^^-^Jfe 

 5s. 6d to 6s Id. per 70 lbs. Barley, ***> Q&iA t&JZf 

 with a slow limited sale *t late /^ orD> both^ 1 * 

 maintained Tuesday's prices. Indian v 

 and afloat, waa held at late rates. 



