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THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



I— .«* in *i»niitf it Uwelt harrowed, ami ribbed acro^^ 

 *% 'im* dUkSI Tiii- method I luve found of manifest 

 Ti ^ C increased produce much more than compen- 



advance, trie incrr« ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ not be fiown 





J^Tba't ihToa;; may 'be placed at the , fame d.ptb Jhe seed 

 SJ'bJ sown either broadcait or by the drill • when by the 

 Stir Uie land >bou!d be well harrowed previously, that U 

 «1r ri^iiL.v oarage to the coulters ; and the marking of 



wi\ n «f (he ieed may be obtained. I made use ot the drill 



^cilaraSS Tr?2l with the land ribbed and with that 



SoLhad <n the usual way ; and judged only, however, by the 



£e t ha the drilled corn eas interior to both -this result was 



attributed to the roots being too much crowded ^ge;her in the 



narrow rows of the drill. In the experiment the ribbed laud 



carried decidedly the be.t crop. Oats are f own broadcast, 



either by hand or by a machine that can readily be ad- 



Wed to *ow Wheat, Barley. Oat*, Peas, or Grass seeds. 



By the machine the quantity ot seed per acre can be 



reizulated with *reat accuracy ; the distribution of t^e gram is 



not so much affected by wind ; and fewer men are required to 



w a given quantity of land. Th^ early or late cutting ot the 



cereal grains has excited much discussion, but it is now pretty 



generally agreed 'bat the early varieties of Oats should be cut 



before they are fully ripe, 9s they suffer much fiom hi*h winds, 



and nhed their seed easily in the harvest operations ; but that, 



ho»eter valuable as fodder the early cutting of late varieties 



ni*y rtndrr the straw, it injuriously affects both the quantity 



and quality of grain. Great efforts aie now being made to 



diminish, bj batter methods of feeding, the quantity of Oa's 



m*ce?».«r\ lor the horse. The object is certaudy well worthy 



■enlion. It is estimated that a million md a half of horses 



are employed in Great Britain ; supposing that each horse 



is aUow.,1 iwo bushels of Oats per weeU, the total quantity 



c med is 19,W0,«M»0 quarters p r annum; worth, at 18s. 



per quarter, 17,55u00iL As-uuung it were possible, by iui- 



proved methods of preparation, to tuable the horse to derive 



as much n uruhtnent from three bushels as be now doe* from 



four (and tbU will subsequently be shown as not impob^ible, a 



savin* would be effected en-ial to 4,3->7,50i)J. per annum I he 



limit* of this paper will no', permit a full consideration of the 



arguments in favour of « ats ground, crushed , boiled, or mixed 



with chaff; hut I may allude to one argument in support of the 



mixture with chaff, which ha* not hi heno, I b iieve, been 



noticed. Cruhhed »U a probably pass into the stomach without 



a due admixture of saliva ; ground Oats with scarcely any.] 



But it the Oats, either crushed or whole, are mixed w;itli hay 



or straw chaff, tbe proper degree of m isticat on in»y be 



secured. In order to prove that the common methods of 



feeding do not insure the extraction of all ihe nutritive matter, 



I tried t^e following experiment : The dried fqaces of a horse 



fed in the usual manner were examined by the microscope; 



they appeared to contain numerous globules of starch ; but 1 hat 



couclu*ue evidence might be afforded ot thi-», the powdered 



fssces were treated with solution of iodine, when the globules 



insuntly assumed ihe blue colour so characteristic ot the 



presence of starch. To follow out the experiment, the faeces of 



-ahor»o- fed on Oats mixed with Wheat chaff were examined ; 



Ihe blue colour of the iodide of starch was still exhibited, but 



the globules were not no nnmerou* as in the tirst experiment. 



Practical Instruction* for the Cultivation of the Potato, 



Containing the Competition Essay for the Prize of 1000 



francs offered by the Belgian Government, &*c. <&c. By 



James Cuthill, Horticulturist, Camberwell. Printed 



for the Aut or, and sold by him only. 



Tub Potato disease seems to be again destroying the 



produce ot" the crop. In Gloucestershire, the heaps of 



-* k trash," as the unsaleable tubers are technically ter/ned, 



exceed in number and size those of the marketable crop ; 



and the latter, after a few days, lying together in these 



heaps, are found to be, at least, one-fourth tainted. Not 



more than a quarter of the crop appears to be sound. 



Tin's will no doubt discourage Potato growers next 

 spring, and induce those who do not intend to be dis- 

 couraged to take all possible precautions against another 

 failure. For such, Mr. Cuthill's pamphlet is worth 

 many times its cost ; and we call attention now to the 

 plans that it proposes, because the present is the period 

 when his treatment of the sets for the future crop 

 -commences. 



Miscellaneous. 



M'CormicFs Patent American Reaping Machine 

 continues to be exhibited, notwithstanding the lateness 

 of the season, in various parts of the country. Last 

 week it was produced, with the greatest success, at 

 Lincoln and Hitchen before thousands of persons ; and 

 on Tuesday, of last week, it was tried at Leicester 

 before a large concourse of agriculturists from every j 

 part of the midland counties j the locality was a hill- 

 side, and the crop very much laid, still it performed its 

 work to the admiration of all present. On Wednesday, 

 the 10th, it was exhibited at the meeting of the North 

 Lancashire Agricultural Society at Lancaster, where it 

 obtained the tirst premium. Messrs. Burgess and Key, 

 the representatives of the patentee, have engaged the 

 well-known implement maker, Mr. Samuelson, of Ban- 

 bury, to manufacture the reapers in this country. 



Notices to Correspondents. 



Horse-hoeing Wheat : A Subscriber. It. should be norse-hoed 

 previous to the tillering ; but even if so late as April when 

 ihe Tillering has commenced it will benefit the crop, because 

 the stirring thus given So the land will, by the consequent 

 tillering, add to the stems of the future crop more than the 

 accidental destruction of plants will diminish them. 



Pocltrt: FundPD. The disease is roup, and there js no 

 real cure for it ; but it may be alleviated by adopting the 

 fallowing suggestions :— Remove every bird where the eyet 

 are affected, and destroy them ; give food, moderately of Oat- 

 meal sla'ied with strong ale, and Garlic, chopped tine, mixed 

 with it; at other times mix a little meal, and add some 

 pounded peppercorns. Diminish 1 he number of fowls, spread 

 plenty of ;ime on the ground they use, lime-white their 

 roosting places, be careful they are constantly supplied with 

 fresh and e'ean water, shelter their roosts from east wind. 

 Select the birds you wish to keep, and wash their eyes and 

 nostrils well with strong soap and water; give each of the 

 birds a tables poonful of the sa.me, and I believe you will 

 gave them ; but I strongly advise you to kill all that swell 

 at the eye, till blind, as nothing will cure them ; they are at 

 the last stage, and it is only at the commencement that any. 

 thing can be dune.— W W. If you have another cock fit to 

 take the place of the diseased bird, the best and safest plan 

 would be to kill him ; if yon have not, the best plan would be 

 frequently to take a stiff tail or wing feather, and after 

 stripping tbe feather from the quill, with the exception of 

 an inch at the extremity, to push it down the throat till it 

 reaches the diseased part ; twist it sharply round several 

 times, and pull it out quickly ; if nothing adheres to it, give 

 a dessert spoonful of eas'or-oil ; ifany thing does, I fear it is 

 a hopeless case, and that the disease is incurable ; but good 

 may in either case be. done by oiling the throat with a feather 

 two or three times every day. I would strongly advise the 

 bird should be kep: from the other fowls, as most of these 

 complaints are contagious. —Eitvma. Poultry shut up in a 

 gravel yard require generous feeding, as fhej lack much they 

 would find it they were at liberty. It is always bad policy to 

 buy bad food, as a smnller quantity of good quality will last 

 longer, and feed the fowls better. It is difficult to say how 

 much four fowls will, eat iu a month, as it depends much on 

 whether they cm get anything besides what is given by hand. 

 In an enclosed yard, nothing is better for the health of fowls 

 than a basket of bricklasers* rubbish thrown down, they pick 

 out pieces of mortar and they roll in the dust, which is 

 essential to them. It is bad to confine fowls to one food, 

 and it is therefore always useful to give them groats from 

 which gruel has been made, bread that has been used for 

 toast and water, occasionally Potatoes, aod such other things 

 of like character as are in constant use where there is a 

 ; family. It is not only an economy, but it promotes health. 

 Early batched pullets of ihis year will soon begin to lay, 

 J. Baily, 113, Mount-street. 



Russian Aqbicultcbe: G. Will, you kindly forward your 

 address ? It has been mislaid. 



Sheep : H B. You have, say, 230 tons of Turnips ; deduct loss 

 by rotten roots, imperfect consumption, and call tbem 2oO 

 tons. An ordinary sheep will eat, out of doors, J cwt daily, 

 or 25 cwt. in the 100 days between 20th November and 



therefore purchase 1G0 sheep. 



HAY 



rii* 



Smithfield, >eijt IK 



Prime Meadow Hay 72* to 78s Clover 



es. 



Inferior ditto... 

 Rowen 



New Hay 



• 11 



# * • 



• * « 



55 

 60 



68 

 65 



■ § • 



New do. 

 Straw 



•»# 



■ • 



••1 



••• 



*»• 



■•• 



••• 



•• . 



7 *i to S7t 



24 



- 



The eupply short, but equal to the demu^ 00 " 1 * 



Cumberland Mabket, Sept, is™ d * 



Prime Meadow Hay 75s to 80s 

 Inferior ditto. 

 Sew Hay 

 Old Clover 



• «• 



• ■ • 



9 * • 



• • » 



1 • • 



60 



75 



60 



75 



88 



90 



• •• 



Inferior 



New Clover 

 Straw 



• ■• 



• . . 



H 0>S.— Friday, SepTTTd 



". ) i to F«, 



T ** 5 



JoSBDAiUlIl, 



• •• 



• •« 



Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report that thp m 

 moderately supplied with new Hops, and all iroortfl . "— 

 freely at the following prices : ' good 8am plei left 



Weaid Rents ... 130s to 140s [ Sussex 19ft . , ,. 



Very choice, higher. Dut^llo.OeC to ft ffi t0 *• 



SMITHFIELD, Mo»nA~Y7Se P t. U, ' 

 The supply ot Beasts was large, but complaints still **;.* 

 to the quality Consequently, choice-t descH^tioai I^J 



were du. 

 M> re lower, 



posed of at about late rates ; but middling kind? 

 and many remain unsold. The number of sheen waVlir*' 

 trade was very heavy, and prices were lower, Lamb i* 1\!? ; 

 out of season : very little is wanted, at lower 



Calves were rather more in demand. 



„ . r » es. Good 



From He Hand amir 

 many there are 1730 Beasts, 4^50 Sheep, 17*'<W| . 



Pigs ; from Spain, 520 Sheep 5 from Scotland, 20 Beaiu . 

 3000 from the norchern and midland counties. 



;«ad 



Per st. of 8 lbs. 

 Best Scots, Here- 

 fords, &c. 

 Best Short-horns 

 2d quality Beasts 



Best Downs and 



Ilalf-breds 

 Ditto Shorn 



• • • 



8 d s d 



3 4 to 3 C 



3 — 3 2 



2 4—2 8 



3 8— 3 10 





d g 

 ♦ toS 



d 



5 



* 1 ■ 



• • • 



Per st. of 8 lbs.— a 

 Best Long-wools . 3 

 Ditto Shorn 



. • t • 



Ewes <fe 2d quality 2 8-3 1 

 Ditto Shorn ... 



Lambs 4 



Calves 2 



P»K» 3 



0-4 



4-1 



0-4 



8 

 8 



u 



Beasts, 5087 ; Sheep and Lambs, 3t,l90 ; Calves, 28u • Pi 2 g 610 



r/BiDAY, Sept 19. ' 6 * 



We have a large supply of middling Beasts and very little 

 trade for them, this description being sold exceedingly low it 

 the dead markets. A considerable number remain umoid. 

 The number of Sbeep is large for the time of year ; prices an 

 on the average lower. Calves are plentiful and ra>her cheaper. 

 From Germany and Holland we have 713 Beast*?, J920 Sheep] 

 857 Calves, and 75 Pigs ; from Spain, 7 Beasts and i\'\ 

 Sheep ; 250 Beasts from the northern and midland, aud 1 

 milch cows from the home counties. 



Best Scots, Here- 

 fords, &c. ... 3 

 Best Suort-b,cwns 3 

 2d. quality Beasts 2 



Best Downs and 

 Half-breds ... 3 



Ditto Shorn 



4 to 

 — 

 — 



3 

 3 

 2 



6 

 4 



6 



6 — 3 10 



• it 



4-3 



Best Long-wools .3 2 — 81 

 Ditto Shorn 

 Ewes & 2d quality 2 

 Ditto Shorn 



Lambs 4 



Calves 2 



Pigs 3 



0-4 

 0-4 



4 

 I 





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••• 



1st Marqh 



•markets* 



METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.-September. 



( Cent i n tied from p . 5 . ) 



* t__. t 





t 



Dat€. Time. 



Sept.!" 



11 



ALU 



10.30 



a.m. 

 a.m 



Max. 1 Min, 



• • » 



8 • 

 11.40 



a.m 

 a.m. 



3C.o4 



*0.3> 



• 99 



Wind and Weather. 



1 



! 



30.34 



• • • 



3l>.33 



B. to JENE. Almost calm 

 A.M. Noon, brisk. Hot 

 cloudless day. Barometer 

 steady. 



XE. Gentle. Bright sunny 

 day. Barometer steady. 



I 



U 



13 



Sun. 14 



7 a.m. 

 4.45 p.m. 



&.*& aan. 

 1 p.m. 



30,30 





flP.23 



10.15 p.m. 3048 1 



3QJ23 



Hot 



• *• 



30.21 



» • 



15 



7.50 a.m. 

 10.30 p.m. 



7.40 a.m. 

 U.3up.m. 



• • - 



30.31 



30.27 



• ■ 



30.36 



30.43 



• •* 



7.30 a,mj 30.43 



♦ •t 



A.M. EXE.; p.m. SW. 



bright day. 

 a.m. SE. ; p.k. SSW\ Bright 



cloudless day and warm, 



but very foggy; pleasant 



breeze. 



SW. Almost calm. Bright 

 sunny day. Barometer 



riding steadily. 



XE. Gentle, bright morning, 

 but overcast p.m. in 31 E. 

 horizon. 



N T E. Bright fine pleasant 

 day. 



, CO VENT GARDE V, Sept. 20. 

 Peaches are plentiful, but Nectarines are scarcer ; tbe best 

 samples fetch 8s. aud 10s. a dozen. Pines and Grapes are 

 abundant. A few West Indian Pines have again made their 

 appearance. Morello Cherries are still furnishecL but in 

 very small quantities. Greengage Pium3 are 8cnWe t as are 

 also Oranges and Lemons. Nuts remain nearly the same 

 as quoted last week. Carrots, Turnips, Cabbages, &c, 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, Stephauotis, Moes and Provins 

 Roses. 



FIUJIT. 

 Pine-apples, per lb., 3s to 5s 1 Pears, dessert, p. doz., 2s to 4s 



Almonds, per peck, 6a 



sweet, per lb. t 2s to 3s 



Beasts, 1226 ; She ep and Lambs. 8.580 ; Calv es, 569 ; Pigs, 510. 



MAKK LASE. 

 Mowday, Sept. 15. — The supply of Wheat from Essex to this 

 morning's market was moderate, and from Kent large; a 

 few samples were disposed of at tbe opening oq the terroi $t 

 this day se'n night, but owing to a large quantity offered from 

 Cambridgeshire and, Lincolnshire, say 63— 64 lbs. Wheats, it 

 33s. per qr. delivered, the market became heavy, and tb« 

 stands could not be cleared at a late hour, even at a decline of 

 Is. per qr. Business in foreign was very liud-ed, and in the 

 few sales effected, slightly reduced rates were accep!ed.-Ia 

 the value of Barley, Beans, or Pea«, English or foreign, «e 

 observe no alteration. — Oats meet an improved demand; fine 

 qualities and Russian must be written 6'd. per qr. ^ arer «7^J 

 Flour trade is heavy, and tbe top price of town made redwefl 



to 37s. per sack. 



Per Imperial Quarter. 



Wheat, Essex, Kent, & Suffolk... White 



— — tine selected runs... ditto 



— — Talavera 



— Norfolk, Lincoln, & York.. .White 



— Foreign 



Barley, grind. «b distil., — s to — a...Chev. 



— Foreign... grinding 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... Wind« 



— Foreign ....Small 



Peas, white, Essex and Kent Boiler- U 



— Maple 25s to H% Grey *> 



Maize White 



Flour best marks delivered ...per sack 



— Suffolk ..ditto 



— Foreign P«r toMi^ iVfae«triu»** 



Friday, Sept. 19.-The arrival of E'^f ? of f r#i* 



has heen more liberal than for some time pas*. ^^n 



s. 



38 

 41 

 44 

 32 

 30 

 28 

 20 

 17 



SI: 



18 

 18 



•a 



s. 



41 

 44 



48 

 37 

 48 

 30 



24 



■20 



Red 



Red 



Red 



«♦••» 



Malting. 

 Malting . 



27-:> 



24 Feed.,... 13-5 



22 

 22 

 25 



26—31' 



21-29 

 22—25 

 22-25 



32 



17 



Feed 



Feed 



Foreign 



18-» 



26-* 



22-3 



Harrow . 

 Lonjrpod 

 Egvptian 22- 



25(.un'olk. 

 *lh Foreign. •*— 3 

 Yellow 



87 

 32 

 2 1 



Norfolk .J3J-* 

 Per sacif-'-r 







©rapes,fnnhouse,p.lb., 2-* to 5s 



— Lisbon, per lb., 9d to Is 

 Peaches, per doz., 6s to 10s 

 Nectarines, per doz., 6s to 10s 

 Cherries, per ib. t 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 6dto3s 



Apple#,kit€hen,p.bbh.,lBtols6d ' 



VEGETABLES. 



Lemons, per doz., Is to 2a 

 Oranges, per doz., 2s to 4s 



— per 100, 14 s to 30s 

 Nuts, Barcelona, p. b?b,^0sto22a 



r- Brazil, p, bsh., 12s to 14s 

 Filberts, per lOOlbs., 55s to 70s 

 Walnuts, per bush., 12s to 24s 



Monaay was neta av mat » aj o rv>r-» - roiuR i vJ^j 

 The sale for foreign has been limited at noroin" l ^^ 

 -Spring Corn of all sorts fully ^^ninmw^ . ^^ 

 an increased inquiry for F our at a bout M °^iSo*» 

 There has been very little doing in Black Sea^^ fer 

 cargo of Egyptian made 23?. 6d. per qr. 



The <*««< 



" *»«p- 



30.23 





t 



8.15 a.m. 

 o.5U p.m. 



30.22 



• •• 



1 



• * . 



J0.O9 



* 



I 



Brie k northerly breeze. 



tf. Brisk. Cold and over- 

 cast a.m. Sunny and 

 pleasant p.m. 



SXE. Bri^k. Clean and 



eold. Barometer falling 



.steadily. 



t 



Continuation of previous storm. 



This storm came from the SW. and brouaht with it th« 

 warm fog which the heat of the preee* in? daf 1 hid ac. Jumu 

 lated on ihe banks at the entrance of tL Chann 1 hS* 

 travel^ over England eastward, the cold back curren ! 

 bright fog and snioke from London and the German 0^ 

 tint though the weather was extremely threatening a*d lower' 

 in/, no ram tell. * lw,rer 



X A falUog barometer, with a very strong 3 fl q cold northerly 

 r* s „tr^/?v * Very unusuai «"i»c!dence, that I await the 

 S^ity! ** PIeSeat Cha0ge With a c <^iderable degree of 



Dorchester, Sept, 13. jr Pt B M 



Cabbages, per doz., 3d to Is 



Cauliflower*, p. doz.,tid to 3s 



French Beans, per naif sieve, 

 Is to 2s 



Beans, per sieve. l*6d to 2s 

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

 Potatoes, per ton, 45s to 80s 



— per cwt., 2s to 5s 



— per bush., Is 6d to 2s Gd 

 Turnips, p. bunch, 2d to 4d 

 Cucumbers, each, Id to Is 

 Radishes, per doz., 9d to Is 6d 



~ Turnip, p. doz., 8d to Is 

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

 Carrots, per bunch, 4d to <5d 

 Spinach, per sieve, Is 6d to 2s 

 Vegetable Marrows, per doz., 



6d to Is 

 Onions p. bunch, Id to 5d 



— Spanish, p.doz. Is6d to 3s 



Leeks, per bunch. Id to 2d 

 Shallots, per lb., 3dto6d 

 Garlic, per lb., 4d to 6d 

 Artichokes, per doz., Is to 2g 

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



— Cos, per score, 3d to Is 

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



Horse Radish, p.bundl., U6d to6 s 

 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 f .per bunch % 2d to 3d 

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



— Roots, p. bnndl. 9d to U 

 Mint, per bunch, Id to lid 

 Basil, p. buncu, 3dtq4 I 

 Marjoram, do., 3dto4d 

 Watercress,p,12bunch.,4dtofd 



Indian Coronas fallen off *inpe Monday 

 ImpekiaL Whut. BAalEi. Oat*. 



AV£AAOES. 

 Aug. 9 



- 16 



— 23 



G 



13 



RtE. i Bea* 1 ' ; 



pui 



283 I 



27 



3li" ? 



6 * 



Sept. 



Sfpt. 16. 



-*-A»SJ» 



our m 



J^ggreg. Aver. 



Duties on Fo- 

 reign Grain 



Liverpool, Tcebdav, 

 ance of home and country millers — ~- J .; I> ti i >ns cu»"-.^a 

 English and foreign old Wheat of a U descry ^ r , 

 meet a very alow limited demand, at a fleWJJ^ „bic^ 

 from the currency of Tuesday last 

 the neighbouring growers were ratner m 

 Id. to 2d., but the quali^and co^»« 



New samp W ^ # 

 zr nuoier«>ns, r^ ]tl% 1 

 Edition £jjflMp 



tolerable ^ dearan'eTwas made, and ^ {ej Sf CUoicj^J 

 hand were disposed of at a •™ l ^^teabla to day, *«£i 

 ot French Flour, though not read Jy sa^aD yffi 



prices. Barley, Malt, and rea > ionh d*c^ 

 nJr rates, and Beans fl f n ^f n ^ U aUy .U:'Pf £rf 

 Oats, of which few remain her*. n« *, jdjo > 

 s ; Oatmeal, on the contrary, gmi»« , &**£!& 





COAL MARKET. 



" 1*1 



northern harvest. At our Corn ^* c £* & pe at f«J«1 



continues of the mo*»t 



w r , P ttt u,,u ' U8, JU *' wausend Lambton, 15s. 6d. ; 

 Walifcend Stewarts, I03. 9d. ; WalUend Tees, Ida. Gd.-Saips 

 at market, 5t>. ' 



Zl6 foreiS" e ^|^ %J* 

 late low »«» e " „ inUl v«D '*,. * 





and a trifle easier, 



businesf «as only v"*^'^^* b.rre. -— ^ 



dear a. on Tuesdav^the ..» ^ , jag ggMftZ *» 



districts, Oats an 



much dejBAnd for Indian 



toS. wd no cbang 



