686 



THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



\>^ a ftwuttin* ot the m ichine was clean and excellent. I 



I not think the mode of delivering the *heaf satisfactory ; 



4 ^ Should be glad to see some device for superseding the 

 and I snouia oc b A T An n ^ ^ oa « Sn Notwithstanding 



j^Wia? I saw the show to-day with extreme satisfaction. 

 T^ordin^ to my view, which I stated before on a similar occa- 



Sf ', ?£ 7hU county. Our climate it not particularly well 



S- x\b Mwr s^H SS 



Grass I speak on the experience of my friend Mr. Teather, 

 sl-VnmUm nroud of having been connected in early life. 

 Twen? ^ye^sa'oTe tried the experiment of growing Wheat 

 afTer lea At that time, as the science of agriculture then 

 Misted the experiment did not succeed ; but now I hare 

 lbin« witnesses that the finest crops of Wheat have been pro- 

 duced Tut of Clover lea, which only la d for a year. What does 

 this do r If you have a larger portion of Grass you get an 

 nddiSnnal crop. I say that any farmer sure ot a good Turnip 

 Sffi^ «« " off » is g-^ly improving his farm I 

 am talking to men who understand the matter. I will chal- 

 lenge an y'nian to show a greater amount of reclaimed bad 

 land than Mr. Ferguson, of Harker Lodge. I have seen no 

 inio-ovements anywhere like his, I have endeavoured to trace 

 how he has accomplished this wonderful change, and I nnd he 

 has done it by the feeding of sheep, the growing of green crops, 

 «nd the liberal use of guano. With plenty of sheep, guano, 

 and green crops, you may be sure of improvement on the very 

 worst of land. A^ain, let us look at the preseut artificial state 

 of soeiety. These little islands are densely inhabited Two of 

 the raw materials used in our manufactures are beyond our 

 reach • cotton and silk we cannot produce ; but we can and 

 ™il produce Flax ; and I say it is worthy the consideration of 

 the atricuUurists of this country to adapt its growth to the 

 ^an s of the country. In this section, however, we are exclu- 

 aive'y dependent on foreigners for the supply of the raw mate- 

 rial The right hon. bart. then went on to recommend the 

 growth of Flax, observing that it was certainly the duty of the 

 landlord ra» her than the tenant to try the experiment in the 

 first instance. He pointed out the difficulties which attended 

 it suggested remedies for the removal of ihose obstacles. It 

 was only necessary that the agriculturist should be assisted, 

 and it became the duty of landlords to lead the way in respect 

 to ail these experiments and improvements. If the landlords 

 would only assume their proper position, then he might say, 



" .England herself will never rue, 

 It England to herself wiil rest but true." 



The Secretary, Mr. Thomas Donald, of Linstock, then read the 

 Inspectors* Report, which was as follows. Mr. Donald re- 

 marked that some gentlemen had thought the awards of little 

 interest, but he believed them to be highly interesting, espe- 

 cially to those who had been euccessful candidates : — 



" To the Chairman of the Committee of the East Cumberland 



Agricultural Society. 



■•Sir, — We have csretuily inspected the Turnip cr^ps of the 



^.invrent competitors for premiums of your society, and have 



found them all well cleaned and thinned, and generally of very 



euperior quality, and, altogether, such as in our opinion would 



do credit to any county. After full consideration we have 



awarded the premiums as follow : — To the occupier of a farm 



<rf more than 150 acres ; two competitors ; to Mrs. Baxter, 



of Fauld, near Longtown. To the occupier of a farm of less 



than 150 acres ; four competitors ; to Air. Lamb, of Brisco, 



near Carlisle. Mr. Jobliog's premium for the best crop of 



Tnrnips grown with guano ; no competition ; to Mr. Wood, of 



Howrig— very deserving.— W. Bell, T. Gibbows, W. Chbis. 



Fqbste* Thompson." — Abridged from the Carlisle Patriot. 



posed peat would present, if it were well mixed with small 

 crystals of a similar colour, and if it possessed a slight am- 

 moniacai odour. The fibrous nutter about it, however, of 

 course, is not vegetable, but consists of feathers, &c. Ifte 

 crystals are those of some potash salt. It is an interesting 

 specimen, and would probably repay the expense of analysis. 



Is it found in large quantity ? 

 Base's Pale Ale : Senex says, "In these days Bass s Pale Ale 

 and scarcely any other ale, is prescribed by all our head 

 physicians and surgeons, as a dietetical beverage ; may I beg 

 the favour of your asking your numerous correspondents, 

 through the columns of your Paper, for a receipt for brewing 

 Bass's Pale Bitter Ale ! and any other kind of approved 



bitter ale *" 

 Boussingault's Wobks : Anon. His " Rural Economy," pub- 



lUhed by H. Bailliere, London. , 



Butter : T J H. The quantity of milk yielding 1 lb. of butter 



varies from 18 to 20 lbs., i e. 9 or 10 quarts. 

 Cabbages : Discipulus. As we have not had experience of them 

 as f jod for milch cows, we have inquired elsewhere for the 

 information you ask for. 

 Feeding Pigs on Boards : An Old Subscriber. We should pre- 

 fer the use of litter on a stone floor, or box-feeding on any 

 fl oor _We are not aware of any lately puolished works on 

 Farm-buildings, except one by Mr. E wart (Longman and 

 Co.), which we shall shortly review, and one by Mr. 



Night SoiLrJJ. Add freshly-burned powdered charcoal. —About 



poultry next week. ... , . -. 



Poultry: C Pocklington. There is nothing in your description 

 of a Cochin Cnina fowl which would interfere with perfect 

 purity • but uniform buff, or nankeen colour, is preferable, 

 thjugh difficult to meet with. A Cochiu China fowl should 

 be well feathered to the toe, with a small upright serrated 

 comb, the wing well clipped, the thigh much feathered and 

 largely fluffed, especiallly the hens. A good Spauish hen iS 

 to be obtained of any dealer, at price* varying from 12s. to 25s., 

 according toquality.— /2#. If number of eggs be required, the 

 golden and silver Hambro' fowls are the best to keep, as they 

 lay vast quantities and never set. If size be a desideratum, 

 the Spanish are to be preferred, as their ej?gs are larger than 

 those of any other fowls. The Cochin China fowls lay a 

 great number of etrgs, bit they are not as lar^e as those of 

 the Spanish.— Clericus Rusticus The rule is that the hybrids 

 between Muscovy and common ducks do not breed again. I 

 kept some for a long time and had no produce, but I have 

 been told there are exceptions. I never had one brought 

 under my own notice. J. Baily, 113, Mount street. 



Rape-Cake: T L. It is recommended by tho*e who have no 

 interest in the e ale of it. Probably not so rich as oilcake per 

 lb., it is a great deal richer per £'s worth, and that is the 

 consideration for the fanner's guidance. You must get the 

 sheep to eat it by reducing it to powder, and mixing it, in 

 gradually increasing proportion, with something that will 

 tempt them. 



The Steam Plough.— The article headed thus in our last 

 number should have been entitled M The Steam Cultivator." 

 The whole reasoning of our correspondent, who has made 

 this subject so entirely his own, has gone to prove the term 

 "steam plough" to be altogether a misnomer 



Wheat: H N. It is not Wheat— but Darnel; 



Lolium temu- 



lentuin. 





iHarfcets* 



Peaches and 

 are large and 





METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.— October. 



{Continued from p. 670.) 



Date. 



? 



16 



Ti 



line. 



Max. 



t 



8 

 9 



a.m. 

 p.nx 



29.52 



Wind and Weather. 



• •• 



n 



18 



* 



Sun. 19 



2.10 a.m. 

 6 p.m. 

 1.10 a.m. 



»»• 



29,82 

 28M 



20.41 After the heavy shower at W. 



(see p. 670}, wind WNW., 

 occasional showers, and 

 barometer rising steadily. 

 129.60 1a.m. WNW. Gentle, p.m. 



NNW,, brisk; fine and 

 sunny day; barom. rising 

 steadily. 



»t • 



■ • ■ 



OOVENT GARDEN, Oct. 25. 

 Nectarines are over for a season. English Pines 

 fine. Grapes are abundant, and meet with a 

 heavy sale, owing to the large importations of foreign ones. 

 Pears are also brought from the Continent. The best English 

 kinds are Gansel's Bergamot, Brown Beurre, and Marie Louise. 

 These fetch from 2s. to 4s. a dox., and 8s. to 12s. per half sieve. 

 Damsons are over. Oranges are coming in pretty plentifully. 

 Nuts remain nearly the same as quoted last week. Carrots, 

 Turnips, Cabbages, &c, are sufficient for the demand. 

 Potatoes are generally good in quality. Lettuces and other 

 salading are sufficient for the demand. Mushrooms are scarce 

 and dear. Cut flowers consist of Heaths, Pelargoniums, 

 Mignonette, Heliotropes, Stephanotis, Bignonia venusta, and 

 Roses. 



FRUIT. 

 Pine-apples, per lb., 3s to 6s | Almonds, per peck, 6s 

 Grapes,hothouse,p.lb., 2s to 5s — sweet, per lb., 2s to 3s 



Lisbon, per lb., 9d to Is 

 Melons, each, Is to 2s 

 Apples, kitchen, p.bsh.,lsto2s6d 

 Pears, dessert, p. doz., 2s to 4s 

 Lemons, per dox.. Is to 2s 

 Walnuts, per bush., 12s to 24s 



Oranges, per dox., Is to Is Cd 



— per 100, Ss to 10s 



Nuts,Barcelona,p.bsb,20sto22s 



— Brazil, p, bsh., 12s to 14s 



Filberts, per 1001bs., 70s to 90s 



8 



a.m. 





20 



10 p.m. 



8.5 a.m. 

 10.20 p.m. 



• •• 



29.86 



7.50 a.m. 



29.95 



• t • 



Noon. 29.98 



29.84 



• •• 



29.89 



• •» 



29.96 



21 1.5 a.m. 29.97 



X 



3.30 p.m. 

 22l 8.50 a.m. 



• •• 



• • t 



8 A.M. Barometer flat. Brisk 

 SSW. Dense; overcast all 

 day. 



At night clearer ; barometer 



rising ; calm. 

 WSW. toSSW. Brisk. Dull 



day but dry ; damp at 



times. p.ic. Barometer 



rising steadily. 



a.m. S. Gentle ; Bmall 

 drizzle. 



p.m. Do. Fine and sunny. 

 Barometer Bteady. 



VEGETABLES. 



■ * t 



Gentle. Noon. ESE. Ba- 

 rometer falling steadily. 

 29.84 j Overcast a.m. p.m. Fine 



sunny. 



Barometer rising. Gentle 

 northerly. Overcast 



29.88 



Cabbages, per doz., 8d to Is 

 Cauliflowers, p. doz.,6d to 3s 

 French Beans,p. h.sieve,2sto4s 

 Peas, per sieve, 6s to*8s 

 Potatoes, per ton, 45s to 80s 

 -— per cwt., 2s to 5s 



— per bush., Is 6d to 2s 6d 

 Turnips, p. bunch, 2d to 3d 

 Cucumbers, each, Id to Is 

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



— Turnip, p. doz., Is to ls6d 

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

 Carrots, per bunch, 4d to 6d 

 Spinach, per sieve, Is 6d to 2s 

 Veget.Marrows, p.dz.,ls tols6d 

 Onions, p. bunch, Id to 5d 



— Spanish, p.doz.,ls6d to 3s 

 Leeks, per bunch, Id to 2d 

 Shallots, per lb., 6dto8d 

 Garlic, per lb., 6d to 8d 





Artichokes, per dox., 4s to 6s 

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



— Cos, per score, 3d to Is 

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



HorseRadish,p.bundl.,ls6dto4i 

 Red Beet, perdoz., Is to 2s 

 Mushrooms, p. pot., Is 6d to 2s 



— per bushel, 7s to 10s 

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

 Tomatoes, p. half sieve, 3s to 4s 

 Fennel, per bunch, 2d to 3d 

 Savory, 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 to4d 

 Marjoram, do., 3d to 4d 



Watercress, p,12bunch.,4dto6 





» * \ 



* The continuation of the preceding storm, which had come 

 Trom the south, passing to the westward of England and 

 ^vhich fat p. 670) I conjectured to be curving to the ens' ward 

 over Scotland, This conjecture is confirmed by the chilliness 

 of the air during the succeeding days, the booy of the storm 

 being then to the northward of us. 



f A storm coming from the sou'b, passing to the westward 

 -of England, but travelling northward, being deflected in that 

 direction by the easterly and northerly wind of the left hand 

 and rear (i.e. northern and western) quadrants of the pre- 

 ceding storm. * 



{This storm travelled eastward up channel (or perhaps 

 further south, over France,) towards »he German Ocean • there 

 would probably ensue a fog over London on the 22d— 23d I 



oTthU he €ffeCt ° f the FeflUX ° Urrent in the mnder quadrants 

 Dorchester Oct. 22. 



(To be continued.) 



COAL MARKET.— Friday. Oct. 24. 

 Hollywell, 15s.; Carr's Hartley, 14s. ; Eden Main, 15s. 3d. | 

 Hasting's Hartley, 14s. ; Tantield Moor, 13s. 6d. ; West Hart- 

 ley, 14s. ; Wallsend Riddell, 14s. 3d. ; Walisend Hetton, 

 16s. 6d. ; Wallsend Lambton, 16s. 3d. ; Wallsend Stewarts, 

 16a. 6d. ; Wallsend Tees, 16s. 3d.— Ships at market. 117. 



HAY. — Per Load of 36 Trusses, 



Smithfield, Oct. 23. 

 Prime Meadow Hay 72s to 77s | Clover 



Inferior ditto... 

 Rowen 



New Hay 



• •• 



• •• 



• 9 t 



• •• 



60 

 60 



68 

 65 



• • 



2d cut 

 Straw 



• •• 



• •• 



• •• 



eve 



A brisk trade. 



70s to 85i 

 60 72 

 24 27 



J. Cooper. 



• •e 



• at 



• • • 





F. P. B. Martin. 



Prime Meadow Hay 75s to 80s 



Cumberland Market, Oct. 23. 



Inferior ditto... 

 New Hay 



Old Clover 



Notices to Correspondents, 



AQRTcrJLTURAL Edition : H Bennett We can confident! v 

 recommend the Cirencester College to any young m an derinZ 



of instruction, as the cheapest and most efficient agricu Itural 

 summary in the kingdom. «g"cuitural 



Australian ^Guako: We are unable to give a report from 

 analysu, but will just make the general statement, that Tt 

 has the appearance which a «n#>nimAn nf B ,^ a ~uA.* * ..." 



in 



• •• 



■ •* 



■ i i 



i ■ ■ 



60 70 



80 88 



• * ♦ 



Inferior 

 New Clover 

 Straw ... 



• •• 



tee 





65 s to 78t 



•• • 



Fine Old Hay 



Inferior ditto... 

 few Hay 



Straw 



• •• 



• •• 



• «• 





. . ■ 



• •• 



24 28 



Josuda Baker. 



WHITECrUPEL, Oct. 23. 



72s to 78s I Old Clover 

 50 63 J Inferior ditto 

 65 72 New Clover 

 23 t« I Inferior ditto... 



• •• 



• •• 



• . t 



. - • 



• •• 



80a to 90s 



• A* 



70 



73 



70 



84 



65 



65 



HOPS.— Friday, Oct. 24. 



Weisn. Pattendeo and Smith report that the Hop market 

 is active for all fine Hops. The du'y i* expee'ed im« iu a few 



appearance W aich a .peci.ea of souae.hard.co.n. j d^,„di. u^TlBl ^bet^a^^aud 13oX 



Trade at 



POTATO 

 he waterside has cn^ml*' ^' 

 up to this morning we have had noTrril i 'J**!"* h..w 

 Scotland Our market is amply 8nS f ? m *"fe 

 Essex. Potatoes are of verv K Ld IT fron » Kent .2 



:e prices will range W ^;< *• Mi *£ ££ 

 The following are this day's quXion, . v 0t , er * h « <£$ 

 co 60s.; Shaws, 50s.; to 55 S ? fit e%7 Wk Re <e Dt , 1? 

 Shaws, 45s. to 55s. ' ^^ a *genu, 50*. to' *•• 



appearance 



The supply otSS*^ ° t £ * . 

 proved The mild weather is again'tU't nft***. 

 horns, but prime Scots have reached 3s d k ' r 

 Sheep is smaller, but there is very liM fc alt^f- € nac 

 weather being so unfavour»hlp n^A «' , atlon, n Pri 



avourable. Good Cal 



Dumber^ 

 Price, tin 



readily disposed of at fully late rates F? ar V car <*, a* 

 Germany there are 1509 Beasts, 4720 SheeV i?a n lnd ** 



Bea8 '8 from t5 



4 to 3 

 2 — 3 



4 — 2 



9 

 4 

 8 



76 P.gs; from France 60 Shw P r»dtei I 93 Calves » 



northern and midland counties. 

 Per st. of 8 lbs.— 8 d s d" 



Best Scots, Here- 

 fords, «fcc. ... 3 



Best Short-horns 3 

 2d quality Beasts 2 

 Best Downs and 



Half-breds ... 3 

 Ditto Shorn 



10 — 4 



• • • 



• • • 



l Per st. of 8 lbs . 



Best Long-wools . 3 

 v Ditto Shorn 



Ewes <k 2d quality 2 



Ditto Shorn 

 g? lves 3 



« 8 

 6 tot 



1 

 3 



• *» 



8-.J 4 



0-110 

 4-4 



Beasts, 4682 ; Sheep and Lambs.26,720 ; Calves 267 . p L i 



Friday, Oct 24. ' ri *M'0. 



The number of Beasts is by no means laree ?et is* . 

 the demand. There is a cheerful trade for good I mSS* *? 

 Monday's prices are freely given for all kinds Th« Yi 

 Sheep is very small, and chiefly consisting of 'inferior dSS» 

 tians. A clearance is effected at Monday's quotations tT 

 is dull for Calves, but there is not much reduction in Jri 

 From Germany and Holland we have 415 Beasts 81 (Hh 8, 



218 Calves, and 10 Pigs; and 125 Mich Cows from ieJ2 

 counties. w 



Best Scots, Here- 

 fords, &c. 

 Best Short-horns 

 2d quality Beasts 

 Best Downs and 



Half-breds 

 Ditto Shorn 



3 

 3 

 2 



4 

 2 

 4 



to 3 



— 3 



— 2 



8 

 4 

 8 





»•♦ 



3 10 — 4 



• • • 



t • • 



Best Long-wooli . 3 

 Ditto Shorn 

 Ewes & 2d quality 2 

 Ditto Shorn ... 

 Lambs o 



£? lves 2 



P*KS 8 



6-1 



5 



8-1 i 



M« 



0-0 I 



0-4 4 

 Beasts, 952 ; Sheep and Lambs, 3670 ; Calves , 391 ; Pigs, 653, 



MARK LANE. 

 Monday, Oct. 20.— The supply of English Wheat to this 

 morning's market was much smaller than of late ; fine drj 

 samples commanded the prices of this day se'nnight'; bat is. 

 ftrior conditioned parcels were disposed of at a slight rsdss> 

 tion ; foreign met a moderate retail inquiry on late terms. 

 Floating cargoes of Polish Odessa continue in request for the 

 Continent ; but little remains unsold.— Barley is unaltered in 

 value ; the finest descriptions of mailing sell readilj.-Pess 

 are scarce, and new white boilers bring an advance of Is. psr 

 qr. In the value of Beans no alteration.— The Oat trade if 

 hrm. — Flour is in demand at former prices, 



PEa Imperial Quarteb. s. s. 



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



Talavera 



Norfolk, Lincoln, & York...White 



Foreign 



Barley, grind.* distil., 24s to25s...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 23s to 27s Tick 



Pigeon 26 — 32... Winds 



Foreign Small 



Peas, white, Essex and Kent Boiler* 



— Maple 27s to 2dB Grey 



Maize ....!. white 



Flour best marks delivered ...per sack 



— Suffolk ditto 



38—41 

 fine selected runs. ..ditto 40—44 



44-46 

 33-36 

 30-48 

 28-30 

 20-24 

 16-20 

 19-24 

 13-22 

 18-22 

 28—30 



Red 

 lied 



Red 



• MM' 



*i 1. 1 , 



• Mil* 



24-30 

 30-33 

 21-29 

 28-32 

 22—25 



32—37 

 26-32 



Malting , 

 Malting . 



Feed 



A CvU ••4411 



I. I. 



3M) 



25-23 



1M1 

 18—21 



IMS 



Foreign./ — 



Harrow . '24-tt 

 Lonnpoo" 24— SC 

 Egyptian 122-JI 

 Suffolk... 29-9 



Foreign . 

 Yellow... 



2*-.' 



Norfolk . 2MJ 



Fxioay 



£T<&: K-The ar/vaU of fcU. *«* £ 



ha" beVa good, b^.mall of aU other «£ £*- «"£ 

 mornings market was not numerously attenae a, ■« ^ 

 mandfoV Wheat was limited, confined almost p ^ ^ 



finest and lowest descriptions, t° e 1 ? tter Q /°I/f a i el W* 

 Flour continues to meet some inquiry at tne ^ 



current.-In the value of Barley, Bw^ttJ^ onlj , 



current.— In the value ot uaney, m>*"., ^here is ^ «" 

 alteration.-The Oat trade is very firm.- iww 

 careo of Polish Odessa Wheat afloat on the coast, w 



carg 



quently nothing doing. 



^ ' ABEITALS THIS WEEK 



• • • 





English 

 Irish .. 

 Foreign 

 Imperial 



Averages. 



Sept. 13 



— 20 



— 27 



4 ., 



11 



18 



Wheat, 

 Qrs. 



2620 



0010 



Barley. 



Qrs. 

 8780 



2560 



Oct. 



Aggreg. Aver. 

 Duties on Fo- 

 reign ©rain 



Wheat. Barley. Oats. 



Oats. 

 Qrs. 

 1070 



2070 

 8380 



Rte. 



floor. 



7I&M* 



Prices. 



I weeks' Ayrtlft Qct , it 

 Se;tT3";;s7ft.20.[Sept.27. Oct. 4.0<* 



Fluctuations in the last sir 



38s 5<* 



37 8 



36 



36 



35 



85 



market 



to* 5 * 



Liverpool. Tuesday, Oct 21- At ° ^ mtde w 

 ing several large sales of foreign J bea oera l r***£p 

 country millers, but transactions n the* deciia e £££ 

 were by no means extensive, and twp« for »«£»& *■» 

 70 lbs 'noted on Friday, ^J^^fihlcn t» *jUl 

 tkns to-day. Farmers' new ^t takeQ ^Jj W 

 father liberal, and the quality good w^ cletf .iJ« ^ 

 rates of this day week, *^*;°te\n* scarce, *£*£ 

 Good new English ™****%*?: n ^ 

 30s. to 32s. per qr., and • *" ndin * p a ea8 J | n fair req£J l ^ 

 as dear as last week. Beans and Pea ftlt ^oo, ^ 



rates. Oats and Oatmeal at* J« ^!$°<S 



slightly in price. Indian Corn ma l7 ;^ V he»^ 



on rather better ter^s.— - Jj JJJ to-day,;^ * *l* 

 market was tolerably welatte^ 



opened rather heavily ^^Tv^E:A 



s aie 



till one 



^«P 



(laving no maltin* Barley price ^ 8< 

 Mmplas move gradually ■tpw* I » d -i.srer. u 

 M Tariation. Peas «n fem»^ rf gd per lot* 



l'«U price*, and Oatmeal an advanc 



