

ill*" 



734 



THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



it 



quaeka 



•f tli0 awaiv." uiiifl "Domestic kowmiv what 

 l£Zf Hi:ir««i»cop» is in medicine, ftb mtagonist of 



Vy ll^v«g often tried tlie process, and with 



«jl tht o« J y modification I would suggest, is that 



X «JL to prevent trouble, ehould be inclosed in a 



dS,5^ " ^< mki ,,e tiut * (1 ' to ****** 



WUUl "*&$ mt . . _, _ i, jk— a—J ;.» irWcmr- 



rtticatiGiii 



fecoiunie 



clarification, with lainglaaa,- 



the 



t _____ 9 not dissolved in vuiegar, 



^ Jaded hi Black's Tre^iae, edition 3d, 1844 ; 

 bu- in small portion of the beer itself ; a process also 

 useful in the manufacture of cider— to get rid of the 

 « veast " which determines the vinous, then the acetous, 

 aid often the putrid, for mentation. « Seoex may be 

 jisured that beer thus manufactured, if bottled, soon 

 becomes « champagne,- from its lighM on th- 

 «WMb, with the « bitter " tonic of the " Hops. 



¥ Tkin &edi*g. - 1 am always glad to please my 

 neighbours, but I am not pleased with the cause (viz., 

 bad crop of IV'Aeat, only 7 sacks to the acre) ot their 

 Measure. They rejoice to see my system (viz., thin 

 •owing, no plough** clean hoeing) come to the ground ; 

 and tell mt U i do not publish it to the world they will. 



1 think they are rather premature in their rejoicing. I 

 do not consider it an absolute failure. The very best 

 farmers cannot every season invariably insure success. 

 This 7 sacks, or 28 bushels per acre, that is so much 

 talked about, is, after all, as much, I should think, as the 

 average of England. A neighbour of mine, a four-course 

 matt, grew on year 12 sacks per acre ; the next time 

 it came for VV heat, farmed in the same way, he grew 

 only 3 sacks per acre. I own I cannot control the 

 elem iU 9 or I <ould grow more. After I put on the 

 top-dressing (soot) there came a hasty shower and 

 washed great part of it away, or there might have been 



2 or 3 sacks per acre more. The wind also blew from 

 all quarters, in cum nln betfften the trees (50 to the 

 acre), and beat it about so that before harvest it pointed 

 in all directions except the perpendicular, or there 

 might have bees 1 or 3 sacks mor Then again it was 

 not the right tort of Wheat (of course not Piper's 

 Thiekeet), or there might have been 2 or 3 sacks more. 

 Taking these drawbacks into the account, I gut the 

 publi.- will think X am on the * laughing side." I think 

 there are not many farmers can say wliat I can, viz., 

 that they have grown on one acre in 7 years from about 

 2 pecks per acre seed, 70 sacks of Wheat, without the 

 land being moved in any way, except the surface about 



inch or so by ho ng. Perhaps the cream of the 

 r respecting this " jail " crop is, after all, that I get 



$1 



Alihou'h ploughing was delayed lor some time by drought 

 fe the very favourable weather that succeeded has tended 

 very much to make amends for that, and I believe that Wheat 

 ha/ never been put in better, on ordinary laod, than it has 

 this season. We have got ours in, with the exception of some that 

 comes after Mangold Wuriel. On this land we fold the sheep 

 apon the Mangold Wurzel tops, which are left ou the ground 

 after the roots are carted off. The sheep do very well upon 

 them, if care is taken not to let them have too many at one 

 time, especially if the leaves are dried up a little before they 

 have them ; and as this root has generally a good allowance ot 

 dung applied to it, a very light dressing, with the sheep, is 

 sufficient to insure a corn crop after ; and the treading of the 

 sheep tends to give that consistency to the land so necessary 

 for Wheat. In the ease of Turnips, if the land has had a 

 dressing of dung, we carry off one-half or two- thirds of them, 

 and eat the rest on the land, which leaves it fit for the Barley. 

 Grass is still abundant ; but as the nights are getting long, 

 and occasionally frosty, the more valuable cattle will have a 

 little hay by night, instead of lying out. We shall now be 

 employed ploughing the Wheat stubbles, to let them have the 

 benefit of the frost during winter, and in doing so we en- 

 deavour to get a little beyond our usual depth with the plough, 

 because the winter frost will help to naturalise the fresh soil, 

 and also roots are fond of something new. G. S. 



COAL 



Eden Main, 10 



MARKET 

 9d. 



f*a 



an 



year 



mere than 3/. per acre profit 



u Now after all you prove nothing. Perhaps if you 

 had ploughed deep, subeoiled, dug, scarified, hoed, &c, 

 you won- have grown more still." I therefore dug a 

 piece across the middle of the field, farmed it in the 



way (except digging). It planted beBt, and looked 

 beet, ail the season ; but when we came to test it by the 

 bushel, there were 5 pecks per acre less ! /. D. Piper, 

 Colm £nya , Emex, Nov. 4. 



Notices to Correspondents. 



Books : H Copland. We cannot find the title. It is a pamphlet 

 descriptive of a two-acre farm, cultivated most profitably by 

 a tradesman of either Essex or Suffolk. Perhaps some one 

 will furnish the name. 



Food for Cows : H T. Cabbages and hay. And for sheep, 

 2 lbs. of chopped hay, i lb. of Bean-meal, Jib. of Linseed, 

 and 20 lbs. of cut Swedes a day apiece. Give it in three lots, 



Italian Rye-grass : M. The extracts from Mr. Dickinson 

 were made in a past volume. See pp. 125, 531 (1845) ; and 



pp. 93, 459 (1847). 

 Kohl Rabi : H S M. It may be secured now. There is a good 



and cheap lantern for the stable made of wire- gauze. 



Mangold Wurzrl : Constant Header. The leaves may be given 

 to cows without risk ot* injury, provided dry food (some hay 

 or straw) be given with them. We are storing roots ; and all 

 the tops art gathered and thrown into yards, where the pigs 

 work among them ; but most of them rot. 



Po^d Mud : Kboracensis. A very short distance of carriage 

 Woud justify a farmer in declining the gift, unless it be 

 peculiarly rich in vegetable matter. It should be taken out. 

 and suffered to drain and dry ; then be broken up, mixed 

 with salt and gvpsum, and applied to Grass-land. 



Poultry: J C M. The fowl has either had an injury in the 

 back, or is cramped from a chill. If the bird is kept in a 

 paved yard, or if used to a poultry house with bricks or 

 stone floor, it is probably the latter. The treatment for it 

 will be bread soaked in ale, and pounded peppercorns mixed 

 up with meal. Examine his feet, to see whether it arises 

 from ulcers caused sometimes by small gravel stones having 

 entered through the skin, and remaining in the feet.— 

 W W H. If the cramp complained of is in adult birds, adopt 

 the treatment mentioned above ; if in chickens, it is very 

 often only the result of weakness, caused by fast growth, 

 and merely requires age and generous food to cause it to dis- 

 appear. J. Baily, 113, Mount-street, London. 



A neighbour said, last I Salt : H B. Salt has been tried broadcast, 2 cwt. or 3 cwt. per 



acre, in wet weather in June, as manure for Turnips. It 

 has succeeded better with Mangold Wurzel. The best way 

 to apply it to land is to add it to the farm-yard mauure, 

 about a stone to a ton. 

 Weeds : Anti-weed. The only tract on this subject that we are 

 acquainted with is one published long ago by B. Holditch 

 (Ridgway, Piccadilly), which is trustworthy and instructive 



Jjueu in am, ius. 9d. ; WAllsend Rr a 7n 7' "• 



end Hetton, 18s. 6d. • WalU^nd t - t d<lyh •• W«. 3d . 



There was a SSSffS^^^ * 

 the demand was smaller? 'the %^eSrlli athtrb *r 

 are, however, still enabled to quoted raI WaB ** 

 There were a few more Sheep 1 ™ offe r \ % f ° P <*<*• 

 tamed late quotations -indeed, 4s 4d ' 01C6 , D ^asiay* 

 instances, big Sheep, owing tolhe weathT *' *?*iK& 

 consequence of a large supply f rom H oUand M«f ■**' **U 

 unsaleable. Trade on the average wmS , lnfer «>r qaaUa)! 

 good one made 4s. From Holland an 1 S£E/° r ^ Sft 

 Beasts, 5160 Sheep, '297 Calves, and 60 VinT there **V& 

 Sheep and 12 Calves; from Scottand llo^ Fr »42 

 from the northern and midland countW 1 * ea .* t »; and 2fe| 



*• 



Per st. of 8 lbs.— 8 

 Best Scots, Here- 

 fords, &c. J... 3 

 Best Short-horns 3 

 2d quality Beasts 2 

 Best Downs and 



Half-breds ... 4 

 Ditto Shorn 



d s d 



4 to 3 



2 

 4 



3 

 2 



8 

 4 



10 



— 4 2 



counties. 



Lambs ... n 



Calves .. -.} 



Pigs - • 





••• 



I 



s-a: 



o 



4-4 



P ^«i 



Beasts, 5282 ; Sh eep and Lambs,26 J 8Q . Calves $*. 



FaiDAY, Novfl£ 

 The number of Beasts is large and trade verv dull i, 

 the favourable change in the weather enables J 5 0weTer » 

 Monday's quotations. Although the supply f Sh i rett ** 

 it exceeds the demand. Monday's prices are fullv^ i llmt U 

 choice kinds, but they are scarcely reached for "fiL* 

 qualities. Good Calves are scarce, and fully •■ a ""war 

 Germany and Holland we have 500 Beasts, mn Ik.' From 

 Calves ; and 115 Milch Cows from the hoie counhJ' IDd M 



Best Scots, Here- 

 fords, &c. 

 Best Short-horns 

 2d quality Beasts 

 Best Downs and 



Half-breds 

 Ditto Shorn 



3 

 3 



2 



4 to 3 8 



2 



4 



3 

 2 



4 

 10 



4 0—42 



• • * 



Best Long-wooU . 3 4_ t 



Ditto Shorn * * 



Ewes «fc 2d quality l a 

 Ditto Shorn 



Lambs ... ;;; o"^a 



£? lves - ...3 0-4 

 Pl * s 3 4-4 



8 



I 





 

 Beasts, 1207; Shee p and Lambs, 3810 : Calve s, 262 '•''?[** 5J5 8 



MARK LANE. " 



Monday, Nov. 10.— The supply of English Wheat to Udi 

 morning's market was moderate, and disposed of on Um 

 terms of this day se'nnight. The attendance of buyers bear 

 small, the sale of foreign was limited, but it realised our 2 

 treme quotations.— There is more demand for the low descrip. 

 tions of foreign Flour, and prices for all sorts are fuUysiJ 

 ported.— Malting Barley sells at last week's prices ; grindiagii 

 Is. per qr. dearer.— Beans and Peas are very firm, and in some 

 instances Is. per qr. more money is obtained.— Jhe Oat trade b 

 slow, and new Irish are 6d. per qr. cheaper. 



Per Imperial Quaeteb. s. s. 





Wheat, Essex, Kent, <b Suffolk... White 



— — fine selected runs... ditto 



— — Talavera 



— Norfolk, Lincoln, & York...White 



— Foreign 



Bar ley. grind.de distil., 25s to26s...Chev. 



n. 1 :^^;„„ n ..A Ai *i\\i nn 



38-41 

 40-44 



44- 



3*- 



31- 



29- 



Foreign... grinding and distilling 22 



16 

 19- 

 18 

 18 

 28 





METEOROLOGICAL REPORT— Novembse. 



Ihrte, I Time. 



3 Nov. 5 J 6 a.m. 



11.80 a.m 



(Continued from p. 718.) 



t 



&*g p.m. 



10.30 p.m 



Max. 



Min, 



"Wind and Weather. 



29.95 



29.93 



• • • 



6 7.40 a.m. 29.79 



9.94 



• • • 



Fine frosty morning. Light 

 at.S. and N. occasionally. 



29.86 



• • • 



10.40 p.m. 29.79 



• •• 



t 



4 

 8 



* 



3 



7.50 

 11 



a.m. 

 p.m. 

 a.m. 

 a.m. 



— 



% Sun. 9 



6.30 p.m 

 10 p.m. 

 7.4S 



29.70 



• •• 



• • ■ 



29.79 

 29.78 



29.75 

 3.77 

 ... 



• .. 



a.m 



p.m. 



* 



10 





u 



I0.M p.m. 

 7.50 a.m. 



M0 p.m. 

 10.10 p.m. 





29.75 

 29.73 



29.77 

 29.70 



p.m. Gentle northerly breeze. 

 Barometer falling steadily. 

 Fine evening. 



a.m. Barometer rking during 

 night, though lower than 

 last observation. Northerly. 

 Moderate. 

 (p.m. NW. Dull cloudy day. 



NNW. Stiff breeze; cold and 

 cloudy. 



Gentle NNW. breeze ; foggy, 

 clearing off as sun rose. 



" ■ ■ ■ 1 



p.m. NNW. Overcast. 

 Evening, heavy rain. 

 NNW. Gentle. 

 Cloudy. 



COTENT GARDEN, Nov 15. 

 English Pine Apples continue plentiful, and Grapes, both 

 foreign and English, are abundant. Small quantities of PearB | 

 are still brought from the Continent. The best English kinds 

 fetch 2s. to 4s. adoz.,and8s. to 12s. per half sieve. Oranges are 

 plentiful. Nuts remain nearly the same as quoted last week. 

 Carrots, Turnips, Cabbages, <fec, are sufficient for the demand. 

 Potatoes are generally good in quality. Lettuces and other 

 salading are sufficient for the demand. Mushrooms are a 

 little cheaper. Cut flowers consist of Heaths, Pelargoniums, 

 Mignonette, Heliotropes, Stephanotis, Bignonia venusta, Chry- 

 santhemums, Camellias, and Roses, 



FRUIT. 

 Pine-apples, per lb., 3a to 6s 1 Almonds, per peck, 6s 

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



OrangeB, per dos., Is to Is 6d 

 — per 100, 6s to 19* 



jNut8,Bareeloaa,p.bsh,20sto22s 



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



46 

 36 

 48 

 32 

 26 

 20 

 24 

 21 

 22 

 ■30 



Red 

 Red 



Red 



* 



••■■■■ 



*••!•. 



halting . 



Malting . 



*. 1. 



35-* 

 3M0 



26 

 30 

 21 

 28 

 24 



■30 

 33 



Feed 



Feed 



t ced , 



Foreign , 



25-:; 



1MI 

 tt-20 

 16-M 



26-M 



Harrow . 

 ....Lougpod'.iH-K 

 29 Egyptian 23— 94 



2£ 

 26-31 



31 Suffolk 

 27 Foreign. 

 — j Yellow.. J 



35—39 



25-32 Norfolk . 25—32 



« * 



29.63 



7 a.m. 

 jlfl.10 pj». 



WH 7.40 a.tn. 

 IllH p.m 

 13 8 a.m. 



• • • 



30.02 



29.59 

 29.59 



• ■ • 



29.87 



Bright 



and 



• • 



• «* 



30,09 



B&.22 



• - r 



• • ■ 



11.30 



a,m. 



3J0 pm 



30.31 

 3M0 



1 



*> . 



10.2* 



• •• 



Evening, rain. 

 RNW. Gentle, 



sunny. 

 Evening, rain. Barometer 



steady all day ; rising at 



night. 



N. Moderate. Barometer 

 rising steadily. Bright and 

 tine. 



N\ Gentle, a.m. Hazy. Ba- 

 rometer rising steadily. 

 ^M. N. Gentle. Bright. 

 Barometer rising steadily. 



Noon. Thin white clouds. 



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 doz., Is to 2s 

 Walnuts, per bush., 12s to 24s 



VEGETABLES. 

 Cabbages, per doz., 8d to Is . j Leeks, per bunch, Id to 2d 



Shallots, per lb., 6dto8d 



Filberts, per lOOlbs., 70s to 90« 



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

 Scarlet Runne s,p.h.sve.,2sto4s 

 Broccoli, per bunch, 8d to Is 

 Peas, per sieve, 6s to 8s 

 Potatoes, per ton, 45s to 80s 



— per cwt., 2s to 5s 



— per bush., lg 6d to 2s 6d 

 Turnips, p. bunch, Id to 2d 

 Cucumbers, each, Id to Is 

 Radishes, per doz., 9d to Is 



— Turnip, p. doz., 9d to Is 

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

 Carrots, p*r bunch, 4d to 6d 

 Brus.Sprouts, p.hf.sieve,9dtols 

 Spinach, per sieve, Is 6dto2s 

 Onions, p. bunch, Id to 5d 



— Spanisb, p.doz.,l«6d fco 3s 

 Endive, per score, 9d to It 

 Beet, per doz., 6d to la 

 Parsnips, per doz., 6d to Is 



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 27 — 32... Winds 



Foreign Small 



Peas, white, Essex and Kent Boilers 



— Maple 27s to 29s Grey 



Maize White 



Flour, best marks delivered ...per sack 



— Suffolk dittoJ- . ^ m 



Foreign per barrel) 15-2 1 'Per sack|tt-« 



Friday, Nov. 14.— The arrivals of grain of all kinds 1 flat 

 week have been moderate. This morning market was duuj 

 attended, and a mere nominal business in Wheat transacted 

 prices of both English and foreign may be considered the me 

 as on Monday last.— Barley is firm, and ifriodiog quiraei 

 being scarce are rather dearer.— In the value of Ce ? a8 »^ 

 and Oats there is no alteration. A cargo oi Egyptian J>e*w 

 afloat fetched 20s. per qr., cost, freight, and inearance. *w 

 meets a good inquiry at late rates.— A few sales or no*wi 

 cargoes of P. O. Wheat have been effected during tne we* ■» 

 28s. to 31s. per qr. ; a cargo of Beheira realised 'fjf^ 

 both cost, freight, and insurance. In Maize 

 nothing doing. 



AREIVALS THIS WEEK. 



there WH 



• •• 



80 M 



Garlic, per lb., 6d to 8d 

 Artichokes, per doz., 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. bundle, Is to 4s 

 Red Beet, per doz,, Is to 2s 

 Mushrooms, p. pot., Is tola 3d 



— per bushel, 7s to 10 s 

 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 

 Mint, per bunch, Id to 2d 

 Basil, p. bunch, 3dto4d 

 Marjoram, do., 3d to 4d 



Watercress,p,12bunch.,4dto6d 



Englisb 

 Irish .. 

 Foreign ... 

 Impeeial 

 Averages* 

 Oct. 4. ...... 



— 11 



— 18 



25 



1 



8 



Wbeat. 



Qrs. 

 2170 



7280 



Barley. 

 Qrs. 

 8430 



4570 



Nov. 



Wheat. Barley. Oats. 



35* 7d 

 35 6 



Oats. 



Qrs. 



320 



8330 



5190 



Kir. 



Aggreg. Aver. 

 Duties on Fo- 

 reign Grain 



25* 



25 



24 



25 



25 



26 



Id 

 2 

 9 

 5 



7 



1 



17s 



17 

 17 



17 



17 



17 



6d ] 2lsM 

 $ 25 Q 



23 6 

 5 23 8 



5 24 10 



6 25 1 



Floor* 



2S60SW* 

 4510 see* 



TilMJffl \ d 



S 



2T 8 



2T 6 



28 6 

 2810 



n 



1 

 7 



Fluctuations in the last six weeki ^ ? y oT- 8. 



Prices. Oct. 4. Oct. 11. 



369 9(* 

 86 6 



4 



* 



Evening. Dense, overcast. 



Vector *o£r fnWS? ^ ♦T** fr ° m CUmmts of * 

 SftwdT Js,0 « lai1 * fr om west to east, and lying to the 



Dorchester Nov. 13. 



(ToU cw&nued.) 



F. P. B . M. 



Prime Meadow Hay 



Inferior ditto... 

 Rowen 



Kew Hay 



HAY.—Per Load of 36 Trusses, 

 Smithfield, Nov. 13. 

 72s to 77s i Clover 



• •• 



• •» 



♦ »• 



60 

 60 



€8 

 65 



• •• 



• •• 



2d cut 

 Straw 



• •• 



#• t 



• • t 



• •• 



• •• 



Calendar of Operations. 



- NOVEMBER 



Poun fAais, Nov. i-We are »ow 



a very good croo • and thr Tnmlnt k* au » turne d Out 



1*1 m l^ j^lyl-ewes, ot wra^qSa&'lJSSL 11111 'JT 



aot Uk% ly to me much higher, as the weathl? V they are 

 n^la, which will PUt a L D U^^tT"^?.! «°" »^tin ff 

 pogrsssing well, 



Prime Meadow Hay 74s to 80s 



Inferior ditto 60 70 



New Hay — — 



Old Clover 80 86 



Trade heavy, 

 Cumberland Market, Nov. 13. 



70s to 85s 

 60 72 

 23 27 



J. Cooper. 



36 

 36 



35 

 35 



Oct. 18. Oct. 25. Not. 



■ * • 



• - • 





Inferior 

 New Clover 

 Straw 



• 1 # 



• •• 



• •« 



• » ■ 



65s to 75b 



pu 

 and 



... 24 28 



Joshua Baker. 



HOPS.— r ridat, Nov. 14. 

 Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report that the demand for all 

 fine Hops continue s unabated, at full prices. 



POTATOES.— Southwark, Monday, Nov. 10. 



1 he committee report that the market continues tobesuPDlied 



quite equal to the demand, which is anything but brisk In 



some few instances a little better price/ have been o btained 



than in our last report. The following are this dav's auota 



top to vegetation. WheaTe^rfnaE ^na i-York Regeiitg, 60s. to 70s. ; Scotch do,, Jol to f" 



**y be stated as about half « | &i^£; £^^^ ** ^'*£S *\\i 





—~— — tAt this mo* *** 

 Liverpool, Tuesday, Nov. ^-<>arm^ *f ^ mode r»» 

 was well attended by country buyers. W new ^ w l£g f res, 

 request, at fully last Tuesday's price for us ef «* » ^ T^J 

 and at an improvement of id. per bushei vu ^ $&* 

 was a much better demand upon America r fcsrtsl«J 

 qualities of sweet commanding an advance 01 ^ • ^ floar m 

 the quotations of this day se'nnight ; sour u distn» 



more freely than of late, and to go into wiaei y- 1 v va laeJ^ 

 Indian Corn was not much dealt with to-day, m Q$ts wen 

 considered to be supported. Good meai Dg oatfl** 1 ^ 

 scarce, and improved id. to Id. per busnei^» ^ bosbA JJ 

 3d. per load. 

 Egyptian Beans 



Friday, Nov. 7. 



provea $a. 10 iu. p« *>*-- a , Der dp 1 ^ 



Grinding Barley im P^/„tbange^ 

 is 3d. to 6d. per. qr. In Pft ° ndsnee ofj^i 



, There was a good atteodan^ ^ ^ 



millers and dealers at our Corn Exchange * ceg w «re P^T 

 rienced a heavy demand fer Wheat, atia w ' ft dcaoce.*T^ i 

 indeed, for superior samples of white a em* ukewiy "SJ 

 tained. The better qualities of American Tueaday, »2i!trM 

 manded 3d. to 6d. per barrel more than 01 l ior . TR^g^. 

 quantity taken for shipment, and into tne i:M n v* 



no change of price in Indian Corn. 0* 

 l No alteration as regards Oatmeal, Beans, 



Oats were 



sligeW 



or 



peas. 



