1851.1 



THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



-Professor Simonds reported on 

 submitted to the notice of the 



Ration ^ land.- 

 Z cattle probang 



*il at a former meeting, and referred to his 

 ^^nation. The result was not favourable to the 

 eX aim ^ __^ _Mr, Murcott transmitted a further 



Council for the year lb\V2, 



81.1 



Mr. Parish and 



kirns advanced 



Snmunicatioii on the Clover insect. 

 il Daw addressed letters to the Council, on the 

 b'ect of Flax-cultivation and management. — Captain 

 fhipinaD, R. A., made enquiries on the flooring of barns. 

 Mr. Chivas transmitted specimens of Turnips. 



The Council ordered their usual acknowledgments 

 for the favour of these communications. 



\ Special Council was held on Thursday, the 11th 

 r pecember, for deciding on the prizes to be offered 

 for live-stock at the Lewes meeting. Present : The 

 Earl of Ducie, President, in the chair, Lord Camoys, 

 Lord Portnmn, SirM. W. Ilidley, Bart, Mr. Raymond 

 Barker, Mr. Barnett, Mr. S. Bennett, Mr. Brandreth, 

 Col. Challoner, Mr. Fisher Hobbs, Mr. Law Hodges, 

 M P. Mr. Hudson (Castleacre), Col. Hulse, Mr. Jonas, 

 Mr. Milward, Mr. Popham (Littlecote), Mr. Shaw 

 (London), Mr. Shelley, Mr. Sillifant, Prof. Simonds, 

 Mr. Smith (Exmoor), Mr. Turner (Barton), and Mr. 



Jonas Webb. 

 The prize sheet was arranged, and the final adjustment 



of general regulations deferred to the 4th of February. 



A Special Council was held on Friday, the 12th of 

 December, for receiving the report of the General Lewes 

 Committee, and agreeing to the report to be made by 

 the Council to the ensuing general meeting. Present : 

 The Earl of Ducie, President, in the chair ; Lord Ash- 

 burton, Mr. Raymond Barker, Colonel Challoner, Mr. 

 Druce, Mr. Fisher Hobbs, Mr. Shelley, Professor 

 Simouds, and Mr. Thompson. The report of the Lewes 

 Committee having been read and adopted, the Council 

 agreed to their report to be made to the general meeting j 

 on the following day. 



The December General Meeting was held at the 

 Society's House in Hanover-square, on Saturday last. 

 The Earl of Ducie, President, in the chair. 



The Secretary, by direction of the President, read the 



following Report from the Council : — t 



REPORT. 



The Council have to report that, since the last General 

 Meeting, 132 Members have been elected; 69 have 

 died, and 149 have been removed from the list, so that 

 the Society consists accordingly of 91 Life Governors, 

 158 Annual Governors, 690 Lite Members, 4076 Annual 

 Members, and 1 9 Honorary Members, making a total 

 of 5034 Members on the list of the Society at the pre- 

 sent time. The Council have filled up the vacancy in 

 their body occasioned by the loss of the Hon. Capt. 

 Pelham, by the election of Mr. Law Hodges, M.P. for 

 West Kent. 



The Finances of the Society are in a highly favour- 

 able state : the floating cash-balance in the hands of the 

 Bankers being equal to the discharge of current claims; 

 while the Council have been enabled to purchase Stock 

 in Government Securities to the amount of 11,190/., 

 on account of the investment of Life Compositions of 

 Governors and Members, made in accordance with the 

 principle originally laid down as essential to the 



security of the Society. 



The Windsor Meeting has been held, under most 

 gratifying circumstances, and with perfect success. The 

 lembers were honoured on the occasion by the gracious 



The latter comprise .n< 

 classes of prizes for the Sussex breed of Cattle, the 

 Romnej Marsh or Kentish Sheep, and Domestic 1 ultrv ; 

 having reference respectively to the counties of >us*<-\. 

 Kent, and Surrey, constituting the district of the 

 Country Meeting to be held next year at Lt wes. They 

 have made the rule more stringent by which fine 

 levied on exhibitors for not sending to the show the stock 

 they have entered, and for which the Society pi ride 

 accommodation in the show-yard. They have resolved 

 that no prize of the Society shall be given to bulls exceed- 

 ing five years old ; they have limited the competition 

 in the class of agricultural stallions hitherto know 

 as that of any age, to horses that are above two \ ears 



es are 



bis charge IW -a 



which brim it within 

 will take th< 

 from fraud. 



4 this loaeure le 

 the means of eirry fartnrr »ho 

 trouble to guard hiiaeelf 1 v Ui.i anah 



The. Journals o 

 time the results of 



j contain from time to 

 Professor Way's Chsmkal It 





the iastructMMM 

 Commit f the Societ. and the lectures which he 



has delivered to the memUrs I ce the last journal 

 meeting, on the agricultural linplogrmeni of lime and 

 i:\psum. haw Ikhii valuable in U.t*mK.-.vc.ft, and * sa> * 

 led to interesting practical diseu 



11K 



ncil have taken means to bring 

 arious sturasAhMM made duriwl 



old ; and they have decided to require in the c! 

 of three years old heifers not in milk, the same certificate 

 as in the case of in-calf cows not in milk before paviu<: 

 the amount of the prize, namely, a certificate the 

 such in-calf heifer had in due course produced a live calf. 

 The Council have under their anxious consideration 

 two most important questions con nee: with their 

 Country Meeting : namely, the best mode of appoint.. 

 the Judges, and the conditions under which their Atten- 

 tion should be directed to a veterinary inspection of the 

 animals. The Council consider that the stock to whid 

 the prizes of the Society are awarded ought not only 

 in the opinion of the judges to be the heat specimens of 

 their particular class in the yard, but that in < nditi* 

 and function they ought also to be fully qualified to 

 propagate their species, without communicating to their 

 offspring any tendency to hereditary d i s ea s e or imper- 



perfection ; and in order more clearly to call attention 

 to the circumstances under which such tendency mi^lit 

 be apprehended, the Council have offered a prize of ML 

 for the best Essay on the subject. The Council have 

 received from Colonel Le Couteur the scale of poi * for 

 Jersey cattle, which has been found so satisfactory in 

 enabling the Judges of the Royal Agricultural Society in 

 that island to arrive at uniform decisions. At his re- 

 quest these points were placed by the Council in th 

 hands of the Judges of Channel Islands* cattle at 

 Windsor ; and the award of the first prize in that clasa, 

 although made to an animal bred in the county of 

 Sussex, as well as the other awards, have, it is 

 believed, <nven entire satisfaction to the Channel islands' 

 breeders. This scale of points, and the accompany- 

 ing illustrations, having been placed at the dis, *al 

 ofthe Society for publication, in the hope that an equal! 

 successful attempt may be made for other breeds of 

 cattle in England, the Journal Committee have directed 

 their insertion in the ensuing number of the Journal. 

 The Council have given directions for the preparation 

 of a plan of the show-yard at Lewes, and have decided 

 that a pavilion for the great dinner shall be constructed 

 to accommodate 1000 persons. At their request, Prof. 

 Simonds has kindly consented to deliver a lecture in the 

 week of the Lewes Meeting, on such practical and im- 

 portant questions connected with the management and 

 diseases of animals on a farm, as may be considered 

 most interesting for the purpose. The position of Lewee 

 in reference to the Southdown district, its immediate 

 vicinity to Brighton, its connexion by a navigable river 

 with the sea, and its direct railway communication with 

 London and the West of England, will no doubt render 

 it a place of convenient access both to the breeders of 

 Sussex, the members and exhibitors of the Society, and 

 the public generally, who intend to be present at the 

 meet in- : while the great facilities offered by the authon- 



befcre the 



gg m Um in made during the past vear 



lor e\t( dinj in this >untrjr the growth of Flax, aa an 

 agricultural crop. The cot tiooa of soil and culture^ 

 the management of fibre, » 1 the que? si -e beta 

 or not a sure market i<»r its sale, are prnrtisal 

 prudential considerations, which will no doubt of 

 selves ;e the attention of (armers, ait) at any 



special caution helm: giren to th< m 1 xi&esi ; *ho, 



ah .ugh well aware thai l.i<r* are, under or" 

 circum mces, no difficulties sttlidn the a »tt 



of this crop, \ct feel at tit <• tl at present 



adequate means an* net general U a vai iabi < »r taking the 

 crop off tl grower's hands. 



Tin ( uncil, in conclusion, have th* f*d sati* 



faction of calling the am lion of themetni ii»« 



gradual and > ijomus <1< > < lopmott of tin Society in its 

 pract 1 and uh> ful el *ta, and to the ad <rf new 



numbers to its list from anseng the friaadi of agrtcnK 



tural imj >vemcnt in every part of the United Kingdom. 



Hv ord< r of the ( -oimciL 



.IamhHi 

 On the motion ofthe Her. Jam- mton ' 11* minr 



ford, Huntingdonshire, seconded by Mr. VYiqyaft. 



Harel.y House, Line* >ln*hire f this Iteport 



and unanimously adopt i bj the meeting. 



Mr. Raymond Barker. Chairman of the 1 masst 



Committee, reported to the mutiny the 



h of the at) tors : 



■■Mmer Jrvt, J*51 



£ f 











• 



Rccttm 



Balance in the bands of tit Banker* 



Balance in the hand a of tha Secretary, let January, 



J Cwl . . . •• 



DivMfndi on Stock 

 Life-rompesltion of Governor- 

 LHMJompotltioa «>f Men.b*™ 



Annual Subscript*, nt of Got nort 



Annual Subscript.* nt of Members 



Kecelpts on account of Journal 



Windsor SubecHption to Country Meeting of 1S81 . 



4. 



> . • 



• •♦ 



- • . 



• • » 





■ 





■ 







■ 





■ 



... 





















• • . 



• • 



?M S I 



11 9 I 



isn e i 



Wl 



W • 



«*§ 



|4H ] 7 



eeo o e 



OSM 4 4 



• 



r * 









• a - 



• •• 



* • • 





■ 





- 



• - 1 



• » 



• • i 



. . ■ 



■ 



• 



- • 





• - . 



. •« 



* * « 



• • 





■ 



• •• 



... 



i ■ « 







■ » • 



■ 





■ 





Fatmeht*. 



Permanent Charges 



Taxes and Kates 

 Establishment 



Posts 7** and Carriage 



Advertisements 



Payments on account of Journal 



Chemical Grant— two quarters , 



Chemical Investigations 



Payments on account of Country Meetinp 



Repayments to Bankers ... 



Sundrv Items of Petty Cash 



Balance in the hands of the Bankers, SOth June, 1811. 



Balance in the hands of the Secretary, 10th June, IS11 



■ » ■ 





• • • 





• ■ • 



• 



■ « * 



171 1 

 1* 2 

 4-1 11 



* 



KM 18 



100 



see 



n 



2 



I 



a 



2 





 11 



19 



% 

 tl 



o 



S 



I 



5 



2 





 







1 



I 



9 



1 



£5SM 4 ♦ 



meeting ; wmie tne great „ 



ties of the borough, and the immediate residence of so 

 many active members of the Society, will secure the 

 most advantageous arrangements for the occasion 

 The Duke of Richmond has reported to the Counci 



*. priding, ofthe Meeting, oi «* «*■ -J I £rjZ£&FSfiS2L ^tZJZZS 



■tension sat doten to dinner, in the Pavhon, with [ by «J^ "^ „1 Sa«etaiy of State for the Foreign 



birtntent. « <* BS^li^tSfiSte 



TnoMAD Ratmoiid Baike«, Chairman^ 



r n rniuoMta. V '">ano« 



| Committt e. 



presence of her Majesty the Queen, the Royal Patroness 

 of the Society ; and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, 

 as one of its Governors, evinced a lively participation in 



"" ' and with kind con- 



u^cension sai aown io iuuu«, .n the Pavilion, with 

 2000 guests of the Society, whom he most heartily bid 

 welcome to the Home Park. The Mayor and Corporation, 

 and the Local Committee, with the most zealous co- 

 operation, anticipated and executed the wishes of the 

 Council on every point connected with the convenience 

 and accommodation of the Society, and the perfect pre- 

 servation of the peace of the borough. 1 he Railway 

 arrangements were in every respect as complete as the 

 increased pressure of traffic and the multiplicity of de- 

 tails would allow 5 and the Stock of the Exhibitors was 

 liberally conveyed free of charge in both directions by 

 the principal Railway Companies throughout the king- 

 dom. The number of the stock, the variety of the 

 breeds, and the high character so great a proportion of 

 the animals exhibited, rendered the Show at Windsor 

 one of the most remarkable, perhaps, that has ever 

 taken place in this or any other country ; and notwith- 

 standing the increased expenses attending so large an 

 exhibition, the balance-sheet of the meeting will be 



(Signed) 



C. B. CmLLOHia, 



THoMAi Anrnn, 

 Examined, »udit«d..ndfoundeoiT^U.UlW.^^I>jc... 



( g ' Geo. I. RATMoreDBAia«a,| of the hoc»*ty. 

 n„ «k» mntinn of Mr. Astbury, of London, 



iarshirc. the thanks of 



found to present a result more favourable to the 

 Society than on any former occasion. 



The Council have arranged that the Lewes Meeting 

 shall be held in the week commencing Monday, the 12th 

 of Jnlv next. They have also decided on the Prizes to 

 be offered at that meeting, for Agricultural Implements 

 and Machinery, and for Live Stock intended for breeding 

 purposes. The former include important additions, 

 intended to draw the attention of Agricultural Engineers 

 and Machinists more strongly to the different degrees of 

 motive power required by farmers under different cir- 

 cumstances, and to its convenient adaptation to agricul- 

 tural purposes : and it is hoped that .in opportunity 

 will be afforded for obtaining a satisfactory trial of 

 *be efficiency of those reaping machines which have 

 attracted so much attention subsequently to the peno 

 when the Prize Sheet for Implements was arranged by the 



supply of guano to this country, 

 signified his entire willingness to lend every aid in 

 furtherance of this important object, by requesting the 

 Admiralty to instruct the commander of every ship in 

 her Majesty's Navy to search for deposits of guano in 

 ESi regions within the tropics, and every 

 surgeon of such ships to be prepared to examine on 

 the spot the amount and quality of each deposit of 

 guano that may be discover I : the search for mineral 

 Phosphate of hme in any part qf the world being also 

 mSed in this instruction. Lord Pahnerston having 

 also stated his desire that the Council should draw up a 

 code of such instructions and queries they would wish to 

 have distributed by the Admiralty, they have reque ted 

 the Chemical Committee ofthe Society to prepare these 

 Ltructions and queries accordingly. The announce- 

 mentof this most gratifying participation of her ^esjy 

 Government in a question affecting in so high a degree 

 Ae Z e of practical agriculture, will be received with 

 satisfaction by the Society ; and these measures of the 

 SSSnSS.fwith the prize of 50/. already offered by 

 t he SocTety for a statement of the geographical d.s- 



Irrbudo/and the discovery ^/STJ^SSA 

 it is hoped, lead to interesting details and nBporteM 



results. 



bvMr. Woodward, of Wo 



meeting were voted to the a titers, for tbeir care in 



auditing its accounts. ^ 



On the motion of Mr. Aathnry, seconded by Mr. C. 

 Druce, of Oxfordshire, Mr. Knight, Mr. Q. .1 Raymond 

 Barker, and Mr. George Dyer, were elected auditors 



for the vear ensuing. , , 



On the motion of the Duke of Richmond, seconded 

 by the Rev. James Linton, the best thanks _ of ' the 

 meeting were voted by acclamation to the tart ot 

 Ducie for his conduct in the chair, and his devotion to 

 the SeresU of the Society. His lordship acknowledged 

 the compliment paid to him, regretting that '"disposi- 

 tion had prevented his attendance as the President- 

 elect at the Windsor meeting. 



The m-etings of the Council stand adjourned over 

 the Christmas recess to Wednesday the 4th of I ebruary. 



Books 

 I 



at Bohn'f 



Notices to Correspondents. 



m« • A o. Dickson's work is out of print ; 

 3T£icSl.£.- Publiahed b, , radbury •> d Bran.. 



SIS' ££ ?Su to S "onV ™ 1»« ,he •— 2£ 



make the drains 



tlie tree roots. We would not n.asa 



object 



and 



In the meantime, as the large pmjorti « o 

 ammonia resulting from guano constitutes ,n a peat 

 measure, its essential value, it will be ^ m P ortant 



to discover a mode by which a cheap 

 abundant supply of that valuable <^™?J* 

 obtained. The simple and effectual modes ' Jo*««J*J 

 for detecting adulteration in the guano of ™^ ' 

 idit to prevent the great loss and d.sappora me nt to 

 which fa- * •*•' «—— "* time are very liab ; 



,Vo "would not mahethe ma.n dram through 

 them at all. as U&Fu ~tt b-.u. *» t*****:^ 



oi 



in 



fur; 



Ot the told. The better ^^^T^^S. 2. £ 

 genera, drainage juat out of f>e re»ch of^he t^^ . ^.^ 



^ough° Z XSW d/ainage o ? f l P hat part of tt a 



f£2w,la™ : Bum. B* [£&*? barrow fallow now. 



Le, the land lie "&^&*2£* pasture, Blackle's 



Grass SlID.: J Dodvf 55-JJSSpra tTn^Tlto, : Dae- 



sasSrSr«i5gsgSj*./ i {j-t 



erauce of this object, hot. ?ti-j 



