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THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



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v». P i«o CowrnTTn, Vaio : * /*. The course of cropping is 

 %rainl^»VtieSr^rr,dto. No «orn*s grown. 



MiwU tfoi Cows: X r. U may be steeped in either hot 



i£ m«Lmt «ii'I allowed to stand for tome hours tad 10 



^"n If a mash. A peck a day may thus bo given with 



t>?Jt£m?CmrtmU Reader. If the land * row9 Moii ' you mi ^ 



enlead iam? lima and .alt orer it. Slake 40 or 60 bushels of 

 ZriiTbrin,. and mix the slaked lime with any vegetable 



e "rth and spread the compost whenever you can safely cast 



ifiwiVTk* in his article on tfai j -Experiments with 

 wiou Manures in the Cultivation of Potatoee ' does not 

 naotion the time of plan-in* ; nor do I qure understand 

 whether he spread the artificial manures ovt-r the Potato sets 

 Ir on the top of the driiit. If the f rmer was the case, did 

 lie «or plough up a great deal of the dung m opening the 

 Silt's ? 0o veu recommend early planting ? [Yes.] Sussex. 



PrtrrTtr • H IV If the poultry be not over-done in cooking, 

 the cause must be the bad quality of the food, from which 

 the f«t and tleah is prodysed : try more generous diet 

 Poultry v.i I fatten on poor food, as Potatoes, but the fat will 

 not stand in cookin*.-* V. True black Spanish fowls must 

 iiave white faces ; the cheek is often confounded with the 

 ear lobe, wbfab is white in many fowls ; but a real Spanfeb 

 bird shou'd be white from the ear.lobe to the beak, and com- 

 Dletelv ISM it the eje and face. I cannot say whether the 

 two Messrs. Barber are identical.— Y Y. A pure Cochin 

 < hina fowl has very little tail, and nothing like sickle 

 feathers in it. The fifth claw cannot be admitted, but 

 double or row comb is entirely out of the question. 

 _-*i PwXtry Fancier. I know no book giving a*i the 

 details you require. The Rev. B. S. Dixon's is the best 

 work we have at present on poultry.— A R 8. Clay, well 

 rammed down, with a layer of gravel stones on the top, will 

 make a floor for a poultry house, or clay alone. I should pre- 

 fer this to asphaltum, and know of hundreds of such floors 

 which will bear sweeping with a biri h-broom, without 

 Injury to the surface. Crooked breast6 are lotnetimes caused 

 by small p he*, but are more frequently, in fast-grown 

 large birds, the result of weakness. Lacking strength to 

 support the body by the cLusp of the feet on the perch, they, 

 white the bones tre young and soft, rest tl breast constantly 

 on If, and i' takes the curve. It may be avoided by using, 

 while e birds are young, a bar raised about 12 inches from 

 the ground, and covered with etraw until it presents a good 

 wid* surface, on which they will roost with impunity until 

 they are strong enough to perch In the ordinary way. A 

 laying pallet thoud not be too fat; she wants something 

 Wherewith to form the shell of her egirs. Let her have chalk 

 and I one, also gravel ; give her some whole corn for a change, 

 and do not JM too much on Potatoes. There should not be 

 snore than one cock to six hens.— P. When you speak of the 

 season f presume you mean the present time. The pullets 

 of this year are the fowls now laying, and they are few in 

 numb r ; by your own account you have no founger birds 

 than 1849. They will not lay till after next month, unless 

 tie weather be very mild. J. BaUy, 113, Jfount-atreet. 



Shxif : /? They are the better for straw certainly ; though 

 wicker hurdles are not harder than, during the past fort- 

 sigh% the ground has been on which flocks have been folded. 

 A little straw would suffice. 



tftorfcets 



COVEN T 



English Pvne-appWa and Grapes continue plentiful. Pears, 

 though la %m\l\ r^uantitiaa, are atUl furnished from Guernsey, 

 ^he bast ftnglUh kinds ! *\ good prices They consist 

 of Olont Morceau, Winter Nelis, and Chaumontelle. Orange3 

 are plentiful and good. Nuts are nearly the same as last quoted. 

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

 Potatoes are generally good in quality. Lettuces and other 

 aaladiug tre sufficient for the demand. Mushrooms are still 

 dear. Cut dowers consist of Heaths, Pelargoniums, Migno 

 nette, Stephtnotis, Bignonia venusta, Chrysanthemums, Ca* 

 melliis, and Roses, 



FRUIT. 

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

 Orapes,ho<;bouse,p. lb., 2% to 5s — tweet, per lb., 2s to 3s 



Lisbon, perlb., 9d to Is Oranges, per doi., Is to It Cd 

 Apples, kitchen, per bushel, 2s — per 100, 6s to 10s 



to 3s (id 

 Peart, dtetart, p. dot., 2a to 4i 

 Lemons, per d« *., Is to 2s 

 Walnuts, per bush., 12s to 24s 



VEGETABJJ38. 



tfuts,Barceloaa,p.bah,20sto22s 

 — Brazil, p, bsh., 12s to 14s 



Filberts, per lQGlbs., 70s to 90s 



•Cabbages, per do*., 8d to la 

 Cauliflowers, p. dot., 2s to 4s 

 Broccoli, p. bunch, 8d to Is 3d 

 Potatoes, per ton, 45s to 80s 



— per cwt,, 2s to 5§ 



— per bash. , Is $d to 2s 6d 

 Turnips, p. bunch, Id to 2d 

 Cm nbert, each, 6dtols 

 Radishes, per doz., 9d to Is 



— Turnip, p 4 dot., 9d to Is 

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

 Carrots, per bunch, 4d to 6d 

 Brussels Sprouts, p. half sieve, 



la 6d to 2s 

 Spinach, per sieve, Is to Is 6d 

 Onion/, p. bunch, id to fid 



— Spanish, p. doz., Is6d to 3s 

 Endive, per score, 9d to Is 



at*, per doz,, 6d to la 



Parsnips, per doz., 6d to Is 



Leeks, par bunch, Id to 2d 



Shallots, per lb., 6dto8d 

 Garlic, per lb., 6d to 8d 

 Artichokes, Jerusalem, per hf 



sieve, Sd to Is 

 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 

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



— per bushel, 7s to 10s 

 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., 2s to 3s 

 Mint, per bunch, Id to 2d 

 Basil, p. bunch, 3d to id 

 Marjoram, do., 3d to 4d 



Watercress, per doz. bunches, 

 4d to 6d 



coL h wLT^n t f»!: ep0rt th ?'^ehav6 b^en several arrivals 



•ati"--!- •* , *A 1 , fc svfaa: 



SMinCFiKLD, MokhsT, Dec. 22. 



The number of Beasts and .Sheep h small, buc larger than on 

 the correspond log day last year. The butchers having gene- 

 rally provided for the Christmas consumption, buy very 

 sparingly tc- lay. Trade is dull, and prices on the average 

 lower ; our top quotations are only realised in extreme cases. 

 Th-re'is scarcely any alteration in the trade for Calves. From 

 lie Hand ami Germany there are 242 -Beasts, 1690 Sheep, and 

 1 10 Calves ; from France, 22 Beasts and 12 Calves ; and 110 

 B easts irom Scotland. M 



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HA Y.— Per Load of 36 Trusses* 



Prlwi* ir*«.«*- rr ^itlTHFIELD, Dec. 24, 



32*V- ::: ::: - !? | sttaw 



gg. Meadow hTtS^.^SS?* 26 ' 



owcio^, :;: ;:: » ^ s "* w ... £ ... .. . 



... 70(to75t I Old Clover 



*5 55 NewClorer 

 n U I Inferior flUto"' 



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• et 



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70sto84t 

 60 72 



22 25 



J. COO FEB. 



.. 65s to 72s 





• .. 



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24 29 



Jine Old Hay 



Inferior ditto,.. 

 * :r *" 



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Vt« 



♦ • • 



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tst 



84s to 88- 



75 

 55 



80 

 65 



JSU"- 2 " ^S'ia'JKa^t. c hritta » 



coatiaae, ,eryfirm° aad 8mlth r «Port tiiat the Hop market 



Per st. of 8 Ibs.- 

 Best Scots, Here- 

 fords, <fcc. 

 Best Short-horns 

 2d quality Beasts 

 Best Downs and 



Half-breds 

 Oitto Shorn 



s d s d 



3 



3 



a 



8 to 4 



6 



s 



3 

 3 





 8 

 2 



-s 

 3 



I 



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ste 



4 — 4 4 



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Per st. of 8 lbs. 

 Best Long-woole 



Ditto Shorn 



Ewes <b 2d quality 2 



Ditto Shorn- 



Lambs 



Calves 2 



PitfB 3 



d 



8 to 3 



d 



10 



■ * . 



8 — 3 4 



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 8 

 4 







4 

 4 





 

 6 



Beasts, 1232 ; Sheep and Lambs.12,200 ; Calves, 167 ; Pigs, 360. 



Friday, Dec. 26. 

 To-day is quite a holiday market. There are very few things 

 indeed on offer, and the demand is smaller even than the 

 supply. We retain Monday's quotations although it is a mere 

 nominal affair ; however, it pretty fairly represents the small 

 amount of business that is transacted. Our foreign supply 

 consists of 109 Beasts, 120 Sheep, and 44 Calves. The number 

 of Milch Cows is 80. 



Best Scots, Here- 

 fords, Ac. ... 3 

 Best Snort-horns 3 



2d qualift Beasts 2 

 Best Downs and 



Half-breds ... 4 

 Ditto Shorn 



8 to 4 



6 

 8 



3 

 3 





 8 

 1 



• » » 



— 4 4 



Best Long-wools 



Ditto Shorn 



Ewes <fc 2d quality 



Ditto Shorn 



Lambs 



Calves 



Pigs 



3 8 - 3 10 



« « • 



3 8 — 3 4 



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tts 



• • • 



- - . 





 2 

 3 



• - - 







8 

 4 





 4 

 4 





 



6 



IttO diiuru ... ... « **» ••• •*• v * — - 



Beasts, 272; Sheep and Lambs. 590 : Calves, 106; Pigs, 200. 



MARK LANE. 

 Monday, Dec. 22.— There were no anivals of foreign Wheat 

 or Barley into this port during last week, an occurrence we 

 have not witnessed for many years past. The supply of English 

 Wheat by land carriage samples to this morning T s market 

 was small, the condition being generally bad ; considering 

 which prices must be noted the same as on thU day se'nnight, 

 but the sale is heavy. Foreign met with rather more inquiry 

 without leading to any increase in business, and its value re- 

 mains nominally unahered. — Barley is a very dull sale at some- 

 what lower rate*. — Beans and Peas are Is. per qr. cheaper. 

 — The value of Oats remains unaltered, but the trade is very 

 heavy. — T here has been rather a large arrival of American 

 Flour, and less money is offered for barrels, but holders are not 

 disposed to give way in price. 



Per Imperial Quarter. b. 



Wheat, fisBex, Kant, & Suffolk... White 39 



line selected runs. ..ditto 



Talavera 



Norfolk, Lincoln, ds York. ..White 



— Foreign 



Barley,grind.& distil., 25s to26s...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 24s to 27s Tick 



— Pigeon :.27 — 33... Winds 



— Foreign Small 



Peas, white, Essex and Kent Boiler- 



— Maple 26a to 2»s Grey 



Maize White 



Flour, best marks delivered ...per sack 



— Suffolk ditto 



Foreign per barrel 



42 



46 



34 



32 



28 

 22 



16 

 19 

 18 

 18 

 28 



25 

 30 

 22 

 2 

 24 



35 

 25 

 15 



8. 



41 



44 

 48 

 38 

 ■49 

 ■31 

 ■26 



18 



21 

 20 

 21 

 3< 



Red 

 Red 



Red 



s. s. 

 36-38 

 38-40 





Malting . 

 Malting . 



Feed.... 



Feed.... 

 Feed.... 

 Foreign 



25—27 



18 



17 

 16 



.20 

 -19 



■19 



30 Harrow. 



31 Longpod 

 30 Egyptian 

 34 Suffolk... 

 26 Foreign . 



Yellow... 

 39 



32 Norfolk . 

 2 1 Per sack 



25- 

 21 



23 



-30 

 -26 



-25 

 33—35 

 27-34 



25 

 28 



32 

 ■33 



Arrivals in the Port of London last Week, 



Flour,12494Mksi 

 — 22663brls 



English 



Irish 



Foreign 



Friday, Dec. 26. 



Wheat. 

 Qrs. 



4044 



Barley. 

 Qrs. 



8712 



180 



Malt. 

 Qrs. 



6378 





Oats. 



Qrs, 



MM 



3420 



5092 



Beans. 



Qrs. 



684 



760 



Peas. 

 Qrs. 

 1078 



837 



The arrivals of all kinds of grain during 

 the week have been small, and having a thin attendance at 

 market this morning, the business transacted was very trifling, 

 and the value of all articles may be considered the same as on 

 Monday, holders showing no disposition to take less money. 



Arrivals this Week. 



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English 

 Irish .. 



Foreign 



Imperial 

 Averages, 



Nov. 15 



— 22 



29 



6 



13 



Wheat. 

 Qrq. 

 1130 



2250 



Barley, 



Qrs. 



3150 



1800 



Dec. 



Oats. 

 Qrs. 

 2990 

 3320 

 3910 



Wheat. Barley. jOats.i Rye. 



Id 18s ld|26s Oct 



20 



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Aggreg. Aver. 

 Duties on Fo- 

 reign Grain 



365 4d 



36 9 



37 2 

 37 6 

 37 5 

 37 7 



26s Id 

 27 

 27 1 



27 

 26 8 



26 6 



37 2 



26 10 



lTI 



1 



18 

 18 

 18 



18 

 18 



3 

 8 

 2 

 6 

 3 



23 

 25 



27 

 27 

 27 



2 

 7 

 6 

 2 

 4 



Flour. 

 420 sacks 



2970 sacks 

 Beans, i Peas* 



18 4 26 2 



1 



285 3d 

 28 7 



28 10 



29 6 



20 

 29 







6 



29 10 



10 10 



Fluctuations in the last six weeks' Averages 

 Pricks. | Nov. 15. Nov. 22. Not. 29. Dec. 6.1Dec. 13*. 



29 1 



1 



37i 



37 



37 



87 

 36 



36 



7d 



6 



5 



2 

 9 



4 



ess 



set 



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Pbc # 20. 



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SEEDS.— Dec. 22. 

 ctrull' V VLF' C !<?* fc0 S2 S gander, P. cwt. ...lis to lis 



Caraway, per cwt. . 32 

 Hemp6eed, per qr....32 

 Linseed, foreign, do. 

 Clover, red, p. cwt 



— "-foreign, do.... 

 white, do 



— foreign, do.... 



33 



34 





• * ? 



• » t 



Mustard.wbite.p.bush.S 6 



— brown, do 6—7 



Rape, per last 20t 211. 



Cakea, Linseed, p. 1000 !U.5s. 



— foreign,p.ton,7M53. 

 Rape, foreign, do., 41. Is. 

 Tares, per busn, ... 4s Od— 4s 6d 



LITOTOOL. TotsDAT, Dec. 23 -Tbe arrirals from Ireland 

 and coastwise during the week are light. From foreign ports 

 however, the supply has been large. The trade has been ex- 

 tremely quiet and the few transactions which have taken nlaee 

 have been qmte of a retail character, at previous rate.? P The 

 weather continues damp and unseasonable. At our market 

 thi. morning there was only a moderate attendance of he 

 trade -but, notwithstanding the dull account, from Mark^ane 



dav wee U k Hln of h :r » d ; m ? in W .^ M f nd F ' 0Ur ' ■'»£«*' -of "?. 

 which wa, 6d Zr 4«o ?k' Wl l h tbe e3 " e P tion of Indian Corn, 

 Talue F.;„.T r, lb ,*A ch 5*P er ' were witho «' change in 





This novel and useful article 

 may be used simply as an ordi- 

 nary Air Cushion, or as a Re- 

 clining Bed or Sofa Chair, 

 by inflating the back part 

 which is attached to the 

 Cushion, but having 



a separate aperture 

 for inflation ; by 



which means it 



may be filled at pleasure to any negree of tijrhtnepg and 

 to any angle. Invalids will find this article admirably adanS 



for OTAflt pasp and p.nmfnrt. pi t her c\n a YwA «%. „«x^ ^ ua P*Sfl 



for 



for great ease and comfort, either on a bed or sofa 



VULCANISED INDIA RUBBER HOSE PIPES 

 Breweries, Fire-Engines, Watering Gardens, and Flexible cZ 

 Tubing of various kinds. c uu 



P.ortable India-Rubber Shower and Sponging Baths Water 

 proof Fishing Boots, Air Cushions and Beds/made an* t?Il 

 to order. J * m 



All orders addressed to James Lyne Hancock, India.Rubb«p 

 manufactory, Goswell-road, London, will meet with immedistl 

 attention. ^^ 



FtTMI-PORTE. 



LAWRENCE and CO., 

 No. 55, Parliament-street, 

 Westminster; and No. 10, York- 

 place, Lambeth, Zinc Dealers 

 and Manupactubebs. 



Chimney Shafts, dd. per foot ; 

 various Cowls and Tops for 

 Chimneys ; Perforated Zinc, 34<J. 

 per foot ; Drawn Bell Tube, &c, 

 3 1 d. per lb. ; Rain Pipe, 3 inches, 

 4d. per foot ; 2 inches, 3d. per foot ; 

 Skylights and Windows, Drawn 

 Bay, Cottage, and Church Lights, 

 made to order and plan ; Brass 

 and Z nc Plates engraved and 

 fixed on Glass ; Sheet Zinc, Nails, 



prices* ^^___ 



Fumi-Purte with Cir, 



Passage of Smoke, 

 and Spelter, at market 



CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.— At this festive period 

 of the year, when friends and lovers assemble at the 

 social board, or join in the mazes of the dance, a more than 

 usual anxiety is created for PERSONAL ATTRACTION, and 

 the following unrivalled discoveries for the TOILET are 

 called into increased requisition, namely — ROWLANDS 

 MACASSAR OIL, for creating and sustaining a luxurian 

 head of hair, ROWLANDS' KALYDOR, for rendering the Sinn 

 soft, fair, and blooming, ROWLANDS' ODONTO, OR PEARL 

 DENTIFRICE, for imparting a pearl-like whiteness to tbe 

 Teeth, and ROWLANDS' AQUA D'ORO, a fragrant and 

 spirituous Perfume, an essential accompaniment to places oi 

 public amusement, and crowded assemblies. 



BEWARE OF SPURIOUS IMITATIONS.— The only 

 GENUINE of each bears the name of "ROWLANDS pre- 

 ceding that of the Article on the Wrapper or Label. 



Sold by A. ROWLAND & SONS, 20, H a tt on Garden, London, 



and by Chemists and Perfumers. _^^^_ 



CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES. _ Tmx „, 



Q EWELL and Co's great SALE of NOVELTIES for 



O BALL and EVENING DR898 for this week consists of a 

 splendid assortment of rich embroidered tarlatan robes, wwa 

 flounces, at 12s. 6d. ; a superb selection of white musiinsm 

 tucks and flounces, commencing at Us. 9d. the ar 5 88 »*|"! 

 broidered net robes in colours, 8s. 9d. to. 12s. W. ; a tew very 

 richly embroidered Swiss muslins in tunics, also with nouncw, 

 double ekirts, 10s. 6d. to 28s. Sd.> very elegant, worth 2£ gnuieai \, 

 white lace, tulle, and blondes, in great variety, ins ns 

 pentaiina robe, worked in gold and silver, 285. 6d.; a tew -m. 

 muslin robes for young ladies, very cheap.— Royal Kobe Koon»i 

 44, 45, 46, Old Compton.street ; and 46, 47, Fnth-street, So&o, 

 London. ^ — 



OOD for INFANTS, Invalids, Ladies >J* *J 



Suckling, and Persons of Delicate ConsttWttons. 

 BULLOCK'S SEMOLA.— This substance is % prepa rea "J 

 from tbe finest wheat. Its great merit consists in iw ^ 

 rich in gluten, the pure nutritive or staminal principi' bu rf 

 grain. One part being equal in nutritive power to nve p ^ gn 

 wheaten flour, it contains absolutely more «° arw rr « n!)D iies 

 beef or mutton. Semola, while most easy of digestion, buff crt 



nourishment in a 



s'imulating as animal iwu, *» |pnr<««>«*«w^ «- - uiiitTinanj 



afflicted with a weak stomach, or suffering from Ge . Dl "'J ded f C r 

 f jrm. As an infant's food it supplier exactly what i«. n <*J* e ^ 

 the growth of the body, and will be found to agree ww » ^ 

 stomach. All the usual farinaceous and infant s xoou ^ 

 principally of starch, or often of tbe farina ot .me ^ ^ ef 

 grains, Semola may be given by itself, or added to » u -> t for 



forms of food, to increase their nutritive P ow £ rs \! nf &<> Se- 



• wo- thirds oi ^ ^ 



semoia, wniie nio^i ea*y "* " lte " I f hpinir SO 



highly concentrated form, and not oei b 

 mal food, is particularly ^£JZl\n M 



children accustomed to other food, half or 



pudding 



prohibited, and where even bread is * no " iate d D y 

 injurious ; but in such cases it can o«ly be duly fPP;. nn ^ the 



pastries are 



rions ; but in such cases it can oaiy oe " Ul 2 ?**':„ . n of tne 

 the p. ofesion, and must be given under the airec " bl a( jded 

 medical afendant. Semola is agreeable and paia iw u ig 



to every variety of food, custards, cakes, P uddl °gJ th beef or 

 particularly adapted for j.n addition to soups, oro* ^^ it 

 mutton tea, in place of vermicelli, rice, or oar ley , . ncr€a ,eS 

 improves the flavour of these forms of diet, it ^reaiij ft]0 ^ 

 their nutritive powers. Semola may be obtameov ■» ■ Retft il 

 retail, of Llotd Bulcock, 22, Conduit-street, Lonw • ^ered 

 piice, in packets, Is., 2s. 6<i., and 7s. ^- A nd ni»J b y^f 

 of all chemists and druggists. Semola Chocolate,^. 



nd Sons ; Semola Biecuits, by Huntlet and Pa^»- 













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