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carting away the soil from the one field to the other | put the cart before the horse state of the carth from which exhalations arise. At 
would be better in effect, but too expensive, and the | of Dr. Wolf’s theories, which appear quite unijna- [sulphor pertain eri ae apie whic’ yri stope the 
{ ee S 7 was last at Swans 
eyes on pty, 8 eae bo > satisfactorily atta ned. me able by the way. f Baron von | the influence of the sulphur from the smelting w roris thero the 
Tt h: ten — Liebig which. ‘drew them forth have not ge = et | Potatoes have been uniformly ge, and i should like 
develo; nae en All in good time: we hop know whether they — been so the last three yes 
“aga to that of the straw ; a his is j aceite the | resume the i, al which contains many points ai ae jia x 
yn the ge is exeessively rich in soluble basic | interest to the far 
ri ict last aut: a 
00 of a copper “mine, I learnt that where the washings. 
s m the mine had flooded some land, the Potatoes grown in it 
= case phosphoric acid in proper whee and and healthy, and all others were diseased" 
smite ail acting would be beneficial, in order ‘Row these are very curions, facts, and T should be 
do obtain at wing expense bettor emp.” On the| yyy go pop THE POTATO DISEASE, | tly hie 
iat hand the poor development of straw (with which th ve pp , Pez pide ‘ing "aed then or any shiar locality, confirmatory or reg: of my 
the health ary the whole plant is closely connected) Rega a eee a, is epidemic OTa ven | friend’s theo eory as to the mg of sulphur in 
caused As to the peculiar 
indeed up springs the inventor of some infallible : 
e by re relative want | of alka lin salt in the soil, | epecifie’thrall the’ tiindadies which have so ute pers the diseases of plants. 
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around Swans where was ma: 
mtaini hs are 
“9, N y everywhe re there are rich treasures of in- | eh i cm fl as 
combate Tal ara nih tho Aia om Potatoes on if nothing wi Hi Tapeh te the a, Piti a to be found; for of a er? ay 
can raise, at leas in part and make accessible to the | ing that every season of misfortune will be the last. beli so 
dedqlanks:; Thies ng: by ploughing Meantime the Adise moves spit? on, be the summer | | injurious to vege e can be: much’ otherwise ti ambi 
deeper into the soil, and where necessary by complete s Aro y ‘i or cold, wet or dry, and we find our- |i; pttk it is ; ning the gauntlet 
ehalf i two-thirds of a a 
aes is a well known fact that of late years by this rye and Yi 9 TER have rogata E — all. 
eans the produce of land has as eatly increased, | ^ farming friend of mine in Norfo aster y occa- |T had been 
moving ym 
f good or tit crops i insured. ro visit the North Riding of Yorkshire. Writin, DE! could T ve 
a great degree 4 = his return S: P ; 
] This in td ` ated ieee ee eee ae m iz “To served that the pe nearly all the way I went feelin ngs will be met the smiles of the initia en 
no Re were poor and unhealthy ; and in Norfolk they are case-har deni ed, but ieri I am y prepared 
in eaaa earth have been ren ais affected by disease similar in character to that of the t as I ste a quid pro quo 
of the plants, and aol tye them; eon sananauonet Po Mary OR Some iaraa ners br 2 grog “ee aare ike the cot of sett ieentle? inform ing the in- 
of which is that these substances, Sgro Uber) ean eiee aap Grow ine ne E GR did Teny khak ws e 
affected tho last few yoars, | remedy the applicati f which t necessaril 
ý i A P 7 i Sorot the y pplica Ae of w must nec ily 
ee ih to be nts. The sie of bes Wheat ti eo atatoa, the Apples ‘that full soon A dels ha limit ted to particular local oe ties, and 
which lies concealed in all parts of the earth is thus Pingat of oo Potatoes in this anaes will n a Ab ee s likely to kill which case we shall 
rendered quicker and theres more remunerative.” the so ie een on > e y sting P eir eri Ta Egr inclined to ber eer ing the sroda of the inet in Peter Pindar, who 
We are conscious of having done what no farmer | tink that the disease « Apples, Turnips, and | bomt n his d of the rats, Samuel 
many other plants s (Geraniums ih eres ned dded ine ani 
ought to do, or practically is ever seen todo, We have | does not proceed from high cultivation, but from some Ta oro “Gloucest 
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THE ACCOUNT OF A “STIFF CLAY FARM IN HAND” 
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I BEG to send you the Tasa aeee paf sheet. The only benefit that p arise | to meet 1507. for rent, and 1057. for interest, showing a loss therefore of half & 
from its i rng on in your will be by showing the advantage of dissecting | year’s rent and interest. 
ping them o columns: I would refer any of your Fandan who| The deficiency is more than accounted for yatta in rag ETI blight in 
may feel heres ted on the subject of farm accounts to the Agricultural Gazette of | the Wheat crop of 185 , occasioning a yield of one-third less than an av 
10th January, last year, p. 27. ` If they take the trouble ad examine the be crop and—the decrease oo prices between Michaelmas 1856 and 1857. I trust that 
statements, they will find that the balance in hand for the year ending atl the two first of these causes of failure will not occur again, and therefore, notwith- 
Michaelmas, 1857 (after deducting diminution in the wrileation), is only 1277. 7s. 2d., | standing the past, “ letifer > Aktien” Dum spiro spero. £ s. d., Dec. 24, 1887. 
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STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS, PAYMENTS, AND VALUATIONS, FROM MICHAELMAS, 1852, TO MICHAELMAS, 1857, oF á “ STIFF Pi FARM IN HAND,” CONSISTING oF 60 ACRES oF GRASS 
AND 90 ACRES OF ARABLE LAND, IN WHICH THE ROUTINE OF CROPS 
As to 13 acres, three course. As to 77 acres, eight o course. 
Viz., 1. Beans or Peas (a) Viz., 1. Beans or (a) 5. Tares or Tréfoil (b) 
>23, Wheat 2. Wheat 6. ey 
3. a Trifolium (6), or Tares followed 8. Clover e oa 
Swedes (c) 4. Oats (d) © Da e a Oats (b) 
i Aiia ANURES :—(a) Dung. (b) Guano. (e) Do. and phosphat (d) Lime and mould on the Clover stubble. 
i : itotior RECEIPTS FOR 
RECEIPTS. Corn con- 
sumed by Fat- Corn, Hay & Straw.} Roots. Stock, Poultry. Dairy. Sundries. Torat. 
ting Stock. 
n Birao onding at Michaelmas 18 1853| £90 0 0 A £341 17 1 £58 4. 3 £43 611 | £86218 3 £15 0 6 £37 5 9 £26 8 3 |£1385 1 0 
Ditto 1854) 36 0 0 z y 435 7 7 64 4 9 60 12 5 Dii 15 8 6 32 18 6 81 211 | 1567 1 0 
Ditto +. 1855} 120 0 0 i on 483 7 8 49 410 57 4 2 41l 1312 0 34.17 0 22:1 9 | 135411 Il 
Ditto .. Se ay s.. 1856 157 10 0 ors “us 385 15 8 3219 7 070 ear 5 16680 37 13 0 22 10 4 1098 8 0 
DIGS ig ee ee eS BRIS aS OO ah s 294 3 7 87.17 7 51 7 6 75110 3 H -a 38 9 5 13 17 5 f 1199 211. 
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£518 10 0 £212 18 _0 | £3838 19 2 
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| ‘ PAYMENTS FOR 
Labour. | Tean stock wise Tan mete | 
F. OC. or €., not con- | 2 
for Fatting. | Other Stock. |Fatting Stock. [sumed by Fat- Manures. Tackle. Taxes. Sundries. Toran, 
ting Stock, 
Imas 1858 Pa om | dos 110 | #10100 | eueisio | amin | aici | en 70 | £64194 | £2 7 5 | £1980 7 1 
; 828.16 8 | “37516 10 10 0 3 | 28 0 8 6011 3 | 108 5 3 4411 3 66 5 4 404 | IL 5 
252 10 0 040] 14925 35 310 62 910 5 0 8 6817 0 215 8 | i78 
oat S 116 6 5113 5 2313 6 | 68 8 0 26 18 11 e aaj- 3109 | 924 8 
81416 6 | 34417 11 5811 8 | 12017 5 29 12 6 83 12 5 3814 0 71 9 3 4 8 | 106418 5 
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£1982 7 1 £736 T 9 
ANALYSIS OF VALUATIONS. 
i Root |Clover, Tares, &| 
Hay. Baa Old Corn. | New Corn. | gonsons. | Seasons. brett sown,| Manures. 
£171 16 0|£25 0 0) £5517 0 }£496 110} £7615 9|£12 3 2| £3010 3 | £14515 3 
oj 213 3| 3 0 of 918 6 | 41518 9| sm s| sw o| s93 153 0 9 
OT We T e [10-6 0 | om 1 Oo} Br 6 7] wer 2 0} a F 179 5 6 
ae a 178 15 0 “ «| 2011 8 i 6 169 11 10 7513 3 45 2 5 14510 0 
Sb) wis 0, tl dees | esis of we el ie ss 43 7 6 121 9 0 
6.1 360 0.0) ~ 1 17 6) 506 9 0! 8418 6] 7 7 7| 42.4 6 19 1.6 
+ aa a Se | Corn ACCOUNT FROM MICHAELMAS, 1852, Errr or Carrie Account Prò Mionareuks, 189% 
| Valuations. EUER, To MrcHArraas, 1857, 70 | X857. mA 
Increase, | De I 3. || Exoxus1 Carr H The Receipts for Stock have amounted t0.. se -e ~ 
ii || Deduct the difference between ) : 
| Valuation at Michaelmas, 
Aha) 24 Con- 1852 sssenasinan ‘iany eas Of 
re oe sumed És And ditto Michaoimas, i857 1. 41817 0) 
124 5 6)| 298-18 g||tm the Year! puting Sold. Hand Toran. ; ~ 
~ s+ || 230 7 7| ending at | Stock 
EAE ee T naait j have been—for i 4 
£ edje 8a) & s d| & sd. Lean for Fatti y we bese 
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1858 |90 0 0341 17 1} 91 15 6/528 12 7I) Food for Fatting Stock, et of 23 9 9 
~ 1278 3 4 1854 36 0 0/485 77) 10 5 0/481 12 o = peer 518 10 8 
Loca ‘ 5750 0 0 1855 {120 0 0/483 7 3|.20 11 3/623 18 6 
tt iol 525 0 0 ER ey a Profit of .. z 
aa ano e E ee PES Chas Ce sot 
Surplus .. ., 3 3 a| 1957 [115 0 0/204 syi 1 7 6/10 11 interest on capital. 
