January 23, 1858.] 
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abit TATION OF WHEAT. 
Aitken, M. LR.A.C. P at the late 
tion.—This 
Jom 
ee 4 Mr. 
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varies ex xceed- 
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The advantages of t sting: it after ied 
vide a firm seed- 
| Po weny fungus, but i it is 
dis 
THE BAS eee GAZETTE. 
hen formed, filling 
black ungus, which has 
| samples as contain = are ta ays of less v 
be got rid of by w nowing g, &e To s 
all the contents of it by a} 
a foetid smell, so that such | 
alue. It cannot 
stop its ravages 
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| physician will be unable to apply practi icolig.< the infor- 
mation this PERNS gives, the curi matters of 
e will be struck with the following _— i= 
» The at the rainfall in one Pe aime 
2a. 
is more than 
of copper, a goed pr ‘oportion being 1 
> ow 
pped into this, eee which means the sister 
it ismext spread upon a stone floor till the morning, an 
then sown. his remedy is not entirely effectu 
id. 
a 
ual, 
acre. 
y 3 
127 inches; ; a Th at the rainfall on on t 
igle r 
south- sai em side e ranges from 16 to 24 a 
pe “mean” of that other [See 
so McC ulloch]; 4th. That t 
enfali 
pa it does a deal of good; it ace costs 4 
Uredo segetum. This i 
is a conversion of the whole of the grain i ack | 
not so formidable « as “pe row 
44.70, while that on the eastern 
Thwaite, in Suffolk) is 23.27; 5th. That comparing 
— of re same Seas H ern the ‘rainfall at 
58°" 27’), 36.1 +e ham 
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This 
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6. ‘Uredo rubigo, or red l gum, rust, &e. is 
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ne 
oui culm, of t 
neat 
as to be in p 
a 
ing weak. After Wheat, seeds are well suited, as the 
land is then well suited for POE being. ee in a ae: 
~ condition deli sht f 
a pri 
a fungus 
‘crt oe 
W ; 
sucks he 
a yellow appearance, an 
d. 
ish 
aaa wea which should go to ‘the ears. 
graminis. i the apse fal of Wheat. 
by various Sac which are prej 
the plant, such as a “ae summers 
anure, &c. The bes 
p ae 
up 
+ +4} 
only ge 
or sometimes Swedes mig 
Wh heat is follow ed by the 
the same- necessi ty as 
Wheat crop seldom ; indeed sometimes 
till the land gets apaan and 
y rotten, as the mi 
1g 
diseas by the Berberry, 
d doubtful, ad i is i believed by ve 
Vv 
to be a 
xtremely 
getable physiologists 
This is a small 
m E e. Berberry 
used 
ibrio oni Papena Ee: 
it is then fallowed. neh good: cultivation. the rotation 
may be almost what we 
(2). Soils best eg for Wie the 
heavy rich acre ener But this is = modifed partly by 
E of 
worm it to pres sent 
ton ng si appearance o of "Ure the inside 
of the grain is filled by a cottony ees substance, 
which is s the Vibrio. b. Cec ido omya „tritici, Wheat 
eat, causin: Ar 
10) 
ences will a 
is foun ari Dev von; in Mon mouthskjre, and Bute- 
shire in a Scotland; iit ea at ee Mirren yi 
is 57} inches, t Monmouth 30 inches t Mount. 
Ta, wi ree Aesth which 
rops out in Dorse and sass 9 to the north of 
Y eeds taking Gratin in its course. The at 
Little. Bridy is 38.70, a vege bes inches, 
Scarborou - 22.89, Or it earer hom 
the outdiiets of the London basin, » Hó cry" at Cambridge 
and The tfo: rd, the rainfall is less than. 20 inches; at. 
5 the“) 
EE 
f néz Enoland midge. 
Whea roam 7 aa “9 er ter do. g r SEa Hatehinp suck up the nutriment from the plant. c. 
h wa requen i altace angst ee E iA ae e fly. This cuts the stems of Wheat. d. 
rather light soil. Upon 1 the: whole: west landsc: Pe be! Com n green aphis. A lives s upon the plant. e. 
cat coupe bjo seas, ug. „f. Ergot. T is by some is thought to be a 
(3). Cuit vation —Upon light'lands one great point S| fungus; it a appears a C oktE om i ear of Wheat, the 
to pied eee the land soon, so that the Sieve seeds getting expanded to a grea’ t length, and is of a | 
E kr 
t 
midwa tl 
1. Under Drainage.—As the ökol of surplus surface water 
rbd primary obj ect of agricultural Kemer. and as the rain 
a 
may get soneelidabed:; the depth to be plou; hed sabout | - 
A sA inches, as k j Sio dar abe peed ane eperess to An aa ese be assertion in respect to the under-draining of land = 
, as by going deeper’ we bury the f ti been pi met by the'statem k that the drains used are 
wv After ploughing it is: frequentl -pan &c. g. Wireworm. This is a great perta it is — itia poner hitai "mote capecious this 
plan to roll the land, <a for this purpose the miei | the grub of = ol beetle, and remains in r- | can be requ ene nder any circumstances, that it is ar unneces- 
roll answers t frequently happens that so sary refinement in the applica‘ — of science to inquire into: 
Ww ae Mare , gradu ually getting larger, a and the quantity of rain the pipes a carry, or to burden the 
tough ae lr th vera A di sare between at ung rant al all il the ee A remedy for this is = i, armen by calcu lations o of th their dimensions Iam bound, 
e time for on ese mu cut | ro) the Wheat in its you a myo based on an exten- 
off by a broadshare: ploug’ metimes er sive practice o drainage pr t there is no infor- - 
ona abe pooner once neh E eo : sat te; or pass a floc ace ots age over ‘it, and Cae sprinkle ination more e risa nal to me Soh eee oe which 
R 3 cwt. f to te; = 
; Gos erally harrowing OOM by the ‘3horse ante once 2 by its attacks by the Wheat “getting ‘yellow. ignoran aor maior Frith rege Ed the ee wam of the 
preparing rainfall, added to the common belief that draina 
the land | mechanical tion which educated bailiff o 
into a amherst land does not require ves be Home Corres pondence: | may carry ont; that has-led to the discredit, attached to this 
o‘ land’ rather rough; as it fo 5 Horse feedin; espec this part of|d we Per © executed under Government auspices, and has fostered! 
of = ites mene vue Fathi AAt agricultural economies ADIN anur is proclaimed of EE art AEA riiai” ani Satan te porn regia 
and b the theory o e, viz., that no general rule can argument: inst’ the «utility of a knowledge of rainfall 
Se ee OF She freee thierclods-cruntiols down laid down aide under m iarri mees, neia supported by, the fact’ that when we a 
There arorti t S Broad- | Pelief is that “ the best is the and where nears! lands; we can only fully attain’ the object by a 
‘cast, this pep is fast'dyin eg petite. ager work is heavy, there is nothing like oe the horses | Multitudeo pet neers webinar or “adirate the 
L= Daphiing: By. this plan there? igr ay devine of 22 thoroughly good condition. a team of 14| soil w wharety their natural ess (which is three times- 
in“ numb nAoaay hea beurs in a midland | as great as sandy soils) is: overcome and perco! facilitated. 
seemed and “it ee not be ret and consi — amount of a In the drainage of soils, iei therwate semis 
saan ands could not be found y> lled non-porous- 
. per acre: 
most’ unlyerend aceon fe 
h drill, drawn by fow 
SK Bi Goid: lands- that the aiaei Ethe 
about 6 pecks for good Wheat 
r lighter. lands, going o pa _to more 
and it is on 
horses would d 
The quantity. frre 
and, eer A om 7 pecks for 
‘seed as 
Herat i 
1 bushl. Beans; 1 bushl. 
chaff, rack and net); 4 cwt. Carrots (grated and 
and 
must bethe pre proper quantity. The distan 
own 
six in summer; 
Th 
e drills is generally from 6 to 12 inches ior sense 
i good and being z Aa distance. Where it can be | sey 
drilling across 
liable 
spring it is ee ‘advisable to th 
o > on Cambri “gen rem et “tar ae ae š 
ooseneđd 
ring when drilled, either 
land or by the horse hoe, which is made to fit ae a 
is about Is. per acre; by th 
, to 
z IL 30 in in corners a 
pine work ar beg till 
inter. Then into the 
n hour oe a hal sae in the former _ and for 
latter. k after a 
Engag 
stable for a 
e 
igl pa aaron e But at all 
events T T wom say, from a trial both ways, um it is 
mixed with chaff). es oe ae ds to two horses, | aë 
receives the co: wg te bi k 
age of open 
anor a throne ose retentive and so-cal 
single pst is 
Socom at 
pong te ia 
“ea 
provided blow, ft 
apota a show h 
at this moment in our rotamer of 
ormation, which, forthe most cg 
arped if channels of: disc! ere Do 
i ae ame 
iran] of f Edinburgh, prone 
Seth me 
mical to to give one man the charge 
vg with boys, lads, and men other 
rge 3 during the working hours. overs: the 
on yand in fact. so is 
md with 
a ae ence of all may no 
With such treatm 
at i wens most freely yonn ed, there 
IO beyond the 
s| md the on wren 
uld 
to complain of in the shapeof a heavy ve 
Kenilworth. 
Soctettes, 
oF ARTS: On the cn Dia of œ daily’ 
i rete ister of therainfull throughout the e ee 
is the title of a very interesting fe a 
Mr. - Bailey. Denton last week before this. rene } 
have not room f for a Ti yin it, an con- 
ournal, ee arg sor 
either of the o rainfall or T the saan of water sal the 
evapo! AS y containing e 
EAA under A thea we which Mr. Denton 
collect, and nl of these he speaks in the following — 
“Although the agriculturist, the engineer, and the 
o } and ti 
pass 1 as rapidly 
am bound to to give evidence, of ti e fac ei 
gland, where annual. : is 
we drainage. was effected parallel. system 40 feet. 
<a ita “pronounced. a failure. Tt bas been com- 
ee e number of wet days considerably less than. 
in the West of England, andit is more than probable anco wl 
dima account for the results. ean instance 
sired tated rune Deal ee Se 
starts from Lyme R where the fall is 24 inches, and runs out 
