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= of chaff or;then, to pt ractical value, th 7 
number, and consisted of about e ‘im Vein is — S iti ty pooner in well- eae what amount = Swedes ras r rak: seek Se: 
Seti ns ar = commoner examples of Lolium frown scales in proporti 1 and | ad libitum) eons uld fi dry food 
perenne, medium specimens of the same, and menes the majority of seeds papa pape the | Fenton Barns, oy a rary that < hem i} 
“í extra- ‘ane short ” Perennial Rye-grass, these last | w uality and suming 180 lbs. of Swedes and 5 tb of stea 
bei t weight and purity, and at the same rakai i n that, Sonae pore ee | ova day made fi i at “re rate of 14 Ibs. per wa 
i i which | being free from weeds, less se or 2 lbs. per day, which at 6d. per 1b. 
nse rat oultivatod su Tobie piranha oping map The tal eRe is one of still gre rst In Swila a frye, pa carai 
Oaea ee ey AEA 
: n; l 
yaa bong! muses ws with som ae y my in oan our calonlations for pints (which we! Tem mpleton’s experiments, pr es in the oval he 
ag pipes. ta a ae es us poco peels g|have here done to harmonise with our er | tural preca peter re showed that 32 Ibs. of Swede, 
the weight pn pa ary aooording to the trade | analyses of this kind) we a ave been liable to | 4 Ibs. br Taw, gave 1 Ib. of flesh 
es rg 4 seco: the w ht in ins of| error, yet this will be a minus rather than 5 We ede ot ide ny à naie 308, foie hay at 
2 oz. by measure of eac sample, from which: dt] result, aait infor morë agrir rat ge $ 1 lb. Heresas live weight. He then mentale 
will be seen that e n the examination of small} some weeds than that we s ibed nt Ek experiments made ye Mr. M‘Laren, mega h 
quantities we may form fair conclusions as re- Inder the head of remarks wi A Kinnaird, with a view of testing the comparative 
gards specific gravity, a matter which we oe notices of th ecies of weeds ma wk ) ey value of pulped and whole ips, and for which he 
nre importano for it rill he’ wean tliat sometimes calculations of the amount o had received the Royal Agricultural Society's prize of 
samples were progressiv this respect, the these are points that will be specially dwelt upon | 207, Those ex eriments extended over Years, ang 
heme Semis eing for the are Ao the best. | hereafter. the result was as follows:—The cattl weighed 
Trk Sines ie ED" when put to feed, and, at the conclusion of the experi. 
ged gh caopec sac we ment firs result was very different to the 
vei Bs secon e Swedes pulped, and mixed with chaff, gave 
"E Fa 6s. 1 per ton, with beef per Ib.; Turnip, 
EE $¢ given ole, 7s. 33d.; whil ose pulped and given 
| Weigtt| G&S | Fa Remarks on principal Weeds, &. fresh only realised 5s. 2d. The second year’s i 
; DESCRIPTION, per | gp, | Sb ment reversed the former year, v: uing the roots gt 
; No. amet WE Tg Bs 6s. 6d. per ton as their mean value. After ded > 
EF g a all, he had an excess left for profit on those given E 
Ea | ge of 15/. 17s. 4d.; those pulped and given fresh gf 
Sa vac 237. 15s. 10}d.; and those and fermented of 
Tbs. qrs. Bromus mollis, Holcus lanatus, Ranunculus repens, and | 227, 14s. 44d. The profit has to be added to the Swedes 
1| Ryo-grass POE gy 16 216 6720 others. onsumed, making respect ively 12s. 34d. toy 
Roce ed 16s. 4d., and 15s. O}d. on Swedes con With 
Bromus mollis, Holcus lanatus, Festuca bromoides, Ranun- Eeg H 
2 E 6000 | respect to sheep stock experiments are recorded, 
yen Rye: = E ee a - except those made by Mr. Lawes, who came to the 
8 | Rye-grass 20 264 2880 | Much the same as 2 as to species. conclusion that feeding sheep left nothing but their 
— SL SRE Ce manure to pay for Swedes consumed and management, 
Holcus lanatus =: 520 H b r. Lawes wien None Lia tegs at 
4| Rye-grass j 22 276 1120 Ranuncul us repens 8 mirgo: | 36s. OR n mutt ut 4s.2d. per 
Various we ment coul hardly 
—_—/—_—|— | the sake a discussion, a er take the oduce mo 
- 160 
Holon -. 480 ewe flock a rning 2 value of the Swedes, 
bees repens +» 2491 1600. Assuming a ee an woole sa e to consume 24lbs, of 
a 288 PP Moo San irs cat oam k 2 ap Sw edes san nd 2 Ibs. of hay per “aay, a that aa nee 
; xa worth 30s. and fleece worth 6s., 
È Varios more species of weeds iis the preceding, and from woul have 36s. to pay for 12 month keep. a: 
oe the entire oe of Festuca bromoides doubtless from 4 É 
$ ee a 6d. per week, 10s. would leave 26s, k 
$ mm we 880 | ‘Principally Hol for the 32 weeks of the most inc ceia the 
year, while at ips, and valuing the hay at 8/. per ton, 
coe eat bh nit ae 14 Ibs. would be consumed, 43d. lue, leaving about 
olcus lanatus 800 U_ 
26 320 | 1200 Plantago lanceolata 80 (= 1200 4s. 6d. per wedes consumed ; con- 
Various 80 firmed by practical experi Ten , Showed that 241s. of 
| 852 | 640 | Much th p 2 Ibs. of hay ; they bad no sight to change hay at so 
7 : hi ha “sence rice, e real truth was 
28 368 240 A tolerably pure sample. food, wh ati pa anah Pp pens ing to to the ia 
it papel in the edia of food. Mr. 
+0 wai acd eee ek a point, says, “The estimate of the value of either of 
these crops is usuall 
| 30 382 160 | All Holcus lanatus. ere i y © Wa. per ton Die a very 
3 Piriiolsl Ryograss...... | 99. | aos | 80 | Diffculttofndaweea. l ara unsafe rules if taken. on its quantum of me 
% {Extra fine short Perennial Ranunculus repens principally, with Sherardia a ot obtain n sad eqr 
s Sd { Rye-grass me z re Ki, { occasionally. pons, at less than pepper “ea 
: ve 16s. t ti a al ei 
= ar E PR 84 464 400 | Ranunculus, Plantain, Holcus. cabs He ty per ton as eir ye a oo when the met 
= market was not remunerative he they a 
= fine on TREERE 96 480 820 Much as above. cro; iso 
A Ext hort e- ! The pl * ` 
pres z haem 38 520 640 ` prore 
Ww bere fine short Perennial} 40 544 240 | L ll ly absent 
TABLE 2.—BSTIMATION OF DIFFERENCES IN WEIGHT FROM SMALL so p if Song Sark ieee s. for 2 oz. as a high 
d y form an estimate of! was 
awe bya sa ipl ark eithmeti Eyr for ced lee 
eir weight 
there page Sa a dubs pr aated they are re oad o 
“Sepa tures, which ind 
may lead to an r in under-estimatin the | ee 
sample rather hore m reverse, as few re in- 
crea: or an measure, 
shall next eek to we We. pon 
| which cece rt with yten aee reference to the weeds 
—— 
ALUE OF A Faa OF TURNIPS. 
better samples meeting of the Oxford Farmers’ Club, 
— Character as Mn Aerer introduced this Beets for disceussion. Be gee 
sods of the dwelt on the; 
zaJ. 
new clauses de serie Bo 
th E 
Rye-grass. The ence pron > pe ee op Bi 
fon vn estead, and th 
ting to the pran: @ A a rit E called attention to the 
plump an 0 an ical experim 
’ the to ascertain the fe ae fos Of soc duck less 
hence the in. | he experiments which had n made by Mr, Law 
ht. and Professor Way, and which proved that 6 tons 
3 Swedes contained as m all 
mbers in the second sugar, =a one ton meadow hay, but not 
a 2 so much ' 
with the weight of the bulk: sg would pool eae gs rape nag R 
Swedes at 10s. per ton. 
