June 6, 1863.] 
THE GARDENERS' CHRONTOLE | AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 
an taining silica, alumina and ammonia, is mixed 
it f f potash, 
кае ire Works, Worcester — 
Webb, William, Chemical ] 
Williams, Edwine, Lenastone 
Williams, He n 
most luxuriant when the rvals between wet and 
dry weather are either tab pi nor too о. 
fi fre 
equently, the lan is not only 
ne al 
І 
by t the preparation. rom a similar preparation con 
taining silica, alumina and pot tash, яа. excess of a 
faod cannot M broug „by capillary "И within s 
use, 
in no case I have ed eis о д 
m- 
"в plan of орега- 
Worcest er The B of, e uen Kidderminster 
FINANCES.— The Hon. Major-General Hood pre 
se быб the repr from which it рро that the 
| Secretary’ s receipts during the р had b 
and 
continues pt o lon me, los. soluble food is 
tct within Tench p "he ate and - ап exces в 
too concentrated а condition of such foo 
injurious to all bla i we сап likewise well understand 
er bee en demonstrated, I tp be allowed 
лаа of 
T ЫН a absorption of ammonia, potash, &с„ by 
the soil. 
as ney: 
k 
As already stated, the composition of the soil 
materially affects the precise шатыр in which solu ble 
ferbilisin PR matters are absorbed or otherwise changed | 
by the soil; I am inclined, , therefore 5 consider the 
absorption of such жаен to берер nd u 
ofc acp qum es dified by th e we Il known ac 
n the display 
| i 
combinations рак В exist in the soil. 
pne Heina of soluble phosphates, or of pAospRoFie м 
acid, at once, is intelligibly КИК ed by the id 
which earbonate of Hte oxide of [iron, or alum 
compounds which occur in every fertile soil, НЕЧЫЯ 
Dr эртден aci x 
| к "ker — Bart. 
why fo und correct. 
on naturally rich or highly- manured land Њай on | hands м гое bankers on the 31st 
naturally poor soil. Jov 
&oríttít 
L AGRICULTURAL OF ENGLAND. 
‚ше, — Present» 
e Сһаіг; the Duke 
Lord Cui Раи Tora ТЕҢ, Lord | * View 
tinati Lord Tre redegar, Lord gi lsingham, Hon. W. 
endish, M.P.; Major-Gen. N. ; Sir | SDecting the prepara 
7 © Macãonald, Bart. of € Journal ап et "ith. 
D: M E С з Li 
рте 4 v af for or Wednesday, May $ Á drew Day) 
sha П а Сте оп nud sday, 
i potash d of ph l 
р 
э 
t} 
rin, 
ассо: ords with Eis known chemical faets ; and as A 
egy just mentioned in a 
te by far the most important fertilis iing. соп 
1 ‘think we are warranted in maintaining that 
principal absorptive properties of “ж "ne due to 
chemical and not to purely phy sic: sii 
The mechanical о 
and itis only in a soil in а ndition 
that the chemical борин ies on ids. I have dwelt, 
and other important changes, ean en manifest 
themselves. The cultivation of land by deep ploughing, 
Subsoiling, harrowing, digging, ана евр the 
Steam-euitivation of үз land, for these reasons 
shoul our most serious attention. It is by 
such means that the porosity of stiff soil with 
their capillary attraction, is greatly improved ; that ai 
is freely admitted into the кы and the m PM 
mpounds in t 
that the accumulation. -— imperfectly 
injurious to 
practical point of view | 
nstituents, | 
the 
r physi tion ем" soils, how- | 
ever, affects very м жат» their е трба powers, | 
vegeta! tation, is preven ted, and their Атту resolution into 
carbonie acid is effected, and that nitrates are den 
atio: 
in the soi П the important transform s take 
place, but very te Lud in ed 
and i icie: га с 
n 
mere mechanical working of land, especially if 
by steam-power, wonderfully — the inherent 
reat stress is laid w Li m ig, a as itis indeed by all 
hanical cultivation of the 
fits which7result from 
A I Aebig directs special "attention to „the pi üysical 
ace i in order that 
matters "op bad in the surfac 
may plant. What- 
state of combinations or whether wo assume the 
n ebig's “ rp Husbandry," не e танана o fon 
cannot ed of an beg to plants except it be presen 
in the s e in an available The wi 
available TIT conveys as current а — i the 
graphie expression © physical Perd 
of. eom 
ҮТ ав condition mineralfood can 
Trong into „the TE. soil, unless w i 
freely вае ы he land and наа | in dt 
act is шесћа апі іса] iid 
This 
Шошо, is improved, in consequence ү the restored 
ore rainy mi year. The mineral foo 
Бабанова in. jw Ао гаыа ui soluble 
апа available by diffusion шош zh is, re brought 
se the reas ЧМ wh 
Solo үтә when it pe 
ined subsoil ; why winter fallow dits not mater 
n of the surface if it Lom 
p si similar 
dn operations tending to этте T porosity ; | 
and why, ona i ucl cultivated clay soil, vegetation 
Со] wneley, аПасе, Mr. Burch | 201196 
Western, Profe Wilson, Mr. Frer ге, апа Dr. Voelcker. E: T 
The follow: New elected e att on of the Committee to the 
бае of pastures infested by weeds injurious a young 
Abell, James, ш: Grange, Worces ock d taken pl 
Allen, Newland, The Vache. Chalfont, Ei Giles, Bucks оек; а Correspondence having т акеп piace оп 
ert $., Woodhorn Gra e part o Voelcker with Mr. 1 сибү of Nort 
запрова? е, Morpeth, e [Je 
Вак arles Newcombe, H: n Pas а 
Бакер d Camfeeld, Жошо! Баса rure Rd., Chelsea 
Bartley, William Handy, 8 Place, Wi ester 
Barber, William, Elm Hill, y, Worcest esc 
Beach, John The. the EM MUS Swan, Worcesters 
Beachell, John, Rawcliffe, Selby, Yorkshire 
f Dr. 
ach, "nk M gs P oper de in har locali ty), on 
"Нер px bs injury to such 
p are not res 
E AR "desti ЕЯ 
16 оп , examination 
dn time. was found 
nu" 
ові 
f e dis trict; ; specimens were forwarded and identi- 
fied as Wild Parsley, ( К E XL segetum). Whilst 
n, Alcester, Warwicksh. | upon this subje oeleker referred to а 
mner, W. Grifüths, Holme Tato. Негеѓо К 
Bradham, William, Hilton, Wolverham 
Caldwell, Bonham, Leominster T" | of the. supposed Lic Avid en of water supplied to 
Chalk, Thomas, Barbourne, Worcest his kennels in preventing the breeding capacity of the 
Chesterfield, aeter Bretb d x Burton-on-Trent | hounds th digh wasting (in the of ta 
1 n 
Cleasby, Jobn E, " field h Hew. "e T aaa testieulorum). Professor Voelcker had submitted the 
g bb; eu » Ridnor oue Villa Sandgate, Ke to a carefül analysis, and discovered it to contain 
dien oodtown, Távist ото e proportion of organic matter (475 grs.). 
Collins, Bar: nabas, Hunston, Ixworth, Suffolk : Б , 
orles, Hawira, the College Greon, огей Supposing this to be the result of decomposed animal 
Cotterell, Sir Henry George, Garnons, Hereford substances; the injurious efect of 16 appear 
Crawshay, Edward, Othorpe Моне, Матко АВАР to һе Professor to be partially accounted 
Crossley, Práncis, Bomerleyton, D for. There was nothing in the 
stituents аб ely. to cause 
cis, Wilderw. all like 
Som 
Cutting, Robert Coote, Ridlington, "Uppi 
Dobi КОКЕ 
k St ОУ, й Ба 
Fàir, Jácob Wilson, to, Warringto 
re, OR A e IR orévia, Praliz, 'Brüm, Aust н value of etd 
gay dy, Rev. James H., Castle Eaton, Fairford, Wi Opinions bei mongst ighest 
Gar aner, Richard W., Pa а ago, Ombersley, бейней authorities б n this Үлү iti is бан, ча К of 
Петар. Кеш Winthor ouse, Newar| Е eful and ОНБЕШ field ex The pri pre t 
Goldingham, Н. G.. Newland € Court, Male | АРД b 
Har ups dgeley, Stockporl aboratory subjects аге—186, ће ен &y of pl — 
Halos, Clark, Manor House, Bass iiim Royston, Cam- ев and 24, the means of re т guano 
ridgeshire 
effective, both. Бу uei wein "my tio of беррец, 
Harris, John, Sutton, Keyworth 
Helps, Arthur, Vernon Hil, Bishope Waltham, Hahts The eum c uem l wil contain a pape 
Herbert, 7 Roben o Ta k, k, Wo bep papo 
Heygate, Rubert ow, L VERA UAR 
Hodgson Captain B. N^ Luck land, Teom inster БЕРОЕТ or ORS ОЕ THE ROYAL VETERINARY 
GOVERN! ! 
Couscu or THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL 
Lin 
, 
Hurt аф гери к Ве!рег, "Derbyshire ».FOR THE YFAR PEN de 
Hunter, Samuel S., Old Court, Abergavenny The ors of the Ro; ary College have the 
hnson, James, tree, Bristol satisfaction of presenting their нту Report to the Council 
Johnston, MT M o The Grove, Yoxford, Suffolk of the Royal ——— sem v and in so doing dmn 
g, Richard H., Wooperton, Alnwick in the first place, to Md the — € the 
Lea, John Wheeley, St m House, Worcest interest which, d year, tho Members 
Le Grand, Emile, W Ie Society have taken in eA alliance existing но do 
Бн АК Ed. Y e East Po тај eem B h, | of th t prm ene with чен 4 и чя tmn 
eston, Monk На ridgn of the country g : 
Mr з к» Рие of disease amon у eattle and sheep, with a view either to 
Lindsa, rt L, Lockinge, 5 Berks prevention or cure, have consi. у exceeded those of former 
Мас! erbert, Mere Hall, Lini ears; and -- 5 у on the increase, а proof 
Maddock, Henry, Sealand, бы that the ntages possessed by the cal in disseminating 
Mannsfild, Count, Dobri sound 1 pathological principles are duly appreciated by the 
, Prag, Austria 
Meir, Henry, Green Gates, Tunstall, Staffordsn 
Miles, Mar: s Wm., Burton Hall, Halneshory Wilts ө Go deem are fully persuaded that this improved state 
hes 
M ones. , Hoxton Hall, C of things із due to no other cause; as the communications 
Mullinar, $65. "Royton Farm, Wiexiáo , Denbigh chiefiy refer to ordinary, not to extraordin: nary and unusual 
Nevett, Wm., Yorton Villa, Harmeér Hill, Sálop | cases of disease, They are, Eq assured that diseasé 
Nevill, Thos., Montford, Shewsbury, Salop upon the whole has not been more prevalent than in former 
zies, Charl: дахана Bid БД Ш 
ewecastle-upon ny cases of gre 
t practical interest to the agriculturrst 
pe еатсе, Ge nas Walcot, panne Wibineintablin also been vehial from practising Veteérinar, [oun 
Perkins, Jos eph. , jun., Laughto т, Bheddingworth, Rugby I these baving been first t ie in ES Xu 
БЫШ ога, d E^ ward, Cheltenh *' Veterinarian," and often 
pume узае Я "7 Pershere haré 
T s Phili Ve ты Reading ticular] 
воп, Ric t, bancashire 
КККК John, Bewick P “лүү 
Rix, Nathaniel, sen. "Lond Goey St. Albans are 
ав, Batha 1 Castle, M orpeth „ће 
im. b Tho rtsey, Surrey 
ерһ, о : 
Ross euer astle, Upton-on-Severn e xir 
егіп, Alex. Clunes, Worcest i ~ former 
туф аф уры VIP errre ай aver е 
o! rey, Wrex bousands 
| оры HE Mollinaton, Chester dany req ar rt req A 
eA years, not 
— ;, Lam шо, Fence House, Durhain nearly three 
[X (ре. е р Walk i пе House Pes » "rl to arrest its progress, 
а m., jun ne rton, Westmoreland И 
Taylor, John, "Вајта а), Bang | ij d eq cenae this 
I mpson, Y risen late occasion 
House nental 
Тоша ‚ Hedmarley, D'abitot, Newent Ер origin in this 
атое КУ F^ г, Кашан D Той О The Professor of Cattle Pathology was early 
aat B., Bheepoote See Works, irmi Les m gave ih е нса for an almost hes period 
Waddington, J., s СОНИ of three months to the means best calculated to exterminate 
Webb, William, Worces 
