Јсхе 13, 1863.] 
THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
[THE FOLLOWING ARE THE RETURNS OF WORK DONE THIS SpRING v? то MAY 
MITH'S oe US. 
In. MORTON'S PAPER BEFORE THE LONDON FARMERS’ Crv».] 
| Price of Cost of | 
No Soils. Аар. Depth of | Daysat | No. оѓ Coa's 
lat time. | 2d time work. work. |Removals.| per ton Coals Qil Wages. | Repairs: | Address, 
| 
Inches. £5 d|& e 4|£ s d|£e d4|£ э. d. | 
1 rious 94 80 8 to 9 32 11 10:0 815 0 115 9|25 1 4 3 S 6 A. Toward. Osborne, Isle of Wight 
2 |Mixed clay $31* $ 4 13 7 017 6 416 3 0 8 6113 6 6| 016 7 |W. Smith, Woolston 
* Grubbed and drillcd 
8 |Loam and clay 150 80 8 83 ey 9 15 0|1217 6 119 9|35 5 8 2 0 0 |F. Sowerby, Aylesby 
4 |Vari 70 70 7 to 11 20 5 914 0| 610 0| 112 6|15 3 4 T S. Druce, Eynsham 
5 |Light 60 160 9 е4 ++ о 5 0 6 8 0 112 0/1 4 0 110 0 |С. Wotton, Teddesley Park 
6 MS on chaite 17 84 4 to 7 6i 0 016 0 116 0 040 409 0 1 6 |J. B. Dring. Spilsby 
7 |Clay 59 59 9 32 8 TUM 07306 9:6 010 0|19 4 0 1 4 0 |7 8. Crawley, Luton 
8 ea 114 66 5 to 8 33 7 018 0/16 4 0| 200/2728 0 3 18 0 |T. Inskipp, St. Ives 
9 145 90* 8 to 9 40 13 100/200 0| 219. 0| 2210 0| 110 0 А, Futcher, Salisbury 
a d . шр ОРИЧ BA 
B р Р © 
10 j|Rather strong 55 55 5 18} 4 7 0| 600| 915 9 [12 2 6*| Little | ——-, Chich: 
{ Including horse labour 
11 |СІау .. 64 6+ 6 ts 9 17 8 017 0|10 0 0 $ ls6d.*per| 0 10 0 |E. Goodman, мат pide 
acre Besides driver and water 
50 15 
12. |Clay and brash { 108 acres|ploughed ]eto 10 40 8 015 0|1010 0|] 11 8/|[3010 0|.3 Е 0 |W. Taylor, знч ег 
15 |Light.. А 130 30 8 31 4 9 510 410 0 114 311812 0 J. Cattle, Che: 
14 |Very strong + E 60 40 T 20 5 015 0 6 0 0 1 1090 0 0 печу 9. Hawkes ald lock 
15 |Easy . 62 62 4 {05 21 6 120795 6.6 0 119 0|14 3 8 0|—, Salisb 
6 2 * Water cart 
16 · (Generally light 47 47 8 09 214 4. 015 0 510 012 9|14 0 6 0 9 0 |J. Bennett, Daventry 
17 |Various 121 72 5 to 8 20 10 050, 210 6| 018 0|11 8 0| 17 0 TI To сне: Serien 
18 |Chalky clay 0 20 8 6 1 126|23140|060]| 500 T E ME Kimbolton 
19 |Heavy 62 71 8 to 10 22 5 1D 04.11 0-0 120/26 8 0 | trifling Е. Moore, Bucks 
Deep wold . г 78 10 15 9 3 0170/|214.0|03 0| 74 0 0 J. W. Day, Aleestcr 
Ligh 171 28 - 20 9 1 36/18 0 9| $10 0 1.62 *рег trifling |T. T. Ru ale, por 
acri се water, 
22 [Loa T ..] 100 $$ 6 to 8 82 3 Eiir 0 t 1 10 4 0 0 E Te Wim re 
23 |Clay .. vi р 101 тт 6 21 6 016 0| 8 0 0 1 0 0| 13 6 6 0 m, Gt. Staughton 
24 |Strong ke ac T 42 5to6 | $$ 2 01464-210|070| 410 0 0 в. pons "Boston 
25 — - " 24 24 5 8 3 015 0| 30 0| 04 0 5 4 e J. W. Tubb, Banbury 
26 v. eta чыны... 65 6 to 7 15 € 016 0 ** 50. a-day hing." M. Hanley, Boston 
27 |Various b. 72 60 6 to 10 18 5 014 0| 512 0| 116 0|1114 0| 215 0 |J. Long, Henlow 
28 |Various e 48 48 6 to'9 18 5 015 0| 417 6| 07 7|139*2 2| 0.8 0 |J. Whiting, Stoke Goldington 
x Juan water 
Heavy ES 12 12 6 4 9 0180|1401960|3860 W. Dring, Long Sutto: 
30 |Various 3 90 E 6 to 9 25 Hi 1 0 0|1210 0] 15 0|2117 6| 815 9 v. Simonis, Guildfo: ы 
31 j|Light.. v г. 36 36 6 14 3 015 0,383 0]050]|115 0 G. Pollington, Dytchley 
32 |Heavy m г. 65 а 9 to 10 | 154 6 011 0| 8 8 0| 015 Ор ДО 0 0 '6 0|P. P. Btovenson, Thirsk 
33 |Medium ^ e. 62 50 4 214 5 017 06, 815 9| 12 0| 151 0 "right ‚ Burfoi rà 
rx FOLLOWING ARE THE RETURNS OF WORK DONE 
HOWARD'S rct eiii 
THIS SPRING UP 
LONDON Fanwxns' Crv».] 
ice of 
Pri 
No Soils. ЕЕЕ Depth of | Days at No of Coals ©. ai ža жад са 
lst time. | 2d time. Work. Works ovals Pron. ТЕР | ой. | Wages. | Repairs. Address 
эү тетү £ « d|£ « 4|£ э. @| £ а d. Eral — "T 
1 | Stiff clay, stoneless| 110. 19 | 7 A PIS s | o15 0 |0818. | зоб | 8114 4 [10 0 0 |G. Taylor, Mentmore 
| Tote ploughed and 110 seres dragged 4 T iae A t Ў? Е 
2 [Loam ve 72 72 4 1 1 8| 8 4 8) 1 0 0| 2010 0*| 010 9 |7. Bray, Havering 
* Including borse labour 
3 |Clay .. 157 107 5 to 12 2 6 1020/|2905 0 01 115 0| 80 0 9 little |W. Pike, Stevington 
Ф |Light 66 23 6to 9 20 6 10 01 0:0 0| 1.0 0 16 09 9 Blyth & Squier, Mucking 
* Estimated 
5 m.. 51 16 4to 8 74* 3 17070 ? ? 918 1 J. Henderson, Sandwich 
6 |Vari 106 8 15* 9* 918 0| $2 0 0 19 0ч 1410 0 little |W. Bulstrode, Msidenhemd 47 
* Estimated 
7 |Clay and loam . EA 76 10to 14 91 s" 150 315 0 090 610 |W. C. Morland, Lamberhurst 
: * Occupying one day additional 
8 [Gravel e - ve 60 8to10 9 3 017 0| 366| 090 6 3 6* S. C. Street, Cople med F * 
* 114. регасге extra 
9 |Stiff clay 50 50 6 13 3 016 0| 5 4 0| 015 4| 1210 0* ? R. Barton, St. e T 
e acre piece-work. 
10 j|Stüffelay _.. ^" 30 51 y to 8 I 016 0 1 ? 10 10 0 115 0 |E. Turney, воа =: " 
11 |Strong clay .. ке: 43 23 5 to 7 14 100) 6 0 0; 014 0| 16 4 ОЕ 09 9 |W. W. — Меада 
Aeon engine and engincer - 
12 |Stiff 1o 350* 6* 60* 16 ол 90| 17 9 0 2 0 0* 8715 0* | 20 0 0С. занаи 
bout 
13 ng loam 2 60 90 6 о 12 30 6 084/| 710 0 5 00 24 0 0 0 от, Nock, & 
14 |Various P: 12 т 5 to 8 ? 4 ? 1 ү. 15s. 64. a da W. C Mie rod 
15 |Loam aud clay 58 40 6 to 8 19 5 010 0 415 0| 019 0 18 1 0 10 0 0 в Palle Wolverbatopton 
16 |Marland clay 21 21 7 to 11 85 2 10 4 0 0| 013 0 6 110 0 7 6 |J. Ford, Warwick 
-- sz 61 6 1 | 015 АОС е0 Чар бу 
e { а 5 
17 |Stongelay .. .. b & 2 e Pepe ет T 2 0 0 |J. T. Coleman, Denton Lodge; Bedfordshire 
Jj 86 8 T 1 $ 28.010 à 5 6 415 0 
———————— ÁN d 
Ruston, of Chatteris, bas deep ploughed 113 acres | 6 to 8 inches deep. Wages 13s. a-day; no repairs. Tbe wo has done 18 acres twice in about 3} days, 8 to 10 inches deep 
А. S. 
As icis from d 18 inches dr wet qui a re 4—1 
plough supplied to Мг. Howar bed 69 ai 
is M ARP. quite beyond expectation. 
реу, of Broomfield, near Chelmsford, reports that he 
He has also used Huward's 
excellent effect. 
steam hurrows over 40 acres with 
PHOSPHATIC MANURES FOR ROOT CROPS. 
а аги practical lesson that certain mineral matters 
ertai in proportions are essentia 1 to the saisie 
mu 
[The inpornt s "i the err at the с of «a Nai er 
portant article on the ux in the lat 
iof. id ен tural socie ss] 
ing per acre 20 tons of 
soil 1774 | essen 
phos- 
^ А CROP of Касы w 
roots and 6 tons of tops, ann. from the 
lbs. of —— 1044 lbs. of Шош; end 40 lbs. of 
phorie aci 
2. Phos bii tic manures appear to has: 
maturity ; ней salts to retard it. 
3. i osphatie manures, especially іп cold or 
roduce more киноа roots t than idis, 
f Wheat or Barley Шап 
ten on early 
К finer sample 
e-sown Barley, or Barley grown on land ont 
of condition, is much. " improved by imt te 
or, better st till, by a mixture of equal parts 
crops 
ain and or become diseased if the si S which 
of the 
Henn e grown is deficient in one 
быы ash constitu of plants. ; 
Superphosphate of lime, appli — crops, has 
і ls. 
хма Tenders the 289 application of phosphatic 
manu 
10. On careous clay soils а! that is 
у, "ТР нот n good heart, heavy crops 
urnips may be grown with no other 
— rat superphosphate rich in 
phat 
E З to 4 cwt. of mineral euperphosplate is a sofi- solu 
ent dressing 
g pera 
12. The addition of ammoniacal salts to to phosphates after 
15. Al arable soils have the power of absorbing or 
Nisi n: Lee ond moia 
16. Cbalky and marly soils possess thi is grepasip ina 
higher depo 595 clay or s 
absorption of by 
59-4 In practice, fir берин 
and beavy Sede ome E EE 
qf solulilo phosphate: e 
Secure its 
ts as пр the acid viae ate or 
soluble phosphate ая sucb. › 7 ; 
phosphate in superphosphate of 
lime is rendered insolulle in all soils, and the first as. 
well as the aftergrowt| E S d ciere dd 
ble phosphate, i 
«ы le phosphate feeds the Turnip crop in its fut 
M and insoluble phosphate sustains its 
с li lji on Таг. 21. The doctrine that, of the phosphates їп a Turnip 
salts may be iroster = зонд, ind in a | nips grown on calcareous clay soils. manure, | P iactum orones ect and the dier r in- 
der Dry or inm аш E — HU "d ues manures € —" Rare soluble, 2a. or umo nip m EE "m 
ciently trustworthy diit»: the preeticnl farmer ie entai in i „+ ded ерд ӨГ of phosphoric - оша py A ^ tom ө. that Which e кери the largest 
шщ раа оаа ien prrago sngt ^ черже amount of insoluble phos. 
егор. 
7. 1he ash analyses of plante, however, teach the 
constituent 
14. Soluble phosphate of lime is ud ене 
of commercial superphosphates. 
2n ntai 
| titel; x Бой is anures being alike in other respects. 
