564 THE GARDENERS' 
23. In preparing superphosphate from prs LE 
phates, the latter should be rendered soluble 
pletely as possible. 
hosphate is not deteriorated by keeping [inches of the surface, an nb 
requ uired the assistanc ce of two men to » lift i in a cart. E 
either pulled u 
CHRONICLE: АХ” AGRIGULTURAT, GAZETTE: 
[JUNE 13, 1863, 
s for oyed, 17; 
‚ 12 the аат bal year, 10 the sum 
nomber of horse 
ht А 
uperp: 
for any length of time, 
25. Whe: en tme with the soil, the fertili 
„ 
r grated over by the cultivator, UE Ба а жш днд 
el dit t Ad. eac so 11 sl 
t 1861, costing 2007. T 
Me а bought, 1400 yard 
ж а $T 
abl 
Barley crop on land on which "Turis w were grown in | broken. , Knowing what I ad t to 
the 3a дек with ce: 
. The of t the nergetie aclion a superp 
nutely p. field 9 to 10 inches 
pl — d 
We ordina every portion of bw 
deep at one ope но та еһ 
| new 
s- | we should not be long delyed in in case v de sone 
engin 
ages 
156 man, 25. 9d. у 2d, 2s. 8d.; sä aud дь, pr 
dare say 
o 5 inches ci this т: 100 
years, and Е expect at. pe obsta: cles „be 
divided or aeae Sr зау phospates within the 
soil itself, and not on the suppose erroneous, 
direct ass imilation | of soluble phosphate by plants. 
41 
уазыу 
pure water than the 
you will agree with me that I have given [ES 
more bulky and more soluble in 
H PE 
dco Qe vd) 5058, 
each. Сов t of water- cart a day 4s., 
| conveniently situated. coal тош 
to 10 cwt., depending on depth aud nature of 
Cost of coal per ton бп ti М 
Daily 
— powder obtained by mechanical we ans. 
е iore rapidly and completely the soluble | i£! thoroughly hei 
р» bhate in commercial superphosphates and Turnip ле: mo. 
manures is кесше 2 rendered insoluble n the | ties e ha d Lo fa 
wil be its th 
o its work in ev ery r 
n half speed, on accou: em P) e азса 
асе. Тһе consumption of coal did not 
dad n [all 302 acres, 
ing in spring, 87; in antali 
s, 135. 6d. in fuel, pe] 
day; oil, 1s. а day ; repairs, A ; pe aba er of dayg 
; In 
rre done in 1862: 
104; costing in wages, 
d will now give you the total cost of cultivating this | 
проп 
tage is best вестей by TH 
a, which I consider will give meno gd nl 
soil, the more своей 
Turni advan 
the s manure with the] liquid drill, 
ing 
29. The application of superphosphate |! Wheat, both corn ad straw, "- е lea: f 
rational = есет diee E. Ше for men, 5 days 3 e nix ME Ne] rei pipari шу vel ка [A 
the land, ls, 2 tons (rather less) ` 1 3 4 | furrows, whero before aplis ther Ta was. опе every 
30. EN е впре pr fail to produce zn broken or bent coulters repaired at 4d. each 1 0 
good 8 on light sandy soils. 
81. Superpliosphate "ein E. considered as the cause! „.,. 
of a diseases to which ro e liable. 
[к рег асге, xa олз 
I fi 
wear of rope asd engine. Now confident 
nia With 30 
в | cent. н һо and the steam “cultivator 5T 
| worked, 381. 50 acres of Bean ground grubbed rv 
em in September, 1861, produced an — 
yc 
8 feet, a rop only in dry se 
my clay farm will be far better 
formerly. 
Ж 
Roots grown оп erred soils exclusivel "n fallows ; 0 
лоо ра wn on poor s тд liable to роф he Ze If" coid mot have performed the ваше | land is moved, so that the opera did hs 
Зда or iu fail altogether. Яп ality о v the same depth five times the cost. uring hot;weather, & y sers dh Б 100 acres of. 
33. The deficiency o > Кы organie matters, and $ P PE о орта broken shares is not included, as Wheat during two unfavourable seasons grubbed im 
especially potash in sandy sls accounts for the difficulty I bo e the the cost, having ordered them since after Bears nd Peas, will lead me x: continue the 
Pati growing good roo such land with purely phos- Sbi Mai ak d Bos Bi M Ы m system; the horses vi мт get ^ eh im all e Y^ 1 
phatic manures. w 
. On light soils Turnips should always be grown аМе to spes as to the wear and tear of en ne, but es during the the sten $06 А. dues ls ON € 
vith ‘at least some farm-yard manure. de only fair to charge it at the same t price as я G care I can of the те. which "e is wearing, 
85. Bone-dust, parti ally dissolved by acid, is a better | 9er m mpi oy f steam tackle do. This в вува if orked by it I sball be Ж, 
manure for Turnipe on light land than a purely min neral uid od 2 inc gea wo "i E vith, h, [in The other parts of t he dd are not much 
superphosp! tb DB d, Lus renewal zn | te worse i. the work done. William Whitehead Gas- 
86. On light land a mixture of equal parts of guano re e reat a undoubtedly А ihe ое 1 do no " 
rain on 0! 
and au osphate is better Tuurnip manure than | thi nk tho expe ense óf férfowaT wilt erte EA т P © Te of Беат € in Autumn.— "me 
perp 
either manure v applied alone, 
E Liquid m anure is very beneficially applied tol? ow giv ES dvi a ian ia айыы Мои 
p this se oleman & | 
| Son's steam tac kle, 
of. хеш, I Бе 
| ave no account to E further 
| than that опе great advantage from d cultiva tion - 
eof I am 
38. An Sede: ind pan “ applying bone-dust to the, and you are at [T Tert to make- 
ue uus s e P ping b itwihd what ‚ Use of this letter you may p please ; s that at with the aid ther eni. "m d ваар 
is t done xx чи c: te laye : 
Tuo and bone- Seni in a1 25 thr r four куен о n N'en now how to appreciate their traly v rene steam | ny еа — - ia mn or [rary season, the E iod 
bate. Turnip sowing b Лы a wë % tim the heap|^" tivator, , F. Champney, ие Oraw | А steam бү. вой Broomfield, Ohelms- ] 
about a month before it is distributed on the field. нд) versus Grubb Doctore gome imas Jord. s ill note I have done but littl this 
if er, and doctors after Курт ВО mes agree, So I | pe 
it is LS estio: fü | Spring. get үм. blow after harvest, which sets me 
n „ОЁ steam wee the 
Mr. ‚Вг adshaw, after 
а 
discussion оп Мг. Ruc A paper, 
speaking in in эш highest terms of tl 
—I have|, btéth 
ys 
qe rk per- 
ut ng, more | m 
nie set of tack 
t out by Messrs. _ Cole eman & Son 
with which f ha 
ber, Arti 
lema 
** As far йош; ashing up he would not advise an 
an to Suh up his hd with steam tines in the пут 
le | unless he did itearly uem to perfectly eradicate and destr 
5 те КЕ т. Ruck “ would tis Mes nd s холів 
хз іп e aul 
any cum unie ss they зны 
атр 3 T fa armer in 
Saee his been to 
кө I can in autumn. 
mber of horses With steam I am master of any di ‘dif 
сше ^d ich may arise. Е ng, Claxby, Spilsby; ~ 
—— Most of m ua аб was cultivated in autumn, and 
sown with corn or Tares, or balked- up ready for 
| Wurzel, The urnip land I ploughed this spring with 
Т | hors rses, so that we have not required the cultivator this 
In addition to the-stateme liedul 
spring. 
we harrowed with Howard's steam harrow this spring 
| about 40 acres for с еу арі Peas, when the land ha 
is p Mire id. Barley iba 
ast yo "Эма Mere field 
keh the ct already [ome 
othe er. Her 
lime I give М y |ti 
es half a mile distant, and 
| р you saw the planting going on ina 
ver 
W. - Tmpey, Bro tala Hall, near Chelms msford. Ў 
Furlher. ad FA Ре ст Culture (see No. 15; 
заты Тае). — hin require 
etérpldhakion k to a farm 
Mi md time request my st у arch | ist Lady Day of ET poni cx a bytake) n early all 
e engine and tackle into the same field, With| «Тһе lan апа, а Wheat stubble of 1882, had been manured ; rable; a stron та рон condition 
the assistance of a trace horse fora short time, that | grubbed by steam power in the autumn, and n bv tho m- | and v i foul, with a ail kind or dd del with 75 acres of. 
еу will be at work as soon as the horses and ploughs bined cultivator and drill crossed the wor ' the previous | fallow М оп it, pl nel d gom: 
this is a point not to be overrated as T consid 8 18; | season. ` It is impossible for land to be in better condition for | p giet cm ics MORET 5 tined 
great draw to steam culture LE er one p ting, or to have been planted in better for On the | ence фу smashing it up with Howard's is 
of culture is the time and |stiffer land, where the amplement was planting cultivator 6 inches deep; At is then „crossed "иг 
ехрепзе о! ешоуа1 and getting to work, re quirin g the S А stes ted crossing "e autumn САН of las |< 
assistance a : hie ubble. е гэе йы Ё теше [is then worked with horses, NT gs ade as clean as же. 
пу seeing Beans so во satisfactorily sown on | CAN make it. I have done 60 acres, so I am now going | 
me e thout any inter- | over the same fields with only 3 tines twice over (that а 
еб. т thu à T it| 1 225 in : TA: ) ia 14 inch I еер the last time, 
inches in ed 4H r day, 9 to: My Jand for тойа smashed up lat last autumn, and'after- p, 9n 6 strain is во great we are com 
9 cwt. of coa 1». 1d. fo steam, using | ara, wi s been rolled о use two anchors fastened together with a cha — 
expenses per ur in as follows — The wages and one-horse r oll; and harr oval twice with sey s мыр hari. the И тене е i 
(omm : harrow, and drilled with Swedes. The total eost for we dft uer ^ud y S^ pr» 
ора, 6d. per gallo ен ud the seod beg ga дер їз Д5 . 9d. per acre The | MY x ie nang OE А 
ТЕ noel ЧИ оиа ady for horse hoeing, dry ы tho | ТёШОҮа1в are perhaps "tede "t more trouble ard | 
Strong lad at anchor V. бууй Ж weath ec Mn ben; the land is moist and dry ; as it ma lébour than a level om. "wo pem D 
"Two porter bye ce E ма b :1 8  Jjeontinue the lan eic in moist unti Pita ye ether and could have been worked C per^ { 
Fowo men on Онын at he. Shexh 7 71 £ |Swedeshave gro тзе hoe o n. pe] except from the position of th This [сай оле — — 
lad, and water cart Я e t : pleased to р this eriden b before Pes fat "e cia and uae TUM Nürkod sik (а field 
ing them to choose their doctor as th lea 1 ЧК ub Ae omo по, DR 2 
per acre, as Ж-М field at Warwick, pa poi rd du entirely distinct) worked off 7 acres which were -— 
тоат à acres done ina ТС E | asked me to eren Mr. Fowler's mele be Ан Iat E e mi es ani еы pou 
is clodd. iur on Coleman's principle, w nm od for n. othing ге, Which were кгоөсей, 18 fwa LA Ue 
dy, generally go twice ina pes | pig tint I at i: К SE Б ет) at ts lordship Ts | зате а day for hai il, which is E $t 
en rst came in elt t at Fowler's | \ 
у the be ah ри it ght а bé engrafted upon 
16 was then, and which їз now in prov. 
Howard's, than which nothing can be better?! I Mu 
Ма lordship for his frank admission. The Howards are 
come to their improvements, PRA n 
Woolston, Bletchley Station, Bucks, M. 26. ti n difficult times, when eac! 
ard's Tackle: Steam Cultivation at Milton, Табыш hi 7a io of ho: 
е | пеат Sittingbourne.—The size of the farm, arable, 270 A gels 
pasture, 370 acres. . The character of soill І 
ар з fine weather. This is spring. 
ith the steam cultivator 
gris - лу in order 
e made better fallows 
