Jur 4, 1868.] 
THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, 
685 
" | repeat tedly 
Ml 
| it 1s useless to expect much improvement so long as the 
labour и is over "d d with poor POMA, 
labourers. Jansley, Perrysfield Farm, Osted; 
Surrey, Jun 
| Steam. Cultivation, —The Agricultural Gazette has so 
\ "sen » 
t more 
the excretal matters of our populations, should indulge | which steam пог anything else ре — ass) in 
in exaggeration in their representations to the publie | opposition to the rail. Stop; I ong. These 
in this matter, as nothing, surely, can tend more to ger cem are not opposed to steam odds but they | 
postpone or prevent a satisfactory settlement of the will drive the old -— through it, right or wreng. | 
uestion, than the circulation of пе and illusory Tie iin show that Mr. Fowler's customers have done 
statements respectin . Indee long as the value ery much less of the old coach driving than before 
of the excretal matters of the average individual of he consequence is that they Aue 
mixe ed populati on of both sexes and all ages is assumed 
il bu 
tieularly on heavy soils or eos ux "ed one feels some- 
average dagie work up from бї 
high authority for an adult male; во long as the value 
16 had not been for the банов this 
nish; have given some hop es о the endless 
what рт to ascertain the cause why it has not 
Ё 
1 cwt 
Ты реа m 1 
the wr B3 is true that steam тайа, has 
of the constituents in a ton of average sewage is esti- 
mated according to the analysis of samples 
e samples; so cim i as hA is 
tha soil ле lift 487 lb. of earth per square yar 
a 31 cwt, . pull upon the -— and taske. 
of a 
half a owt. of d and pee powder, o r distributed 
through he ease may | 
be; so long as the circumstances ‹ of a daily supply of | 
water, as t 
ай two or three years dauid «since as with steam 
аг 
ropes 
- 
шту when they are worked down to ohy such a e P 
aratus for cultivation, ганс — 
| ith mn аса as is reported univers 
Ат 5 
д тэст 
г fio ош ,being in general use. 
eep them in order | 
nominal power? А Mr. Langston may, and а Мт. 
y itis not so, if on all hands i 
possess such great advantages? It may 
o^ 
ck may, and so may many others but a 
farmer , can't , do 16 and pay his rent as well. 
| great reason undoubtedly is. the large outlay Todd 
with tb рове of the liquid тин» of a farm, which сап 
be had and used in 
tp 
result& obtained by irrigation in е 
evidence of what m 
of our 
st it be concluded that it 
t. this тач 
e with the | 
vex I 
when ou same weighin g machine, used by the same 
yin T Morton), shows that recen - - -— ied 
в. per yard at а draught of 1 
7 н 
р‹ 
u 
and Mr. imme s K 82. | 
ege po the wear and t of Fowler's tackle 
heavy and mine Бо Tight А E 
avidge might dr incur, 
| in rotation of crops and management it ear ә 
T ‚16 must be borne in mind that 
hene to 
the 
" nsion of егор pping it pe sbntar or enable 
mer to take. 
the onis facte к merits of the сазе. J. H. Gilbert, 
Harpenden, n 
of Society о, gå 
meram Correspondence. 
ar St. Albans, May 20,1868, in Journal 
ris. ` he to re 
стар with more than 1 
on pu ull in 
master Mr. 
ith a well- 
Б =» 
уайоп to become general. 
I have done, vedi you to reflect over you i ы 
fied i 
of Dun une сного on the subjeet of town sewage, Mr. Alder 
man Mechi says:—* The real questions at issue аге, 
1. Whether a ton of guano (or its elements in siwage) 
is more or less valuable by, ne mixed with 1300 tons 
of water? 2. Whether the cost of conveying to the 
itis worth? 8. How tns does that cost of yen 
M inish the м of the ano or sewage?" 
mixed . of ауега 
xeretal matters 
x е believe in the superiority, oí 
Pes = 
them. | that b 
o both s sid 
ould r aban ofr 
| eap for ere а vdd the Гете is іа to 
an ased rental. This is fair and honourable on 
= did. must be ei sri a hi ne емо of 
agriculture as comprised in steam aa The paper 
lately read at the Farmers Club by Mr. J. C. Morton 
the direct method as op 
by Мг. Fowler," not \ бов шу 
ent 
ability v convineing you ur ni Aly of "Mich а plan. 
How is 16 that Mr. Howard's 9-tined im С сап 
only lift 886 lb. 12 cwt. pull ? 
Why, because, as I have all alo ong told you, it is a badly 
constructed implement. William Smith, Woolston, 
Bletchley Station, Bucks, Eden 23. [In answer to Mr. 
Smi th’s s quest ion we mu t point out to him that the 
econom 
and usefulness of steam cultivation. Tti is бо all intents 
and purposes а settled question. 
to agriculture no intelligent m n for ent 
entertain a do ubt, The various s phases ofi its epplicaton 
to cultur: endat 
s ie by ве system or another become e apte ted 1 to 
Scil, ultur 
y kin e, from the 
| ponis ciem plough to the light- амі, cultivator, 
Лас d th 
individual of а mix è 
ages, ^m PIS contain mcd less | dry substance 
an 
wbich is 
moving 6 HS width аб а time, while Mr. Smith's is only | 
t.) 
vian guano 
Working Mew. s Clubs,— With all that is being done 
e far beyon f horses and 
que: 
| means can this „ув ste em be 
same m eie ое for шапша] purposes. If a 
material, reckoned as 4 cwt, of guano, be mixed with 
only 1300 times that vieil of w this will be 
equal to onl ns of sewage "b 
gallons "pee hend per day.  But| 
ог scarce ead | Nd 
the — of the m metropolis i is апоу estimated at 
from o 7 cubic feet р day у, ех clusive of 
nothing. connected with. this important subject оѓ 
c eT bend аў 
tr ven channel than their clubs 
ortant object can be br ronght а about. 
"T labourers. 
a 
slow to 
dee 
adopt im ar P inni 
arrive Чому at tator dii inu 
al to 8 
mft Зур Į per day, 
502—71 tons per pe. per annum. If we take the 
mount to be 60 tons per head per annum, which | 
agrees very nearly w more recent estimates 
with the 
pes of rain-fall, the pM rmn x he voidings 
of each individual, reckoned ic 
istribute we 
e as muc 
But the average sewage will contain a 
to b 
into engagements, should do so with 4, determination 
mder: 
to make ' them pay. „А labour, like every other u 
takin 
8» 
porting ; there is no doubt but what the Ал 
labourers will in the course of time arrive at шн 
satisfactory position, but it will be a work of tim 
ory sy 
үер the more they are aided and assisted i in 
vi 
de murs have to be weigbed 
matters for в a farmer's judgme 
, class far 
- | paragement. to the rmers ав a wh 
ainin s this desirable Object the better, 
the majori 
large proportion of rainfall and subsoil water. 
М 
+ ү 14 be чт n t 
before expending s 80 e a sum of. money аз ө 
LÀ ui 
14 3 ied h n 
is completed, id amount of sewage аА be doubled 
from But let us as а very moderate 
computation ка чей the total amount of fluid to be 
80 tons per head per annum, and on the "M 
pers p^ a eompensation, exclude from the 
culation the comparati ively small proportion үт” 
other matters valuable as manure кемен find their way 
into the sewers, we have 3200 c ү 
a reaction should take эж ә and иә children кайа in 
bom do all. that they can ior 
with the assista 
from the ot 
should receive all that they 
hey 
require. ° Whether fr om Шев, accident, or infirmity, 
d | chase such 
t 
g app would cost; 
urther, that at 
e ets reri S if not 
во large а sum 
I may further say that nearly all would І 
expensive machinery and implements upon 
the easiest terms. How then can this be done? Manu- 
faeturers cannot afford very long or very extensive 
eri redit, The conduct of their establishments dj 
rather than 
d 
rial prn 
about 23 ti esci dilu y Mr. Merhi. 
I confine yet to — indicating the ente А sinnn 
sary echi's firs estion, and leave 
valuable m 
i 
asses, is to — їп assisting themselves, Ev very 
ona at is n to them should be as much as 
possible through. "fheir к adding to the funds in | 
lend it to promote steam cultivation. Labios ds might 
aid a litt!e on their respective estates ; farmers occupy- 
ing contiguous farms might 
it to. your readers "i modify the" ‘others mte the 
answers to ne eene ДУ J. B. Lawe. ‚ Rothamsted, 
H р, near St. Alban's, June 23. 
Steam un vs have kindly laid рге us 
| the 
at they may no longer look 
ght 
their , especial use; joint Stock E iet in vario 
tothe parish, but t own 
n 
|! to hir те, sul 
heir 
wealth, aud - the labour men will consider 
best wa «rs spend their time and money. 16 із no 
of prosperity or right 
satisfactory? nor is it а sig 
this most rudes ad done? The reply 
ud 
How 
дош stock companies, 
ut by joint stock 
he i Мен, of Bios] returns on un poti- | pr TUM алан е a swarming viih, chil Ду ел, ali Tinh En 
edis am ed by Mr. Morton, as well аз some "dat and to a great extent supported by the 
һа t of ойе у it be sati: isfaetory to the agricultarists to 
tribute so largely in — up ehildren pe 
the summary of tal statement as to work done, | gy -— 
days doing it, and average day's work : = PEN оош фу. элин АН уут 
"b H "t4 g £ th W 
Ся » € erc P ] 1 к 4: й Ме > English market, = sonable just prr -— 
u; 2 Я 
прп ses: ЙС: № uie 15 E ст day. to to provide е the maintenance of their families them- | d pm ; the object being of course "us Ше dir 
Fowler „| 1080 | 3504 | 2127 | 6751 | 886 i + The term Io 
Buh 7| 190 | zer | irer | desd S4 | cc d over a enough to “the 
кы. ш рш ш NE e RO deg erm БЕ Melia reper cat 
A glance at these figures shows that „е roll-over assist, t them а d 1 club room in every | ment is fully Муни 
plough village, v! they can meet if they choose every | to my brother farmers. College.— In your 
vators, and the thing that the Messrs, Fowler and evening; where they шау both. Cirencester College Club dinner which t 
Howard are employing numerous lawyers to cavil about | and instruction. It is from the want of this that | tbe Royal / т е туд 8ч - т, Mr. Hollan 
is fast 4 g into i This reminds me of| many improvident early marriages may be | ріасе at — pic. to the rer 
Nes оберти qui down hills, and coach | traced, but it is поб so much what may be done for | chairman of the — — observed 
ietors w i 
rate of 10 ы кы ie ode the jur aed 2 к ihe laboprars Ug пу erem do а ;|that he was at the helm of a vessel somewhat out of 
