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THE GARDENERS' ss AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
enough for neat крек De are not cut cut before they | 
beco! 
me n 
ун нү" 
? What are the | 
Leases are given all over the county, d generally 
for 21 years: ns there e is no such thing her a far 
at the end of a оме; ; the la 
always let in an uniform 27 The 
acre, as already mentioned, 
cour чаа 
з 155. over the wbole 
ағ 
—At what terms are rents DN апа what are they ір | 
Miser for clays, loams, and sands 
The entries being at Michaelmas, the s nre 
due at Ladyday and тч following, Wut ret 
ihe custom of th ayments a 
The average rent of the 
кла hg 
Y.—Is marl, iw òr chalk used? In what quantities and at 
what cost per acre? Specimens of all would be desirable. 
nd ià 
average price per | 
seldom | 
гее months after these days say аб 
istmas. nn 
and Chicory ! Grass-füelds. How is each sort liked compared to 
YR ved Mog or "without LA deme е all or either do 
[fr only, or ћа ps Mos Ascertain the quantities sown 
ach sort is adapted to. Bring 
UO Grass, the 
in what 
de ња what soils 
E sm mples Learn the eere and n of Tim 
l to which it is applicable, if so alon 
такау per acre. 
пеге is p any Lucerne, and no Bur 
r Timothy Grass raised in this -— 
and 
or Chicory, o у 
Cocksfoct is sown upon tbe light sandy lands, 
wit i rass, te Clover, d remains in 
pasture for three years, never cut hay; and 
must be kept close own by store sheep. 
ed Clover, 12 lb, on the four-cou shift, is 
T [2 
only sown опсе in eig ght years, а 
And the next round а - mixture of à peck tad a half rof 
[DECEMBER 26, 1868. 
the land. A medium Wheat is 9 inches, 
Oats, 6; Peas, 9; Beans 
VI.—Inspect the Wheat and Oats, especially those cut 
green, e ша by Mr. Coke. Bring average samples g 
y an een cut in the ear), and find how seed Wheat 
| ire the Mea еч the os 
eneral opinio ere our of cutting 
wi ү fiber green, dts а аше! » Муш The test 
RA sheari ng is when a can be no milk 
from the grain by pre and the $a ck o 
pesnici КО жарк also S (heh "there і is about 2 inches rl 
the straw below the ear turned white, and you cannot 
tem—then 16 ‘oug 
, 18; Turnips, 18 and 27, 
la Set Sain 
with h White ded 4]b. per acre, is sown 
n dry chalky land, ani n for hay every year for 
| eigh ty 
pods are ripe. еуе, 
мк а Wheat, | to prevent smut, оша be riddled X 
into tubs half filled with water ings car 
fall Пу. skimmed off, which та On оп g” idem 
T 
XII.—How rses and other working cattle fed? 
are the hours f pane summer and ушаг; апа Sia tho 
Vo lime useđ as enm but the subsoil, which is 
found everywhere over the county under the denomi- мі ат нь аа чөй of for ih "ind poses of husbandry 
zm ordi pi SUA ЫШ л Ju 
ч ! а е al su RE Im )of Ома ISe а w rt of the | remar 
marl is the th Her earth, and f p) a horgo та TION Xu 
rather moist; clay js the sa ^ "ot ee wih & more | Swedes during this senson No boiled meat. 
tenacious earth intermíitcd wc are an so ерат 20th Мау to October t are soiled on Clover in “the 
caleareous as to € efferv rvesce w with v inegar The horses бү y of running loose from | 
casting, T and spreading , , when contracted for, is 
1з. per cubic " "s There seems no necessity for speci- | 
mens, as it cannot possibly be conveyed, and the vari iety |h 
great. 
ants obtain foreign manure, and by wha f 
means do they i fHüoredbe the mm produce of the farm-yard 
The only foreign manure used i is oil- cake bruised and 
Eur The py m ligh 
mals, about 1 
made from Rape- "see ed, 
3 |} 
of iner easir ng 
out in Mr. Blaikie’ s тёре on that pene 
. Ascertain the usual weight 
&llowed per acre for x Turnip crop, when and how deposited ; if 
experie agriculturists au cione, ond. s pg ofarm 
yard manure ; rm ing t e Turnips y be 
sueceeded x arley sin ery об vf % ое а к 
tted at 5, the eig 
broke in into die at three years. 
же Че уза апа n nd when in work a 
eut ha: Sw 
zm г may be tem to see the moveable threshing 
Mae at trie and to be well inform на as to their merits 
| and exeeutio: 
еей of 
hine from being moved ке, is very apt to 
his 
out of cordes, and eannot with advantage or ва! ру va 
p per acre without yard dung for $28 
теу, та loads of doe, 1ton pi without oilc cake, | | be pae — a thorough bred mechani ditto br grain at 6 and 9 inches; 3d, a pads for 
0 loads X. Nes ren 5 cwt. of | рау ing it. Here where there are generally two urge bringing up quickens to the surface by four horses, 
oil-cake for Swedish reip. Th ns on "еу r arii at * а distanee—and on some | having two rows of lo ng and strong teeth, which are fi 
different ways: Ist, broadcast over et ground fats then farms such barns, the ;convenience and economy superior to the extirpator for destroying root weeds, 
эр amd Талаіре sown on top immediately. of moving machines is obvious though very trouble- | A marker to the trie used at Oldmills, aud a se£of - 
m the oil-cake sown мо eru M mm п and | more pliable iron funnels. . 
diately. je etr ced farmers use it in the e to t! iti yshire. A moveable machine} kuaa the modo of storing Turnips=the kind 
d it answer well for raising a crop oí of four horses power, to thresh 40 coombs a фу, costs P 
manner, and fin 
Turnips, but des" must be eaten off ру sheep, as 
tion. for Barley Jf Turnips, raised 
thr 
1007., , and some о t thar ны веет perfectly satisfied 
not 
manure or 
єр. 
niy of Тагы сере аер Р р 
шы, te residue a be eaten off by sheep, if a g 
of Barley is expected, 
Te II.—Ascertain ifa onstruction and cost Coleseed 
cake bruising machine, d of that used cy ЎЎ 
pounded cake? Those who subscribed for а 
cake authorise Mr, Forsyth to order the depositin 
This machine ч ске oileake to be — d by 
iwo men (about 2 tons per 
mach 
m light to work on 
XIV.—Examine minutely the Wheat and other grain drill 
ines and cleaning hoe. Ascertain if арат. be made 
the flat broad ridges, and without narrow 
ridges. 
The grain drill here is very nearly the same as that 
in use in Morayshire. Тһе difference is that Tbe tubes 
horse power attached, 30/. 
bruised саке with all sorts of M. rad seeds, 401. 
more. clean 
n in the brine гест ОЕ штей п 
that чай ж rene off allre 
ifi i Ud prostbvid jo 
next steeping, y additional A A to i to n 
the strength of the eat is then 
put p а floor reir 26 ni Whont em previously 
ie mixed with quic ck lime, and then spread thin 
on a 1 The аен every 
e in 
part of this process to prevent the clean Wheat pe 
mu AE which 1 
culation will ена ы E appen. 
es d 
pcd arden, to be convinced of this fact. 
m —Exa he implemen andry, fr the 
ing: mil t to X smallest e fork. "Fix in gout. M 
ind ifal АП or either exceed ours, and be able to point out to 
the аа I youthink it would be of importance to order. 
Attend to see the hand wheel rake, арт roller with cutting 
wheels, Аи: е plougb, &e. 
е implements that appeared most usefu 
e 1st, an inverted horse hoe for Tarhips, «е. 
ook to Мт, Blaikie's book for the manner of placing 
Turnips, which i is now become universal in the € 
| and at this moment (6th May) Swedish Turnips are to 
in consequence of it, and expected to continue so fora 
month longer. The kinds Ras. are Decanter 
Norfolk White, Yellow Scotch, Swed. 
XIX.—Find if the crops are cut down by the acre, day, or 
the | for con ii g the grain are made more flexib nd | thrave ; at what rate регаеге, = or without food and drink, 
pe of the | Њаё there is a marker attached to every ma achine. This Reaped by hooks at 105. ар йг, бог 
machine $ Є A ау ‚л rial improvement, though perfectly fto thickness and standi А з uie binding К. 
шарла. J6. eunsista [A pole ВСЕ 200. КЕЛ, йыны Toyo band 96 slenrem, T m t 7I. or 
| which is suspended a movable piece of iron fixe | : i 
да, a7) оо costs 151.; ditto with | distance of the dr ill for the t time, A селе оп tpe Eurer — E " sar lame x 
mark for th orse to be led | Each man is бе 
in the next um E rre with the Рен of 
Norfolk nd the steadiness ISeS, imm E 
-For 
the purpose .of an experiment to sow it broadcast by 
IX.—Is the five shift course practised? Ате Turnips 
ate off the edt By what 
pl 
arises that most stri ing and singular "reri y and 
nicety ‹ of their drilling, uiris A v МАДЫ re yE not 
ewe 
uve i receive 102, —— ay mes 
9s. eit K of boar wages. Labourers 175. to 18s. а week 
about 15s. do., 
the bestial hurdled or netted ? 
Aecording to the nature гет amity o of dim e ei 
four, five, six, and seven sh 
Turni 
aag aa pA Er 
Part breedi is practised. The 
л T bree cattle is Конн Devons, and 
Galloway Queys, а сЕ ec А $- Summer they arp ps 
bavin 
they do nothing else in Norfolk. hee is x such 
a tbi Y ]kha: ,000 
acres y d one ара. furrow i "A tbe whole 
The aris pre 
to the pasturen and i 
open s! sheds for the cattle rx go EE in "Dad weather. 
sands, "Mam, mend Lupe маф Eqs uem Med and 
ethod of so 
r the ; common and yellow i E 
Fran, d Baeda after, as long as they last. 
y а 7 and 4 shift course, viz., | 
Coeksfoot and mixed Vi sem 
pastured for three years, Peas, Wheat з next, 2d, Таг. 
he sands а: 
1st, Turnips, "parle 
e In winter 
no meat n бу Гө Labourers plough at 2s. i nere, 
and k vt о, н and feed them, and receive 
ghs 11 acres 
ыа senio аны «Ше 
ес Жа cci: 
pe а 
NET e tho error which was committed 
weeks ago юе the —-— of an artiele on the census 
urns of 1 n page 1018 will be found 
| remarks on the ne in the оа popoia 
tion which are revealed us of 186 
TE eompared with its edere r. 
table is i 
Shee s, Barley, ) Wheat. Fora Sak t 
tomas ut. to Ше paner — all the summer; er in loam, 5 and 6. alternate .course— 1st, Turnips, Barley, | the agricultu: class in 1851 a nd 1861 were com- 
in hurdles on Tur pared t 
i oda mense rera bred o of tin White Suffolk Wein 2d, Turnips, Barley, Red Clover (mown), | the figures as das by Toit Cone ina 
hen young, that 4 mon rens kept on Wheat. Best lonms, 4 TR 1st, Turnipe Barley volume of the — date relating d 
whey, milk, kitehen AE ais, &e, wit sar Red с=т зовж , ; 2d, Turnips, Barley, Seotland with - ri rt 
Peas. After 4 months d te y - Clays, 4 shift im Parliamentary Blue Bok | d 
— In P E A sold. pH Turnips, Barley, Red Clover (mown), Еи 
summer, de рене done, чә pigs — aama atc roc geeinigt ari СЫ Quantity ^ Nd = 2E 
` Clever mown them, a: en in wi per acre ; Barley, out con- 
Pew or Ben Pige after harvest are тіней and |3 bushels; Oats, б bushels; Peas, З bushels: “Eer e mp t peet € 
herded npon the stubbles, sometimes from 100 to 200 2 bushel. Clover and Rye-grass with Sainfoin а atoh Бе: writer 
inad 3 SIEA Trefoil are already mentioned. As a general rule the zo Mari aa, E Me 
- Ek--Examine particularly ihe Coeksíoot, L Burnet, | distance of the drills is is regulated by the condition of | d d we haye to , 
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