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NORTH, OF DEVON. heifers into two equal lots, so that no exception on | in! Shai nigel we have | {alluded to of —— by other 
o LET, from EEA ieee Are r | that ground can be taken to this singular E ne zand obser whic ar be teed 
separate, lg tek perp ct, remarkably com the probability that it is uniforml ls of of them a tt i h the 
LA RESIDENCE, both southern aspect, aati eae f this mode of feedi yt ords of on t :— se wort 
MILL ealthy, and well-sheltered—on the same domain, Pe € of feeding cattle is confirmed by t the ac- troub e and expense r preparation to ‘ok oe ttle on 
distinct s, a ce shooting. ‘The noighbourhood abounds $ | count Mr, Walker gives of. y other lots of cattle. | boiled or steamed food, as, though there is a saving in 
| es Teatest variety of field sports. The well | Two o. wt. qrs.lbs. Value it a it is Siabbe si the cost of fuel and 
calculated for moderate si zon. fa illos + 6 ieaated about 5 miles en of Swedish Tarnips 23 2 ; £0 710 
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from a from a beatiful sea coast, half a mile from the church, poe 3 3 0 4 a4 accor: putty however, igs a neral e: 
w E ket, and- post-office. Rent very moderate, for any term O AS e] ? 0 3 O |this result does not pn ” Ha fending. St 
ME between 7 or 14 years. For farther particulars apply (post Salt + + 0 0 03]swine; but we have oth ter into the 
fs oie to Mr. James Day, Braunton by Barnstaple.—Feb, 22. Estimate for coal and extra labour | EEE detai A » 
A etail of Mr. Boswell’s paarina on i subject. 
He says that the increase in the live weight of five 
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A ti Agr icultur al Gasette, ye pe mah sh Fest Be, Bed, eaeh 017 0} pigs fed on steamed food Pat the continuance of 
m Two trial was 4 cwt. 2 qrs x 
a ee o oxen on raw food Goiaba ed of. of— 
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3 a Slkes: their keep 67. 19s. 4d. ; while the increase in the live 
T URDA aiina 22; n abt cas Turnips 17 2" 0 £0 510 weight of the five on raw food during the same 
ME men Nh Ah Society T aai. Sf ow. eo a period was only 2 ewt. 2 qrs. 21 lbs., and the expense 
7 Feb. 27—Agricultural Imp. Soe. of Irelan aE fee eae a Sae 6.3: 5 of their keep l. 8s. 6d.—a result which is sufficiently 
A amara f, March -alain a clturl Se Society, Salt RT ate rs SIRS ee prea i in favour of the practice of feeding with 
Taurspay, March 6—Agricultural Im and, — ames ‘ood, in the case of swine. An attentive 
FARMERS? CRS s, | Cost per week at 6s. 94d.each 013 6§ 013 6} perusa l of these reports in the 10th vol. of the 
Feb, 4—Chepstow | sag Om Addit i “eee PI M mgen Society’s Transactions, will suggest nice, 
Feb, 23 Bromsgrove Mar.. 1 -Abirgavenny i esters or Pe week of 2 oxen on other points of interest for consideration, on whi 
— TITA : - £0 3 6 |however, we have not at present space to enter. 
We are happy to learn that the means which h —— 
ards the establishment of an Rent The Swedish Turnips are wee in the above at 
ar CIRENCESTER are rapidly | 44., and the Potatoes at Is. per cwt., andthe] Ow:ne to the unexpected, but, as it appears, 
ng to a successful n Beans at 3s. per bushel. unavoidable length of time required for the pre- 
week to continue the report of EXPERIMENTS on 
ee of Mana etneat wa elected Mr. , The following, then, is the aramid of sepon paration of the menne ag engravings, we are unable 
d-Mas eeks | this 
ienced Norfolk farmer, and possesses other | # and 5 da ays RAUGHT in PrLovening ; but we shall resume it as 
qualifications that aes be adapt him for the im- | Three Seiki on na food at 17. 2s. 14d. soon as possible. 
p ortant situation mmittee have also me per . £14 3} 
with a Chemic al and Scientific Master, who is likely ” aist 10; 3d. per week 10 é 7} oN FIXING BLOWING S ANDS. 
to prove an acquisition to the ie having been Be ; rope met ED i a: wour. fast: NO: of the riou tural 
educated under Professor Graham, of the London Additional cost of 3 heifers on steamed food 3 14 8} Gaset ite a a letter pe the subject of the ine ability 
b University; he afterwards was his assistant, and of Fixing Blowing Sands on the Sea Gomi by ‘planting 
took the cus egos in the University a ars hii Fee ped erat she a 5 5 Grasses and Trees upon them. I have had occasion to | 
w engaged with Dr. Daus in P tr t of ‘blo 
and he i 
Agricultor ‘Anal siysis 
~ À good deal in the ‘erection of suitable buildings RAER gi ra xh Crs Soniy of Sigo, in Ireland, al 
a ith great success 
remains to be done, which will delay the imme-| Wow for the results of these experi ey | perang it by 
diate sal of all their ll Plans, but it is toe must be premised that the mode in Thich, toa value | addressing my local managing psa 4 Mr. Lynch, Run- 
‘stood mittee will by midsummer have vias the beasts when put up to feed was ascertained, | dale Cottage, Cliffony, Sligo. 
rded as to. enable them by that | y putting a certain price (5s. 6d. ga oe on ound a small quantity of Bent growing upon the 
l me pupils. j s its the i ing i its | sands ; and by transplanting annually, for many Y 
_ The ultimate success of this scheme is now ren- | = htatà certain fraction (+4) of the ae weight | Past, a sufficient quantity of 
dered more than ever probable—the proprietors being | of the animal 8 i 
Row incorporated under Royal Charter. At the Thus, the value of the 3 heifers on pasem food— 
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ot of Mhe Bond rad in tavo of die | Rad eontat koop aaan =~ << < TA ROIS at ee be Ral SE et 
othe id liable eee bee perasa e which they wer EF 48 19 0 I have for the last three or four year sown seeds of the 
4 | Their raise. when ili a ei Bisons oe PES Pinus maritima, from Bordeaux, among the oe 
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We a have often been asked by correspondents, s 6d.was . . . 49 8 0 cre egpwing well, geeint v ap rre 
; EDING F, oe more occupi i iki eir roots deep into 
ND Figs, on steamed or boiled, instead of on raw Resulting in a Joss on the lot of . £0 9 0 | ihe sand > a a vie ition shoots upwards. Lach 
experiments on this subject With 5 ~~ also tried young Oaks in the sand, and they seem 
ich we are acquainted, are those re- | The value of eo Se ee D 34 19 33 | 88 yet to thrive i in it-even better than the Pine. The 
: Vol. of the Highland and Agri-| 4 44 cost of keep as above. . . . . 10 6 44 on is the broken down rock of the old or lower sand- 
tural poy s Transactions. Premiums were| ~ z son RATER mation. — PALMERSTON, Carlion Terrace, 
tha iety in 1833 for the best reports Total c pce! | 0 : 
ch experiments—the one on the feeding of cattle | Their value hee aaa: mci pelt on ae iam te nts = pm 
ared food, and the other on the| 150 stones 3 lbs. of beef at 6s. 6d. was . 48 16 a Soca! of Mullaghmore southward, to the entrance 
: , Haddington, and to Mr. Resulting in a profit on the lot of £3 10 6 6 of ‘{Wesball not. fail t il l t Torá. rae 
E muto; and to the results obtained by sgh Stes Sa ASE n’s kind permission to address his agen 
“ite gentlemen Aa now take the opportunity of di-| This experiment indicates the non-economy of sort and vopi shortly to sf before our aneibree tie 
3 The fint the eeding cattle with vee me d; ate, and its results are | information we may obtain from him.] 
3 t to be ascertained is the amount of | corroborated by thos 
ee omnes ga ith _the two modes of fee ed- On nly one of ‘each of th ‘the lots of. oxen put up to feed ON DIBBLING SEED. 
-followi I these e Ir the statements respecting the usual modes of com- 
imen drawn up, but, d oubling the ite blist 
T OF THE KEEP OF CATTLE FOR ONE WEEK. fits epee and returns, we obtain the towne Mead January) be admitted to be correct, it comes next 
Do se heifers on steamed food cwt. qrs. lbs. Value. | account :— orde 
nsumed ot Sw i ee = 0 16 = = 43 | The value of two. a on — mod i sommon acts of hus bandry are to 
Eon Pot ee 8“ put up to feed, w. £26 < oi he sum of our argument was, thatin ti the oe ary way 
” Seems Sa ee A r Ura 4 - 0 |Add cost of keep, a ‘baila CEET E 7 ei g | of sowing or drilling corn the plants are far too nume- 
” S alt te geet 0 0 02 rous, to remain on 
mate for coal and extra ‘labour eae we ASO. 37 4 g|the ground wags it is able to bring to apie There 
— | Their value when killed, 113 stone 8 Ibs. of are three ways in which this end may be sought. The 
De eck sc of 3 — or 7s. ee each beef at 6s. 6d., was ee ie oe eign erop po = N ka ya itself, i OE is cer- 
\ £12 — | tainly t ing it. A. 
a ij, of— ie reyes ToT PO 5 | quantity of see mit is ee ’ a Sar ‘this poor soils or 
i cwt, qrs. lbs. m, awd edera E light bipwing. weno? the roots are bared by the wind, wet, 
oy oe ai M £0 8 6% The value of two oxen on raw food when put and frost, and parched by the sun, and me pee s perish 
A 330 0 4 8 up to feed, was g RAET E 8 by hun n richer soils, the plani d each — 
occa hee Hear Berd A i | Add cost of keep as eves ee 8 12 ike that civ soon get so lodged that at ng rise 
Treen org at te 0 0 0 $ ————  |again, or some get ahead of the rest, and thus entirely 
A 36 17 10 | starve and smother the underlings. In = a peed 
vost per week of 3 heifers on d, 116 st 12 lbs. » Seige seed is disposed of, for if ur s to th 
“Taw food, or 5s. 5d. each Paine Ayn eer ro 7 6 rilled according to Mr. Cokes’s recommenda- 
¥ litional c 016 3 016 3 EP ERR POM oa, it is utterly impossible that all the plants could 
on nal cout of 3 heifer sous | Gas See ne aero een the ground. 
On steamed foo Pier ee a £0 510} ei gee he A Pay The second gei y Popes this thinning may be EEEN 
F phe a areas is by the gee e farmer sows Turnips br 
~ This additional PERE It will be observed that, in calculating the above | satt or woes p p ndi a hoe young - 
Steamed food is m ad } of the cattle on ino of profit w pg ge value of the beef ef | plants to thin them out to proper ¢ 
nd cost of foo d; ade rab of the gos of coal, labour, | when fat is on at e d. Ua rae, e; while, before | tion which, though of an unpromising ap 
aten by the cat 0p er, Food t sat: e S wedes s were | being put up to fat, i at 5s. 6d. only unprofessional eves e roves 
ate them raw ! e. r stone, the re porter "believing pemi, to be ae | andertakeri on the 
ust orthinoss of f the e se, in order ms inaure the | fied in calculatin xtraordinary that ut 
n before e experiment, e jti Jes was | of the meat at ole Periods: ing, nothing of this. 
commenced to eat, Barley, and 9 
the six! In addition to these experiments, reports are given | Whea 
