ee 
12.—1845.] 
THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
217 
case, the practical result of the 
p” jhe publie mich means I have very much facilitated 
H ded my ma n purpose— namely, t the general 
at of the la a and m ing e aner, of 
familiar with the “ Havin 
the formation of vegetable matter, r roe ed by 
valuable orion! GAE T nts. Seeds 
caused i nope: inate confined p rt ions "7 air, and at ta 
os clos th 
the chapter on mineral manures, or improvers, the 
In 
plants were | learned translator takes the tener of making his pave 
alk of stim ulunts, aterm repudiated by nearly all m 
1e ‘germinated eich or young pea was compared | himself. 
syst g e 
rly part of 1843,a competent azrioultarist, 
rst 
ongst my ton 
kt i 
e to rey aver pre to say, ‘that, on fase 
xertions during the two past years, no | ta 
me kind seed befi 
repu 
particularly objected to by Boussingaulė 
"The action of lime, an d the use of mar 1, c halk, 
ac. 
P 
best experiments are » ape valuable. 
nt ol ‘thos aerial food of p 
m the abso 
In an 
5 
“11 he & 3 
salts. 
The pre em on gypsum are minute and fult 
| 
| 
| 
| 
a, | 
f 
A 
EE? 
z 
s miin a ana- 
Bae yh that the proportion of = 
AAA and the author shows that in all probability 
the lime and sulphur which it 
| portant than t 
contains are more im- 
ome in bili 
yof f | almost lead to opposite hamt aere 
treats at 
he! of clectica agency at the moment when sa, set | 
the rotation of crops, 
in which the two great theories, viz., those of excretion 
Loh 
erty, 
=a feling exiting 
with the _nitrogen of the atmosphere; and some very 
| former shown. 
tipear 
The experiments on rotation in whick 
horough 
their r proximate princip. les, the nature and pro pe rty of 
PE substances, aad other ctr which a judi- 
s translator would ady. Mss Sage rtail. 
me we must, however, point out t aging alae error of 
In doing | nu 
most valuable. The eighth w ninth ¢ 
pe iee with the consideration 
trition, the formation o 
interesting Pane tee arcgcerd of the author, as to the 
sition o ature. 
sna that we trunk of a tree contains a larger pro 
of ii norg 
Is tion anic matter than the branches; the of vom eno produ cts which result from its digestion 
d drains, such drains ith b t th ody of an animal. The remarks on 
ny y agriculturist, and at the pole ap the re The fourth chapter demands more attention. It con- parative value of fo od, and the "a fficulty at pinn 
of soils, , are very goo ith respect to 
p mtisfactorily has the work progressed by him, that I and the whole of it may be read with very great ad th ti boiled, roast, and sod hyper for 
f sci ie tle information given, author 
2g ss to engageas 
“Som 
e bee 
Ba oe of my poorest tenants a drained 
agriculture, The chemical and meehanical composition 
5 acres i: y perch 
land in their. possession ; others have not only drained 
ir lan d, but subs oiled 2 acres in one s It isim- 
ae though there is less of 
the 
the author’s own experiments n this, than in other 
jeans re himself with stating the diversity 4 opinion 
entertained on the subject, and a that boiling 
may possibly render starch more easily assimilated by 
result, b 
ag go ed this £ of t 
d upon puai B ahoy it is atishia h to me to 
cha Mi the it sentina is very well selected, ani ma als. _ Ane w subje ct, an one of conside rable im- 
pia ae aa many valuable remarks, I 
th of the following lines will be y all | lime, &c. requi w red by o maintain their „bony 
ave studied the chemical composition of n ucture in a state ; ; +h he observes :—“ It i 
vis 
s The qualities which we Eee in a workable soil de- | 
the work extending. My neighbou ar, the 
the mechanical mixture of | 
stru ARH 
not ww indispensable hat the allowance of an anim al 
in fu ll g wth be sufficie t to support and even to add 
on 
s aak less interested in its chem 
Tiberally co-operating with his tenants for een b 
rai ting the lands in their possession. The Earl of 
Ducan has thorough-drained 90 acres within the last two 
years. Mr. Jackson, of Carramore, has rage oa i 
4 
cal arae Rady dean in this ; s0 that simple washing, | 
s the relat 
Ph raeme for nd i 
cattle or Seas ses SO 
which show relation 
itself sees more that is of importance to us, than an 
elaborate chemical analysis.” The chapter concludes 
g young c 
as to reduce to a minimum or supply to excess certain 
earthy « laona of food, we may materially alter the 
character of the breed.” speculation is certainly 
Ei te the barony of Tyrawly, and farmers bate 
Si instruction in the syaira at have t n 
ig ae Ricnarp O’Donn ard Bullen, 
—Edw 
tary, &e.""—The letter was accompanied by a 
e | by 
structure ; on the naan o climate on the fertili ity of 
ils ; and 
increasing their depth, or altering their mechanical 
This 
very cu Hai, and well worthy the further yanen 
of chemists, The peculiar views which M. Bou ault 
common with M. Dumas, as to the fo traps: on of 
soi on the manner in which the 
diferent small farms upon which the work had been 
api Siy ng the number ae acres in each man’s pos- 
the s oul of France — heen successfully arrested by her 
at 
Sy S, however in a ie ubject of mai 
which occupies two aes that M. Boussngaal’s 
The author 
animal fat, are now so well known that it is unnecessary 
a e sore than sh Ee experiments and argu- 
his are grounded, are most 
plaacibly ‘and ingeniously arranged 3 3 it is, rei r Fight 
‘ d the quantity of th 
them j in the years 1842, 1843, aa, 1844 respectively : 
farmyard- manure z nie eit 
eum that of all m 
pee s pie is perfectly true, 
together with a small diagram 
ne: pres, showing the extent 
_ a strictly ex 
a| ted upon Me Stith, of 
i inciples, The pee are all now busily 
Bolt ‘r in ‘trenching and ak rpa S their farms, the 
day. 
EERS, CLUBS, 
y Meeting o 
o Fe ebruary, and by adjourn- 
e o Tak mani the followin ng was the 
pect discussed and the res a 
serv 
of the above 
sishoul hardly have expected to find oe a pe ent | 
work of a chem ist. As farm myar p5- doii 
2 
which ought always mpau 8, and 
| that after ieie of on necessity of tte ‘exper 
nua evidence he con Agi pw 
lin ish his theory as Aa 
ring is to T to the soil just as 
ceive from and if chemistry ever en- | 
inde ed 
The last haput contains a number t interesting facts 
e meteoro! of agricul 
ca 
chemical „reasons are 80. frequently assigned. for. "the 
t—“ The expenses of Siir tion on a heavy land | a. great improvem in farming. ing into the 
Pe fifth ARES, the rest arable, on an areal e of banject of T aio, per the y hanges ected by the ee ovine Magasin, and Journal of Scientific 
ution—** It the opinion of this | decay of organic matter, the Author pis ces the philo- ing. , 7, North Wellington Street, 
es of cultivation on a heavy land | sophy of the dunghill pes his readers in the clearest Auer E aii 
cres (100 acres arable, 25 acres pasture, at | and most intelligible form. o reie ns on the| No. I. of a New r Agricultural Legend reaa, It 
IS, cre, with Wheat at 25s. per co.), apr ecg of nitre, and other compounds of nitric acid | contains e interesting pap aW ints of 
kaat: of eight years would be = ge  ViZ.— |in the soil, are also very good; but the erpin ana practical farming, among w ge rè ‘ome per e Culti- 
est on 10007. capital Sayer ed a omen to ‘show that nitric acid is not formed b f Barley; an article on Rotation 
“a Say : . £50 0 0| oxidati of Crops; and a Calendar of Operations for the month 
125 acres s, at 25s. per a . 156 5 ©] made under circumstances which cannot rm welder | of March. It also pears full reports of the proceedings 
9 er, Church, and Hi pray fates at 4s. 2d. ith those which exist in Nature. The value of am-/ of Agricultural and of Scientific Societies ; ee . 
ii the poe - 26.9 monia in manure is, of course, placed in a strong light, | referen nce to the emë forte too o muc! ch of it pace 
 rent-oharge at 6s. 6d. peracre . . 4012 Glind the valuable experiments iM S ean i a 
p . - 166 3 uoted asa practical illustration of its use. e whole 
x oa wear and tear of | 5 5 horses ° - 103 15 0 Bket of dmit sad. a man ped be studied with Misc re 
: Co, én’s Bill : 27 12 0 | very great advantage, for here sound che: mical aa n | Growth and se tacos of Fersa Ts regard si be 
Fear and tea iI ~ < 4413 O}are applied to the operations of the fi arm, anty Of 
eit Bo. mplements, Market Ex- uestion as to the when manure is mo ry 
BUrance sada . . 3 3 $ 0 0 tajeiehiy applied is ar {eae ndled ; the ps rgd county, £ aad j in ‘many pe, of oe north of Irelan 
es nf eae . i 0 0 
R L.B. Freuer, Seeretary, 
> Rebieos, 
rale, considérée dans ses ra 
pports avec 
tie, Pi Physique, et la Météorologie. Par 
nga Paris: Béchet. 2 vols. 8y 
all do so under 
Y, Vegetable Pusiokigh 
t and last will find a 
n of our Papas, the second will be 
ronicle. 
to the Chemist 
istry of the book. We w 
length diae er ti to deal with this eps of the Ps ai 
mits are, homey its importance ue justify. po 
i er, 80 narrow, th can adver 
Beate oe Tee 
£626 1 9 
ment appears to be, that perfectly fresh manure does 
probes fertilising e effects; t this no one Kuk utes ; the 
gaioi is, is it best to let it slowly ferm æ the me 
E cme! of mine, v who lives at Dunman- 
t of Pania, eae 
e Ist Nov. 
rom 
we for aR 
n the ı us parts w 
pplyin lth t 
apply Í 
so wasteful ly as to ses 0 best part of it, there is no | 
and all its bes t parts retained. The s, that rain 
and ot mete cama sais te 
account, and that circumstances ge one 
process is the wat a sak it is the worst. The author 
observes, that it has been objected to the use of pa 
manure, that it contains the seeds of weeds and CEER O of 
m 
ken into | farm. 
w grown 
ange after the pay pie at 5l. ae wre acre all 
over this county (Cork).” The only ae of Furze 
yet published | is by Sprengel, and, as | eral members 
insects; this objection, he says, does ae apply to 
use of it or those props which can be + Now, 
e s all clear bow operation of hoeg can prevent 
i ot ks insects, TA o doubt, it 
mil prevent the growth of weeds. The articles on spe- 
al organic manures, which conclude th grate ae 
the highest in ta for further inquiries and 
a the re 
chapter the GEES of germination and 
rai Sprengel’s 
something of its composition, I insert 
results. Ihave not myself had an opportunity of ex 
amining it:—1°. Organic part.—Water, 50. be- 
men, gum, salts, and a little bitter extractive matter, 
9.67—matter soluble in dilutgd potash, 13. WAX, 
resin, and y matter, 2. gamed fibre, 24.19. 
Total, 100.00. 2°. Inorganic P or Ash. —The 
experian ents, andl poe ot fail tobe of use if rightly applied. | 
quantity of ash it leaves is 0.938 k He ‘wet—1.876 dry, 
