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usi THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 233 
An rson wishing to bec a | strong staples and iron rods fixed in the stonework | during the winter l PORR E are 
E Z iall Ibe proposed m and seconded a one Meet Th | apts g spru g I pared 
E. and elected by a of hands at the a and calculation that the area of | and Fur I then put about 100 bushels of lime to an 
t the Annual Gubseription shall be not less ew elui vation o ought to be rp gor that of the acre, and spread it with the ashes, bay Hey ng 8 all dow 
gs, to be paid in advance Me to be uice, Tr pos ny a iii, 
or allowed to compete for Prizes, until lish T poA ich 
ription be paid ; and that an Annual Subseription 30 fat wi wide at the bottom, 90 feet wide at the surface 7 drew off for Ia the month 
Pounds constitute a Vice-Pre dent. 9. That or the” land, an nd 11} deep ; „the banks were pla ced of February, vee I subsoil- pesa irr it, and in April 
eference to political subjects be > i base d Mangold Wurzel with about 15 tons of - 
That any Member may intro oduce a "sta who an was 60 pa wide, and they were io feet high ; 3 this yard manure to an acre, from which I took in November 
take part in the discussi EA but not vote. upwards of 30 tons of Mangold Wurzel an acre; then 
ean be so ay more than —— times in | with the purchase of land and erection se Bog cb about ploug hed it; and in Mar h, as I wante s field for 
Bi Me mber w ishing to propo 18 ,000/. This main drain : any it its exten , 6los. of 
Ru le, 
s of “about ‘or 80 
red, and 3 Pbs. of white: Clover to an acre, “with a bushel 
rg es. 
and I 
Sebari o rass 
e, shall sist 8 Bas 
atone 1 a who shall 
hall 
e Com! Tipoa it be 
seconded, be discussed, and determined by oar 12. 
warp Bisu Potato oes—to the London market 
bu 
s, be devoted to Pri izes, to be « 
a high swede oe en seas vee 
Yorkshire Reds), bringing in retu: e 
hay pak iene yal only manure used s 
that time, mowing upwards rig tons of 
nce 
shels of soot an acre. At present it is lo 
d N <sary ex pen luxuriant as mmything can be—excep 
buted at the Dscretion of the ee in farthiek mense quantity of which is used in lt “of which was not subsoiled, and whic ot h 
the objects for which the Club is pte bass, f Potatoes, cere is $ chiefiy brought from Hu ull and Tomtom as p oductive as the other parts of the field, The re 
other portion be aobcted the purchase In com neing | the warping o of a wid plot of land, it is | mainder of the land I have managed much in the same 
ricutural and Horticultural Works, th ich varies accor- | way, except sowing on e pii co ‘urnips, 
r having especial reference to Cottage Gardens. ding to the > quantity of land to be warped, a ie to | feeding - Pa t with sheep, and sowing Wheat, from 
That the Committee regulate the subjects for ral whic h Lh e reaped, where subsoiled, sonidant crops; 
ld it be necessa e lication | batt slope f the b r have I been 
g 
object of th 
15 
ry 12 vache fab og rise ; apne: 
are ate from 2 403 feet wide at the top. Partic ular 
aeai ted in my e Thes 
land, ba I began my Arba were e vale 
xpectations, e 40 oar of 
i j 
yeiety, and a s for the Rt ee of the 
setings, aan Pro party. ‘of the Clu . That any 
acting in con sory l wiih ika Rules, be 
5 
acre: at pres sent ‘is is w 
proper rile which shou 
xes, 
id should “also observe that, i in my o set a n, all 
ft 
je ee hy and that 
reclaim 
[The re Sanu of the 9th Rul nd laid out iyi 
vowel insisted on. the attention of the Club being eu t up to the wy eas compar 
directed exclusively to sia connected with the tide is suffered to flow in _ At first it is very "anabh 
ation of the soil, it will doubtless become only t g g 
husefal info rmatio on, ani nd its s pe ermanence is des rable, water before ti t their height, and allowing th 
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o be ed, o ought 
t has been E to be pared, pere ind 
d, a 
r I, whereby a SeA of Turnips is insure 
the lan nd per mane atl im proved. 
bs is “eetepsina with the discussion of votitieal | 
—At the monthly ‘meeting of the above 
b held on the 19th inst., the following was the sub- 
o k oa and the resolutio: 
Te è 
l Bramb les, 
oF 
1 
Fi" e, 
very porous mabavale that i 
& 
| 
were growing - shonldbe kept in Saige Pe e lal or 
> 
considerable. damage has ‘been done te a | b 
D7 
the ban: Ic. In at a of a bank 1 
ind 
» Which is one 2 of the put 24, 
no better succession of crops, than— int, pkoy 
Mangold Wurzel; 3d, Wheat; 4th, Tares, oe with 
T 
[ally what i is Falki LS Prete ie i.e. a tren nch from 2 to 
ub having pre vio asly n 
1 the centre of 
and followed by Turnips ; then Barle ey or Oats, 
with ‘areas seeds. On one field 1 put t 50 bushels ‘of soot. 
an acre instead of dung, f Man- 
; and Turnip s, after Wheat I genera rally drill 
corn rents. 
carrying them into effect pan ite Tet the rent of f the 
ee mixed ith gore which ais pressed down and | 9 
, becomes a solid m ass. The 
f Wheat and Barley, at the 
which t aa was calculated; the value pe 
s of the 
sg 
s is sold, ‘shall „be the — for that srt 
riati adva r reduc 
f 
water i is allowed to flow over the land the sp 
tid re only ge 
e is a Ap: 
subsoil. 
a, oa in to state that mine was, producing 
only about. s | the 
me year, which, ‘if “arained, 
ee 
certain oper ber ee suffice 
et as o of the grea 
warping is "to 
saries of life in oe > years than in twenty previous ¢ oa > 
nd 
‘same size an nd v: 
er rby preventing » th 
Pe A te 
là h 
ing a of Go: al 
hi 2 our rad penn i = te ae 
oped land was 
le-fifth e 
7 
more profitable if allowed to est a year a 
a 
i the process, ey in "pringles being 
ne 
ga aer body ene in 
orge Turner. 
Migs 
the English Agricultural Society's ee 
On gic | or rt A in Norfolk. at nae no hesi- 
ap-tide menace ba 
uld, rn’ a t 
ee 
is buried un 
ler | tive soil, in eda Asani prea Iwas shown 
der what is now v comparative ly unprodue- 
ue of which at the average pri ach at| banked allotment i 
n market rom Michaelmas 184d to Mishnclng | ones, called “ inlets” (which vary os in satay sa ode Norfolk g den jewel,” 
be the rent payable at the latter riod ; ed to different parts of the compartment: th t 
the prices of Wheat and Barley were ais ver the current, leaving a drain, expands itself, ves cable to b ng up suf- 
l. 4s. and 14s., the rent would be 148Z. 4s., and | there the greatest quantity o is deposited: as soon, ies ey ately igh ie a with the common 
wn to 1/., and 10s., when it would be 1177.: but | then, as the plots of land next the esta of the inlets of FA first time he broke up the land, which he: 
ere 17. 6s. and -the rent would b | ha ave a sufficient quantity of warp dep , the inlets | said he intended doin E Sere whet r the A 
pls, andso on up to 1/. 10s., and 17. when i ld what are called “ oi hanks,” which, | charge was apportion 
-» but above or or ean sums it would ‘not 
yw 
though ond smaller than the others, still a the 
ate the 
ight 
« fen,” Ps a common Bie apparently of “iile. value, 
o e {val ured 
or fall, however high or ents | yet immediately below was uable slate-colo 
The C according as req inal “the clay, ready for its improvement. In the fens n 
m of rii the Se ao opinion ti ape the | grote ce ef tp in warping is to eve pa land finis finished | Downham this clay is from 4 to 6 feet below the sur- 
urns should be m. a rs only, and that level as possible, which can only be done by the} face. Pits, about 6 feet by 3, and 3 feet apart, and dug: 
‘Ma few distric poral" the kingdom, and | strictest attention, and by proper judgment in conduct- in Tows, gen erally two rows in a chain (of 22 yards), 
e corn soid (excepting for se eed). The Club con deep of clay from each. 
e woul o diffi in carrying out this her, or to meet, as in such a case the de- pit. In n digging one pit, part of peat is put in that 
n, and dont ype ould a: it of th i } cae foot ehetween og face is 
any ako ei> 
a the least of f which, would be the exact account tof | qualit, y.» Care m 
Éd 2 
pnt 
oni he men whom Is 
at work 
0 ain be e, y 
a grown a ta tic? should not be to g, for rp there appe ri 
3 of no slight value.. The eoomb is 4 imperial | siderable portion of per ‘which, ge the ‘hed pee vy a piece of wood to prion) the sides), to run some risk 
-—W. L. R. Freuer » Sec of : all the particles floating i in the rime A piee: first, the | of being buried by the peat. In another place, within 
ae me obli li iolence of the | a short distance, th tood much better. The cost 
Ç interest ng discussion, K je took ee at | current, consequently a sand bed rmed. These | varied ; being under or over 50s. per acre, a 
eer armers’ a on the most advantageous | Sand-beds, however, i orea afterwards with warp, | circumstances ; but itis very well repaid by the crops of 
attening Cattle, ] generally are found to crop better than which | red Clover, Wheat, an which the land 
ee may be too stron, rith ss a the depth of warp | wards grow. ere te-coloured clay is near the 
-aneous. d d in 12-furrow “ es,” the fol- 
Misce 
: Hilt Procen s Of WK 
7 deposited it 
4 
h 
ioe 
ionally adopted by Mr. moons 
ractised hoot 80" years ago ; i it was ia 
way, th 
p of 
Castle Acre, | on his farm at t Seech :- —Two 
os as possib ble. 
e Ca 
mall, was want of 
all ; gra- 
ki gen erally | m 
In 1821, 
hotels fo may ont be obtain ea “of from 1 to 3 feet, and 
A | between them, to get out le clay fo 
side. 
stetches’ veg a skel 
This saves some labour in digging for it. Mosi 
in some ns = instance: een ly 
re, but ot be gen cata calculated on. It has 
beat "frequently asked yh geniy pyi Ki eposited 
ed before that“ wherever 
in a single ti 
agers ‘elt there the 
Reed. 
toe 
ms: quintity of veh osited :” consequently 
whole of the 
the water, thou ugh allowed to flow over the 
eposits the warp in a very irre 
manner, In one spring, perhaps numbering 10 or 12 
ti from 
howourable repu utation, 
2 
t 
fields ploughed 
e outside and 
finished.. 
> 
t improvements by clay- 
, as much as 
bstantial doors, | 
Ai Re E ‘he “ C 
inh 3 
ess of from 1 to 3 feet, 
ing, &e. G3 exact ga poi eii pesema! no 
e thickn 
and even sometimes more ; but ‘ite k ystem being c con 
ducted entirely b 
or of a spring cono lip given with any certainty. welt 
however, sometim ny, Bree great during a season.—R,. | 
n the rea of the ae Agr. Soc. | 
nstance o ne fe vente t east Pong an am addi: | he bas ap 
= a got ening wnt) I here insert a correct state- 
ent of the quantities of clay which he has spread on 
me of his fields. Ido pares the whole list of what 
rE i whe expense as a er, 
} great a debt 
