— THE 
nts. 
Mis llaneous. 
Feeding of Animals (Bonsengeul, “vol. ii p- 39 ae 
The state of moisture or dryness in = ich ‘too 
ministered is of great consequence ards nu trition 
Some of its properties may be ad S on emer 
and the nutritive 
value in 
tol } 
lents may be poop 
n food is 
the equ 
i have long been 
the most nutritious. And t! 
certainty, by the experiments 
Messrs. caren de tongs who have sapertained ‘that 
f ra r parts of green Lucern are 
equal to pe anda half when dry. They have obtained 
from a number of experiments the following mean 
results :— 
Thorough]; 
dried, J 
After fermen- 
tation in 
the stack. 
Clo 
Ulov 
AR 
An rts of Lucern, o 
en nb flowering 
er, 
re- 
25 66 
20,00 
9% 49 
20,42 
00 parts of Cl ave more 
vanced in flower, and begin- 
ning to shed its Tower leaves. 
300 parts of Clover still more 
wnt 
32,44 | 29,69 
35,31 
rn and Clover in nh 
which is 
re 
ult de I 
qo 
and trussing, M. Perra 
ba 
green Lucern=, 92 of 
porate allowances 5 
ods ase ta are o; 
great a fi 
feeding off the crop w when green, an Tera 
of which the practi tical fi farmer well a 
. 
y 
vented, 
BES 
3 
g 
2 
E 
zy 
So 
n tee oor give 3 
0 
ing it wh e in hotels| e ratio becomes 8 
s very Fie q e above-mentione 
over mpg considered as consistin 
29,85 
7 
100,00 
As the extremes, we haye— 
maxim. minim. 
Dry Clover ~ wA 24,03 
76, mab 
§100,0 
Analysis gives as the nutritive ante of Clover 
Biss. 76 as the 
hay, 75. moisture dissipated by 
oen eee for the same fi hen green, 
Mii nted by 100. ‘actice is not 
cant here oF with ey: tae. ste! i 
d generally to haye nearly the tritive 
and its eiivet N when green 
takes 
is as n 425 and 500. What 
än our stables tends also to make one think that the | 1 
-equivalent of Cloyer is overr: I find from four ex- 
17 cows c 2506 Ibs. of n 
over, that is about 147,3 Ibs. a day each. The usual 
of one cow is 33,09 of good hay. The 
iraient of green Clover then must be 445. But this 
= tated el food ns the ani 
ge ent of hay. i 
Ban tho s would have the equivalent of 47,4 Ibs. of 
x. in 147, A of green Ciover. If, however, we reflect 
that they have green 
AGRICULTUKAL GAZETTE. [May 94, 
ive tendency, W ~ COVENT GARD EN, „MAY 24.— The] supply of almost ai 
aoai food has cigs Sy rier Tandy Ww kinds of iacousien has been good; hothous ad + almost a 
retard nutrition ; on the o > piena aa of superior quality tr rade on the whole tae 
fed on dry food pains ar r than during the prec $ 
= ti 
ARE a trifle hig! 
mens fee ying about 
Black Ha: mbu: ra = oe 
lg and N no 
o 30s. a dozen The gel of Cherries is air 
re scarce, and fetch high prices. 
pr 
y fetch from 18s, i 
the prac cti ice of steeping t the layin 
limited. 
it is 
tubers, with hay.—M. J. 
vod, as roots 
L aae amera 
Notices to Lh aie 
RURAL CHEMIST uf Solly, Experimental 
Chemist to the amet Dam Ss e of AR, epo 
Menpar ore Royal eee fer moniety. and Leeturer on 
¥ Chemi the Royal I may be had of all book- 
È porran pri H bag; êd. A 
AIRY be — Emily—Y ou will find in urth volume of 
p h Agricultural $ Bocey s Journal, » that at King utaxia myrtifolia, ‘on 
ut flow ved Eu 
Serna fia ne Chant Boronia pinnata, Cape Hea‘ ths, Cal eolariag 
Gardenias, Gloxinia s, Heliotropes, Tulips, Ca mellias, rhe t 
ons, and Ros 
| Tah, per bushel, 18s 
Pine Apple, per!b., 7s to to 20e 
1ib. of butter; and, lastly, the Gal- repens Hothouse, per te, Ke a o 108 Oranges, per dozen, Is to 2s 6d 
p wa; y breed S ralé daily 6} quarts a-piece, and ia ee Spanis! aby Der lie in orto | er 100, 16s 
s eme al, per is tter, per 100, 8s 
produced ter. A great deal, it thus a Apples, Dess , per bush., 5s to 15s Lemons, ver ‘iets, le pao 
m the saa aul — Kitchen, 4s t ` — _ per 100, 6s to 16s 
LECTRO CULTURE—R—Thank you: it will be as well no Pears, Dess., per hf -sv., 5s to 12s Imonds, per peck, 6s 
foster any Saono 
mk 
n this matter till we hars a a f 
numerous ron, bat facts "to 
Cob Nuts, per 200 Ise, 1204 to 150p 
Bar: 
ployed by D: Soa 
Nuts, 
= zi 
o1 
en, edt 
an erants, green, per pris 9łto ls 
e. 
bell-wire will perfectly answer ; é. ¢.-as well as any other size. Se se oy ny es, green, p. ngs aria 4s to se| = 
GEESE—A Goose-fancier says he has had two geese set with 12 r peck, 6 acer 
ggs each, out of which only five were h; ched, none of them Cabbages, per doz.,1 2s 6a j pe ee T 
strong birds hat can have been the cause of this? There| — = Fea, per doz., 4s to 12s Garlic. prib, g Arha 
is only one gander. Two of the fiye have died, and being Raga per doz. bneh., 2s t r bunch 
anxious to rear more, be siai Le arti ego by being g informed | 8 Brovesl inper birey tia jitar "larger pe a ot Ta te We 
Ai rd N 
nd | Sorrel, pet hf.-sieve, 9d to 1s | suits per et be 
having another brood. Jerusal. Artichok, p. A An 1s Gd to 2% | Lettuce 
Grass Minx Pans—H Doro—These have been advertised at Potatoes, per ton, 4 
p. 442 of our volume for 1844. EE, B to, sp Pe 
GOLD or PLEASURE, MYAGRUM SATIVUM—X ; To Correspondents— Kidney, per bsh., 2s to 2s 6d 
1. What is the soil best suited to it? 2. poe should it be Autumn, per lb., 3d to 64 
sowed? 3. What quantity per acre? 4, Whether in drills New, per lb., 1s 6d to 3s 6d 
or broadcast? 5. Is it an exhausting mee ? 6. What is the Turni upra ver d doz, behs, oe 
best manure ? hen should it be cut : 8. Is it Sosh SE CORINE tg 
ore than once ? 
Carrots, per doz. behs , 88 to 12e 
Rhubarb, per bundle, PR to lsd 
n food m Is 
after the oil is expressed, or oe seed itself? 10. 
as food 
What animals eat it most pesgi, nen is z = adapted = La epee hatin epee PEUS i 
11. Any general remarks on tl . Any general | Cucumbers, per brace, Isto 58 | 
remarks on the application of the op. s Sp maka h, per v sever S 6d to 25 
Gyrsum—P H—Spre ad. one ton per acr xed well with two nips, per doz., 6d to ls 6a Chervil, per Leng spo toad 
cwt. of guano. This can be done b; ini, a with a large scoop, Basil, pe “pane ch, 
a; 
OPS, Fripay, M: 
aveounts from the plantations wate hi 
that the fly has made its 2 
out of a cart. Speal it broadcast C sar land if possible in 
wet weal Bnet as soon as your Swi ede s dis in. 
OM THE oe ae T Davie pas be 
published ian t week. ce: Pe ‘works dow s itis 
termed, i. e. if a layer ia ai on a pasture field nes w yea i$ 
H 
Market remains shot and 
cold ee ad biopt the bin 
in some p 
Parrennen & Satra, Hop Facto 
hence that layer will be found some 5 or 6 inches below ti a pest = Ane ary Boe 
surface. Worms have a good de: al to do with this tran Sposi- nd Suffolk ; picken samples Bae y an pi 
tion. You had better merely harrow or scarify the lime sof la st week, a e x 
upon the surface—not plough or dig it r. e Foreign meets a limited ta 
LUCERNE—Brecon—The soil best suited for it is 
on Sow early in April 12Ibs. of seed per acre, in rows RE 
wide. ze land must be kept clean by hoeing, a rise of 1s. to 2s. upon their free value of this da; so 
kel oy in good heart by annual top-dressings. You may cut it less the aay A a — apparently have al 
the first year maie e in August, afterwards the first specul H There is scarcely any E 
cutting may be as early as th April. alway: 
before the blossom aj ay Je 100%bs. a day will feed a iry 
cow; and 40 or 50, along wi corn, will satisfy a horse. our quo 
ILDEW—G R C—Our c correspondent asks for a — for late terms. 
mildew on his T Quicks. Is he right in calling the dis- 3. Ss 
se mildew ? ents and White 43 9 
Porarors—Solomon—Scatter, broadcast if possible, in wet Lin Yo: rkshire — 
eather, two © vkot, ehano mixed za two ewt. of common Barley, Mainas and pa 2ôe 10 Chevalier “30 82 
t, per acre, and hoe it. ‘This is as good a top-dressing as | ats, Lincolns berland and E a ae 
ou can give the od sah ig: l Feed 20 2 Pi 
SUPERPHOSPHATE 0 J M R—The quantity of water Mait, Bae, ship " + 54 60 
Bora Si water-cart ‘will spread over an a eee oe drawn | ~~ Hertford and Risin See e = 
ver it at the ordinary rate of a horse-walk is, we sup- ein Bi 
vies, 500 gallons. Well, then, dissolve the quantity of — Beans emir”. a in Wi mia = = 
phosphate you intendia age per acre, say three cwt., in| Peas, White ” 87 37 «Gr 
a uant pe S IN ney RIVER ee WEEK, 
* As ‘ier net (Sa Es 
English 6257 Sks. RE jouer 
bs 19955 
creign . 6379 5, 
SMITHF D, Monpay, May 19. een G Se 
Best hoots, Herefords, Sc » ae g Best Long-wools = to —s 
Best Gesi e s| Ditto (shorn) - 44 48 
Secon: Ant SSR 310 Ewesand second quality — beg 
Calves - - = -40 48l- — Ditto(shorm) - 3 8 4 2 
Dowas& Bee olre ee ac pinta 8 
Ditto (hor ra) a8 t 
Beas! ; Cal Pigs. 
Our suppl: Beet fies ehi iernii see Ele pri wo AMi freee se 
fully 4d. per 8 1 and in some few in: sances 24. per 8's more p ramme 
obtained.— There are more Sheep to-day, but the oa 
nf the supply is saie very inferior, and onr best G at eeen are making about 
the es We havea a many plain Sirei several of which remain un- 
sod. meget efe lirtle brisker at the s: rarer. - Good Veal is rather 
dearer.— -trade is cold weather, 
rather better, o wh tothe 
Sahat Ma; s 
mand for Beefis quite as large, supply bu! 
apie, high her. Some ia very fine Stor h hav made Peg eek 
tar the average rem: mains aLout the sam: pon 
al son Moods Ry aae Lambi 
Price: 
re per si 
heep ai ar n- 
t quali- 
y mid- 
earer; 
pitie 
PEBIAL 
Wheat. | bariey 4 
ass -l Bee 5 
sles sine worth nearly 5s. but the average f r good V 
Beasts, 4511 {| BL u 
45 it gl 6 
quoted at ee enia: 2 a .—Pork-trade Pe ee at from 3s, 84. to 4s. 8d, 
p and Lambs, $120; Caly: syns Pigs, #31, 
l, West Smithfield. — 
12 ir reise 
8 
g 
10 
17 
6 weeks’ Agareg, Aver. 
985; 5 
AY.—Per Load of 36 Trus: 4 
MITHFIELD, May 22. 
New Ha; —sto—s 
| Inte ane 95 200. 
wu | al 3 
eer a aa 
20 
Prime old Meadow 
Hay 195s to 115° 
Talon en, Hay ese a [i 
coe 
Clover 10% to 1204 
raed ag 42 
‘oorar, Salesman 
May "3, 
pc at 16s to 120e 
Ini rant » 10 10 
Clover -— 
| R 
{a1 a| 2 
irae | 
6 ol m8 
70l 
on Foreign Grain 
on the aver 
Duties 
per f Cora 
Dia; showing the fluctu: e price © ‘ 
Straw 38s to 42e dees ink six weeks tenia e Saturday, Mey i7 mar 
day Sal 12) Apar, 19 | Arai Mays | 
'RICR, | 
WHITECHAP: r i 
105:to 112s} Old Clover —s 
90 100 | New Clover so. ” 120 
s Inferior 
Fine Ola DeF 
New Hay 1 | straw 363 to42a 
we 
Baa aNeosHowr 
TOES.—Sourawark, WATERSIDE, Ma: 
past 
PPPdse diets 
better samples of gs 
superior and 
‘May 23. 
T < sealived 403 per ton, se bay Bide! asked for. h. = 
thea almost avarani, ve salt Fesh amples but ther fuffcient quantity wid to justify a quota- SEEDS, Fs 
ey are in reality taking more | York Reds 308 to et a ae á 
Sea 70s | Wi id aa y 
food. New ees Perth A hn Ee E E ee ae Bea, English ye 
termine whether green food is | Early Devons ` I 1I I rye aac S Wale Tak s 
co ited into ay. I Kanatan E OR | iter Blues oe pad s te, English = 
2 = = i Eg a nee pagina ye 
 surpred should accurate onper mon: nt | Jersey Blues > = = 60 -5s “| York—Prince r A To 8 > per last 
"y Ea administered, and p ih. Lee eee oe is per ar 
; Vests eae Pasta = prd Irish Whites et a 2, ees pur Cakes, Eng. pertoec a 11010, 
