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t fatten them ; he then gav tate his opinion. He said he was sure it w uld | cult i i i i 
ape “very ore = but pos AP 5 “the opinii of all present at thin Ok amination, | cuiture. I believe all present will agree with me ia 
m. He did n k that geste age though not sufficient to bring out the full acqui bat i sscaually: tear 
grown : ez: a ewt.—the of the boys, had yet served the o cwe intended, t that of districts, = = Hr pein: a pkg see aig is 
Id be equal to the kak of fie are . sho tite so they were Sn a decidedly marge sh = farmed a a very "large extent ot Grass Lan aaen who 
urnips he believed to be most profit | an of t other r par chial hai = firs I r 
the suspicion that ar fe po and upon cheaper terms, b 
E wor “introduced the primary ser se be | rough pasture, = pes cay a 
he 
said he was not able to state what price he 
for pee cae. He had fed th those who were practically conv rsant Att reat B 
[ad go On seven tch acres he ha tons of | with nr einer knew that the boys gers Chansietrde. st nies the Thurs y, the Marquis of 
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e, without top or root; and on | the us sual branches of the bet P would, in the at ms | He said, they had ie ct pater great 
2 tons of Sw i 
> 
A mit were great returns. These Turnips | partment of knowledge a More hoot romhe koh and gradual development of i 
s weighed every day as they were ie to the this remar rk apply to Sie taaahers s for he wa s convinced | within the last 3 few iia g b ae gaai sot Tekid 
and he found the lot consumed 200 lbs. a day. p e Roya 1 Agrieu ultural Imp ahe 
se which got er ate fully as great a quantity | success, in carrying forward their p rf ost en 
and inviting field of pone would be ‘the last to over- voce fo powe r, had been ma inly instrumental in 
ati 
those getting no 
Gi PIE, of " Aunanbaiy said that experience | | Took t the main n points 0 fip otin and i in 
istrict must be judged with sie to the SG thee ae so sss hat ee ne pm 
| market, where only prime cattle ould ] ti d th ] greatly | pleased ora nents tte . 
refit. On the highlands of D hi | f the b boys d t the rl f agri as fuliy 
l ew era in eco- ings as ‘oer held on that no ‘The operations of the 
to e uld form a n the 
ight on the good low a He eo A our ah schools. Am ong eae Mr. 
d th 
it 
ith Mr. Stewart’s observations. Beamish, of Cork, e exa- not confined t c 
n, of Deanston, addressed the meeting at mination, stating that a pester tony it the most inte- | most creditable Bee Parser ion ly A ie ae l 
n e agreed with Mr. Charles Stewart in | resting part of the e Ae nosh of the ‘week, and | Ly Fetes and implements, been held under the aus -2 
pae mer the feeding of cattle, and considered | that at next Barg o f his e Soc cie ty in the nna southern, and e sas 
important the. attention of farmers should be | own ee in Ireland, h he would p rt of t p 
lirected to oan “investigations. He then adverted to | occasion, d f hi PERSE IRIE, Se CE TS Pe ciri MeT 
essity 0 i hed bes o the ih cs this town. liorate tl diti 
ad suggested that the ca attle, ts of he conci la n, neant f th d heł a the tame, a cts and 
ould all be kept sarees one s a sepa- n. Agricultural Chemis try, seagate rded to two or | fici al offe cts certain to arise from their meeting this 
r E itas ents, and, from long e see” i stated | wine boys belonging to each paete who had tost = fe would be permanent snik id that The al 
he was convinced that not more mk nimal shui | tinguished themselves. Theirjnames are as follow of Ire elan ad was a om psies and 
e kep t in each  apartm ne: ent. Man tos “he also From Barr School, Galston, taught by Mr. Kilgour p 2 
, should p ; d th James ite, William Roxburgh ; the three young dati d 
iid have large deposits rhe guano upon our own} men ttending this school, a d who had voluntarily | hope that it receive gre neon a a pe! 
that our climate was such that the ait come forward for e: ation, Viz. Ja mes iit 8 support. it not be supposed by those who attended 
shed it aw: r. Smith dwelt at some length upon John Boyd, and James Hun their ag f cattle, and e xhibition of cattle, that the 
je i ne agd e application of liquid he Hels | Mr. — T From Bathgate Academy, ah re | Society cea such 
i was, he contended, too costly to cart 1ngo t elds, | Mr. Gibso: -ae xander Simpson, Henr; Shanks, dis ay 
Ue the refore | suggested th ai a tank fo: ra it should be| James Mae and George Pio dd. odin my s omer that — gratify persenal ear 
m-yard me Je saion Paris sh S School, aanst by Mr. John Gra; xander | to hye reai e permanen t good for the people, to 
f aw pw should ui irrigated ake it, which would then — William Craig. From Buittle "igh Sahoo anione as he had be 84 stated, the condition oi of the 
d pay an nd i abu nds = crop of Grass. The ught by Mr. J ohn Tai seg M‘Ghie, soph | farmer, the cottier, and the peasant, without Tae ee 
adopted by a friend of | ye cose From Inchin seen Schoo, taught | of class or sect, and what object, he wished to kno 
of 9d. per acre, had | by M way—James Y m Newabbe ey | could be more useful or honourable. 
A Seiad d the rainy of his phar gers the quantity of his | Parish School, taught by Mr. ‘Theos y ee - — — 
Toduce 17. per acre. He rec commended that the liquid | war Calvert, R. M‘Dougal. From Selkirk Grammar Farm Clubs. 
janure should be spread over the land by a jet-pipe School, Toei by Mr. W. Dunbar eo Tun i nini ge ic ht the late 
milar to that of a fire-engine, and cauti tioned ~ Nich ol, V liam Robertson. Fro aben wersar gravee he ‘hace report 7 — 
ners present to od it strongly with water befi — ol, ta ught ~ Mr. Douglas—James sage wit | “ « Yo SE Soe ciet is now divid ded Te Tos g l 
i plying it to the lan in te conden = form, fro om = ew EA arding the boys according T at bit " 
trength, i dediet before “the distribution of piii k y 
place, that the schoolmasters themselves B nes eae n EE TE | ioar 
ET of a Com- those of their wn boys who were a entitled to Aest FA 1. 10s. ; making es ttl eS 563/. 10s 3 and incl di 
for padet see on in ee me Ch izes. This was con to the reco! = civen this year amountin: ‘to 1402, bs ing 
; D in our public agg David -Milne is | mendation of Proféssor Johnstone, sah was, ak the purebased gh ants 120) volumes prs nee ard aed 
eretary to the Game tee. n examination oe ile boys ought to be rewarde d according tot their ir pla in agricu altu e for the _of its members, and- has on ? 
various o a pace in the New Asser mbly |t the who ete ji à oo on by h mage tife ch chethies, Je. Gyde, B 
ere, hursday, r the n this Ao the previous day. It so happene at 
mittee, for the e pur’ pose of ao showing} how the important William Robertson, from Selkirk, whom the Professor an rah, pho deveret a Yey Àa teresting lecture å 
b Ech of education refer: and may | be considered entitled to the first prize of all, was awarded mposition, and I enna’ ol Sila’ ay Fa 
ill farther carried o per R of our parish the system adopted; the EA nA availed ourselves of His ission to print and cire s 
hing.— EENSBURY was called to | accordingly too took the liberty of stain presenting to| jate: arrangements have been made fg hint to st 
d the business of the | him a handsome copy y of his “ Lectures on Agricultural | ys another lecture in December this year, on the a ` 
ommittee on their Chemistry,” as a token of his m eini of his | plication of Physiology to the fearing and itd 
from it the ninie Lre P Sert Dumfries Harald: © attle? The services of this gentleman have in 
es in whick ed in | AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY OF employed, by aa —— w 
regularly given last IRELAND. laka ies ii a: ig ic EE a 
la Be é bg idea The annual meeting of this Society took place during guano j bon mes, & &e. $ ‘total, 48. or the x manures, two 
10> 799 dulterated 
, 1; Kincardine, ote $ - Among the prizes awarded i we may mention the | | 2d. The Farmers’ Club met Sasmthiy pron e 
Linlithgow, } ; mo i — bee Cog yae w Societys for the areo tus a on aaa iniaa subjects. 
1; Stirling, 1; Wig- | best beast in the yard, awarded for the second time one 3d. The prilep Becher Club mer priremi 
Total, 74. The Committee igre mply point | George A. Grey, Millfield Hall, Wooler, for his ead | of th ciety have insure hemselves a weekl 
this result as a proof that t they ha have not been remiss | horned bull; an received the prize of | sjiowance in sickness, a weekly payment after th A 
fulfili not been remiss | 301. and a gold medal, as the best short-horned ball |69, 65, or 70, and a leap ages ag s 
o fhat from m the good seed sown by them, there will | calved after Ist Jan., 1840. ‘We have only room for | lie lies on death 3 and the la udable ble efforts. of thous indi: 
still more abun he ting ibuti 
iths. In c Biera arvest = te sC ” “ the Resid ent Land. 147 honorary m rn ae sa armee e 
to hg sae vd re ctures which the | owners z ee pas the or „meaning o of =e im- | gs. 10d. invested inthe Bank of —— besides a 
rs latgly applied for and 4th. Endowment So- 
hnsto of | of iculture was most forward state, w. a 
bling them the Taita nce a St paita who would ni his zenis. and spend them a STs enc tae mom si e pee 1 
e experiments useful in the illustration | abroa scsi : and 21 years, with compoun und interest at 34 per cent. 
ures were attended by above 300 ool- laid out hie money to improve bot! th himself and his = th. The Allotment Society, . Michaelmas, 
ested the greatest desire to im- | pendants. No doubt, steps*to mpor “would have | 1844, for the purpose of letting allotments of land of a 
intan this branch of in-| to be taken by degrees. First, the landlord should | | tor of an acre each tolabourers, at a farming price, 
ction.” There were then brought forward 23 boys, | make himself acquainted with -4 district in which he ria situated for their dwelli ings, and for the 
ages a young men, | was about to work, to inform himself of the pec! a m mis pA 
y on hil alg engaged in farm- -pra ractice, but attend hi mea ge eans = the a of to accus se F operations of the Society have been as follows :— 
` | instruction and advice in a mane a a i Š 
nS as pr ea ened E eb ur 
he ny Know eae od ia Magiel | cates he might meet with inggetitnd and disappoin int Lady-day, 1846, 36a. 22. ; total, 114a. 2R. 34r. OS 
acrid ag RAA Segre &e., by Mr. Davi n, voce A Sterna pe sho e EEA apply — to e the 149 tenants who have been cultivating these gardens - 
$ urgh Normal Institution ; were as making his the last two q r. The 
fines konis ted to a lengthened and minute examination | farm ke anaE y of fa class boyon via 5 their | 6th is a Friendly Loan Society, just commenced, and 
sree. of the elements of chemistry, 1 dl limited at present to the Stourbridge rict, for the 
agricul Pro-| upon these prin iet" “they remained at home and | purpose of lending to persons of honest, industrious 
f pita, cultivated the country as it might be, they wonld not Á ot less than 4 
e Fa and frugal habits, small sums of not than Il., nor 
cal agriculture by Mr. only make their tenants ts comfortable and happy but) more than 157. at one time, they ing interest 
j3 ny a Mr "alex. | enrich nae Bracer, in responding to the} oia eane T mS su 
Sa eae examination Was “Success to gate ee "said, id, Thavealways been and gue ear i 
called upon to test convinced that taegreatdohesney 5 Trish farming was the we itiadmoun, 
of ciency which a in the supply Miscellaneo 
having de- of winter food for i ak: and this deficiency, I con- | How to Keep Farm-horses.— To begin by skoling a om 
Si only be su supplied by more ex extensive Turnip | individual farm of about 120 fusperial scree of ara 
