vegetation of the Pea had carried off from the tuber 
ive humidity, and OW. e development a к 
ct in the s 
THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
P. f labour ; creation vatio: manure, cun tto 
e animals with facilities TE atag g pure э, 
light and warmth. It must, he thought, be шаа ih t the 
da wn a similar ffect b. А fixed id. d to have tak f the 
H a similar effect itions. xed idea seem. о have taken possession o 
n dg th e T 1 to hav hare А b but Sud minds of SES d e ота EUN M MAE, leucas on фе paea 
of an s pla e straw intende 
is even the case it Scri at Ma pter venly remedy, conve ain Tips M n ^ pte ffect of which was to have one 
for, as Dr. Lindley r s, there is no lack of weeds i in | third of its valuable properties washed by the rain, and 
I 1 nd, iis where is another third carried off by sun and air. manure wä 
EE y t tt a the of little value, time of small a unt, and pection of no 
Гн. ‚ Опе айуа vantage ES least ПИР о -вшеп moment, the arrangements of the old homesteads might be 
p with; but they were clearly out of place wherever 
s. On the whole therefore ib appears to mo | eming was сы i Pleni depended upon Emall 
highly y desirable to make the шешн. It may do economies throughout. The seris of а site would be the 
| ren Iw uld advi E" neither the | fi тн oneideration | 4. the builder of а ho ead, and à wrong 
Dwarf nor the Giant ariety of m ^ ection was clearly an езе evil, and the we = 
1 deepest consideration. e firs 
DAN height like the P ier » Blue, or a ny of similar size. | site, therefore, deserved the p 
most material oint would be the general 
The hole for the га may be made with a larg quill, henlthfalness EOD Mig, wil. Кардын ^ for 
The time of plan take for | drainage. Marshy or y ground, or the vicinity 
gra nted, early in r my e tagnant waters, 1 їп int of fact, that 
caused dam; t or moist cold must R аа avoided, and 
sti 
Tho es act. This 
is now "nearly 10 po^ ago, sod not a syllable for or 
inst the plan | have I heard since. REN ‘H. в” makes | һе 
J Бі 
us ће result. Samuel Taylor, Gloucester, Jui une 9. 
а 
and.—I know not if what has appear 
the observation of o your E is t 
that ever si A , sudden NE Ы 
appearance зм ps during the months 
April, May, Pru June h been sure indications of 
-— changes in the €— from drought to wet, 
and vice versá. Thus ing dry ope 
leaves present the fin 4. Se е иа ur 
health КА vigour, whilst on the near spproac ch о 
heavy a rains " e hitherto healtk 
d shoots, the er ones mor о especially, will 
, the sure 
e "ог yellowish sickly hi 
precursor of the fatal blight should дата 
eavy state of the 
эк оп "hie the erops grow, or may be pitted or 
stored in, If I ат right in these ideas, founded on no 
stad 
n sed the | si. 
5 
| chalk о 
In bal 
те ot wee Re objections some 
de: 
of d loss of profit. If a гара could be secured 
which Mee ently to the south, it would be of advantage, 
but that must give way to T considerations of more moment. 
е relative position of the s de: еа не land, the 
direction of t et "it баз, and t inclination 
had all to en into eei I Mein followed 
ancing the. e pros and cons, i e boi ind 
might be reuedtabis, others 
latter, therefore, should bo allowed the 
The aspect. of m. 
h e provide 
theair within the Я uns be always pure "and ad- 
-— itted мете — e was some truth both for man 
d beast i: e old pro 
another argument in favour of pun nsive drainage—yes, 
even on lands where some ordinary observers would say 
there existed no need for it. After T repeated experiments 
mada TT year, during the „last 15 especially, the con 
clus many о! tes arrived at 
relative to the preservation of th vy tato 
e tu — Lu ; that is to have the land on which Mes 
S poss ssibl e, that neither stagnant wa ter 
grov 
nce till the 
crop is to have | food 
their vegetative powers to make is no T accom 
М t de bn ев thin, 
new in Ireland at least, having been long since | with light, its presene t dedi басш Е. eec focding, the atate of te E 
successfully practised зү! our English rs will ne but to схов during the summer aea was | animals, were also important'considerations. In reference tothe 
least expect to hear of it—in ught. Тре tice injurious, an: ка les tormented the second head—the economy о making au Blundell 
h ad Б! prae an extent injurious to their condition. Control t абе laid before the meeting а tal ment showing the result. 
as opted no one can tell h»w long ago.|over the admission of light was indispensable. The question uring 
* : ^ q of feedin - d of bull the last 
I saw it practised there over 30 years ago by the poor | 9f box- g was so important in its bearing upon agriculture, | three yo: < bi ch, h КУПЫ i E rg 
small farmers, from whom I ue, and have and in its influence с the arrangements of a homestead, that Weste ds boo iis urcnase 5 oxen and steers 
saved every winter during my residence there hundred it was necessary to determine this point as a principle before | involved an outlay of 2201, 15s. ; that of 8 cows amoun 
of tons of the finest Potaioes that would have b Pao ee кыкыо emm 4 chiefly o hs | 1024, and 14 heifers and steers, огап Average ще. months 
< ! ave become , uced, were based chiefly on + n f д 
in the winter masses of rottenness but xg. riae = injury fo the health of the animals by tho foul air generated | ste s soli ИЯ |3 оона бг Sii 156. and ишт 
system of drying, than which nothing ге | fmamersod. Те these objections bad еллы Ма Qus аці в iss; making altogether 921 
: dii 
simple where house or s| were certainly fatal to the system, but the айр 4 "i Mosen a d's cing kopt o s ded irm 
and fuel plenty, and to the al і absence of fuel Pes winter се which Li Blundell would more especially allude— | per week, amo ting altogether Жө € ues ; 23 oxen; мир, 
is due very much of the misery then and ever since | pottan of cach бох had of earth about 12 inches thick at the | and cows kept 20 weeks each winter feeding in a fa : 
felt, and which still prevails in that miserable, b tom of each box, had the effect of fi he ammonia and of | increased in value 10з. per week, ИН. al er ге 
z pr а d Corr e, because rbing the liquid portion h ure, so that the | 92 i in value in the same 
much neglected province. Edward Carroll, Kilgre Aidala. could remain in these boxes without ini 220l., while 14 heifers and steers increased in value х 
Lodge, —| зі lth and comfort, and the manure thus prepared c total of pn a. "rho ota T end v kr шов 
1 Cleaning Grass Land.—Having in the Spring of AR rris Mii pA x e dnd К ү during 20 weeks each winter feeding was br Ario 
? minis ; 1 105. 
Ti fée Ape for mg e e: of n lawn with which | It was desirable that the arrangements should be especially аа "Th dod pres h T peers preparatory. state 
endi ed t framed to economise tim h : i 
I work, | Eotings should be pi ure дор, а E ihe y summer fee was as follows :—3 lbs. of di sa T 
the Xie dieit Du S: gs d sh traversed twice without result, The[every | g2 109, Рег week, at 12. per ton, 2s. Bd. AO Ibo ер stra 
aisies ani delions so er work offa farmery was to thrash out the produce from the | 025? de 2 е 114. ; 
abound: that it аз nauseat y the animals] straw, to convey the latter to the stack for beddi per day, or 140 ]bs. per week, at 15s. per ton, 11d. ; нуе: d 
altogether. · Before the second cutting I put upon а | 20176181 ion Manure, which was to be pss prr les p d 6d. ; Ux eed m EE 3 Mer 
certain portion a ose of sulphate of ammonia produce nt spot p Eua vetarn. trim he fille ота :—4 Ibs, of oil-cake meal рег day, $з.; 11b. or Boli оа 
(about the rate о t. per aere d. this: senson 1 е 94 и ка wur ны an a ia т day, at 12l. a ton, 9d. ; 64 lbs. of Mangel pa a, ader 
these plants ar he said piece almost extinct. I тм straw and the hay had to be cut into chaff, the roots to bs x k, at 10s. per ton, 2s. 20 Ibs. o е 104.; 20 108. 
е ed t & late cutting of the Gr ashed and minced or boiled, the corn to bo threshed Vnd Pee m ШЫ ы ре per ете ^ Xo Hr attendance p» 
should not be made if we would not ie ded of thi stored, thejconveniences and appliances for these several works | woe си шшш ad рн and à іп, 88. ^. 
désceíoon. by à Д ore be close to the objects operated on, and of read "UA F CHAIRMAN 
escri - um the upper hand in the following | access to the feeding trenc! he root stores should be so conclusion of. the paper, the m 
fad 4 ould any of your Grasegrowing readers bettet 4 A -— could back in them. As the corn keeps expressed himself favourable wn Км of 
nd a suggestion from these remarks, I shall b ске than іп barns, the ricks should be placed | buildi hich had been ex | by Mr. 
ratifi A., Pitcaple. > е оп each mide of а railway, proceeding from the thrashing| ор 185 however that i р situation 
g ‚4, Е gia to ih if you will | place. ry should be partl over h Е | observing, however, that it was not every 817 
send h hall h ry 1 partly the threshing plac Я f massing 80 
y ps ТАНУ сЕ shed, заро waggons to back under whieh would be level enough t it o a mitted 
ài n Pi Dus ust be pla many buildings together оп a farm, thoug he valities 
it would be possible to adapt them to the me longer 
of the gr y arrangements for building ^ hi nlt 
lengths and shorter depths, He also feeding 
much gratified by the раргг read on the prope thanks 
nimals, and in Domina movi jd 
to Mr. Elliott and Mr. dell, whieh w "The pro- 
ued | by Mr. Callesse, and carried by acclama Sar E 
ne | ceedings then уф 
uildings.| throughout its wh This тї y 
on) in introducing this | thus bring the corn from th a Mis Ао Mem өөн 
) Б thes on Mag qn SoN 1 hed, carry back Farm 14% A ime 
У req By this su n de у the feeding boxesas| Sourn Hants FARM: Report to 
with : Object to be borne in view economy | be avoided, covered в peni ж r large barns would | The stormy and te onec weather soy рете 
tien, and supply m Crane oce ding rangement f for inspec- | The question between fixed niy elei for ы Аы п а prejudicial- i vase o rers early velo The 
аа аш WAS а mos 
ount patiar опе, There was no doubt that fi а loge worked operations peculiar to this pem the year. 
** When the une comes in at a hole, 
Then it’s time to think of — soul." 
Rotten Tungs, broken wind, and dam: sieht w 
more prominent мы which the eoe 
inevitabi induced in men or cattle. Modern кзы na 
established the fact that digestion was slow сопан, апа 
The bear laid in fat at the approach of winter e 
the ү velopment of i scle 
fat. But the rule ынам was not abuse. 
Warmth created fat but too pe warmth melted it, and this 
must be guarded against, and the means a er ce of f regulating 
heat and cold, otherwise what was right season 
would be wrong for оше. was 
[JUNE 21, 180. 
the best, and with | greatest econo: 
decided by the consideration w 
at the homestead to. keep the en 
w 
extent regulat 
p 4 "ind. d stores, the put, 
һе plan of m. 
ne-croom and 
would require thick walls, с of si 
stone, bri 
ip 
timber. The box s; pratat 
his. plan 
Mr. ErrnrorT illustrated 
Seve ap ‘portions of 
a diagram, the sı 
wap. ed to the m ууа: б 
the тела - tho E to the Meer purposes Ч 
ve ted out the advanta — of thide 
а animals aa uld lie T PUE 
comfor recommende e plan 
horses, including race spem. met. partioularly kri 
rses.—In reply to Mr. Frere, Mr. ELL 
3 the bui uildings | he A desi ibed, 
t 17007, 
by т reference 
le lie Шу 
d for the a 
said that 
hoi 
supposing 
ЕЕ —Мв. Biwro, of Bursl 
Southampton, шов, ‘read m 
dn 
an e o bs са ning bullocks o arable f 
althoug! d su маи m 
wa wr. ye E at various Farmers' Clubs, yet up to the 
sent time there scemed to exist an under current of fe 
turning the straw prod 
would not answer the Duros 
two heads, 
chased hould be a йо: 
6 or 8 weeks in order to ascertain wh. 
batio 
eks rto ther t would 
be worth the Бе The kind of food, the quantity to be given, 
