rather severe frost, which, commencing ; шн the 22nd 
climate, I feel assured he will no Пол recommend us us 
lasted until the 27th. root crop was therefore | to is lor 2 pecks of seed per acre. The s 
not injured, and the land that had lately Pas smashed | plough has been at work whenever weather periit 
up by steam was well frosted. In the early part of laso. ті up the stubble land, ir ride ill soon be all 
the month we ha ss severe frost, which proved | finished. Horses have bees mployed hauling out 
neficial to the late ploughed Wheat land, bling tubbl eeds, ploughing каты of 
s to put our le at in fair order. | stubble fields, and lately in 4 кат g” Sainfoin lea, 
We have planted 56 acres this month, which, with 30 | for paring an nd burning next s 
acres in October, includ rn Co ov heat and 12 eep.—bDuring the past rem ihe fatting shee 
acres after lantin ng late we nd it|have been consuming cut Swedes. ay chaff a 
necessary to d day, as mixture of nut meal d old Beans of 1860 (an inferior 
if land were worked d ee came, wo ы: и both as to weig uality), ilb. е 
not get it AC enough to "drill 
Thanks t T ON ibas, one turn 
and q 
former and k par “ tho latter daily. 
p w fe eding article, the produce o 
Log a 
with the heavy har 
5 
rM 
in rows, 9 inches apart. 
was lightly pared with Howard's brondebare at 
about 2 inches деер, soon after 
harvest, and left in this state ан e beginnin 
the month. The surface Ai ving wd ауе weedy, 
and the ridges requirin be levelled, th: ord- 
ата were employed " е angles, followedby 
ordinary harrows, and th eat drill The soil 
being rather] light, the Жы ре Tre буу 
eat We 
|found i& to answer wee for feodi sheep, 
mix equal 
of o 
possesses - very y high [fe eig prope еге һауе 
either alone ог 
of ns or Peas, an 
food than Linseed cake. 
А. Smith & Co., of Kent Stre 
who are, we believe, the only makers. The p 
ро is 67. а ton at Tego гы in bags of 2. 
Last year, being short of pu we supp plied 
young ewes With à ilb. of nut meal daily, and straw and | 
and a very moderate Бр "c roots. On 
аайы 
che: 
dinto 
which the roots of the basilan would pen менче Аз 
Mr. Wilkins in his second letter challenges me to state 
when and where we Ling dobling, I reply—in 1856, in 
arked No. ollege ү ка їп 1859 
in a feld about 
2 pecks per acie. In both cases the result was a com- 
parative ‚ viz., shrivelled, blighte: and 
straw by mildew. In eave of 
this subject, which I feel should not occupy more of 
your es hav two remarks to 
make. Mr. Wilkins began by misquoting what I 
ug bond TEN to do so. Iam aware of 
of sowin g Barley early, but on a she 
hm Бева ours I know it to Ч practically impossible | 
ear off all the x and get the land ыгар 
кү sown early in аы nsider 
and w a fall of 
bes advantage, ав it has a very marked effect upon 
итте fatting cattle are thriving well upon 2 lbs. of 
nut meal and 2 lbs. of Bader meal, 50 lbs. of pulped 
Swed B е + and $ stra 
daily. 
a week in ug quantities, and &nd it eh ав. еа 
pies Coleman, Dec. 8. 
Miscellaneo 
E Vots n Saturday х "Dec. A 1862, 
s given to Brown, by a large par ty of 
Prof. 
| tho professors and students of the College, ч which there 
a| pram 
dicm Urve 
er aiki E "mots pos of Pa 
paid off 
payments spread ov 
Shan arge, without hime odia te paymi 
loan, and 
To bras o THE mr uisi 
29 7 E pes SUR 
THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
AINAGE of ерер 5 y 
d superintended at 5. 
of AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS аһ 
Im реса anded 
ге 
сап, 
LANDS 
шшр by S by Spona Act of dires 
ard, Wes 
N EN 
[DECEMBER 
т ас 
Saul 
d all 
А... 
Де ё. p E: 
if des: 
ment, by 
Sine DEN 
the Land qae tmt 
mA COMPANY... 
in 1853, 
БАА 
entirely 
rliam 
won r a mambar of y and 
VEYORS, de. 
ND AND WALES AND i 
€ Co рагу advances money, unli 
folowing works y t Agrionitusil meets the vb, 
the 
outlay pA р чет 
Ek VE 
of na 
3. Ji ettion t or pe ng uio di 
vigable rivers or lakes, 
4. The erection of Farm Houses, Labo 
other Buildings required for Farm rei 
pto ovement of and POPE to Farm Houses 
Te for 
Parliament, Доу Chat alian A 
arliament, уа! arter, ог Gotta 
publie or general w pb -—À 
the same with 
bo th 
may borrow im E Share ^ A cost, and dup 
estigatio: 
all cases being liquidated bya rem 
ng, Embanking, Тобо 
for for Drainage ТЫ 
Li 
Кона 
farm purposes. йкы td qi 
лу е provisions of any Ad у 
orks of or other improvements 
e expenses on wir 
No tle гүя Со 
ofa strictly nancial character 54 тд p ACE 
and ех 
Oovern: 
yu 
to the Honourable WILLIAM NAPI 
— 
of 
the Works, which 
0 
я osure жй сс 
Men in 
formation, and for d of application, 
ER, Managing Director, z 
Palace Yard, Westminster, S.W. 
А 
Тыв заг was unus wing to 
тыша of roots and the very wet kpn and in 
ld rchase of a microscope, which had been 
days ; later than the о in questio s 
lanted "ter ts early in 
as one of the best fields on the | 
farm, ind: yielded то sacks (40 bushels) per acre. 
Lastly, if Mr. Wilkins w 
r the pur 
ыа for 61 каше and the professo: The 
roceedin, 
ion 
ADVERTISEMENT. `% 
the Editor of the ** AGRIOULTURAL GAZETTE,” 
land Wheat after 
n Miet. 4 in дой д тоша Ux have damaged b — 
crop. equal it, a a ieren come up 
so thick, с-н а тана: a du proportio m to the quantity o 
seed sown. It is оре: en to tet of all, 
I am, Sir, Ers obedient servant, —— 
Wikus Bura. | 
Woolston, Bletchley Station, Bucks. | 
To the Editor of E D сре. GAZETTE,” 
e ез morning (unsolicited and unexpectedly) 
Sir,—I hav 
received the 
and durability of 
following substantial evidence of the 
my Steam Cultivating Implements 
ill рау usa visit at um D I * Presen: ted to Prof. Brown by the Professors and Students | Tackle. Let me remind you that this is “THE — 
shall of the Royal Agricultural Colle e, a token of their estee the same Implements and Tackle with which Mr, Pike 
|^ ерер pleased to o show im the farm'; d w. - schien. of his long and valuable services to rr Stevington worked his Heavy Clay Farm from May, DA 
р Institu the Spring of 1861. і 
Woolston, Bletchley Station, Bucks, Dec. 4, 1862. 
ETEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS—BERKSHIRE ^ ——————— 
By Mr. J. B. ER Moulsford, near Wallingford, Berks, during the week adig Dec. 10, 1862. AU. orpe Lodge, Grantham, у 
Dear Sir,—I Eg leasure of reporting to you Шай, i 
At 9 a.M., Railway Time, Roading of Balf, Rogiater- Temperature | the year 1861, cultiva! кы ated 701 Acres in 1 sf das with уш 
d ng Thermometers, Rain (ofthe Earth. waequalled and most efective Steam Culti айр А 
a Reading of < alenin| ^ ]  - |Inow have the additional satisfaction o' presenting ige, ner 
Day of |S i detailed account of operations at Danton 
Week. |A| Barometer Amount Max. | Min. | in | Min. | B4 hours Biggleswade, wit! same Ten-Horse Engine and Appanis 
= Wind, 24 hours 2 Eg d remarkable 
5 | corrected to | Dry Bulb | Wet "ou T 027 а Cloud| in | іп |Rays| on | onthe |1 1004 2/00 |in 1862, which confirms my former report in à? vili 
5| Freezing Point рала Ther- 0-10. | Air. | Air. | of |Grass| Ground, | 9%Р:| 1%. | manner, showing that this year 775 Acres bri 
Â| at pie mo iD ча Sun. їп 1314 days. T оза с bhaga eir E b obese 
on - Cultivation are now unive v 
wish to confine Pp to the following plain 
ursday ..| 4 DO 46 45 S.E 1 1 49 v 64* | 40 E б, fI ———T Tai ni ount үй 
ts E .E. 2 0.10 434 | 44 н „ Of | Аш 
Luc MERE 8003 46 6 ега вора ва ло Ковш Ке нене (mid ten ys | formam | 
Sunday ....| 7 30.05 49 48 S.W. 2 Н 5 45 56 it мач ra i i `| vated. | vated. employed E 
Lo 8 30.09 40 38 W. 3 1 56 | 38 | 68 | 35 0.6 4T | 46 =: = S anu 
Tuesday... |2 30.15 n 10 зто 45 | 88 | 6з | 33 s 4& | ey AE 21-519 ee Ern j »u 
e ^e. ay . 4 e 8 5 5 88 wice и 
: w 2 63 | а | 55 | 40 0.27 454 | 46 | $7 | 18 0 0| Twice | 86 120 B 
75 | 42 3 22| Thriee 1% s м uÁ 3! 
70 24 32| Thrice | . № 
e ling CHEERS s BEIGE TD Ws mx. * to 30* higher 76 | 45 116| Twice | 90 232| 1 19 61 
x s 85 | 53 8 1 Three |161 1 3s E 
67 36 8| Twice 2 18 7i 
66 4 1 9| Twice | 8: 2 18 pr? 
Calendar of Operations о | крс | 2 9-0 КАБ 
en -cultivated land that yielded less than 1 quarter of | 94 m 
+ trash t that is not worth the name of Wheat. Barley also is | 106 п 0| Once п 0 n y 
DECEMBER. threshing out unsatisfactorily, and the weight is deficient. The ——À 225 134 | £? 
С er need of 71914 will be little more than the half of a full crop, and the | Acres 382 125 тї L сай 
е ам э? ined ем А re а — - ably оаа 5t ШЕ per bushel. Б i RK- zae Ш 
, thresh out well, and are greatly the more Proben e | Extra wages in harvest mo is &tendant' 
of our стор was brought to the Сеа and. ио Win | GO ameet ips аге ot guod aizo, Бис aro par- | Hores and Water Curt, 1314 days st dt- (à se 
р и, Den "in 5850 м с=т фри тан ially deteriorated by гш g to seed ; the later sown Turnips charge allowed). . dA bus from Fidà n 
SG si egi ы re have been too early arrested by the severities of winter, and | Horses for moving Engine an pparat РТ 
of our green crop lot, somewhere about 90 "n io Qouseqnently, have. fallen far short of thelr previous pe E to Field " t Yt. T 
be pl and this eitis ue да зунун а К Our cattle, generally, have n affected murrain, which, | Qoal, 66 tons at 165. 6d. on i the Farm Ve 4 ri 
prd hort days and etceteras, wi though not deadly, so affected their mouths and ац A ey for, | Oil for 131% 8 at 9d. ua 
hen "About а шоці of fresh | some days, they could not well eat nor walk. О of Iron Shares | tho salue of the ou 
- have of snow, with frost so intense, that tbs | ^ sis end бераи — ettet at5 ре ош. cent. э " 
oughs were completely arrested fi 'eral c x t 15 per am 
e soil is again веса y ТҮШӨ 9v MC da, х= to-day Wear and Tear o n do. for six months a! —— | 
to complain than some of our neighbours, who have not 'otal И 
their crop, and whose remain al opelessl; Notices to —— а been 
to the deteriorating effects of the weather, and to the Ca F Next w Or 6з. $ is er Acre, the whole 775 Acres "Three- haring M | 
ravages of every living creature. Of the outstanding crops | “А7118 TOODS: ex upon, at from 7 to 12 — x H once over 07, ор $ 
there р their immediate ingathering, the | IRRIGATION : Henry, Look т the agricultural journals about ie S Уе 24 Acres cultiva! cultivator bad 
земат having become so damp and unsettled. Neither are me of mA — е A and улы tined Implement- If 5 a Fiv Fio tinel 0 hare been диш 
crops we have secured proving very satisfactory. nd a o! ormation. own Paper con! Uus 
of our Wheat is falling far det of a ful crop, whilst the yal d edel of lectures by Mr. ооу апа [сту ың about Баб сое mman ройы, Я Dily ду vorago of of 5 Ae 
of the rusted and mildewed crops is so deficient and so inferior - pee ee You may also find what Arthur Young | оз Peroh 
that did we name it we would scarcely be credited ; and bject in the Edition of the Farmers | field to field. 
confident we are that this failure arises neither from the want Calendar “(оше You -— — ачан My thanks, and fi нт 
of good husbandry nor к romi the lack of regular as one u like now. Only ti meadow. useless 98 | Agricultural commun ity, a aro due "LE ор арро 
of La ни осі uld have us believe; for strange cb Pardi the interyals of e practien introducer д extant. at I believe 
though y ee has been v manah he слое that | STRoNG Loam: J W. If то, а i г. Cut thill, Denmark | А iltural Implemen' „йе заран 
the crops growing on the richest la eM ion R. ue da CE BR ME P REA] аенын d ae qon SOS ation. 
seed was о ere Eea BOWD, сые most pupils: os on' London “ма arket Gardening whieh will help Woolston, Bletchley 
WinLIAM мити, Esq., 
