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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
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poses d attraction, and consist for the most part of | requir e to late-sown Wheat. These are cut rather | duced at the various milkings, with the ave A 
thatched barns, eee talis sheds, yards, &c., | green сенсу €— [es stubble Turnips, the crop ui 
without any attempt at modern improvement; of two lands ocked on one, the plough working 
find role well аара to the system which is carried | before the Oats. x- den hese Turnips are usually “ч. Фес, oc | z j 
out. A lofty straw-thatched barn may be made опе | ей on the ground; if a is the case hey Гер ааыа К: 
of the healthiest though perhap st convenient | stand ‘late the spring, and are fed by the lambs LEE E BOB {с 
buildings for box-feeding atail seasons: equablein tem- | when in flower, the stalks ut off and the bulbs E E 8 Ba á & 
perature, airy and well ventilated at all times. Тһепеаё | passed through the cutter, dusted with American cak $8 юш E E » к 
cattle are either reared from the stock on the farm, ог | meal, and c ed ck, M 'BoEkoE: UE L 
ought by careful selection from other breeders. when so prepared. As a general rule all the roots are oW. 2 # eH 
steers they do not leave the boxes until finally disposed | dusted with cake meal. ор БОЕ ЫШ шш 3 Ж 
of at an early maturi be slaughtered, being fatted | seeded with Trifolium incarnatum in the autumn; this, E BOB BUR E 8 = 19 и 
without a check; the m rds cows are allowed a run by as s stu ibble Turnip, is followe d pA Man gel оғ E 5 ш 2 5 > & 5 $ 
n the pasture in su he condition of the | Carr Воо tu ROE 
cattle thus kept speaks in fa vour of the system. The юш юш ЕБ Еч o 8 LENS m 
details of all successful feeding must always be more or | named roots. знн fifth ем Vet sometimes by $ AS E de c Шш 
less a matter of daily judgment and discretion. The roots v — year, makes way for Wheat, and with EE. ЕЕ К 
cattle receive no hay; straw, chiefly round gives two-fifths. for the Wheat 29 Ro i 
straw, slic angel, the ordinary Turnip— тор. ем IT re 
Swedes are grown—cake meal are the s M d һе 1t should be noticed that the EN "Y e stables —MÀÓ- E" 
winter food. The › dung which is allowed to accumulate | are d with a layer of loam fi inches EM н, 
, is disposed. of in the кошы, way. thick, the surface s sopi ng ste agii ma Ss the MONET "ge 
Д tock when inani is vado: | ТОРА ИИ LO а TM PF 
and fattenimg early lambs. Тһе ewes, not Dorset, as | as manure. This kp hme eerta ammoniaeal | ecu o 
ers seen in the feighhourhood,. ж T Bridge | exhalations, nd to КУС Hd pt 
very quality; they are bongl UE 
yearly pi pii in lamb by a ut mies Den. Or wastes the 1 itter. These details which edes 3. JE 
sheep. Suc y Mr. W. Humfrey, of Oak | further extended, are here given as illustrations of " or. ASE o IY 
Ash, are берей аз E that kindly character | econo y combined with high farming, which as in this ж us 
to the lamb which commands the best price in the|requires no great outlay in permis] where such can- © ёо, Lors kejer 
market. e may paeem that the type оЁ | поб be had, but the simple adaptation of such as are а "| 8s А 
these Bridgewater ewes warrants the supposition | found on апу ordinary farm. J. C. E a Ші Е 
that from such ewes the best Hampshire or m Gd] x 
Country Downs may h derived a portion o кез агас OBERE эзил шы g X ypnu p d 
their blood. Their size and that of their lambs is AYRSHIRE COWS. в УТ ; ! 
quite exceptional, the latter, it is said, attaining tl [At the lat ting of the Ayrshire Agricultural Society, the B © ж Юю c 8| ts 
weight of an T full-grown sheep. The farm is 2 я 
cleared of the whole flock, eis E Д г d off as soon ws were entered for this competiti ion. e i E 
as possible. The flock is pen e laud in а |е ws were brought to the Star Hotel on the B : 
moveable fold, without any protection, though the evening of Thursday last, to undergo the preparatory PISSSSNS E * 
lambs Aide fall as early as mber. They are | milking. Each owner was allowed to remove his co д, [RAE 
allowed, as is usual, a forward run sie followed » and feed it as he pleased, it being arranged that they а ER c 
the «еи Both fed with Turnips, Mangels, cake, | were to be brought to the Star Hotel on the mornings › re 
hay, Peas, &c., the lambs receiving the of Dutch | and evenings of Hs y and Saturday to be milked 
Clover hay cut before it flowers, Carrots passed tici The Judges appointed b er Association were Mr. e Bm ih EN o» 
through tlie gardener's cutter to eut them into + UA: Struthers, Show, d Mr. A. B. Telfer, Ayr, И ee Ei an 
The Turnips, tended by Mr. "ei "Prestiwick. The milk fro |. uM {РДЕ ide 
s w coll рге; and each milking, as Lg] Y 
high en of the|shown by the еба A Statement, weighed; Зу 
on Monday alte of each cow took place К 
and, placed în heaps till | on afternoon. $5 5s 1 
tios e OP EDS kit Un ; fitt ШЕ o. 6, b dee M dns Y The pa a 5 
should be in all good farming to the requirements of| yield of milk at the four milkings was lbs. 2 oz., "5 
the soil, ОЙ than that the soil should Ps treated averaging 28 lbs. 8 oz. 5 єз. rs. e se ow belonged " 
with refer. gulated|ío Мг, Reid Сте, уе eld at the ба milk- duda n 
: course, especially o on smali farms. We наь gim Реа as 109 Ibs. бол, seri 27 lbs. 5 oz. 5 drs. [m mr. e il 
a rotation as far as our memora Ma made on the spot | The cow — in iso of m of 51. ә шо |558 „е 
УШ ре ^w Taking the farm of 100 acres it is thus | for the 1 e in prs being З lbs, 6} o7, ; ^2 a B Ё 
divided into five portions wo-fi eat, one- | While the gave the tity of milk 203 гай" 
fifth toes, one white Uats, one Grass followed by | only gave in errem Е T E oz. T! 8 à very mark DC H 
roots, No. rley is gro tas from the high е difference here, and it is some titi remarkable that the ДЕ 
Oats os ма the safest стор. То aw thes ‹ еә gained the нер, qu "milk is the Joni. ^ei аы» "P RE м 
crops 60 оп а уеаг owest of all the competin : TET 
follow Se the rotation take the one fifth i in Ро ња To The following is list of yes awan а с he ied stet $.858 5 B prs 
wie e tilth is searified- ти dung addition to ,, E, For the Ayrshire Cow yielding th Weight of milk ; 
successive milkings, 5l., Robert : di 
the open furrow in өг ш the регате are planted HEJ St: Quivox с; for the do. do; C e Pres d Кеа lowing is the kind of food ased du 
— the Lam зен the last hoeing Turni IL For ire Cow USE at РА ШЕ, —One bushel draff, Mangel, Bean-meal, 0 
drawn to be stacked ече the | from whieh the greatest Mis of на is made, 5/, zx е „ A 
jaam T William Nt contri Bean-meà 
The 
Potatoes are hos 
em follows seeded wit 
n food or even hay in the 
ke Onts, Mh aie are preferred 
Looks well 
k. 
ега, which is often eut 
autumn. fifth 
if occasio 
Over average 
"e following table shows the quantiti 
ro, fron hich kis -— 
mw e 
mes Hendrie, Belston, = 
11b. „bran, and lb. oil-cake. 
ёго Grass during the day, and Mango 
morning, iE 3 lbs. of дис LAT ps 
о. 7 refused to éat the m г 
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THE PRESENT APPEARANCE OF im _ CROPS. 
FROM THE REPORTS (AUG. n) OF OUR OWN 00 
MORAY ....| Over avere rage | Overa О 
ELGIN .,.... Much over Over average Superior _ 
й average 
ABERDEEN Good Full Very good 
TH MÀ ood Good Fair 
Mae bee diis verage; Average; ex-lAbout average! Average, 
in on clays | cept on clays cept О СӨ а 
About average |Under av: erage| Aw Un sehr 
FORFAR.... Average Aver: 
age Over average | Not 
Under average Average Over ave: А4 Wee 
ta Av Good 
STIRLING -| Near average Core miens Маш under 
«tà average 
; Average (Rather overl Greatly under 
pus. average average 
FIFE Ut Average Not average 
Average Full average Ung. 
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Avetage 
Average 
Fine 
erage, Ni Mie 
Av e ear] 
е on clay: de 
Perhaps 
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