224 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. [Marcu 10, 1869 
s asked, viz., th ibility of keeping the | the straw for e pitcher to carry away. I doubted a h Contiination of field ex mente 6 = 
Sonate Sa ne na = got oe to arg a 1 the D be two women to pass to the woman wh - periment on Biiae a 
ground. ‘ ties my w women insist on it one could n 4, The action of 2o saline subst: tances Turnia, ] 
$ Food.—Mr. Paulett refers again to his do it i 5, The Reding seloe and composition of Mang e soil, 7 
Tibia “with this food in the following terms in See The ein cen owe utte ar ae | 
Bell’s Weekly Messenger “Mr. Thorley has ~~ s gran Prof Pas 
dem ; rn h the meam of your journal, ‘a Societies. for his vestigations doting ‘the al Pica: Voelcker 
more faithful idot f my experiment (with his Food TR On the mo of — Thompson, seconded b | 
eans and Cotton-seed cake) than Ihave yet coe AGRICULTURAL OF ENGLAN Torr, the flowing committee was appointed toeg, Mri 
given,’ _ oa th Sn have not ur readers| A MoNTHLY COUNCIL wa We AEE and report o Council Whether any Bn 
how I g He has also accused > aking Mai teh 7 , Lord Walsingham, President, in the chair- changes sh m n the present mode of What |! 
contradictory statement a truth of which they will | Present: Lord Feversham, Lord Leigh, the Hon- g the business transacted at the weekly ang Teport. 
judge after Il made the following observ ations. | w., G, Cavendish, M.P.; the Hon. Col. Hood, the Hon. Council Meetings, both = the use of the Soci ma 
o not, however, ntend $ reply to his invectives, as | Augustus Vernon, Sir Williams Wynn, Bart. M.P., | for communication to the public jo urnals, <a b 
re too contemptible to notice. I stated in my | Sir Brooke Bridges, Bart ; Sir E. Kerrison, Bart; Committee, Col. Challoner Mr. Fisher Hobb Jan { 
last letter that I had any of Mr. Thorley’s papers M. ; Mr. Amos Mr. Hodgson Barro P.; Mr. Barnet. Brandreth Gibbs. and Mr, ( 
refer to (not thinking them worth preserving). I|Mr. T. Raymond Barker, Mr. Barthropp, Mr. Caldwell, A deputation from the Local a tee a at Cantor 
have since seen one of ‘Thorley’s Mugs,’ on which is nis Challoner, Mr. B. T. Brandreth Gibbs, Mr. Hamond, bury, consisting of the Mayor, Mr. ett, a oan E 
burned wpn migeni :—‘ For ba a Mr. Fi sher Hobbs, C. Wren Hayas s, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Colla rd, Hon. | See. , waited ee the ama 0 confer on T, 
ec of e Ys Ry raw, or c ms wi water, | S ir. e, M r, | ED 
an he Food ; a St, LP Mr Torf, Mr. Sprite, with thanks :— o cee 
it m y be given two or three times at sheep, Professor Veale r, Mr. Wilson, Mr. T. B. Western LIST OF LOCAL PRIZES. 
one measurefal to every four, as mentioned f for horses, The followin ae Me mbers | pea elected :— z P 
cows, this is to be given twice a gniti it. follo ona = a Provans. Bet < Tia i 
A as » Viseoun — 
i ao, oa hse M per day w ere given to Cavendish, Lora Gos Henry pds maoni | For the Plough on the Turnrise say : 
eight sheep? repeat that all the we À artt sing | Balston, Thomas, Chart Sutton, paia eeh dapted to aS gale ees j 
the experim ent were fed the ar. with rooi ts (viz., cks, E Sere. oe Sante Birmineh according to he Kentish system d 
Kohl Rabi night and morning, a ape at noon) cote” Sole M., Skeyned Eden Bridge See eee of ploughing, the depth of the j d 
having as much they wou Aat: They had also| Corner, Edward, Whitò forthe Te t Aka Se a bic oe £w m | oo 
allowed them half the quantity of Clover chaff as pre-| Drewitt, Henry, Milvill Farm, Titchfield Fort et St =r) waar best ada ted for th Š t 
me ae hanane Mana TAi nok mention in ay | DARO Jamas DAE a, wan E he Tnplomont Tost adaptei or pois | b 
report the use of the chaff, as it was nee less to do so, andy, A eira d eaves, uin thorpe. For the Machine best adap Cone a 
all the sheep having it alike, my object alone being to Cray, Mam ne a Exide pae agentai a seat artanagiens | 
test the relative value of each kind of artificial food for | Grylls, Capt. Glynn, Witerncuss, Dapy le, "Tiverton 2 pg agricultural u 
a few animals intended d for public exhibition. In uen a Re Oal Galon RASS k Hill, Ledbu er griy ommani pae adopted pac en vines? tl 
dition to th t chaff one lot of eight lamb- Hobbs, Charles, ey BA ampton, Gloucestershire For the design of ‘the most economical building tie bad b 
hoggs were supplied wit ith 3 Ib. each of ol eans| Hollie = / Amon Paanga rangs. d Hinckley apia ingle iA Ts PE ieee te ie pi 
daily, another lot of, eight had 4 1b. of Cotton-| Jfa: wyning, See tion in detail of the cost s 
cake each, and the third lot of eight was served Maral ohn B24 Re ERRE For the apparatus ti the best pest adapted | 
according to the directi ‘Thorley’s Mug,’ viz.,| Ranken, W.B., Abbot's Langley, Hert Tha 
one feed per day for two sheep. All these were mixed ae i B., Lubberthorpe, Leicos Hors. r 
up wit e chaff, not sprinkled with water Sands ed, James, ieee Berwick ; 
as directed, it bei not c nt to do so.| Shaw, Wm., Cold Morton, Stowe, Staffordshire For the best sample of Golding Hops . 
I trast I have now given in detail, both for Mr.| Smith, Robert Thurstield? Whitchureh, Salop ig Ber Sie Emy- other } 
2, 
Thorley’s satisfaction „and he information of your Santok os tain, Distington, Mtehaven For the best managed sample ofl . 
readers, that explanation uires, and will now | Spencer, John, Hall, Newcastle-on: Tyne Golding Hops ; 
state again the i of the trial, which it seems, from | Taylor, Jobn, Chie nts , Tring For the best managed sample ofany the 
in m mer he so made public, Each Wiehtwige, Thomas Nor Cottage, a Kimbolton other kind o os 
med on th tty ightwic orman A ` 
beth whe average Bes ahdni tie ated es, Rev. Robert, Loft’s Hal, "icimdon, Royston For the six most valuable Keni t fleeces combining quae 
a [Live weight. | Mutton wii ms, ahi Cert el Far dd 8t, Asaph’s. tity eos quality of one year’s arom owth i) y 
bas, ii the x most valuable Long-wool fleeces, Kent or oth . 
aren PSH ae — was tg T Cki it Jetoni that a current | For AEE Valuable Short-wool fieeces.. So 
Cotton-calre Ss act = È 1 11 cash balance in tl of éhe bankers on Feb. 29 [he wool to be the property and growth of the Hx i 
Thorley’s Food... + 18h 9 was 39987. 10s. 8d. The Secretary’s Pecans during Su Pe \ 
This experiment re aay that =  Cotton-cake produced he past month had been duly examined by Messrs. | Kentish or Romney y March Breeds. and 
bs. more mutton or } lb. each sheep per week more Quilter, Ball, & Co., the professional accountants, and } The best pen a aes old ats £10 |. 2 E 
than Thorley’s Food, whilst it oot o less | also by the Finance C . Sundry accounts TETE three-yearold E 10> . 
money per week, as may be seen more fu lly by reference wth ordered to be paid. ae annis aa, x 
to my form er letter; a fact su cient indicative of the |. The Committee recommended a payment of 257. to „» — pen of Shearling Ewes reci 
loss sustai pal by the use of Thorley’s Food. Whether Mr be Bosley for the extra duties he has had to perform The Sheep to be from: the same t 
om ratements are contradictory, a must no mr leave g the past year. erate ian ti hive T ; 
Sr ira olay” Me decid 2 nd hope that 1 have giv | he ate = in ace Committee saei a statement Ta GOGGIN of Teka. An ; 
OW- nts from Ju o Au 9, when the 
ever, should he: not be satistied, Iwill try themerits ssi present committee came i into office, ig TTLE.—Sussex em p 
tufagain The report of tl balee Be ge r before ; 
y require, although tey might have as many ulcers Editor ot the Society’s Journals was pA by she wrote paee 31d 
or “boils upon them after its use as was the case with | Thompson, M.P.; 25 applicants had complied with the} » II. = Head si Bo è 
paas er ni ieo i seo Jast sea season, Tn makin ng that | conditions ‘announced by advertisement. The whole of 1 year i 
> fi by testimonials » IIL Bul i bo fl 0 
own t and satisfaction, and then to bee them io | oof of their ability and fitness for the office, and under 12 shore 6 
the bera ‘of the public t f yo Pt noes than one have shown to the satisfaction of the) ” ! a ot oe 
paper. I should ie. ower have added my humble Committee that they possessed the bighes qualifica- pet We Halter. fo mail or in cai 
acne Food, tt of sores i hie the „nse eless asness o saires required i in an Editor of an Agricultural Journal. | % not eding : 
less tensions. My E Mey ari Philip H VI. Yearling heifer .. |. E 7 
e the results ilip Howard Fre: entlem: cae i Sey A AE Ae e 
sald fae rarest and one observation, and poe to perform the ie Tiia “of Editor ù yo tbe Set. ther E ae 10 Al s 
principl Fik palai aoea e I pA scientie eens ee saby bei (ek: Soy! nos a PONIES OF ANY BRE 5 b r 
, 1 can say e Na recom- = aa WO 
ed fact f for 9 sth t ott es Tama ae no for mended th that inc inire be m: ting a reduction | _ not waneening 14 NA nds high ce 20 no yo 
AS EE Pa p gn Sgh sir, Pe oe e cost of Catal logua es for the ary meeting. That | The owner of the best 15 a x 
arch Sa with the i 
BS Ne tse fee boar desire | Rai seer authorities the transport ‘of live oe a Local Societies taal i : >. 
Poe threshing € oak me ate a stock and sme pe Castes erbury. that’ the fol- bers: nds gor a above-named Loo t y 
of the 25th ult, agrees with Erana oe vay ing the heights of f ridges n S he Baversham erir hori = 
your esti ring ot fh correspondent, I will re roto that line hey publ shed for general inform i In and Wingham, Sittingbourne, Chartha ack 
viz.:—One man and a boy to load tie reply to your jetted of the ‘sth inst. the sme Gravesend, and Rochester Agricultural E = 
to the cart; one boy to load the — oi our trucks are as follows :—Good streda Te It was resolved that the j e be 
ar Le from eet long by 7 feet wide, Dek tae 6 fect | 8Ppointed, by the Society in the usual wa siar 
who £ a pass the iin to a third woman, | 2 inches wide ; coal trucks, 14 feet long by ie 3 inches | being paid to the recommendation , EA 
hisp a to the man who serves the per cattle trucks, 13 feet 10 inches feet 1 Committee. Mr. mberston’s mer s g 
ite carriage trucks scientific investigation i D 
man w vÉ carries it awa par achine into a heap a one | The major ity of of the foddi Touche are of th Hd 7 hehe = was refert! tot a engl D me 
Aho baba" a o ‘iether man who stacks | and a y be laden 7 fe et 6 i nches shava the: top of motion of Mr. Brandreth misal are tig 
abel ew 5 corr nd: with mic Me us eth = eon eo Poor the Council entered into the E gn 
=a — h your estimate; but i other Coun she ‘Conimittiecaail districts for the future country Meet i T 
irr om he aie to the thres' instead of a la to mended that in a te inquiries made b iie z PE hex it was resolved that Yorkshire Med 
sander e wel i Phi floor E oma implement ma cori a ety should be sent tothe effe effect t | selected for the meeting of t ii E 
eem implied. On the other | that it be lft to the option of makers of threshing | gu r n sne E we 
i is quite sufficient to gat chat hines whether they put in a shaker or scree! sed i irati = ee en : = 
not fed with the quantity of chaff ` provided they k — the li > esirous of inviting th jety. 10° count = 
{or this simple reason, ‘rare power; and also iea EAT im received will be oe at the Monthly © i 
ve but an imperfect know- | not come within this pen gine shee O the 4th of April, when a Committee will ib 
as much fo food ~, Del to inspect the anes p 
koleg fesso o NOME ot ea ae SeN Eregi th On the the aco T. Raymond Barker, a 
sor Voe ion of Mr. T. ; 
: eyes ys investigate the following subjects | by Colonel Chall was resolved— a 
“That the 
