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gepremper 1, 1860. | 
THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, 
= i have made ing 
I have made inquiries amongst my sae 
er a used other machines, and our experience 
. 6d. to 6 G] 
and anothe ner to open out—en 
m 5 to 7 acres per day. 
Fortettes. 
ICO-AGRI ICU. CULTD RAL, 
At ine tet pee aly meeting Me fhe Sobit, Mr. 
Miller directed eat ee of the meeting to the 
report of ana de tithe 
on the trial o tain in person 
‘milk diluted sith water, 
of examinations | of rial a as gee 
farm 
quanties of water. ei m i ting a an accoun 
his experiments, from `y è concluded that ak 
magistrates were its in- ane in conc cluding tha! t 
ing 
ate ya gene a series 
n his own 
¢ | © At kins. 
Game and Hamburghs. A large shov w of Pigeons, and 
= i h e specimens of Rabbits were kaine the aftrad 
tior 2e following are the names of the first-prizes 
a. a 
SpanisH, Class 1.—Ist, H. Craigie, Woodlands, ae 
igor 1st, C. Atkins, Thames Bank, ‘Pimlico. Cocks 
Dorkine (Coloured). — W. Bromley, 
eens 1st, C. H. akenei, Malvern Wells. 
Donxise (W EA —1st, Capt.. J. Beardmore, H.A., Fareham. 
DORE: s (Colour ed and White).—ist, Mrs. F. Blair 
Balthayock, Tachtuto, RA 
sot. A (Cinnamon and ‘Buff).—Ist, T. Stretch, Marsh 
O! = 
CocHIN C. d). —1st, P. 
Cartwright, a ha nite) iy DaN WSOD, mop 
Mirfield. (Coloured and White): 1st, wi Piroth, 
M 
Acock’s Green. 
—a sentiment which is, that whatever happens, is, Ma 
God speed the plough. 
 Bebiewws. 
The History and Pind lee Ú of the different Varieties 
eo "alge Mee By J. C. Nesbit, F&S., C.S., 
bis Dat xford, 246, ery 
pin; 
a great mass of 
W 
g pamphle 
information on important subject aah 
dur 
a may 
peny ears of a useful Poca rir oe life as*agri- 
ciara hemist, analyst, and lectu Mr. "Nesbit 
describes the composition of pla ait, “thie relations ‘of 
market inspe ctor 40 per cent. of water, that it was “4 
bad q uality and paren adulterated, as he had foun 
NORTHUMBERLAND. —At the recent annual meeting 
genuine buttermilk s 
manner, $0 much as 80 éent. of water. The in- 
eer pond get Dr. n to show him ‘how ‘to exa- 
e mil 
Pa, ade 
f tl his Grace the of Northwisberiand | 
e Chäir, and 
Game (White and Piles); Ist, T: Whitaker;: Melton Mow- | manures to vegetable growth, and t the rules for calcu- 
bray. zeae heemstod nd other Reds): F “nn =e a arag A the iti 
Farnsfield, “Southwell. (Duckwings an er Greys and | as declared by analysis and on the value of = “several 
arket. Cocks: |. y y 
1 ae I Beads perverse ae i era in the market. He then in uce cessive 
gee ben etre ncille ise ast R By Fe Clayton: iaasa y | p 
(Sil ‘nei e st, R. ag indsor, | he has ‘himself í con- 
Berks. Cocks (Gold: epang gled): Ist, G, Broo Parade, p 
Huddersfield. aiya gled) : Ie J. Robinson, ale House, duct br niate ‘By the ‘a already given the 
near Gars Silver-spangled): 1st, H. Carter, intrinse a as copied with the commercial value of the 
Upperthong, near Holmfirth. ticles this analysed. 
Porsu ẸowL Bick with White Crests).—Ist, G. Ray, e clanailies gtianos t 
e aitlik Ly s st, cena (Silver): 1st, G. C. Adkins. h 
Cocks : Ist, Ce ame i which have § by ‘atmo- 
eads 
red | ttle 
apar ion, and which retain remi 8 the ne 3 of 
their ‘Griginal constituents, such a: Angamos “and 
| Peruvian guanos. 
2d. Those which have lost a considerable portion‘of 
theis soluble in ingre edients ; of this class are ron Rem ean 
K.G., Patr ron of the Society, occupie ed t 
prop heed the toast of the evening, “ Suc ecess the 
Northumber la nd Agricu Itural Soe ciety.” He said 
‘show which we 
. 
4 innocent persons ary accused of a, b 
rig "apoa thoandioitionsof the tu éter, Some 
years ag made a number of- examina- 
tions Y Fames of buttermilk kraadi in his own house, o 
and al 
have-seen -to- day; no exhibition of shor 
-has ever been superior to the one we have seen to-day. 
late you‘on the steadyz progress of this 
b 1836, and 
number 
g ry 
as showing the interest taken OA the Northumberland 
The unty m ted 
Bol ivian, hey contam 
quantity of nitrogen” to distinguish them ' gohi th tho 
third series. 
“3d. Thos 
‘and contain but little mo 
of ate pie Fg sp ‘Man 
taminated w and,” 
which beri lost nearly all their‘ammoniia, 
dir = the earthy Hae siea 
these are of sae ly ‘con. 
The stitit rt of the i is 8 tan pi hak mata a 
description of theses everal import 
Tist of iorn eA of each—and with paler PAN t irdi 
land, —or in oi a thë pastoral sir m arar Aa 
samples furnished by a member of council, 
Mr. J Jone "Andbewe and or E from the Albert farme oe in the soci ety. 
Farm, Dublin; ti the normal = of | 
found! to average about 90 exa l aft 
idt 
showed i only 4 degrees of tear ‘iga, i hed alonge T =g pa charge. Very ite 
cee 
pom of which the*society has 
eed pod id of the im- 
of tl 
pee lity to adulteration a eiii a Fono 
premi £ ntrasts Peruvian guano 
anures 
ee The aliii table ‘contains analyses of*various 
made by Sata or i ‘other ‘well-known 
period the clear Jiguid had_ increased to rove e county, since the manures 
ibiti t ordinary'sañple of 
and of that e by Dr. Hodges was aa | in| and -for e agricu mode pe eng we have yet to do| Peruvian guano— > 
the 100 parte ia much, the a whole vale of w os cultural produce ‘Anatyses or Farm-Yarp Dowo, &c. 
“Mr. Andrews’ “Dr. of ‘the arable land is mag ae ST EEE PSY 
ee sample year, and of the grain crops jer Ber a million and a s Ze es 
$e cad on "8.151 8.848 quarter ; a it Doeomes avery imapoštant point’ 2 Sby E 
0.614 0.737 how can ors value. Â £3 
100°000 The í Y erent “improvements orien have taken 2 ay 3 
place ‘hare been (ome a and this sprint nS ye ss 
în the. Jas It is reckoned that during, gh ae | 38 
Dr. Hodges repeated his former statement, so witb<bin 
e‘of the various c ‘me 
nce of t 
eve. with a some’ 
— more than 1 lb. On 
number-o 
ing cr oii 
e Er e “microscope 
pr i ‘be'made 
the ine 
i ‘that (ene mee fee 
chemical examinati a Ehe crystals proved. them t uë ouses, the — 
of the phosp of magnesia ‘and ‘ammonia, anin ther farm labourer: here has gei an in e 
which isa frequent m in intestinal e| in their wages of Something like 18 per vithin 
The horses had suffered m ony, and were sais, |ten.years. There has general improvement i in 
hing down upon « ind . Pur “es their cottages; there been also a very consider- 
Linseed oil, &c., had been admi ed wit hout an able increase-in all the—I may call th ler pee mixel 
sgl „Onpa these concretions was found to.p life, "because, fro the | alli ea siae pay- 
: the foll: A TE arts :— ing the hinds ‘and vants in 
b dais > z abe S they get, besides thei ets all the necessaries 
eine... “is ee life ; Leroi what there B beyond their ‘tea, “an 
5 ee, nd s sugar, a and s oap, and candles, and dresses, 
fol llow tang draini: ape 
= the amount, Hire. Taiao 
e sigs 
t within the t oe 
w. a en pe upon 
eee ~ early as 
unty, an 
although ee -4 on one side rather, and d 
concern Se pe gray aE ~Oneis th 
eat Spurovogienls of the farm 
oe 
ing, snd-probably 
Fane 
those 
this ‘county, places where carriage is expensive, 
ts, 
arm-yard dung, 21 tons of horse aot 38} tons 
7 or dung, 22 ied nr pig dung, and 14} tons of 
uman exer! 
ore sr in “hilly countries, ‘and ‘o ther 
ponder well the 
above fac 
“Though a good farmer will produce 
as much manure 
ad 
pes ier ins scr Soc 
Ansoluble cic matters andoxide ofiron .. 11.50 
ime oes Tom, ted 
oy Sethe , 36 ma Se ae ee 
pepe in a theni 
only three samples Four samples 
s, ma 
of life. gi think, then, that the poe nda on of the hind 
farm servants in this county p withi 
e: a “nt me pat to omit to my th hat ih 
iul 
super-phosphates were of inferior value, and had 
rent been prepared by persons ign it 
eo aa n ni 
nt of phosp 
satisfaction in reporting a 
provement in ot arg of the manures 
salefin the pre 
‘Or sevén 
been Seats 
th: Gallery, 
sh 
admirable collection 1 of pi, goa À whl de o Cochin, an 
be called the luxuri ids 
sand |O 
al sind th saving of € 
He Aa ie ve also advantage of great inj- | able saving of 
|| proveme but, ow I must mention that there is} | Instructions 
another Ride to look ° ‘If the farm 
| additional wages, these are paid by their employers, 
arid, therefore. p of cult pages aes tir? 3 
| is now the problem-which is s | 
| ae of the i difficulties connected with the cultivation of timi 
the soil D = 
more sane a the Jand be »pregerved ih | * These 
Col % 
its “present state, ‘and evry hig ' ‘kept up to | Co po aie 
K Javel imwhich ‘tk is at arpin ze ngs hasret i not aanbe tor = ere 
always the en orgy do | äs they lit t a. 
St ‘is nrk: and I have no doubt that ara will Eig p gig Nad th aches witht "eS : a $ = 
ber — er Ve steam ene an A y sorle | pert Ba yed th oe hy fit to be, nioi wid guano: a 
cultivating tl >, an alee eregaretion, here deseri! ~ yao ig 
ieties of 
sien “he on ont aa, Oe nt which Tam suite all w wi “At vee Sagi to circumstances, “for 
