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Soe to their eal structure, n in this we see °| TABLE OF THE FECUNDITY OF WEEDS- Continue a mae ton, and any p covenants re necessitate 
the abso sity of all in one neighbour- Boranroat NAME. Couloir Wae. Bo. Fd yen is P Ape withholding permission to sell it, are surely 
hood ni on cause and worki : h il ee i AE AS 
the same ea The difficulties of the clean| Arctium Lappa ..  -- poaae aE Se aS ie shall now turn to a more oem rs e ings, 
fi r are greatly enh ed by not having a Carduus nutans ..|Musk Thistle pei sale 3750 w straw is not in excess of the ordinary require- 
$ Pb ogee a ty th a janceolatus . . [Spear Thistle -. «=|. 30,000 mins of the farm ;_ first examining what appears to be 
ot ty ister} sou poeta bent idl Oe i E a gc n cea = “jst o 5,000 the most important, because the most indispensable, of 
a - as ee y ? 3 5 
neglect Tet th P th , “bi - a bl Ta te akis: atoi oe id p with stems (cultivated) 3,500 | the uses o of ade viz., as litter. All the larger animals 
rows. Let, then, the subjoine able Di ê- | 1. Centaurea nigra „,Hard-heað . 700 | require litter of some sort. A warm, dry, and soft be 
fully examined and y sted. a on nd FS ee ae oa ria x ah is quite indispensable for their comfort, As an ex- 
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e ts ane capsule goe en | ae ee fontaine | “hg pete x rig Wi and ey er 
y | 2 itto itto A it pestle f ; Li 
A 4 Poppy; and we confidently prediot that y Tussilago farfara A Coltafoot ET ae PEA experiment. The animals were always in a state of di 
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= far mer will have applied Euphrasy to his Senecio alga Hees onii ; 6,500 er i Hos wav pag aoe aig 7 Sine at 
rpose 1. ysanthemum leu- 3 
“However formida le may be our figures, it mu: ae om eS Oz-aye Tsy azti fam swelled from the unnatural tension. $ rtable 
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not be forgotten that they pe the reproduetive tissue T si EEA "3: «| E layer “between m boss i’ airia ai” sin lirare 
rate of one genera n only ; a d although it is tru cotula “"IStinking ditto .: -| 40,650 Bpaces otot 
that most of the titi ate otte th 4 yadi, Matricaria chamomilla ..|Mayweed ditto. -- 45,000 | pass into a drain, was effected. 
ee 4 5 .? | Pyrethrum Parthenium « ; [Fever few... = e= +«| -125,000 A wii to eave straw occasionally leads to a sparing 
and some, indeed, only once in two years, et it ae ae WS re ee: E0000 resulting, however, in the 
must not be forgotten that many species produce | Cow li every head of stock. In fact, 
seeds two, and even three times Im a season, Gonvolvulue arver arvensis ea ey ng oe best of "fod, ait Punrenitting attention, will not 
Examples of these latter will be found in various vines one Plax oman aed 30 t Frequent 
Speedwells, Chi kweed, Groundsel, Shepherd’s| » Trifolii ., _..|Clover do. inacircleof1ft.| 1,000 supplie s of dry litter in sheds b oity 
Purse, and that gardener’s pest, the annual Poa. | BORAGINE®. S gsc |p ssary. on e who are perisan 4 to a well stocked 
Now, it may be true tha a hard, or, as lately, an ines ay -jF g a 000 | farm-yard are aware how entirely success depends 
intermittent kind of winter, may kill, as it did | orobanche MOF _|Lesser Broomrape.. --| 20,000 | in sen fear Se “to eee wed Ae 2 of wi ya p 
winter, a great number of praras cndi et long | SoroPnoLARINE® i 1 ; ort is one o 
frost so binds up the seeds of a number species | 1. Soe T „iy -leaved mao well .. = important, i eck ie tho toe Se aa 
i rve, whilst irin of their | > : itto itto ; 5 4 ? É proper, use 
that birds are left to, starve, ils 1l. ditto agrestis —_..|Green procumbent ditto 600 | be spread over the wet surface of a yard, to be soaked 
food escapes to germinate, 50 ae on the whole we|2 ditto ditto - ditto ditto..| 1,000]}y rain, and then covered up by a fresh layer, and 
see little difference in the am unt of weeds between n ditto polita | |Grey-field ditto .. 450 | 2I z on ORKE ois: y Eek 2 
S Digitalis aii Foxglovi o | finally ‘trodden’ into indifferent dung ? 
purp E: glove -| 640,00 y g 
a seyere winter and a mi A Hattala odontites ..|Red Bartsia +. : 4,8 is question brings to the subject of 
set to work steadily to area “weeds seeding on|2. ditto ditt el IO to ‘| 5,150 | yards. The desire to spare straw le the erecti 
the farm, and he will soon see a diminution of his ged vulgaris. =, {Common Toadflax.. — - 47,200 | on my 0 , and on another under rection, 
enemies, and more especially if he looks narrowly | q san album .. [white Dead Nettle | 1,200 | of sheds covering a considerable spa yard, besides 
into the seeds that he buys, to be sure that he 18} yyorscea. cattle boxes, It would be quitting the present subject 
not introducing pests by this means. We now | Viola tricolor Pansy emacs 455|to expatiate on the various advantages derived from 
append the Table, upon which we may make more | PRIMULACE®. these arrangements; I may observe, however, that 
extended remarks on a future occasion. Anagallis arvensis.. ..|Pimpernel s... =: 4,000 | one great advantage is the saving in straw which they 
PLANTAGINES. effect. 
= Plantago media .. ..|Plantain .- i oe 5,600 i í; 
TABLE OF THE FECUNDITY OF WEEDS. PROG ve ek emer Pune. i a 24000 wait’ regard Bi ee I have ened Pon 
ae a ee | ots cato 2. i dieto Atot: | 80,288 as well in warm, Bhettere yards, ie SP tina ee 
BOTANICAL NAME. Common NANE. AH „ lanceolata “"|Warrowleaved 5o .-| 3,600 pa ea with ene as i or yoga 
BAO” tE feed olin oat ol sida ad | + ORENGYODER. sta’ oxes, or covered yar nt e litter is 
RaNUNCULACEA. ’ }. Chenopodium album .. o id: s ison i wastefully use ed, the manure less valuable, and the 
Ranunculus repens a eping foot or But $ itto i ý a tae. 
Wate? SE coe am a oe oie l St “The quan tity of rain falling in a year, on a yard 
Papaver ae Red Bo 50,000 | 2 ditto te wel ditto ditto -| 10,800 | 50 feet by 40 feet, t 25 inches a ae Cae 
u TETIN, PP i POLYGONACE. to 25,967 rat ti ee nearly 116 t Duri 
dubium ,.. `. [Longsmooth headed Poppy 60,000 S te vi va 
Po ARTA CHIE. Poly: doy convolvulus . ‘penne peer m 3,000 RRAN ihe ag Gin a vcartving with | t 
O Fumaria capreolata gee) P a 00 Persica .|Persicary wf sun 2000 | or ren the r making 
sy a patea a iziii i obtusifolius aei y. ACAIN a 300i O ation n on 
i arvi .. Penny Cress eee 4,000 roy z arle ass Arse d. r ton 
Capsella ere -pastoris . š Shepherd's Purse .. . o Eursonsiaces. i arted n e n | e the 
siis arvana ae p E K a ak u paun “"| 000 i an 4 ia TSi wt d ntra ee it ever washed ; and cartage 
: Ba a Piney Risain a n 8,000 bid ee aE EET eee eee ane t i ced to ee 
anus Kaphanistrum.. : i AES e quantity of s open yards 
740 00 | _. URTICACER. q y 0 pen y 
gegen ate ae :- =] -orao | Urtica doien,- -Common Stinging Nettle =—eamnfortable 
@atdamine hirsuta.. ..|Hairy Bitter Cress.. —-- 8,750 | AROmDE® eather a 3 e k 
ResepAcndl. Arum maculatum.. ..|Cookoo-pint....- ‘ “960 stick: ‘tarnips and green ð s 
Reseda lutea 3 .|Wild Mignonette .. 20,000 | , ASPHODELE AS. of urine, and litter is needed in- proportion. 
Dyer's Green Weed Allium vineale. ..s  --|CrowGarlick = s€ =“ 240| In ordinary years, and in open yards, witht ine: 
ee rr? JUNCACER. 0 head of stock requir i i 
1, Silene inflata. .. --|Bladder Cam; ion . r 8,000 E ee ..|Bogrush .. e, FE 5,000 | ni Misy neha i litter, i yii ae 
2. ditto ditto ditto ditto 24,000 tae a a s, from Sept Ist to J 
Lychnis dioi 5 ** | Catehfly aaa ee ates ENE agrostis Bike reckoning ses 10 horses be kept in the stable, 
Semma Githago Corn Cockle ere Soleus aribat Soft ‘ 800 | Whose litter is thrown daily into the yards; the rest 
pear pees eS >} g8'Sp0 | Avena fa Sa sfWild Oat a i 30 | being cows and fattening cattle. The amount of straw 
| a oori ae HAO `} 6000 | È Paio” mollis PE a «Moz Grass Lop 4,000 | used daily per head is 49 lbs., or twice as much as is 
Arenaria serpyllifolia ..|Thyme-leaved Sandwort..| 6,000 | “ pArA “‘Igterile Brome Grass 1,080 eg under shelter. i 
LINACES. 2 tated in an excellent paper on manure, in 
| k Tinan Sen en Jr j TEn $3 —— sf “ Morton s Cyclopedia,” that 20 lbs. of straw per 
.. - O P ae 
BNS à THE PROPER OFFICE OF STRAW ON A FAR 5 at to ere wit Sis aunty a Fae 
Geranium molle ..  ..|Soft Granesbill ~~. 750 TRAW is used on most arms, bot : both as as food for re Ryc ge rh of which T find, uae a 
Sate arb i and as a bed for them to lie on; I shall therefore en- | months fattin ’8 t of dung, 6 tons 8 ewts. of which 
Poteriam sgisorbn A Common Avens .. ---| 1,620 | Jeavour to assign to each of these uses its proper value. i tg, tons or dong, fone oso WH 
Onae i ore, cota ri “the farm- ein necessitate, as I | infiuence on light sandy soils. On such soils guano is a very 
$ Epilobium amontanum Bróad-leaved Willow herb} - 5,000 bel Ky traw; a d | inadequate substitute for farmyard-manure. Moreover, N the 
ditto Hm ditto ditto 8,000 the “system of letting the cattle T liking ” | case before us, 50 tons of straw must be taken represent a 
the crib, ak tread the rest Bis fg" though large number of tons of inferior se è. Pois ‘firms where g% 
8,40 : go ead of stock i te 
a Bienes sabi: ox +o still finding favour in some secluded districts may be 
a ies | os oia ann | emde 
ud The present high price and growing demand for 
Wild rough Sheri ..| 12,000] meat will make us ae look ara eas al at our straw- | the lan 
et, O.. oo Q 
Knotted Hedge Parsley `. tacks, anxious to m hethar pall hey 
Sendir p t Hedge Parsley .. here 
Anthriscus rs ; eedle. . = 
Heracleum Sphondylium|Cow i 
Rvericez 
Galium tricorne - us 
a aparine .. rass Clea F 
Shdaraia pean lds) AEE vera y 
Di kauas, A ke in any case case to be too an: 
ipsacus sylvestris ..|Wild Teazel . . i ot d it litter, 
Kua i 2 rer ep 10,000 A eae » straw. Straw is not dung; I 18, a8 > 
* “cc arvensis ., ..|Field Seabious. ., e 4,500 am jei ium for soaking up the iii and solids of a 
Helminths echioides .. (Ôx Tongue ZEA EB 600 ard, pal oe ng a dry bed = n cattle. Taking its 
Sonchus arvensis Mea E ea 19,000 ay value at 12. per ton (in e neighbourhoods it | 
Man .|Common ditto ` .. 25; ; ; h sde gi will May r BOL worth of guano, 
1. Leontodon Taraxacum | Dandelio zz | 25,000 | is twice as muc es 
S: aie Fa ndeliow "=~ = at worth on any far e than 50 tons of straw merely 
Apargia stanza [pm utumnal Hawkbit. 1: 2,250 «trod into dung.” 
2 Li vs % 
2. ditto bead ve $ ditto ditto * The conclusions are not strictly correct, or at least 
a ia - [Stone Crops < E E hd not joc e in all ee A eed Soret sani elon 
communis ipple-wort.. a ins 2 the carbon as we 
Tragopogon pratensis .'Goat’s Beard x a a5 a TA aan alue as eeii and exert 4 special 
