Ocronzr 20, 1860.) THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE Ea AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, 939 
time. Und ie- most ape seers circumstances a | whether i in hi parti t profital ails (oF f happiness or comfort, they contrast “this 
saving of nah may be effected.* f it int respect with a flock of Cheviot ‘al eae in the en 
Tt has been suggested that steaming straw renders it Composition of Wheat-straw, air-dried. From Morton's who ose roduce b a Lei eices e destined to 
more wholesom! On. trial I find that a large apparatus | ae “ Cyclopedia,” 
i 6 3” will ra 250 bushels, hi 1.85 
a i $ pns” oa pap Th sma’ Ae ig hing Substances fre Bs ‘om rf heat re Wo Produc- Lae ae » land under the plough i is manifestly nantan to 
quantity would be > uit ok for 90 head of cattle, sup-| Insoluble pon ig oe ae hae ae: +a ay eae for the manure which it shares with the 
posing each ta een Brig lbs. dai an ame panel i — a m  reA gett we eee oe ki od extensive Grass land around it. The course of the 
seaming a smaller quantity is much greater in Prop ssi RT cae aati shriek rhe faa) ak eee ce ia cultivation of Wheat, Beans, and Oats is regulated by 
tion he cost of fuel and attendance cannol E be tha t elastic system | of rotation, safe ly practise d and 
sliced i in proportion to the paki quantity of straw arley-siraw, From Morton’s Cyclopedia ‘puis ae oe n 3 i i y seg a ó 
tei a o; ey bsta: 1.70 with a liberal supply 'o arm-y ar ung, extraneous 
The papens of Ne eara much reduced, ps on as soluble a and À insoluble ; poeg ee it i 
when t aste steam of a fixed engine can be em- - . he large quantities x manure Aidee on this farm ar 
Wat . . we c .. (1094 
loye! Bess plied to the Gras well as „the arable land, Ne 
If it t cost 6s. per ton to cut pe into chaff, and a 3 100.00 whi ch large crops o! f hay and ea 
additional 7s. Gd. per ton to steam it, then it a be wal ay t-straw. By Roije secured, the latter being especially 1 giana able in affording 
be doubted whether the Hic TE preparation is Nitrogenised . AISE 3 a bite for the a which during the a have 
ranted by the value of the article when prepared, Non: mitrogenised, soluble . + 221 generally a ru he par orning and 
O gp with its 40 per cent. of woody fibre is, at the seat wee insoluble ee evening milki ‘ike 
, anything but digestible, And we know of no E panama 5. 88.7. The cattle are fed in the usual way with sliced or 
available FA od for erting this fibre into foo! ae 2 
aming does not wiper tý ty much for ‘he except to 100;00 The achinery for threshing, he. ., is driven by a 
make it palatable; and 7 ty robe the sts NN Sa alee aries z autiotiery ex gine. 
derived from steaming ma obt ain ed at much less Nitrogenised.. eae ee ee | _ The establishment is nated by an sara school 
cos t, by Ditto insoluble je oe 47.52 
HR cattle can be as induced to eat fro Mineral RS eae oo oe 6.00 on the pre’ 
10 Ibs. to 14 lbs. of straw-chaff by mixing it with their Water... + +. we oe ws a r Though ithe “Flemish farm within the limits of the 
cake or corn, Either fatting or store cattle = eat 100.00 Great nde of the establishments which o 
any kind of chaff vious mixed and ferment with Bean-straw. By Way, “Royal Agricultural Society’s J j» | its = in t o His Majesty anon e IIL, its buildings 
ed roots. My cows are at t t ti Moist: i m wag ran are of modern and recent construction, bearing on the 
is Nba. each daily of pak chaff prepared by ae yn es DEE Co nec, ee ee wall the date 1858. With the exception that all the 
method; and I I have found no pe Bs in _Sncasing Oil or bo matter. te te ae y milk of the cows is devoted to the stock, which 
t oe pes gum, Mees 2 ker cee rhe promotes their freshness and early g ner the sy. 
tou ual d g it p Mineral E E E = — ne ane ——- Shaw me though here 
of pats roots and i th ree e s is exclusively ord, reared on the spot 
value of different sorts of straw, 100.00 from home bred animals, assisted by a liberal introduc- 
any kind en th good condition is better than any o ot Leonia Fev of fonk binid; depen cords. apy oars 
other kind at all damaged. If a all injured, it should Non-nitrogenised, soluble) 1. 1. 87.10 | is LPEE TRE Re Warwick. : 
be condemned for litter ; none”but the best should be _ Ditto insoluble i; +.. 95 of the i beilh ae red nin 
given to stock. The nearer 1t approaches to ripen Minerale p. se es me, ee stantial, jambs of the doors and windows are filled 
ki the less wholesome and utti it a j TE. as ee a | with ora al whe of soe Sen irass at pijpte 
Cattle | refer Oat-straw, or Barley-straw with Clover 100,00 preson ' i 
in it, el koth are excellent fodder. Pea haulm is Clever-hay. with Colthurst’s patent fitted with Beadon’s 
eagerly eaten by sheep, and is very s ser#ieeatila'i in the Nitvogenows.. .. ss + we 0.29 gutter tiles, by arhich a oa finish is given to tle 
racks of horses and ctore-cattle i in the winter months. Mineral # ee AR" Hind AT, ee eaves than by ordinary spouting. There e has evidently 
sheep-farms every handful should be saved for the Eea E ae SAt ah O 
owlie til aa J. Water . 2 e . . — yeni conomy. ‘The doors areh 
1 ed t 100.00 sheaves, ing way fi 
Piet od frequently expos a above 2 aie, which entirely econ aha ona 
ee 
field, but if carted in tion, it sh i ips, Swedes, Mi d Carrots, 
O a ete | eie Turnipn, Sites, Mansel Gay Nookekerk aut Camale | door sill beneath, thus reventing'the ineoeéniensw/of 
h ‘ll : A White | gwed Mangels, | Jamming b substance. The: 
“i biri pee eR ge ans winter rurntps. | aver angels. | ‘are fixed on the partition walls dividing the + yard into 
| compartments. The water is laid 
Carrots. 
..| Tis 1.443 1.48 1.81 : 
be se cla by oman A riera and zaii Non-altrogenous 7.799 | 8.474 11.61 11.19 ast a — the Castle in case of fire. The central 
It is isi in| 484 + -628 +623 ER at yard is covered and well ventilated; the necessity for 
open y. ooh will eat more straw during the winter ‘Water E E BUBB | 99.400 89-20 ORE i ela covering in this county is a matter on which 
montis than ather cattle i kept under the warm shelter - 300.000 | 100.000 | 100.00 | 100,00 | there are various opinions, ‘majority as far as we 
= oof, The careful manager sa ves his stock of Bean- | Gosfield, Hi ; can judge are opposed to it. The cow house and eart 
straw until - as cold weather sets in, knowing that at ăi a Hen 
that season its bit flavour a regard z : Sa into the yard. An open: cow yard ‘atthe badk 
Daring = pan mini inter I one Nema es ee the cowhouse and pigstyes make up the buildings 
Pe ee, Bit por mare to the herd, which number about 100 head. 
in a warm cattle- oun with that consumed by cattle BER REY 3:0 SLOTRERU GE OL FS WERE EAE | The hordi: ankenthioaro ah MARWA shan cinb-liy 
of the same age au red in an adjoining yard. Each F Co Aen We. Baked machinery; which ee when f 
lot was fed alike in respect of Corn and roots, and as pl Sek A OREBE SATE eee En e_ eave | into manure immediately to theland. <The mahi 
much chaff was given as they would eat. Those in the Bt tee —_ f ts chiefly of the Park Te yet meee vinding, chaff en cutting, &e., pe oy 
house ate 141bs., and the others 18 Ibs. daily; showing | , [ne meng S He ae ead toma te eae sodio. ee pied 
a difference of nearly a fourth carbonaceous food, | Stock of more than 200 head are bred an djoins the ngs. corn stacks of moderate 
required by ae when kept in a SETIA of artificial | from the Shorthorn cows, which with some Channel size, on iron stands, are fitted to be threshed in a short 
| Island cattle, supply miik to the ae al tim ag is sen ea The pigs are of pee Berkshire breed, of a 
; uot: | combined with the man one very useful kind. There are no on sparred boards.. 
"This i etan digat Ahe No of seve SOS | | covered cowhouse, wi ee gee ached, "ati ed Aha arable land attached is the stiffest on the three 
periments to Ta ANS its - L spams ae g ood with ee with every convenience of SR supply, drainage &c., | farms, being on the sheer London , with- i 
sand other articles a food, Aee wie of peste Y | fo for the accommodation of 60 cows in two lines of of the the capping of ‘forest drift on some of the higher 
of this kind are freque i iets The oF eed double stalls, ‘sanding face to face tt ith a passage ground ; notwithstanding this it is cultivate on =e 
by the age and breed of the animal, by the kind of food | between $ Joh Sd re AN a practice 
used in connec og. Wille straw, by temperature A eN ay ning Ieosa h fice ty > — ften. be pro 
other eir rie When Is are much e wi pig sties, loose boxes, and other offices com- | w may 0 n me ee arg 
to cold pet a! ee right anim ant EEES pleto the whole establishment, the dairy itself being a land is liberally farmed Pith a mae feeding Seeks ed 
“quantity of pha set Bak pee hay, ir in in their Fats Eat very handsome building, near at hand. The pigs here | ruinous when cross cropping A en are dic- 
E tel T © > ght to give nahe A of the w shito breed, „for whi ich his J Roy al Highness tated by the cae: tral of the nigh el oe xa pos 3 Ka 
+4] een vat j 
Hp 4 cng bm and woe ag AI ày ar Oe en gees AE the last Smithfield Show of 1859. exhaustion of the soil. it en determined, after 
kept pet aed the les ig ssa ee os Ha NAP ‘The e you sto ck when weaned on the residue of the espona with Smith’s a pera steam-ploughs, 
Stra pameanice sar ara fi are A ransferred to the farm build- | | to adopt this new yee d o t anlann. f m this farm, 
bea w is not sufficiently digestible and nutritious to | ings, PpS they return to tbe dairy as selected bulls | The Pad roads on this heavy soil are first gre a 
a desirable le addition to the food o EI animals. cows, or if steers, they. are Fani with the draft | bedding o f heather covered wi ith the drift gravel of the 
mpeacnsinies.ogt the kı n va zine ‘of straw 2 hes replace ed by fhe J younger 8 stock. The iR ESF 
1 de in tl 1 iby bee barrows toa coy Passing the Queen’s S 
fs of 7 shed, where having portion of the tank | children of 
1 man o PEIR p drainage. pe th te ase wich ramped sone * the 
man 
2 men. 2 E 3 ae eo SS ee abe —2 open and surrounded with 
1 man > w and fern |; 
+ nia we sheds, the cattle bedded i n. part with aira An 
2 to bring hay or fom stack t RAT, The she ep, half-bred Down a eie E San: 
S paag: ay Aio nag 4 4 are under wd enclosed in small pens floo red with 
0 r 
3 horses to work | dy tums, iwo ata sP prar ape beneath. This pra a found little 
For.use of chaff-cutter: sat favour generally with feeders of One person 
met) pen cent, on 25], if pa tn ae hen his reason for di scontiauing ey stated that 
Week) as se + , 0-10 nee that the sheep fed faster, but added 
any of them became ae ape and many di ied, besides 
$ d e treading 
tons are cut in a day the cost is 5s. 9d. per tori; it would, | Which Raker abjectad 
whi 3 
along day’s work to cut that antity It has been y. Drees 
iperen Te for feeding cattle with a E gear. i if ae eens o that there is a loss to the soil of the fertilising 
ado for short days ysin winter, when chaff is most in use, and properties passion rted by the wool when it comes in con- 
too high an estimate. —H. E, 9s ENTS PEND not | tack with the soil. The aspect of the je sheep is not that | 
