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_A second machine aoe engine were at.work during 
part of this year. 
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Wages oe 
Expenses .. 
Hire of engine 
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arpente: 
Messrs. Ransome .. 
Aare  Commåry) `. 
Parker 
Wages 
Expenses— 
Lodgings, largess, g 
Parcels 
Carriage of engines | 
Brasse: 
Cloths 
Insuran i 
Clayton, bill for oil, , brasses, S brushes .. 
Extra oil biil 
cumooeoooons 
migao 
pri this expenditure, 10 per priy on šl 
prim included in each year’s account as 
depreciation, onire however, the residue bein 
regarded as realised profit. 
P 
The calculation of 10 per cent, was adopted as the z 
usual allowance made on machinery ; bu t, as Mr. 
Wall 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
| weight of 81 tons and 80 Ibs, per acre. The Swedes: | Wallis, of Overstone Grange, Northampton, was wae 
and, oy put them in the best pombe form for the 
T, ready for planting Beans ang roots'in the spri 
My pate is “set to inspection of all. William Smith, 
Woolston, Nov. 
Soc ieties. 
bigas 
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIE 
ncil resumed 
Y OF a te 
their sittings afte 
[Novemper 10, 1860, 
W 
re per 11,440 roots; Ae bushels, n lbs. | mously ele “se sate atte mee of Council, in the ape 
oi E bitha ; 35 toris 15 shd working of my | Lord Sout! resig 
ate per tackle 12 days and of my h 10 tae ill The ti rate rhe: the General Meetin, 
up Nos. 1 and 4 avy land, and 3 and 5 light T ie in H 
are was ‘sea re 
= rit he 12th Decem io oek 
peh Gaiak sees that the dåse. of the Leeds 
corer: shoul he week commencing “Monda: 
J thn unless the dee s or local arrangements she 
mer 
munication was received from the Foreign 
Office, nancial by a Report of the Committee on 
rea of the United States respecting the 
cattle dise ase, whìch was referred to the 
The Ei 
recess 
n Wednesday, November 7, save a monthly 
| meeting was held: Prseent, the een Hon. the Earl of 
Pow 
The Council then adj 
journed to Wednesda 
5th December. y the 
‘owis, President, in hair, 
Lord Berners, Lor eeek; Toi ee Lord Farmers’? Clubs. 
Walsingham, Hon. Colonial Hood, Hon ee rt non, a i CENTRAL: Monday, November 5.—" The Public “a 
Amos, Mr. Ba t, Mr. Barthropp, Mr ramston, 
MP; Me. Caldwell, Ms. Tune, Me Beall, Me n Š ia Trials of Agricultural Woes can they 
Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, Mr. Fisher Hobbs, Mr. Wren he f ow! BORE thie eatinets tT er Hobe read. 
Hoskyns, Mr. Howard, Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Shuttle- think ovine ee wed “bag of am be inclined to 
worth, Mr. Torr, Professor . Voelcker, Mr, | think that these discussion at an ours by no means. 
Jonas Webb, Mr. Burch ae . Wilson (of end for bai ge A an e introducer of 
toft) d Professor Wi the e subject ; n the ary, that our meetings 
Before the commencement of PERS the President | *eally act up t Shat they ar bay aaia, and that the dis 
wished to call the parses of the members to the OW itself is Loe tl ‘ai 
Richmon circumstance of the death of the Duke of the evening’s I certainly be tunately fo myself, 
Rich mo: i Soci f 
e fs <a locomotive engine is gion to an ima 
ual amount of wear an 
. From the horizontal kalini of the 
“which, without great care, bbl becom: 
shaped.” 2ndly. Fro’ m the con 
boiler, the tubes of w 
wear 
pi 
oval- 
rated bear. of the 
of |; 
nstant cocillation 
4thly. y: Ore a add) 
to dust ai 
ear a md A ‘ 
estim ated at fully 20 per 
above that “eo Sani engine. Cons idana, however wi 
e items already inserted in these annual a 
for repairs of tubes, boilers, &c, 
considering, on the other h 
su) ay oe older it | 
ton, | 
Committee presented the re rt o 
| Societ to the end of the previous month, from which 
of one who ta held Tihe ofice ot kip 
ly be ae case on the present 
asion. My f duty, >, i I take it, ke be 
confined to introducing me Kroi enumerating such, 
as I consider to be the ints w died dwell on, 
and then liig these z “tis practical ptt of the 
members of the Club; Bap sna they be t cultivators 
of the soil, the judges 
esther bod 
t. To. show e 
the case, I will at once read to 
letter “which I have added to the: 
Judges FNS have taken ed emda last 
ears to o many of the implement mal 
ple 
| represented | here trig 
it appeared that at that date the current cash balance 
in the hands of t the ba nkers was 16242. 18s + 6d. 
Q 
Quilter, ‘Ball, & Co and were Arg correct. 
the recess, the Conimittes had met 
tak 
the 
| whilst many have paid their arrears, al 
have been struck off the fe consisting of those 
Sepan. 
who open 
m death, insolvency, or misfortune are incapable of Cini on 
oan 
as wi 
of other gentlemen whose opinions anid “advioe 1 knew 
might conduce to a satisfactory deve 
hi 
that Pro of mar 
a e her tonight prepare 
—At the 
Sir, 
London, Octo! 
ioa of the committee I 
h here at the next monthly etika af ti 
| 
mof | 
e Veterinary < 
8S) 
g ae blic and Pri 
appea e to estimate the depreciation | both si Hi . Th till ials = ‘Monday, November atn, on “The Put Ba made mo a 
engine s and Md machine at 20 Society cent, Mr. P. H. Frer | who have taken no notice of re li ability ; it has Hiat his paige A 2 the club, one prae view tom | 
therefore been deemed advisable to divide England | certain how far the trials of machinery have ene een 
and Wales into bags Ki a ire of those in arrear | compatible with ordina: work ; or, how such tests may 
i . ore ble and trustworthy. _ Knowing the 
e Correspondenc will be sent of Council’ residing. in | interest you have long taken in thin subject, sal the gana 
Gra ‘Mitchinss ix aan: hian.— | them, ii j th aie ‘that a i aged to | you ave had of as more todor sgth machinery, I 
> t rite to request that you will favour me with your opinion 
I send you the following table from the North Rritieh | ethane pay arne 2 Mee s Suy te to ow we should proved The chief points, as it trikes me, are 
Agriculturist, showing the quantity kinds of grain ; The duration of the t should more time be allowed to 
cut, iB ast athian, with the reaping niachines’ of + the ability or inability of paying, and in order to | obtain a satisfactory result? The nature of the ground, and 
ane mak the harvest of 1860. It was laid | the preparation of a corr a list members, which it | seas the year best adapted for the trials of different kinds 
the other ay before a meeting of the Commissioners | #8 Ew toe should be ready for nies pres kg poet eas tee "the comparative merits of 
of Supply of that county :— number of Jour: enal nthe amount of arrears col- public and private sais = the advantages that might follow — 
lected during the present year is 22587., a d a large | from ex tending these, ving them more frequently f 
AT Acres Cut. sum still remains due Po om members in arrear. adjourned to seasonable period There are other branches of 
ee eS) | a T T S aR jommittee have to lament the death of Mr. the subi Se rie ee ee 
sa ARINA: EE 3| 8 g) 3] 3 Huxley, „late senior ‘clerk in the office, where he had ing near, I Seah bas obliged by an any opiy yon may favour me 
Za = l ô E E years. ith Pa di arded at your earliest c —I am, 
a —Mr. Thor omps MP chairman of the sir, yours faithfully, < Fiene Hobes. ‘ 
Gardner & Lindsay..| 119 | 2791} "1586 "16683 105 | 6151 urna! sal Cock mittee, prieten suggestions from that |I wish to ention hen e that this s ubject has long ocene | 7 
Bel . á poke 26 287 | 1784| 2674) . 683} en e on Ro subject of the cost of f de live ering | the | pied my ‘attention, and if you will turn to my pore : 
Popper Keys. 1 fA kcer |. 400}... | 945. | Journal to the mensbers of the Societ > ; 
Hussey abe hg ae ‘ 204% take “this appobtaeay of announcing to competitors | given in the 16th volume of the Journal-of the er : 
Diye Geadh pine Ps fe BH 42 4}. 132 | for the prize to b n for an Essay on Wiis Ap ricul- | Agricultural Society of England, you will find t ! 
ben oe $ 5 804 Sy ae 684 | ture of ape ated that for the purposes of this prize, | then insisted on the trials oft machinery and i im ae 
Wines see ty pe s gi = Hampshire will be considered to include ‘the Isle of | being more ee ewe ee the ordinary rai 
Various+ ie ry fied 4 i5 “ig o5 peo the Bien, his iew htr ; 
3 eerie | Wes was given to this ee w the entertain the question, az it was in this light of 
Laso | assa apao azoo | 1174| Tren | use of the b used in prin g the engravings i recommended it to the attention of the ittee 
M.S. be Jo omal e authors an oe the | this in December last. pore iA to pada ! 
Steam Tture.—Mr. Sm: perme has ad- aiiai apt shall think fit, alle cost te | tially one of those topics that ht be ussed 
dressed pote! the Times :—I fini the “Society injury to to- the blocks being Laced Fs eg e by as who, after all, ere 
harv: ing the vere my ees on the 22d of | again: T in it—the farmers themselves; but I i 5 
ctober, jeg ing all well. Heavy Land. Beery ~~ oe The pi ect of the late TT of t o idea of undertaking the duty myself, and Á; 
Barley or ae pr sete A clean; No. 2, Swedes, the = ‘ports of the A dges n Im mplemente exhibited at | was not until it was bag strongly pressed by t dk 
good, } ery clean ; he 12 acres, Bean stubble the country meeting ha t moment; to 4 
smashed up ‘Hed woe t, cost of seed bed 7s. per | Mr. Brandveth Gibbs, it was resolved, after long dis- | the p. q I eb E 
acre, the eighth corn crop under steam, lays aides cussion, that. the times publi cation of the two | upon as rather a ae elicate one, “altho ugh I am yee : 
No. 4, Wheat stubble, very’ clean’ and strong, nary, and ot to see it in that light. . You must again Royal 
the-stubble. Light Land.—No. 1, Clover a 12 acres s, | as early in poet as hed Rett of the Judges of| stand that it it is iot as = of the rte aa the oil 
mown twice for hay, ploughed with horse n I ATE can be es shed, and within one month Agneta Society of England, or n old stev 
Wheat drilled, up, und locks well; No. 2, 13 pre after be T a of implem ssh SP, country ra 
Bean stubble, clean, smashed ùp and drilled e motion of the Hon. Col. Hood, seconded by | bat simply as mber of this club oa ayes i 
Wheat, wo well; . No. 3, Wheat stubble, very Mr ensue: it was ri ved that at the country | now addressing you. “The subject on the card, bie 
clean ; No. 4, Barley stubble, remarkably clean, with a | meeting the Implement Yard shall be open to the | will see, ey it: = into two oe may aN pe | 
fine plant of Clover in’ it; No. 5; ubble, very public on Monday, on payment of 5s., and the Stock and privat e trials of implements; a nd it con shem; i 
3 No. 6, ls and Swedes, all pulled and | Yard at 1 o’clock, or as soon as the judg 
stacked. The Mangels: there 858 roots on 22 | their awards, without extra payment. On Tuesday the |b: t I may as well explain at once that top ee 
= square, weighi tons 2 cwt. 8 lbs., giving a | Show Yard of live stock and implements to be open Maa are those necessarily confined to the judges and 
A Lecture delivered to the Farmers’ Central Club, = bs the public on payment of he | and examination of the machines by kafti moreto } 
6 by Mr. J. Wells, of Booth Ferry House, Howden," | admission to the Show Yard t » 6d. ay | engin sera; and ee spent is equal © | 
cut by machines brought for competition at iad Friday t. = SS o be 1s. illustrate the kind of be a T ei their 
Longniadey. > On the motion of Mr. Fisher Hobbs, Mr. Owen | after the judges have in forn ; 
