THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AN AGRICULTURAL GAZETTP,  [Novemser 17, 1860. 
Wheat has gradually | i that the quality of the soil should be taken ‘into con. 
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interest in the labour equal to that of the he landlord, - September, the average pric 
ang labour is the element in drainage which gives tages The lowest price was on October 7, 1859 | sideration by the association offering rewards for root 
ence to the improvements. Iti is a sad mistake j E ) and the highest on Pugs 21, 1860 | crops, nail ifhe in his land were to manure for whit vs 
) being a difference TE 20s. 10d. per imperial corn sabe he could tot by any Lapeer prodnes 
a seh of tiles, which may or may not be effe cti vely RE AR of ¥ nea pe 50 per cent. Inj good root crop. He thought ıt nee they 
used. This condition of the gault is just that which thea absence of statistical returna bearing on the e ques- should d uring 
his s part, he ought deep ie 
has been dealt with at Hinxworth, in Hertfordshir pa and for 
‘ander the superintendance of Mr. Bailey Den Mesh “It of the peat adyantage in the production of: roots. 
sanctioned by the owner, on invited Sar AFATA be kapei that ‘the. large spt we shal obtain from If he could avail himself of the use of a seats 
and free criticism to this work as demonstrating the | America may tend to steady th i Plough he wou rr Aid the soil ve the depth 
efficacy and value of dee Sh inage in the gault, with | Weekly Averaye Prices of Whea Bark ey, and Oats in England ot fro 2 inches, an a 5 or 16 
the dent suited to its ra ae conditions. n and Wales for 53 ‘Weeks, was September 29, 1860. tons of dung ridges t c. 3 ut, as he 
speaking Denton, it w i be a vast improve-| ` Per London Gazette: | Wheat. | Barley | Unts. pss, not a steam plough he should 1 do it with six horses, 
ment to the district now unde notice, if the sug- | ————— | | with one of Howards’ ploughs, which would rip it up to 
gestions on road-making contained in his prize essay in| | ean | Ei oss ro gor | the depth of 14 inches (?). That would be left till 
the “ Royal atau Journal ” could finda practical |“! yy uoo ou 35 “jog | Spring, when the scarifier would be passe l through it, 
application her Sissi 35 s|and the Couch picked out, after which it would ba 
The cultivation is different from that on the EEEE i 35 038 | du ungri, E bakin 5 h good siege yn, “ge or 
gree: are seldo the fields slau S 35 § 509 | SUperphosphate would be given to it o 3 ewt. 
during the ik sr; though naked fallows have passed i ay Sa 35 9 | to the acre, and for Mangels 4 or Ea Er; of ate to the 
away there is still h old fash —-not therefore Bhi: Soest 35 2|acre, which he had found of great advantage. This 
d—farming, h of Wheat, , Clover, Tares, | December oe EN hed 96 | year his Mangels hag be een rug te ale tas a t failure, 
&c., though few Swedes or Turnips, and little Barley— 16 RE EN 35 aoi which he cio uted to ap 
all under a very elastic rotation aving the heavy OE; T 85 panied by a wet Marden 
we'come light soil; > Ga and Kimmeridge men ji “| 34 r. Thomas Butcher said—When he considered the 
prena bot] reese s wie wee ching wi og de yee january’ x z$ arko od hat Leng o en to i the oles ae —the 
G ulation, and the condition of the agri- 
a sand dit, on — ot which Sy intermixed | 3 "| slut abroad and at home, it did his haart 
2 al h e heard comparisons sligktingl 
wit! ents of Acne Hie -A may be s February i oe Eii fa g gly 
i x griculture it made his 
mil to h of ese fata, af Do flesh It de a indi 
ile ] | gnant when he heard 
praagi Fda 0R ee S e E by Peg sei | aise 2 7 teiaa der rogátořy to the British fanas comparing 
205 Sl his peri veo those which came from abroa 
where they are found as natural extraneous fertilisers. | 1 rik 9.318 Let t look the "imme ense amount of iol 
oon ut aana a define the limits of so 3 “| 98 | w] + eee 
red, n the Gault from Drayton, to 3 8 .- 
Satton, "Apploford, Wotteshass, &e., and pig the first | 4P™ 1 -| came from a nates tn th ade Wih ja e Me baie 
of these places to Abin ngdon, Radley, &e. the Kim- 2 a pply, w ei gree! vf 
2 ay tress would prevail, and that ae wotld not be able 
pa idge cla, la t 2 | ` 
rc T A glance a fie Somat sie four Sad a “ ‘9 | to obtain sufficient for their home consumption. There 
Get bis Tie Be te o or even thre e green 1 sf were in the year 1853 one million an “halt live 
mark am convertible soj. -€ On suchland morethan 2 $ 35| frar ieke x le siden Db 00 He “37,0 , pie 
J Es 61) Å: a v 
a. Lee er, TT st st i an mE Ghana wa ara ete í get meat pitched in Leadenhall and Newgate markets, the 
bu Pina ah en, gh perhaps justly denounced as des | : ; B: EFNA aggregate of animal food alone sold being 14 
fhe thé sheep s o Bac kal ae b: cen million pounds annually. That shov the neces- 
great c paini consumption ; when the ewes are fresh July ý E pita d RN pict S og Seite aiy 
ihe ey m aR A Yd $ 9.786) that encouragement shoul ven to them. 
bot eine Poss and other artificial food, aided by early 3 ek a 6168 Tt was: soareely. credible. that Surrey and Sulsex pone 
fre Trifolium, ape if eor wigs = hes do theirs for the | August ee . epi ae = co die bat men acme eg Avot 
ibs, the ndition is main = 7.31 ie Nat 
tained ag rS a ines the REE to make y E ; pst Ps i which a great portion 
Gin off, at a period when they might breed other saci raa 1.479 Daaa a "amp. “Trenty bench nl 
m SRS a. 60 11 555 589) - z iJ 
ether, Tho lambs trade is rather prcrious fom| es] ge aoao Be aoao [tio water war reqnined to adalterate the yield of an 
the occasional glutting Gopika et, ck ir deed or alive a rd E EM à ee ee E pe ween 
the former is preferred ‘in the ay es, colder period, | October 5 .. $] 56 11.58 30 million quar Mice gn sth 1 a pes Tondon bell 
ie cs te ein great lainan ea te ade; 53) | 2639 si 1883 w 1271_2.977 | Eastern Counties sasi annually. Four hundred and 
in the latter case it is said of lamh ka 5361 35 6.4 23 11.829 
Bs A n London yearly. If the brewers would allow him to 
eat with it, or the weather must be warmer to make Cha ae es ML Willich, oe Universit: T e Assur- be nie eae 
a deman nd.” A ha ard frost whi ich kills Broccoli or other | ance Society, 25, Suffolk TA Pall Mall, Nov. 9. pe te pie ue onia inform = io be ere a ou 
g pro pe that food down; which might, 
saves their lives. When the lambs are killed in the 
Dantes, all is managed between the local butcher and =Sorieti pis ot uk consumed; “Recount “or the 5p rings s 
the London salesman. The business habits and ready sp t3. aa 
the r railway : affords a ready conveyance | either dead or 
ee 
Trinc.—At the annual meeting ¢ of this Society just 
Fowler, and Mr. D. Griffin. 
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4 
MAISEMORE.— Passing fro! 
+ U y ‘J: T 
The sseretary ay the followi ing | 
shire, +a > spent the day after “that of our pment of 
Thee 
to fel ish h Tai Bite eee the histo some Down | 
and Cotswold, others Down and cross bred o r Ox ford 
hrii fos will eine | tie ome the most m mey. By 
careless breeding inferior anma are produced wich 
will not fatten, and they ain as an the 
ll 3] 10 
bs sa an average o 
ening of lam arie 
m found w 
f | 1 invariably 
ot m adopting the five course on my farm, 
Bididy, ( Clover or Beans, Wheat, Oats. 
eure for two years; but, as far as I hay 
isfied. I consider there is only one dao back— 
the land clean; but I thi 
à nk that is to be met by using the?! 
liberally in the corn crops. Fifty-four acres of my root crops 
this season were Oats ik Rea pa I ea — he whole 
season as soon as I can 
winter fallow mea “but do noe Reia sprin; 
Pigpab, cre of my best pieces z ye pa Bs ear was steam. 
cur vated twice over, and the s drilled in at the flat with 
ete I fer this m when the season will 
ore Court, o miles from Gl 
r| Wen farmers. We found it in every way prospering. 
Mr. Morris’s se is a good e, terme much fine 
pasture land, and he has just taken an adjoining farm 
which will pba his acreage . The a 
Court Farm, consisting of i prox modes 
comfortable mansion st: r a6 
mfo: ill oc the 
pretan a just been sold tot the  evlsnstcal Com- 
he | roo rop for the last seven or eight years I prefer dunging for “ie t th find tl eei all 
hor enan ey in occupation is wort 1y 
e apa a e a a T 
t my any or heavy nkja al o! e m and mansion, wl w 
daily A gi or i ‘ther tho the Wheat. My g bene ed power-on his only to deter nine it at the expiration 
the till When the lambs can vel = ve been for the last seven or eight years 3 cwt. of we tl mot oon = lone: or 
the uples do ame In the a ry fold i a =, > Lawes’s spe nu re, with 3i 0 bushels of ashes foarte on the farm) "E ins OS compl it and commodio: 
ry TE h y rilled in with the bali and 3 ewt. of guano sown broadeast | we» era ected, and it is carefully adapted to the 
as ow, the bs sag pg g By na ve Dey es o and ploughed i a wey Hghtiysor or scuffed in a ies e may b aC ystem zie ender. pursued by Mr. M n fact 
Turni. rops, a t tl t u ac revious to this process o $ A 2, 
the rodat of a Pio Bee with upright goes management, 1 73o metimos e> va fine seed bed, and in "E the deal of howd Sey Wh en asean d gre measure bis £ 
eae m my dung spoilt all, and lust my crop. I think the Aua put} wor kea Mr; Clutton, 
Ein i tag! A to ease the growing lambs va the previous year gets mixed with the soil, and is more | the agen ene PB a 
aA la the yids Chars the lacuteane comet one gone, Tate thus gros & Mick hoaria rope aN ject in| in — stag “ee Tore ‘bal cae, and: cow 
Oat y the first ta ý to e for and chaff houses, in 
the jan the Clover, aop, Clover, or meadow h ay, my outlay TOE akli Baie nee bee ppp nts cep kesiti medal Pea - the application of steam machi 
om other food to make them off as rapidly a3| much more stock in my y: and eae bait Fae much ak nee ee o threshing, chaff cutting, and the other re 
E E eae Sra oe qi at a siae ck mao AN is ‘built of 
ome Correspondence Spey rr Maer a 
Michaelmas Corn Averages.—I ral myeet of the | paper trom it, which y n read to the society, T make any ari b acre The ie the farm 
return of the close of the farmer’s send yi other use of it yon think proper, as it is t ject of these be z ntrast between DOW TAr 
statement of Sahi 3 bgl pe eetings amek kih should ESTEEN our experien ce to each buildings and sha rambling, u and ee 
Barley, and Oats for 53 weeks, ge prices ot W on | ee SS ect eat : buildings h in use so cannot ar} insmod 
maki >z : $ >i Mr. J. sow er sai R or 5 
? Wasa ie he y bese regi AarielaralAssocintion, Ta Procter’s | fort 7 the ri + sales is. Mr. Morris that the 
: 2 ae x! P T with well merited commendation on all | old bi uildings were wholly incapable of repair, cat that 
admit that he had been that | his landlord is a corporation which did not hesitate to 
4 ForOats 
| Pa i, ig ae of 
peo aa st was free to 
day well beaten by: Mr. Procter. He was of opinion | make a considerable but judicious outlay once 
for all. 
