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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
The sub- 
oubt thrown on the see you 
[NOVEMBER 24, 1860, 
eee Ea a aS aT 
gentle inclination to the north throughout the district intend importing another car: All cattle subjoin my calculations or ste aie and I sincer rely 
g Brittany, ree idore ea shoul jregreé I did not do s the season is far 
= escarpment overhanging th id exposing them to the e of | advanced. There are, ‘tide, n, 160 ain re rods, or 4840 
th. To complete the ppt erp | jae nns 3 ey soon g t used night "4 - | yards, or a. A bere e square inches ina 
ey This portion of the county, we find on Çumnor, | posure, for their constitutions T Be hardy. If any | statute acre of 1 re also of small grained 
Hurst, Foxcombe Hill, and other high ground, cap- of your cor pie gga require further information I} Wheat about 10,000 a ins in a pint, or 20,000 in a 
ings of i sand which is absent in its ordi- shall be ha heni o give them the benefit of my ex- | quart, or 160, peck, or 640,000 in a bushel, 
ry position etween the-Gault and Ki i reton. ARTEN i le were required to be planted single 
this B verse: 5 the clay and sand facilitates yf ~ Stra d rreri on Whitfield Farm.— grains at o apart ort it would require 9 
ufactur f bricks bf other kiln ware. bushels to plant an acre. if t è holes o or “plantations 
rock supplies lime in the same 
ty. The apy a of the clay on the sides of 
of Whi tfield Farm. 
the distance practised i in the a dea way, at 1 ina 
(eat 
the hills presen rough contrast 
d 
iron sand araea and the colitic st stratum below 
amount of iron sand Fg i developed, though worth 
notice, gives no distinct character to the district, except 
cab ic ein 
| And ae the cumiity Went was sterwards left sd 
6 grains for each Plantation, provided the whole sur face 
tows are in most cases required, no seed a 
that so far as it extends it is marked by that light. son AER E E ps next cha ae of be ty, viz. necessary hem, which reduces the number of 
antdamike cultivation for which it is noted in peng 0 “| pla antations on an rer oe te ng. iz, at ae bushel 
ie er ac rains for each hole at 6 inches apart sqnare, 
(To be continued.) But besides alee % mu ‘thee was Riles eds a aig pla ina pH oe teak which if plan q Si 
-= a ER ee precision will admit of all casuahcies the Wheat plant 
Home Correspondence, pe aa rh ed to hate to categ nN sae 
Cultivation of Swedes.—An estiwate of the expense | The Mangels may produce co oftheirweight Eria penne g r 
f rin: the ound and oS kaga hae = SEN 
= Senden g gr And the straw 4 times its weight.. 200 al ral mt aperet cultivation, weeds, 
n me ara ap ue when neither of these 
Ho M mishaps do the en do not, when planted 
| Labont. | mars or probably 300 cubic yards, making with “the quan- well with donl abdil. ‘his ae of seed or ev rout st re ? 
| | 7 g tity measured up, nearly 2100 cubic yards, as Some will reply, and I admit with truth, “That it 
38] sox |S s| N Ş manure left for Lord Dacke; so that I think the hale would ripen earlier and prevent its tille ering too much 
2b eE eg | = of the land in roots and fodder crops with the 
gz SmS ise = straw on the other ot ae easily produce 15 loads | But it then certainly will only eventuate in a prodaeing 
mt | of manure ied the roots my: = M. a puny and rootfallen crop, progeny 
s d. £ e dj& 8. ad. “aes Ean mee he one good ear’s produce from each grain sown: andi 
If there be any patches of to the ‘following question ? Is it afo ‘tof give. Mangel able to withstand the ills attending it, at least in such 
Couch in the stubble urzel fresh in field to ewes in lamb? Hasany |a climate as , so unapt ripening corn in very 
aftir Hhe-crop ‘ot, Wiwat, one tried it ? My ewe flock will begin to lamb in six many seasons. ar om nd that one grain only at 
a earan erat weeks, and I have a piece of Mangel where ee bulbs rast to it unless I’ A 
may require | pe are Me small, hardly worth the expense of carting plant i it te in September) is far preferable 2 more, 
250 loads hoe 8 £3 x el EN and storing ; my is on it s then that one plan coon msured, by a it must 
ss a he would on Turn I 
A f 22 10 0 |25 He planti ted early i in orðar "inat may tiller autumn, 
carting. 150 loads of ma- have for the flock after inning I rent outa be a t 
nure _ sern ail two} hazardous experiment. My crop of Spend is = generally would require only 103 pints to phat ‘an acre. 'Tiaean 
days of = and| A EEEN efic cient I must try to Taaka them - TETEN 
Two men filling manure, possible. Would it not be eet to sack ‘the "Mangel i in | rd inches apart square, or four plants on ous foot. I 
1 man herr tm Rent all heaps in the fel, and give the tops to cows in 4 > (though I a a set it dow. eneral 
Sarsina ien slol 0 the Bins hs [Yes.] The Mangel should, I think, be rule), ¢ hat one pai et mt piar more tien “the 6, or 
To ding the manure ae Pa Ri | sliced with a Turnip-cutter and n = n Mies is but 8, 9, 20 es E r could, were they 
obtober, November, and| bes Wi ‘his ense? O D. ea aa E e sa 
NO > est to do in this case ecommen you to | atedly by ex = te ats a E TA 
eagra TREY 10|3 0 0} 10/1 °0 0 pulp the Mangel and chaff the hay, daa mix them.] - sg S a of Ter Si Re Res ole, in S 
in February, March, Dibbling and dropping Wheat.—Dibb' ae is | produce De an any number above it, proportionably 
E and May .. . ie ie 1° 0 2 go Beane Yr ty te drop and is 2\ from 1, 2, or Serre : I conclude, then, that 
Te Police sar OnE daty baii aie proper manner, for by the dropping process feari] whatever quantity o seed we choose to planty fe 
two horses and twomes! 1 | 0.6.0} 2| 0-4-0 Eh d with it, t securing the best of crops, and sparing the seed, every 
To Grilling or ridgin; 5/1100) 6/010 0 ow the kyeading of the subsoil by horses is avoid grain ought be. be planted separately, in or that 
yore. ete te A nes, iene hed Kes Me both being es snti for the well doing of the woh each and all m: pia ana ot be subjected.to linger, 
To 160 bushels of bones, Dropping g the gs if "ata is at ihe to the plan, is | fade away, fall premat ripen. i 
at 28. 6d. % ni 12 10 0 | bette n by any 1 ye n implements and inventions | proves to be Gates phe e to do this by experiments 
20 cwt. of guano, . 10 0 0/of mies ether it is the comm on drill invented repeated] mado. on small plats i m why, I inquire, 
a. times horse- pipe ata by “ Tull from his ntok pipes,” or “ Sigma’s modern | would it not answer the purpos to do it on a broad 
To twice hand-hoeing ..| ., 3 40 |i 3 i and oe, coe meee ee both of which are Ltn in the | scale? A. Haku Maldon. Nov. 1 
estee but I contend that they sow the 
ArT atoa o aa ers pa ee oe ec, o ugh it may wen eee 
4 ar tinnamaou et equal easton: which only gives them wd fs hot = 
Jo days of ae at cn day ee ze To $ 9 It is, however, to be r retted, and n be Societies, 
mee tit - 45 0 0 noticed, that this oy is Saday pel and 
Sg RR aan TAi ikar RtSE EES rried, disorder erfect | AYRSHIRE AGRICULTURAL : ae of Cheese.— 
Expense of 10 acres £70 8 0 la pipette Mr. Tilly said, there was a great dea be good 
REDUCE THIS TO 1 ACRE. too many o o grains at all into one ote oa even by cheese shown. He did not know if lietai any 
Arg pairs of horses, prahara aai £1 4 7 |the most distris and careful women em ai to | cheese which could be calle a bad. Perhaps the entries 
Hrg vas or an one-tenth is r ; : : . A >: at do it, the quantity in each plantation are 
Seed 3l, one-tenth is os Pct a ea | ly any other district could have produced so many g os 
ae SES the best results, varying g from nil to 20 or more samples as had been exhibited. „He thought I he might 
£7 0 8&} | grains, whilst 1, 2, or 3 would answer held 
The ae made by me when I took the farm was | better were they placed there in more un der, | t hibiti The Highland S Society 
as follow: even admitting the holes to be extravagantly thick or sade a mistake, in his 0 opinion ldi w ab 
First agg -20 g o | thi a4 = ei sory of th nter. I prefer the| the time they did. He emi if it had re bor 
plov 0-8 0 |single hand dibble, which an ex workman can | they would have had a better show, and the 
Par erg once č ploughing ` a pa le with great dexterity and quickness, and piee have suffered no loss in consequence. He 
0 0 g | occasionally plan left hand in its right pl ished to a few words about the cheese trade, 
z twice eg ae eee ee ae te) and at its proper depth, more precisely the number of which is increasing very much. He believed they had 
Three hrag hoeing, atia 0. ws ct, 1s 0 8 0 b zi = gie betie age not only in this country, throughont Sotle 
meme hes Tepes deen caste oa OND o cart omen following ler with | and England, but he ht they would soon have the 
Shag ee . a 1 4 | hold any desired number aeri og isa at thell-torbe eect re, com tae tech 0 Eerma me ee 
grains, erefore, what tl] . to dow timulate 
"To 90 nti hrag iria cman oan — _ ree dipped and filled at every plantation, and d dro into | production of me ay All = markets wet 
, each hole by try right hand as it were by rule, or it ing better for cheese. He had been in the 
£7 6 4 | may be by t of "practise and care nearly as exact | business 20 years, ears, and he recollected the time when 
. M. with ed ‘oretnger and thumb, and this, too, at no| th t ickers 
preton Cows. —Having fering seen inquiries in more _the end t than ordinary pees: bed of Kent, and aid stuff was sent down there which 
h ey would ñ oy look s now. And the same thing 
i wie you my experie 5 once had some acquaint. | described. Chs fees, toate could do it as wel or | cou be sai sional | the Dorsetshire labouret 5 
ance with Br rittany ane its products, and I last | better if they would, and did nol ot the. cold pi They t 
year peat ved to rev es ad country, and having | them; and the only way t t j; e 
a vivid rem iry qualities of its cows, | is by kindness of master an nd man, and moreover i Ta it me sofort for every di rmer ae make 
I in i further and soon made up my mind to} rewards in mo or their own use, to the best ry good cheese, There ar PORE b y 
G go of 20, which I did with success. The ey | petitors. As ave so frequently endeavoured to} were very sa He tho good pastur uch 
i prove rational and uniform seeding to be better than | concerned in forming th pha. > cheese, bat 
One, ‘sold kas for 62. 10s., was (three months after | irrational and careless thick seeding from 1} to 2, 3, or and attention x the making w better ter th p 
; her first ays ps making SAh Tbs. of bu "a a day ; although | even 4 = se Is per acre, as is sometimes practised | excellent e. an illustration of the earelessness 
she snide m than 3 of beef if fat. | in securing the e best of n am particu- ani dairymaids, he mentioned having found 4 
ould ae take I4 for her. They jarly erena by several distinguished a turists | butter cloth in some butter which bad been churned 
are hardy, w “will do well on s most ` indifferent | to publish a er tame irgo of my views, what quantity | along s with it. Speaking of ut ; some were very 
` föod, are quiet and gentle, can be led by a rope g I In the district he came from, lead dishes 
2 I believe ilk and butter for th Eà + A Re SPER CASE ing out of fasl and g nd wood were 
ot : i g p ming into use. i were 
them that I hiramin Akai E parsnubose g ei eco brii. fnrporeintts i 
