THE AGRICULTURAL JOUEl^AL. 



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growers are busy with their nursery beds, and 

 if their present anticipations are fuifillcd the 

 crop for the ensuiog season should more tli ui 

 double ! ny previous output An enijine is being 

 in poited by Mr. Stevens in connection with his 

 tobacco and snuff manufactory, which will 

 doubtless effect a saving of labour, for this in- 

 dustry, in common^with most ethers, U greatly 

 hampered by the unwillingness of natives to 



work unless compelled to. The residents of 

 Weenen have noted, with sitisfaction, that 

 tenders for a postcart between Est ourt and 

 Weenen have been called for. Another source 

 of gratification is the acceptance of: a tender 

 for the earthworks of the new furrow, which it 

 is hoped will now shortly be commenced. 



C. G. Jackson, Acting Magistrate. 



Pound Noficesm 



THE stock imponnded as hereunder will 

 be sold, unless previously released, on 

 the 18th September next : — 



Weenen. — Dark-brown mare, star on 

 forehead, front left fetlock white, hind 

 right leg white stocking, slit in each ear, 

 about 13.3 hands, seven years old, with a 

 yearling dark-brown entire foal, star on 

 forehead, right hind fetlock white. 



Estcourt.— Bay mare, black points, sore 

 back, faint star on forehead. 



Moss Dale.— Two black-and-white oxen, 

 no brands ; small yellow ox, no brands ; 

 black-and-white ox, no brands : red-and- 

 ox no brands ; yellow ox, white legs, no 

 brands ; red ox no brands ; black-and- 

 white ox, no brands ; black-and-white 

 brindled ox, no brands ; large black-and- 

 white ox, no brands ; red ox, no brands ; 

 white ox, red spots, no brands ; red ox, 

 white under belly, no brands ; black-and- 

 white cow, spotted, no brands ; dun-and- 

 white cow, no brands ; red cow, spotted 

 face, no brands ; two black cows, no 

 brands ; black cow, white under belly, 

 white face, no brands ; black heifer, slit 

 in right ea)-, no brands ; black-and-white 

 brindle heifer, no brands ; black-and- 

 white heifer, no brands ; red heifer, no 

 brands ; black yearling heifer, no brands ; 

 black-and-white yearling bull, no brands ; 

 two black yearling oxen, no brands ; 

 black-and-white yearling ox, no brands ; 

 red ox, two years old, no brands ; black 

 ox, two years old, no brands ; yellow ox, 

 two years old, no brands ; l.)lac"k yeai'ling 

 bull, no brands; 31 Angora goafs, horns 

 painted red about two inches from the 

 head up, diflterent ear ma)ks : black-and- 

 white bull, about four years old, no brands. 

 Value about £5. 



Ndwedwe.— Brown mare mule, white 

 belly and nofe, Iwo ■ undistinguishable 

 brands on both hind quarters. Property 



of P.W D. ; white gelding mule, banded 

 A on near hind quarter. Property of 

 P.W.D. 



Boston. - Black fillv, about three years 

 old, no brand visible. Only one eye. 



Howick.- Black ox, branded ID on left 

 hip ; black ox, no brand ; black ox, no 

 brand ; black-and-white ox, no brand ; 

 brown-ard-white bull. Probable value 

 £10 ; running on the farm Brooklaiids, 

 The Dargle, bay mare, light points, with 

 long tail, unbroken, above five years old, 

 no brands visible, with dark bay foal, 

 about nine months old. 



Umsinga. — Duu-and-white heifer; 

 black heifer ; red heifer ; black itole, 

 white tip to tail ; black itole, white mark 

 on face; bay mare, 14.1, faint broad 

 arrow off rump. 



Springfield.— Black ox, forward horns, 

 slight white under belly, branded EG ; 

 black ox, forward horns, branded X ; 

 black ox, up horns, branded EG ; blue 

 mare, thin, long tail, no brands. Run- 

 ning on D. Brown's farm, Glenare," blue 

 mare, very thin, branded &L indistinct. 



Ladysmith,— Bay gelding, tail and mane 

 medium length, about 14^ hands high, no 

 brands visible, poor in condition, near 

 fore foot slightly deformed ; Dun or 

 mouse-coloured mare mule, near foot 

 batlly deformed, with old sore, no brands 

 visible. 



It ire a curious fact that umleriiround drain- 

 ing or tilling regulates the luwnidity and teni- 

 pemturc of the sjil. During wot weather the 

 sniplus water is carried off by the drains, and 

 whvn the weather is dry and waiin the air 

 (heing nioi.-l) enter,-; the drains,beeonies cooled, 

 pai-fs with some of its nroisture, and thus main- 

 tains a damp condition in the soil. When the 

 soil is aerated, even by ciiltivftfion, a .similar 

 condition nf soil is maintained — absorption of 

 iiioisturo from the air in summer and abstrac- 

 tion of moisture from the soil in winter. 



