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den, near Hounſlow. It being out of condition and much impoveriſhed by the tenant who had quitted, Mr. Randal conſulted a friend on the beſt method of getting it into order, or in the farmer's phraſe, into heart 20 M0 AIS farmer adviſed him to give a dinner at Crauford-bridge, to all the neigh- bouring farmers, and their ſervants.- Hz did ſo, and on the day on which the feaſt took place, he had the ſatisfa&tion of knowing that 396 loads of dung had been depoſited on his land; all brought that morning-

Lord Romuey has found that parſnips are a valuable food for cows.-= They are very fond of them, and yield more milk than when tcd with oils cake, or any other food.

A new threſhing mill has been built in the Iſle of Ely, by Meſs. Edes and Nicholls, which with the aid of two women, three boys and two men will threſfh twenty quarters of wheat, or thirty ef oats, in a day 3; and it does its work much cleaner than it can be done by manual labour.

Mr. Leeds, of Somerlham, in Huntingdonſhire, has very ſucceſsfully cul- tivated hemp on a black peaty ſoil, which was much overrun with nettles and other rubbiſh."This mode of culture not only yielded fitty ſtone of hemp per acre, but cleaned the Jand completely.

Mr. Thompſon, of Waverley Abbey, in Surrey, has uſed graves from the London tallow-chandlers with great ſucceſs as manure on a fandy ſoil.-- “They were tried on two fields with equal effet. No common dreſſing of the richelt dung could have exceeded that at the rate of 10 cwt. per acre.

At Ayr fair there was a large quantity of flanne!s and blanketing, but the ſale for both was very dull. A part of it was not ſold, the owners pre- ferring to keep it rather than accept the prices offered. On the ſecond day there was a greater number of horles than has been at any fair for ſeveral years; a conſiderable part of them were Iriſh horles. Many of the beſt brought high prices, but evidently not ſo much as the ſellers expeted. In ferior ones ſold poorly, and a great many were not ſold.

The Chriſtmas horſe hew was well attended by buyers. A great number of horſes were brought for ſale; good ones, however, were very ſcarce, and brought high prices.

The following method of applying the refuſe of potatoes to the feeding of calves has lately been recommended. take twd'gallons of ſmall potatoes, waſh them clean, put them into a pot of boiling water ſufficient to cover them, and let them boil till the whole becomes a pulp: then add more water, and run the whole through a hair fieve, which will produce a ſtrong nutritive grucl. At fir(t uſe a[mall quantity, warmed up with milk, te make it palatable to the calf, and increaſe the quantity daily tili it becomes equal, A quart of potatoe gruel and a quart of ſcaled or ſkimmed milk will be ſufficient for a good meal, which ſhould be given warm three times a day.

In the north of England, hay tea has likewiſe been tried with ſucceſs for the rearing of calves, In order to prepare it, take a large handful, or about 2 pound ot red clover hay, well got in, and ſix quarts of clear ſpring water 3 boil the hay amongst the water until it is reduced to four quarts; then take out the hay, and mix one pound of cut barley, or bean meal, among a little water; put it into the pot while it is boiling: keep the whole conſtantly KRirred until it is boiled and thickened- Let. it€ool to be luke-warm, then give it to the calf, adding as wuch whey as will mäke a ſufficient meal. This is a cheap mode of rearinzg calves; and may anſwer the purpoſe as well as more coltly ingredients. In this way» the valuable article of milk may be ſaved for other purpoſes.

It has been diſcovered, that paſturivg fheep on ground abounding with broom, for ſeveral days when the broom 1s 17 bloſſom, prevents the ſheep from being infeeted with the rot during that ſeaton.«

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