The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-24 00:00:00

agriculture.

CHTOOZY Otownro.—Tho cultivation of chicory root
during the ensuing mason mut b. woll worth the notice
of agrierulturists when laud is adapted to its growth;
even modereM orops sold at from £l6 to £lB per Mu.
The rate it now commands in the market mast be very
ratable to the producer. [On light sandy soils, from
It. early sad quick growth, end its power of with.
standing drought sad severe cold, it well dawns attic.
Um.— gm]

HIGH FARMING. —Mr. Mears farm °omelet& of 150
awes net arable land. He cultivates them nearly on the
amnia& system—half white corn. ball fallow crop.,
the latter half again beim alternately roots, clover, and
pule.. The whole of his white corn crop is sold off,
realising from this half of his farm about £l,OOO • year,
or about £l3 pm acre. The whole of his fallow crops
he turns into meat arid manure, with the addition of
purchased cake aad soru, making a gross return of moat
sold about £7OO a year, and suilloient manure, with the
aid of guano and phosphate, for the production of the
yearly corn stop. What this manure is worth, and eon.
sermently what la the net profit of cattlefeeding, we
shall see further on. What most at ones strike any
farmer reading this amount is the quantity of corn
realised—from 400 to 450 quarters annually off 150
serea, equal to three quarters per cultivated acre, en six
quarters on the half cropped with corn— and this upon
lead worth about El per tare net. If the 12 million
arable scree in England bore • proportionate modem,
there would at once be enough for our population—
who are supposed to require one quarter of when*
per head for food annually—without the necessity or
expense of Importing; and that this high fartnicip=
the balauce-sheet proves beyond doubt. He
himself so additionol El per sore to cover the expense
Incurred as landlord in draining, piping, end meeting
steam engine, and yet brings sway nearly 10 per cent
on the very large capital employed. This result would
satisfy the minds of meet peeple that the maniple was
one to be followed, but I see It le objected that this is
sot (analog, whir* brings us to the second question,
whether it pays to fat meat or to buy artiloial
manures—requiring • little deeper consideration; and
on both points I think this balance-sheet will throw
light. I MIA take for granted at present, what Mr.
Lewes and others have at differeat times ruMeiently
proved, that land well cleaned and cultivated will
produce about two quarters of corn per acre per annum
without manure, or four quartets after Is fallow every
second year. I mart also consider as granted that an
additios of 51b, of nitrogen applied se manure will
Prodiww, under ordinary circumstances, an addithroal
bushel of wheat. Mr. Mechl has ibis year, say, 73 mires
In fallow amp, which will be wheat next year. It be
left the. 18 acres as bare fallow, cleaned but un-
moved, his probable crop next peer would not excised,
as I have said, four quarters to the acre, or 300 quarters
in all ; and them 300 quarters would have to pay two
m ar::.drant and taxes, besides the expense of following.
of this be, like most other farmer., puts in a
fallow crop, and the result of the manure made hy the
emenamption of this and other parchmed food to an
addition et 175_ quarters over tbe 300 quarters, or
13 bathes al 'WS pi awe utak 'bilk roguing. on

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