The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-10-25 00:00:00

ggriculturt.

ROUND CLAMP TOR ItOOTB.—Yon do not perceive
the utility of our proposed "circular" clamp for root/5
compared with a long one of same dimensions, or the
common round lump. But we gain by it in convenience
and save in space, and in so much expense as covering
with straw and earth. The covering of a round top
with haulm or rubbish in a conical form would moist
all this, and the expense would be trivial, and not ex-
ceed the price of covering a long clamp of the same
size (and especially iif a smaller size in diameter), even
if it were only fur one year's standing; but it might
rm peanent, and besides it would secure a clatup
for all necessary work attending the roots in winter, for
the cattle always in the dry and out of the way of cold.
But if it were unly a circular clamp without a perma-
nent covering above, it would be much better confined
in one small circular apace, to be well covered with
haulm, and a slight thatching (which always keeps out
the frost sufficiently), instead of the great expense of
covering it with clay, it snag be, funning deep ditches
on each side, full of water on retentive soda, especially
if of smaller dimensions in diameter. But this would
knock aside our idea of preparing the roots for the
cattle at twine, or near the cattle yard, in the central
part of the clamp, as we suggest.-4. Hardy and Son.

CINDERS POIL am a pig breeder and MT a
large number. For nine years paid I have been in the
habit of giving my pigs some small fragments of coal
or teal ashes. They devour them greedily, especially
when feeding upon store food, raw vegetables, and this
"swill" of the house. I believe it to be • natural
instinct, for the removal of some felt bodily sensation—
perliepe acidity in the stomach ; but it is easier to
than to determine, especially as neither coal or ash
pews' alkalies stronger than chalk, still chalk and
earthy matter may of themselves meet their require-
menta as an antacid. Young sucking pigs are very fond
of nibbling and eating coal ashes. The face itself is
valuable, if we cannot at present determine its " ration-
ale" or cause. Dogs often eat grass and vomit after-
wards. Practical observations are at present much in
advance of science. I have never met with • medical
man who could tell me why or how quinine cured ague
although most medical men admit that it is one of this
best established facts in medicine. The art of agricul-
ture owes so much to the enterprise and talent of Mr.
Medd that I regret I cannot answer his question as to
the amount of barb. pineal requirtal to make I stone of
pork, live weight ; but this I know that it will vary im-
mensely in two t..d.etiis of the pig tribe. I have tested
many pigs, and tind tloit a well-bred Berkshire pig
will make a shine weight upon one-sizth less food than
a Shropshire or York.hire pig bought out of the mar-
ket.— J. H. Mitileorer.

LONDON MARKETS.

(Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

MARK-LANE, MONDAY, OCT. 2A.

The supplies of English and foreign wheat M
our market to-day were good; of barley large;
of oats moderate.

Priem of all kinds of grain were the same as
on Monday last.

MSTROPOLITAN cArrix MARKET.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 24.
Our market was supplied to-day with six thou-
sand beasts, and twenty-five thousand sheep.
Trade about the same.
Beef, best quality 5 0
Mutton, ditto