The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-11 00:00:00

THE PERMANENCY OF CriLA:

AS A MANURE.
prime This is a subject of great importance at to
when the importation of this manure is going,_°,-
a large extent, and when the propriety of uswg',Bo.
and extending its use, must be occupying the at. d
tion of farmers in all parts of the country. Malllot
the best practical agriculturists in this neighbouto
have long been satisfied of the permanent advAntro
of guano to the land. At the Highland Seni,e4t,
competition at Glasgow, in October, for seed vieo
Mr. Lorne Campbell, of Roseneath, who gained 6
101. prize for white wheat, exhibited five val'esii
from his farm, the average weight of which Wasp
lbs. per bushel. The Chevalier wheat, Weig vgh
651bs. was after turnips raised upon guano, and althnf
sown as late as 23d December, was the heaviest-',7oero
in the farm. At a recent meeting of the de
Farmers' Club, and other agriculturists, held at D{
to
more, when Mr. M'Culloch, of Auchness, fant!rthe
Colonel M'Dowal, of Logan, occupied the elnw'llie
same subject was discussed by those present.. ea to
chairman, Mr. M'Culloch, said—ln 1842 I 801%0
turnips, on three different plots of ground, to of
were all contiguous, to the first guano, at the 11, tba
four cwt. per acre—to the second, bone manure, 11%4
rate of 30 bushels—and, to the third, good farcel;p
manure, at about 20 tons per acre. The crop grfie
upon guano brairded first, and was singled font. hot
sooner than the other, and continued throng or
the whole season to have a more luxuriant APPehea,
ante ; and, when weighed, were about one-sixth fiftil
vier than those grown upon bones, and about one'44,
heavier than those upon dung. And the oetavtio
upon the guano was superior in quality, 00 opoo
quantity of grain and straw was greater thsitld.oie'
either of the other two plots, and now I ow
guish no difference betwixt the grasses in qu'i-ore
and quality. So far as I could judge from that
too,
going, added Mr. AFC., guano, as a permanehtiop*
nure, has exceeded my most sanguine expen,tt or,
Following up the matter as a sow-out, having
nured the green crop with guano, Mr. M'Culinnellf
he found his oats after a guano green crop.denyVe
superior to the sow-out of other manuring- tato
oats after bone manure were lightest. Ills PlllllO4
after guano green cropping, was an equally g7lreett
thick sole of grass to any other. Mr. M'Bride, Biro,
having had occasion to make similar trials 11.0%1 Ili.
periments with Mr. M'Culloch, corroborate. is.
views. Mr. Anderson, Drumore, stated that fro.
grown potatoes with guano, at the rate of four
_u
per acre, which yielded him as good a crop r
tatoes put in with fifty cart-load of sea-wee"'
ie
twenty cart-load of good farm-yard manureas' after
wheat crop was as good after guano manuring g°64
ordinary manuring; his sow-out was also 10, o§
the pasture affording an equally good sole nr,enhad
with guano as the ordinary manuring did. %on,
also tried nitrate of soda, soot, gypsum, and e 1) 8
r
as a top dressing for grass, and, on the who' y
thought guano the best, and equally chest, for
M'Culloch had tried guano also as a top-dressypoti
hay and pasture-land. The effect was rapid tics
Both Both these gentlemen recommended the Pl7lOOOl
forcing on a portion of the hay land with guAd cattl;
in the spring, as a great benefit to horses an Coln
for ioeding in the house, after the turnip hallterj;
scarce ant; fibry. A small patch, and a 11" oor
tity of guano, Will suffice to raise very earifor afte.o
quantity of good gi.ass ; and the second crolker,
cut, will be as heavy ilDd productive as. n'Llited.'
the permanent pasture wii be greatly ben°
Caledonian Mercury.

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SERIOUS ACClDRNT.—Yesterday morning ,rn rielf‘ccti,
dtnt occurred to Mr. Starling, landlord of the "oat °'
Arms, Swan-street, Borough, by foolishlyjlonProl9g.ert°9-
a gig- He was riding in a one-horse break along .lof fit•
street, Newington-causeway, with the forero9o
Blewitt, of Swan-street, when the horse shied St r 3.lr-
the middle of the road, and commenced pllogint.of 1r-
the
Starling, in a state- of excitement, juniPeu out
01°'
break, and fell with his right leg under him 01) „e'
of the kerb-stone, breaking his thigh -bone in tw° e""d
.1,, cool
•
being near his own house he %las instailL,/ cti.-
thera and placed in bed, and medical assistauci? Proro 0..410
Mr. Starling is a very heavy man. Ile Pio 14 Age'
of his gig about twelve months ago, and recoil'
injury on his head. - _,„.