. The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette . ournalis the appearance of a number of shorter papers as anappend!.^, to which Mr. Hoskyns and Messrs. Hammond,Parrington, and Moore contribute. The wiiole volume contains a great deal that Js clearaddition to our knowledge, muck that is descriptive ofexisting knowledge, besides some that tends to upsetwhat has hitherto passed for knowledge. In all respectsit maintains the high character as an agriculturalperiodical wliich has hitherto belonged to the ^-erles. We must be satislied at present with this descriptivenotice of its contents, leav
. The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette . ournalis the appearance of a number of shorter papers as anappend!.^, to which Mr. Hoskyns and Messrs. Hammond,Parrington, and Moore contribute. The wiiole volume contains a great deal that Js clearaddition to our knowledge, muck that is descriptive ofexisting knowledge, besides some that tends to upsetwhat has hitherto passed for knowledge. In all respectsit maintains the high character as an agriculturalperiodical wliich has hitherto belonged to the ^-erles. We must be satislied at present with this descriptivenotice of its contents, leaving to future numbers ofthe Paper the task of discussing some of the essays itcontains. WARNERS 4^inch IMPROVED LIQUIDMANURE BUM I*,with Ball Valve, fitted inch Brass Union forattaching flexible suction,with strong wrought ironStraps for Bcrewing on toany ordinary Water-bntt orCart, as shown in drawing. Price of Bump and Union,505. lA-inch Flexible Rubberand Canvas Suction for ditto,3j. Gd. per foot. 1^ Gutta Percha Suction,Is. 9d. per T^rARNEPvS PATENT VIBRATING STAN- vv DARD PUMPS. Miscellaneous. The Mixing of ^^.alt with Liquid Mamtre.—ln-& formerNumber of the Journal we directed attention to anexperiment of M. Barral, by which he proved mostsatisfactorily that common salt was a fixer of have also more than once alluded to the importantplace it is yet likely to occupy among the saline substancesused by the farmer. In Switzerland it is now almostthe universal practice to mix it with liquid manure. Itsvalue here is supposed to be derived from its propertyof fixing ammonia ; and the discovery of the benefitwhich is derived from mixing it with liquid manure wasquite accidental, and deserves to be mentioned ia thisplace. The important duty on salt in Switzerland isvery high and oppressive—so much so, as in all suchcases to lead to many attempts of evading the vigilanceof the custom-house officers. A peasant having tried todefraud the authorities by c
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