. The Gardeners' chronicle and agricultural gazette . e year, and was glad to see that for once he wa-able to show a decent balance in his favour. But treach it, what an outlay! and to show it, what iworld of figures! For a canny Scotchman there i-^by far too great a risk. A not uncommon change inthe price of produce would make his favourable balancedissipate into thin air. I happen to rent a small farm,about half the size of Mr. Mechis, quite distinct fromthe farm on which I reside, which last year, withoutsteam-engine, without liquid manuring apparatus,without, in short, one-tenth part of Mr
. The Gardeners' chronicle and agricultural gazette . e year, and was glad to see that for once he wa-able to show a decent balance in his favour. But treach it, what an outlay! and to show it, what iworld of figures! For a canny Scotchman there i-^by far too great a risk. A not uncommon change inthe price of produce would make his favourable balancedissipate into thin air. I happen to rent a small farm,about half the size of Mr. Mechis, quite distinct fromthe farm on which I reside, which last year, withoutsteam-engine, without liquid manuring apparatus,without, in short, one-tenth part of Mr. Mechis out-lay, showed a balance in my favour of 71. Ws. pel acre,including rent and profit. To reach a profit greatlyless, and much more uncertain, Mr. Mechi has to moveheaven and earth, and for many to follow in his stepsis an impossibility; whilst on my plan a profit some-what similar may be had, year after year, without fussor bother, or dislocation of any sort. SUTTONS HOME-GROWN FARM SEEDS CARRIAGE FREE. The best Globe Mangel in SELECTED l5. Qd. pov lb. soils. The roots of this remarkably fine Blangel from pale vel kto oraDge. Price Is. fJd. per lb.; much cheaper by tlie cwt. Cirrui Per d. Per lb- GOOD YELLOW GLOBE 1 0 MAMMOTH - - - LONO YELLOW .. ., SELECTED ORANGE GLOBESTRATTONS REDMOTHLUNG RED . The best Swede in cultivation. In 1837 Notices to Correspondents. Gas Watee : Bystock. It is of very vaiioua strength. Applitdin wet ?weather, it will not need dilution ; but we will givean answer next week. Havmaking : A. In 1851 the whole cost at Frocestcr Courtin mowing, making, carrying, ricking, thatching, ovLr 12iacres, was 7s. 6(^. per acre. In 1852 the cost over exictljthe same extent was 8a. M. per acre. In 18-56 the wh< Ic cj&tof mowing and making (including thatching and all, was 8s. an acre the whole cost over 154 acres was G\l., or about 8s. an iicrtaIn 1859 the mowing machine was used in addition to thehay-tedder and horse-
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