8 W Wild geese and wild fowl plentiful. s3 57 25 3 9 TH Reigate F. 10 F Grouse shooting ends, 2 9 49 10 24 2010 5711 31 11 S Baldock F. Farm and Garden Operations for December. ALL hedging and ditching should be concluded now, as there will be plenty of other work for the hands you employ in a short time Sheep now require the utmost attention; they should be wintered in straw yards under sheds. Some farmers grease their sheep, which practice it is said preserves them from cutaneous disorders. The thrashers should now be kept active, and the straw chaff given to the cattle. Barley straw makes the best fodder, oat the next, and wheat the worst of all. Rough and stony soils may be much improved by lying fallow during winter. Evergreens and forest trees may be planted with great propriety about the middle of this month. Some time of this month should be dedicated to the consideration of a plan of proceeding in the garden for the ensuing year. Digging, cleaning, and manuring form the principal business, in addition to that of affording protection to all crops that require it at this severe season. 84 MR. FOLJAMBE'S, AND THE BADSWORTH KENNELS, BY "NIMROD" CURE FOR CANKER IN DOGS EARS', AND HORSES TAILS' 92 101 SCENES IN THE SPORTING WORLD, PICTORIAL AND DESCRIPTIVE, BY THE STATUTES AFFECTING THE TURF, BY A BARRISTER-AT-LAW 107 111 LEAVES FROM THE LEISURE BOOK OF AN OLD TURFITE, with an Illustration 118 AGRICULTURAL REMARKS SORNEY SAPSTALK'S LETTERS HOME.-LETTER THE FIRST-TO HIS MOTHER 130 132 136 The Editor's Bor, THE CHASE with two Illustrations, by HULL. and ALKEN.-Prince THE TURF, MONTHLY SUMMARY, BETTINGS AT TATTERSALL'S, &c. MONTHLY MISCELLANY COURSING CALENDAR EMBELLISHMENTS. 1 "TOPPING THE TIMBER, FULL SWING," BY W. B. SCOTT, AFTER HULL 2 " SLEIGH MEETING ON THE ST. LAWRENCE," BY RADCLYFFE, AFTER WILDRAKE 3 "CROSSING THE LINE," BY RADCLYFFE, AFTER ALKEN 4 THE ANCIENT AND MODERN MASTERS 6 A BIT OF 66 RAILLERY." 7 MY FIRST TIGER. 5 THE CRESCENT, BUXTON SPA, DERBYSHIRE 8 THE DEATH OF THE FOX. TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS. "VASLYN" has our thanks again. We think that the subject he suggests, might be very amusingly treated. As to both matter and manner, his judgment will be superior to our own. But, as he wishes it, we can only say with the doctor's labels, as before." 66 E. S. is informed that Orelio, an imported Arab, did cover at Bedford, in the season 1832, at 5 sovs. N. W. "The Ice," did not arrive until the present Number was too far made up, to be altered. We fear that the thaw will send the Article out of Season before March; but our good friend and Correspondent has our thanks equally. F. W. B.-We much regret that press of matter will prevent our insertion of your very effective lines. May we not hope to hear again soon, and earlier in the month? AMICITIA will see that his wish has been attended to. MR. H. D. RICHARDSON will doubtless have heard from us per penny" by this time. For the reasons therein mentioned, "The Chase, at home and abroad," and other MSS., have been returned as he has before directed us. Want of space, obliges us to postpone our usual Reviews of New Publications, until next month. Works received." Hints on Anemology, &c.," and "The Sportsman in France." We shall at all times feel deeply indebted to those of our readers and correspondents, who will favour us with communications, of any good runs, or other sporting mems, as well as with the agricultural proceedings (insomuch as relates to stock) of their neighbourhood, for the benefit of their brethren whether agricultural or sporting. •.• Proof Impressions of the Plates may be had of the Publisher, 191, Regent Street, price one shilling each; or beautifully coloured, at two shillings. Farm and Garden Operations for February. MARL, lay out ashes, lime, manure, &c, on land. Lay up meadows, look over wheat land; leave no standing water on the crop. Lop trees. Repair hedges. Finish ploughing. Dispose of your fat lambs.; supply the ewes with clover. As early as the weather will allow, sow peas, white oats, Talavera oats, and beans. For the purpose of securing a good crop of beans, you should now plough with a small neat furrow-allow from eight to ten bushels to the acre-and plough down the seed. In two or three weeks harrow the land, and sow in it a few handsful of tares, which will,| by and by, give very necessary support to the bean stalks. Sow beans, the mazagan, long pod, or Windsor-radish, short topped and salmon -cabbage, early York, harn, or sugarloaf--red cabbage-spinach-sallad, mustard and cress-marrow fat peas, and the larger sorts of beans. Plant roofed offsets or slips of mint, balm, sage, &c. Prune peaches, nectarines, apple and pear trees, vines, gooseberry and currant trees. Select your grafts, cut them off and place them in dry earth in a warm border. A few hardy annuals may now be sown. A FEW DAYS WITH THE QUORN, THE BADSWORTH, AND MR. FOLJAMBE'S HOUNDS. BY NIMROD. (Concluded from page 17). WEDNESDAY, 22nd. Mr. Foljambe's kennel for his working hounds, is about eight miles from his house, and thither we all repaired in his phaeton, and Lord Hawke's stanhope, as soon as breakfast was over, having a long day's work before us, with two kennels to inspect. But what day is long enough for one master of hounds to inspect those of another, the year's entry, as well? It is my opinion, Mr. Hodgson would rather have remained there till this time, so riveted did he appear to the spot, and especially to that on which the young hounds were kennelled, which was in another part of the country. I had a great desire to see these hounds myself, from the account given to me of them by an excellent judge, who had gone what is called a tour of hounds, two years back. The appellation he gave to them was nothing less than "Mr. Foljambe's beauties ;" and this was from the pen of a man, who, till that day, never had seen their owner, neither has he seen him since. That I did not see them in the field I regret, but another opportunity may offer.* I commence with the kennel in which the working hounds are kept, which might serve for a model. Nothing can be more complete, and its cleanliness might also be taken as a pattern. It may be equalled, exceeded it cannot be; and the passage in front, with its high iron rails not only adds much to its appearance, but to its convenience in enabling persons who walk along it, to see what is going on in the interior, without mixing with the hounds. When these were brought out for our inspection, I recognised an old acquaintance in the person of the second whip, a son of Smith, Lord Yarborough's huntsman, and who was with the Fife pack when I was in Scotland, five years back. Mr. Foljambe spoke in the highest terms of him, both as a whipper-in and a horseman, so that he has profited by his schooling under Walker of the Fife, which it was the intention of his father that he should do, when he put him under his tuition. The list of this pack will show that the advice of Beckford to a That this part of the present article was written last spring, and intended to have been the conclusion of the "Month in Leicestershire," must be apparent to my readers. The reason of its being transferred to this periodical, will forthwith be given; but with reference to the remark which calls for this note, I may observe, that I got as far as London, in November last, on my road to Osberton, but was obliged to return home, without accomplishing the object of my wishes. |