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For the Cheraw Gazette. | At the anniversary meeting of the Pee Dee Agricultural Society convened in the Town of Cheraw on Saturday 22nd February 1840 The following premiums were awarded viz. ^ To Col. H. Uraig ror uiu g.v-vww. product of silk, ho having exhibi- ! ted near 15 lbs. of reeled silk, a silver cup of the value of $25.00 To Gen. James Gillespie for the greatest production of cotton from three acres of upland, a silver cup of the value of $30.0() To Col. D. S. Harllee, for the best j Colt a silver cup of the value of $10.001 To Col. D. S. Harllee, for the beet Plough a silver cup of the value of 810.00 PEEMIUtMS OFFERED. The following premiums will be awarded at the meeting of the Society in Cheraw on the j Friday before the third Monday in October , neat. I, For tlie beet yearling colt a silver j cup of the value of . $10.00 |1 * For the best yearling mule a silver 1 ' cup of the value of 10.00 j ' For the best Bull not less than two years old, a silver cup of the j laooL ^ . For the best Milch Cow, a silver 3 cup of the value of 10.00 s For the best yearling bull between c the ages of 1 and 2 year* 500 f For the best boar not less than one j1 / year old 5.00 f' For the best sow not less than one , j! year old 5.00 1 The following premiums will be awarded on t the next anniversary of the Society; on the < 22nd of February 1841. ? For tbe greatest production of cot. too on three acres of upland, the ^ oroduct to be not less than 1200 ! i lbs. per acre a silver cup of the Value of . $80.00 , For the greatest production of cot. , ton on three acres of low grounds; ( the product to be not less than < 1800 lbs. per acre, a silver cup i of the value of 80.00 1 For the greatest production of corn ( on three acres of upland, the * product to be not less than 40 1 bushels per acre a silver cup of the value of , - 30.00 For the grea test production of c orn f on three acres of low grounds, the product to be not less than ( 60 bushels per acre a silver cup | of the value of 30.00 f For tbe greatest production of ( Wheat on one acre, the product. I i to be not less than 25 bushels, j (this it to be in 1641) a silver ( cop of the value of 10 00 ( For the greatest production of I Turnips on half an acre, the pro* j duct to be not less than 400 < bushels per acre, a silver cap, of < the value of 10.00 1 For the greatest production of sweet ( potatoes on one acre, the pro- 1 duct to be not less than 300 bushels per acre, a silver cup of the value of 10.00 For the experiment best cr Iculated to test the profit of the silk cut* ture, the product to be not less than 20 {bs, of reeled silk, a silver cup of the value of 10.00 For the greatest production of Carrots on the fourth of an acre, the product to be not less than ? 400 bushels per acre 5.00 For the greatest production of Su?. gar beets on the fourth of an acre, the product to be not lcs9 than 400 bushels per acre 5.00 MS. W. BLAKENY, Secretary. From the M&gazino of Horticulture. Some ?unts upon the growth and selection i of superior varieties of teed. By Dr. tr. Watson, Philadelphia. It appears to me that there are few subjects, connected with the form or the garden, which seem to be pf more consequence, and ot the least understood, then iho proper rowlh ond selection of fee d* for planting, % *5 ARM wf .v n c i CHER.' particularly of any and every kind of grai A few remarks in relation thereto, thoug not strictly confined to the garden, I hat thought might not be out of the way in yoi pages. The farmer ought to be aware, when f is desirous of obtaining superior k:nds < grains for seed, such as wheat, oats, barley &<%, that he should sHect only that whic is of the best quality, from any neighboi ing farm ; if imported, so much the better and above all thinaa. to b<> careful that it i sown in a well prepared field, as far opai as possible from any inferior variety ; a the pollen, or male part of the plant, of th poorer sort, is so apt to mix with the good if each sho ild be in flower at the same pc riod. The result would bo a very rnferio kind, perhaps worse than either of the pa rents. The least breath of wind is capa ble of sending the pollen to a great distance and the stigma, or female part, has a grea attraction for it. There arc many tha ridicule and laugh at this id^a ; but let thosi a ho disbelieve, take a small quantity o imported wheat, for instar ce; let it be sowr contiguous to a piece upon which a kind ii planted, which has been grown on the same soil for years; let the result be particular^ noticed, and the consequence wdl be, tha a hybrid of a very inferior quality, wil generally be produced. There is another thing that should b< considered, and that seriously ; the f*rmei should never sow his own wheat above tw( years, at most ; a change of the seed it beneficial, although it may be only procurer from the farm of tho nearest neighbor more especially if the soil is materially deferent from that in which it had been grown; as grain taken from one soil, and plan tec in that of a different kind, wdl produce bet. tcr, and there will be much less ehanco ol deterioration. By this practice, the fiirmet will find thequ in'ity incrcas''d,ondthe quali. ty equally much improved. Let any cuitiva. tor continue to sow one kind ofgrain for a scries of vears, and it will run out, as the term is, it will be almost entirely useless.? Many farmers complain that certain kinds [)f wheat will not produce now as they did formerly ; the reasou is obvious, from what has been stated above. All grain selected for seed, should havo ill the characters ofgoud quality, viz: Ii ihouid be thoroughly ripe, and well cured ; Jut rt/nai rv&yi'djt the fecuht or itarch, which will cause it to braird sickly ; ind I am fully convinced, that a great part >f the grain, so sicklv in appearance when growing, that is generally sown, is often tilribuied towortnsand insects, of different tinds, when it is nothing inure or less than rery inferior seed ; the experiment, which s the best test, need only bo made, and jvery cultivator will soon be convinced as o its reality. All the farinaceous grains cultivated on our firms or gardens, with ho exception of Indian corn, are oxo ic, nnd he seed should be frequently renewed, by mporting the very best varieties to be found in Europe. Many farmers complain that barley, oats, dec. loose much of their weigh' sifter a few years cultivation ; but this ought I . _ :o be expected, as tncy are more *urea 10 i northern lutiitude than any part of our :ountry. In raising root seeds, even greater cart} should be taken* if possible. The yhole of the brassica family ure very apt o hybridize,even when planned at a great Jistance from one another. In raising the SweUsh turnip, one of the most valuable oots, for seed, the best turnips should be selected ; they should be of a regular, oval thape, tapering towards the root, and havng but one small shoot whore the leaves irise; plant them m some corner, or part >f a field, far from any cabbages, radishes, >rany other kind of turnips that may have leen set out for producing seed, and would >e likely to bloom at the same time; without this precaution, there would be hybirds, jartakmg out little of the character of either >lant; and even then, when the greatest )&s been taken ; the bee, which delights tn feed on this family of plants, when in dower, will carry the pollen on i:s legs, and part of the seed so impregnated will be very inferior. Let cabbages be planted in the same manner. Indeed, the whole family should be treated alike, for by neglecting the above rule, the grower, ignorant of the sauscs, caonot prodcce such excellent articles as formerly, from the same se^'d.? Potatoes ought never to be planted above two years on the same f rm. If a change of seed is made yearly, so much better: always select the best potatoes for planting and not the worst as is too generally don< by many individuals ; t! ese will product strong and vigorous roots; tt is rare to set a small vine have good potatoes; the reverst is generally the case. There seems to be an apathy or careless nessamongthe greater purtofour farmers; they do not seem to think of the necessity of making improvements, and studying th< nature and history of the grains which the' ' ? .U ;_U nn* nvio'PnPft Rf cuuivaie, emu upon WIIHill Ull| VA-?'"?ww much depends. In conducting experiment upon nny kinds ofgrain, the zealous farme should sot apart a certain portion of th form, say an acre or two, nnd that shoul be put under high cultivation for growing and proving seeds, and allowing all kinds c grain a fair chance for trial. Let the seed be accurately measured, and the quantit of land occupied, that the cultivator mn be enabled to give a correct report, as t the produce, the quality and quantity, weigh &c. If wheat, let a certain quantity b made into flour, in order to ascertain whet! er it is a superior sort to that which ha been previously cultivated, ond used m th family. Societies should bo formed in e* 17 H 611 HERA W 4 ?1 ~ LW, SOUTH-CAROLINA, 0. ery county, that they may communicate an, jh intelligence relative to agriculture, and til te experiments made; and their results. ir so doing, a degree of information would b disseminated, which would be of essentia to benefit to the farmer, besides the great ad jf vantages gained in the pecuniary point o y. view. * h From whence have all the superior new r- kinds of wheat, barley, oats, corn and o'hd ; grain, turoips and other roots, been obtain, is ed, but from the careful observation of fa riprt crs, who, while investigating minutely rtieii s fields, have accidentally noticed some plapu e which were different from all the rest, at1, traded, probably, by their more vigorous I nMAMitk lU A *NV 11 rv? m AAA/J A> fkn Kottua KlUWlllf UIO piUMip^l HMCU, VII |MO in-ilOl r formed root. These have been planted rar * apart from the others, the future produced . carefully watched, and found to be of a su. , perior quality. The best are again planted, t and selections again made, repeating the t practice from year to year, and by this ? means varieties of far greater excellence f have been secured. The zealous cultiva) tor, who pursues, this course, is generally * well remunerated for his trouble, besides the 3 reflection that he has accomplished a great r good for the community at large. Such is t the history of many of the best varieties of 1 of grain now in Europe, especially in Brit* tain, where so much attention has been * paid to agriculture. The same results may r be accomplished by our own farmers, if ) ihey would but pay a little more attention to i the cultivation of their farms. With such I a soil and climate as we possess, a thousand ; fold might be produced; and it is to be * hoped that tho time will soon come, when ; the increased attention given to agriculture I will induce those, who estimate its import. ance, upon the social and moral, condition f of the country, to make the same attempts * to improve the quality of the articles which . occupy their care and attention, G. Watson. > Philadelphia, Jan. 23.18*0. ! ROOT CULTURE. 1 If the representation made by the friends ' of root culture are to be relied on, a great : change is to be made in our crops bv it.? c .L: J ?II r?. .u dome 8ay liiese tmnga uu Tcrjr won ?w? "little truck patches" of the North, but 'tis ell idle for a largo farmer to think seriously of making roots a part of his crop. This may be so, but if, with the same labor or more, an aero of ground can be made to yield in roots thrice the quantity of food for cattle, that it produces in grain, the "truckpatch"cultivator8 will soon become the moa* prosp rous, if not the largest land holders. ? All are aware of the value of succulent food for stock in tho winter season, par icularly the young nnd mdeh cows. Look at the effect of our early rye pastures upon every thing that feeds upon them. Our cattle are fed in winter upon food which has lost much of its nutritive mutter, and the juices of the rye pastures are very nourishing to them. It is very essential to the full perfection ot cattle that th iy should be constantly fed upon food of this character. The superior keep of the English cattle is from their roots. The piocess or drying, to which much of our common winter food is subjected, tak* s away a large quantity of nuririve matter, and nearly ail '.hat water which certainly enters largely into this nutritive matter. In Eug1 ' ? - * i-u. k.. JM?nn Afl tone, grapes loose m wcigui uj u?/mp, uu ?. 70 parts out of the 100, in this country more, 70 to 75 out of 100. Roots retain their juices, and if they can be raised successfully, must form an admirable substitute for green grasses. It may do that turnips do not an swer a valuable purpose here?they may be unceriain.we have known two hundred buth' e!s gathered from half an acre in this county, with no more labor than was applied to a corn crop, and though they have some sea. sons failed entirely, in places, yet not ten m lesoff good crops have been made by others the 8ame >ear. We would not recommend to any one to do more than make an 1 experiment upon an acre or two We hav* 1 great confidence in the value of the sugar beet, and are pleased to learn that a number of judicious farmers in our county, intend 1 to plant from one to three acres this season. Carrots are cultivated in some parts of the > country, particularly for colts, and are very 1 highly esteemed. We copy from the Tennesee Farmer, on " account of the orop ofG. W. Churchill. " lsf. Prt paraiion of ground and totting the seed.?I broke my ground up deep in ' Ft-bruury and replouglied it early in March ?then harrowed it?then threw two furrows together with a large two horse plough J O" # ?/ ' ?opened that ridge as deep as the plough ? would run?scattered some half rotten ma3 nure in the bottom of the furrow, and then run the plough on each side, which covered * up the manure well, leaving a ridge over it. ? Tho ridges I mndc twonnd a half feet apart f ?I then raked the top of the ridges with 3 hand rakes, and sowed my seeds with a * drill barrow, which placed them four inches > apart and two inches deep. Some were 3 covered with the barrow and some with the r* hand. 1 would here remark, that many per * sons thought and said it was great labor foi ? nothing?and in fact mv overseer wa? somewhat displeased at the time and irouoh ? I erunt with such pvneriments. and liughec I "1?-* ----- ~r I much at the idea of taking such?pains witt y "Turnipsand Beets." But in six weeks hi J and others were greatly astonished ut thi 0 appearance of the crop, and ail who sav tf them, said they were the best roots the; 0 had seen. l* u2d Culture.?Shortly after the see< came up, the ground being very poor am 16 much worn, the grass almost covered th . plants, f cau*?d the grass to be taken fror * 1 ga: ID r E R T FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1840 ???? ???aeag!gwwie y among the plants with the hand run a culti. e va?or between the rows twice?and ploughed y them twice. The roots grew so high out b of llie ground, I thought they would not do ] well?and cuused them to Iw hilled up to ? the leaves, which I afterwards fniind was f wrong. *'3rd Result.?From the Ruta Baga seed t I sowed in March, on a piece of ground r wanting one rod of the fourth of an acre, I raised upwards of two hundred bushels? many of tlvm weighing from 12 to 15 lbs., and averaging 8 lbs. Th? season was dry, or the yi 11 would have been greater. From the experiment 1 made, ! have no doubt but that our soil and climate is well adapted to their eultre, and believe when sowed in good ground and woll cultivated, their average product will be over nine hundred bushels per acre. The leaves are smooth and very luxuriant. I cut the tops thro* times during the summer. They are fine for the table and very excellent food for cows nod greatly increase the quantity and quality of the milk. The roots are saved like potatoes, fn the spring they are excellent for the table, and nothing is better for hogs and cattle. I tried the Mangel Wurtzel and Sugar Beet at the same time and under the same mode of culture. The Wurtzel did not do as well as the Sugar Beet. I had a large crop of Beets. Some measured from 22 to 25 inches round, and weighed 15 lbs.? average weight 5 lbs. each. The Beet is excellent for hogs and' cows, and perhaps with proper culture will yield as much as the Ruta B iga; though 1 prefer the latter us a general crop. I am so much pleased with my crop of roots last year, I shall sow several acres this spring, and I do earnestly recommend our farmers to try a crop of roots at once. 1 am sure they will not regret the time expended." Franklin Farmer. From the Carolina Plantor. agricultural experiments. Mr. Editor : There is much cause of gratification to be found in the fact, that mnny in'elligent planters of our State are becoming convinced that advancement in agricultural science depends on scientific theories well experimented upon, and, and scrutinously examined under all the varions circumstances connected with soils, sub soils, climates, seasons and culture ; and i/the spirit of improvement be prosecuted for ten years with proper energy, its progress will no doubt astonish its most sanguine advocate, by inattention to the diversifications ofsoif, sub soil, manures, locations, seasons and culture, thousands of false maxims in agriculture have been ngnin and again originated, and exploded and re" vived. For example : A tries an experiment on one soil * he fails, and condemns w thout excepton. B tries the same experiment on another soil: he succeeds, and commends without exception. C tries another experiment; the seasons prove unfavorable, and he condemns without respect to seasons. D tries the same ; the seasons favor and he pronounces universal approbation. E tries another experiment under a certain culture, and succeeds. . F tries the same experiment under a dif ferent planjof cultivation, and fails. The one approves ; the other condemns . and so on, until a hundred planters may try a hundred experiments, and thus forming as many contradictory opinions, practice and transmit them to the third or fourth generation. They call themselves practical planimp* inn and will refer to their own experi encH in contradiation to those who reason, discriminate, and try experiments under all the various comparative circumstances that may occur. Thus we may account why there exists such a jumbling ofopinions amongst planters. The arguments of a majority of our planters, are about as weighty as those of a certain writer were in the ninth number of the Planter, who tells us what 44 the folks" believe so 44 down East"? ergo, all others must be wrong. I recollect of having one year a very worthless overseer, and as I was on a long journey and absent from my plantation till July, when I returned I found my cotton crop over run with grass and weeds ; but purchasing a reinforce nent of slaves the grass and weeds were soon taken out of the cotton beJ, and formed a bed in the middle, and the season being dry the grass and weeds were effectually killed : this immense bed of vegetable matter soon decomposing and affording moisture, and the cotton having been worked iRter than usual, n Inter growth was thereby promoted. Besides, there wa9 no frost until Nov. that full; and I made a far better crop than any of my neighbors who cul;ivated th'tsame quality of lands. It would be the extreme of folly however to make such an extraordinary cir, cumstance a rule of action : yet many planhks (V>rm nnininnc nnH alloDt oldOS ffOtll C8. i r r , ses perhaps not less extraordinary. The scientific, discriminating, practical p planter will take care to record all his obser. , vations Tor years, and thus be prepared to j form general rules which must seldom fuil I ofsuccess. It would however.bo impossi. , ble for one planter or for a dozen planters d to make all the experiments necessary ; 5 their lives would prove too short, the ex- 1 v pense too considerable, the soils and sub. P soils too various for so few in number to collect the sufficient stores of knowledge nej cessary to carry out the great enterprize. It j therefore calls forth tho combined wisdom, e talents, energy and wealth of the State to n properly unfold the unexplored mysteries of KET1 .4*^ # ' % J E R. ??saj 1 w 1 11' '" J" **' '-uianAijuL^. L tr Agriculture. I have planted, experimented, and marked resul's for thirty years in a superficial way. and am now only beginning to learn. Willing however to throw my mite into the scale, I beg leave to suggest the following experiments for those who may find it convenient to carry them into opera, tion. 1st. The Pea CroD. It is no longer a I % prohlem4hat the green pea vine, if not the best, is at least one of the most valuable manures discovered ; it is *the clover of the Stare. Last year, after my rye and wheat harvests I sowed a part of the lands broad- 1 east in peas, and turned under the stubble with the peas, and made and gathered more peas by ftr than on die samu quantity of i land in my corn fields. I again sowed rye < and wheat, and turned under the pea-vines < in a green state the last of September ; so 1 that by two ploughings I have under way 1 two crops. If therefore I can make & crop I of wheat or rye and a crop of peas, and still I improve the lands faster than in any other I way, the cost will of course amount to noth- 1 ing. Let any try the experiment and he is 1 the gainer. I also turned my fattening 1 hogs upon the peas of one lot, and after the 1 ptMS were eaten off, sowed wheat, turning s under the green vines ; thus my hogs had 1 not only the benefit of the gleanings of the i wheat crop, but the pea seed, exclusive of t great advantages to me in the green vines as amanuie. f Secondly, it is now conceded that the 1 pea will grow better after broom-grass than r any other crop, and that if a field covered f with broom sedge is sowed in April* with I peos broadcast, and the turf turned bottom s upwards with the twisted shovel, it will pro- f diice a better crop of peas than without the q sedge. If this prove certain, at all times, it s surely must be the most valuable plan to re- t claim such old lands. 3rd. Plant corn in March six or soven feet distance in the drill;?at tho first or second ploughing, drill peas in tho step; and pick off, or turn hogs on them in September, and then before* frost run one furrow On each side of tho pea vines so as to bury c them. The next year plant cotton over the 4 peas and in the corn row, and see lite effects. c Now there is no extra expense here but 1 ploughing the two furrows to cover the 51 vines. Will not the corn produce as much 1 in proportion to the work as in any other 1 way 7 The fewer rows, the kss hoeing per I acre ; and the ears must belargcr. 2d. The cotton crop?1st. "An important ? consideration in the culture of the cotton ' /? _ 1 crop is, nrst, to expedite ns vegetation so as < to start iho plant ahead of the grass and give 1 it a long stem. For this object, I have for many years used the liquid manure from the stable yard ;'and one year tried it row by row with astonishing effects. Soak the cotton seed eight or ten hours psevious to plan, ting in a strong red liquor from the stable yard, securod by means of an artificial pond; then roll the aeod in rich earth not infected with weed or gra?s seed. . I have not yet made more than one experiment, row by row, and therefore wish to hear from ol.ers of the more general results, so thai if I tm correct the facts may be es. tublished. 2d. I am convinced that no production admits of a greater improvement by selection of seed thau cotton, as two great objects (the staple and quantity) are thereon de. pendent. In selecting from my fields lust a winter, from the most fruitful stalks, I weigh- c ed the cotton taken from the various boles c ? ? I'fl1 - r ... tn I or pods ana (ounu aaiuercnce 01 iwcwiy w fifty grams evon in pods so selected. The t cotton and seed from the bolos of one stalk V weighed twenty grains more than that of r any other stalk I could find, and what was r more remarkable, the boles contained less f seed in number, with a thicker coat and a t finer and longer staple. If like produces its r like from this stalk, I have but little doubt c it may prove a superior variety to any yet < discovered. Let every planter pursue the t same course, and the quantity and quality \ may be easily advanced twenty per t'ent. < 3rd. The Corn crop.?It is desirable that i all planters who have fiats of land below . bold-running springs would try the experi- t men I s of irrigation. Having made a partial < experiment last year by conducting a free I running spring-braach in the middle furrows < of a field whore corn was planted, I am sat- I isfied it possesses all the advantages of rain, i If this plan succeeds, with the aid of manure i there is no doubt that one hundred bushels < of corn can bo produced on every acre of land that can bo irrigated. To make full 1 and fair trial of irrigation, it will be necess. I ary to leave ten to fifteen rows of corn -I * * ? ?- ? ? ? MAAMtiMs UtnKnn wilMQUi watering, auu iu iuauuio h^hwu J. D. i berkshire pigs. Mr Breck :?As many impositions hove ( been palmed off on my brother farmers who have purchased what we called Berkshire pigs, I am induced to state a few facts and offer a few thoughts on this subject. Many pigs have been sold from droves passing through this State, Connecticut and Rhode Island, which do not resemble the true kind only ns they have some black bristles mixl ed with white ; some nearly all black, of common breeds, have been sold for pure blooded Berkshire. Some drovers have bought up a lot ofrunts, unfit to breed from, in Albany and its vicinity, because they could be obtained cheap, and sold them out as they passed through the country, while some men in the vicinity of Albany, (Mr. Bement informs us,) do not hesitate to sell half blood for the pure blooded Berkshire, , they also are disposed of amongthe farmers, and the impositions are calculated to create * . # ^ m w> ijb .mm - * jt ;? 'v/ ^ NUMBER 24. * P * a prejudice against this excellent breed of -* hogs,?for after seeing a pig called Berkshire, supposing it a fair sample of the breed, many have supposed them no better then . the common breeds, in view of these facts, I would suggest the propriety of our farmers visiting some establishments where the. pure bloods are bred, and examining pigs that have been obtained of honorable breeders, before they rejectee Berkshifb hogs. We \ also think breeders ought to select the veiy best to breed from,'and breed from them only, that the breed may improve instead of degenerating, ' . * We are pleased with the principle adopted by H. 5. Kamsdeil, a breeder of Berkshire hogs in West Thompson, Ct., who breeds Dnly from the very best, and in supplying orders for pigs, send on those worthy to be bred from, reserving tho inferior ones for the knife. MrRamsdell has taken great pflina o obtain a lot to breed from, of the best rorm without regard to price. Wc visited lis establishment not long since and found tome of the best puro blooded Berkshire* Are have ever seen. At the fairs we hate utended, or breeding establishments we lave visited, we havo never seen their equal; ;everal persons in the adjoining towns who lave purchased Berkshires previous to see. ng his, engaged pigs of him on account of he stock being superior to their own. We could but admire the fine Torm of a jrandson of Mr C. I*f. Bement** sow * State, y.' Mr R. informed us it was than 9 1.2 nonths old. On the tape being applied, wo ound the length from nose to root of tail* > feet 3 inches. I ought to add, a a the f?? idenceofMr. Ramsdeli is but ofte mfio rom the Norwich and Worcester railroad, >ur farmers along the railroad from Thomp. on to Boston, might conveniently supply liemselves with pigs from his establishments .. E. D. Webster Jan. 1,1840. New England Farmer. BATTEH CAEL', The following is by a lady ;" one pint of :ream, one pint of sour'milk or buitermiik, 1 eggs, a teaspoonful of salt, saleratus guf&? dent to destroy the acidity of the milk, and hrce pints of sifted flour, enough to make i stiff batter. Stir the articles well 'ogeiher, md bake in a deep djsfi, To be eaten hot with butter.'*?Albany Cultivator. Yeast. Beer yeast, which is (he best for Dread, shouldjbe strained through a hair sieve,and two or three quarts of cold spring water poured over it; when it has stood for 24 hours the water should bo poured off, he yeast will then be found at the bottom of be vessel, quite thick.. To preserve that which may be left over the baking, it should do put into a bottle, cerked tightly, and kept n a cool place. In cold weather it will continue good for a fortrigh', but fresh yea>t 3 always preferable. When it does not ippear sufficiently, strong, honey or brown tugar may be mixed with it, in the proporion of a tea.spoonful to half a pint. Pork Cheese.?Chose the hnad of a ima'l pig which may weigh about twelve lounds the quarter, Sprinkle over it and he 'ongues of four pig* a little common ialt atfd a very ijttle saltpetre.? jet them lie 4 days, wash them, and tie hem in a clean cloth; boil them until - the >onc? will come easily out of the head, ake off the skin as whole as possible, place i bowl in hot water and put in the bead, _ ;utting it into small pieces. In the bottom t >f a round tin, ?beped like u small dices'', ay two strips of cloth across each other, hey must be long enough to fold over tho op when the shape is full, place dip akin ound the tin, and nearly half All it with neab which has been highly seasoned with >epper, cayenne and sah; put in some ongne cut into slices, then the rest of the neat and the remainder of the tonguer Iraw the cloth tightly across the top ; put >n it a board or a plate that will 'fit into ho shope, and place on it a hoary weight, vhich must not be taken off till it be quite told. It is eaten wj:h vinegar and mustard, tnd served for luncheon or supper. Spruce Beer,?' When ton gallons of waer, six lbs, of raolasee9, and three ounces )f bruised ginger have boiled together for lalf an hour, two pounds of the outer sprigs if the spruce fir arc to be added, and boiled for five minutes; the whole is then to bo Jtrained through a hair sieve, and when milk-warm, put in'o the cask, and a tea* supful of good yenst stirred well into it.? When it has fermented a day or two, it is to be bunged up, and the following day bottled. It wil be fit for use i?i a week.? The ginger is sometimes omitted, and instead of the spruce fir, thee ounces of the essence may he used, which is _ to be wail whisked, together with the mohsses, land a gallon or two of warm water; then put into the cask, which is to be filled up with water, and the yeast added. TUSCAN CATTLE. a In 1921 or 1822 Commodore Bainbridge brought to Baltimore from Italy a pair of Tuscan Cattle. They were sold by Mr. Skinner to J. Middletown, Esq. ofSantee. Mr. S. thus speaks of them at the time? ^ "These Cattlo were sometime in the possession of the Editor, (American Farmer, who became convinced by personal ob servation, that tor activity ana aaaptauoa w all kinds of farm labour, and for capacity to withstand the heat of Southern climate, they fully justify the character given tham by Commodore Jones?the colour,form tad texture of their skin, all indicate thesa 0*? pneities?we hope they may bo duly apjffBw dated and fully tested." w i