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* ? gg ----VOLUME VI By M. MAC L?AX. Tcrms:?Published weekly at three dollars a year; with an addition, when not paid within three month*, of twenty per cent per annum. Two new subscribers inay take the paper at fire dollars in advance; and ten at twenty. Four subscribers, not receiving their papers in town, may pay a year's subscription with ten dollars. In advance. A year's subscription always due in advance. Papers not discontinued \o solvent subscribers in arrears. Advertisements not exceeding IG lines inserted or one dollar the first time, ami fifty ?.ents each uhsequont time. For insertions at intervals of two weeks 75 cents after the fir?t, and a dollar, if the intervals are longer Payment due in advance for advertisements. When the number of insertions is not marked on the copy, the advertisement will be inserted, and charged till ordered out. 07 The postage must be paid on letters to the editor on the business of the office. From the Boston Cultivator. Faxxbxs' Mebting in tiie State House. On Thursday evening agreeably to adjournment about three hundred farmers had a very agreeable meeting and discoursed on the subject of stock. The Hon. Daniel P. King presided. Mr. Putnam of Dan vers, who was chosen Secreta* ry at a previous meeting, was in his place. The Commissioner enumerated the most noted breeds of neat stock raised in our own country and adverted to some of the English breeds. He spoke of our Devons, or red cattle, of the Ayrshires which are noted for their snail bones, small horns, and long slender necks. He considered the Yorkshire breed coarse and not much improved?said the Holderness breed came from Holland. He thought the Hereford* were coming more into favor in England than they have fomerly been. He thought the short horn Durhams not so good as some for milk. He spoke of the Oakescow of Dan vers which had given milk enough for 19 lbs. of butter in a week, and had for several weeks in succession given enough for 16 Ihs. Col. Jaques, of Charlestown, gave us quite an interesting and amusing account of his select stock which he names the Cream Pot breed. He said that in 1819, admiring many points in the short horn Durham breed, he thought he could find some of our natives which would produce a profitable cross?he examined the best native stock in several parts of the country?at length he found a cow, from Grotor?. which suited him?she was considered a native and had the marks of the Devons?she had a calf by the noted imported bull Celebs?from these two animals he traces his stock of fifty head. Col. jaques has been casting off ull the individuals which did not suit him. and by retaining those only which did, he says he is now able "to breed to order." He has 4 A MA o + aaLt fin/4 Kft nrn/l ITUIJ DUIIIC IIIJC SI'7VI\ mil! iiv ^/ivuuvvu some of the cream which was gathered the day before and he churned it to butter in one minute in a bowl in presence of the whole assembly. The cream was very thick and there seemed to be no buttermilk of any consequence to he separated from the butter. Col. J. savs one hundred pounds of cream will produce ninetyfive pounds of butter. The Colonel has undoubtedly got on the right track and having pursued it for many years and kept his favorites from intermixture with spurious cattle thr< ugh several generations he can now with great certainty foretell the qualities of their progeny. The Colonel spoke of the different kinds of sheep which have been imported ?he has on good opinion of the Saxons? thinks the M^rir.os best for woo! and the South Pow??$ buffer for mutton. In regard to horses bethought the prog r.v from the cross o! the ra c hone ???d Normandy breed ahapov one, aud that our most serviceable aniunly are of that cast ?they unite swiftness with strength and docility?the Morgan horse he considers the most perfect sample of this breed. lie said people had much improved their breeds of swine of late, and that this could be done with much ease and in a short time compared with improvements in neat stock. Col. Jaqiies spoke particularly in favor of the Ayrshire breed of cattle which Mr. Cushing of Watertown has introduced on his farm. He said Mr. Cushing had imported and given away a large number of these animals to different societies for the benevolent purpose of improving the stock of the country. . Mr. Putnam of Danvers said he had this week seen in Southboro, a cow of the Cream Pot breed which would yield 15 1-2 pounds of butter per week?the color of this cow did not suit Colonel Jaques and he therefore sold her off. Mr. Sheldon, of Wilmington, is well acquainted with stock, and he knows how cattle should be trained. He said, very truly, we never need to use the whip in case our cattle were properly broke in. In the ox he liked a long, lean face?eyes sharp but pleasant?a full bosom?straight leg9?toes straight forward, wide, short foot?a straight hack, not rising, and ribs bowing out so wide that when he could pass through a passage he need not strike hips, Mr. $beldon was for breaking horned cattle and horses when they were quite youngr?said there was not one horse in a hundred would not draw before oxen whep prqjjerly broken?said when a colt dOJ CHJ was first put to the draft he should be le toirords his stable and not from it. Mr. Jones, of West Tisbury, thought farmer's life a very pleasant one?he ha resided in England and witnessed the irr provcments there?he thought they coul go but little farther in the stock line.Spoke of Lord Coke's farm of 10,000 acre ?said he had not a sheep that would nc weigh 150 pounds. They consider th Soti'h Downs best for meat?but farmei l raise much of the long wool for the facte ries. I - J: no, I ne rueeiin?! was aujuuiucu iu ?v.i Thursday. Subject?Stock and Uoc Culture. From tbe Cultivator. means for the improvement of agr! cflture. We invite the attention of the readei of the Cultivator to the following extracl which we make from the letter of an em nent individual, and one of the most inte ligent and thoroughly practical farmers i our country- The opinions of such me on the subject of agriculture, and the be? means of advancing it, deserve and wi receive consideration : " As to legislative aid, whenever farnr ers"shall be convinced that it is for the advancement and interest, whenever the shall wake up to the importance of the pursuit, and its intimate connection wit the prosperity of their country, they wi have it; their petitions will command in mediate attention, and what ire are no craving as a boon, they will require as the right. But with all due deference to otl ers, I would suggest that on this poii we are premature ; we are in advance < the times, and are trying to force on tt farmer what he has not yet been taught 1 appreciate. With these views, I wonl rather turn the attention of the Societ to the more extended circulation of Agr cultural Periodicals, as the great prcparJ tive step to improvement; for myself, feel it a great individual gain whenever can induce a neighbor to subscribe to periodical?he becomes to me a more ii ;n^u i nronf n ml vnliinhlp n<?<3rwMnfp?n; IlliVIII^VU* ??MVB * Ml ?. ...... ^ . I minds have been occupied with the sanr J subjects, and are prepared to converse < I them when we meet, and exchange o\ I. ? views, opinions and experience, upoi whatever has been presented to us. also believe that occasional lectures ada| ted particularly to the agricultural conr munitv, and having in view certain prt judices which might thus be overcome would be of infinite service, and would g far to convince them of the great advsn j tage to be derived from reading. Th moment the great body of agriculturis consent to read they will become the mo: intelligent portion of society, and I net socrcely say, the most influential. Let tl farmer reni) and he will soon undcrstar what will mast conduce to his interest and will learn how best to promote and si cure them. I think then there will I no difficulty in supporting an agricultur school in various districts of the State, ar I am strongly inclined to believe that the O * e i ii 1 a would be more useiui man one large msi tution as was formerly contemplated. * * " It may be said that these are subjec for individual action. I am aware of i and most sincerely do I hope that evei j friend of agricultural improvement will: ! consider them, and if they view them as do. that thev may be induced to act upc them. There are those in every commui munity, who by a small sacrifice of tin and attention, and with a very trifling e penditure in aid of the objects to be d*sire may in a few years revolutionize the pr j sent miserable state of agriculture arour ' them, an l thus become idenntifiad wi the best interests and most enduring pro perily of their neighborhood." This appears to us to be sound doctrin Make men intelligent, make them to u .derstand tin-subjects that are of the mn J consequence to them, place in their ham i those works that relate to their busine ! and their interests, and they will soon a ! understandinglv and decisively. We b lieve, and wc doubt not all well inform* men will concur with us, that the mo effectual means for the advancement nnrrifnlfnr<? in this rountrv. and nlacii | the farmer in the position which the genii and institutions of the land allot to him, the diffusion of agricultural knowledgeteaching the farmer to reurl, and fhusdis j husc his mind of the prejudice which st lingers with so many, of the inutility science, knowledge, and general lcaruin in connecrion with agriculture. It may easily he shown that there is r single occupation or business in life, whe extensive knowledge is more nccessai than it is to a full understanding and pro j er practice of agriculture. There is noi ! so intimately blended with all the impc tant branches of the natural sciences i this; none to which geology, chemistr botany, and entomology, are such impc | tant contributors and invaluable auxili rie?. The earth, the air, are full ofinstrj tion to the farmer ; the pebble, leaf insec the composition and decomposition i matter and its causes, arc all before hir all constantly going on around him, all i viting attention as part of the proeessc he must produce if lie is a successful ci tivator of the soil. He must read : and | he feels the value of knowledge himsel j he will be propprtionably anxious th ; those around him. bis neighboring farmc 1 his friends, should read also. A commit I ... ERAW, SOUTII-CAROLI d ity of knowledge constitutes one of 1 I strongest ties that can bind society tege a er ; whatever may be the topic, it is a bo d ' of feeling and interest not easily brok I. j or destroyed. An intelligent practi d I man may change the whole Course of ag - culture in a neighborhood, and give :s impulse to its prosperity, which may < >t dure long after the cause is forgott* e We have seen a man go into a neiglib s of farmers, respectable men, but who < 1 - * - i --Jir.iiii u A/ ). uooa noi read, anujiun me uiu kuiuucu v. tempt and aversion for .those who d :t This man was a reader of agricultural ] >t pers, and when an improvement was po ted out that his good judgment show was adapted to his means, his farm, or circumstances, he adopted it at once# t- improved his farm by draining his lan and nearly doubling the ordinary crops, *s skillful cropping and rotation. He i ts proved his stock bv purchasing at gr i- cost, superior animals to breed from. 1 1- neighbors at first called him a book farm n and sneered at his management. T1 n soon found the luagh was on the wrc *t side, and began to inquire the causes. 11 he could get a neighbor to read, his peri icals were always at their service ; and i- he met a brother farmer, some propr?it ir was made or some inquiry started which y was sure would lead to useful resu ir Soon they found agricultural papers h, cessary, and became subscribers the II selves ;a na'gricultural paper has become i- indispensable as a political one, and its w rival is always looked for with interest f ir pleasure. The prominent farmers of t i- neighborhood are now readers: several < I it' erent publications are received ; and wl if they meet, the comparative merits of ie different modes of husbandry arc fre to and intelligently discussed. We wo Id wish to see such examples as this more : y quently imitated. When they becc i- ! common, it will be a proud day for Am can agriculture. In such instances, I trace the true secret of improvement, I I although the looker on may at first sn a at the reader he is sure eventually to i a- tate, first the improvements he makes, i ir lastly his course of reading. We asl< ie then as a favor, of every friend toagri< >f tnml improvement, to bring a knowlei jr of farming periodicals to the notice of n, i e:glibors?let them be induced to beet I i subscribers?to read, to reflect on )- means of improving their cultivation, j ) a point will be gained, which will affor rational hopejof rapidity increasing i a, permanent prosperity.?Cullicator, fQ ' From the Western Far. and Gardenc lc Hints for making a Manure. As it is not in the power of small 1 st mers and gardeners to keep a suffici !(1 number of animals to make a large qu le tity of manure, (usually prepared in id farm yard,) to form a source of wealtl s, much nojrlocted in situations reallv quiring these means, and difficult )e obtain them, we will now give some n' rections for the best substitute for I purpose. First, then, dig a pit in a c : venient part of the farm or garden pr< i ises down to the clay, if there be any a kind of tank or cistern near the ho fs would be still better, and put a lavei jt finely broken earth on the bottom, rV which throw for some little time, sa ?o week, nil the suds, dirty water, and 11 other liquids from the hoti.se and farm t >n can he collected,?the whole to be pr n- erly mixed t-ogetlier with a shove!, ic operator standing on the brink of the x* or tank ; and afterwards a thin layei earth, road scrapings or sods to prev c" evaporation. In another week, or J, often us possible, add another layer finely broken earth, and other liqn from all quarters, till your pit or cist e is full and ready to be cleansed out, n- give room fer another "making." VVI lSt the material is thrown out of the pii will he always necessary and prope ss ! cover it over entirely with weeds or sr ct ! kind of refuse, as straw, <fcc., but e- more vegetable matter the bettor, -d will be found, if this process be earncf ,s* persevered in, that a greater quantity this kind of manure to produce fine cri 1o than is usual!v made from the farm y; US " . will not be necessary, and the good efic will remain in the soil, and appear on Tut urn prnnc R. ifc eh#\nl(l I to mn/lp jji different parts of the surface of the h< the liquid being alwiy immediately c cred over. Lime in successive la) would greatly add to the richness I io value of the above compost, and lea re from the woods might he added to it ry casionally with great advantage. N p- learned essayists, classical theorists, i ie scientific exposers of modern terms r ,r* laugh at this simple plan of agriculti as enrichment, but here is a matter on wli -r' we may exercise nearly all our sense >r" we can sec it, touch it, most certai <1* ' " rmell it, and at any stage of the pro< ] we can readily hear it. But before c 0p eluding, we must observe, that differ nt manures are adapted to different soils,; n. different plants, and a long continua ;s, of the same manure to the same soi il. i often injurious. We must here also if! mark, that we have known manv farnr I J If, to draw manure at a dear rate, fi at towns, who were allowing much liq 'r> manure, for want of a trifling arran n" mcnt in the stables, viz: wooden gulti NA, WEDNESDAY, MARC ;he to "Waste its sweetness in the desert air.'' th- E. J. H. >nd ? en To the Editors of the Western Farmer and Gardener. rJ1' MtimiUan Co., O., Nov. 26, 1840. an GKNTLR5IEN;?A friend of mine related in' tome, a few days since, the result of an 'n* experiment made in feeding hogs, which may be interesting to your readers. He )TU took fotir, of the common breed of hogs y from his field, all as near the same age, pAa size, and condition as possible; and after i?. ascertaining what quantity of shelled red corn each animal would eat per day, his without waste?and which he found to be He about 17 pounds?he weighed each hog ds, an4 penned them two in a pen. To the by one pair'he fed 34 pounds of shelled corn im- per day, and to the other pair he gave 17 eat pounds of corn meal isade into mush.? ^'s At the expiration of four weeks, each lfr' one was again carefully weighed, one of Ie^ these fed on dry corn had gained but three ,rij^ three pounds?he was afterwards found to be diseased?the other had gained 20 ^ pounds. On weighing those which had jon been fed upon half the quantity of corn bhe ground into meal and made into mush, Its. their increase was found to be, the one 23 ne- pounds and the other 28. roDiilfa pnnvi nr>Ofl mo nf tVl# ' as economy of not only grinding or chopping ar* but of cooking the food for all animals. A sirnscsiBKR. J.? We have long been convinced of this, and have repeatedly urged its adoption, and are pleased to see that the practice i is already becoming common. In the ^ above experiment, besides the saving ir frc. quantity consumed, the gain in the extru >mc increase, of those fed on the cooked food eri- was no small matter. It is evident, how we ever, that the hogs themselves, must have for been of a very ordinary breed?had thej iecr been at all akin to "Oteco," a wcsteri mi- Berkshire sow the increase in weight md from a daily allowance of eigh : !t and a half pounds of corn meal mus would have been very different. Wi saw a proof of the effect of even a 6ligh 18 cross of the improved breeds, in a lot o the on ^irm ^m* Esq. o an(j this county, which were pigged last April d a and are now in the pen and in process o lnj being fatted. They will weigh, we an confident, at least 300 pounds nett, fr the end of December ! They are onh r* one fourth bred English Graziers. Whei . so slight a tinge of good blood will d< Iar" such wonders, is it not surprising tha en our farmers do not all strain a point ti improve their long-nosed, long-leggei corn cnus. t. a. i so rcs Hop Growing. I presume it is not generally known Hi- that in various parts of Ohio and Indiana his hops are grown to a very considerable ex on- tent. I had a long conversation a fe? jm- days ago, with a farmer from Riplei f or county, Indiana, from whom I gleane< use several very interesting particulars. Oi r Gf taking a note of the number of acres cul on tivated in this crop, amongst his neighbor in Riuley and Dearborn counties, Indiana ^ j. I found them to amount, in oil to over 51 a acres! From onn acre to six, was th extent of the different plantations h< (,i)" named. Without entering into the ap t,,r | proved practice of other states or othe jht I countries, in their management of thi ' of j plant, I shall state, in &s few words as pos cnt! sible, the outlines of the mode of cultun i 7 as j there, with the hope thai some of thus of gentlemen who have hop plantations, ii lids the counties we have named, will extern ern these outlines. May we look for such ai article from Mr. Charles Perrine, or Mr Thomas W. Clark, of Ripley co.? Wi ^ feel confident that neither of these gen ' tlcmen will hesitate in giving to th< world, the particulars of their successfu ""e culture. jc This plant is propagated by offsetts II ii-KI/.k ?... ntnnin/t nut i r? Innri nmnPrlt ? illCII uiu 1'iaiuvu uuif >? iuiiu vuun stly prepared, at distances proportioned to th< ' ?f richness of tlfe soil. They require ver; Dps, careful cultivation; the first venr the^ ird, yield a light crop, generally sufficient t sets pay the expense of planting, they are ii the full bearing the third and fourth years; af jn ter that a falling off?the plantation is re ?ap, ncwed after 6 or 7 years. Dogwood am >ov_ Sassafras poles are used. In the end o ,ers August or early in September, the stem are cut near the ground, and the poles ar pulled up, to allow of the blossoms beinj ACS picked off?they are hauled to one place oc" where the picking is performed by womei ow? and children; generally quite a merr; and time?a real frolic. The hops are thei ? * ? i i ii "?y placed in the drying house, wnere inu; iral are dried by the use of chaicoal; on thi lich part of the process, their value, in agrea s? measure depends. After being properl; nly dried, they are tramped in large suckt ?css ready for market. . on. This year they arc very high and ea ent ?er'y sought after by purchasers, the pric and vary'nS from ^0 cts*to ^5 cts. as in qual nce ity. It has been a poor year, owing t , . the long time of wet weather we had lis when the plant was in blossom. VVher re" the ground was dry the crop was never icrs theless a good one?the land in that re rom gion, being rather wet. Some five o |u?d seven years ago, a farmer there clearei ge- nearly $1,000, from the crop of a single ers, acre! so states my informant. There i m If 3, 1841. no doubt of* its being ?n extremely prodt- j i able, though somew,^ expensive crop, < and one, like silk, adm ibly adapted for i the man with a small farm, and a large 1 family. As a proof, wo see it stated in a j recent Indiana paper, that in four town- I ships of one county, (Dearborn.) and part of a fifth, that 9,676 lbs. of hops were < raised this year for market, which, at 50 I cts. per lb., amounts to $4,836. t. a. j West. Far. <? Gar. < ? i Imposition. "We learn from a source entitled to full ( credit, that large numbers of part blood j Berkshire hogs, have been taken from Le- , banon, Ohio, to Missourri, and the south, j and there disposed of as thorough bred." Ky. Farmer, Is it possible that there are any such unprincipled breeders about Lebanon? We hope there may be some mistake, and we call upon those, either there or elsewhere in this neighborhood, who have any pre* tensions to breeding fine hogs, to coma forward and deny that they had any partici> pation in such transactions. We have our eye upon an individual in this city, who is reported to make a busii ness of buying up half breeds, both of Berkshires and Durhams, and of taking I them westward and disposing of them as full breeds! The first time that we can learn of such a shipment, we will take | pains to inform ourselves of all the partic1 ulars and give them to the world. Though We must say, that those who, from penuriousness or a mistaken economy, pur? chase hogs or cattle of any breed, as puret ? from any one but a well known and re* sponsible breeder, and one who is not t ashamed to have his stock brought before i the public, deserves to be taken in. t. a. l West. Far. dj' Gar. Beet Roots?Butteh. | To the Editor of the American Farmer: Dear Sir,?Being possessed of a small r dairy farm and a small herd of milch cows 1 (only 4) my attention for the last two ? years has been particularly called to their * care. The want of experience in agricult ture has led me to resort to the different 5 agricultural journals of the day for infort mation, and from the perusal of them I f have derived greut pleasure and satisfacf tion, more particularly noticing those ar tides referring to the dairy and dairy j- farming. I have frequently been surprised by the accounts of the great yield of milk and butter from individual cows? ^ for instance, a short horn belonging to Mr. ^ Wolbert, Philadelphia, gives daily twen1 ty-seven quarts of rich milk upon ordinary 3 feed, from which 14 3-4 lbs. of butter * were made in a week. A cow belonging ? to Mr. Gowan, of Germantown, gave an 1 averasre of more than twenty-eight quarts O r w of milk per day for a week.?And the interesting accounts of the Rev. Mr. CoU man, of Mass. of the cream pot breed. I have no such instances to record, nli though in comparing with the generality of cattle around me, I stand pretty well, r and although contented on reference to / my dairy account, yet I am not satisfied. J But in order to improve and know the i facts, I register the weekly churnings from my four cows, and find from Janua. 9 ry, 1840, to January, 1841, they have ? produced me 56*2 lbs. of butter. I men. 5 tion it here in hopes some one may be e induced to follow my example. Each 6 cow in my opinion ought to furnish 200 lbs. of butter in 12 months?and I shall r not think I have profitable cows unless 3 they do it. By care and attention to * their comfort and quality of food, my cows B have improved, and as they are still young, e ( think with the same attention they will 1 continue to do so, and eventually I shall * obtain my limit* n The object, however, of this communi' cation is to elicit more particular infor. e mation with regard to the effects of the * beet root as an article of food to cows e when the desideratum is butter. The 'I frequent laudatory communications I have read as to its adaptation for cattle food, '? ! has induced me to follow the crowd and V cultivate both the mangoled wurtzel and B sugar beet. During the winter of 1839, V I fed from both kinds, and observed then, '? after a weeks feeding, the effects upen the 0 cows and milk which I have repeatedly .noticed since, and that is, (when con* stantly fed with them an obvious decrease * in the quantity of hotter, although the se< d cretious of milk were frequently greater, f and a powerful action upon the kidneys of 3 the cows.) B These results so different from those ? assertions of more experienced farmers than myself, hove led me, nevertheless, to f* continue my observations from time to y time, but with the same results?and I now 1 have come to the conclusion that where y the object is the qauntity of butter, they 8 do not answer so well as cobmeal?but t when milk or beef is the object, they are Y all that is said of them. '? My system of feeding when with beets, was to give each cow a peck night and * morning, filling the rack before her with c clover hay?continuing it for sometimes - two weeks and never less than one. o Then I have changed to cut straw, mixIt cd up with one peck of brown stuff to each e cow, with hay in the rack night and morn ing. Then again I have tried a peck of beets r with about two quarts of brown stuff J sprinkled over them, night and morning, b with hay as before. s And lastly, I have given a quart of cob, * p % * ' <8 ?''} NUMBKR 16, meal mixed with an half bushel of cut ;lover hay, or corn blades sufficiently noistened, night and morning. This last feed I think is preferable, besides having ?ood effects upon the flavor and color of the butter. The brown stuff above mentioned is an affal of the millers?rather better than liran, although not as good as ship stuff, and costs me from thirteen to eighteen cents per bushel. The cornmeal costs mo a fip per bushel to grind. Without entering into further detail or enlarging upon the subject, 1 hope thd facts here stated may attract the attention of some one of your numerous correspondents, who will communicate his experience and opinion upon the subject, keeping in view the article Butter. Respectfully, yourobt. servt. F. H. February 12,1841. By "cfcbmeal" in the al>ove article, called in another place "corn meal'* the writer probably means the meal from the indian corn and cobs ground together. Fab. Gaz. Fine Mutton. AImnt the finest lot of sheeD we havo ever seen, was exhibited on Tuesday last by Messrs. Sterling Thomas and J. M, Turner, and the mouth of many an epicure tcatered when he thought of the deli- * < cacy these* gentlemen had prepared for their palates. The nett weight of eight of these sheep is as follows:?167,106 1-2, 162,157,156. 1501-2,145,143 1-2?averaging 156 lbs. One imported ewe 137 1-2; one only a year old, 123 lbs. They are all of the full bred Leicester, and were raised by Major Philip Roy bold, of Newcastle county, Delaware. PaWnun e Sim. From the Southern Cabinet. on the culture of clover in tilm southern states. North Santce, Nor. 1, 1840. Mr. Leg are,? Dear Sir:?For the information of the Southern Planters. I take the lilierty of writing a few lines on the Subject of Red Clover. My plantation is on the north side of Santee River, within one mile of Vanc'es ferry, the greater part of it is a strong clay soil, and produces red clover to perfection. I have seen red clover both in Europe and the United States, and mine the last season was as good as any I have ever 9cen. I am tow fully satisfied thrtt on any good clayey soil the red clover will grow as well in South.Carolina as r* ?r?L . i i in IVentucKV orriurope. xne mnu mum bo well broken up in the winter bv Good Mouldbourd ploughs, and in February sown down in small grain, oats or rv<v? Early in March, the clover seed mint be sown on the oats or rye, and rolled in at j the rate of one bushel of red clover seed to ten acres; the land must be well pulverised by harrowing when the oats arc sown. I use a box to sow the clover seed. In the first place when my oats or rye is sowed and harrowed well to make it fine and smooth, I lay it off* with a double plough in lands eight feet wide or water furroughs. My seed box is made as follows: it is six feet long, three inches wide, three inches high on each side and divided cd twelve divisions; in the centre of each is a hole 11-4 inch large, having a piece of tin on the bottom to let the seed pass through, punched with small holes large enough for the seed; and a leather strap nailed to each end of the box to put round the sower's neck. With this he can sow i thirfv nr.rr?s nerdav. Bv sivitiff the box V ~ " 1 - ? ' ~'. ' ? o r.;? a shake as lie walks it will spread the seed to each land and give a beautiful stand of clover. A protecting crop of small grain is necessary fo? clover in this hot climate. . I sow broad cast over the oats and clover. Four bushels of good oak or hickory ashes to the acre. I would prefer lime if I had it. I expect to sow next spring fifty notes in oats and red clover. Iam fully convinced that in all clayey soils, red clover will do well, if pains are taken in prepare ing the land as above described, and will bring up our worn out fields better than any thing else; will afford good pastures for cattle for three years, and then if ploughed in, will enrich the land for corn and cotton. Clover seed can be brought in the northern cities for from five to six dollars per bushel. I am certain that I will enrich my worn out lands by the red clover system. I remain, yours, respectfully, Hugh McDonald. to forward vegetables. If you wish to produce early vegetables, before the usual time, as, for instance,cucumbers, melons, die., take a few large nntntoes or common sized turning and r # & scoop out the inside with a knife or spoon, and till the cavity with rich earth. In this; deposit a few seeds, and place the potatoes in sonic warm situation in the house.? They will soon sprout and grow. By tfhr time the season is advanced beyond the, danger of frost, the potatoes, previous care being taken to dig out the eyes, may' be> set out in the open ground. The plants will continue to grow without disturbance, and the potatoes will soon rot and afford nutriment for the plants, We have tried this method often, with succes. The only danger is, that if the plants stand long in the house after they are up, and are placed in a situation where it is considerably d?" ker than it is out of doors, the stemy C~ . - . ** *