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Although there are parts of the follow. " "* oro nnt nrlmiiml tn lug aillVIVa TT IJIVU Ul V mm-WW wwmmwm^ wwwwm -v southern husbandry, yet it may be read with profit by an intelligent agriculturist in any part of the country. The Society for the improvement of Agriculture in Massachnsetts had offered premiums for ^ the best managed farms in the State, and j Mr. Moore obtained the first premium.? The following answers are to queries put to him as to the management of his farm. We have not the questions, but the an. swers suggest them: The anetccrs of Abel Moore, of Concord to the questions proposed by the Massachusetts Society for the promotion of Agriculture. 1. My farm contains about 130 acres, exclusive of Woodland. 2. The soil consist.- of sand, gravel, peat and loam. 3. To reply in general terms, I consider the best method of improving my Jamls to consist in on interchange of soils; ihat is to carry the peat and mud from the low and wet land to the light upland, I and in return, to carry the sandv ioain on 1 to-the peat land and bogs. The method j I "haws uniform!) found to bo bcncficm'.; Doth lands are benefitted by the exchange. < Each seems to supply what the other ! Jacks. A few years ago i had in (he j i midst of a piece o* mowing land, a sandv ' Knuti, urtrrvt^ built.il. l.OUlUIUIljg nwujl ? half an acre.s This I covered with refuse $ poet, and sowed grass seed with rye.? [ The grass immediately took, and I have I I had a good crop of grass on it for three i years without manure. < 4. I till about 16 acres, and put from ( 20 to 40 loads of compost manure on an \ acre, depending upon the kind of crop. < 5. My manure is usually applied in a i compost, but sometimes for potatoes it is < applied in a green state. C. Sometimes I spread and sometimes I I manure in the hill. ^ 7. I turn the sod over as flat as possible and roll it down sraoth with a heavy roller, then harrow it, spread on the manure and harrow or plough it in lightly. 8. I mow from 5 to 6 acres of upland, which yields about two tons of hay to an mere. The great bulk of mv English hay grows upon reclaimed peat or meadow land, which 1 do not call upland. 9. None. 10. I mnnure all my English mowing about once in three years. 1 put about fan loads of compost manure, to an acre. I seldom make use of any except j compost manure, and ior the last four years I have purchased none, hut made it all on the place. 11. I mow from 25 to 30 acres ot low meadow ian?i. part of wiiicu is .situated on Concord river. The quality of the hay l cut on this land is nearly one half of it j swaii hay. which is very good and spends well; the remainder is common meadow i hay, some of which is of nn ordinary . quality. The quantity of this hnv is about ! forty tons. The greater part of this swail j hay grows on the meadows that I have partially reclaimed, hut do not manure. 12. The belter to explain my answer to !hit question, 1 must be permitted to xttja word with reference to the situation and former condition of my farm. It is aituatedwbout half a mile east of the Concord meeting house, on the great road leading to Boston. Its extent on the road is perhaps a quarter of a mile. On * i I he north side of the road it runs nacK orer the hill from three quarters of a mile to a mile. On the south side, with the exception of about two acres, it embraces all the piece of flat land lying between the great road and the turnpike, and per. haps 25 acres on the south side of the turn, pike. The greater part of this land I pur-1 chased in 1825?6. After I had purcha- 1 sed, I found that I had on my hands a iarge quantity of unproductive land, part ' of which would produce nothing, because it was so wet and marshy, and the rest ! would produce nothing because it was so dry and sandy. The land back of the hill, where I now have some 30 acres or more occasionally under cultivation, was so much fun out, that it was hardly considered worth cultivating, and a neighbor who had the use of it for one year paid me no rent, because it was not considered worth any. It is true, that it sometimes produced ttylQpkbemes, hut if the season happened to jj>e dry, pyen these could not be relied upon* The flats in front of the CH? i house, whore I now cut my English grass, | a were composed of swamps covered with 2 bushes, miry bogs, and pond, holes, full a of lily pads and flags, where the muskrats a and bull frogs seemed.to hold undisputed t1 possesion,?while oil the higher land, the tl ' woodc'iucks made their burrows unmolis- p ted. This is not mere fancy. I once set i r an Irishman to clear up some bushes and briars there, and he was actually d. iven I , off by one of these a mnals. Between c these bogs and the bill, there was a little w strip of upland, whieh might have produ- h ! ced hav enough to keep a horse and cow, (I do not thiok it did more,) and this I ver- p ! iiy believe constituted the most valuable ai production of the Prescot Farm, as it was a then called. p] My first object was to render this land 1 productive; but how to do it was the ques- ai tion. I had no works on the subject, and b< all the information I could get wa9 what T I could occasionally glean from the New S England Farmer. One thing was evident, L that the land must firstbe drained. There pi was a grist mill in the centre of the town, supplied by a stream that run e< through the land. I exerted myself to j get this mill discontinued and it finally |. was discontinued. This however was in- 1sufficient to drain the land. In 1827. I 1 commenced ditching it, and cut my T ditches so low that the water would flow bi back to the head of them, that is, I com- el menced digging at the lowest part, and of dug so low that the wafer would follow cr along after. I take especial care to level of and slope down the banks of my ditches, 2: so that now the grass grows down to the ki water's edge. This efllctcd the object er so far as the draining was concerned, but it oid not bring it into English grass.? th a.- * i.? i HIS >V?49 UIU IH'Al lillllg IU l?C rucvitUi and to do it I have tried various methods, at I thought that I might plant a crop of oa corn and potatoes, and then lay it down cp to grass; hut this did not work well, as g, most of it was too miry to he ploughed, ar and theg-ound even after bearing a crop \vl would not become firm. I tried burning, of but this did little good except rid me of cc the bushes. Indeed, I once felt feaif.il of that the fire would communicate to the peat below and burn up the whole mead, gr ow. , on Convnient to this meadow '.here is a hill gr composed of sandy loam. I carted on an >01110 of this, manured it, and sowed jrass seed. This answered the purpose nr. ?ether beyond my expect a I ions. This mi >!an I have pursued ever since, and it now lar >nc nrnu'n into a S\stclU with IHC. Mv till - ~ . vhole method consists in this. I first Ion litch and drain the land, cut off the bush- m? ?s, and if they are large, pull them up by he roots, and level it down, then spread yo >n about 400 cart loads of sandy loam wi ipon an acre, and 20 cart loads of m. :ompost manure, harrow it well, and to (mud''y in the month of S"pteinber ) sow half a bushel of herds grass nnd half a 30 bushel red top. harrow again, and roll it 40 down smooth with a heavy roller. Should wl the wild grass make its appearance, as it m sometimes will, after five or six years, I co turn it over after taking otf the crop, give it a top dressing of about 20 loads ot com- sc post manure to the acre, sow grass seed, ha row and roll down as before. 'I have ca one piece which has been reclaimed 12 years. I: has not been manured since it Fi was first laid tlown. The wild grass has j Ju not yet made its appearance, but it still continues to bear as great a crop as ever. ra This land has been reclaimed at odd of jobs, when mv men and teams could not of do other work to advantage?some of it on in foul weather, and much of it in the win- ok ter. Indeed i was obliged to do much of an it in the winter when the meadows were fu frozen, on account of the mire. I verily ha beiieve that the two first crops have, lit in every instance, repaid the whole cost ed and expense of reclaiming. ( I have now from 20 to 25 acres, which he have thus been reclaimed, (not including some 8 or 10 acres of swail hay, partially rn reclaimed, as stated in my answer to th question 11.) The success that I have ei i had may he judged ot by me vaiue 01 uu: pi crops produced. Every year winoc this cz land has been reclaimed, whether wet.or er dry, it has produced an average not less th than three tons of English hay to an ai acre, which brings the highest market Ii price. In 1838, at the request of Mr. tc Col man the Agricultural Commissioner, ui I weighed the first crop of hay on one. oi acre of this land, and it weighed 7G10 lbs. About three acres of it during the le present season, I have no doubt produced yi five tons to the acre. It was mowed t| twice, and the second crop was so large rr that it was considerably lodged. One p; other fact may be slated. A few years ic ago I built a barn, 30 feet by 40', and some of my neighbors laughed at me for s< it, and said "it is a good barn, but what h are you going to fill it with ?" That ham j as Mr. Allen has seen, together with one ii 40 by 80 feet, which I have since built. ? j as well as my others, aro now full, and 1 j shall soon have to build more, or else ti j stop reclaiming peat meadows. This ? ! land during the present saason has produ- a ced from 75 to 80 tons of good English. I hay, and it certainly affords no little sot- c i istaction to bo able to obtain such crops a ; from land which fifteen years ago produ- n i ced nothing. I 13. I have planted about 6 acres of corn f during the present season. On 3 1-2 j nmwmmwm A. WEDNESDAY, HAH # 31. I do not now, nor do I intend hereifter, although I did last summer till the attrr part of August. . The above statement is as accurate as ! can make it, and I think tit nearly corect. All of which is respectfully submitted. ABEL MOORE. fW OA 1CMO m <?MWBMW iMHMM???#??????I?? RAW. SOUTHSAKOLIN cres the soil very light, I spread from I 0 to 25 loads of compost manufe to the * ere and harrowed it in. This produced 1 bout 30 bushels to the acre. On the wo acres, which was better land, I put I be snme quantity of manure per acre, t art spread and part in the hill. This rol iced at least 65 bushels of verv handsale corn to the acre. On one half acre rais id 40 bushels of the handsomest orn I ever saw. It was the Brown corn, 'hich is the earliest and best corn that I ave. The seed was not prepared. ^ 14. I planted between 3 and 4 acres of otatoes in one field. I have others round the cornfields, but how many I 0 m not able to tell. They were all * lanted in hills and manured in the bill. c 'hey were ploughed and hoed twice. I j m not able to tell the quantity per acre, 1 nt I raised about 1500 bushels in all.? a "he kinds were the Chenago, Long Red, ' t. Helena, Rohan, and some White. The 3 ong Reds and Rohans were the most c roductive. * 15. The other vegetables that I plant- ( 1 were F 2 an acr^of carrots which produced 450 bus]. ' 4 4 4 sugar beets, 4 * 320 4 ? 10 4 4 mangel uortzel, 4 165 4 r an aero of ruta bagns, 4 200 4 i his same acre was planted with ruta r igas last year and produced 1132 bush- v s, which shows the utility of a rotation a ' crops, so far as this vegetable is con- v Tned. In addition to the above, I have ( * turnips which grew in the cornfields n 25 b ishels, and 12 cart-loads of pump- a ns, besides 22 bushels of onions and oth- P garden vegetables. 1 These vegetables are mostly fed out to 11 0 cattle and swme. | u 16. I sowed three acres of barley, half 0 1 acre, of T? a wheat and one acre of ^ ts in the spring with grass seed. The ^ imtity is not yet ascertained, as the ain has not yet been thrashed. One id one third of an acre of buckwheat, ,c liich produced 30 bushels. Two thirds ? an acre of Indian wheat, which produ- 11 d 21 bushels. I used no lime with any '' it, except the Tea wheat. ^ 17. I have laid down 11-2 acres to sl ass, sowed about the first of June with- a t grain. I put half a bushel of herds ass seed and half a bushel of red top to c acre. ai 18. I make my manure from loam, peat vv id and litter put into the hog styes and rn yard. Part of my hog styes are sl mure1 froni the rattle and horses in the ? ge barn is dropped into them. When a <en from the styes it is mixed up with . mi and peat mud in heap9, where it re- 1 lins until wanted for use. 19. I keep 7 yoke of oxen, 13 cows, 4 H ung cattle. 4 horses, and no sheep. 1 n uter 33 head ofcattle, but in the sum- j : r part of them are sent into the country j S pasture. " I have 4 harns ; one 30 feet square, cnc " >-bv 40 feet, one 30 by 70 feet, and one c' > by 80 feet, with a cellar under the c io!e of it. In.this cellar are a part of 11 y pig styes and manure, which of c. :rsc is covered. 20. My cows arc mostly native, though P hi j arc a mixed breed. v 21. I am not in the habit of raising c Ives. c 22. I have made GOO lbs. of butter.? * oni the first of November io the first of w ine, I sell my milk. I muke no cheese. a 23. I keep no sheep. , a 21. I keep from fit) to 75 swine. I isc pigs to sell. I fatten about one ton pork. My swine are marly all a cross ^ the Berkshire and Mackey. I hive ic breeding sow of this breed, 7 rears o j * p J, which has raised 111 pigs in 11 liters ^ icl is now just ready to pig again. One II blooded Mackey 4 years old, which ^ is raised 8 litters of from 8 to 10 at a jj tor. My swine were originally obtain* 1 from E. Phinney, Esq., of Lexington.am now about erecting a piggery with lilers set, &c. } - ?? r r?nA 1 iio. uuring me summer uiuuuia, * ^ y swine upon weeds, which are freely rown into the pens, s'op from the kitchi, skimmed milk (particularly for the e gs ) boiled potatoes, apples, pumpkins, ^ mots and Indian meal, all boiled togeth. f , 1 use the same kind of food to fatten icm, with the exception that it is thicker j id contains a greater proportion of maal. occasionally, particularly when I wish ^ have them root and work over the manre in their pens, throw them a few cars ( f corn. 2(3. From all my hog styes I take not ss than 700 cartloads of manure per j ear, p irt of which of course comes from t le cattle and horses. The quantity of > lanure made on tho place during the t ist year, was not less than 1200 cart f >ads. ^ 27. I employ sometimes only two and j imelimes eight hands on my farm. I ( avc paid during the past year fc/ou icr | ncr, but it uas not all conrined to farm- j ig?$200 should be deducted for other , rork. , 28. I have 150 young engrafted apple ( rees and 50 old ones partly engrailed, , lostly with winter fruit. . Some of my pples I boil up for the hogs. 29. I have 10 pear trees. 6 quince, 6 hcrrv, 0 crab apple, 8 plum, 10 peach nd 1000 young trees of various sorts in a mrsery. 30. My trees for several years have not icen troubled by canker worms and not it ail by borers. w?? From the Farmers' Register. CULTURE OF INDIAN CORN. r<> the Editor of the Farmer*' Register. Essex, Feb. 20th, 1841. As the time of planting corn is near it hand, I will venture again to offer you l few more remarks on this most useful if all the grains at present known to us. Vnd this I will do, even affile risk of bong dsemed by yourself and your readers, is quite htbyhorsical on this subject. All, believe, will agree that there is mnch ret to be learned in regard to it; and that :orn-growers, especially, should ever be villing to encourage every inquiry, the ibject of which is to ascertain, as far as iracticable, what are its distinctive qualiies, and what its proper cultqre. Of this ;rain we have already a considerable lumber of varieties, and these are increasng every year. It becomes, therefore, nore and more important to determine vhich of them all is intrinsically best, (if iny be so ) in all the three particulars vliich render one kind more valuable han another; to wit: greater productive, less per acre greater weight per bushel, nd superior nutritive properties per mind. None, I presume, will deny that he variety which is found to possess the lost of these three qualities, (if any does,) i justly entitled to be preferred to all tliers. So far, I believe, there is no difcrenco of opinion among corn-growers, lut when they come to decide between he various kinds, we find almost as many pinions as there are disputants. Opin)ns, too, which, unfortunately, arc very ften maintained?not with that calm, ivestigating temper, which is indispensale in the pursuit of truth?but with a egrec of dogmatism, petulance, ami oh. tinacy, that would be disgraceful even mong squabbling children. Eaeh of iese* wranglers has his favorite, whose laims to superiority he often urges with s much warmth and vehemence as he ould use in a political party controversy; Ithough he may not lie able to state a ngle fair experiment Jh ,t he has nvor nly one thing in which they can agree, nd in which [ think I can prove that icy are perfectly right. This is, the beef that there is a great and radical difsrence between the varieties in all the ualities of productiveness, weight and utrition. There are, however, some few cornrowers, I believe, who maintain, that lere is no essential difference in the prouctiveness of the different varieties of orn: in other words, that if one kind is vcr found to measure more than another, le difference is ascribable to soil and liinate, rather than to any innate qualiics in the varieties themselves. Tosuport this opinion I have searched, but in ain, for the citation of even a single well i i j : . l f onuucica I'.xpcninunij miu 1 um mvicii/ic om pel led to attribute the irraintainance lereof to (hat fondness for odd notions fhich some men seem to take a most unccountable and singular pleasure in vowing. To these may truly be applied tie old rhyming couplet, UA man convinced against his will, Is of the same opinion still." fone, therefore, of the following remarks re designed for them; as it would he quite rcsumptuous in me to attempt what so inny better farmers than I am, have fail, d to achieve. But believing, as I do, hat a vast majority of us are both wilngand anxious to learn from each other whatever may increase our knowledge fthe various things connected with our rofession, 1 will proceed, for their sake, o state my experience in regard to ten or wclve different varieties of corn, with /hich 1 have been busily engaged, for ome years past, in making comparative xperiments. All these kinds were in itgh repute in the parts of the country rom which they were procured; and the esult of my various trials warrants me, think, in asserting that there is an in i".m " O iatc difference between the lightest, and he heaviest, a difference little if at all ffected by soil and climate, of at least, en pounds per bushel, making fifty lbs. >er barrel! and an average difference in uoJuctiveness per acre of not less than iftecn per cent. This is not mere matter >f opinion, but proved by actually weighng and measuring the varieties compared ogether. The lightest kind is the pure ;ourd-sceJ; the heaviest is the white and yellow flint, which is cultivated chiefly in he northern and eastern states, where he large southern corn will not ripen be fore frost. The most productive variety ins proved to be the twin-corn, after i trial of five years, during which time ii was fairly compared, each yeur, with tw< or three other popular kinds, until tin whole number mentioned above had beer subjected, to comparison. On each oc casion there was no guess-worn, n< strufcng off the ground, i;o conjeoturinj the contents of cart-loads; hut the survey ing tape, and the half-bushel were used ii every ca.$, and the nurai of corn stalk accurately counted. I had no pet.cor among tl^m, but was anxious only 0' , UtHlIlcL LCH 24, 1841. cejtain the best, for profit's sake. As ail i proof of this I will here state, that I am a( still desirous to make a trial of every new i variety I can hear of, and have the prom ise of two or three for the cnmingspring.? b' My own experience in regard to the supe- ^ rior productiveness of the twin-corn, 11 which weighs as much as any of our large 11 varieties, and is heavier than most of ^ them, is confirmed by several gentlemen with whom I have corresponded on the subject, in Maryland, and several differ- V ent parts of my own State. .Moreover, I jB have the authority of two reputable mil- w lers for. saying that it produces more meal X from an equal measure, than any kind, U1 out of several, with which they have yet 0| compared it. The other advantages which m I myself have ascertained that it posses- K sea, are, that it may be planted about 6 inch. D| closer each way; that it will ripen about C( ten days or a fortninght earlier than any th of the large varieties usually cultivated in the tide-water part of Virginia; and having a much smaller cob in proportion to the grain, will measure more to the bulk. I 1 can speak only conjccturally in regard to ' the respective quantities of nutrition con- ai tained in the different kinds of corn of ai which I have made trials, having no ap- P1 paratus by which to analyze them. But f if the nutritive properties in each variety in depend on its weight, still the most pro- al ductive per acre should be preferred for a sc crop, unless the excess of nutrition in the heavier kinds exceeds that in the lighter, ^ considerably more than the productiveness of the latter surpasses that of the *1 former; for we should take into the ac- ' count the extra quantity of food for stock 0 yielded by the most productive kinds. a1 But some still think it most profitable to cultivate the yellow varieties of corn, ,r even adinittting they produce less, because *5 thev command from 3 to 5 cents more ^ per bushel, in the northern markets, than 01 the white. Now, if either of the white kinds yields 15 per cent, more on an average, !* than the yellow, (and I have proved by 1 several accurate trials, that the twin-corn does so in our climate, over all with which tc I have compared it,) then it is perfectly r* , easy to demonstrate, that he who culti- ^ vates a crop of twin-corn will sell it for more at the usual prices of the white kinds, than he could get for a crop of yellow, *c made on the same land, even if sold at 5 cents a bushel more. Suppose, for instance, that an acre produces 20 bushels CI udsnd, wouiu Dnng *ri;ax 00 ccmssra; and at 85 cents $17. The same acre in tli twin-corn would have produced 23 hush- Ji els, .which at fifty cents would bring $11 u| 50;?at 60 cents $13 80; and at 80 cents al $18 40 cents; the superior profit, in each m case, being greater in proportion as the c< price per bushel was higher. in Another great mistake about yellow T corn is the common notion, that it is tli generally heavier than white. The weight, ft however, of any kind depends not upon its color, but its Jtihliness, of which quality ^ some of our white varieties have as much ^ as any of the yellow kinds that we cultivate, and consequently are full as heavy. ^ Should any of your readers suppose that 'j. I claim tor Indian corn a higher rank ^ among our various grains than it is justly ^ 1 ?I will rr>nrlndf this ^Om- ? I euiuiuu iu iiuiui a. ? i munication by referring them, first, to the 541 j opinion of the late Professor Cooper of South Carolina; and next to the recenl m census of Eastern Virginia. The Profes- re sor asserts in his 4 Emporium of Arts and c< Sciences," (a very valuable work, now, I in believe, out of print,) that i4it contains fc | more nutritive matter than any other m J grain." And then he proceeds to say, sc j that 4'lhe greatest quantity of nutritive m ' matter, under the least weight, can be put d< up in the form of bacon-fat, moderately as I salted, to be eaten with "Tossamanonny" ai which is an Indian name for "Indian corn gi just ripe, parched to a light, chocolate or gi brown color,and ground to a powder."? The whole article is highly instructive and interesting, especially as regards the econ1 and its effects unon the health UIII^ l/l IVUU^ t of both man and beast; but it is too long to copy. e} My reference to our late census will ** show a vast difference in the quantities of ^ the various grains which we cultivate, ? and thereby affords a Still more conclusive proof of the superior value of Indian corn, when compared with any one, or the whole of them. Here is the item to s which I refer. "No. of bushels of wheat ^ 4,825.851;?of barley 5,449;?-of oats ?. , 7,649,592;?of rye 382,453;?of bucki wheat 26,785;?and of Indian corn 21,- 1 756,87d." Even this statement, as large * , as it may appear, falls short of the truth, 11 I for we are authorized to say, that "in sev- ^ eral of the counties, answers were altoI gether refused to the questions relating to ^ i products." ! I remain, dear sir, yours, very sincerely, c J AMES M. (jARNKTT. tl r . ! N. B. From what I have said of the I twin-corn, I shall hardly escape being sus- 8 3 pected by those who never themselves do ? e any thing from disinterested motives, of , seeking to Thorbornize them. But I c . hereby notify them that I have none to 8 0 sell at any price. If, however, the peril- 3 (T sal of this letter should excite a wish in ^ t ary person to buy, I am almost sure they [ ? can pr< cue what they want at reasonable 8 rates, from any one of the following indi- ( n viduals,?Mr. J. Gouldin of Caroline* Mr, J j. f, Dorieaux of Essex, Dr, jBru^ton of V*""" *7; ^ s. i" ' i ?ft?? NUMBER 19. wing-William, and Mr. Lewis Berkley** sent in the same coun'v/ Jerusalem Artichokes. They must e neatly peeled, and boiled very, gently' y the side of the stove, with a little salt i the water; when done, (but not focf uch, or they will not look well) placef lem on the dish, and serve with plain but;r, or any other sauce you please. Jerusalem Artichokes* to fricassee.? /ash and scrape or pare them; boil them i milk and water till they are Soft, which ill be from a quarter to half an hour.? ake them out and stew them a few minutes in the following s*uce:-~RolI * hit ? r>. r butter, the size of a walout, in At*#, * *** ix it with half a pint of cream er mttk; " sason it with pepper, salt, and grafed iitmeg. They may be served plain boil1 with a little melted butter poured over ieni. Souk Krout. The best cabbage for ii9 purpose is the drum or white Stras* jrgh, and it should not be used till it is endured some severe frost; the stocks e then cut into halves, and shred down ) fine as possible witn a knife, or more operly with a plane made in the form of cucumber slice. Burn a little juniper i a cask or tub which is perfectly sound nd clean, and put a little leaven into the iam round the bottom,?flour and vinetir may be substituted for the leaven; ten put in three or four handfuis of cab. ige a good sprinkling of salt, and a teajoonful of caraway seed, and press this ird with a wooden mallet; next add an. ther layer of cabbage, with salt and carivay seed, as at first; and so on in the ime manner until the cask be full, press, ig down each layer firmly as you admee. A good deal of water will cpmo > the top, of which a part may be taken F. The cask being full, put on the head > as to press upon the cabbage, and place in a warm cellar to ferment; when it iis worked well for three weeks, take off ie scum which will have gathesed on tbo >p, and lay a clean cloth on the krout; ;place the head, and put t wot or three fiavy stones upon it. The juice should ways stand upon the top. Thus m a x>d cellar it will keep for years. When > be dressed, it is boifed for five or six Dure in water, or stewed with a little ravy, and may be also suhstituted far -? ust over a beef-steak pic. wk? Potatoes. Tnstead of drying them in ie sun, "it were better," says the late jdge Buel, "the sun should never shine pon them." They should be housed with 1 the dirt that adheres to (boot, uullv lore added; and kept covered fn a cool sllar, in such a way that but as little at-ospherc as possible will get tothem.?? * heir surface should be kept moist, and icy are never too cool when above the eezing point. Pahsxips and Carrots, According to [cMahoo, should be put up in sand, or hcrwise, so as to keep them as dry and 5 free from frost as possible. .They iould be well dried before packing. Ill iis latitude, parsnips are frequently suf. tr\ in f Ivn rrrmin/l wk/tVD tKutl ICU I" Oiuiiu 111 mv ?fw%*u?w m iiviv ?i?v^ rcw all winter, and the)' remain sound id sweet. . o A Corn ATeal Rusk.?Among the lany delicacies in the form of bread, which; tnder the employment of breakfast so ac-?ptable, we know of none more deservig than the one prepared according to the illowing recipe. Take 6 cnpsfnl of corn ieal, 4 of wheat dour, 2 cupsfulof molas. fs and two table spoonsful of saUeratus, ix the whole together and knead it into lugh, then make two cakes; bake them. i you would a pone, for three-fourths of i hour, and you will have one of the moat rateful descriptions of bread that ever raced the table.?Farmer and Gardener, From the Edgefield Avertiser. BURN YOUR COTTON STALKS. Dr. Editor,?I am one of those who' dieve that is the indispensable duty of rery man, especially those whocall them* 'Ives planters, to communicate to the iblic, information no matter how trivial, tat will in the smallest degree promote le interest of the farmers generally, here is no planter in the State, I venture > say, who has paid that attention to his trm that is obligatory, upon him, but can ive valuable information upon almost very subject connected with the cuitiva* on of the soil. In view of the above obgation, I have concluded to call the a'intion of one fact, which perhaps will be tore beneficial in cultivating a crop, tr an ne would anticipate,from so small a matas burning Cotton Stalks. The hard imes, Mr. Editor, has caused me to re? ect very seriously upon the failure of aother cotton crbp. Should that be the ruin must fall upon every class of he community. Well, in order to enaIc me, the more perfectly to succeed in , crop of eotton, I set about to examine very old stump tree dec., in my cotton ield, to find out, if possible, what had be:ome of the worm or catterpillar that w&?* o very destructive to our cotton the last rear. I proceeded to examine one by one rery closely, but made no discovery, in >ass?ing through the field with my knife in tand, (as usual with farmers,) whittling ivery little splinter, until I exhausted ev. ?ry thing in the shape of wood. I then fell upon the cottw stalks, where, to my