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When the number wt insertion* is not marked on the copy, the advertisement will be inserted, and charged til trdired out, CT* The postage mast be paid on letters to the editor oa the business of the office. From the Western Farmer dc Gardener. CULTIVATION OF COIN. The difference of opinion among farmers as to the best mode of cultivating corn, induced me some years ago, to give : some attention to the subject. The reasons assigned, and the experience of many of the best agriculturists, in favor of the system of level cultivation have convinced - me that our present mode is not the best, * and that it is susceptible of a decided change for the better. I am perfectly aware, that to question the propriety of the exclusive use of the plough in the cultivation of corn will be laughed, at, and that to intimate that the ridging of a corn field is not the most cer. tain mode of ensuring a good crop will be denounced as mere M book farming " and hence entitled to no respect The preseot mode of cultivation is genorally, to hern off the stalks and stubble that may be upon the ground?to break ?p with a shallow furrow?plant the corn without rolling or harrowing the ground ?then barrewing the corn while small, and then by plougeing as often as may he deemed necessary. In ploughing the corn, the prevailing and almost universal rafeia, to plough close to the coro hills. ** to cut the fibres of the roots so as to in, crease and strengthen the stalks, as yov cut the roots of trees in an orchard by ploughing, to make the trees grow vigorouslp ! / /?to throw the earth high up on the stalks, and to fay by the crop by ploughing three or four furrows between the rows, that the ground may be well ridged, $o at to retain the moisture about p the hills of com ! ! f The system of culture, that I believe is sustainable by reason and experience, is the opposite of all this. 1.?If the ground intended to be culti. rated in corn has a sod upon it, it should be broken up in the fall or winter precee* ding, if the weather is suitable; if not, it should be ploughed in February, or at least in the first week of March. If not level it should be rolled, end if not mellow it should be harrowed before planting, ^ 2.?If stubble or corn ground, no stub, ble nor stalk* should he burned or removed unless taken to the manure pile?should be ploughed six inches deep, and if not mellow should be harrowed. 3.?While small, the corn should he harrowed and the ground should be afterwards kept mellow and loose by the re. peated use of the cultivator. 4.?On sod ground a plough should ever be use<f in the cultivation of corn. ^ 5.?On other ground the plough should never be used, after the roots have exten. ded any distance from the hills, and at no time unless indispensably necessary to prevent the ground from baking. 6. The fibres or small roots of the corn should not be cut; the cutting ofT every fibre deprives the stalk of a part of its nourishment. ? The earth should not be thrown high up on the hills, as it induces the throwing out of additional spur roots. A very alight portion of mould may be put round the hill. 8. The ground in the cultivation of com should be kept as level as possible, to permit the roots to extend in every di. reetion and to retain moisture. Ridging, - a a _ at a ! Clin cne root*?prevents me exwnnun of the turftce of the root* beyond the middle of the rows?drains the water from the hills?exposes more surface to the action of the sun, and is therefore injurious to a crop in a dry season. My own limited observation and experince, satisfy me of tbe correctness of the above rules to be observed, in the cultivation of corn, and 1 now offer the pinions of the ablest and most practical farmers in the United States to sustain the positions I have assumed. Judge Buel, who for good sense?for a A thorough knowledge of the science of * agriculture?for general intelligence? tinictical exDerience?and for a most ex tensive knowledge end familiariiy with the modes adopted by our agriculturists was unequalled by any man in the Unitec 8tates, in speakiog of the cultivation ol this crop, expresses the following opinions: M The after culture consists in keeping the soil loose and free from weeds, which is ordinarily accomplished by two dress, ings, and in thinning the plants, which latter may be done the first boeing, 01 partially omitted till the last. The prac. tice of ploughihg among corn, and ol making large hills,-is justly getting into disrepute ; for the plough bruises and cute the reotsof the pleats, turas up the sod and manure to waste, and renders the crop more liable to suffer by dronght. 1 The ftst dressing should be performod as ' soon as the size of the plants will permit, t and the best implement to precede the hoe is a corn harrow, adapted to the width 1 of the rows, which every farmer can 1 make. This will destroy most of the weeds and pulverize the soil. The seci on<) hoeing should be performed before or as soon as the tassels appear, and may 1 be proceeded by the corn harrow, or a : shallow furrow of the plough, or what is better than either, by the cultivator. A slight|tarthing is b< neficiaf, prriVidtd the earth is scraped from the surface, and the sod and manure not exposed. It will be found beneficial to run the harrow or cub tivator a third, and even a fourth time be. tween the rows, to destroy weeds and loosen the surface, particularly if the sea. son ts dry." "Some entertain a mistaken notion, that it is prejudicial to stir the soil among corn in dry weather, and others, that weeds serve to prevent the evaporation ~ mi _ of moisture by a not sun. 1 ne re rae of these opinions is true. The exhaustion of moisture by a plant is in the ratio of the surface of its leaves and stalks presented to the sun and air." . "Indian coin.?There is no crop which habit has rendered more inispensable to the wants of our families and our farms than this. The late John Taylor, fcf Virginia, termed it our 1 meat, meal and manure.' Holding this high rank in our farm economy, it is a subject of moment to adopt the best mode of culture. As many districts are shy in producing wheat, and as this crop is seriously threatened by tbe new (to us) wheat insect, it hecomes more a matter of solicitude to render our corn crops productive. But as this grain demands more labor in its culture than other grain crops, so it i? more important, on the score of profit that it should be well managed ; for if thirty bushels an acre be considered only a remuneration for the labor bestowed on the crop?all that the product falls short of this must be a loss?and all that it ex. ceeds, a nett gain on the cultivation The first consideration in regard to the com crop, is to give it a dry mellow soil; he second, that this soil be rich, fat or fertile; and the third, that the seed be timely put in and the crop well taken care of. Neither wet grounds, nor stiff clays, nor poor grounds, will repay by their product, the labor required on a crop of corn. He who has no other but these, should not attempt to raise it as a field crop. He had better bestow his labor upon other objects, and busy his corn. We think the best prrparnHon for corn is a clover ley, well clovered with long manure from the harn.yard, well ploughed and well harrowed. It is better to give sixty loads of dung to three acres than to ten, upon the ordinary lands in our neigh, borhood. The difference in product will not make up for the difference in labor. Corn can hardly be dunged too high. What we have to recommend, that is not common in the culture of this crop, is, that double the usual quantity of seed be applied?the number of plants to be re. duced at the weeding?i n order to insure three or four stalks in each hill;?that the roots be not broken, nor the manure thrown to the surface by the plough, but that the harrow and cultivator be substi. tuted for, it which will sufficiently mel. low the surfsce and destroy weeds, and that the hills be but slightly earthed. By ploughing and hilling we conceive the manure is wasted, the roots broken and bruised, and limited in their range for food, the crop more exposed to injury from drought, and the labor increased." In speaking of the plough in the cul* tivation of corn he again thus remarks? 44 We do not use it. We think its USE preji'DICI al in breaking THE boots and in limiting their RANGE for nutriment." Mr. James M. Sutton, of St. George . Delaware, who raised upon seventy.nine acres 8.284 bushels of rorn, and who Rives an accurate and detailed account of the condition and cultivation of each field makes this remark in relation to the use of the plough : M In order to test the advantage of the cultivator over the plough, for tilling corn, he had five rows in his field that he lapped the furrow to, with a plough, previous to going over it the last time with the cultivator. He soon discovered that rrmwf h of these five rows fell short, in ( ,,,v h'" - . height, of those adjacent, and yielded oneI fifth less corn. 41 There is no douht but the true mode of tillingcorn, especially where sod giound is used is to plough deep, and use nothing i> but the fallow and flake harrow for its cultivation. By not disturbing the sod ploughed down, it remains there as a re. servoir of moisture, and an exhilarating principle throughout the season, to the j growth of the corn." f j auks m. suttojf. . Upon Mr. Sutton's report of his crop, P Judge Buel adds the following : J *?Note.?The management which led to the extraordinary product of corn, , should be deeply impressed upon the mind , of every corn grower. 1. The ground was well dunged with long manure; 2. r ft was planted on a grass ley, with one > deep ploughing; 3. It was well pclver. , i izbd with the harrow; 4. the plough was 11 not u?e4 io the after culture, nor the c+rn A out fn Varch and April, consequently was very little rotted. I spread it regularly and ploughed it down with a large concave plough, (niado br G. Cox, of Middletown, Delaware.) sevpn inch** deep. I thes harrowed it twice the same way it waa ploughed. I then had the rows marked out with' a small plough, three feet ten' inchee wide, and /?ne and a half inches deep. I planted nay corn from 18 to 22 inches apart, and covered it with hoes; juet drawing the farrows over the corn, which covered it one and a half inches below the surface.' When the corn was four inches h gh I harrowed it and thinned it to two atal f in the hill'.- in about two weeks softer harrowing, I cultivated itsgabk whkh was all 'he ti!lage I gave it. We farmers of the Eastern shore count our corn by the thousand; I had 88,640 hills on my lot, and 1 think my corn would have been be ter had I planted earlier:! did not plant until the last of April I think the planting of corn shallow and working it with the cultivator is much the beat way, especially on clover ley. If yon think the ab >ve worthy of notice you wih please give it a pla< e in your valuable paper." WILLIAM MIILBB 44 Judos Bpil.?De*r Sir:?I send you a a statement of the expense and produst of an acre of Indi n corn raised by m?L together i i' I hilled, bat the cultivator only used ; 5. the ' sod was not disturbed, nor the manure turned to the surface; and 6. the corn; was cut at the oround when it was fit to top. These are the points which we have repeatedly urged in treating of the culture of this Cfop; and their correctness is put beyond question by this notable result. The value of lime and marl are well illustrated in the second experiment, -?conductor," Mr, Charles H. Tomlinson, of Sehen* ectady, New York, in giving en account, of his experience, says ; vj . * ** The two last years corn has been raised in the following manner, on the Mohawk Flats, near this city. If in grass, the land is ploughed and well harrowed, lengthwise of the furrow, without disturb, ing the sward. The ground is then prepared for planting, by being marked out two and a half feet one way and three feet the other. The last season, the field was rolled after being planted, with evident benefit, as it made it level. When the corn is three inches high, the eultiva tor is passed through both ways! and twice afterwards it is used in the same manner; no hills are made, but the ground is kept level. Neither hand-hoe, nor plough are us- d, after the corn if planted. Fields manured with coarse manure have been illed in the same manner. Corn tilled in this way is as clean of weeds, as when tilled in the usual way: it is no more liable to be blown down, and the produce is equally good. It saves a great deal of hard labor, which is an expensive item in the usual culture of corn. Last October, tea rods were treasured out, io two different places, in a corn field, on grass ?the tine yielding ten, the other nine, bushels of ears. In one corn-field, after the last dress:ng in Julvf timothy and clover se? d were awn, tnd in the fill th Brass app? ar??<i to havp taken as well as it has done in adjoining fields where it had been sown with oats.** Upon which Judge Buel again remarks: " All or nearly<all:ttie accounts we have published of greatjpruducts of I ndian corn agree in two particulars, vis; in not us'<ng the . plough m the cul'ure, and in not earthing, or but very slightly, the Stills. These results go to demonstrate, that the entire n?ts aru essential to the vigor of the eiops and to enable them to perform their functions at nature designed, must be near the surface. If the roots are severed with the plough, in dressing the | crop, the piauts are deprived of a portion of theit nourishment; and if they are buried deep by hilling, the plant is partially exhausted in throwing out a new tit near the sur. face, where ai'Hie they can perform all their offices. There is another material advantage in this mode of cultivating the corn crop?it mna V9tt stual of tnsnnal lahns " r"*ro * BWV wv ? vi uivuuni lil'rui Th*? proceeding considerations justify us in recommending, that >n the management 01 the Indian corn crop, the following rule* he otwrved or at least partially, so far as to test their correctness : t. That the com harrow and cu'tivator be substituted for the plough in the culture of the crop. 2 T hat the plants not hilled, or bu* lightly so?this not to prevent the soil being oftenstirred and kept clean, and, 3. That in harvesting, the crop be rut at the ground as soon as the grain is glazed. Again, in reference to the system of level cultivation of corn; Judge Bu. 1 remarks; * The experience of ?ne last two years has been siiffirmnt to admonish us, that without due precaution, our croi>s of Indian cora w ill not pay for the labor bestowed on the cu ture; and yet, that where due attention has been paid to soil, manure, seed and harvesting, the re urn has been bountiful, notwithstanding bad seasons. Having been uniformly success* fulin the culture of this crop, we feel justified in repeating some leading directiona for its management." 4 ArrBEccLTCTE?In this the plough should not be used if the corn harrow and cultivator can be had, and if used, should not iiifT.irpH in iipnAfrafu the soil more tkan two or three inches. Th# plough tears the root*, turns up and wastes the manure, and increases the injuries of drought. The main objec is to extirpate weeds, and to keep the surface nHIo* anu open, that the heat, air and ino store may exert better their kind in* flnenres upon the r-getable matter in the oil. in rouvcrtin< it into nutriment for the crop At the first dressing with the h>nd h'?", the plants are reduced to four, or three, in a hi'l? the surface is broken among the plants, the weeds careful y extirpated, and a little fresh mou d gathered to the hill. At the second dressing, a like process is observed taking care that the earthing shall not exceed one inch and a half, that the hill be broad and flat, and that the earth for this purpose be nut taken from one place, but gathered from the surface between the rows, where it has been loosene* bv the cultivator." As an evidence of the practical results of this mode of cultivating corn, I give you in addition, the statements of two other farmers of their mode, and of the products of their land. Georgetown X Roads, Kent Co., Md* ) Nov. 4th, 1137. f Grkat crop of corji ? Mr Editor ?I have just finished measuring the corn that grew this year on a lotofm.ne of five and a I.alf axrsg mil h*va measurer! 1051. 0. ha relrii and one bushel of ears, making 103 bushels of corn per acre. The corn is called Seman'a rorn; it is a deep yellow, and not a gourd seed, but a very deep grain and small red coS and has froin twelve to twenty four rows on the cob. 1 have taken great pans in eelec:ing mv seed for the last three years, 1 threshed off 230 bushels las' M?y a <> found from measurera* nt if measured rorn the bar** rel rive bushels and seven-eights of sheliod corn. The following is the manner in which 1 prepared the ground, &c. The soil is a st iff clay: one and a half acres of sad lot was in clover last year, the balance in wheat. I put 2Pb two-horse cart load* of barn.yard manure on it ; the manure wag coarse, made out of straw, corn tops.and hunks, hauled into thejard in January and February, andhauled with the mode of its cultivation- rhe corn wa? the little eight rowed veilow variety. M Soil ano cvLTPtt?The foil is a warm aaadv loam. It waa ploughed deep in the autumn of ltjSf. About the firat of May, I carried on, and apread ail over the ground, a* bout thirty load* of stable and barn-yard un. frrmentn I mamnt h . | ol.ed and harrowed the ground wall, being careful not to dieturb the eod, wh ch wu timothy, and mown the cummer proceeding; and on the Oth and 10th of May planted the aatne, two and a half feet be* tween the rows and fifteen incbea between the hills. It waa dreased with aabec when it made its appearance above ground.. On the 10th June commenced weeding and ththnmf, leaving from two to four of the beat apeara in each hill, the whole averaging about three peart in a hill. After this lashed it again, using in all abou' ten buahelc of good unleash, ed house ashec. On the 10th of July *oem?nc?*d hoeing, and at the eatne time took ofTall the suckers?put no mora about the hills than we took from them, but carefully rleaned nut all the weeds from the h lla. The seed was prepared by simply wetting it With warm water, and rolling it in plaster. 44 lUnvn-sTino.?The corn was cut upon the 18 -h September at the ground, and shocked in small shock*; and on the 9th of October it waa boused and husked, and auUequeutly threshed and measured. m Pm duct.?-Nmrty.nine bushels of firat corn, without even a nubbin of soft or poor grain ..owing to the bet probably, that them waa no lucknm on which to fro* them '* a. aoHtiM. I am awam that thene vie*a and, the aur hnr i?v in theif lUDtiort will find but litt e fit vorwith a majo.uy of corn raiser* who iooiwt upon the n^rewity of * cutting the rants of the earn to make it grow:" With such, I know that reason* unanswerable, and the experience of 'he mnet practical farmers in every state of the (*tnon, weigh nothing against their own absolute knowledge. Notwithstanding t his apparent tin willingness to tolerate innovations upon old established usuages, I have a confidence that there are some who will investigate the subject, and who will yield their own opinions, however lo.-rg practised upon, to the teach ngs of reason and to the experience of the practical and intelligent farmers of the United States. jobs m. mill1kbn. Cooked Food for Swine ?Mr. S<d? don of Mass.,'stated in a recent agricul. tural meeting in Boston, that from a bushel of cooked meal* he had obtained 12 Iba. of pork, while the same quantity of uncooked meal would not give more than 8 lbs. of pork. It haa long been our opinion, that there was adiftereoce of ahout one-third in favor of cooked, or fermented food, over raw, and we are more than satisfied the cheapest plan to make pork is to feed hogs as much as they can eat all the time. Ta cure scratches on a horse, wash the legs with warm strong soap suds, and then with beef brine. Two applications will cure the worst case A lump of pearlash, crowded into the pipe of a poilevil or thistlelows, two or three times, will cure this reported incurable disease. Cab she Spin. This question was asked by Ring James 1st when a young girl was presented tc him, and the person who introduced her #>f l>>. in ika nomnl IIUH91UU VI IIC1 1?S ?>IV nnviviM languages. "I can assure your Majesty/1 said he, "that she can both speak and write Latin, Greek and Hebrew."? "These are rare attainments for a damsel," said Jame, "but pray tell me? can she spin?" Many of the young lahies of the pres. ent day can boast of their skill in the fine arts and polite accomplishments, in music, painting and dancing, hut can they spin? or what is more appropriate to the times and modorn improvement! in labor-saving machinery, it may be asked, can they perform the domestic duties of a wife? do they understand the management of household affairs? Are they capable of superintending in ajudiriotis, prudent and economical manner, the concerns of a family ? A young lady may be learned in the ? a a i a t i ancient ana moaern languages, may nave made extraordinary proficiency in every branch of literature; this is all very well and very creditable, and to a certain class of the community, who are not , obliged, as was Saint Pau1, "to labor with | their own hands," is all that is absolutely requisite, but to a much larger portion j of (he community, it is of far greatei I A ^ " ' V'- ^ consequence to know whether they can sp nf - It i* of more importance to young mechanic, or a merchant, or one of any other class of people who depend upon their o#n industry and exertions* if he marries a wife, to have one who knows bow to spin or to perform other domestic duties, than one whose, knowledge doei not extend beyond a proficiency in liter atureandthe fine arts. It has often been said that .the time* ate strangely altered; and certain it ii that the people are. ft was once though honorable to be constantly employed ii hoine useful avocation; but nowadays i thought more honorable to lie idle.? People complain of high prices of tin necessaries of life, and with much truth But if the amount of idleness could lx calculated accurately throughout th< community, allowing the drones half pric< for their services, which they might per form, and which others are paid for, i might be a safe calculation to cstio at it equal to all that is expended for pro visions and marketing in the Unite States. So it is not a little inconsisten to hear parents complain about the pric of provisions, while they bring up thei daughters to walk the streets and expen money. * ?l? t!- J 1_ l.^. ^ .... LtCl me i?ir uiugmcn ui uui cuuuu imitate the industrious matrons of th past. The companions of those wh fought in the Revolution were inured I hardships, and accustomed to riecetsar and thus did they educate their daughtei Health contentment, and plenty smile around the familX altar.-The damsel wh understood most thoroughly and econorr ically the management of domestic at fairs, and was not afraid to put her hand into the wash-tub, or to "lay hold of th distaff," for fear of destroying their elf ticity, and dimming their snowy whiti ness, was sought by the young men < those days as a fit companion for life, bi in modern times to learn the mystery < household would make our fair ones fail away; and labor comes not ioto the cod of modern gentility. Industry and frugality will lead I cheerfulness and contentment, and acoi tended wife tends greatly to soften th asperities and smooth th rough paths i a man's journey through life. It hi been truly said, a pleasant and cheerfi wife is a rainbow in the sky, when th husband's mind is tossed with stroma an tempests; but a dissatisfied and a fretfi wife, in the hour of trouble is like a hui der cloud, charged with electric fluid. Boston Transcript PK ACM TRKKS. , We should judge that the easiest wa to destroy the peocA-morm, is by sea Id inj but this remedy would he useless i most cases, against the borer, on accoui of his ascending progress, and his positio in the interior of the tree. We hav destroyed them in considerable numbei by means of a barbed wire, bat the open tion .? often tedious from the crookei ness of their hole*. We hare therefoi for two years past, endeavored toexclud them from one of their favorite trees ( mountain ash) by coating the bark to th height of three feet with tar; and h rolling a newspaper round it, to prote< it from tha weather, tied in three or foe places; and the plan has succeeded con pletetly.?New Genetsec Farmer. ' Clay Mixture ox sandy lands.?. correspondent of the Western Farme gives the following as his experience < the value of mixed clay with sandy soil Several years since, when a resident < New England I purchased a piece of di sandy land, denominated there, "pin plains," that had been very much wori , A portion of it, about 1 8-4 acres, waao . the verge of a deep ravine, and a lit! : mere elevated than the remainder of tl > lot. This piece had he< n sown the' fa I previous to rye, and stocked with clove , The rye washirvested?in inferior cr< , ?and the ground, I found in the fall, wi , not to appearance, more than half stocl ed. Not having manure for a sprir , crop, and clay being handy, I carted c { to the piece about thirty ox-cart loads < , clay; this, however, was not pure, bi supposed to contain about one-thii , sand; the same was spread upon tl , surface of the ground in ihe fall. In tl i spring it had formed a complete coatir , over the whole surface; the result wi , a heavy crop of clover. The next sprir . about twenty loads of yard manure wi ? . * i . , spread upon it. It was then oroKen u i rolled, harrowed and plants! to jcori about the 10th May. The result) wa . about ninety bushels of sound corn, I hi , corn enough for my own use and so about fifty bushels for fifty dollars. Th I was my first experimont in farming, i is nearly eight years since the clay w : applied, and I am told the ground is at i benefitted by it. The application wi continued onether portions of the lot wii , equally beneficial results as long as I o - copied it i i iiA^s rot HAjLiio titk. Hik Adams County, (F*a.) Silk Socio; ' ty* offer th* ^f4lowttf? redsons why tbay htfuld cultivate silk F ? ^ 1 1. Because it btf* beetf proven by the V> 1 experience of many, that tie soil ftpd cti? mate of this country are well adapted, : and that the Crop is as certain ds any' i r other. 2. Because it Can4>e produced by the ordinary members of the family, to ths gj va'ue of several hundred dollars. Mr. i Heer, a plain Gertkan farmer,of Lamas- ; { ter'Owintjr, whW th? *? .rtliule*gH } and. Tor two weCks, the additional aid of one of his farm hands, made this season, about 9260 worth of silk, exclusive of state bounty. - 6. Because one pound of silk will self * for as much as a barrel of flour, and can: 8 he more easily produced, ? 4. Because it requires one fourth of e an acre to produce a barrel of flour, whilst . the same amount of land will produce ? twin nrU nf ?illr ,? rirnva'n hv iKn e Rev. D W McLean, of New Jersey, tad k many others. j 5. Because one pound of iftk, Worth t $8, can be taken to market at as little _ expense as a pound of flour, , worth four " cenle. 6. Because the labor of producing silk is performed in six weeks, whilst anyotfor article of produce requires six y months. . a e 7. Because it will add much to tfc* 0 wealth of the country, without any mate* o rial additional cost, since most of the labor y can be performed by children and infirm e persons. d 6. Because it is encouraged in 'thiv 0 country by State bounties, whilst - in i. European and Asatic silk growing coon* tries, a tax of $3 per pound has been paid 1 by the producers. 6. Because the Chinese mulberry, morus multicaulis, can be propagated ** more speedily, and at less cost, than a 8" other tree that is raised in the country* " the leaves of which may be used for worar jl feeding in two months after the bud io planted. it 10. Because our importations of forte eign silk already amount to #20,000,900' annually.. Io' II. ' Becausefthere are hundreds of silk factories in operation in our country^; at which they are anxious to purchased!' n the raw silk that can be made, being if present forced to import raw silk to keep jj .them employed. ie . id DXSTBCCTION OF CATXXKLLABS. il Our readers are reminded that this ). worm should he attended to in season, and when this is done, the labor of ex? tirpation will be trifling. Close attention to clear the limbs for one or two years will entirely rid an orchard of the nuis* ; ance. One easy mode of destruction is ' .nnlw atrnnii man and* tn (h* mat .if .. rrr'j ??e ?r ? ?? " the tree is large e swab tied to the end of n a pole will accomplish the purpoee eflVct. 11 (tally. Suds which have been used by the ,n wash woman are as good at any, and by c rubbings swab on the nest?*fter it ha* rs been dipped into the suds?the worms are i* quickly destroyed.?Maine Cultivator* 1. e . . ax act to rsouoTi AoaicrLTUsamraw a % YORK. c From the Journal of Commerce* y ,t This act became a law on tbe 5th inut. *r It appropriates $?600 per annum for the )s term of five years for the promotion of Agriculture and household -manufactures in this state. The sum of $9506 for New A Yorkfoounty, is given to the American In. r, stitutute, ?f When the New York State Agricultu. f: ral Soiciety, or any other county agrieulif tural society which is now, or may hear* y after be formed, or the American Instite tute,shall by voluntary subscription raise i. any sum of money, then the comptroller, >n on ^an affidavit of the facts shall draw le his warrant on the treasurer for an le equal sum, which is not, however, to ex* ill cred the amount apportioned to the couo* r. ty. >p It is the dutv of the officers of the state is and county societies to regulate and it. award premiums on such articles as are ig best calculated to promote the agricultu. >n ral and household manufacturing inter, of eats of the state, giving the reward for the lit most economical or profitable mode of rd competition. An accurate written dis. ie cription of the whole process in raising ie the crop, or feeding the animals, as may ig be, is to be given by the person claiming is I the reward. * 18 experiment ok vhe proper distances p, rot cotton : From the Southern Agriculturist ^ Mr. Editor :?When I had the pleas. ure of seeing you at ray house last spring, . you requested me to make an experiment. jt on thinning cotton to different distances with the view of ascertaining, if posible,' ... W II at 19 HIV M?o?M ?W 0??V ? 1 bills. I made the experiment accord inf. " ly? and hand yno an account of it The rows are threer feet apart, and In c" hundred and eighty-ftva ydrda loaf. i * j t,T ? - <