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VOLUME VI C1IERAW. SOUTH-CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1841. NUMBER 44
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CONTEXTS OF TIIE FARMER*' REGISTER)
XO. 8, VOL. 9.
Original Communications,
Shell marl under peat in Vermont,
nf the names and characters of
grasses,
Tiie Board of Agriculture,
a Wax procured from sugar canes,
Liebig's Organic Chemistry,
Rod c over, <fcc., in France,
Disputed questions in agriculture,
Notes on the Sandy Point estate, No. 3,
"Agricultural statistics" corrected,
Rejoinder,
A suggestion to agricultural societies,
Movement of the people for promoting
banking reform, and the resumption
and maintenance of specie payments,
Season and crops,
A sample of editorial and publication profits,
Monthly summary of news,
Selections.
Address to the Henrico Agricultural Societv,
concluded,
How does climate affect the staple of
wootf
The curculio,
Sheep poisoned by the common red cherrv,
Cotton and Corn?a dialogue,
A substitute suggested for green crops
for turning down,
Un top-arousing,
Cows, before and after calving,
Carrier pigeons,
Baldwin's patent stock mill, or corn and
cob crustier,
Artesian boring at Paris,
Discovery in Virginia of the regulur mineral
salt formation,
Limestone and calcareous earth, in the
Pee Dee country,
Experiments to show the proper state of
wheat for reaping.
Bone dust,
- Address to the friends of a national agri.
* cultural society,
The canker-worm,
Moisture of the soil. Watering,
Saving grass seeds,
Modes of transmuting wheat to cheat,
Experiments on nitrate of soda and saltpetre,
More disputes among the sellers of Berkshire
hogs,
Growth of plants without mould,
Experiments and observations on the 1
action of charcoal from wood on vege
tafion, ' .
The bee-moth,
The tare culture,
Henrico Agricultural and Horticultural
Society,
Discourse on the character, properties,
and importance to man, of the graminefc,
or true grasses,
The peach. Important experiment, *
The alpaca,
Blister fliesj
Tomato figs,
Table of manures. Their properties and
* mode of application,
Source of the carbon of plants,
O^rThe Farmers' Register is published
monthly ?n Richmond Va. at $5 per
annum, and also weekly at the same
price. A new subscriber paying in advance
for the current volume will be
entitled to a copy of Vol. 7 or Vol. 8.
(for 1839 or 1840.)
Manuring.
A friend of ours, who deservedly holds
a high rank as a practical Planter, in all
ita various details, gave us, in conversa.
tion, the plan he pursues in manuring his
land. He owns about a hundred and
fifty head of cattle, all of which are driven
home in the evening and penned. His
cow pen is half an acre in size. He pens
his cattle in one place, three nights, and
then moves it forward, so as to cover half
an acre more, and a plough follows im
mediately* and turns under the manure*
on the half acre just occupied* so that
nothing is lost by evaporation. He con.
tinues this throughout the year* at the
end of which, he has about a hundred and
twenty acres well manured, and the manure
all well turned under* so that he has
lost none.
The trouble o/ moving such a small pen
so often, he thinks is less than it would
he to wagon out the some amount of man-I
I ure, and scatter it; and then by his aystem,
lie saves a vast amount, that would
be lost by evaporation, if permitted to be
long in a heap.
But he gains, too, in another important i
particular. This secures for his cattle i
greater attention, than is ordinarily bestowed
on stock, and prevents his losing i
a large number.
We asked if be did not haul straw and <
leaves to his pens/ He remarked that i
his land was a light, sandy, porous soil, i
that would not bear this kind of manure; ]
but that after his cattle had remained I
two nights in a pen, he hauled in a rich, I
clayey soil, from a large swamp near him, i
and scattered this over the pen, and the i
cattle were penned on this the third night '
which was, of course, turned under too. i
He thus aot only enriched his land, hut i
produced a permanent change in the I
physical structure of the soil. i
t We regret that we are not at liberty
to use the gentleman's name, as authori- |
ty for the advantages of this system, for i
he would be recognized by many of our i
readers as a most successful planter.? i
And in connection with his success in I
planting, he remarked, it is owing wholly I
to planting short to the hand, so as to afford
me an opportunity to manure highly. <
S. (\ Temp. Adv. i
wood cil. ,
Sir,?In the 7th volume of the Trans- (
actions of the Agricultural and Horticul- ,
tural Society of India, there is an exten- j
sively interesting account of a species of
tree growing in the Tenasserim Provin- j
ces, which by tapping somewhat after the (
manner practised upon the maple-trees in t
our country, yields an oil or balsam of .
most peculiar properties; the whole
statemant is so concise and satisfactory, ,
that I must copy it for insertion in your ,
pages. .
"Some parts of the Tenasserim Pro- ,
vinces are covered with wood-oil trees, j
which attain an immense size ; they grow
without branches to the height of 60 or j
70 feet; the wood is very light and con- .
sidered inferior, but charcoal made from (
it is the best adapted for the manufacture t
of gunpowder. To obtain the oil a notch
is cut into the tree not far from the ;
ground, a receptacle like a basin is then f
formed, where a tire is kept up until the (
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circulation of the sap is directed oy mis (
artificial irritation towards that part, after f
which the liquid begins to ooze out,
and continues to run for several
weeks, if the charred part is scraped away,
and a new wound is inflicted. The almost
incredible quantity which is thus i
obtained from a single tree in this way,
amounts to thirty or even forty gallons ;
many thousands of the finest trees are '
available for the purpose, and hitherto 1
totally unused. The value of this substance
has never yet heen properly appreciated
; it is used by the natives, on ac- '
count of its high inflammability, mixed J
with dry putrid wood wrapped in palm ,
leaves, as torches, and is the common
substitute for oil or candles used as light ,
by all classes of the Curmans; hut be- ,
sides this main purposes, it is used as ?
medicine in rheumatic disease, and a |
preservation against the ternus or white I
ant, for which purpose it is.smeared over i
tl?e posts of their houses. In Calcutta it <
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is used tor me purpose 01 panning: sin pa,
which is truly wasteful, considering its [
great value for other purposes. Having
chemically the greatest affinity to turpentine,
it can be used for the same purposes
for which the fine lac varnish by oil of
turpentine is employed. When purified,
it resembles the finest varnishes, which
when laid upon paintings covers them
with a transparent fine coating which
never turns yellow, and dries quickly.?
There is also another most important application
of this substance, in the formation
of oil cloth, tarpaulings &c, and it
has been declared by naval men, who
have made the experiment, that the cloth,
respecting durability, is preferable to the
patent ajUi-milldew canvass made in and
exported from England.
On perusing this very interesting volume,
I find that the Society have received
packages of seeds and plant from this (
country, which have reached their desti
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nation in security oy oeing pmwu ??
glazed boxes; would it not be possible to
obtain by the same means specimens of
the above most valuable plant ? It would
in all probability flourish in some of our
southern states and form a noble addition
to our national resources. Is there not
something novel in the mojlc adopted to
extract this oil from the tree by directing
the flow of the sap by < "artificial irritation"
by means of fire, towards the notch
cut into the tree ??and would not the
same process be applicable in the operaration
of tapping the sugar-maple? Will
| those of your readers who have the
I means of making the experiment, put it
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I to tne tesi j i
JOHN GERRY.
Farmers' Cabinet.
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VERMONT BUTTER.
i The County of Caledonia, in Vermont,
has long been celebrated for its dairies, <
and its butter and cheese frequently carry
off prizes from places where the compe.
tition is open to the whole Union. Cnledonia,
as the name imports, was chiefly
settled by the Scotch, and the thrift of
the country is strongly observable in that
agricultural district. The editor of the
Farmer's Visiter spent a few days in that
country not long since, and has given
some interesting notes of his visit, connected
with the agriculture of the place,
[n the best dairies, those from which the
butter.that took the highest premiums of i
the Massachusetts Society came, milk is i
allowed to stand 48 hours before the cream
is taken trom it. It is churned in the old
wooden hand churn, worked in cold water,
which is repeatedly drained off until
the milk entirely disappears, and the less
the butter is worked, the better it is
deemed.
Working, in* the manner commonly
practised to free from the milk, is condemned
in these dairies as injurious to the
quality of the butter, leaving it tough or
stringy, and causing it to adhere to the
knife. In the dairy of W. Bachop, who
has obtained five premiums at Boston for
Butter; two of $100 each, and three of
850 each; the milk in warm weather
stands 30 hours, and in cold 48 hours.? j
In the hot season, in this daity, 6 lbs. of j
salt and in cold weather, 5 lbs. are allowed
to 100 lbs. of butter. The butter in
these diaries, when made, is packed in
firkins which hold from 30 to 50 pounds.
It is packed so as to be very solid, and
the surface of the butler is covered with a
thin white cloth over which fine salt is
spread. Some cover the surface with a
pure brine and clean cloth. Caledonia
butter always cammands a high price in
market; and that from the premium dairies
ranges from 23 to 30 cents per
pound. The summer yield from a cow
raries from 100 to 120 lbs. each, so that
the whole dairy business, even at such a
iistance from the market, is profitable, as
s shown by the fact that nearly all the
)rinciple families engaged in it at any
ime, have from small beginnings, risen
o opulence.
The agricultural products ofCaledonia, |
ndependent of the dairy, are described ;
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is ample; ana irom every pan 01 mo i
country proofs are accumulating of the I
ixcellence of the crops, and the rich '
eward which has atttended the labors
>f the husbandman.
Boston Cultivator.
From the Yankee Farmer. (
3N THE IMPORTANCE OFSY8TEXATIC CUL- 1
TIVATION.
" Hate not laborious works, nor the
husbandry which the Most High has ere*
ited."?Bible. * I
Agriculture is the oldest art of which
we have any account. It was theoccu. ,
pation chosen by God for the first man I
Adam. By it nations and communities 1
ire kept together. It is the bond of union 1
that unites-all society. It is an art more '
sonductive to health, and more strictly !
united with religion and moral virtue than
iny other. It is important, then, that it 1
jhould be well understood. It requires
laborious work, and constant application. 1
Inquiries into the principles ol agriculture
are like the key of knowledge, that will 1
open unto us an extensive field for inquiry. '
Intelligent and patient observation will 1
disclose vast riches for the mind to delight 1
in, and add vast resources for physical
fiuppiness. As nothing comes by chance, 1
as there is cause, a law for' every thing
that occurs in the universe, the inquiring 1
cultivator of the soil may trace those laws, (
and ascertain correctly theory of nature 1
in the production and re-production of
pints; and when he prosecutes these 1
interesting inquiries, he will obtain J
the most profitable results for his labor,
both mentally and in the increased product
of his lands. He will be a scientific
or natural farmer. (
Why not ? Let eveiy man uuderstand ,
thoroughly the fundamental principles of ,
his own business. What a fund of knowledge
may agriculture acquire. ,
Alanv farmers are contended to aband- (
on their practice to their own taste and
prejudice, without attempting to make
serious investigation into the science or
principle of their business, or trying ex
peiiments, (hat they may be led to adopt
improved modes of practice. Such far- ,
mers, though they may succeed in obtaining
a living by their labor, will never ad- ,
vance in knowledge or wealth, or experience
the true happiness, dignity and in- ,
dependence, which their calling, under
intelligent and systematic direction, is so
well calculated to produce.
Practice, to be beneficial to the land,
and profitable to the cultivator, must he
in accordance with natural laws; and
so far as any success attends the labors of ,
the most ignorant and careless, it is only
because these laws have been partially oh- ,
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served, 11 IS not cuuugn mai n man nus
born and bred a farmer, to enable him to
secure the most desirable result, for, it ,
may be, that his breeding has not been of
the best, order, or, if he has been brought ,
up on a good farm, and his modes of cul- ,
turo produce him better crops, keep his |
land in better tilth, and yield him more ,
profit than bis neighbor receives, yet the
experience of others will be highly useful, h
for the field of inquiry is large ; the know- p
tedge obtained from good books, the record o
)f scientific and systematic experiments, n
conducted by farmers, as good, not to say e
setter than himself, will be found highly f<
serviceable to him. a
When a man of superior genius applies c
himself to the arts experience shows us l<
that he does it with more ability, force of a
mind, industry, taste, and with more in- w
mentions, new discoveries, and various ex- r
jeriments; whereas, a common man con- a
fines himself servilely within the common o
road, and to his ancient custom. Nothing ti
jpens his eyes, nothing raises him above a
(lis old latitudes, and after many years of ti
patient labor, he still continues the same n
without making any progress in the pro- n
fession he follows. n
One reason of the small produce of v
farms, and the small return to the indus- g
[rious farmer, is, that agriculture is not p
generally regarded as an art, that requires n
rules, refaction and study. It has too tl
long been regarded as a mere unanual b
accupation. * A man is called a farmer, s
ind is thought to have performed his part, n
when ail that he does is to plough, plant s
ind harvest, without regard to rules or t
system. It is strange, indeed, that far- ii
mere, who, above all others, ought to un- v
ierstand the theory of soils, and the pro- v,
Auction of plants, and to observe the e
phenomenon of nature in these particulars, r
is a means not only of adding to their i
knowledge, but ?o their ease and profit, e
shotiM neglect them most f
Experience is above all precepts, and f
makes even {he faults we have committed
conduce to our advantage; for from doing
wrong, we often learn to reform. The
experience. then of the thousand of intelligent
minds, who have elucidated nnd
brought out truths, on subjects directly
and indirectly bearing upon agriculture,
is to be regarded. '
In continuation of this subject, we shall 1
endeavor to point out a good method to
pursue, to enable us . to adopt a natural ^
lystem'of cultivation. We must lay our j
foundation well, commence with primary j
principles, and (he result must be success- (
ful. )
THE CARLIFORIA WHEAT, (
The grain of this article was brought (
by a trader from Middle California, 24 or (
35 north latitude, where i^grows luxuriant- |
ly and yields abundantly a superior ar- ,
tide of Flour. It was obtained and in- ,
troduced by Major Thomas P. Sperin, ,
who was in the North West, in the em- j
ploy of the United States as Indian agent.
This wheat has been sown in Abbeville (
District, S. C. latitude 64 10* N. The ?
crop of this year, 1841, is superior to |
that of last year, 1840, in the size of the |
heads, superior p-oducl, and fullness of .
the grain. Experienced farmers, who |
have seen the wheat grow, assert that on <
proper wheat land, well prepared, eighty f
bushels can be raised on one acre. Its .
yield is astonishing, from the fact of one .
grain producing thirty to forty stalks each,
having a full head, which contains from j
one hundred to two hundred grains. The (
best head of our common wheat will only \ i
shell out from sixty to eighty grains.
Another advantage, i9, that this wheat is
not so subject to disease as other kinds of {
wheat, and will withstand high winds and
storms. It aUo grows and matures well j
westwardly in the 30th degree of N. lat- f
itude. We consider it to be a superior
kind of wheat, and a great acquisition to (
the agricultural community ; and we hope ?
it may at least have a fair trial, when it g
will prove itself all that its most sanguine
friends have said or thought it would be. r
' I
The above is the strong recommenda- j
tion of thit? wheat, by several gentlemen
af Abbeville distinguished as farmers and s
for their respectability. (
A few heads of this California Wheat j
can be had at this office.?Augusta Con- j
ititutionalist. ,
From the 8. C. Temperance Advocate, i
On Planting Cotton. (
Mr' Editor: Esteeming it the duty of |
every planter, to make known any dis- 1
covery he might make, for the improve- <
ment of Agriculture; and believing the <
followihg hints might, in some degree, <
answer a usefull purpose, I herewith com- I
municate my experience and practice, <
which, if you think worthy of a place in '<
your columns, you are at liberty to pub- |
lish. !
In reading one of yoiir last papers, I saw <
the dibble recommended, for the planting <
of Cotton. I have been using a similar I
means though I think superior, both in ?
regard to despatch and utility. The |
plan persued by me, is a< follows, and .'ill I I
shall say in recommendation is, let any *
one try it. 1
Ny dibble, if I may so call it is prepared J
thus?-saw a block of Black Gum 4 inches ?
thick and 48 inches in circumference, <
?,,,i fi, in a pofrrs 16 inches I
1'ICII imilllVC liliv. ... ...
apart on rhe circumference, 2 1-2 inches !
deep. 2 inches thick and sharpened at the i
point, fit a small a.xletree securely in the ?
centre, and attach handles similar to '
those on a plough with bars, and let one '
hand run it like a wheel-barrow on the '
top of the bed prepared, by throwing up <
two furrows. Its weight will level the bed
and at the same time make holes deep
enough to drop in from 8 to 10 sesd. By |
this means, give one hand a little the ( :
start; and he can, if he is an active boy, J '
prepare the chops fast enongh for 8 or 10,1
andstodrop. After the Cotton is drop- o
ed, one other boy, with a horse, by ad- c
pting the following plan, which is com- n
ion in the West will be sufficient tocov- n
r- Make two shafts with poles, say 10 ii
set in length, with 4 bars nailed across.; it
t the bottom of the drag end, nail se- e
urely a flat board, 8 inches wide, and r<
>ng enough to reach across two beds at q
time, drive in two upright pieces of tl
food, high enough for two handles to s:
est upon?the handles extended from z
bout the middle of the shafts, and resting
n a bar, secured to the top of, and across ii
hose upright pieces?put your horse in s
nd one boy and horse can play half his h
ime, and cover fast enough for the above g
lumber of hands a hoe will answer by run- ii
ling it backwards, but the above plan I f
iuch the best. I have planted in this v
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ray ior six years, ami 11 my accu
ood I never foiind it necessary tore- 1
lant. I have been in the evening, and h
iot a plant was visible; I have gone again i<
he next morning and all were up and t
eautiful. I have planted stiff and light- e
oil in this way, and find it to answer ad- s
nirably with either, though if the land is. g
tiff, a cast iron wheel would answer much fi
he; by boring holes, however, a\id pour- g
ng in lead, a wooden one would do as r
veil. Fearing that worm9 would injure i:
ny cotton, planted in a field newly clearid,
I took strong ashes and water, and r
ubbed my seed well, with the mixture; c
n the field thus planted, I did not discov- t
t a single cut plant, whereas, in another
ield, not far distant, planted without this t
>eparation', many were destroved.
C. D?e.
Bradford Springs, Aug. 24,1841
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BENEFIT OF LIME AS A MANURE. ; .
The following is the concluding part of }
in article in the last No. of the Farmers' |
Register, on use of lime on M Sandy Point 1
Estate" in Virginia.
A dressing of calcareous manure was
jiven to a twenty-acre lot previous to <
jlanting corn in 1840. On one half of i
he lot shell lime was applied at the rate
jflOO bushels per acre ; on the other j
lalf marl at the rate of 130 bushels confining
63-100 of lime. The crop of
;orn was much injured by the ravages of (
the cut worm. Until late in June no
difference was observable on the crop
tnturcpn iho ?ht>ll lima and marl, nor was |
iiVVTT VVU %MV vi.wt.
iny observed oo the succeeding crop of
wheat, recently reaped ; and the young
clover now stands equally well over the
lot. . '
On another portion of land, of little '
)ver 12 acres, immediately in front of
Tedddington barn, after a dressing of rot- I
:ed manure, shell lime, at the rate of 120 |
>ushe!s per acre, was applied previous to j
Wanting corn, also in 1840. This por:ion
of ground, though of fine texture of
?oil and well located for receiving oaca
iional aid from manure, had failed coinjaratively
for several years to produce ,
i crop of either corn or wheat. The crop ,
jf corn last year was judged to be equal
:o 30 or 35 bushels per acre, and the crop
#f wheat reaped this season as being not
ess than 15 bushels per acre. The ben;fits
to this portion of ground have conlequently
been highly satisfactory; the
itand of young clover is now very fine. 1
In preparing the corn field on the Neck '
'arm in 1840, 20 acres on one side of the ,
ield, considered as being too poor to proluce
a crop of corn, had a dressing of mit- I
lure from the stable yard applied to it, i
ind a crop of <?ats sown. This crop re- i
mlted miserably, not oven sufficient to j
:over the ground ; what was of them were <
doughed down soon after ripening, and j
Yom which a scanty volunteer growth
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)resented itself, in me iau, pruviuus
lowing wheat, 15 acres of it received a
. f
Iressins of shell lime at the rate of 100
i
mshels per acre. On the 7th Novem)er
wheat was sown on the portion lnncd, 1
is also on that not limed, and which had
:he equal benefit of manure, and on a '
portion of it a tolerable crop of pea vines '
>loughed under. The adjoining land, i
nvhich had been in corn, and separated i
jnly by a water furrow, was also sowo j
in the same day. From the earliest stage j
jf the growth of the wheat, that on the {
limed portion kept far in advance. The ,
:rop reaped from it this season was heavy,
ind considered to be equal to 25 bushels
jer acre ; while that on the portion of the (
20 acres not limed has certainly not produced
an average of more than five bushils
per acre, and was considered as being
formerly the best portion of the 20 acres,
ill of which previous to liming would not
probably have produced an average of 4
uj.shels. The crop of wheat "from the '
Adjoining land which had been in corn, !
ind formerly considered as being greatly (
superior to that portion limed, produced 1
"iiinoo ouomnro u/ill little if anv ex- I
1 U) Up v* iiucji' a vvn^v ? ... ^
:eed from 8 to 10 bushels per acre. A I
more striking instance of the benefits re.
suiting from the application of lime I have
never seen. Can the most sceptical desire
a stronger proof, or its advocates a
more gratifying result? Other results
will subsequently be reported.. Iu the
mean time, I remain your' humble and
obedient servant, A. Nicol.
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on draining.
To the Editor o f the British Farmer's ;
Magazine: Sir.?In an article in your <
aaf nnmhor nn drainino. siffned 4iAn Ob? i
server," which after offering a few remarks J j
n ihq direction w urAin^ ??? ^?wecds
to ask the following questions;?
'hat is the use of draining? or, in what
tanner wet land injures the crop? Havtg
during a few years had some insight
tto drain ng and seen many of its ben.
ficial effects I will venture to offer
smarks in reply to your correspondent's
uestion, and should you deem them wortiy
of insertion, perhaps you could ffnd
pace for them in your excellent magaine,
Although wheat mnv grow and prosper
it water, it certainly will not in -ft wet
oil. Take for instance, a wet stiff field;
oufotttkf u/?H thp hppH mav have been
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;ot in, should there come a severe winter*
a the spring it will be found that the
rosts have done much damage; the wheat
rill neither be full, nor the grain large.
In all lands of whatever description* or
lowever good the soil maybe, should there
e wet or springy places, a severe /Vest
< sure to take great effect on them, and
he crop will generally be slight, and the
ar and grain defective. Continued wet
abs the ground, and destroys the natural
;ood qualities of any soil. The subsoil of
ieids near a large body of water is found
generally to be of a white, cold, apongr
lature, and in a manoer completely pefshed.
t
In hop grounds also, which are often
tear rivers, and not much above their lev.
>1, the continued wet is found to rot* and
herefore injure the plant. In pasture
rround also I have noticed that at cer?
ain spots, the stock pull up the grass by
he roots, which is caused by the action of .
Vast on groupd of a springy nature.
Draining, in the course of time* very
nuch alters the appearance of a soil* it
<eeps open the pores of the earth; thus
ifter heavy rains the water quickly disappears,
and the soil, instead of continuing
wet and cold, becomes dry and sound.
Your correspondent also inquires
whether the common earth-worm is injurious
? decidedly not. In the summer* the
subsoil near the drains is generally moist;
the worms congregate there and keep tbe
ground porous; thus in wet weather the
water quickly reaches the drains.
It is also a well-known fact* that stock
??j ?'?j ?
do Dcsi on ory souna gruunu, |Knuvuian^
sheep; and on ground laid dry, you may
keep your bullocks later ?n the autumn
than on wet. ^
Every soil requires draining, some more
than others, and its beneficial effects may
be seen at all times, but more particularly
during the winter
I could extend my observations farther,
bat I think I have adduced enough to
irove that wet injures the land and crops,
lad that draining does much good.
I remain, Sir, your's obediently,
An Aqricultcixst.
Goudhurst, Kent, July 18.
if this city, and the reco.pt transmitted
with it, is enclosed for publication It is
deeply to be regretted that si nee the pc *
dodicals of the day are open tocommuni.
nations, that so many Valuable improve,
nents are lost to the world barely for the
want of publicity. Others may have
dried the tomatoes with a recipe, however
less successful.
Very respectfully, H. L Elswokth.
. Take six pounds of sugar to one peck
for JO lbs.) of the fruit. Scald and remove
the skin of the fruit in the usual
way. Cook them overa fire, their own
uice lieinff sufficient without t"e addition
if water, until the sugar penetrates and
[hey are clarified. They are then taken
nit, spread on dishes, and dried in the
*un. A small quantity of the syrup
should he occasionally sprinkled over
them whilst drying; after which, pack
them down in boxes, treating each layer
with powdered sugar. The syrup is af?s
forwards concentrated and bottled for
is?. Thev keen well from year to year,
J m v
ind retain surprisingly their flavor, which
is nearly that of the best quality of fresh
tigs. The pear shaped or single tomatoes
inswerthe purpose best. Ordinary brown
sugar may be used, a large portion of
which'is retained in the syrup.
Prom the Yhnkee Farmer.
GREAT MBETIXU OF THE ROYAL AQB1CVX*
TUBAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND.
The Royal A/ricuIture Society of Eng~
land, which numbers among its members
and patrons many of the most influential
ind wealthy nobleman and gentlemen oT
the Kingdom, celebrated its third anirer.wry
in Liverpool, on the 25th and 26thof
July. By recent arrivals, we have re.
ceived full-accounts of the proceedingsat
that meeting, and now lay an abstract of
them before the readers of the Yankee
Farmer, with the hope that the liberality*
intelligence and enthusiasm maoifotM* '?
rS wi.HIIhhI
oj umi oucwi/ in uoirau v.
improvement, will stir up our conummitf
to give more attention to this subject thai*
they ever yet have done.
Prizes for stock to the amount of $500, *'
were awarded to Short Horns, class I.?Herefords,
class 2,8000; Devout ctMfr
3, $500, do. Any breed or cnm Mtt
qualified to compete in any of the Hp :t
going classes, class 4, $750, h ^
Stallions, four years ojjl;