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JOSEPH W. IIA3IPTON, Tho pow. rs grantca under tiic Constitution, being derivod Irom the People of the United States, VOLUME I, \ . n.nj. bo r«mu ,1 l,y wl.en«vr pei vcrtej to thrir iiij.ry or oi.,.ros5ion.'’- ■3Icidi T E II 31 S : The yiccJdenbiirff Jejfcrsonian'' is puhlibhcd weekly, at TVo Dollars and h'ift>j Cents, if paid in advunfo; or 'Fkrcc Dollars, if not paid before the expiration oi' three months from the time of subscribing. .Any jicrson \vlu> will procure six subscriberd and become rt spoiiriible lor ihcir s’ubscriptions, shall have a copy of tlie paper gratis or, a club of ten sub scribers may have the pa])i. r one year for 7\rc.'j/y Dollars in advance. .\o paper will be discontinued wli:!.' the fjbscribcr owes any rh;ng, :l he is able to ])ay;—a:id a failure to notify tile Editor of u Wish to tlisconiinuc at least one monvh boforo tho expira- i;ou ol the time paid for, w;Il be considered a now cngafrement. A-di'criii-emenis will bo consj>ieuou^lv aii i eorrectiy insert ed at One Dollar \yi:r e-nuaro for the firi-t Iiisi riion, and Ticen- tij-f.x't Ctnta for tach continuance—cxovpt Court and other judicial adverrisoments, whieli will bv charg. d ticcnty-Jlvc per c^nt. higlier than tho above rat-s, (owing to the delay, gene rally, attendant upon coliectioiis). A liberal discount" will be made to those who advertise by the year. Advt rtiseinents s»nt in for publication, must be marked with the number of inser tions desired, or they will be nublished until forbid anJ chanr- txl accordingly. 5I_j LiAttr^ to the Editor, unless contain.:ig money in sums of I o'c Dullarn^ or over, must cume free of postage, or the a-.nount paid at the ollicc here will b. eliargul tc the writer, in - very instance, and collected as uiher accounts. PliOSPECTt S. CFIA.RLOTTE, N. C., -Editor and rublislier. J': 25, 1841. Tlic publishers oT the Grlobo liave riM'ontlv ^ivcu to the coiiritry an exposition ol‘ the motives which proiiijited the uttenij)t by the Federal piirfv to ]>ros- trate their esitablishineiit. by the lawles^s ahroL'ation ol their contract as Printer^; to the Senate. They shou'oil that fliere were ah-eady p:ix Federal news- papcr.-?—to whicli a seventh i.s about to added— published at \Vashinf,rton—all devoted to the dis- sennnation of Federal principles, and the defeneo ol’ ^ediiitl measures. And to make this o\'er\vhelm- mg battery ol’ Federal presses at the seat of tov- ernment tell with the niore efVect thronghout^tho Ijnion. the character of the CJlobe was to be tarnish ed, its means impoverished, and its political inlht- ence destroyed, l>y a sweejiinw’ denunciation ol' in- tamy o!i the part of the Fuch'ral leaders in the Smi- ate—by throwmir the dead v.-eiirht of an exiUMuli- ture ol *10,000 m pro]>iiration to do the ConWe^s- lonal work, on the hands of its publish(‘r.s (the®i>rin- tj?i;s whose contract was viol.-.ted.) aiul bv iuivi.M-- thi.s whole work of del’anuitioa and ruin accouiplisir- ed by tne judgment of the Sentite of the lT,iion to P O E 11 Y . higlu'st tribunal known TROSPECTrS OF THE jmt-ciiifnt3iirj stmvfso iium present is tlie first effort that has been made ol \ -lie. u.-; ■ and til th' ** JLK., and their heroic compatriots perilled tlieir all on the liOtli M;iy, 1775. could at all times find an liii^nraiKing advocate, its success resis cliiellvwith Tn- Kepiioiican party ol’.Mecklenburir—and to'them, aiiu r.ie »'pubficaiis ol’ tiie surroii:!'!;jo" countrv iJie a])p 'al is now ma(!o for supp >-t. Tile J' liersoniaa v. ill a ^suim s non! 1Ct cree • ius part m trll!ninl^^)ar^ ^ slemofGoven^uellt, uvre bes. (piaalieu to iuu;-i down r-) posteritv a corr* '-: ex- positi ;a ot Its t-ae j-ijwcrs wctl' U''!.';:It' d b*.'. a'l l i* rt ■ ■ 1 the States. ■" ‘ * " ‘" " d-tngci-ous to our live institutions. tiiL .sj/Mt ol miiiiouobh which has been steiililiilv, ))i;r rir^iTn!-' country from th.; ibtmda- iion ol our Goycrnm. iit. The most odious fentm-e 1.1 LiUs s.em is, thut It robs the many, intpcrc^ptihh/. ^ a feu- wealthy mdiv^ uaio'V.itJl ].ov,: i-jior orily to control the wiio-es of luo hlwrui;; Inn ,->.1... at ll.fir picu.ure toTnlla'c I'.TUiUiates m jiei-vniimy ruin, a.\ul too often the, mor al degradu*;i!jn of It.s victims. Thi:=5 pysteiu must bo thoroughly rcU-rrnvd. b lore, v,-'' can hope to see set tled j)ro.spe;-i; smile tilike upon ;i!l our citizens. To aid in produ'-iag this rt foi ni. will he one of tlie main objects of th 'Jrifcrsonian. It v. ill v.'ar against t.r- dusice privileges, or pij tinl Ze_ ('s/u-'/o«, under what ever guise granted by our Legi.-iiitun s : tuul, there fore, will oppose the cliarterinir of a United States Bard, Internal Improvements by the Federal Gov- ernincnf, revival ol’the Tarid’System, and the new federal scheme ot’ the General Government assuni- injr to pay to Ibreign money changers two hundred rniUions uf dolL'irs, borrowed by ti fevr States for local purpose."?. As a qi.iestion of vital iiapi^rtance tu the South, and one which, from various eaU'«'s, i.s every day assuming a moro rnomento\:s and av. t'id as])ect, the JetVersoiiian v/ill not tail to kerp its rcadi-r.- regularly and accurately ad\ ist'd of tiie iriovement.'. ot' tiu^ rvorthern Abolitioni.'ts. Ir nai.-t be eviilent to all candid observers, that a ])ortioa of the j)arty press of the South have hitherto betii too silent on this sub ject. Wesihali, tiiereforo, v.’ithout the fear oi’being de nounced as an alarmist, leml o-.u- liumble ;ud to assist in avv tikening the People of t'ue South to due vigi lance and a sease ot’ tiii-ir real ii'iay-.;r. While a portion of the columns of the Je;!l’ersoalan will be devoted to political dis'-ussion, the oreat inte rests of AIorai.s, Ln lai.v rt kk. AoKici i.rt HK. and the Mlciianic Aht.'^. shall not be neglected. With the choicest selections on thes’ subjects, and a due quantify of lig’it reading, tlie Editor !iopt;s to renck'r Ills sheet agreeable uiid proiitabl'; to all clas.ses in boci^'ty. Orders for the paper, poMdcre }>aid, nddressed to the "Editor of tlie JetTersonian. Charlotte-, J\'. C./' v/ill be promptly complied with. Postmasters are requested to aet as ALa'nts for the paper, in rec?iving and forwarding the names (^j subscribers and their subscriptions. The Terms of the paper will be found above. JOS. AV. HA.MPTON. Charlotte. Marcli 5. ISIJ. Cationbii Springs. THE Subscriber would inform tho puT)lic generally, that lie is prepared to entertain Visiters at the above celebrated wateriai/-place. and pledges iiimself that no etiorts shall be spared to render oonifortable and profitable the stay of all who may call on him. Terms of ho;u'd nnxierate, to suit the times. THOMAS HAMPTOX. Lincoln county, X. C.. April G. ISiO. The Camden Journal will insert the above 3 w'Ceks, and the Charleston Courier, weekly, to the amount of 3, and forward the [iccounts to T. H. 3Scoft=23tn0tMfi. WILLIAM HUNTER would inform his custo mers and the public generally, that lie still continues the BOOK-BL\DL\'G BUSL\ESS at hii old Eland, a few doors south-east ol’ the Brach ]\iint. H e will be happy to receive orders in his lino, and pledges himseli to spare no pains to give complete satisfaction. Orders left at his Shop, or at the Olfice of the •'Mecklenburg Jeti’ersonian,'’ will rei-eive immediate attention. [Charlotte, March 5, 1841. Adniinislrutor’s Notice. .. A LiL persons having claims against the ’estate of .ifm. Gilbert Coles, deetl., are hereby notified to present them legally authenticated v/ithin the time prescribed by law, or this notice w'ill be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said es tate, are also notified to make immediate payment, ox the services of an officer may be cnij)loyed. JE.XMXGS B. KEUH, Admr. March. 26, 1511. 5 - F give it the sanction of the to our country. The work was done '.v a c i-i r packed majority of Federaiist.s. and thJ Editor' ‘ the Globeare left (o su.stain their establi'’ - tiie patronage they may reciove from political ■ lor the papers they publisli. We will not ask or ceive the sort ot lumping eontriimtion by Avhi’■ • banks and Federal politicians sustain ! ofr . e Will abandon the ]uddication o: cannot bo su].t)ort.*d by the r- ' pricc or (he |W|.er. li fuch I ),.„'.o'‘iru',o Iriends whose circum , ...ces /,,» ,..i |asrif\- i ^-b scription to th.> d^uly t;r . n.. cckly-paper: will pa tronize the che'npei- •H.;t)hcaiions issu" ! b Extra Globe—the Con-rr's.vionai ( A]yoendix—we shall ].■ enabled to* maintain ashere- Congressional Reporters at the tost ot bd.OOO per aimum, and to draw to our ;iid some ot the ablest pens in our country. We trnt under the.se circumstaces, and at a tune when tlij greatest mterests of the country, and Us futured.-s- tniy. are put at slake upon the events with which the tinsi year of tlie pre.,ent Administration i« pre.r. nant. thni no individual who h.is the cause of Ho- mocracy at heart, vv-iil hesitate to nnM-t th: apnt ui when at the s:une time he will fee! assured tliat't iiis trilling tax for his own athantaire, will su.^tai i -n triumph at Wa.-^hiiunon the long-tried and !liith!’ul ]:res:s ol h.is party. Ihe E.vTKA GLOBE will be ])u])lished weekl\- tor six months, cuannencinLf on Wediiesdax. the 11'th May, aiul ending on the l»th November next, makinii twenty-six numbers, the hist of v.hich wili contain an index. J'.acii nunibt'r wiil contain si^- tecii 1al qiKirto pa_r-.'s. It will conta.in j)r'n'’ijiall\ puiitical matter The political a-;peet and *bearialr of the measures belore Gonirres.s during the snoei il session v.’ill be fully developed, and wlien thV pro ceedings are consi.iered of much hitcrest to thj j-ub- lic. they will be given at lenfrtii. OLOr,". -xna AP. l on'^Mouaay, liie iilst ui May next, anil will be contimieil during the se s-io:). 'I'he CoNf.HEssiONAi. v.'ill !ziV ♦; an iiuji^.rt; il history of the proceedings ..f boiii lloii.'-es ul' Ci>!i- gress; aiul the Appkxiux v. ill eoe.tnin all the speech es on both si les of important subjects, at tall lenijili. as written out or revised by the nn nibers tljemsel\es. They will be printed as I'ast as the business of’ the two Hduses furnishes matter lor a number. It is cer tain that we will publish more numbers ol tuic/i than there will be weeks in the sesson. They will be is sued in the s;une fttrm as the Extra CJlobi-, atid a copious index to each. Xo:hiniT but the proceedings and s])eeches ol’ Congress will be admitted into the Congressional (ilobe or Appendix. These works being printed in a suitable form for binding, with copious indexes, will form a vauable, indeed, a necessary, appetulage to the library of the statesman and politician, giving, as the}' do, at an extremely moderate }>ric(', a complete epitome of the: political ;ind leirislative history of the, ja riod. Subscriptions lor the Extha Gi.oni; should be here by the :ii(jth Miiy, luiil I’or tiie Congnkssional Ctlohi: and Aia'i:.M:!X by the Glh June next, to insure all the numbers. For 1 copy of thj I'xtra Glub' '' t) coj'i'-s ii:> 1- do do 'l~3 do do And so on in proportion i’or a greater msmber. I'or 1 ceiiy of di^ C.'ongressiorial or \ppeiii]i.\ 50 cents. *• > cojjies of e;!hs.r .... - 50 *• do do ..... 5 Go ‘‘ !?5 do do 10 00 And so on in proportion for a gri'at('r number. Payments may be traiu initted by ni:ui, posfngi; pdid, at our risk. By the regulations of the Post Olfice Department, postmasters are authorized to frank' letters containing money for sui>scriptions to nev.'spapers. The note.s of any bank, ctn’rent in the section of country where a subscriber resides, wiil be recieved by us at par. Xo attention rcUl he paid to any order unh\'is the money accontpaoics it. BLAIB & IHVES. W^AsnixGTQN City. April 20, JSll. . From th" ‘.'ultivator. farmer s so\g. Extract from n manuscript, still in the hands of its author, an,! pro! at.ly, we.u him, d.-stind to the ocean of oblivion. If you think the scrap worthy of the httle .^])ace it would occu py, 1^ may me; t a better fate. \y In a sweet healthy air witii a farm of his own, Secluded from tunnilt and strife, The farmer, more bl: st than the king on his throne. Enjoys all tli!- ctmiforls of life, h' n th” sv.- rt smiling- Sjv.-;nir .‘!i,k1s it? \n ! iMU'i” : li h n's nui'i- V’ ith his ' I;it i i;’ - ’ 'h fi mi;!.,! ... ' r>, ‘ " . M frui'. th; ■ li' bis w. • ■ t iin-.l/s III i'e;i' r. le ;: b.luntiful : !. \:id hi-r fn '' - • !i •' • ills hrpr: >■ ^ I s Its perfumes around. ■1 y pr> r. .. s !.; h. ri V'.'iat. r hovv is disnnll' An i want t. ils h r t:i!.> at S..ri:u-ly Ilf sits ' y his cl :in And di.-pcns s r li: i' i„ th.' 1 h( n let i.ll ■ Am'ii'io!! b i- ( ^ ■ turrows the ground, ;d free. •t i-lossii.jis tranFforms .V h ih." br.-> z ; il r ch irm.s, Md ( ■ :i'iin s bt btow, and stored; iiu k nvs, ■ird. ■VI r In ■ earth, ! ' diHir; ' ' izili r h. i' K-r. 'iUoii li r b.T. b! s pursu \ \\ hue Wisdom looks down .vi’h d.s>iain. Tip hoinc of the f-inn- r has '\ here hi alih, ji: aci _. ai s t V r n. w nipLtmee rei',”i. and ram, they arc deprived of much of their value. 1 he most eliicient parts pass away and are lost to tlie larm. 11 manures are not applied to the sprino- crops ol corn and roots, they should be heaped with uyers oi earth, yegetable mould, marsh mud, wash ol roads and with some lime, that the salts and (ras es produced, may be absorbed and retained.*^ In t US way, the value of yard manure is much increas- ed and the quantity augmented. The experience ot Chaptal and Liebig, prove that the mere ve(nota ble mold left by the decomposition of plants or°ma- nure in the open air, possesses little value compared \Mth that in which all the salts und i’ertiiizinfr inirre- dients are retained. ' ° A short time since a committee of the French Iii- .sUtute was appointed to examine the nature and ef-, iccts ol a new manure, represented as of extraordi nary power. It was found to be composed of Gyp sum, saturated wilii urine, the mass then dried and pulverized, ami applied to })lants in the t’orni of a powder. It was pronounced the most ell'ective of a aige variety ol the animalized manures, so much so imh'ed that the committee reconmiended o-reat caaition m its use. A small quantity applied to corn, garden plants, &c.> gave a most rapid and vi gorous growth. Would it iKjt be well ibr our far- iners t.> make some experiments wiUi this material? It :s certamly wit|,in the power of all. We hope tjiat poudrette and bone manure will also lie liiirly o’:U(l; on tliese points we sliould be n-’Iio-ent r-u lon-jer. ° S NUMBER 12. coine exhausted ol good grasses, the ground close and hard, and the roots mossy. A dressino- of ash es or plaster will do much good, but a thorough har rowing with a fine tootlied harrow, will materially a^id such dressing and give a sweeter, better herbage. Previous to the harrowing, grass seeds of tlie best kind should be sown, which will be covered by tho process, and a new iiealthy crop will be the result.—- 1 he experiments of Liebig, in ascertaining the ef fects or necessity of alkalies in tlie formation of grasses are mieresting, and show conclusiy»ly the loss those sustain who sell their ashes, or to allow t leir leached ashes to remain wdthout use, when their fields would be so much benefited. From the Same. PROPER TIME FOR CUTTING BUSHES. Messrs. Gaylord & Tucker : Wlien I first set tled m iL ates county, I bought a farm Avhich tvas much neglectcd, and the bushes and briars were grown up round those fields which had been clear ed, almost to the tops of the fences. I took a etrom> sythe and cut them close as I could to the ground I about the second quarter of the moon in June when I the leaves were nearly tJie full size, and the sap I f ov.'ed the most freely of any time of the year; and , they seemed to bleed to death, (that is,' the sap t -ows from the root and dies ;) not one out of fifty I ever sprouted again. The experience of 25 year" I has, in all ca.es, proved successful--also in cuttincr __ I all undcr.u-ush and sapling.s of almost any size • not TRi:r..s. ;onem ton over sprouted. I have piacticed it on ii} tii(. tn.io to exatniijc yoiu’ friut free.s par- ^ land and on lov/ lands and almost all kinds of ti'.u ai ,. Look at your plumbs and cherries, and i!’! I have often plowed out tlie stumps with a you can detcct tJie black excrescnces upon them j where it had not been cut over four to u luca a.T* .so conunon, and which threaten to destroy 'ver..> a ibct tiiroufrh; and from my tii. se deucious Iruit.s, .see th:it everv ali’ectrd brancii ' 1 would pay treble wages at that time o^’ !.s eradicate.l without ceremony. This course has I ^ to dear land, rather than have SI 10 20 tatc V Sioftij ©arouna, MECKLEMiUKG COUi\TY. Court of Picas and (Inartcr Sessions, April I'erm, 1811. Robert Rodgers James P. llodcrers. Original Attachment, levied in the hands of Wm. Wilson, and him summoned as Garnishee. V (; n I c V I. T I II i: I'rom the Cuhiva; • for 3Iay. AVOliK FOR TjiJi: MO.\TH. j the amount of crop (j1’ the. year CORN, i-iuVI- -. ao \\ e *!ia;i i iiti Mpati 1, tliat InJ.ian »'''rn i o^ir brca. 1 croj>, it rv.ie‘!ii lllSJi'iii.OOO of bushcis; a i-' t’: w at k ! :^0 per cent. ! ss than tliat of ISIU. Mas IS :l.e i:i>-ntii tor prr|tiMing the ground and planting this cro{); and from tin' 1st to the 15tli. mav be coTisidered the proper tiui‘‘ i’or j)lanting. The ground iiai.^t be licli. laedov.'and free from all un necessary moi.'iture. If inclining to cla\, or to be heavy when plowed wer. the greatest care should be used not to have the earth liioved v. iiile in that state. If you have but a small tjuantity of manure, you may use it in the hill : le.u it is better to a])])ly enouijh to ensure the rapid yrov.th ol’ the crop, atid spread it equ.illy over tii-- firouml. Too d‘ep plowing between tlie rows is not advisable, alter the roots have begun to spread ; but a frequent stirring of the surface will be found vcr\ us- l’ul. There are almost numberless varieties oflodia.n corn, known by local appellations, or nuirked by some dill’erence in color. vS.c. Of these, the Dutton. Brown, Canadian, Red Blaze, arc tho most celebrated at the north, while some of’ tlie varieties ol the gourd seed are usually di'ponded on for the great crop of the south and west. The distance in j)'inting the rows, de pends on the size of the corn, richness of the soil, Sic.; and tin', number of stalks iii a hill must be gj- verned by the same rules. 'I’lie greatest quantity can be grown in drills, but corn can be cultivaled easier b\' planting so that the cultivator can run both ways Ix'tween the rows. * April, in this latitude.—AV/. Jt-jV. potato j:s. Potatoes may be planted Iroin the time the ground becomes dry until June ; but the late crops will not ripen as well as the earlier ones, or produce as good table potatoes. A moist soil, with an abundance of vegetable mould, is the best for potatoes. If the grotmd is inclining to be wet, they may be planted on ridges: if to be dry, tliis root Avill be best in fur rows. For the table, the Pink Eye, Mercer and Fox- ites arc liighly esteemed ; for field culture, or for animals, the Sardinia, Long Red, Merino and the Rohan, are most valued. The Rohan requires the whole season to mature, but is very productive and easily gathered. 'en f-uccesslul hi .rome nurseries ; will not rroJiicc:ilju.slicl ol'lhiit in a dozen of vour^ Lc-. »IK|. tru,., be n.m-Ue.l Ibr -ruftins. TreoL ,nav 1.0 na,..;,lanu.,l this k if proper earc is u..e,l to n move a ijiia.iiily ol’earfJi wiili ilR-ir roo!^- L)o not put your trees into il' a Irnnl soiK but let tlic lioles be larifc anj shallow latlior than othcrmsc, and be careful that tho tree tn .ett,„a out i.s covered but a very little hi-.her With earth than as it natui;aJJv-,“*—> . uivir inTiil or productr. encss. ' I am well convinced that if you want timber to last u !-hou!d be cut after the leaves begin to fall, say ill October or .\ove)nbcr, 1 think it will last in the i-roin.d or out, nearly twice os long as it will if cut narrow deep holes, ilue tmio of the year. Try it and see for votirself ^j3pL PECK. Jientoii, ^alesco..X. V., Feb.-?.o, ISlfi ^ To Kill Lice on Cattlc.- NEW TinXG.S. Do not run crazy after new thinTs. There is a ' ' Fopfl _ 1 ol suljdiur, a small dose at u time, mixed with cut roots or otiicr feed. It will alicct the blood and kill F. "W. Sipperly. great deal of charlatanry in the world j and cattle and sheep, and swine, and new plants, or new varie- | Keeping Apples through the Gafh- ties. are as capable of being outrageously puffed, as them without bruising, and at'ter they have laid Brandreth's Pills, or R owland’s Kaylinore. Mtiny a few days to sweat, barrel them, puttincr a httle Vi>'- rils .J’e Ul th'‘ months of April and May, or lu'rhtips all tlic other months of the T appearing to (he satisfaction of the Court, tl )i i the defendant iii tins case is not an inhabitant oi ' this State; It is therefore Ordered, that publication j . a- It. i^ a sij/n that a nitui has but little corn for be made lor six v.eeks successively m the -‘Me-' . . _ dover, hay or turnips for his sheep, no lenburtx Jetlersonian,” notilying: the snnl J ’ j Tj I . I ^C-. » r > «■ I'ar^'ots or oil t'ake o’* thm stuli for bis cows, or cob Rodgers to aj;pear belore the Justice* i, , .^a on eaKt., u. ^ ^ ? Court, to be htthi lor the County ol .'^lo meal and cut straw, oats a.iid u. lay lor his horses. the Courthouse in the Tou’u of ^ iiarioite. on the t when the crow.s be^nn to collect for their carrion fourth Monday in July next, ntrl t)a-n and there re- j in the fields and the fences;md apple-trees arc plevv or plead to issue. oth,*iwi.se, judsroment pro , . , -.i / i i • en>'ir>rr ^ ^ - • ’ • .pfo'l-.-i-t ’'vied on ‘-ccorated with dead lambs, sucnitig pigs, Ol.c., tX-c. ue. otu,*i W confesso will be rendered and the pro condemned subject to the plaiutiii's recovery. Witness, Braley Oate.s Clerk of our said Court, at Office, tlie fourth Monday of April, ISil, and G5th year of American Independence. B. OATES, c.m. c. c. May 11, IS a. [Prs. fee .1^5 GO] ll-.G BLOOEED STOCK. ALFRED M. BURTON has for .sale, at Heatty’s Ford, North Carolina, some very valuable BLOODED STOCK ;—Din- ham and Devon cattle crossed ;—full-blooded Berk shire liogs, cross of the Berkshire and Yorkshire, aud Bcveral half-bloods of each kind, April 27, 1841. S....4 Don’t let your animals into your fields loo early; and not into your meadows at all, unless you wish to have the roots of the grasses spoiled Ijy treading, or killed by close grazing. Men rarely lose any thing by extra attention to their animal* at this try ing season of the year; and attention tc their wants now, is always amply repaid at a later period. manures. The cardinal point to be observed in.the manage ment of manures, is to apply them in tint state, and to those crops which are the most ben^tted by their application. When manures are left in the yards over the summer, and exposed to the potion of sun \ aluable ])lants and animals have been brought to the notice ot the public, and farmers are much in debted to the public spirited men who have been at such pains and expense in importing or improvinix them. hile therefore the lariner should encou’’a‘T^e every properly conducted eti’ort to improve tlie cha racter of our animaks, and increase the quantity and (juality ol our productions, he should examine every claim to improvement carefully, and frown down every attempt at imposition or fraud. Many failures occur in seeds and plants in one part of the coun try, \vhen the same would succeed well in another. Such are not adapted to the particular soil and cli mate, and the blame must fall on tlie want of judg ment in undertaking the culture. THE TEA.-vr. It is enough to sicken the heart of a man of ordi nary feeling, to witness the wretched skeleton ani mals that are compelled, by dint of flagellation, to perlorm the labor ol the farm, in so many instan ces. Sucii treatment of animals is not only cruel, but unprofitable. It is certain that one team well kept, will do more work than two half starved ones, and do it at the time and in the manner it should be done. It is a most injudicious practice to allow working cattle or horses to leave their stalls for the pasture, until the spring work is mainly over. They cannot derive sufficient nutriment from the young grasses, and a taste of the new, makes tJiem eat sparingly of the old, and the result is, they will fall away rapidly. caterpillars. Examitie your fruit trees and orchards carefully this month, as you Avill be able to detect the appear ance of worms, or Aveb.s, more readily now than at a later time, and when attacked early, an orchard may be cleared of the caterpillar. A long slender rod with a swab of tow* or cloth around the end, will at this time wund up both web and worms, if applied in the morning when the insects are in their nests, and no injurious applications to the trees, such as are sometimes recommended, will be necessary. PRUMXG. It is customary among farmers to do the pruning of their orchards at such time as is most convenient, or as they have been taught to do, without reference to vegetable physiology, or the best methods point ed out by nature. Some prune in the winter, many in this month, and perhaps May is as good a time as any, the summer months excepted. We think that July, or rather the interval that takes place between the formation of the flower and fruit shoots or buds, and that of the termenal shoots or buds, a period that lasts some three weeks, is the best time for pru ning, and w’C advise those of our friends who hav^e this w’ork to do, to ascertain by experiment, wdiat time gives the most healthy and vigorous wood for covering the wounds necessarily made in pruning. HARROWING MEADOWS. ^Meadows, v/here they have not been subjected to j it to fail, an occasional plowing and cropping, are apt to be- : Shaftshvnj, Vt. puttin^ dry straw at the top and bottom and around tli6 edges in tlie barrel; let the barrels lay in a dry place in the air till, if unpacked, they would freeze, (whether they freeze in the barrel or not I do not know.) then put the barrels in a dark cellar to use when you think desirable. I have kept apples in tliis way till August, and on one occasion till I gath ered whiter apples the next year. To cure the Botts in Horses.—Pour down the horse a quarter ot a pound oi alum dissolved in a pint of water, (milk warm:) in five or ten minutes after, pour down him a pint of Linseed oil or other mild active purgative 3 in ten minutes the horse will rise and eat. amicus. Cure for /Scratches in Ifjrses.—Feed a horse one or two table spoonfuls of sulphur per day, (in order to cleanse the blood) ibr three or four days, wash the feet in clean soft warm water, then put on dry sulphur and wind a linen cloth around the sore, and twice or three times a day drop in dry sulphur be tween the cloth and the sore. Be careful to keep the feet dry, as it is of no use to doctor the feet un til the blood is put in order. This seldom fails in the \vorst cases. Xcic Haven, Vt., 12 mo., ISIO. a. m. Vor protection of Viaes.—Plaster sprinklei squashes and cucumbers when they first con. of the ground, -will protect them from that “ destroyer," the striped bug. Care for Coims.—A subscriber to your valu paper told me a few days since how he had cured several corns, which had compelled him to wear mocasins. He paired them ofi’ vrilh a sharp knife, bathed them freely v/ith Spts. Turpentine, and laid upon them a linen cloth which he frequently v,*et with turpentine. In ri few days the corns came out root and branch, to the great relief of the sufferer. The remedy is simple, attainable b}'' all, and from its efl'ectual cure in the case cited, ivS worthy of a trial by such a§ arc sufiering I'rom these painful vi sitants. J. n. s. FuUonville, Jan. 26, 1811. Cure for Poisoned Ijamhs.—In your February number you published a recipe for thecurc oflambs poisoned w’ith “withey,’' which shrub answers the description of what is here called low laurel.” I herewith send you a recipe which is far preferable, as the materials cost nothing and arc always at hand. Take two quarts of red or yellow sand from under the soil, pour in water enough to cover it, boil it a few minutes, then drain ofl’ the water and give two or three table spoonfuls at a time; three or four doses generally eflects a cure. I have never known this to fail. ottis socle. To relieve Bloated Cattle, icithoiit fail.—Take about a wine glass full of powder, mix i{ with'cold hog’s lard, make it into balls and put it down the creature, and commence driving it about and it will very soon relieve the pafient. I have seeli the above remedy applied frequently and have never known J. M. OLZN.
Mecklenburg Jeffersonian (Charlotte, N.C.)
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May 25, 1841, edition 1
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