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y TUOIAU. LEIli, Edit".. 3UTI! f RtllN I "Pawrrfnl in inlrllrrlnil, moral lid fhyifl rrusrm, the hid af ear lira ind liomr tt tat itfrrtisnC LE8XJD15 1. Ulil, IwH Fdit.r. VOL. XLI. ItALEHJH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 13, 1850. NO. 4G. 1 THB NORTH CAROLINA STAR IN HMUUl WfckkLY, by mm i. lesay k m. (Office nearly opposite the Post Office.) Twin sf tbf Paper 50 per annum. when pant is ai.vax.s J3 oO if payment is .lelsyed three ni.mtli. Trrun of iilvr rlisini. fl One square, idit lines, i first insvrtn.s. ?l h eio-ll suli-MU-iit insertion, i 'Court orJera and jutbVikl advertisements, 25 per cent, higher. A deduction of:'. percent, fir advertisements hv the venr. fc-Alllettritiid rommiiiiionlions mint lie pntl ' mm. KemiM.wes mv be ninile t our risl. I . . " " ' - sjfsiti a AniFII rtlllil III I' ntllll :l2,,"n- dvttiielii&eve,tv.j,'gaIiL li.ur linn... 4 - 1 M SUKl II IIRuLH.1 I HfcB.7wm71flue.d the. y-C nr;e.l,,.f. . ,,"" 7m7c tVrmrGi,!," ! l) 1,1 ( RENr.. i 2513. "In Hritain," s-iys Mr. I.awson, "a ; ercat deal Ins been slid in favour of lucerne, ; I an early plant, lor ielding h dder before i often been i n d clover; and its cultivation h:e Sliem Ilea, sntl auemo-u won various uegr. es A I .. .1 . .1 .. .1. : I of success. The cliinat of Scotland has lioen i ,HmP llnv ,, f,'. f i 0,tra.ir.liiiurv 'considered by some its too cold Iqr ,itt,wwtjiiJ,M,,,rinwion ri-b, warm huid, well eullivaml hit ihe iiuineroiis failures .which have talscn and also manured. The results were. 20. !(. plane may be more justly aliribuled to an im- per acre per annum of clear profit, from lucerne ,.r..er choice nf sod than to a..v other cause. ! planted in this immoer' l..r the rir-t three years: The sods w hich aptiear to be most congenial i . J . to it are those of a very light sandy or dry na ture; a, for example, scleral places in the neighbourhood ol Musselburgh, near Kdin- hnrgh, where it is fotmd In thrive well, il though exposed to the direct influence ol thej ses-ltft'fJcT" "ftllit "to' Tie til lor culling al least a fortnight earlier than o minion ryegrass and red clover. Provided, however, the sub soil bc atwavs ilrv, the plant periPtntiirg ton ennsidrrahle depth w ith its roots, and particu larly if il be n a calcareous nattire.il is not in dispensable lliailhc surface soil he "very sandy as lucerne, in -such cases, is luinul lo grow ! lalul's'1 TreeTv "oh" ineiliuiii lilifckloiiitis; hut w-hich h ave a daiuji subsoil, or are ofa tena ciiius nature,' and dump in w inter, are lotalh unfit fuc glow ing iU ev en iilthoiigli tin y niav he, in tlie general accepta- tiim of the term, very gnd soils.1! f Lawsou's AfiintUuriit'x .f-tnnftl, p. l.VJ. '2514. The mode of culture may have some efltect'On the success ofcnltivatioii. Mr. M m. Pfipncr of Kalco.i Lodge, mar Stilton Told- ft-!.! in Vrri.-klii. riihivalea lucerne, mill and he decidedly nrelers the hrorideast to the with these parlicul irs. lie says that "a light tlie drill system; auu nc oaakinutj liiriiisneu inc dry soil should be chosen in llie iieighbotir hood id the farmstead, and the deeper it is the better, as lucerne h is a long root, w hich I ha e know n strike as deep as 6 feet. Tlie ground should he quite free of weeds, and well rover ed with goi'd fold yrrd m mil re, w h eh should either be dug dnvirn 1H inches deep, w ith a double spit of the spade.orploiiglred down wiih double furrow, by one plough lollow ing iiiitith er. The hi-st time lor sowing ihe seed is io Imhii the miildle of March, w lien il should he sow n broadi ttsf al the rate of ail hs. per acre, atacost ol Is. Hd. per lit. Il may be harrow ed in wiih bail, y, upon laud that has carried turnips, as being then in ihe cleanest state; bin , I. ..... .. . .,,,1.1.1 I the land has been pmp. ily laboured and clean, f(j 1 ' ' '2513. 1 may relate here, once for all, Pepper's en'tre ruliiireof ibis plan. ' t t, f... ,11 It. riiliureof this nbn. "To- wanU the latter end .il Octnhi r. or hcginiiint yl, " " ' t?ejr i 1 iTIf i i il r "N o v T it if vrV i-'o ii 1 1 1 in si Mr. Pep . per, "llie Incli ne should he covered with liiliil ' s a'dc nlaiuire, lo preserve il from lh frosts during Ihe w inter; and towards lh l.xginniiig of March in the ensuing season, ft should he ( hartowed with light grass-seed harrows, lo re ' move ihe lew remaining ceils, and rolled. After il hisheen mow nin May (bribe first lime. It woiilitbe afivtoahteiii scalier bier if "again a light dressing of manure, in order In enceur-1 age the growth of the 'second crop. When the ground is cleared in ihe end of the season. I it will be necessary hi appTv harrows upon it of a heavier description than ihose employed in the season before, as early in the season as the crop will admit; ami continue to harrow till the ground is free nf nil weeds and al most like a fallow, as the lucerne roots will now have got so deep as not lo he injured by hmnwing; and when immediately roiered wiih manure, it will be found free of weeds ui spring. 2SI6. "Thhv-mnde of eufrivsitng this useful plant will produce 8 tons or forage per acre; but it should be borne in mind that when so much is taken from the ground, much manure will require to be given in return. The broad east plan is very much preferable to drilling. I have, known many sow it in drills, and after a few years give it up, in consequence of ihe great Inutile and expense incurred in hoeing and eletning; but the broadcast system saves all that trouble. 1417. "1 sowed my lucerne in 1830, and have continued mowing and mapuring it every year since; and in some seasons J have got at much as li tons per acre. It is a hardy plant, and will endure cold if cultivated in dry soil; but il flouiishes best in a hot summer, when I have seen it run lo the height of & feet S inches though its usual stature is about 4 feel; and when all the other grasses were burnt up, it has remained greet; and succulent. Il ispartie- ularly calculated for horses ihoueh Drsul V. - 1 s r R a-reedilv consume il.e ref il, ,i ra,M r, Ihestable, and thrive well upon il; but it it loo your colurn. the results I have derived from trong in the stalk for cows, and by no meant l.g,M- .'Vy Pe"n"!' 're con- so good fm them as lares. Ifcultiialed upon dur1""d w,,h J"". "' "r the most part, proper soil, an acre wi I keep three ttrong earl-, "mlfr m1 Pe""""1 supervision. 1 may, tbeie horses for 8 months, fenm I.. M, iniv,.nh.,. 'ore- venture to assure mv brethren of the and after the first year may be mowed twice or thrice, according to the seasons." 25iK. The lucerne belongs to the class and order Viaddjtkia Drramiria of Linnaeus; to the family Uaiiminiita of Jussieu; and to the sub class iu., yViynou Emjetu: alliance 42, Ho alfjr. QnfsrQoy AWjiuv.-tpilu. 9 ..-.....l. .:v.. r "? -Viifiilar, "Of ths natural system of Lindley. It I f " UaUeagn mtira of botenisU; roots tub-fuai- '"nn, stem erect, flowers large and violet-coloured. Jts name is derived fnnn that riven by Diotct n, t0 Median grass. -519. Lacern.e it said tn have been brought to Greece from Asia. The Romani were well ao WtWiyl sto.ptiilesw furage plant,' pwrticuUrlT f..r hones. Hartlib endeavoured to tmrtstae iu eutturs into England ia the time of the Commonwealth, bat did not .suceeed. It it cultivated in many parUof Euron in the field.. tat "it la very remarkable that this species uf i ,V -It n " "' " "nponajKs! waa attacu .edby the Komans. has altogether disappeared V lt?J- . Wf """"I by M. Cbateilvieui. that not single plaat of it U bow to k. seen." Duitionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities Art. Agmttur. New edition. This article fHr Ramaay of GUsgow. give. A. mot ! "u'-H. A a successful instance ofultivating 1 th lucerne in drills, in the neighbourhood ol 1 I London, 1 niay mention tout a practical writer 1 recommends it toleown in pus!, dry, deep, wnf. well-manured, in drill at ti bet asunder, mid ! j to cultivate the intcrvenin;; ground w ith other : crops, sui li an petat.-cs. sfili.vs.ctl.niises. carrots. , ftc.; and the principle iisiii w hu h lie advis-stes ; the wide drill system i abundance nfair j:ivcn to the pluiit-alsive, and of ronui P" (he root l'!on ,;jSr;?mund. whilst the intervoniii;; ground can he kept clean hy the culture of other useful crecii crops, and he maintain.' there is no other mode of keeping the land permanently Itan.ai.d that lucerne will not thrive anionpvt w.-t d. . Ileoh- serves uihi 'ine iiiies progress ol iin erue. nw-n' il has room, is relli.irkul.lc. Tl'.e liret year. ouU 2 tons 4 h?.. the second. S tons, 17 the third. ottier rcinarkalile ciMinisialice is. inai ill" same fl lced the lhir.1 venr almost f, r times the ipmiititv. that they did the second, year ttiooeh cut hut ouiM! more. The seet'iul year they pnatueed three cuttings, nnd the third year 1 ut h ur, vet ihe produce of the l,ur cultinp. was four tunes as much asctthif three. Nimucli t""r,! numerous, larger, and juiji v were the stalks ol (iiese pinuis, wnenin vigour inun in ptsir, , .,.,,. ,,v ,.i,,,1 nv. ..,,1 ,. I.... Ao... .),:. i..... i, I,...., .r ih t- iuin"ri "'" ... , meet, will vie!.! full eror. ami then the lucerne crops aioiei will he IMo a-year nitl upwards, an-l llns w ith less troiihlivJind much greater cfnaTn t.v than any other tilled cpis in coiunmn bus hainv The value of the "lucerne and the ether crop' Jit jMlu 4nMMh luwer remote from Ltindon, ami other populmis cities. aml f..r fiitteiiing cattle than if rained lor sale at market; yet they will still very protiiahle. and much beyond thecomm.,1, profits .. amhle hind. If a near annmueh tti thesir resu Is le nbtained. the lucrne is wurtll the trial in the ncigtihuur- hiHd of the larjre towns in Scotland, up"ii dry rich groiintl, ami I must ow n ihe intsle ut culture seemsleasilde. I Ins writer says that hieerue sbfield mly lte cut wImmi in ifn-4.ls.m( sitd that, in converting it into hay, it loses lliree ! fourths of its weight. I 7Vie Imiirvrett Culture of Lurenie p. 177-80. Itto. 'J.riL'l . The variety of l.uceru iiiuneil the falcate : pnihh'd lucerne, Mrtitrmjn titl aii, is said to Ite the kind cultivatt d in Switzerland, the flowers of w hich are usually pule yellow, which is the most common cultiuruf the trilto, l-ut occu-ii'iui!-Iv vbilet and green. There are species sif lu'-erne desrriU'd- bv Iwitsnists. I I 2-2. Ihe ash nf the lll'trne contains the ft.l mlH n(?rii..ins wuw eprimgie. i jj'i J 14.03 l.ime, Magnesia. Oxide of iron, alumina, &c I'linphiiric acid, Sulphuric acid, rhUrine,-. Silica, Per-eentaiie of of Ash, il-ai I 2o23. LueermS'Seed weighs 02 Ihs. the busliel, and costs ahout yds, cwt. GUAM). This somewhat mysterious, though not very ro nantic, ariicle is. exciting great interest a j " ""S"' '"r ""'" !""' " -. "T!"" ' "R"'" me i:rs ol ow ners ol rirner tanu, ! mere are lew- counties in haslern irguna infur sow ing wheat on a sod w hich, in its Ix st w oicii e.penincilis nave hoi ot-eu uiaiic w on it. I he general opinion of those who hare tried it seems to he Wafiled to iTie jer'iilizaiion of exhausted lands, hut probably does not p ay expenses on lands, in good c.iniliiion. .These, we believe, arc in effect, the conclusions arrived at hv Mr. Alex- antler Hives, of Albemarle whose interesting and valuable letter on the suhect w ill be found iu our columns to-dav. .We hope oilier far mers will limit I hy his example, and give tnl die public -iehewitmfiWr :e-xpenKnce ;itf the application of fttiann. j A lew weeks ago we heard, in the country. a' singular fact rebud concerning this power lid manure. Some bags of I'.-rui ian Guano had lieen purchased on a farm for llie purpose of experiment, the lady of the house w ishing to apply die hags to some useful purpose, had them washed, and thought of throwing the vva- tei over sicne vegetable beds ill the garden. lis etieci in pniinoiing the growth ol me j vegeialiles was marked and surprising. There .-ould not he a mnit striking ev idenee ' in me ainmgiv quieikCiiuig iiiiiueiivrc ui lueviu- r .k. 1 :..l ; ..r.l. '.. . aun. We said above that Guano was a mysteri ous subject, and it is certainly a most curious fact, that the deposiiies, made by wild sea birds through a long succession ol ages, should now be rendered available in the fertilization of soils many thousand miles aw ay. If any hard run poet is in Want ofa theme, we would suggest to him ihe appropriation, "at all haz ards," of Guano, and if it act upon hit brain with as much vigor as upon land that it ex- hausted bv too much sameness of production he may, indeed, expect to immortalize him. t(.Jieh. Timi$. From Ihe Charlotlrtville Jtfftrnnnian. LETTER OK AI.EX HIVES, ESQ. ON THE tKSEOP GUANO. Carlton, lOtb Sept.. lH.'HI. Dear Sir Having understood that very large purchases of guano have been made in coul,,y fur application this fall, I think it j n imn ...... .1 ... . ILM...1. mtom measure my duly to report through plough, that they may conhde in my report, and need make no allowance for such loose ness or inaccuarary of statement, as might well be imputed tn one so little known to them in the character of a fanner. I chiefly employed this manure upon mv Hill Farm. Dear Warren, whose soil it qune different Irom that in this vicinity. While it is not unlike in color, it has a much larger admixture of "land;' and may be designated as a tort of eompo''td of our red and grey toils. Its red clay, however, is peculiar for its jlflrmwistlaiajisj'iiaitiitMti ettWj'wW distinct in the sod of this neurhborhood ... My iirat trial, wjis upoo au acre of land, ho ing the crest of s small ridge, from which the soil had been completely carried bv the rains and faulty cultivation. In the spring I had j parnaity top-aresseil tt with leave,, and put it in oats for a wheat fallow in the fall. It pro duced little or no oats, and after being re-fallowed for wheat in August, it presented a tad spectacle of naked clay broken up in hard and intractable lumps. It was brought into aa good stilth a it could be by the harrow.. .300 lb, ofrtaho was sown upon ii; and turned I with a two horse plough. -It was ap rowed the last of SeprrntH r. ft was mi Ii3r- f Sep'rmlwT, It was sceib'd to j llr Wheat which was gotten ill w ith the harrow . Bv the lirsl of Nuvcnibsr the , w i nra by a walk nji the Kailrosd one pan , tual remedy, r when exposed to Ihe air II prow ill of wheat was luxiiiiant, and the tread , w i.h a good stand of clover tip.flt it, and great-1 undergoes various rhinites, in one stage ol of the soil, Ironi lieine hat.-h, had become soli 1 reclaimed; the other, red. powdery. and link- hich il assumes a form destructive all an and mi How. It delighted the eye throughout ed n cij.lll morlmv. This is one of the imal life. I know of no good reason why, in the winter and sprint.', mid, thnt'gh a late lari- llioiisand rafts in agriculture, where we can a small quantity, it should not prove sntTi- etv, il r'peneii within a lew d:is ol lh" Meil HermmMti wheat, anj whollv free id' rust, which atlecicti the s.iiiiekiud anjiind it-upon more li'rtilc l.n:d. lis produce was scjiatali lv ll.rrshed and nieaMite.l. Ik icld w an 14 hiisln is. iihout this n'Mtiure. 1'ie land was, in inv opinion, ineap:il,le ol hrirgnii; its seed. Ill the s.lllle h hi. I mcnnnril last liill stx'nd csm mea eroh. hut mil n-goed one, rrer - tn S hoiK; li. inj two An-.,,,, t Mid whs acrcs iliepand whs thoroughly ex- hausted, .mil cnvrretl. ler the most pari, with stunted sassaltoji w Inch had hern well throw n out bv tlie .August :iji:. K ii i-li lore was ilistinclv in irKid to nsi I:, sons to admit ol dif- ferent luea-lin s of en; il". The upper tier id' the acres was for Mediterranean, and thi lower for Turkey Wheal, til the termer, the two outer ai-reseeei' ed 2t)(l hs. each, ol gu ano, the middle acre only lid) lbs. Alier these thn e acres h;id Ie4'n hTTriowe'rt. these s4'ventl iiuaulitics id guano wire thru nppliid. llie wheal iinmciliatclv sown, and ho'h inrncd m i w ith the one horse l.it iies:eti plciigli, and the land thi n Uvellnl will the hairow. A differ-' em culture w as adopii d for the low er ihree acres; me cu:-iio, tn weight corn t pointing large my ctinsi.inp,ieu ol it llns la It. 1 he ar wi'h ihe apt lieatu.ns to the upper acres, was counts w hich .-.iiother vetir's tral by so many sow noti tlie narrow t tl sinliice, tin in a umier willnT'two-boTPP" vNnrgti'; "i5f:it"ltri irTe fr scnliiig. '1 hev were then put in Turkey idea uf its benefits should be realmed by nili- ,v,eni w ilh the enltivalor ami the harr.iw . ' eis, I hope In halve maiiv ctdaborers "in the n ljk(1 ,.,,,,., w ,,,, ., ,1IS hole j necessary, and iiiiorUml efforts lo free the trade ,, .A xLi mrint r.m' i... f de,i ..,d. ! which I ' - on every v istt i paid lo uie uirm. euiiaiices us price, ami must restrict lis use. lliiiiiii? tbt laiier part of the winter anil ihe i I have horn encourngcd bv vourknown aeal first pari of ihe spring, u hill1 the field w as Inr ihe fanning inn rest lo make this draft up grat d b inv sheep, it w.as their f.ivonie re- on your ctdiiiuns; and hoje vou willexeuse me rnrt. ' Ir n-f also' fcrpt 'very eTose by' tlie ' to y our readers - huge flocks of wild geese, that have, fur along) With -my best wTsTies. course of v ears, p;iid ; u annual visit t afcp-j Your friend and servant, ni'volcnt gentlctnaii of tluit in igliliiirhooil. w ho i AI.EX KIVES, each fall del'ghts to welcome thdii back with; their new- hrooils, utigriulgiugh supplies them w ith grain from his plenteous stores; sternly j protects his domain as a refuge n lliem from i "seupperiioiig grape. My dear fellow, a the fowler; Lul alas! cannot p.riiUrt'tlic w heat , volume as large as a Dutch cheese would not fields nf others against their ieciir-sions and Fa-1 convey lumbers what 1 know my lnll,expe pjeiinis feedings. Those e: uses ihrew this riencc. experiments and expenses in regard lo w heat bank Mi the spruur but U sooti regained i dial luxury of the old NiirlU Staw, the luipre w hat it had los;. The Mcdilr, raiirtiii. ilia! lending, honest, true, unrepudiating old North fM had received the '2(10 lbs. guano, came in en-! State! Why he who never ate scuppemong '""'iirely free of rust, and lueasureil lo llie acre grapes perfectly matured, has no idea of God's jj'l.i I ISJ Itusliels. Thai w hich had received the j hlissing. bounty and goodness ill the grape ' KM) lbs. w as slightly rnsied.it yielded 12 i bush Miuc." Such a giapn was never dreamed 432 els. Totes! the increase of product from 'of ill Madeira or sunny Italy; the south of .ll'.'i the guano, inv overseer look an adjoining-. Prance has nothing lo he compared w illl it; 3,41 acre, and found that it yielded only 4 bushels. Aiidalusia has nothing eo tweet, so rich, sopos - 'j'he 'J,urkry wheal suffered froin rust in an : iiiv;ly superior lo all other productions ol the . inverse proportion to the qiiantiiv ol gtusio ap- vine. i ' 1 lied. I he I wo acres w ith the '2M) His. a- veraged to each I'iJ bushels ihe one with j ryrrel county, IS orth I arolina, near the banks tluUOU lbs, .Kbushels. Ail adjoiuing aero, of ,oi Kcuppernong river, aaiuall tributary of Ab avcrage promise, wrthoul guano, w as seper- , benurle Sound, by some of the parly compo atelv n-iM'd and measured, anilbrnught only 4 ' sinif the lirst Anglo .Saxon settlement on Hua bus.ii. 1. i noke Island, headed or coininaiided hy Sis It willhe seen dial I selected very p.H.rlaml j Walter Haleigh. One small vine, root anti-all for these exneriineiils. 1 hone, how cv er. to ' w as iransplauted very sixin after on Koanoke eolltlllioil. Call OtllV SHOW a pmilliei Ol 1 nusil- ir. I shall fi to cliimgr all thai; though I i ,m p t consider mo.re IrequeiiilyWrrrrrr j hy ihe with ihan the rialili. I ' submit that these results show that 1 am adeniiatclv naid for mv oullav: that alier lw - in refunded the nurchase money. I have on i ihe average a product which i greater than on similar Und. Hut the greatest gain is in die nermniii-nt iinnroveuienl of the soil, of which, .fftfnV; tbWv clov er is goml; and il llie second year's grow th shnll ennal its nromise. iherc w ill not he lack- ing ihe means ol permanent amcli..ralmii.-s- That the nutrhive q tiahitics of guano is felt but bv one crop, is refuted bv mv experience. The wheal succeeding tobacr.i and corn, to which it had been applied broad casi ami in i ii . iT . I l .1 me hill, s'low eo us euecis more piauny man ihe preceding crops. That in effects' may he exhausted hy Hiipnnier and i.mi Ireqiienl ciiltii a lion, is emirely rational, hut upon a nrmier system of rest, it is not seen why the land . ... - .1 should lose iis enriching effects sooner than those of stable manure, w hich derives , mostwaler. . u . of its etlicarv from ammonia the chief consli- j As a table grape, when perfectly ripe ihere tnent of gtniio, ,""ir equal lo it. Pur making wine. It is due to thndor to say, ihit my Irials at ; twice as much can be made from an acre, as home have not been as successful. 1 applied ; can be made from any grape in the wot Id. it in quantities of 2110 ami 100 Ihs. to two a-; l'or many y ears, a delicious grape cordial or cres of my fallow, comprising soil mostly ofa preserved grape juice, has been made in the light red elav , whollv free from sand, and re- j eastern and northwestern pan of North Caro diiced by the winter frost In almost an impaW Una. When a lew years old it is very rub and liable powder on ill" surface. The guano was sweet, and although if is called and known hadlv sown: and llie only trace to be discern ; ed of it, in ihe growth oi' the w heat, was along Iihe stent of the sower, who attempted to scat- ler it over too broad a space. Towards llie last of October 1 applied 300 lbs. to an acre of similar toil in my "corn land. 1 1 there e qualled my most sanguine expectations; and if it had been sown over the whole siirface.it would have presented a slill more striking re sult. Where some two acres of mv land to the. depth of iwo or three feet, had been transport- . . . i l . i- ... (I. ' i ed inform the embankment of ihe Railroad. 1 endeavered to grow llie crop of oats wiih the aid nf Guano, rhesnhsnd was so cjmpact, that I could not plough it thoroughly; 1 do not think I ploughed it to an average depth of more than three or four inches. 1 had not lime to use the coulter. It was bare clay, with sn' admixture, occasionally, of a soft yel lowish rock, disintegrating, from (reezuig, and constituting, in my opinion, t valuable base of . The same process has tince then been fol our mountain soil. To one part of this ubratt-1 lowed, as nearly as possible, but the liquid haa rrflandvl appM iiuaua and. quantities, at the rale ot 300 lbs. of the former something like hard eider. But that good to the acre; in the other part, I used, in the wine can be made from the grape, Ihere it no same quantity, Guano simply. The whole duubt. That this grape will flourish and bear was seeded in oaui and clover, which grew on ith equal luxuriance; hut, in a short time, ibe oats and clover oil the land, reeeiving ff ie Gti- j pnSalorreYto ly off. On that -plat, there was no crop. ISut where I had ttsed frrrano and Pursier tn errtiaf quantities together, 1 reaped a crop entirely tatiafactory for rich land. What is the cause of this difference!1 "why," exclaims a good neighbor of mine, incredulous of Guano, as of all saw things," it is the Plaster that has done the good; and w hat a pity it is you do not try a parcel with Plaster? .My word for it, would have done as well aa the Guano and Plaster together." But my reasoning is dif crcul... Such a burning' and gonornjralcd ma nure, but into so shallow a depth, was aufli- fit nt, nl, in inv opinion, lo destroy the vegetaiii.n; I such, I il.ink.'was its irlipii. At any rule. re is the result, whirh you may at any time j and ' llu nvi h no safe cencli.sicn w ilhoul more data, In corrohoration if my ;f, I ran slate that 1 at Mill Kami. I made the same trial nf(iu- ano. and the 'ixiure ol tiuano and Plaster, on oa.s. ::nd could see no dilierenre in the result; hut during a tin spell, die oftl seeined about itii ilrv up .iml I ul.butieifrnTj'TBiii n stored tlitm T his e'xperirtiee satisfies inefthal tlie use of (Jtiano t n tpring erops is of doubtful exprtli- eney . bt re teluicco has Ix'en manured Irtmi . the firm pi li. I have foiled (Suano nf great use in quit killing and increasing its growlh; bin mi i xpeiiinents with it this spring on tobacco, unassisted w i b oilier manure, niakts tne as yet, doubtful w hither il can be relied on alone, am fi.rtber induced to believe in its ability lo i'or ihrs eiop. It is true, my lobacTn, w here il ; d stryv or drive aw ay the fly. from the itn w as applied alone, is very late: and may yet nuinily of fields from iiiseel ravjns, which present a better-apiiearance. It enunls, how-! have been dressed with 'giis-hnnse lime. A ever, adjoining tobacco of the same planting. whfli hail been manured leom the larm-nen. ! Itiii, tiuiiii siionahlv. . lire great use to be i m;i!e of iliis great fer'nlizer is iir wheat on ! poor land. I feel so well satisfied of ps pro-: litahle use to this crop, that I shall greath i n- ol mir eotintrv men w ill give lis. must render fleff'.trT oflli i SCTI p r: KM) G t; HA PES. You ask me to slate what 1 know of the I lie nrsi vine ol tins natno was lounu in Island, where only a lew years since I saw it, then in a flourishing state owned hy a man htnied f'utlihcrt; and was lold by old Abraham Hauin, ihen H4 y ears old, that when he was a ; covered nearly hall an acre ol ground and bore j beautifully to llie very extremity of the branch- es. It continues to grow, and pnly wants sn 1 extension of scaffolding. It should nevei be i pruned; give it room and let it run. When loo thick, covering or timlur small hranrhcadie, : n.i, erunhle and fall dow n, making a good manure i I 'Wtjfrteftfe'4nFW''nW VrW:!rrmTir- rutting one lime in a thousand; but if is easily 1 propagated by turning a vine lo the earth Mloiiniing it gently, ami covering tne uouoie carelully, with rich loose soil. II takes root very .mm, and the next season may I setere.l Irom Ihe parent branch, transported in earth i (the new roots) In any distance ami sa fely 1 k.,Mi,I...ttJ i 1....L al.,.., 1,1 I... m .!' l.ss.txk ... r ... ... " " but rich soil. Decomposed shells, and j iron iiiings aim parings oi leaiuer are aumira "I) ailapten io hasten Ihe growth. It , bear in three vears Irom die planting. Will and ; mvarialily proilui'rs belter Iruil when near salt ,.......1. .. ... as i-cupperiiong wine, u is not a w ine, as it never is permitted to lennent, hrandy heing added lo ibe juice immediately alter its being expressed. It is. when carefully prepared, a desirable, rich and luscious cordial. V arious attempts have been made to make genuine wine Irom the juice, without add ing spirits; in only one instance, to my know ledge, hat succcess atler Jed the trials, and then by accident; and and why good wine was the result then could not Is? ascertained or discov- ;cred. The pure juice was left in a large cask, ; ...l ,i,... . ...... ,, ,.., ,u. ., ...I I I land three years after il was found reduced nearly one-hall by evaporation and leakage. the remaining liquid being a wine of the very best description. Samples were sent to N. York, lialtimore and Charleston, when the mosi ac complished w ine bidden of the day, without knowing what it was, pronounced it most ex ct'llcyl indeed and worth four dollars per gal- Ion. wen many region near tne uun in norma, Alahama, liuiaiana and lexas, there it no doubt: Slid that in every respect it is a most superior lie planu-d in low, wet, or marshy grounds. Sandy, ; hiHy, shcHy' loamy soili. w here the in fluence nf the sea atmosphere ran be felt, is decidedly the n Alaiiama I'luntet. ("For die lialtimore Mun.1 THE FLY IN THE WHEAT'eROP. M KssHs. Editors; Having seen iq the pa lters numerous complaints of the partial injury , and sometimes complete destruction of the wheat crop by ilia fly, I am anxiuus that some experiments should be tried for the purpose f its pieservttion, and suggest ihcuse of common flower ol sulpur io effect ilusohkUa he supposed, green individual, and only , j.ci. '"" j waited foi a good opportunity of softtoing. I have much confidence in this r. an rfTcr. None occurred until dinner lime, when the eiently notions to drive the II Irem fields in w Inch lhev I. ate began to pre . and to pre-i ,ent llirir nngratiou to ihose which at prrariil mat he I fee Iroin iheir ravnrea. U hen purr sulphur is exposed to ihe air,! if; prc 'ess of t.ine il ben niis changrd into J siilphun tied h drogrn, mid is iheri, as In its!" smell, one ol the most nauseous substances in i nature. In tnnihir strge it is further .eharced'! into HilphurnBs erid. w hich w lirihrr fire , nrt united to any bnnr) i forming a class of salts ! called siilplnUs.) is eniiiiemly dcsiriirtiie of animal life. This is the same (mm w hich i stilphtir assenii s en In ing buinl, hv wliich I means inserts are very readuy -destrove.il. - 1 gi nileinnn who has manujrexl sprtthis tieli!-, with this lime, rtrrntlv inhumed me that as: fr us this immure extended his w heal assumed j a most luxurianl appearaefr, being entirely j exempt from injury , whilst beyond ibis il was almost entirely destroyed by die flv. in mis nine we nave suit nur in tne srme fenu as it would assume on being exposed to die air in a pure state, or in combination w ith other substances".' . A' any rate, the experiment involves but 1 1 1 1 1 1 trouble anil expense, and is w ithin the ability of every farmer, should it only be INUlially successful, its beneliis w ill bcif tnrtd culable value. 1 advu thai different quatiiiliet oreonimon , sulphur, varying from two lo fi fly pounds per j acre, le mixed with saw dust, bran or common j auslakedlun.cwMiil men sown broadrasl on the wheat w liere ihe fly is rein inning its raYfcges. Where the larger quantities of tul pbur arc used, the experimnt had heller be made oil a small scale, as it may injure the growing crop. Should the above fail, I ' have other sug gestions to make tt die application ol such a mixture at will answer, (Chimin", either free or in some form) w hich presents strong hopes of success. Most, pressing and impera tive duties si the present lime prevent me from making a lunger communication. I hope that many experiments willbe made imiuediately, and ask the favot of those who make them to furnish the result lo me. J.AMKt HlOUlNS, State Agricultural Chemist. 91 1 I'liL VAX CO 18, - A Si KF SCENE. A correspondent of the Springfield (Mass.) Republican, al Coney Island, near New York dly, gives the follow ing killing incident of surf bathing: During the passage down the bay I had caught several glances of' a familiar female face, 1 knew I had seen it before, hut where? The lady, as ev idenlly, bad been snbj'ecled to s inv of memory. The exchange of a few ! glances satisfied us both, and we only waitetl a proper opportunity, or i disposition, to speak. Ten long years before, we had parted in a huff and coiiSKlering mvsel! al Ihe time thenggnev- "eif pa rty,' 1" War not particularly tnxwrm Mi r- new llie acquaintance ihe jilt. As soon ss the boat touched die pier, 1 was tin it, and off for a hath. The lady, (or jhe lime, was for gotten, and issuing from the bath-house in my rough bathing dress, I plunged into the breakers, I had been frolicking some time, laving mv hand nn ihe "ocean's mane," and iiiiiwaJayuig..Jiis,,UsH( m..,niitte,hctd I taw two or three hnihers edging up tnwartls me between ihe swells. There was' a lady evident), in advance. Iter company appn , orsnl u.r al last, and still she anuroach j vA I went further out. She followed, , )mm WBj determined to speak lo m(1 j k1(,w w1(, B1B ,,f eniirsc. A I h ' Wliv,. ,.al,,P j,, ,nd knocked the woman . n ..... , ow ll. but stwikuie her head nut of llie water he gave one scream, and that brought me. I w as on the shiI as soon as I could gel i there, and grasping her arms, raised her ui her feet. "Oh!" said the lady, "wha wha what a Uuel TUtcr nieetiitg, alter audi a part ing!" W ell yet," said 1 bluntly. She now undertook to iook the grateful and the interesting, when a huge wave struck her bs she looked up to me with parted lips, and crammed her dear pinulh with salt water. She dropped again, and again I pulled her out. antVslie "was gilbrfVPry- weak or r-tse the thought 1 was verystroiig, W e I he n sought a more thallow place, where we sal down, and looking out upon the ocean, embraced the spent breakers aa they rolled in. "Marv," said 1, ''have" you been ha apny since we parted?" . She answered wiih a sigh, and then looking up to me, put nie the tame question Says I, "ho hum hohum ho hum Mary don't talk about it." "I have learned some things tince then," said she. "Y'es," says I, "I believe yon have and married a learned man, I think." "Me married!" "W!hat did you jilt a very good-looking man for ten years ago, but to marry certain learned man?" asked I fiercely, "1 beg you will not allude lo the foolishness of a school girl," replied the lady, and then changing the subject, she wanted In know how ahe should have felt, if, in saving her from a watery grave, I had drowned myself? 1. told -hjeuLwonlii tirobably have made lest difference with bet and me, than with my wile and baby. She gave me one look, rose to her feet, and put. "I saw her but a moment. But methinka 1 see her now," as the ,. walked off w Mb, hef bath ing , dress ttiiking Ml ner; and' litae'Tia'refii' 'fairly in- j denting the tand with tlie tpilefulness of her 1 step. ROl'SING A H00S1ER. a sx-r.ui at a STEAMaoat niaaxa. It happene'd my lot not many weeks since, lo be a passenger on board the fast running steamboat M , bound from Cincinnati to !. Iouis- Among the number of persons IB nie canin, was tl a woulu-De wag, and a live 1 lustier, fresh from the swamps snd bogs of Indiana. It eo happened that - in his hnmoi nf fun II resolved to cjuii tins, .....L - . i t- i aetly opptwiie the lloosier al tlie table, and soon alter the company had commenced eat ing, he hailed him as follows: "I say, my friend, you're from Hoosierdore, I suppose, "I'iii from Indiana," was the civil reply, ! lhev raise rabbage wliere you coirre i from." "No, hut I reckon they du wharvoucum fiem."' " liaTt!d yell Judge by " -Bv the looks of that ar ctdibage brail he- twren vour shnuldert," Huvenil sitting near II" - now organ to litter al his expense, tail nothing' daunted, he reliirned to ihe rbarge 'Does your mother tnow you're out!" he askid. . "Yes I reckon so; she lold me to go talk lo tlie goslins. Indeed," said II, biting his lips, "then on mil ti be a goose to understand the language so well." "Vhcn among Unmans 1 du as Romans du,' was the instant remit, ihose I urn talking to." 1 tit Ik the language of "W hich Way ore yon traTelling," cried II , as ano.hcr giryle ran tound the table. "Down ihe Ohio river, 1 reckon, and the itooner nun mien ins plate wun poacnea Wint business do vou follow P" but instead lloosier suddenly iM-cameretl as blood, and he Hashed ine conjent i)I his plule lull in trie i . . - . . - .. . a laee and hosem ol Ihr wag. There tmliliii MHiimiiJ lluiw al the table, wiich was turned into infant run- fusKin, hv Ihe further actions of the lndiauian Raising aloft the heavy plate in hia right he brought it down w ith ituunipg fpree upon the head of tlie individual at his right side. j knocking "him backwards upon tl fliwir, w here he hy sprawling unable for Ihe mo ment fo rise. No former had the pinto done its duty upon he victim, than bending the left arm he brought back Ihe elbow wiih terribly lorce into the mouth ol the man at hit ltd tide, knocking nut a couple of teeth, and also pros trating him it full length, with liiajhead against die door of a berth, 'i'hit done, die lloosier jumped up, and placing his back against the side ol the cabin, sened hold of the chair he had been silling in, snd stared around him with eyes Hashing like thoso of a madman. In llie meanwhile the now thoroughly ex cited passengers had risen from the table, the female portion fleeing into the cabin, and the men gathering around the assaulter. "lle'a mad!" shouted one. "Throw him overboard!" yelled another. K nock him down!" Tried-a third. ."Hind him hand and foot!'; hawked a fourth, "Take care he dun 't kill some one!" echoed a fif.h. - - --" lint the voice of ihe tilth speaker was drowned bv the louder lungs uf the lloosier. w ho suddenly exclaimed id a yoiee of thun- "Whar's ihe caplaiti?" "Here I am," answered the person called for aa he came Up 10 (he spot. "Wall, I want that man and this man search ed;" and he pointed to the iwo he had knock' ed dow n, r YhaTTiirt''' "SSuS'M'novSm" " "What for?" Whv, for stealing. That black guard on my right stole my puss, eon tainin' five hundred dollars, and in eagles, which I've been a year layin' up lo go to Kalifornvi the thief on my left stole my new tilk pocket handkerchief, gin me by Polly jutt store I is tt home. ,' !' By iliis'iiine me'CT der tlie plate had managed lo get up. " You ru a liar, sir!" lie shouted, in passion al the same time thruihiiur his hand in' hit bosom, "Y'ou're a thief, you son of a gun!" re torted llie lloosier. in a rage, "Sarrli him captain, and if you dou'tfiud ihe nuss on him why chop me into sassages snd rat me for supier, that's all." "We must search you, sir," said the cap tain to the man terused. "I won't 1m searched," answered the fellow hsiighuly. "I'm a gentlemen. " i hat remains to be seen, said ties- ..... per. calmly "Searched ynu shall he. The man was accordingly examined, and though every pocket was looked into, no mon ey answering the description of the lloosier waa found, and Ihey were about giving it up. "Look in his boots?" exclaimed the loser oftheturse; "He's tome kin to John An dre, and will be. hiifig yet.afcre he dies,"--The left boot was pulled off, and sure en outih, there wet ihe money, exactly answer ing ihe description, confirming the guilt of the geiitlemau! L'poo the other fellow-the handkerchief was also found, having the lloosier' name" legibly written upon if, and the two rascals' were, with the permission of the liulisninn, landed upon the shore al bnee. The lloosier was for also putting II ashore declaring that be had engaged him in conversation on purpose lo rail his attention,. s that the scoundrels could rub him. But sa the wsg was well known to many on board, he was let off, the flossier swearing -it was some aati fartion to know that he had spoiled his heat milled shirt with the contents of his plate.-' H hss never since attempted to poke fun at an liidiaiiian. and doubtless the two thieves are also careful how they succeed in Housing a lloosier. WAYSIDE FLOWERS. . j By the roughest roadside we find some tinware Even in the desert, though there nry 4e - -teaser -p1anhTlo-rhw-thw'"-ty; there still rises the stately palm pointing to the sky, .Among the mounttin-glaciers are found ice-horn, rather thna earth-born flowers. Thus !nd ever sheds some joys upon the pathway or lile But how many of ua in oor our' inner-life, pass on. neglectful r inner-life, pass on . neglectful of thesi waystuTT rosea! Why du we not stop to pluck thi ni? Unseen or unheeded, they droop, crushed by the foot of he Carrie ss traveler, till found by one whose rfcger end curious lore tells them they have not lived in vain. . ' - Oh! why Jo we walk on so wrapt in self ana its enfrosting cares, tnaa we aee not the lender buds and blossom clustering around net ttur Haviour paasea uicnt not unobeerved. -The lily of tlie valley, the grass of the field, nature's minutest a wall as grandest bran- - "(t pariiruiar naina io niare nimsril ei- jiet, not only ihe cedar of Lrbar.dn, but the hyssop on ihe wah were notieH by turn, and by his vivid comparison ha has .braulifullr ' . , . . euiwsnea uirm ihout our Souls. IVnt flow. 'er slept in quirt besttty sjte walked, smt a leaf quivered in the bmere, but4ii qnick eye marked it, and he rejoiced in the loveliness of hia.crrsted earth, preHsTMiqced it "good." for very lair il sldl is, though sin baa so. defil ed iis fnvely scenes, end "the trail of the ser prnt is over it all." . Oh, wayside flowers, hovr beautiful ye are, growing in the highways and hed-vrs ef life! Dow ttrtn ibe" eep"TsTIe a ve are found, nn the grrrn hill-side, and till ynu reach the mountain height, changing 'wiih change of erne, but ttill lovely, still in-unison with Bt-i lure! Y'e are like the poetry of life, Wt trudge over the plain highway of every -day exhrtenri mount the precipices ol danger, and enter die dreamy woods of snrre4, ei softly dally In the t It I I 7 !.,. nappy Tsnejs, snvi rvery wncrs ye are wnn us, to throw in your poetic influence of gen tleness and pnrity. Ye djily teach ue not to be too eoldly praoiica), for ninpy of be flow era of earth, like those of literature, seen) to have no use but m tlua soul-urspirinf and joy . giving beauty, f . tV A Paris leUer in durational, latelli- - geneer aoy; 11 I he lamout Artesian well at (ussengen, ta Bavaria, commenced eighleeii yeark ago, and w hich it was bVard would have lot abafldon - ed as a failure! hss iusl f ii-en lha mini sstis ic valley, mne hundred and eighty -four feel almve the 1c. el of (he Baltic ten. Last une the boring hail reached a donth of eighteen 7uinln.J aipWiTrly'aewarlt.tY. and aawnHiya -- ers'of saltsepa rated by strata of granite had been traversed, when earbonie-aeid gas, followed again by granite, waa found. .Finally, on the tyih MtrenVa aeephvrt tWtt iihiTy-seveti feet, perseverance was rewarded hy eomplete sueres. A violent explosion burst awsy the srtiffolding built lo "facilitate the operations, and a column o water four and a bait inches in diameter spouted fcrm to the height of ninety eight feet above the surface. Tho warier clear as crystal is a tempera ture of sixty-six Fahrenheit, and is abundanly charged with aall. It is calculated that the annual product wilt he tipwardi nf 6,000.090 lbs. per annum increasing the royal revenues by 300,000 florint, allrr deducting all expenses. THE NEXT VtmDKSr-ir Tlie Washington correspondent of the Netr . Y'ork Herald taytt 'An effort is on foot here, working in a quiet way, to bring out Sam.' Houston of rrxas, for President, end Zadmt Pratt, of New York for Vice President. , It would be the democratre working-men's ticket.' sihoulrlttift race he a semh ms In Iftso. uil.l sua" and 'Zadoo'.will Whard lo beat."!'; In New Orleana, Senator Cass was nomi nhted hy a meeiling of the ilemorsey, for the Presidency inT8B'2. Slmuld'nt wonder if old'"'' Sum would work out ahead of 'ass,.in vjtiiet way." fle has not bejn ntiiking sfunij tjie-eites m mei oriii mr nothing- II is staled thai the Mormons bave recent! ' ' discovered tfte whirlpools in the Half lke, . which may possiljy lead hi the discovery of some ouiU-l for the waters of the Great Basin,. in which lhev jiave ettablislir tbeir (iine.wS iTiiU t'..;.. ;. 1. i....ij;i.. ;.i;... - lisas uatatiii sai owtfitra M w liuiiun l BlllSeVia an wtasiaa- eter every way, between four and five thous and feet above the level uf the tea, shut in all a- a round by mountaina, wifli its own ,iyatem.of lakes and rivers, and having no known connec tion whatever with the tea. - f - ' Daily Dtipatch. taA'-'Tculatlnr mr"wn that there are now in the United Slates over three millions of signs bearing that mysterious and eold-blrtotled iiwriplion, "No Credil " t THE PRESS AA I) THE BOCNDABY bill. , i...;. Of twenty-three political papers, printed in .. this Slate, (received al this office,) fSH reop , posed to the Boundary Bill, MM a'e 'in fa-v vnr of it, and thr balance (four) we are lint- hie to classify. The latter, we presume, ar about equally divided. t - Il will be readily admitted thai lr.rge ma- ' hit-TJorilv 'he people are- in favor -of tlie Inllll I . i ' r : . i t .L . .t oierriurc n sernis vomrwnni singular mat inw . largest number of our nespapers should he opposed to il, The above particulars verify an opinion we have long indulged in that lb press is a most uncertnin index in public opin ion. On exciting qneau'ona especially we' most frequently find the press exhibiting but llie fmih .Irrc gatsorsl excrescence of the pub- n lie wind, while the sober, matured opinion of ' the community will be found in its depth and ' volume underneath, prepared and able laroo ' ' irol the lighter matter that give coloring to the aurface, ; Catvttton Joumm. ' f! FOR THE RICE TRADE. ' We mtderstM'nd that the vessel builders and merchants of Beaufort are filling nut . all the small vessels belonging to that place, for the - s .' rice trade In South t arolina and Georgia. I be plautera in those Slates have determined upon ' practical non-intercourse with the North, and refuse lo employ Northern entslera. Out llrault.rl friends are the brat to" lake advait tage of the feeling against the North, and an preparing lo ge into the trade arivrly . This . it (i it should be. North Carolina ran furn- ish any number of vessels tnitahiu to that, -trade, and can man them wiih imstworthy and inlclligeni seamen. The profit of the-1 business will fall into the hands of Southern' ." Stale, while the planter will bave their rice ernpa carried to market at no unit than die . usual freight. We would direct the aueikMiuL,lJ of onr tetHien Io ths inilueenienis oflcrtd in. . this trade. We cannot say positively what are the police regulation of Charleston and, of South Carolina, hot, we presume the own.' er'of rice trader could sail her with his ownt slaves. If this be so, there if an additional. HntdMstMMM' gOjnte) the ltrirw3'wi LOSING THE TRADE. J The Xewburyport Herald aays that Aaserica. aastor oil, formerly ths brat artiul of the kind in the aasrttTTahd in drfiitnl for even foraigw shipaaent, has now- becouHk almost aasabtabla, owing to it great adulteration by taa mixta r of lard oil. The eontmueuee la, thwt large im portatlona of eaator oil from the EeM India kava been recently made, aad.toore of It It an the. way. ; ' . ' ' . 1 -.
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