THOS. J JJSMAY, EprroB & Proprietor.
"BorrJh, Carolina potocrful in inttlitrtual, tooral anb phpjtoal itjjourretf the (and of our frr an& rjoine oC our affection,"
THREE DOLLARS Pit Assvm, in Advance. "
RALEIGH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1049.
NO. 25.
aErrL Cr ";?--..-;.'
A GOOD COMPOST.
,hir estates cannot do DMicr man ui ,
every occasion to form marsh mud and
marl into composts for their nest year's
orn crop Three hundred bushel of marl,
mixed with 10 double horse cart loads of salt
marsh mud per acre, if formed in a pie, and
'reft to decompose, assimilate together, and
be meliorated by the effects of the summer's
sun and" winter's frosts will form, next spring
a reliable manure for the corn crop; the
which Bhould.be followed by. wheat, and
and that by clover. In thus preparing the
Material for composts hand and team could:
be very profitably employed from now un
till the period of frost. Such a compost,
we feel, very certain, would prove infinitely
more permanent in its efl'ects than twice the
quantity of barn yard manure, and would en
sure to the soil any desirable degree of fertility-.
- :
M,ntsmeru Caunty Md)Jtgrkultay.'t
3 c.-(-a lain.
JJ'bfj, committee on the lmpiovemement
nartieular examination pf the certificates
presented to them from several gentlemen
. . . if l
they award uftir, ubnjamin lutwwKttj
of land, Silver Goblet of the value pf ten
. r.-
dollars
Also to Mr Edw"ard Staler, for the sec
ond greatest improvement in ten acres of
kndi a Silver Goblet, of the., value .of .five.
Together with this report we return me
certificates of the above named gentlemen,
to be dispossed of as the Society may see fit
though-we would suggest to have diaro-pub
lished, Uiai QthertJnayZieijw
done on worn out land,
Horatio Trundle,
Jos. F. BaileV. "
A Lot oj Five Acres, barren Rockland,
(poor old field,) clay soil, stiff and sto
ny.
In 1843, latter part of winter- and early
in the spring it wa plauf hed juid linied 50
bushels per acre; in May 10 bushels of
bone per acre was applied, and the field
planted in corn, putting poudrette in the hill
at the rateof neiand a half barrels per aere.
In September the corn was cut and hauled
oft" and'the land dressed one acre with guano
iinn with nnudrette. and the rest with bone,1
wheat and timothy,
Cost of Manures.
250 bushels of Lime, 62 50
60 bushels bone, on the
farm,
7 4.2 barrels proudrettc, on
farm,
Plaster on grass,
Cost of putting in and cutting
cam,
rutting in wheat.
Seed wheat, 10 bushels,
25 00
15 00
2 25
18
11
10
57
25
00
!184 75
Si 1 25 00
112 32
Crop.
Corn, 250 bushels,
Wheat, 100 bushels,
Three crops of grass,
ion, .
Clover seed, 7 1 -2 bushels, 37 50
4M74 35
ijjrv-j no w -appeafg '"" miae,"havlng on
it a very large second crop of olovcr and tim
olhy both in head.
Richard SV Kirk, for
Benjamin Hau.owf.ii,
To the Committee to award the premium
of the Agricultural Society of Mont
gomery County, for the greatest im.
provemcnt in Land 'reference being
had to the cost, kind of mnures employed.
The undersigned, in entering the lists of
competition tor the premium to be awarucu
by our Agricultural Society, and in persu,
ance of the te "terms and conditions," will
state that the chaacter of the land refercd to U
astiff, tenacious clay subsoil; and at the time
of improving and perhaps for fifty years
preceding the field alluded to or the greater
portion of it at least, was reduced to a state
of almost absolute sterility; not very good
originall, "the old Maryland pW.' of shal
low tillaTO or no manntmr nogmrsccti.'antl
ronstauUvaslling had jnearlj divested it of
tile liule soa it onco possessed. -
When it came into my posc3sion,.I made
two unsuccessful attempts to improve it by
eutti ration, and "sowing grans seed end the
TGnrnruT t u u a l
liberal use of Dlaster. It produced littlctTh. actnat eMolerort i mambiy onr
else than running briars and poverty grass,
About one fourth ofho field was of bet.
fcr qualify; lieiiig "lower arid receiving die
.wabw
ihLui4t -there Wi na running rati-r rn the
surface, yet most of it was "wet and spon
gy" late in the spring, and produced but a
scanty crop of very inferior grass.
Some nine years since, 1 determined to im
prove the field, cost what it might; and be
gan by a thorough, under draining of the
wetportion.by several hundred yards of deep
narrow ditches filling them to within eigh
teen inches of the surface with loose stone;
then a course of lveaves or straw to pre
vent the returned earth filling the interstics
between tfce stones.
It was broken up in the full and early
in the winter, from seven to nine inches
HjHch deeper 4jan, itwwar ec,.ploughe4
bclore, " 1 he following, spring applied
about sixty htishel of emwtic time to
the acre andplated in corn. On about
three-quarters of the field the prop did not
more than pay for the ploughing, if so
much. Oats followed the ensuing spring
with a liberal supply of grass seed as it
was considered useless to attempt a crop of
wheat. Much of the oats waslco short
to harvest and most of the grass seed
either failed to vegetate or "starved out,"
In six or seven years the field again com
into rotation was broken up quite as deep
as before; The" sam(f"amourit of caustic lime
(i. e; in an unslacked state) applied futlincor
poration withthesoil 4 again plantedincorn.
This crop though considerably injured by the
bud worm was good; not measured, but esti
mated at not less than six to seven barrels
to the acre the former crop not yielding as
many bushels.
.OAtgaia, 4iwed4lio,ot
two thirds -of the feld-with five to six bush'
els of ground bones to the acre and lodging
loiiowcu a wneaicrop on uiewnoie manu
red, as far as could be, from the barn yard
and on the ballar.ee, pome 80 to 100
pounds of guano to the acre sowing timo-
' .7 . -
spring following,
The average yield of wheat, to the acre,
was rather over tho thirty three bushels.
This result Is ascertained with certainty;
for-e very 'field itnd -lot- on thevfarm-is aeeuH
xately surveyed and plotted and this portion
el the crop was threshed and measured by
itself. "
Most of the crop on this field (abou t ten
amwithAej8ncjonra.aid -eight in wheat)
sulfied-Qnsiderablyfrsni
last spring; the harvesting was badly done,
owing to its fallen and tangled state from a
storm, about the time of ripening; but Ihave
no ooubt several contiguous acres might
have been .selected on the lowest ground,
that would have yielded over forty bushels
to the acre. This field was gleaned with
-die1ioiriOiEe and lbga but sufficient seed
remained to produce a volunteer crop of
wheat with the grass this season, that was
generally estimated by those who saw it as
well worth harvesting,
This season, this field y ielded the heavi
ct crop of grass I ever -harvested: and even
on... what waa otigmaUylilje.. poorest part;
has now a luxuriant crop of second growth
clover intended for seed that is lodging over
the whole "extent.
We will estimate the "profit and loos,"
by figures, for a single acre:
By estimated increase of corn crop
solely owing to lime, at least 8
bbls at m. . 113 ,00
&y estimated increase or oat crop,
at least 20 bushels, at 40 cts.
By estimated increase of grass
crop, at lcat one ton.
By estimated value clover seed, at
least 1 1-2 bushels for there
would have been none without
the lime, at 14,
Thirty three bushels of wheat, av
erage prices old at last spring
$1.31
8 00
10 00
6 00
43 23
IolaU
-7fl 23
Dr
To 60 bushels of line cost at
kiln 16 cents, t0 60
Ta7 yers4nteEesW-4ho'4t be
ran to pay in pasture in
less time.
To 60 bushels of lime, cost at
4 03
kiln 12 cent,
To three years' interest,
50
35
00
00
To 6 bush, ground bones,
at 50 cents.
To 100 pounds guano,
827 48
51 75
Making in round numbers, fifty dollars
an aero in favor of the improvement.
In the view of some perhaps, there
should be a charge for haulingand spreading
the lime; also, for hat vesting the increased
crops. It is believed tho increased product
in straw aud fodder more, than repays the
latter; whilst the former and also the ex
pense of draining is fully compensated in
the greatly incress pasture; to say nothing
ja th BCcount of the jitate of the land ijaulli,
which is radically and permantlu improved
Previous to the application of lime, plas
ter was liberally used, but with no visible
effect whatever. Now its action is as
do ain t tonki ont.-
of the hel, in h joint wop of nJ whet, K
youl J iaerM. tbesggrtfat. reiutl Kni tte or ix
ilulltn mor per re. N. cbirgc i md for
ott of ulouirliinr uif culiidlinn for eterr oik
'tortHrtr-'-oRhiw know, Ant tke';Mit"W'iti;nfV
ui -ri.k
marked on the same land as I have ever!
seen any where: and with the exercise or a
very ordinary degree of judgement the im
provement may be continued and increased
with but very litde additional expense for
many years to come.
In connexion with the above statement I
would remark, incidentally that it is proba
ble a fair prop of wheat might have been
raised on this land by the aid of guano
alone and at "tcsS" expense than has been
incurred; but according to all the experienc
I have had, and 1 have used it liberally
the land would have derived no material,
On lanif which was limed eighteen or
twenty years ago and equally poor, (pur
posely kept with out other manure since to
test its durability it bas rendered it very pro
ductive corporativcly speaking; to this day,
WhiUt on a portion of the same with 300
lbs of guano to the aere half in 1815 and
the balance in 1846 and equally cropped,
no one could point, by the growth of the
clover uniformity good on tho whole, and
equally limed where the guano had. and
where It had not been used. W ith me in
two, or at most,, three yeai s,3its elTect is
gono. The cousltisiop ii tint lime though
it may be comparatively slow is ttm and
to say the least is on this description of soil
ten times as durable as guano in its fertiliz
ing effects; how much longer romains to be
seen and in the end is much tho most econ
omical where it can be obtained at a reason
able cost. Guanno may generally be used to
prove more durable in its enects on some
kinds of soils than on others, but on all soils
mixing 11 wiwi one louriri 10 one imru ii
bulk of plaster to fix and retain the ammonia
and to plough it in, stead of leaving it hear
the surface. Lime on the contray losing
-o r- -------
be kept near the surface; and i beat applied
as a top dressing (which guano never
should be) a year or in advance of the cul
tivation to afford an opportunity for the
winters frosts and rarijwto dissol ve and brhtg
it mto more extended antr speeay actiQn;
Grouttd oone although" not so iinffledite
iu their effects are much . more iiuarble than
guano, and to be preferred,- decided where
the improvement'of the" laiid is a primary
elyeeb-1 would class 4hem -something-like
he following: Lime for the landlord; gu
ana for tlin tenant, and ground bono for
both; after each has fully availed himself of
all his own resources, in tne vegetable ma
nures. The annexed certificate is the only kind
of Collateral evidence I can now furnish; not
having contemplated any thing of this kind
at the time of harvesting the wheat last sea
son or of determining, with precision, the
product of hay this year.
Edward Stabler
JIarwood, 8 mo 31st 1848.
HF'! have examin
of Edward Stabler, and from a knowledge
of tho land for upwards of thirty years hav
ing frequently iit that time noticed-the crops
thereon and having particularly examined
the crop of grass now on it have no doubt
of die correctness of his statement; nor do
I think it an over estmate that several acres
together produced - quite forty bushels of
w heat to the acre.
Wm. P. Palmer.
If'oodlawn, Aug. 31 1848.
RUTA BAGA.
About the, 25th of June will be a good
lima to pot in this excellent root; but the
sowing of the seed should not be delayed
beyond the ?5th of July.
Preparation of the Ground -The
ground should be ploughed deeply, prior
to which, however, wnere us improvement
ii Jookfid-tn mm a main objlf -it shon W te
well manured, broadcast. The ploughing
done, it should be harrowed thoroughly,
so as to reduce the soil to a fine tilth, and
then rolled. If manure is scarcer manur
ing lneiridgeswrtl -anwerratttfr"Bf ;
course, require mucn less manure, ii
would be best to give the ground two
ploughings. The ground being ready,
make ridges, say 15 inches apirt, 4 inches'
deep; put in the compost hereafter recom
mended, about 2 inches in depth; cover. tl e
compost with the soil thrown out in ma
king ibe ridges; drill in the seed on the top
of the drills; rslte them in lightly, and com
press the earth with the back ot the rake
uV with a hsrd roller. -
Quantity of Seed per Acre. Two
pounds per acre is about the right quantity
of seed.
Preparation of the Seed. Soak the seed
in fish oil, for at least labours before drill
ing them in. When rcsdy, drain off the
oil, and mix the seed thoroughly with ash
es or plaster, so as to separate and render
them easy ol being sowed; then add 3 parts
sund to one of seed, so ss the better to en
sure their being thinly distribute J in "the
i!i!It. , - r-'. - -y r-
Culture.-- When the plants first come
up, go through your patch and sprinkle
fish oil over them, taking csre to have
ihem (Justed, at the same time, wun euncr
plaster or ashes This operation must be
repeated, early, for three or fmirsuceestive
mornings.- Whenlho plant! begin U bottle,
rive tho eround a Jrvssini! with the hoe;
and U bo thujk vmm-tm imfmmgtflK
ihia Ihf tn out a Jijl!eJa ji wekor ifb
days thereafter, give them a second stirringl
utiik fK kn Inbinft nmrm nr thia t&nrtr itnnr '
it nil nwv) turn "jfr win vi in
to thin out the plants si as to aland Tom
0 to 8 inches span in the drills. In about
two weeks from the second, give them a
third stirrm; wun tne noe. l ino, under
ordinsry circumstances, will answer to en
sure a good crop; but, as the great object
in the culture of this root is to keep the
eround open and free from weeds, the cul
tivator must exercise his own judp-mcnt, in
determining whether he give his ground
another working or not.
Of the manure. Well rolled stable or
barn. van! manure ii. nrobnblv- thn best
fmindaUo'n for a
if mixed 'with j0 bushels of ashes, and 4 of
ground bones, and 1 f p aster, will be
sufficient Co an acrefand wHl not fail, the
season !eing ravorahP. to ensure a heavy
crop of root. Where the rulturist may
not have rotten manure, he may secuie
himself a good crop by making a compost
of 10 bushels of ground bones, 10 bushels
of ashes nmi 1 of plaster, or by drilling in
200 lbs. or guano and 1 bushel of planter.
Of the Ground. The soil in which this
turnip most delights is a deep sandy loarii.
thongh it will grow" weH io In? Tighli fria
ble sou the freslier, the belter.
Effkcts or .Mud on GaAsa Laxds.w
I.ast season, Mr. David Choatc, of Essex,
Massachusetts, sent us, says the Boston
(Cultivator, some heads of grass, showing
the effects of mud on the crop. At that time,
snu:e Mr, thoate.uas, given the following :
In the fall, iiieadowmud was hauled, from
low land, and laid in a heap on hiffh dry
short time the heap was removed, leaving
about an inch depth of mud, in consequence
ot whictu a very stout crop ot crass was
herdsgniss from the land thus manured by
tho mud are eight inches long and of a
larjre size. This shows the very power
ful effecta of mere mud, which abounds in
nearly cverv ' section of the country . Al
mine, more vsluablc in contrihuting to the
happiness of himself and others, than a mine
of if old.
I he hrnljri of the Eil is sited tiinolbr
vim hi. co a rinatm.
From th MMmchuwtts Plowman.
CROWS UdEHJL -SCARE CHOWS
USELESS.
Mr Edttor I hae long waited, but in
vain fof some una to defend the crow. It is
my. opinion i that tbo crows are the -eheap-et
help we csn employ to rid our corn fields
of insects Let the farmer take a look at
his field nt dy break and he will perceive
the crow making a meal of the corn woims,
which al this moment are preparing to leave
the unrer side of the soil lor the inner
side. " '
-Notvihe"pnint:?
is about to plant his corn, let him dissolve
four table spoonfuls of lnr in one gallon of
unlililj( W4i.cr. uvii ii sufo wuuitiy, ,uni
in vour com. stir it tvo minutes, then
drain off the water and stir in one pint of
gypsum then it Is ready for planting.
The above are proportions for six quarts
of corn. Seed com, thus prepared, is against
the turta bf lH Teatfieredtribe no crow or
other fowl will eat it, and the field, without
scarecrows is soon rid Of insects. No spare
hills remain for beans, but all are full of
stalks, and of course, full of ears. I have
had experience of thia method for thirty
years and have never known it to fail when
pronerh prepared.
Now brother farmers, one and all, please
make one experimmt, and send the result
to the paper, that w may compare notes,
and know the truth- Mr. Editor, pleao
try this on one acre of coin- dispense with
all scare-crows and I will stand bonds, for
the good behaviour of the crow (or one
y-r. . t.""
-Wcat-ieedhainTIarclr449-' i-
Late Chop. As tho corn and small
grain crops are frequently injuiad or great,
ly reduce. I in quantity by contingencies
sgaiiist which no human prudence or fore
stahl cm effectually provide,it is always
well lor the farmer lo have at his command
the most ample means of aubalituting, when
necessary, such lata crops fas may afford
the best possible substitute for them when
destroyed by blight drought, or any other
cause.
When corn has been cut off by wnrma
at a period too late to admit of replanting,
the soil should be planted in potatoes, or
turnipa. both which will do well whn got
in late." The potato is frequently planted
in the New England States ss late a the
fourth of July; and when the ground haa
been properly prepared, if the season be
tolerable favourable, thar Is but little (janf
ger of a failure, although the crop is gene
rally Jess perfect, and f rnuvn 4is weight
than when planted i.i May or Juno. If
grass land be broken up towards the close
of the latter month, when the graaa is near
us maturity, the furrow shea laid uirly ov
er, aud carefully rolled, potatoes, planted
in the usual manner, with a handful of gyp
nm and lime, or house-sshes in each hill,
will almost always succeed, and produce.
if not so abundantly as earlier iilaateil a
Planted in coin-lands; at the last hoeing-
poiatoes Nquire neither weedinir tm iunv
vation of any kind. The soil being gene
rally mellow rich and good tilth, the ger
mination is rapid, and the subsequent de.
vrlnpemcnt of the tops and ro us far mure
vigorous than in rituntions expressly rre
psred for this crop. It. has also been noti
ced by many observing rulturisis that the
potato, when occupying spots tbst have
been vacated among corn plants by the
ravages of the cut-wrm, or other simulai
casushtied.Js rarely inju ed by "rust." and
when indeed, this dsease does sttarK it in
mm 4 r ii i tia fi is miai mm uuuvr nuict T
circumstance. e csn hot too forcibly tm
press upon the minds ot our agricnttaia4
friends the necessity of providing a liberal
supply of roots for their stock during win.
ter. To tontine animals exclusively 10 a
dry feed, at a season when water is often
with difficulty obtained, cannot ressult oth
erwise than detrimentally, as it induces
disease, and besides, renders . Iha snim ils
restless and unamisble even under the most
gentle treatment. . This is a matter of es
sential importance, and one to which we4
hnp"e"1tir friends generally wilt at once t
tend.
ON T fi APPU C A I ION OF GU ANO
From tli Anicricsn Farmtr
To thr Editor:! have noticed, in the
Farmer for this month, your answer to a
Petersburg, JVes inquirer, in regard to the
bt method ef -epplyiaf ttan-MMhVjMlV
to s corn crop, 1 cannot but agree with you
in your opinion, that tne application ol ma
nuta W tbeiiilVril!'y the r oaise ma
irate of farm yard; -i-tMt tartti t W per
manent tn effect; nor do I think it will be
practiced generally by farmers of experi
ence, who have an interest in the perms
nem improve mem of tneir. lamjt. - In leTitpffTn tEiTotflcotningolume, JTlis Miry
tion to uano, howcvei, without nrpsumiriir
to d issnet from one of your iiiforinaiioa in
such matters, I will merely state facta that
havs come under my observation my .in
ferences .frofflilnmiafilajiri4ka.vjtjojijg
judga whether l am right fr.wrM)g me-
cluding that the most prohitable method ol
applying guano toa corn crop, is Tn lme
M, ,..L.
I used last year,-three tons of Peruvmn
guno in the corn crop, and I ion of Peru
vian; witlniiree Toil! of ChUian, in c5rn Tamt
seeded with wheat laat fall. Tha ?vhol
broadcast, at the rata of 250 Iba. lo the acre.
with the exception of two bushels or 120
lbs., reserved for an experiment. The
land lay-in-four foo t rtdgC8r" ttfid wai to
poor that even poverty grass was scarce on
it. The guano was sown with a twinging,
low cast, tha sower walking in the furrows
between the ridges; so that ha greater part
of it, necessarily, fell in the lurrowa. One
at d a ha' f bushels of plaster was then so wn
on the gnaho, and followed immediately
and plowing out tha ridges. Uy tins me
thod, alt tha rruano, with the exception of
that on Xour lists, plowed previous to sow
ine, was turned under- The. four rows
listed before sowing were plowed out after
sowing turning under all the manure but
msi wnicn leu in ins mi. a wimi you in
remark particularly that two-thirds ot the
guno on these four rows was turned under
the lists only having it on the surface,
The land was crossed deep by rows four
feet apart, and planted with corn rolled in
plaatcr, and covered by a one horse harrow,
running on the riHgeor list, to the laat 5,
500 hills, in which the two bushels of re
served guano, mixed with one of planter,
.was dropped, at the rate ol a handful to
four hill, (such a haudful as would be ta
ken of wheat to sow at the rale of two
bushels to the acre,) leaving one peck of
the mixture unapplied A hoefuJ of earth
was then thrown in each hill, separating tha
gnano from the corn, which was planted
m ine manner niieauy siaieu. i ne wnoio
field was then rolled. The cultivation waa
two- harro-y inBSXwo P.!oijesJu niidl.A,lai4
eiling with flukes mi July. Tha ixcrcaae
oyer the last crop, on the samo land, was
from thrco to four bairels to tho acre, with
a difference scracrly perceptible, either in
stock or ear, between the corn on the land
guanoed in the hill, and (hat on the land
broadcast at the rate of 350 Iba. per acre.
The corn on the four rows guanoed, after
the lints were plowed, was the merest
trifle belter than unimproved land corn,
growinr along aide of it.
1 oeneve u may lairiy oe rjierrcq koiii
these facta, that, as 50 lbs. in the hill, per
sere, produced the tame effect, almost, as
350 lbs, broadcast, nearly 300 Iba. of th
broadcast was thrown away far as the
corn crop was concerned ; and as tho wheat
plowed in with 150 lbs. of cuano, broadcast,
last fall, baa awaked from ita winter slept
and appears more creen and flourishing iin
wheat on the land to which 350 Ib' was
applied Jan apring. tlir J5Q lbvat laaatef
iha apring'a application, is Ioa.0 the wheat.
Agin, aa 60 ibs.itfthe fcl,-ftd nearly tha
eflVct of 330 lbs. broacaat, and aa 330
Iba. broadcast and no part tamed under the
lists whore the covn stood, had almost no
efifct, I may justly cotmludo that iha way
to sccare tfVj greatest amount of benefit to
?ntti IV nd profit lo tha plantation,
frtn uano, is to plsca it, in small quanti
ty, directly under the plant, where it ten
so lis worit wMnout ootng j otjiorwrti wy
Vou csn, sir,- make wlut use or this com-
mnnlcation yoo may judge proper. I bv
to gouge from a worn out soil every nA
cent I expend in its improvement; and!
wih, most sincerely, some one had givn ,-:
ine the information relating to this mauurc,'v .
which I have now, at the cost off 100 worth
of guano, thrown away. That amour.'., ap
plied to my wheat, would have doubled
my clsnce fur a crop t the coming hat
vest. Very rcspecifully.
AforcA, 1840. A Kent Farmi k.
Kisarks: The f.icts developed in Jhe I
jfjj ff regret that 8 W
want of room compels
us to delay an exposition of our views in
regard to the needless waste -of fertilizera
applied lb c'utiited fields; and in teference .
to an equally needless loss or the elements
of crop , which nature has, furnished in"
oitsv "
THE AMEKIUAN FARMER.
The Sth volume of the new series wilt
commence on the 1st of July. 1840. hi
issued every month, each IVo. containmg
32 Imge octavo psgfSr and ja aobjecrjo
newspaper pntge oniy iti I ent err
each number sent to any part of the State,
nr anywhere' within 100 miles, or H cent
if out ef the State, and over 100 miles.
At no period of in cxistenee has the "Far
mer" enjoyed a mora w as spread popu
larity than at present, and in addition to th
yuJuAble pnpers elicited by the Slate.Air-
er has secured the aid of many ol tha moat
eminent agriculturists of the country, as
contributor wirr-psge
year, a standsen ameuat wati exnsaded
iu premiums for the besr essays on impor
tant subjects. rd ft 00 t now iTreti for
other prtte, casayg. evhich. will fa niibliht
land state Agriculiural Society, at its meet
ing in May, proposed to raise a fund of
$100, to be expended fur three pircoa ft,
silver putr, one or the value or 30, to be
presented at Aba nextJLon ual i Fair of the
Society fee held irr October weirfny
person who snail obtain largest list or .Heur
subcriber4 te the farmer the "2f-c-f thaTr
value of 30, for the next and the 3d, of
920, for the thitd largest list, besidsssun- -dry
oilier offers wliiclt hare been added by
the publPiTier,riiTjirTcOT . . "
Itrms or the American Farmer-It
13 do forUlO 30 do. tot 920. AudMt
Sastu Sasds, Publisherr .. , L
MirylaudSiateAg
Baltiinorestreet, Baltimore, Md.
PROFESSOR EMMON'S ADDRESS.
W have trespassed a liu'eon th limited
space in our columns to make room forth
aoio anil iniercs;ing.uun:ss ot rroi. cm- ,
mon's before the N. Yr Slate Agricultural x
Society, foi a copy of which wajreinrkbted
1!OTt$afji!i
learn that the second large quarto- volum e
upon New York Soils, Agriculture, Fruits, ,
from Iha peo and laboratory ef rir, -F.inmMis,
Will oon be rady for deli ve-ry.
Rural Science is greatly . indebted ta," the
long continued and critical researcheyi ff
this gentleman; and to the libcraltty cif thj
Empire State, which has expended soma -
400.000 on us. luUtralliistory will .in the
last twelve years. t ,
tJUTTi.XG ANd"cuB!XO . tJLOVEft.
HAY.
Clover should ba cut as soon -as it eorae
into blossom; and a'ter laying in tha sutenh
until it wilts, it should be pui into recf.
lo complete the curing, 1 n stacking T it
away, a peck of salt should oertprmkieti
over each ton of the hay, as it u bein
formed into stack. If thus cured, aid tins
precaution of salting ba obrierved, the hay
will be greener, mor fra grant, and leaa
liabltt to lose ita leaves on being subse-
quently handled, in being fd out to tha
. i. . -. t , i, ... ...
we, na, wuiibi wiit ce much mora
grateful- tUctr palates. 1 f - tha "f artlraf
precaution were takfn to etacki layer and
layer about, straw with the clover bay, tli
former would imbibe tho ' fragrance of tho
latter, and be at acceptable, if r.ot e. nu
trieiotis, to (ho cattle XlvJ clov. hay
ilaelf. Thia might occasion a I'.uli,
trouble, but when ens is fvcoVtng a winter '
supply of provender tn hi atbek, that eon- -i
do ..non houldi no ba ricrmitted to welch
a grm in tha b".tanrt for, iridepehdent
of the pecuniar; bart wiiich is aura to
enura to iha careful husbandman whoTnay
encoutitct'.iiiar.dditfonal trouble, that bigh-i
ft and ciihobling sentiment ariainap
from fiia iinrnanity of tho thinr, should, an3
will, r,or- than compenaata .him, as,; hart
' fothins which brinBi a richer rewa'1 lo ,
i litis virtuous breast than tha consciousness ,
of its possessor hav ing performed his wttola
drily. .
- - - drainin.o: r - r
, At! wet lands should ba drained. Whan
deprived of their excess pf water, tha ca-
Cacity of such, lands, for production, will
e increased fully one-third; the product
will be improved in quality the lands will '
be much easier ' tilled, while the.- health of
the estate will ba greatly meliorated. - ;- t
. Contract your desires, if you witih for irv
dependence. : i
w partial to &u wHaftatt -raw