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, ( T ' . ' ' . L ' ' ' , ' ' 1 ' , - T" ' ' RfiTTTTTfl Tm A IT TflTffilTitT fTIiii. (M A mini tSTfftl Tfh SmITTTT filTt nfiflhntif n n R7miiifiT7a -: V TIIOS. J. LEMAT, Editor & Propkietor. 'Xiortf) Carolina potofrful in, intellectual, tooral ano pfjpjjtral resource tl;e land of out firtt anb fame of our affection.' THREE DOLLARS Per Avhvm, in Jldvintt. VOL XL. RALEIGH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1849. NO. 47. Dr. Joseph 3. W. Tucker. i FFEKS hi, Profeeaional aervieee to (It eiti V f sen i of Italeigh and vicinity. Me aiey alway , ee found at ihe residence of Kuliio Tucker, Eh. My ' 820 Howard. niitwii from tbo 8ubeeriber, ab--ut II mile, J& well from Kaleigb, liU Mgro man. Frank, about 30 years of age, rather inclined lo bo 111. thin vuaged, dark color, and weigh, about ISO, mall and lalher dull evee. Ha wt j purcttaaed of Kobe Wyna'e eetate, and haa a wife at Mr- John Earp'e. Ha will probably eudeavor to make hi, way to l be Rail Road, and e.capa fioni lha Stale through that chanool. x.s I will give the above reward for bia delivery to me, at my reiiuVnce, it taken in, or thirty dollar,, if out of the county. JOHNBORREtf, Wake Count, Nov, 19 184S 48 St pd. : O Travelling Agents Wanted, I V)H WOODWOIfl ITS YtjUTrTi CABINET ' one of (he Ictl aat mod popular Megxin, nl lit tUlt in America, lb gentlemen alio po- en tit .qatlineaiione of 1 good event, (he iobli lliwi- rrlt oner term whieh cannot -taw--- iwnin handtome income. Applicant! lur the agency are rraaired to oroduce reauoniible leilinioiml, to eharaaier and general efficiency, and to inveat ilie nm of J 20 in bound volume nl the work, which ell readily at a large advance. The Cabinet i, not aectaiian in hi character, and i, iqually op. olr ,notig-ll denomination,, and in etery part of Ihe Union. Price nf ihe Magatiae (fit of die bound ------ - aii trtwM'diiiiiiaiiaivt': addition te th,e now in the field, en be profita bly employed in different aeatiani of the United State,. Vw it the ken time te obtain lubtcrifitiom fax the new volume. The initial number, beautiful- 1. ..t - I . I 1 ill , - ,n IMtlLII ' iUt ITI ' 1,1 advvnee- of ita publication. Full particular, re peating the ageney. will be given on' inquiry. Ap ply i.amedialely, (if by letter, noat-paidj lo U. A. VYOOUVVOKTH, Fubliaher, 135 KaauB-at-, New York. 6-Jt. Drawing Architectural Me chaulcnl- AS tlit Uihe teiton for young weeltaulc, ana" other, to apply ttiemerttea i the attainment ol-th gre,te,i id lo eroiMcnte in their variou, ,puiv iiitavf a thorough knowledjje of Geomeli ical Ui-sohic- We would call ilieu ailenuna to "Altnine a I cat Hook lor Self-iiulruetioh,'.' being a .complete mn u) 4 Mechanical Orawtwg.- mctoding - fSMET HIOAL Ult.VWINti and I'KltSI K(;TI B; illu. ireted with SO tteel lilatca. and tinlaitied bi a to- luiliir manner, rendering Ibe aitainrueot eft be ait eiir and agreeable. I Frttit the New Trk Scientific lmercon1 "It ia tile bed work on IVawing that we hate eer aeeh no young Mechanic, ,uch ai a Macliiniat, Engineer, Cbinet Maker, Millwright or CarB' ter, ahould be without it." . iiH. who havtnc thorouahly manered thi, book, cannot make any of the ordinary drawinga ol thw kind, ruav aoll tlranair of c,cr being able to aa- eomplitb anch a retult." f Pram rAe National JntelKirencer .1 "Indeed, one who patiently and caretully goe, Ibrouxh k could nut be aaid, ao far aa priuciple, AKli fc, .lLl.m.....nl..Ml IU, . K III M.lll M muter." t From Ihe American Rait Uoad Jonrnal 1 "It it commended lo llioaebeil qualified to judge of it, merit,, a, be i ne Ihe moat thorough and com plete work of the kind aver published in thia couu lrv. ' "It haa received uuiverttl commendation from the tirraa. und e believe it lully menu all that haa been aaid in it, praue.'1 I'riec f-3 00. PiltxifriTf.Alt ROTICC. . W will lorwern eemy w the-ahov. wwrk.re oj e-1-pente, to any part of the Union, on the receipt nl ihiee dollar,, which may be ace! per mail at our llllftU. W. M. tc Co have alto publitbed an abridged e . WHLIJ Ul U - edition ol the above wore, lor ine uk ui oonowij, ontainiiir all the tiriuciiilea that are contained in Ihe larce work, illnatrated with 41 aleel plat,, Trice SI 25. - Publithed and for Bale by NILUAM MINIFIK k CO , 111 Ualtimoic-tt , llaLTixoat. 40-6,o. UKlVlIICSirv. 'I UK Annual Meeting of the Tcuttee, of the Uui vcraitv . I N. C. will hi held at Ihe Eaecntiva UfAee on Thurulay the 1 3th day of l eoember next, Ai lint ineulina: ma Uoaril 4 liuateeawUI pro ceed to fill the vacancy in the I'roleiurahiu of Khciorie, Lngic, ke oecuring by lite reaiguatioa ol Hcv'd. Dr. Wm. Ireea, Ur order, - C. U H1X TON, Secretary Haleigh, Nov. 9l)lh, ISi'J. -4t. Executive lacpnrtmenl, IUtciea, Nov. 6tb, l41t. rrej 0 enable lue In anawar, eertaiu enquirara atV in-rated to tin. Department, by the Secretary ol ihe I'reaturv of the United Stale,, I (hall Ic pleaaed to receive Irarn the owner, or Manager, id all Ihe Cotton PjUoiiae iu ihia butr, iuloiiualiou n Ibe lolloping poinli: 1. The name ol the Factory, and where aittiated, Ant -will of Capital iuvetied, , S. KuHiher of Ha Und Cotton contumed annually 4. Number of bpioUUa, aud Nile and Lnnma. . - I'lllfi U1VI V CUAS. MANLY. November 5th, IU9. 5 3w. riU'lT TltEES!!! f IHE Proprietors of the l'oiuoj'ical Gar J di-n and Nurseries, have now ou hand ready lor trautpaoiiC S .W00 apple treca, awl a email ui(pl) id feach, Cberiy, I'ear, I'lum, Apri eol, Ncci.rinB, ftlrawberr - ko., of Ihenneel k-ttowu Linda, mi. ally proved finite, aeleeled iih Ihe great, cat ear from the keat iturarriea iu lhe United tlalee (iauiogue, otilained at the N. C. Book Ktore. ol ! li Tarwer or direct f Ibe I'ropri- vtwrai Vai tr,- Ckathw fJo-j-N- Ur- Oner of the pi 0i -' will In at KaJctgh, lime ol Fehar 4 'qui l. amk fin. aaaurtiiuial of lire, Urdera nay be aei.t iHreat la . or la It ! 1 urwer't book atw-w Haleigh. Kov.tM'j. 3t Penssiie Classical liiMlliilc Tf IU - Annual F.xamtnation wiltaka. ptaoa at the Inatit.ule on WedncaJay and 1'Uuraday Den, titer J lat and n.l int. H it e)'iii.i( CUae will receive the honora of the Inatt atioo on Medueatlaiy vmn, (?Iet,) at bilf put ,ix u'clotk, at Ihe MeiUodiat Kpiacui-al Cburcb. Thai fficiiila of Female EJucalton are invittd to t aud. . -. :-! . . -a " Tlia next eoioi- heaina mi day. the T'h Jai.u.ry. . y, -:. BLAKE, 1'rincifiul. VllUA1(. A liw luWiel, of KTRUUIAN WHF.T m-v hu haiij at i'l a buahel, bt an earl) aaaiwau l Siei (itficY T ne,,-h, kept. C5. 1419. AGRICljLTURA L. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES AND CLUBS. The following article from the Southern Planter applies ns fitly in North Carolina ss Virginia, and we commend it to the serious consideration ntour readers. In ottr last we promised, in answer to a letter from correspondent, to give i form for guidance in the getting up of Ac ricultnral Societies and Clubs. We have many of (he Constitutions and By-Laws of many societies, bclore us, and it would bo easy tff Tmllish from them one which might suit ihe purposes of some tif our friends. Upon reflection, ho we ver, we adhere to the opinion we hrsi expressed, "where there Srtci?ty ir-Club it .toes not thatler mucl..rduce 1hem t j 1. - 1 I . I . A..-,. .1 ll.n.M . m. I . ' I w liai ud mo vrift vi mrir i-tiiiainutiuii, The rrood sense of membeis wilt suszesi the tiecesaary rules. - - -;a.i- r?0!h gentlemen arc speaking ol making an enortlo revive, or more properly spiralling lo inmate, me Virginia state Agriruliural Society, which was formed (on paper) in the month of January, 1845. Should they no so, they have as auspicious s time be fore them now as they can expect.. From the address then adopted we make the fol lowing extract: . -' " 1 he interchange ol opinions sn( collec tion of useful experience which must, gtow from tht successful operation of a Mate Ag ripultural Society will tend gradually but ci rlatfitf to the correction of defecti ve eye r't I 1 : " ' .1 -. :: 1 ' A terns nl niisoanury, tne introuuciion oi im proved brreds of tsttle "and the best' and chesnest iir.pletnent4 of agriculture, and the general diffusion of valuable, interesting and prohtab'einlormatton where ignorance, indiiTerence or obstinacy now retard the progress of improvement. . 'Kperience ias demonstrated that sell. interest alone, strong as it is, is not suth eient to make men change -even from bad to ?od Systems of husuaiiry, and that other aids are necessary to call fotth the full development of energy, skill and ingenuity The bestowal of premiums and Other lion orabie distinctions have been found to be most valuable and indispensable auxiliaries A State Agricultural Society can pat these auxiliaries into operation on the most ex tensive and beneficial scale by otTcring pre miums for new inventions in machinery. valuubleexperimentsinihe theoretic branch es of agriculture, the improvement- of the different breeds of stock , twcftfl essays on various agricultural anil scientinc subjects, and the r.eti( ral encomagement of prudence, rconomy, thnlt, and skill in practical hus banury. "The formation of such an Association hv creatino- a snirit of inouirv and a desiro nf aa-riculiural information amons t!; farm- art will elevate them, ta elasa. in thp -.. limation of the community. At present husbandry is regarded by many as a labori ous aud plebeian occupation, and unfit lor the scientific and well educated man. We must remove this erroneous impression and exalt the intelligent farmer lo the rsnk lie deserves to hold in public estimation "The establiabnunt of a Slate Agticrlttr- rsl bociety will bring together into con sultstion the csttle raiser of the West and the grazier of the Valley, with the tobacco planter and praia grower of the East, and irai;ii iiicui muv men luicicaiB iiidu'vu TV being antagoaisticsl, are dependent . ..... l. . u i. . . i i v. n i . : . . :...i t on wucii viucr, hiiu vuiic, iiicir umicu viuuiia ... i i .u:i.. -.u..:. and cotninneu iniluence cannot latl to eive a weighty impulse to the welfaie of both. Virginia will see her people bound together by the sttong ligament ol mutual wants and mutual eiions a consioeration wmch oa- dresscs itself not lo the farmer alone, but to every patriotic con of the Old Dominion "Nor is the larmer alone concerned in the improvement of agriculture. . The mer chant, the tradesman, the professional mat). the statesman, will'all find their interests pro meted by the advance of improvement and in telligence among the farmer. They depend ou u for their food, their clothing, their very livelihood. What we have we share with them what promotes our welfaie promotes theirs ami what injures us will ruin them. vie, therefoie, appeal to all classes of the community to lend a helpinr baud to the improvement! of agriculture." Tim organised conversational club, howi ever is unquestionably the first pieparatn ry school for all agricultural improvement It M there, where restraints are removed, that the larmer's most valuable knowledge is made known and mr.iie bseiui. we ex known and mr.ile useful. We e tract the following remarks on the tye fiom the Working- Farmer. "Every one who has paid attention .vt-rv one who haa DSld attention to the stibjer 1 of eduotion has found : it dilTicttti to induci - those to study in middle or after life, who Lave not been ac cuaiomed to it in their yi uth. Atsgeneral rule, those who have arrived at the ape of manhood without previous study can seldom be indue, to spply themselves to books, and, tlterefere, they psss through life with- out untiling at all of the knowledge of oth ers. It is erroneously supposed by man that it is more difficult to study, or rather to tetain what we rosy leern. in manhood, than in childhood, mete words, it is true, mar be more readilv retained bv a child; but the truths imparled by words can be more easily understood, and, therefore. mote permanently impressed on the mind, in after life, Such truths as apply lo our business are seldom or never forgotten; and therelore, we find our greatest jurists, and indeed our most orijjin.il men of all kinds among those who are styled self-educated, list ing improved their mind after ar riving at the age of manhood. A child may commit a whole book to memory at the rate of one or tyro page; a day, and thus in twelve munlnst lo able to rerwat the words, 'A ' rian may read the same book through in one or two dnys, and although he may not remember verbatim s single passage, still his general knowledge of the atibiect of which the book -treats, will be infinitely superior to that of tlie child for impressions made on the mote nature iniutl nf the man ore indf pendent of llie mere words by which the idea was originally ruce;ved. Hut notwithstanding this fact, we are answered that men will If TrVirirdimcirftto - in- lectures. Alt this is true, snd so far as the lectures are concern ed, we are not surpiized at ij.far. lectures getiersily become tiresome from their en deavor to exhibit their own erudition ratherthun to instruct their . audiences Under theae circuinatunces, the question naturally occurs, How are we to induce men to improve their minds?" J Jie article then goes on to lay down a plan, which we omit. I)Y ED IN Til E WOOL. The editor of the Maine Farmer tolls the public, in his last number, that he Ins seen a communication in the Ronton t'ul. tivater "recommending the shearing sheep o-.ily in alternate vears; and also statin? that wool may be dyed on the sheen for instance by dipping a shop this fall into a die tub it would be collored a beau tiful blue, while the succeeding year's growth would be white, and thusmiorec? yam might be easily obtained by manu factoring the: wood tliiia. dyed- ItM-fftv- pcr to state that the Maine Farmer has no faidi in this kind of growing or dyinfr. It will do well etrough lor people who keep no sheep and know no difference between them and Jap dogs. We once heard of a closer farmer who wrnld compel' litr0it" hun-turkev s eggs while she was laying another litter; but this dying the wool on the sheep's back and letting it hang there until there was another year's rrowth is entirely new. 1 his scheme reminds us ol the man who thought he could draw out punch read y m ade w hit urgar -m aple tree.1""- H e grafted his tree with a scion from a lemon bush, and wound a grape vino so close about the limbs as to make the sap of all three mingle together. Thus lis obtained the juice of the ai tides that make brandy, sugar and souring, and he and he did not doubt le could tap his maple tree in March and draw out punch in abundance all mixed U "'ls ''king, REMARKABLE FARMING The Suffolk. (N. Y.) Gazolte, after quo ting a condensed notice ol me article on farming profits in Eastern Virginia," by Mr Ruflin, speak as follows: We can vouch: for uuraccuracy of the above statement, for Mr Huffin deserved ly enjoys the reputation of being one of the best praireai farmers in the state of Virginia. 'The principal means used by of him to improve his land arc lime aud clo- ver, auu every iiurt w improve tne worn out lands of Eastern Virginia without the aid of the ubove named article have ei ther failed or proved unprofitable. And Mr R tiffin' statement strengthen the opinion that we have long held, that lime and clover are the cheapest, best, and most permanent fertilizers that our Long Island Farmers can use. There are cer tain peculiarities about the soil of Long Island that has a striking resemblance to that of Eastern Virginia- one of these is the total absence of lime in it. Mr. Ruffin analyzed the soils of Eastern Virginia and wrote a work on calcareous manures which we believe is the only one ever written on this side of the Atlantic In that work he shows that - Plaster of- Pari (Gypsum) did not benefit clover before liming, snd produced a marked improve ment afterwards, in the experiments that he made. We would give our readers an account of his ystem and view, had we not previously presented them to the sttcntion of the farmer through the co lumns of the Cultivator, snd American AgriculturisL- We expect in s few week .howing the benefits of lime to Long ,... l r , t,nS so eive our reaoers some statement 1 . , ..r .1 ... .1 . .1 . practical farmer. We think that the farmer of Long Inland should ask of the State an appropriation Jor- -the patf ose of ostablislting an Bgrrfultumlachool and rxpe-' ruaenlai farm. Such an institution proper ly conducted would be of incalculable bouev fit to Long Island, M'e theuld alwaya be mtilocd at tome kuiiuraa. Suld alwaya be mplo)cd '-fc- ' THE WAY GEORGIA DOES THINGS. Georgia seems determined to develope the energies of her people, and the re source of har soil, to the utmost and nothing short of the ne plus utYakind of improvement seems to satisly that enter prising State, About two weeks ago, i mammoth agricultural fair came off at Stone Mountain, one of the most beauti ful sceneries in the world. Nearly "half of the State had congregated together, crowding the hotels to suifocation,- ma ny of the visiters finding ample aceommo modatious at SprawFx who "turned no man off,' by tprawling on flows, benches etc. Every sort of mechnjutm and han diwork was exhibited. Doggies, harness, saddles, power looms, fire engines' etc;,1 were presented for premiums, and all kinds of stock, cawsr horses, hogs, &e. 4 small pig, weighing only 6.r'0 pouuds 1 and another shout re' whose w height could not be told, as the weights were exhausted in trying to weigh him. The ladies were strongly represented, "and "their handiwork was an important psrt of the how. Every variety of needle work, vrsts, worsted work, quilts of thou sands of pieces, and then ajjain enure f Hfrr8tro-cwsr?t and even butter and wine crackers, and1 corn menl pound enkes were' all submitted for inspection. "Get out of tle way'Nf Gewgtarand ret her-"bearth pnpaktner k fit of proeresi is on her, and she will agonize it through. Camden Journal. BRUSHING AND PRESERVING CLOTHES. If woolen clothing is very dusty hang it on a "horse or line, -aud beat it with a small rod or cano Lay it on a clean board or table and brush it well, first with a stiff brudh in order to remove the spots mud, if any, and the coarsest of the dirt, and then with a softer one, to remove the dust and properly lay the nap.' If the clothes are wet aud spotted with dirt, dry them belore brushing and then rub out the spots with the bauds. The hard brush shnuld be used as litlle as possible, and then with a light hand, as it will, if roughly and constantly embloycd, soon render the garments thread bore. Should there be spots of grease or tallow on the clothes hold apiece of IghUod paper, hot iron or a coal of fire; directlv over them sufficiently near as not to scorch the cloth, and .they will immediately disappear by evaportion; or lay a piece of thick, brown pa pel over the spot, and press it with a hot tpmt JLl the oit.pt grease, itkmitwuipfir,, put on another piece and repeat the opera lion till it ceases to become soiled. After the clothes are brushed, they should hang up in a clean place, free from dust; if intended to remain unused for some time, they should bfc laid away on the shelves of the clothes press or wardrobe, the place of which should always he in the driest .fdiua-. lion posible as otherwise, they would not only acquire an unpleasant smell, but grad ually become mouldy and rotton. V, II. Puluier's Business iricnV Almauac lor 1830 Th is is emphatically tieyear book of the Universal Yankee Natron, however bound ed; for its excellent astronomical calcula tions are udapted lo all meridians and lati tudes, audits statistical and geographical I i. 1?. . . luiorination ia 01 iiuiversai inteieai. Anu whsl a vast amount for so sjiall a space And more yet, how large a space fur lha price! You have first a volume condensed into a pamphlet of 64 pages, by s double condensation of style and type. Then that pamphlet, which, only filled with verbiage set in long primer or pica, one would ex pect to sell for a quail- r of a dollar, is sold fur 12 1-2 cents! This achievement in the art of printing and publishing, could h have foreseen it how it would have re joiced the heart of Fiukliii! Under 1 e ealiiflitrined, well diueeied and vicomualv administered ajatem of the worthy publieli - er, this rich and useful annual will reach every village, hamlet and almost shsuty of this wide country, snd it environs, from the 'homes of the Blue Noses to the tents of the Gold Diggei, aud from the wild 10 of Minesota to the tume rice of Georgia and Florida, before the great half century year of our Lord, 1800, commences. It is comfortable lo think how much sterling, valuable, veritable iufoimation it will dif fuse. . i A glance st its contents will smply jus tify our expectations. Over and above its complete asironomical .tabj, it has a single, table worth to jiny man twice it price- s table which gives st once the steas, pop ulation, banks and bank cspitrl, rates e( interest, limes'of election, produce of wheal.i oats and corn, miles of railroad, debts and tonnage of all ihe States and teriitori's. Ami where i the live man who dors not' need lo (have at hand the knowledge of these things! It has also, smong other things scafcely less important, but loo nu merous to mention, carefully prepared, full and yet highly Condensed srlicles on B silk ing in America snd in Britain Cotton, : nieadsluffe. Foreign -Trade . and Naviga-- lion, Cauada. Cuba, Calitornla, Postage snd Postage ReformT-foreif'i snddo.rnes;.. tic Cofiitnon Catryinp, Coal Trade, Iron MantifaoHire. British, lriili and Continent. si rail wsy a, Biographical Sketches of Gree ley, Mazsini, i'c And last but hot least, the Pmlosofhv op thk Press, Those who carefully study this last de partment of Mr. Palmer's instructive msm ual, and have it business which is good for tny thing-, will lesrn how it may be increased to any desirable magnitude. We might say without exaggeration that forlhis golden key to "Fortune's gifls'" alone, the Almanac is worth a voyage to Ctililurnix. H,it the best of it is, that while Mr. t'alii.tf's iiiissiuii enriches alt the in dustiioiis, enterprising and in'elligent of the community who will listen tu him, it docs nothing iess for that most meritorious but heieiofore neglect d portion of the com monity to which we have the honor to be long, the pre. It is therefore from rlf- metest as well as conviction, that vte sav what we do, and we would lint lo our br-thten of the types diurnnl or hebdom adalthat i( they are on' good terms with neir own bread and butter, ti ey will be sure lo help Mr. Palmer's Aluunau to its uesttnation every Butty buatnest and bosom. 4.-..-.: . Having said thus much, we have by nn means psrredfor pottage or' otheiwlse with our right to criticise. The workvts open to that, in some tiartiuulsrs. For one, 4t carries in many of its articles in spite of wajfiott ugtti jawing, to,,t,t jaij.iry'yi. avrtiafl Itaveij of thi tariff nonsense. This ought lo have been absolutely excluded, for it easts a nnvor of doubt over the lacis. and figures. ..Yet in a country wJiete.Ylugs and Democraia, saint and sinners, are soaked and atreped in this noo.ene, it is not likely to give p-reat uffenca or hurt the sale of the work. POINTS OF THE H01WE. A point of great importance in the fore eg of a inirae, ia the proper "settinir on of the arm, which should be strong, muscukr and long. By (ho leugth of thia part in the lure, added to the obliquity or the shouldct, she can extend her fore-part Inr- ther than any other, animal of her sizes in fact, she strike nearly as far as the grey hound that pursues herr by th help of this lever. 1 he proper position of the aim of the horse, however, is the result of an oblique shoulder; When issuing from an upright shoulder, the elbow joiul,. the centre ol motion here, will be inclined in. ivnrC; the horse will be what ..Utermed lejjs to fall powerless behind hi..bpdyi A full and swelling fore-arm is. one of the most valuable poi.iu m ahorse, lur, wlist ever purpose bo may bo required. If sporUiuen were lo see the knee of s horse dissected, they would pay more st- hnniow o the form and strbstBflca of it than they jrenerally do. It is a ery complica ted joint, hut so beautifully constructed, thai it is seldom sulij ct to internal injury. Its width and breadth, however, ore great lecoiiiiiic mixtion, as adnintinff space' for tne attachment of muscles, and for the sc- c nnulaiioa f ligamentous expansion and bsndf. cre.tjv: conducive to ienilv 'As slunk ur cannon bone, can scarcely be too short. It ahould bo. Oat, with the back sinews strong, detached, and well braced 1 consumes what 1 called "wiry eg. Round legs are almost sure to 'fail, A to 1110 .z 01 a norse, it may be r marked thol no very Urge animal ha strength 111 proportion to its size. That ihe horse ha nol, the pony affords proof, if any other were wanting There have been many iustunce of horses, little more than 14 hand hiL'h. beiiiir en ual tu the 'I. I ..t I .....' .in cm 111 .uouiiuo tivi mo .iruiiea, uuuil lies in England. For example, Mr. Wm. Coke' "po'iy,' be was culled, many years celebrated in Iieicesiershire. Tfor the Norrialown Herald and fro Pieaa, I SALT AS A MANURE Nttt'lniDrLL: Sir 1 iiotire that a very snimilatcd dis cussion ia now going on in several of our ag ricultural Journals as to whether Salt is, or is no' to be tecsrded at s manure. Some iverv li arm-d disquisitions hsve been ofler led boih pro and con, but few nf ihe writers appear to hate progressed sufficiently , Isr in their investigations to be shle to speak practically on the subjeot. For my own pan I consider theoretics! reasoning loud in ns place; but there ere subjects which must bs treated pticlically, and this I hold to bo one of the in. I bad just returned from a stroll through my cultivated grounds, wl en an article pin porting to explain the action snd aaceruiu the value of this mine ral at a stimulant of vegetable life met my eye. in. one. of the puhlicolions forwarded me from the Cily oriNotions.' Wiih me views end opinions of. the author of this fa mous prottuction though he assumes to oc cupy s high niche in ihe temple -of fame, 1 hnve nothing to do, end aiiuce 10 ine r. tides htvinff arrested my notice merely ss an excuse for presenting the following ar ticle, whicb contains some sccount 01 my enperimentsrwtt h salt a t menref1 ! ' la the spring of 1W42 1 plsnted a peice of Indian Corn which I manured partly with old, well, rotted msnnre in the h II', snd part. Ir with salt. In order fairly to test ihe re lative value of the latter, I applied M 0n atrip extending through tbe centre of the field, bestowing o handful, of about a gill snd s half, to eneh hill. It was not placed iiJui.31.Wdit contact with the seed,' as I fenred that it prop'ertie would prove fatal in it vitality, but on one side the whole being covered cerefully w'tli the hoe. At t.akmawjBiawt aiaa-l nAol,,irii aaf Ilia eeitn AM lktrlt Ineii vitpwi 1 ijaiaii IK'II VI ili vi" " evt" scc.ioni of the field, wers weirhed, and there wss found lo be so advantage of ten per cent iu favor of th aalt. The . grain was alsa heat ir and sounder snd st least one week earlier, whee thesaltwaa applied, than c those portions where manure" was used. There was also a pe rceptihle, though . not great superiority in the stnount of fod der. Most persons are perhaps aware, that when applied in small quanliiies, salt Set as a teplic, and, in largo, quantities, as an unti-trptic, restraining, or prevent ing.'pu trefaction, and (hereby acting injurioualy on both rrop and soil, With the philoswiihiv cl arguments, anoi hypothetical rcaaoniugs of the agricultural literati, tourhi.icj this min eral, and its action o inuuence on the vrg. eUble phyfolng;t have, as I befora .. laid," nothing in do; it is sutUcient forms to'ttavs demons! raled, nol lit this instance only, the fad that it does sometime, kef beneficially . on vcueiuble life, aud that it produces alt the effects of the best snd most salutrsy manure." ' ..." On aaparjif us, a saliua marine plant, salt ac's with, hinhly energetitj poersnd; i the interior of thejcountry.say ien or twenty miles front the sea-shore, it cannot be raised with success, without its - assistance. It also acts with entrnrv on nlnm and vines, and indeed, toalnost all the vsrie tifs of vegetation, which, for their-success-full cultivation, snd th full dsvelopement of theirwpeeifiBexcellenciM."reqnird:hr assistance nf manure. Damaged satt can of ten be obtained in cities at very reasona ble pric?, and this, for agricultural purposes. is almost, if not quite a valuable that which 1 uninjured. By spreading it on the manure heaps, or over Ihe stir face oi 'the yards, in the spring, just before removing ' excrement to the. fields, snd during, or inv mediately before a nan thss-iline particles will be interma with the tonstunenu or the mass, and economised mors rapidly snd successfully, than in any other wy, : Since writing the foregoing, I have bad tire pleesnro o-rrTtnw' with' 11 -friend who has Irnf made it a Coramun practice lo mix salt with all his manure intended for eorn, wheel, potatoes, and ssrderi vegetables generally. He has, in seme instances, p- , plied a inueh as 40 bushels t the' acre1; but this he thinks 1 unnecessarily large spv nticaiionvis the crop Oil the soil thus slITu' entJy mahitred, rous, and yielded considerably less per aere thsn ihe same soil wbe t mnnnred only with 20 or 5 bushels, lie has; for many years, mad ita practice to apply salt s " round his - plant and apple trees,, sa half s bualjcl. own broad cast on the sarfnee of - he soil, immediately, around the stem of each tree, in the spring, and is sanguine that by this usage he ha succeeded in ob (aininc; a happy and entire immunity front the sttscks of ihe alligor ions insect which so frequently, iu hie section of thecoantrrv prove fatal to this species of frui. He -has now In course of preparation,' a .com rosl. tri bs sriplied nexUpring, lo hie corn hnd,one of the piiucipal ingredients if T which is common salt, and of the effects of which, nq the corn crop, we shall be made fully acquainted in due lime - v . Yours. Respectfully, v i STxtfov f, COTTON STALK CUTTERV ' Tho Rev. Fields Brsdshaw, ol Clinton, Ala, has invented a machine for cutting cotton stalk.; It has, or suon will be, or wsrded lo Wsshiugton for the purpose of obtaining a patent. . It cannot fail, It U thought, to be of incalculable advantage to the Southern planter in preparing his lands, not only fur iheceLivationol emtort, but for small giain. It will do the work of twelve hand or more and the work will be twice as .well done. One machine, thetefore, with one hand to manege it, and , one or two mules or horses to draw it, will be . worth mors than 24 haods. also, I his macliine will cutdown the cotton stslki whilst green, . and as it cuts them off st the ground or nesr to it. the cotton fields may' be pre par. ed for sowing small grain in the fall or win ter months, and the stalk v. Ill be cut' out of the way in reaping the same. One of the great advantages of this machine, consists in culling the stalks and limbs ' Into small piect, preparinijthent to be ploughed in snd thus not only be out of the way, "'"but also enrich the (andv . l'. Tl ' 'V. ; Tho machine has been so far tried as to place it snccess beyond a doubt. Its eon. sttociion is simple, and the cost very little enmparedto Its talue, Jloymond (Milt.) rtrti,i ' ' GUTTArPEROHAr R. T. II." This article Is every day brought more and, more into utev An in - dispensable requisite ,to 119 employment, however, is that it should not . be carried f near the flre,u as it will not, stand heat. For . coaveylng wtri ppe spokee ef, its success is now tested folly, snd cheapness 1 proved. GuttsPerrhs pipes can be breuffht from Baltimore and carried to lha moontains "sriTriflecomparefi with th cost of trans porting Iron or Uad pipes. " i - :KATiyE UANANA3. li ;v-- The New-Orleans. Picayune) BUIe that Mr. Ilcnjamiri Florence, of Lsfny eUe. La., has rniserl oni8 hnnanas not at U Inferier to thrj West lut'irt upecu mcna, l llo hat, from 40 ta f50 pUnts,' each bunch containing from 150 Ia-ISQ fruits.
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Nov. 28, 1849, edition 1
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