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THE A TUTOR rrops in the west, north and a large portion of the to between five East Lothian farmers, to he claim, south. f ; cd by June wlio should be pronounced the best Cheer up, farmers and planters! On the 15th feeder of cattle. Forty cattle of the same breed; of April, 1849, the crops' throughout Texas were and in equal condition, were divided between totally destroyed by frost ; yet the people, having them, am fairly as possible." They were put lip to- ineir grounds in goon condition, replanted and gether the second wek in September, and killed had an abundant harvest. Replant, cultivate well at Christmas following. The winner of the'stakes keep' a stiflf upper lip and leave the rest to Provi- fed his animals wholly on boiled leans with hay. dence.'"- .s. : ' --' .u - -i A correspondent of the Civilian, writing from GAPES IX CHICKENS. Grayson county. Northern Texas, savs: An 01lio correspondent gives the following On yesterday morning (5th April) we had a con- rcmedJrj "pecd little or none on corn-dough--siderable snow; storm and last night a very severe bnt fee(1 plentifully on cheese made of lobbed m'illi r-t .a t ....... - i-r.i it ...i or rlnbhor. ppnms nf trtiof nnA tnm.lwAnrl . IV' iruai, uuu x uin very icarim inc grooving wneai in ..vv wiu-iMtttu mu this county is all ruined .- much of it was already nlso keeP clabber in a trough always within reach heading and never looked more promising. The ofvonnS Chickens. This we believe has been a leaves on the trees look as if fire had run through pencci remeay m our hands lor gapes, lor tlio the forest j in fact, the leaves and young sprouts past seventeen years." are killed as dead as if they had been burned. The Viir, . Q.vmJiw" ti, , , , , ... . . l4 , amje of a oiNGLE lUEE. The bark of an oak garden vegetables arc killed : the corn is cut to the j . 1Q!n . ' . . T, , i t 4 T it - i -n . . trcc elIo(i 1810, m Monmouthshire, England, ground, but I tmnlcit will come out again : fruit wta u rft. ci nnn i 4- i om w-as sold, for ..$1, 000 and it3 timber for S3.350. all killed, ' iim , ' , 4 mt-'n i r. m- rtn , , , ho planted that acron ? Tho Galveston Civilian of the 20th April, has , the following: AGRICALTURAL SOCIETIES AND CON- It is somo consolation to know that the effect of VERSATIONAL MEETINGS. iuu iaw liuoio jiivo uuu uceu ujsairgua iu inc i e earnestly can me aiieniion 01 Hie mends oi crops as many had supposed.- Much of the young Agricultural Improvement in the state, to the sug corn, apparently dead at first, is springing up gestions of our correspondent, "A Debtor,,, com ancw, and, in the coast region, at least, a largo mencing on tho first page of this number. His amount, ot pretty early planting, is apparently un- article shows clearly tho importance and usefuk injured, and presents a vigorous and thrifty ap- nss3 of frequent meetings and free interchange of pcarance. Wq hear also that much of the cotton, experience and opinions among the farmers. planted previous to the last frost, but not up, is The first step towards this desirable practice coming out finely. should be the immediate organization of county REMEDY FOUIkTu CHOLERA. a?l?cultaral .Socictit;s evefy COun intI,e Stalc' Salt, Sulphur, Charcoal-equal parts in their w,lh comni,ttees of inquiry and Vigilance for food j table spoonful of the mixture twice each cver neighborl,oodi and a Central Executive day. Keep the animal warm. So says Dr. Dadd. CommiUcc to execute the orders and carry out the objects of the Societies. The Societies should VALUE OF PEAS A XI) BEANS. hold at least regular annual meetings, and the These articles, says an Exchange, have been Committees should meet as often as their duties Attinil nlinminnl nnn1.! 1. tail 1 .. w- 1WU,,U? uj .uvuusmi uiiaiois, nun ui iiurogen. may require. ji me anuuai meetings, Keports The inference has been that they would be special- should be made by these committees, of such in ly useful in supporting the waste of the muscles of formation as they may have collected during the animals, and it has been suggested that they year; and brief statements made of their methods would be particularly useful in the production of of cultivation, management, experiments, and re wool. They arc evidently valuable for these pur- suits, by the members all for publication in our poses, but not the less valuable for tho production agricultural journals. This would awaken interest of fat Those persons who have used peas for create emulation, stimulate action, bring out prac fattening hogs, consider them worth as much as tical information, and accelerate progress, to an Indian corn. In districts where that grain is not extent stretching far beyond the expectations of grown, very fine pork is produced from peas. the most sanguine. ' Dickson, in his work "On the breeding of Live Let these organizations, then, be created at once Stock," states that a sweep stakes was entered in- in every county, thou-h, in some, instances, nul
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