Tim AU'ATOK,
It has been tried with eminent success,
in Granville and. "7arrcn from the first
settlement of those counties; and they
ally for.corn, than is generally imagin--
ed.. as annnais, so ytm yvgeuiuius uu
crenerate or improve according , to , the A.
aro annuallylncreasincc the product, 1 quality of the seed;by 'vWcli -they are :
receimy liearu ono or uie most iuluiu
geut citizens of theformerremark, that
with the price? of even Uen to fifteen
dollars a liundred, ;he wanted to live in
no better country. It is true they : use
ano there extensively, even, in some
instances, a ton ; to the hand; but . they
manage) it skilfully, and carefully save
also other manures, and with the pro
fits above stated. , v ; " .
, If tobacco wero raised here in any
considerable quantities, Factories might
bo established among us for doing up the
article; and there is no better business.
Something must ho done to vary ard
increase our productive pursuits, or our
' 4,ff fe f -; U ITor the Arator.
r i Mr. Editor: The public are benefitted
by the timely, cautions given in our ag
rieultural journals, as w9U,a?v:byithe
useful information and instruction witl
which they abound. I desire, there
fore, to bring to the notic of the farm
ers and tplautcrs ot this btatc, through
your paper: the fact, that extensive
frauds in guano are being practiced. A
Farmers states, in a Virginia paper, that
ho purchased someofV the article, last
.fall, inGeoigetowh which was Jiljpral:
,ly mixed with the red soil, of George
town .hills or some other locality, which
gave the guano too fred a color. In
.somoM instance -it - has ; been fou nd ,
.ground plaster is moistened and mixed
iwithithich is difficult to detect, : lint
r m
ope cej among'a
ingurjVars of nine pounds, was fo.imdf
iBe vigilant.? lAll sprts of 'frauds will be
v,attGmpted in ,thisrticlehc teWPta
tion is too fereatf for-Uuscrunulous hu-
inanity.;, ii 0i ;. - y
f !Miv Editor: Much-more denends un-
ontM Careful selection of seed, cspeai-
propatrated. Allkiiowi liow remarkably
prolific is the iiaden corn; ana tne only j
n1nop.fi mi tn if. is the smallness of the
cars- it naying Deen prouuceu;iiuiu;it
small variety: ; The properties in this to
be desired are', that ltproduces iii gdpd
ground, several cars to the stalk, ana
shells out better than common , corn.
Xow, thia was;broiMit about , by care-
till selection or seeuwiin reierenco, 10
these qualities.; his principle may j be :
universally applied, witu . ceruuniy.. oi
similar results ) Let"; tlio; selection be );
made while the r conias on -ltliei stalk.; ,
Where there are ,two , or more . on a
stalky take the largest anlnostpoTOC
ear. xnus iu tuuiv ua muu w u ,Tunv u-; :
. V'...T1 : il
neeessarv lor seea. :rreserve mem,. iu
flirk csli nob- ill nflrtr nlnnn iiiVf.il tvnnfo.rl
iqt pianiiiig. iLirjaiiuiuu,, ivv j xy f jpuu !V
hoffs or. crows-r-at all events dont plan
the imperfectraihs at thend-It -m
earlier variety v b desiredai
field at dififcrcnt stages,fr andtselQ.thp
ears most'forward in npening,;na
them, so that they: may f br rpcognizi
when ( rv enomrn to nun. -auenuon
to these simple rules; oh tlie I scicntifid
.i ,i , im v i ' i ' vi . n
principle tnat liKe proaucesus iiKer win
ultimately bri hg ;'ouyaH
largely increase tlio. product- !6i;0xix
forms; and, by ;lU)eralmg
ood culture; avo shall makeipibusii-
eln to the acre, where we made only .ten
pclure. Uur lai'meigencraJiy, artop''.
careless about their soed'tli& resuifcof
lnuoienec. lnamerence.ornrnorance:
All tliov, think ?f is, will it; comdlp
All 1,1 "4-1
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-Mr.; Editor:! s(e it ; stated jtliat itlic.
pearwillfiourislijm
the ash is a juicy, ah4 rapidgmand
brings that delicious frnit into erlyahd
thrittybearjng;i;;fany.;o
have experience brdnforn)
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