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FARMERS' REGISTER, 



[No. 5 



MONTHLY COMMERCIAL UEPORT. 



There 1?= some little animation in busincpp this 

 month, piiriiculai'ly in Virijinia; supplies oC tobac- 

 co have increased, and larife sales are chiilv made 

 ar the inspections^, at, all prices li-om !S2 50 to 

 iB? 50. The deficiency in the receipts, compared 

 with tiiose of last season, will be considerably re- 

 duced by the Isi. October. The growing crop is 

 said to be late. 



Wheat is brouirht in Iroeiy, and commands a 

 ready sale at ^l 40 to $1 45. The quality is un- 

 usually fine, but the quantity is not considered 

 large. There is scarcely any demand for flour Ibr 

 export, and the price may be quoted about ^8 — 

 dull and'decliniuiT. 



Corn ha? declined to 80 a 85 cents, and will be 

 much lower when the new crop is nearly ready Ibr 

 market, as it promises to be more abundant 

 than any we have had lor several years. 



The demand fov cotton is chiefly confined to the 

 wants of our own mills. The stock on hand, 

 (about 3000 bales,) embraces little of good quali- 

 ty. Some of the best has recently been sold at 

 iO| to 11 cents ; but the greater ponionof it is un- 

 saleable, unless at a much lower price. The pre- 

 ceding remarks apply to the Virginia markets. 

 One bale of the new crop has been received at New 

 Orleans. 



The gloom which has so long prevailed in the 

 commercial world is partially dis|)ellcd; but the de- 

 rangement of exchani^es still continues, and the 

 currency of the country consists of every thing 



j except specie. The only substitute tor it in pay- 

 1 ments to the general government is a new sort of 

 I currency, issued by its own officers in the shape of 

 i treasury drafts, or checks on its depojiite banks^ 

 vvhich are protested, if s[)ecie be detnanded (or 

 I them. These treasury drafis commansl a firenii- 

 nm of 5 to 6 per cent., Ibr the purpose t>f paying 

 '] duty bonds. 



S[)ecie in New York is at 9 to 11, and exchange 

 on London 19 to 21 per cent, premium. Large 

 exports nf specie are consequently made. 



!ti Mobile, specie is at IS, New Orleans bill.* 5, 

 and United States Bank bills 12 per cent, prenjiuni, 

 vvhde !V]ipsissip[)i bills are at 25 percent, discount. 

 In Virgirna, the diflerence of exchange on the 

 north is 1 percent.: lew small bills have got into 

 circulation here. We are not yet inundated with 

 those of five to fifty cents, as is the case elsewhere ; 

 but great inconvenience is experienced lor the 

 want of small change. 



']'he pressure Ibr money is much less than it was 

 stmie weeks or months ago. The an)ouiit of en- 

 gagements has been greatly reduced, and a vast 

 amount remains under protest. 



The action of Congress, now about fo convene, 

 is looked to with anxiety, but without much confi- 

 dence in the adoption of practical and pern>anent 

 measures Ibr the restoration of the currenc_v. The 

 banks of New York invite tho.«e of other states to 

 a conference, at which, plans may be suggested 

 for the resumption of .specie payments. 



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Tifbie of Contents of Fanners'' Heglntcr^ J^^o, S, l^ol, f^. 



Experiment in feeding cattle on dilierent de- 

 rate, scnptions of food, - - - - 265 

 270 Oiie-bnd cuttings of .monts viulticaulis, am])ly 



sufficient, - - , - - - 269 



277 Points in chemistry applied to agricultiH-e, No. 1, 270 



21)2 Do. No. 2, - - - - 273 



292 Studies in the science and practice of agricul- 



293 ture, as connected with physics, - - 278 

 Baking bread by steam, ... 286 



29.3 Pkuiting potatoes, .... 287 



Kotting of timber in certain cituations, - 287 



294 On clover fallow for wheat, . - - 287 

 Fly in turnips, ------ 200 



301 Quercitron bark, . - , . 290 

 The green crop system, . . - 290 



302 Mangel Wurtzel, .... 294 

 The leaves of mangel wurtzel should not be pnH- 



303 ed, - - - - - - 294 



31.5 Squirrels, the Duke of Beaufort's foresters, - 295 



319 On the principle and practices of shoeing horses, 295 



319 On the nature and application of manures, - 297 



320 Steam-plough, ----- 300 

 Electro-magnetic machine, - - - 300 

 Large sugar-beet, ... - goS 



Page. The morals of agriculture, - - - 304 



257 On the systems of cropping kitchen gardens, and 

 an attempt to reduce them to fixed principles, 306 



258 Cuba tobacco in Maryland - - - 307 



258 The native American silkworm. Newaccommo- 



259 dation for silkworms in spinning cocoons, - 308 



260 Corn-suckers, ----- 309 



260 Experiments of different manures on turnips, - 309 



261 Winter wheat, - - - - - 310 

 261 The great marine spring discovered off the 



261 . coast of Florida, - - - 311 



262 The grain worm, - . . . 312 

 262 Management of clay farms, - - . 313 



Summer-fallow — Effects of frequent ploughing, 314 



264 Plumbago, or black lead in N. Carolina and Va. 317 



ORIGINAL COMMUKICATIONS. 



On spring wheat, .... 



On the relation of certain plants to the soils on 

 which they grow, - - . . 



The Irish Or giant ivy, . - - . 



Remarks On Mr. Gay's letter, . . - 



On the filth of towns, and the remedies proposed, 



The difference between using bricks in the dry 

 or wet state, for masonry, - - . 



Some remarks on the present agricultural con- 

 dition of Alabama, ... 



Remarks on overseers, and the proper treatment 

 of slaves - . . . . 



On horizontal ploughing — hill-side ditches — and 

 hand-rakes used in cultivating corn, - 



The injury caused to horses, by feeding on corn 

 from new-ground, - - . . 



Notes of a three-days excursion &.c. - 



Agricultural Tours, - - - - 



Season and state of crops. 



Monthly commercial report, - . . 



SELECTIONS. 



On an improved method of making clover hay, 

 On an improved method of making meadow hay, 



(prize essay,) - - - . 



On making meadow hay, - - - 



The errors of a cultivator of the vine^ - 



On the cultivation of currants, 

 Mode of preserving cauliflowers through winter. 

 On kidney beans, - - - - 



Influence of vapor on vegetation, 

 Connexion between meteorology and vegetation, 

 Kyanizing wood tor garden purposes, - 

 Palo de vaca, or cow-tree, - 



On the influence of burnt earth on the quantity 



ef spirit in wine, . . - . 



