'. r.i since been lold that a Mr. Denso.v. in 

 i^" \ : - I a^iaied from three tubers plauiscuoagh 

 to cixp Lair a rod of ground, and obtained from 

 them an amount of produce equal to Itj tooa per 

 acre, in the same season. What may not be ex- 

 pected iK>w, with the invaluable aid of cheap 

 glass ! 



la the mild climates of Comw-all. Devonshire, 

 and many pans of Ireland. Potatoes may be im- 

 mediately spmuteu in a warm place, as in a cot- 

 tase near the fire, or on hurdles in cow-bouscs. 

 &c. : and when the sprouts are two inches long, 

 they may be cut otT, together with a portion of 

 the tuber. :. ' ' ' '. out in a si :' ' - ' 

 Covering _ - i itli two ii. 



soil. A > - -■ will besur: 



".i>:: ■. •. ;.uL.i=i;ch :rustsasoccur in il-jic r^-^^ 

 :;i : ..-y winters. They will produce a crop 

 til f - ^~-j in the beginning of May. 



In cold situations, and where proper protec- 

 tion cannot be afforded, it may be advisable to 

 defer sprouting tlie sets till the end of Januarj-. 

 They aiay ilicn be puslicd four iuches by the 

 middle of Mareh, and planted out as soon as the 

 weather will permit. 



■r the earliest crop, advantage 

 sh' jf the most sheltered sicnuioiiflt 

 sucl. _- ... ;. -.i. side of walls, hedges, or fence*. 

 Where no such shelter can be obiained. r'. . . .; r 

 ihrce feet apart sliould be formed. mnniD j • /_-: 

 and west, and a furrow shoold then be :._-: 

 along the base on the south side for the c . j 

 over which the sets should be placed, so I'.i: 

 their lops on pusliiug. may appear iiaif way up 

 the side of tlie ridsre. In such a position" the 

 roots derive warmth froih the rays of the sun 

 striking perpendicularly against tfie slope ; and 

 the top of the ridge affords shelter from norther- 

 ly winds. If in addition furze, broom, str^w. 

 banches of beech, spruce. &.C.. are siuck i;: J e 

 top of tl-'^ r" !re .^3 3.? :.:> rr:'';:i o-.er the your.z 

 pla;.- - - - - :Sem. If tlie 



so;! - : with litter 



in c _ .- . — , ... be prevent- 

 ed ; the litter sboaid be remived during' ihe 

 day, and the surface frequently stirred- By 

 these means an early crop may be tak»: off the 

 grooud in May. after which there is still tiooe 

 for a second crop. 



SCHEME OF REDUCING THE QUANTITY OF COTTON. 



REPORT OF THK COMMITTEE .APPOIXTED BY TDE ST.\TE AGRICILTUR-U. SOCIETY OF 



SOUTU CAROLINA TO T.AKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE SCHEME OF REDLCIAG 



THE QUANTITY OF COTTON. SUGGESTED BY COL. DAVIE. AS A 



RE.VEDY FOR LOW PRICES. 



AcciDEST has delayed until now the publica- 

 tion of the following Report- It was not until 

 the Fclniary number of this journal was in the 

 hands of the siercotyper, that we received the 

 copy of the Soailiem Agriculturist which is 

 DOW used. 



The additional facts here appended to the Re- 

 port go farther to show tlic falsity of the popu- 

 lar belief that the production of Cotton exceeds [ 

 the consumption. These facts arc drawn from I 

 tlie Report of the Committee of Commerce of ! 

 the Ciiy of Chariesion. on questions propounded j 

 by the Secretary- of the Treasury, made lo that 

 ofBccr on tl>e 13th of November last. 



J. B. 0'Xe.^i.l, wlwse name is associated 

 with Mr. 5k.\brook. i-s a Judge of the Court of 

 Common Pleas, and one of the most active and 

 devoted friends of Agriculture in South Caroli- 

 na; while Mr. S. himself is familiarly known to 

 all as among tlic most enlightened and promi- 

 nent friends of that branch of national industry. 



^Vc hail it as an evidence of a more lively 

 and e.Ttcnded appreciation of a common interest 

 among agriculturists, and the harbinger of a res- 

 olution on their part to protect tlveir interest 

 against ceaseless encroarhmenis of parasitical 

 classes, that the State Society of South Carolina, 

 at its last session, sliould have instructed its Ex. 

 ecutive Committee ^^ invite the Suue Agric:,j- 



:?:':!) as 



tnral Societies of the Union to attend their ix^xt 

 annual meeting by delegations, who are to come 

 prepared with written answers to such qnes- 

 lions as may have been propounded to thom in 

 relation to the Agriculture of th*»ir respective 

 States. 



It will be lamented that his convenience has 

 not allowed Hen. J. C. Calhocv to comply 

 with the request of the Society to dc'iver the 

 next Annual Address. Mr. Calhoun has the 

 reputation of being one of the very best Dracri- 

 cal planters in the country ; but we bold iljat 

 (whatever may be thought to the contrary- ) to be 

 of less importance, on these occasion.s than that 

 the Orator should possess enlarged and compre- 

 hensive views of the polidcal rights of Agricul- 

 ture, and i'.s connection with and paramount in- 

 fluence upon the destinies of the country — its 

 right to a leading control over its legislation, and 

 its liability to be postponed and made sabservi- 

 ent to other and inferior classes and professions. 

 whose social relations are more condeosed — 

 whose sympathies are more {>erfect — whose 

 plans are more selfish, aod whose concert is so 

 much more complete. 



Mr. Madiso.s was ix>t a money-makiDg farm- 

 er, yet his Address delivered before the Albe- 

 marle Agricultural Society, of which he was 

 Presidcn'_ tad published in the eld Aznerican 



