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profits of each to figures 1 am unable to give, 

 never having tried one oC tht^m. 



1 am avvare of a third scheme of a five-field 

 rotation recommended and adopted by Mr. Carter. 

 But in my humble judgment it is interior to either 

 of the above ; and in this opinion I am supported 

 by Mr, Braxton, and by a writer over the signa- 

 ture of R. in vol. viii. | 



In the above remarks, I have frequently called | 

 to my aid the authority of many of your ablest I 

 correspondents, and in doing so it is hoped that I 

 the o|)inions of none have been niiijrepresented- If | 

 otherwise, I hope to be set right ; and cannot con- ' 

 elude without remarking that if ihis communica- • 

 tion has no other merit, it has at least ihat of| 

 presenting in one view a long list of Virginia's 

 noblest sons and benefactors. Benefactors, I say, 

 for by regenerating her soil, ihey have done her 

 more service, than the whole host of her politicans 

 for the last forty years. M. 



February, 1842. 



ON THE FAUMIXG OF THE REV. JESSE II. 

 TURNER. 



To tlie Editor of tlie Farmers' Register, 



It is a sort of adage that there are " secrets in 

 all professions." i believe, however, that there 

 is an exception to this as there is to most general 

 rules. The profession of farming is an exception. 

 By common consent, the experience of every 

 farmer is common property with his brother 

 farmers, and it is generally conceded that every 

 farmer has a right to call on others for such infor- 

 mation as he wishes, without the fear of refusal. 

 With these remarks I would take the liberty of 

 making an appeal (and I hope not in vain) to 

 my old friend, the Kev. Jesse H. Turner. In 

 a recent visit to his farm I was delighted at the 

 neatness, order, system and high state of fertility 

 which he had effected in a few years. But that 

 which most of all is to be admired and is the 

 best test of good farming, is that he makes his 



I farm very profitable. Now I hope Mr. Turner 

 will excuse ihe call which I make upon him, and 

 gratify me as wefl as do the public a service by 

 giving a general detail of his eystem and ma- 

 nagement. I hope he will give us a series of 

 essays embracing his whole system, rotations, 

 corn-culture, grass-culture, manuring, fallow, &c. 



W. J. DupuY. 



[We have, long ago as well as recently, made 

 similar requests of Mr. Turner, and now heartily 

 second this public call made on him by our corre- 

 spondent. We know of no one whose practice 

 has been more successful, or profitable, in his situ- 

 ation, of a farmer near enough to a city to use 

 bought manure. Siill, we think ihat he has so far 

 missed one of the greatest means to aid and fix 

 his other manuringa of his fields, in neglecting to 

 apply lime. Without this, or some other calcare- 

 ous manure, on a naturally poor soil, all putres- 

 cent manures are but of transient effect, and are 

 rapidly lost. Mr. Turner has made unquestiona- 

 ble and very large agricultural profits, by continu- 

 ally renewing large supplies of purchased putres- 

 cent manures, added to his own farm supply. 

 But if he had made his soil calcareous, it would 

 render the other manures permanent, and also 

 make the crops better and more certain, than can 

 be done by any possible amount of putrescent ma- 

 nure alone. While fully believing that both the 

 enriching and the profits of Mr. Turner's farm 

 have been very considerable and unusual, we 

 must still also believe that there is yet wanting, in 

 the use of lime, the " one thing needful," to ren- 

 der his improvements permanent, and his farming 

 far more perfect and profitable. — Ed. F. R.] 



CONTENTS OF THE FARMERS' REGISTER, NO. II. VOL. X. 



ORIGINAL, COMBIUNICATIONS. 



Page 

 Remarks on the Agricultural Society of the 



United States, 65 



Hints and observations, 66 



Comments on articles on Berkshire hogs, - - 67 

 Queries in regard to prevalent diseases produced 



by local causes, 68 



Scraps of farmers' conversations, - - - 83 



Observations and rough experiments, 1841, - 86 



Liquid manure, 87 



Remarks on a preceding communication on Berk- 

 shire hogs, 88 



On the adaptation of particular wheats to particu- 

 lar localities. — Patent machines - - - 89 

 Rotation of crops, ---... 94 

 On the farming of the Rev. J. H. Turner, - 96 



SELECTIONS. 



On the preservation of manure, - - - - 49 

 On the comparative feeding properties of mangel 



wurzel and Swedish turnips, - - - - 50 



Worm in the kidney of swine, - - . - 50 

 Of the preservation of races by seed, - . .51 



Page 



Upon the making of cider, - - - - 53 



Making dipped candles, 55 



Kentucky blue grass, 56 



On guano, 56 



The false pretences of the banks of preparing to 



pay specie, again exposed, - - - - 63 



Irish potatoes from seed, 64 



Receipt for making soap, - - - - 69 



Powder of slippery elm, 70 



Driving cattle, 70 



An essay on the system of agriculture best adapt- 

 ed to Kentucky, 70 



Berkshire hogs, 76 



Murrain in cattle, 78 



Remarks upon English cattle, and a comparison 



of them with American, - - - - 79 

 Manuring with salt marsh grass and mud, on the 



Sea Islands of South Carolina, - - - 81 

 Extracts from the sixth agricultural meeting at 



the State House, 82 



On soils, 87 



Address to the Agricultural Society of Mason, 



Cabell and Kanawha, - -- - - - 89 



