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F A R M E R S ' REGIS T K K 



[No. 6 



ill Miircli or April. []nt .sowing fiillow wiili oiic 

 ploughing ii? llie genr>rnl praciice here, \v(' sow 

 one ;ui(l a !i;iiriius-hc!s ofwiieat on tht», acre. Tiie 

 average product of the wheat cropfl may he stated 

 to be frnai 18 to 80 husliels to the acre: I have 

 n)y?eir raised crops oC wheat averaginir 30 bush- 

 els to tiie acre oti' of fields, which, before I used 

 piaster and clover, would not brinii,- me more than 

 18 bushels. 



Manure is a grand object here, every thing ta- 

 ken from iheearlii, wiien returned is beneficial to 

 it. JVJr. JMudison has a more lavorable opinion 

 of corn-slallis than I have. Corn-aliiiks and bnck- 

 wfieat straw, answer very well to fill gullies. 

 When we got out our wheat we haul out the straw 

 in'o the fields, and stack in pens on the poorest 

 places of the field, and let our cattle have their 

 will of it— all other coarse kinds of manure oufrlit 

 to be taken to the field belbie it loses any ol' its 

 strength and ploughed in. Where there lire but 

 lew or no slaves our farms are small, 150 or 200 

 acres is considered a good farm, one-third ouuhl 

 to left uncleared— ten or twelve acres aresulficient 

 for meadow, as we mow as much clover uti' our 

 high land as we want. 



All timothy meadows are the better of water, 

 especially in the winter— throw the water over a 

 bank and let it freeze no matter how deep. All 

 wet land ought to bedraii^.ed by ditching— if there 

 is not very much water, cut your di:ch two (eet 

 deep, and as wide, fill it half lull with round stones, 

 then take corn-stalks, leaves, buck-wheat straw, 

 or any other trash and cover the stones, then fill 

 the ditch with dirt, and it wants no more repairs. 



There are ditierent soils here, as many as two 

 or three different kinds in one field ; red laml is the 

 worst, and requires the most manure, the gray flint 

 is the most durable. Our former mode of fencin" 



was with split rails; but as wood grows .-scarce, we 

 substitute stone, and that is one reason why our 

 lands sells so high. From Putomac to Fautjuier 

 I suppose is 25 nnles — from (ioo.-e creek to iIkj 

 Frederick line 20 miles. On this tract of land I 

 suppose there is stone enou<fh to iiicluse it ail ni 20 

 acre fiekls. Oiu- mode of puttinix u\) stone fence, 

 is as Ibllows. 1st, Clear away the loose earth four 

 feet wiile, to prevent the frost fiom getting under 

 it — then haul the largest stone, and put llicin in 

 the bottom — taper it on each side lill ii is twelve 

 inches wide on the top, this is doue by stretching 

 a line on each side, lixeil to a fi'ame like a rafter 

 level lour feet high, theshape of ihe fence. When 

 the lence is raised lour li^et high wiih stone, we 

 take stones that will reach acro.-s the fop, and 

 place ihem along the distance of the rails, lay one 

 rail on each stone, then two slakes to each laii, 

 and a rider on the to|i ; this strengilieua the i'encc 

 and prevents slieep fiom climbing over. 



I remain your obedient servant, 



ROBKUT Rl'SSKLL. 



Geo. ]V. Jejferies, Esq. 



OSAGE OllAKGK SKEDS. 



The seeds of the Osage orange are in demand ; 

 and if any of our subscribers in the west can con- 

 trive to send a fiiw bushels of seed to some of ti.e 

 Atlantic ciiies ibr sale, we have no doubt but it 

 would be u profitable little adventure. The tree 

 is very hardy, and is valuable for ornament, and 

 for making live liedges, and it also furnishes good 

 Ibod Ibr silk-worms ; though the latter quality will 

 be of little use in this country, as the mulbeiry is 

 so little liable to suffer from spring Irosls. See Far. 

 Reg. pp. 35, 543 and 702, vol. iii. 



Table of €omt€Ms of I^unnfr 



ORIGlJfAL COMMUJN'ICATIOKS. 



Essay on Vegetable Pfiysioloirv (continufd) 



Chap. XII - - - - 



Chap. XIII 



Chap. XIV 



Suggestions in regard to building fences and 



log- Ileuses - - - . - 



Two-crop silk-worms. Fixtures for feuding 



and spinning ---..". 

 Measurement of granaries and corn cnb?. 



Climate of Italy, and of the Piedmont and 



valley counties of Virginia 

 Counter estimates and objections to the alleged 



profits of mulbcriy and silk-culture, ^k■\v 



obstacles to the tropical plant scheme 

 Comparison of mulberry and silk estimates - 

 The '^inarl indicator" nut the "veronica ana- 



gallis" nor the "veronica bi.ccabunga" 

 Remarks on the vegetable kingdom - 

 Tile '-inammoth" silk-worms' eggs, and the 



grounds of choice among dilferent kinds - 

 Comparative weights of cocoons of dilferent 



varieties of silk-worms - . . . 

 Progress of silk-culture in Virginia 

 The mulberry crop, and prices 

 State of crops ----.. 



Liming 



Osage orange seeds 



SKLECTIOAS. 



Culture of the potato 



On lime as manure 



Price of Durham cattle .... 



To cure egg-sucking do2-s . ". 



326 

 329 



•JOO 



351 



3.59 

 373 



377 



379 

 35ii) 

 3S1 

 3^2 

 3.SJ 

 3S4 



321 

 334 

 333 

 339 



's' lli'gisler, JVo. 6, Woi. W^II. 



\ Management of bees 



Geese as barometers - . - . . 

 Manufacture of cheese from potatoes - 

 Perfect agriculture adverse to fences. New 



herbage plants 



Method of causing cabbages to head duriuij 



winter ----... 

 Saving green peas ..... 

 History of the improved Duiham shoit horn 



breed of cattle, No. 1. - 



No. 2. 



The law incorporating the "Tropical Plant 



Company," and address to the fi lends of the 



enterprise - - 



English (or common) turnips 

 Periodicals often aifect those v\ ho do not read , 



them --..... 

 Pianliiig seed ends of potatoes. Comparative 



nutiitive qualities of roots 



lien coops . 



Soap making -.•.... 



Sheep ticks ...... 



Cure for grubs in head of sheep - 



Pruning ---.... 



New mode of breaking oxen ... 



Ilusbanihy in China ..... 



(irub vvorui ---.... 



^'g?;s 



Feeding milch-cows ..... 



On the preservation of the health of negroes 



Decline of suuthein commeice 



Pro:>ress of silk-culture in the neighborhood 

 of Philadelphia 



The .=;ystem of husbandry proctised in Lou- 

 doun county in 1S18 



339 

 3J0 

 3^0 



3-10 



342 

 343 



343 

 S63 



357 

 SCO 



3C0 



360 

 361 

 361 

 363 

 363 

 368 

 369 

 369 

 370 

 oil 

 371 

 372 

 373 



379 



383 



