

■al,. uill™M,l,ly:..x.-.l.Moll,.M.m,.o.,-,l. 

 ' So ui.li M Nis mrlnstrv =.M< rMMlip 



lie l^ 





Iloises vs. Oxeii in Asriciillm e. 



Mp TuuKiR— 111 ii-iHliiiJ-' Skiiiiifi's Lssiiv on 

 ,,,'ox, >ucli:;w's.H.lVo„an's<:,.ul. .-.cu..-, 

 l,iclM.yilu=sv.y, lw,.;:ian.r.-onM,,.,.M, ..1 



MOst ev.-1-V i;«n...=r ns :.li.iost ""I'-l'' ^;' ','^'1.. 



wcol(. 'I'Ik; rollovviMiiislliL-n'Siill. 



'r 1 . Iiors.'. ti-.-.velW.I 0(17 i.al.-s .luiil. h ; 9,loI 



,„•, , "J Ul..; uo>I«m1 01. llie IHriii 59i «I^;V« ^l.'^"" 



br3(. I.vs ^iM^'l'-- Nosv»ll..^v,MJ; 40 miles 



u';M n U, a .lav', work Ibr a lean,, U «m, M 



iJ-iai ,lavs ,l,e who), amount pei-loimc I .y 



ks- 3 mohllis'oii cm sli-aw, woill. abniu •'f-i • '-^ 

 ^:J 7 .l.oeinjr, *8 ; wear of wagon ^ml liai - 

 ' ^in- .li^cn-a-io ill va lie ol liorses, ^40 ,— 



leaves a licit pi-oln ol .>^0. ,„„! . , ^o,). 



:;:'U;.^liu:i!..sor^oni.vv.nH,at70een. 

 i . fe«40- Ci m.-.nlli^' paslnrc, at- >V0 I'-' "[I' - 

 ^,ljK^l..ioinli«'s'--:^''^^^'l;;4^ l;^esa 



"-■-'^r';!:.:=;,;'ii;;.r':,:'':::r:rox:;n 

 r\f;a::trxil;;c,;i;;^^^^^^ 



;:^ ,^:S 'r^lUlM it is ..u.i-e ,.i-on.a.,le 

 h- M- liMi..' P"'ntoes, .•oiil.l we ,L'ct a sou. c .p 

 o- , .latcTAvliiel, is very mioei-laiM ; am hi. 

 ?!n ve soweMtw ^Ii as ili.l la.t 



■„ lorn iiir',."wi.iL', >«^''(li"!;-. aml.liJiKU.M- Iti 

 'Tve' "ioiuMoUl wl,iel,a.75eo.Usa.ay |. 



ft \s7 Co-l oC se.nl, SK^O, malum.' m all, * •« 

 oi ' , ,1 iV V I . a-iielt profit of ¥7,l'2. or at Hi. 



t-iiroiie . >im"»i"=' "I '" , ', , 



,.,, Vm-,:B Newllollan.l, &f. 6, Roiilli America 



"> N. 1 America Hi. A CN lin.ler ol water may 



:^'omvert...l into ice liy placing 11. It 511^.01. t^- 



,,,eof s.Mla, an.l4lbs.ol snlplnnic aci.l, at -Jt- 



; cc' ell mi.xc.l. Tlie ice is extraele.l lor 



.^ ,v ,' I liiii; 111.' .-yrm'l'''- •'" I'"' ""I'-''-- ^f 

 ,-en.e^' 1 im.lii-« "- ^-""-' l-'-M'.'.on on Hie 

 sM as^rea, lieai. VVIieii ineremy '- '^^"^^^ 

 40 .le«i-ees belo.v zer.., the sensatmii ol the .Ui 



as iha- of touching' le.l hot ir..i..- or proo 



Tl e "o 1 of tlmii'l'^'- y he l.ear.l tweiity-hve 



I .!^-\vill. the ears to the -round, innch 

 ;:;;u:;-. Li;:hu:in!;iJ^.efleete.ll50or200,niles 



e.-in.pr..e into. The e.jnse<pielice is ll'-'t l' '-y 

 ,lo not know how that la.nl will a.^t .1. a vciv c y 

 or VH,y wet wea.he.-lhey do not know whe h- 

 er it will !.'iow wheat, lohacco, or tMriiips— wl.al 

 , Manure it will le.piiic, ami whether it ''"'^;': ^-^.j;; 

 clahlv or i;eolo£;ically eonlaiii the means ol pio 

 cinci.-ig that n,an,ire-ii. fact their .pMh.:me..t 1^ 

 little better than mere shrewd gi-mid^' . H "i-l* 

 ,,„.sil.ly be ri^ht; h'H lli''i« '=* "<! de.'io'is-l™""" 

 ' proof accompanying their opinion ; the uV,y 

 and lheM>/ieK><-e,the reason and (oundation ot 

 tl, eir opinions -tre wanting ; neither can they ..il- 



'''Vlle ','iai. who ,m.le.-standsthe(m«/.V»'-^ of soils, 

 know. alN/Ki/do in a mo.-e perlect nia.me.-— 

 !;;;;i;,eki'o»=^ o. llecaninlVn-myon what 



Seleclioii oC Seed Corn. 



To iheE-lilor of .be American Farn|er: 1 ;■;';' ^;;;|';7^°„;;,':;y,i ^^i^aml' how its' coinposi 



l>-vS.r:-Astlietinie alM-aches I.U, tie ;|- ;;.„ ^,^^ „„l ,,, ,„„;„ .tales o. vvea her - 



crops sbonl.l be gatliere.l, 1 wish lo ^- '^£^1 

 e ,c I farmer that lea.ls yonr paper, and th.o. J,l 

 a ,'i , to every neighbor of ib.ir's who may n.,1 

 ' , i the .lecssiiy and advantage ol selecting 

 :: ':oi: the lidl as they gather their ci^ps 



of that -reat staple of o,.r cotmtry. 1 wiole o 

 :H;LndMr.Skin,ier,alonglet,..ronll,.siib- 



j,...t some twenty o.ld y..irsago, " '"='' ' ^^ '' ^^. 



It.hed ill bis American Farmer, and .oon thcic 



! fter I .-tributed to many, some ol my see.l .••or,, 



t e t crease.l pro.iuct of which all acUnowle.l- 



■a siie ofihem proved .■.o.ip.derably, uo 



Tl nibt b the s..-.«tions ; and selling tlie.r see.l 



tnaliiigh prices-Mr. Ba-leii .>r ms,.mce^- 



anas.,me live or six years ago, I "='^"' "; %, 



.bortnote also p.iblishea .n the same papei. Jo 



e , m V ho never saw those letters, who .low 



rea.l yonr paper, 1 wonld a.lvise. that m c.ittin- 



tion uillactmnler certa.n states ot ^ve^a 'e ! 

 how in dry weather; how ,n '»'">.'- "^^-'Vel, 

 Ibrm voti what crops that con.pos to vvil be^ 

 .rrow and what inannre to apply to i to miKO 

 r,p ^ny .leficiency. ITe.,ee this knowle.lge be- 

 comes of immense vah.e. 



Kee 



the top: 



oti' llieir cor. 



this fall, 



o,r those stalks having tw.ior V"'^'' ,«'"; •^"'^j";:f 



wbi.a. are very foruar.l, and the shiicU oi lm>k 



,'; idwMllthereby^howingtbeir orw^^^^^^ 



CVS Bv the top, they can easily d.st.iigm=h a 



n I nin.^t nie be see.l corn, an. gather a.,d 



,:„ ise iMo itself a.id not take the slineU off iin- 



la. i ig time in the spring, keeping it tmtn 



, eci n^e fro.ii .-atsaml vernn.i. And by eoii- 



::b,gtliispiocessa.ewyears,tlie^wi nuue- 



riallv increase ih.ir corn crops, ","'' ';'- ' "^ 

 l,o,,i,le that no practical farmer slionid lail to 



"'V;;.ve never known one to try it, who did.. ot 

 nrk.iowledge its benelits and m.'rease I yield o 

 To Several have lately .-ode tliro.igh my com 



cro ■ -..nl eve.-y one expressed his great surprise 

 . eeii ' vasily more stalks, with Ib.ir and hve 

 ; n'l-u e ears on each, than lliey ever saw be- 

 ;;;;; ';,;:, ,,., tone in ,.iai.y,l~w,^..^ 



-••'''^'''^:^,.nn;o;'ne./v:uhu!e".:;^.r.o 



(,:w yea.-s,an.l I' >mt M ,„ale,-ially 



it;::;:ri?s%,.':^.rdiiesr?t ^^ .uish,... 



Von hnig •xperieiice, of .he g.-ea. -Iva'"''!^ " 

 ," vi. - i..any of the besi of onr prodocts loi 

 . ,ml et.ing.liem grow fully ripe belore 



o all euliivators of the soil. Vonrs, VVm. Cook 



fai-n.er"^or emigrant settling oiil vvest- 

 vva.d into u.isetlled regions, in search ot a piece 

 of ■ n I Suppose liim to be able to analyz.. the 

 1' Vhenhil-eacbes a iavoi able piece og.-otmd^ 



bpcomm-nees examina.ion ol .is rpial.t.e.. Bo 

 '^.„ ,.. the earth, he endeavors to ascertain he 

 1 .7,1 of the surface s.f.l, ami the nat...-e ot the 

 '' il Wi.hhi.^ lm..ible appaiat... he exan.- 

 ,„ s t ■■ i'"H..e of the soik lie w.ll soon k..o 

 "^fe li.y a.i.l what it will g.'ow. 1.. an ho ., 

 :".:Ull^i..wthe /„.„.. ..roigamcmatU. he 



, ,„,t in cutting I ii...e, the ^^^'-^i.^'-^^.i^rrbig ..-":.-' 



to leave the -'M; Naveji-- ;'-;-""; ,^; \^^^ ^,^..,;;,„j. ,„,,, 



■"V'.vlll ind.ie at o.a-e wi.h an accuracy iica.ly 

 :;:;,: I g^^n'-'V, o'->l'-inaliiy amlcapabi - 



,'e^ o f a p-rece ..f land he never saw bel..re,an.l 

 ;l^:;,^ld'h the han.l of labor ami art has never 

 ,..tc\iracif.l support and weallb. 

 ^•^^e 'llchanum on alarm which be Inc. v,.^ 

 ,e,l with a view of piircbas.ng it. U smlabU-. It 

 „f V be a farm exba.istcd by .epeale.l c.-opi- '" 

 tVils .ol.ible salts and Immns are t.iken on ol 

 l.e 1, I In damp weather ami certain seasons, 

 J.cb iirm w.mld be possibly arraye.l in a ve,- 

 a:;re;a'deceptive yegetati.m ; but ... .tse.op. 

 vvonhl be considerably . ehnen ,.•„,. .leep 



The analyzer of soils k.iowsbi. . .. .1 i eep 

 ,„rvcv wiUhvno means M.t.slv Im... 1 e nni. 

 i, aUv / 0/,- ;•./« .he n.aiter. He -is the ..o, 

 e fi.nls il« -'>M'\e exiracts, its noiirisbment. ... 

 H,.! '. prin.-iples ,^o„e,-nothing i-cmammg 

 , J ; ton -oil-a begyarlv account ..I saml, ami 

 Hat!m:,uo,tb.helab.,rofree..veriiig.oa..ate 



of fertility 



Many Facts inFi'.w Wokds.-A legal s..me 

 is K .'an eigh.h of an h.,.uh-o.l, ... Km|lan.l, 

 M.d filikiiiUolbnid. .Aia-lmm,sixlee-,-.l- 

 r.vedfrom.hel.iMght.da lnllg.-owuma . A 



,,,,oainh..|•se,,,^as.uM^,sl..lnMl.cll.. An ii.li| 



,„1|,. i.'W40 vara.; a Reich m.le ... IDMva.a. , 



■',.|-li „V..a.mc mile, 17110 var.ls; a (Jermaii, 



r.l, or<i:t va.-ds, 1 Ibol Hi .uch.;s .-ach way. A 

 j.ii.l.-, o. <• •,-..,,' 1^ i,.|,.|, vvay, co.ilams (.40 

 s.nia.'e mile, I.lili yaio.i.n.i J^ .„,„, 

 ,„!,.,... The In n ho'lv .■misisls .MO bm. ., 



Un:i.ora..ic.ilalioii.orj '^^V 'm 1 10 



;,r litran.e.,.., 400 ";"-'7 J", ";"':; i;:,:'!, Zlniahpc'soU;: 1 am awar, 



,w.,?e, .levaier...ar.h-.l.«oor.hrcei.,.m.hs. 



';^,::;;^u.en..Mdi.i.-oci<.iii,;;;;-;;;j-^-X 



owi.i" to the Ki'viMi: bo,~l.. im 



xt;;;s:;';sS"r^i;"K;.;:r;i;»;;' 



Ftnm tlie I'liilmlelplii!' Piitur.tny Curiir. 

 'Ihe way to Analyze Soils. 



When John P,ac,i.:e had b.-ougla ''"J-'''^'^ 

 „|- ,,„olbcr .lav to a cU.se, ami the slia.low. o . 



,i< .vciiigwere again thick.mmg aro.m.l .he 

 Sd ...a.iJion of I'racicevill , Sci.m.-e rcsn- 



1 ''7 udd;:::::.:^'M;o-:^ •-'-■--•'- -''^ 



,„a s of ..il. was'of the utmost -.mportam-. 

 ,r far.ne.-, a.i.l by m> n.-ans an .n.po.s.h 

 i g ,lr hi,.; to ac.p,i.e. Its -•■l--;'";' ,; 

 ,„,,1y .-epay the tn.uble it may "'•'■"7",;'" ' 

 value will he appai-ent at eve.yt,irnol hi. bn.i 



1 a crtain kn.'wle.lge .il 

 , -;r by- which. Von. supcrlW-ial,..^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

 ca.i 11 .mil.! ...''». 1110 J'l"-; '" I . ., ,„ ,,„ 

 ^^nerally, ami i-s •-■-•"'■- ,;" ;l j j: ,. ^ 

 urowtli of .•er.ain crops. Itut ^" • - 

 ,.v.-c,-din"lv liable lob.' .l.Mxiv.d ; m la. t, mwr, 

 ,:;^;.„',Ml.can bepla.-cd ■)' >';- '^Jl"^' jj- 

 ■I'liey iloii'l know lUoconslitvMhoJ the sotJ-lh.y 



MODE ...■ TAK..N.. .AMPULS OF SO.L TO ANA..VZL- 



In analyzing a soil, the fi.-^t ...a.te.- .•e.li.mnS 

 „tentio..".^ taki.ig.he .nmpUs to be tested. Sol. 

 i^Lpielitlyveryiuateriallyvarymalmned o - 



,,a.s-s..n.etiu.es i.i the same bel.l. \ o. w . 



nmiceato.,epa,t..faf.chla.-anka... hiMi- 



. us V g.-.a.i..,. w'aving its dark g.;ce.. ve.^dme m 



.un, ami in another part, a ihn., see.ly v- ge- 



;,;," „,r,„ixed with br..oii. l.ca.h.'.-,orrnsl,.-s 



.. o.e a patch of p....r la...l. O.. r.vcr bai.U> 



, ::„ th.! site of old '•■•'-'-'-/';;::;;;;;;;'; 



',,s of alluvial .lep..sils ; or decay .-.1 vegetable 



" ';!;":.« *■ i. •« "ta r '"" "'l",;i„.'?,""; ' 



:om;:,::.lr:>' -•-<'-'••'■''--"'■ •'••^'^"'■'"" 



'■"After tmllingontlbe borer, I thrnsl o.it the 

 ^'''^^r. ! iT-U np.n,atabhM.rl...aid:_..<m...es 



;,rth with •• ■ "^, . „,,„.,, I ,„„ carefnl .lot to 

 out leta.ning .l..ba|",wm. II j, ,„n...l 



sr:;/™;:.;.;:™"":"™;;:. ,-.'..- 



