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(bund lo have been nettrly 800 years old — the 

 Eiitjlish yew trees of Fontaine Ahbey, in the 

 county ol York, had siirvivetl 12 ceniurit-s, those 

 in the churcliyard oC Crowhurst, in Surrey, 1400 

 years— (hat ol' Futherii)<j;ill, in Scotland, (roni 2500 

 to 2600— that of Brahnrn, in Kent, 3000. Tliese 

 travellers describe two other trees ol a most re- 

 marUable ciiaracter, the JJaobab, estimated to be 

 5150 years old, and the cypress of Taxodium, in 

 Mexico, 117 leet 10 inches circumlerence, still 

 more a<fed. A sycamore near ihe ruins ol' lleli- 

 opolis, according to the tradition in Egypt, existed 

 belbre the visit ol' Joseph and Alary, and ihey sat 

 under its shadow and drank water Irom a neigh- 

 bormg well. Another of the same species, termed 

 the sycamore of the Bosphorus, antl computed to 

 have been 4020 years old, has disappeared, leav- 

 ing ten sprouts which sprang from the stump; 

 one of which being measured, was found to be 

 1050 years of age ; and it is possible others equally 

 old have been destroyed, and that the present 

 trees are the second remove from the parent stock. 

 The celebrated chestnut of Mount Etna, 2660 

 years old, grew fron\ the stump of a felled tree. 



In America, more than a hundred and forty dif- 

 ferent species of trees attain an elevation of thirty 

 feet and upwards ; while in Europe only thirty- 

 seven grow to that height, but eiehteen of which 

 enter into the composition of Ibresis, and only 

 seven are employed Ibr domestic or maritime pur- 

 poses. There are stated to be 53 species of the 

 oak, in North America. 17 of the pine, and 8 of 

 the maple. We have 11 species of tlie walnut, 

 while not one is indigenous to Europe, the variety 

 commonly cultivated (here being a native of 

 Persia. 



cotton. On the thirty-three acres manured, he 

 made twenty-n'ne tjiousand six hundred and 

 eighty pounds. FindinL' his niaiiurf'd land [)laniP(l 

 in cotton do so well in 1837, he determined in 1838 

 to plant no more than he could manure. He that 

 year manured and planted 125 acres, from which 

 he gathered rne hundred and six thousand, lour 

 hundred and fifty-two pounds of seed cotton. In 

 1839 he planted one hundred and twenty-five 

 acres, manured nearly all, and made one hundred 

 and six thousand, five hundred and eighty- seven 

 pounds of seed cotton. The present year 1840) 

 he planted one hundred and twenty-three acres ; 

 manured the whole. Product ninety one thousand 

 (bur hundred and ninety one pounds seed cotton. 

 Notwithstanding that the past has been a very 

 unfavorat)le season Ibr cotton, part of a field whi(h 

 l)een planted in cotton three years in succession, 

 produced one thousand pounds to the acre. 

 December 26, \840. An Eyk Witness. 



MANURE FOR COTTON. 



From the (Clieraw) Farmers' Gazette. 

 Having read a piece in the Gazette headed 

 " Profit of Manure," three or (bur weeks ago, 

 showing Ihe value of manure lor making cottoi', I 

 have concluded logive you another instance. The 

 instance to which I reler, is that of a planter in the 

 Pee Dee country, with whose niannerof planting I 

 first became acquainted in 1834. He planted that 

 year one hundred and fifty-five acres, and manured 

 twenty-five or thirty. He gathered eighty thou- 

 sand pounds of seed cotton. At the close ol that 

 year, he determined to make more manure than 

 he had hitherto done, and (or that purpose took 

 three old negroes of little value Ibr any tiling e'se.* 

 But his manure being all put on his corn land, he 

 made in 1835, only sixiy-five thousand pounds of 

 seed cotton. The number of acres planted was 

 one hundred and Ibriy-seven. In 1836 he planted 

 one hundred and thirty-five acres in cotton, (twen- 

 ty less than in 1834) manured eighty acres, and 

 made eighty-two thousand pounds of seed cotton, 

 (two thousand more than in 1831.) The same 

 yf^ar he manured twenty-five acres of corn land. 

 In 1837 he planted in cotton one hundred and 

 seventy acres, of which he manured only thirty- 

 three acres, putting his manure on the corn land. 

 He made ninety-three thousand pounds of seed 



Lest this sentence should mislead some northern 

 philanthropist, we state for explanation that the three 

 old negroes were not used for manure, but as laborers 

 to collect manure. — Ed. F. K. 



MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. 



For llie Farmers' Register. 

 The most pron)inent change in commercial 

 affairs since the commencement of the year, is the 

 resumption of specie payments by ihe banks of 

 Pennsylvania and Delaware. It was expected- 

 that those of Maryland would have made a simul- 

 laneous movement. They, however, threw the 

 onus of protracted suspension on ihe banks ofVir-- 

 !?inia, which was promptly repelled by ihe latter^ 

 who declared their readiness to waive the privi- 

 lege given by law, and to resume at the earliest 

 day the Baltimore banks would name. The re- 

 sult is, resumption in both states on the Isi of 

 February. North Carolina declares (inofficially) 

 Iter readiness to do ihe same, and no doubt will. 

 South Carolina resumed some time since, and the 

 law of Georgia is imperative in her banks, so that 

 in all Ihe Atlantic states, specie will very soon be 

 current. _ What course will be adopted by the 

 banks of the western stales, remains to be seen, 

 but apprehensions are entertained, that they will 

 not (bilow the example. 



Tobacco commands better prices in our mar- 

 kets than it did a few weeks ago ; the demand is 

 chiefly for home use, which is increased by the 

 extension of our factories, while the supply has 

 been moderate, owing to the prevalence of wet 

 weather during the greater part of this month. 

 Sales ranye (rom ,^4 to 8^^. There has been no 

 inriprovement in European" markets. France ob- 

 tained so large a supply last year, in anticipation 

 of a war, that she will require none during the 

 present ; consequently, a greater proportion of the 

 crop will be shipped to British and other markets. 

 Kenlucky and Missouri tobacco, particularly stem- 

 med, is annually superceding that of Virginia; but: 

 the increased operations of our manufacturers may. 

 counterbalance this. 



Cotton has gradually advanced in prices, under 

 th.e impression that the crop of the past ve'ar will 

 be small, compared with the preceding one ; but 

 as very large stocks, both of the raw nfaterial and 

 of the manufactured article are held in all Euro- 

 pean markets, and as any considerable advance 

 in price would diminish the consumption, it is net 

 probable that present rates will be much exceeded. 



