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nimosi miraculous pju-crs orpypBurn ; ami thouL'h 

 New Eiiiflaiui lias vviihin iteell' no consiilerulilc 

 (Ippo.-siie ol iliis valuable mineral, yc( it is easily 

 procureti, and may be ruriiished to every part ol 

 the coinmnmvealili al a reasonable expense — an 

 expense in no case, where iis efficacy is ascerlain- 

 edjSuch as to discourajje iis use. — Ibid, 



SAVI>G MANUREa. 



We have made as yet, sm;dl advances in tlie 

 art oC savinjj and compounding manures. There 

 is liiile doubl that as much valuable manure is 

 now lost or ihrown away, through ignorance or 

 negltct, as is used. Tlie practice ol renovating 

 and enriching land by plouifhing in green crops, 

 or by invertiuir the old yward, is seldom practised 

 among us, alihougli where this has been done, 

 the eliects have surpassed the niosi sanguine 

 anticipations. The introduction ol' bone manure 

 and poudreite, is likewise recent; but from their 

 proved elficacy and the facility ol' their Iraiir^jwr- 

 tation, they are likely to prove extraordinarily be- 

 neficial, in New Jersey, I have witnessed the 

 must remarkable effects of a newly discovered 

 marl, of an alkaline character, and of great 

 efficacy. It has more than doubled the value ol 

 lands in the neighborhood of the [)its where it is 

 Jbund. The application ol' one hundred bushels 

 oT this marl to land which under common cultiva- 

 tion would pro{luce not more than 20 bushels ol 

 corn to the acre, causes it to yield 60 bushels, and 

 wheat and clover in [)roporlional abundance. Nor 

 are its etiects transient, but it produces a perma- 

 nent improvement of the soil, the duration ol 

 which is not yet ascertained. In this respect 

 it differs most favorably Ironi ashes and many 

 other manures, whose efficacy is continued seldom 

 more than one or two years. At [ircsent this 

 marl is delivered al the pits at seven cents per 

 bushel, and might be delivered at many of ihe 

 ports of New Jersey at a small advance upon 

 thai price. The farmers of Long Island have lor 

 years tieen in the habit of purchasing lor ilieir 

 wheat fields our leeclied aslies at a cost of ten and 

 tvselve cents per bushel. If these shrewd farmers 

 have then found an advantage in coming to our 

 ports alter our drawn ashes, why may not we 

 import marl from New Jersey — a substance lar 

 more efficacious and more enduring in its effects 

 than asties, at even a less price than is paid for 

 our ashes ? 



In regard then to manures and the means of 

 enriching our lands in New Knglnnd, there is no 

 deficiency ; but we are greatly wantinir through- 

 out ihe state, in frugality to save tlie vast amounts 

 which are now wasted ; in industry to collect the 

 means around us ; and in skill and labor in pre- 

 pariuirthem lor use. In soil, climate, and n\anu- 

 factu res there is no impediment in New England 

 to a successlul agriculture. — Ibid. 



We prepare our sausage meat in the usual way 

 Then, instead of putting the meat in skins, pre- 

 pared Irom the hogs' entrails, we make l)ags of 

 white clean cotton or linen cloth, as large, say, 

 as a man's arm, larger or smaller as may suit, and 

 of convenient length, say about a loot long, and 

 put the sausage meat in these bags, and hang 

 them up to (iry. In this, we ."save much lahoi* 

 in preparing the skins, and considerable in cook- 

 ing ; we slip off ilie bag from so much as is 

 needed, and cut the sausage into slices of sufficient 

 thickness for cooking. I mucHi prefer sausngea 

 put in bags to those put in skins, as they keep 

 more moist. Oibers, (or the same reason dislike 

 them. Respectfully yours, 



Calvin Butler. 



p. S. Ripe elder berries make good pies. Try 

 them, ladies. C. B. 



Plymouth, (^Conn.) Sept. 17, 1840. 



CULTURE OF THE PEACH TREE. 



From the New Genesee Farmer. 



It has been mentioned by writers on the culture 

 of the peach tree, that hot water poured around 

 the trunk at ihe surface of the ground, will destroy 

 the worm. We have not yet tried it, but we intend 

 to do so ; and in the meantime we would suggest 

 to our readers, that it may be done at any time 

 durinir the winter or spring when there is no snow 

 and the soil is unfrozen. We think the work 

 would be more thoroughly done, iiuwever, if the 

 gum be first removed, so that the hot water may 

 enter the habitation of this insect. 



Soot has been Ibund excellent for this free. In 

 one CBS8 that has come to our knowledge, its pale 

 leaves were changed into a dark green by thia 

 application round its rools ; and though Ihe effect 

 may in part have been caused by the destruction 

 of the worm, it has doubiless acted also as a ma- 

 nure. Those who have stove pipes to clean and 

 peach trees to cultivate, should save the soot for 

 this purpose. 



One of the most deplorable conditions that a 

 peach tree can be placed in, is to stand in a meadow 

 or grass ground which is annually mowed. Some- 

 times we see them in door-yards where the grass 

 grows stiong, but where neither pigs, nor sheep 

 nor cattle, are allowed to enter. A half starved 

 tree however, is no ornament in front of a house ; 

 but we will not find fault without proposing a 

 remedy. Cultivate a circle round each tree, ol two 

 or three feet in diameter ; and hoe in manure from 

 the stable, the hog pen, the hen roost, the leach 

 rub, or the wood pile, not forgetting the stove pipe, 

 and the tree will soon compensate lor the labor by 

 its beauty and pioductiveness. 



SAUSAGE MAKIXG. 



From ttie Albany Ciilli%'ator. 

 Should you think our mode of making sausages 

 worth a place in your chapter on domestic econo- 

 my you can place it there. 



PROFITS OF A KENTUCKY FARM. 



Frankfort, January, 1841. 



To the Editor of the Farmers' Register. 



The invpsimenf ot capital in any branch of pro- 

 ductive industry should be guided by authentic, 

 practical facts. Political economists, private capi- 

 talists, and, indeed, all orders of men, but especi- 

 ally those belonging to the productive classes, ar« 



