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one race (o another. The milk oC dilTcrent cows 

 Jillert'J osseniially in iis richness. A cow ex- 

 hihiled al Bri':;hlon, by Hon. William Gray, some 

 years evince, gave lliiriy quarts ol' milk ul a niilU- 

 uMjr, but the milk produced no cream, 



Mr. Buckminster, (always strongly inclined lo 

 conservatism,) deemed the subject of discufsion 

 highly important, and had listened with much ap- 

 probation to the remarks ol Mr.. Jaques. They 

 agreed with his own opinions. So long as the 

 imported loreisn stock produced nothing belter 

 than we already had, lie saw no use in intporling. 

 He thought we could not improve our stock with- 

 out slock /arms. Few persons are capable ol' 

 judging accurately. Any man could see the dil- 

 J'erence between a large and a small hog. but 

 otl)er points were to be determined. He approves 

 highly of Mr. Shelde.'i's notions of managing 

 slock. He would banish a whip from the liarm, 

 and he would have cattle and horses broken and 

 managed with all the gentleness possible. 



The time o( adjournment having nearly arrived, 

 the meeting were gratified with Mr. Jaques's 

 exhibition of a pot of cream from his celebrated 

 stock. It was of most extraordinary consistency, 

 and was converted into butter by churning in a 

 bowl with a spoon, in the presence of the meeting, 

 in less than one minute, thus completely verifying 

 the declarations which he had made. 



The meeting was exceedingly well attended. 

 The interest in these discussions increases, and 

 with that a general and strong conviction of their 

 utility. H. C. 



housed in the pith of the stalk. This discovery 

 led tne lo an examination of at least some filty or 

 more stalks, when to my astonishment I IbutuI the 

 worm, some eight or ten in every siaik.and nearly 

 all alive. My plan is, to destroy these lovers of 

 cotton immediately, and the only cfl'eriual mode 

 j that I know of, is to burn the stalks. You should 

 set about it immediately, say the first rain, pulling 

 I up your stalks to be burnt, belbre the caterpillar 

 ! should eat itself out, in the shape of a butterfly 

 j perhaps, or some other insect, ready to deposite its 

 eggs as soon as your cotton should begin to form 

 I squares or balls. By adopting the above plan, 

 i thousands and tens of thousands may be deslroy- 

 I ed, which will remove entirely, in my opinion, the 

 greatest difficulty in making a crop of cotton. 

 But, perhaps, some farmers may conclude, that as 

 planters generally plant corn after cotton, it will 

 ! make no material diflerence as to burning the 

 I stalks. But stop; let me ask you if you are cer- 

 I tain that the chinch bug is not a production of this 

 I very caterpillar ; and besides thai, many farmers, 

 not withstanding they adopt the rotation plan of 

 farming, are necessarily compelled to plant some 

 cotton in the same field twice, and perhaps thrice in 

 succession? You will excuse the dress, Mr. Edi- 

 tor, in which this article appears, as my object is 

 simply to elicit a degree of attention to this matter, 

 and to draw forth from those more experienced 

 than myself, information which will elevate the 

 science of agriculture to a station which it de- 

 serves. A Young Pi^akter. 



FRUIT TUEES. 



BURN YOUU COTTON STALKS. 



From tlie Edgelield Advertiser. 



Mr. Editor — lam one of those who believe 

 that it is the indispensable duty of every man, es- i 

 pecially those who call themselves planters, lo 

 communicate to the public information, no matter! 

 how trivial, that will in ihe smallest degree pro- 1 

 mo'ic the interest of the farmers generally. There 

 is no planter in the state, I venture to saj,/, who ' 

 has paid that attention to his farm that is obliga- \ 

 tory upon him, but can give valuable itiformation | 

 upon almost every subject connected with the 

 cultivation of ihe soil. In view of the above ob- 

 ligation, I have concluded to call the attention of 

 farmers to one fact, which perhaps will be more \ 

 beneficial in cultivating a crop, than one would i 

 anticipate, from so small a matter as burning cot I 

 ton stalks. The hard times, Mr. Editor, have j 

 caused me to reflect very eeriousi)', upon ihe fail- ' 

 ure of another cotton crop. Should that be the' 

 case, ruin must /all upon every class of the com- 

 munity. Well, in order lo enable me the more j 

 perfectly to succeed in a crop of cotton, I set about 

 to examine every old stump, tree, &c., in my cot- 

 ton field, to find out, if pos.'ible, what had be- 

 come ol" the worm or caterpillar that was so very 

 destructive to our cotton the last year, i proceed- 

 ed to examine one by one very closely, but made 

 no discovery, in passing through the field with my 

 knife in hand, (as usual with farmer.-^,) whittling 

 every little splinter, until I exhausted every thing 

 in the shape of wood. I then fell upon the cotton 

 stalks, where, to my surprise, the first part of a 

 stalk I cut up, I found six caterpillars snugly 



From the Farmers' Cabinet. 



The propagation and cultivation of fruit trees 

 is a most pleasant and agreeable occupation for 

 the sons and daughters of farmers ; and those who 

 have been educated in industrious habits, and those 

 into whose minds sound moral principles have 

 been instilled, are invariably Ibnd of it. Every 

 family, who occiifiya lot or a farm, should annual- 

 ly devote a small portion of time and aitcfition to 

 this interesting and profitable department of rural 

 occupation ; for, we are all fond of gooil apples, 

 pears, peaches, [ilums, quinces, and cherries, and 

 all should lend their aid in their production ; but 

 never plant inferior kinds of fruit-trees : the same 

 expense, lime, care, and room are required as lor 

 the finest varieties, which are tenfold more valuable. 



The roots of trees being designed not only lo 

 sustain them in a proper position, but to furnish 

 them with nutriment, care should be taken, in 

 planiinor, to loosen the earih fijr a considerable dis- 

 t mce around tliem. Those who try how small 

 a hole will accommodate the roots of a tree, miss 

 their aim, for experiment has shown, that a free 

 planted in a hole three feet in diameter, will grow 

 as much in five years, as one planted in a small 

 hole will in ten ; and the reason is obvious, tor in 

 the one case the fibres o) the roots can extend and 

 collect food without obstruction, while in the other 

 the supply is very limited, or cut off. 



Miller says, " the roots of trees are often buried 

 too deep in the ground, which, in a cold or moist 

 soil, is one of ihe greatest disadvantages that ean 

 allend fruit trees ; for the sap in the ftranciies, 

 beingby the warmth oflheairput strongly into 



