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THE FARMERS' REGISTER. 



motion early in the spring, is exhausted in nourish- 

 ing the blossoms, and a pari oC it is perspired 

 tlirough (he wood branches so that its strength is 

 lost, before the vvarinlii can reach the rods, to put 

 them into an equal motion in search olliesh nour- 

 ishment, to supply the expenses ol' tiie branches, 

 for want of which the blossoms fall oil' and decay." 



Alter the best kinds ot trees have been procured, 

 and sUiH'ully and properly planted, great care 

 should be taUen to protect them from the depreda- 

 lions ol'catile, and they should be staked, to keep 

 them in an upright position, tor there is no way in 

 which the indolence and want oftasle of a (armer 

 is more prominently and permanently exhibited, 

 than in the inclined position of his fruit trees. 

 What think you, neighbour, ofa man who has 

 sufi'ered a line apple or pear tree to grow at an 

 angle ofibrty-five degrees, when, if'ithad claimed 

 attention at the proper -time, five minutes' work 

 would have given it perpendicularity, and pre- 

 served its beauty; and it would then have occupied 

 much less space. 



On every larm, a small space should be al- 

 lotted for the purpose of raising stocks of the 

 different kinds of fruit trees, so that buds or grafts 

 could be inserted at the proper seasons of perform- 

 ing these operations, and in this way a perpetual 

 succession of the finest trees would be obtained. 

 The nursery lor this purjio^e should be kept eiifire- 

 iy fi'ce from weeds, otherwise all will be hojieless, 

 (or weeds have been provrn, by several of my 

 lazy acqu;iiniance, to grow much ftister than 

 young fruit trees raised from the seed. The 

 ([uince is iamong the most profitable of our fruits, 

 always finding a ready market at a generous price, 

 and yet there is but little attention given to its 

 cultivation: it succeeds best in a moist soil, and 

 will grow readily from slips inserted in ihe ground, 

 early in (he spriiiij. 'Vheijoung trees produce the 

 finest, liiirest fruit ; there should, therefore, be a 

 succession kept up, as they do not do well at a 

 greater age than ten or twelve years. It is hoped 

 that the approaching spring will not be permitted (o 

 pass by without a large addition being made to 

 ihe nu:iiber of quince trees in our country. Those 

 v/lio are too remote from market to profit by the 

 sale ol them in a green state, will find their inter- 

 est promoted by drying them, when they will sell 

 for a higher price than the best dried peaches. 



Those who plant young orchards would do well 

 to consider maturely what description ofcultivated 

 crops would be most beneficial to the trees, and 

 particularly to avoid such as are known to be in- 

 jurious. What would be the efTect of a luxuriant 

 crop of wheat or rye, is well known. The trees 

 are stunted and injured in their growth, or they 

 are smothered and killed outright. Will a wise 

 man sow a young orchard with rye? I say no, 

 never. Aguicola. 



GOOD VVOUK. 



From tlie Agiiculiurist. 

 From a statement left at this office by Dr. 

 John ^Vaiers, ol Nashville, we learn that fifty-five 

 ofh's hands, on his plantation in Arkansas, flicked 

 in the latter part of the month ofDecember 34,615 

 lbs. of cotton in one week. The week Ibllowinor the 

 success was as good, till the snow prevented tfie 

 progre.?s. 



[This was on an average of 629 lbs. per week, 

 or 115 lbs. per day, lor each hand. Good winter 

 work !— Ed. F. R.] 



TO PREVENT RATS FROM CUTTING TIOLES 

 THROUGH FLOORS AMD DOORS. 



A correspondent in the New England Farmer 

 says, "hot and strong tobacco juice poured on the 

 places where rais are at work, will stop their de- 

 predations. 



AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



From tlie Clieraw Gazelte. 



The anniversary meeting of the Pee Dee 

 Agricultural Society will be held in the T'own 

 Hall at Clieraw, on Monday the 22nd inst. at 

 10 o'clock A. JM. At 12 o'clock the meeting will 

 adjourn to the Female Academy, where the 

 anniversary oration will be delivered, after which 

 the following premiums will be awarded. 



For the greatest production of cotton, 

 on three acres of up-land, the product 

 to be not less than 12,00 lbs. a silver 

 cup of the value of §30,00 



For the greatest production of cotton 

 on three acres of low grounds, the pro- 

 duct to be not less than 18,00 lbs. per 

 acre, a silver cup of the value of $30,00 



For the greatest production of corn on 

 three acres of uplainf, the product to 

 be not less than 40 bushels per acre, a 

 silver cup of the value of $30,00 



For the greatest production of corn on 

 three acres of low grounds the product 

 to be not less than sixty bushels per 

 acre a silver cup of the value of $30,00 



For iheizreatest production olvvheaton 

 one acre, the product to be not less than 

 twent3'-five bushels, a silver cup of the 

 value, of $10,00 



For the greatest production ot tur- 

 nips on half an acre the product to be 

 not less than 400 bushels per acre, a 

 silver cup of the value of $10,00 



For the greatest production of sweet 

 potatoes, on one acre, the product to be 

 not less than 300 bushels per acre a 

 silver cup of the value of $10,00 



For the experiment best calculated to 

 test the profits of silk culture, the pro- 

 duct to lie not less than 30 lbs. of reeled 

 silk, a si!\er cup of the value of $10,00 



For the greatest production of carrots 

 on the Iburih of an acre, the product to 

 be not less than 400 bushels per acre, a 

 silver cup of the value of $5,00 



For the greatest production of sugar 

 beets on the fourth of an acre, the pro- 

 duct to be not less than 400 bushels per 

 acre $5,00 



J. W. Blakeney. 



Secretary. 



Cheraw, February 6lh, 1841. 



