V'H.. XVI. NO. 14. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL 



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early ]>ro(!iictivenoss in an orchard ; it is gener- 

 ally nbtaineil at the e.\ponse of much eventual 

 profit, and hy a great diminution of tiie size and 

 vigor of the trees; helieviiig early fecundity to be 

 injurious to the vigor and perfeclion of plants, I 

 am always attentive to plucU liom the trc 'S these 

 evidences of early maturity, in the first stages of 

 their existence. 



It was a common practice some years since, to 

 apply Mr Forsyth's celehratnd composition to large 

 wounds produced hy pruning ; that novelty, like 

 many others, had its day among us ; anil has fi- 

 nally lost its popularity, from a general belief of 

 its inefficacy. Mr Forsyth, at a later period, an- 

 nounced as a new discovery, what has been long 

 known in this part of our country ; that an appli- 

 cation of cow dung and urine, was more effica- 

 cious in healing the wounds of trees than liis plas- 

 ter, even in the moist climate of England : in 

 America our winter frosts decompose it, and our 

 summer heats dry it up so completely, as to ren- 

 der it useless for the jjurposes intended. — Coxa 

 on Fruit Trees. 



"Faydle Co., Ktj., June 19, 1837. 



Dkar S:r: I received, a few days .^iineo, froin 

 William P. Hume, Esq., of Bourbon County, a 

 note requesting me to itiform yon of the number 

 of acres of lanri in my fiirm ; what amount I cul- 

 tivate in corn ; bow much in meadow ; what quan- 

 tity I have in pasture ; how many hands I work ; 

 and what have been rny amiual profits for the last 

 two years. 



My farm contains between IS and IPOO acres. 

 I cultivate about 200 in corn ; about 20 in mead- 

 ow ; about 100 in wheat and rye ; and the balance 

 is in pasture. I work 10 bands. My fiirm is what 

 we call here a grazing farm. I buy, graze, and 

 feed about 300 cattle annually ; raise and sell 

 about 200 hogs. My profits on cattle, hogs and 

 other articles sold off my farm in 1835, were 

 .S9,945 OC ; in 1836, $10,475 00. 



I would take pleasure in communicating to you 

 at any time, any information I am in possession 

 of on this subject. 



Yours respectfully, 



Jacob Hcghs. 



Francis H. Gordon. [Tennessee Far. 



Salt and Water, to quench Thirst and allay 

 Vomiting. — .Mr Chapman, (says the Boston Med- 

 ical and Surgical Journal,) in the treatment of 

 cholera, has administered common salt in solution 

 in several cases, apparently with considerable ad- 

 vantage. Mr Corl)yn also has mentioned, that he 

 allowed his patients to drink tVeely of congee wa- 

 ter abounding with salt, observltig, that it tended 

 to a(^t on the bowels, ami he did not find that it 

 aggravated thirst, an eftect to l)e apprehended 

 from its use. Without discussing the probable 

 action of the remedy, I shall merely state a fact 

 vrhicb oc cured in my own practice, neither of the 

 above gentlemen, so far as I have seen, having 

 distinctly described what the advantages of the 

 salt were. In May, 1835, a sepoy of the resident's 

 escort was attacked with spasmodic cholera. I 

 need not describe the case minutely ; excessive 

 thust, and beat at the pit of the stomach, formed 

 part of the symiitoms, and his calls for cold water 

 were urgent and incessant. lie vomited every- 

 thing as soon as swallowed. I had lately been 

 retidhig, that English medical men had tried com- 

 mon s'alt, and independently of its praises as an 

 emetic I saw a solution of it recommended for 

 the dre'adful thirst, and burning at the pra;cordia. 

 Determining to try it, I put 4 large table-spoonfuls 

 of salt to a wine bottle of cold water, of which I 

 gave a table-spoonful every three or four minutes. 

 The first two doses were rejecteil, but before half 

 a dozen doses were taken, the patient was reliev- 

 ed. I then repeated the scnijile doses of calomel 

 and opium, which I had at first given ; these were 

 now retained, and I continued the salt and water, 

 at the man's urgent request. At length the gastric 

 symptoms subsided, and it was not until he had 

 taken nearly the whole of the salt and water, that 

 he discovered its saline taste. He slept, and rap- 

 idly recovered. The case is interesting, and may 

 be useful, as regards theefl^ect of the salt and wa- 

 ter in relieving the burning thirst, quieting the 

 stomach, and enabling it to retain other remedies, 

 to an extent which was surprising to myself and 

 all the attendants. I do not think it acted on the 

 bowels, and I am sure it did not create thirst, ei- 

 ther at the time or afterwards. 



T. G. B.WFIELD, 

 ^va, in the India Med. Journal. 



A correspondent writes that his "tninips have 

 been literally cut off by the grass-hoppers," and 

 asks what he " shall do another year to prevent 

 their ravages?" Onr advice is, that he should 

 sow his turnip seed earlier, say as early as the 

 20th of July. By so doing, lie will catch the 

 grass-hoppers in a state so young, that they will 

 be unable to do any material harm before his tur. 

 nip i)lants will have grown out of harm's way from 

 insects. They will even then have to contend 

 with the^ea or Jly, but their chance of escaping 

 destruction will be nnich better, as they will have 

 only one enemy instead of two to struggle with. — 

 Baltimore Farmer. 



^roach niaturity, or yourself have a touch of their 

 real quality, to finjl thern disappearing in the maws 

 of your idle neighbor's sons, or in the |)ack of 

 some vagabondizing commoner. Tliese things, 

 however, must be expected ; but there are many 

 farmers, who, in the article of larly fruit, 

 are as negligent as those who expect to live on 

 other's orchards and gardens. Now there is no 

 necessity for thi.s. Any man who owns a few rods 

 of ground, can have, and should have, a supply of 

 fruit for himself ami family ; fruit of most varie- 

 ties, and such as is adapted to a'l seasons. There 

 is no propriety in my pestering my neighbor 

 for his early cherries, peais <\r ajiples, wlnn I 

 may just as well have ihem of my own. Yet how 

 many farmers there are, and mechanics, and pro- 

 fessional men too, who have orchards of their 

 own, that go without the juuitings, yehow har- 

 vest, sine qua non, and bough apples, anil rich 

 summer pears, or beg them of their neighbors, 

 when a few shillings expense in the purchase of. 

 trees or in grafting or inoculating, would soon 

 furnish an abundant supply of these desirable 

 fruits. It should bo a standing maxim with the 

 farmer, never to be dependent on others for what 

 his own farm can produce ; and if those who are 

 now witiiout early truit, will at once set about 

 procuring it in the jiroper ways, they will nn. 

 doubtedly be as much gratified with the result, as 

 those upon whose labors they are now so prone 

 to encroach. — Genessee Farmer. 



Potatoes. A very successful cultivator in 



Scotland, states that it is of great importance nev- 

 er to take sets from potatoes of which any part is 

 decayed. Though the eye may be taken from 

 the other side, which looks good, the whole pota- 

 to is effected by that which is decayed. No po- 

 tatoes should ba used for sets, which are not siudi 

 a.s you woidd put upon the table. Cultivating 

 potatoes by seed, from plants raised as above, is 

 also recommended. 



Magazine of Domestic Economy. 



Breeding. — Cooper gives ns two excellent 

 rides : — 



" Choose those animals or vegetables to propa- 

 gate from, that possess the qualities you wish to 

 propagate, in the greatest iierfection. Volumes 

 may be written to illustrate and confirm this ad- 

 vice, he adds, but nothing can be added to it sub- 

 stantially. 



" Never quit one good breed, till you can pick 

 out from a lielter. By following this plain meth- 

 od for a few generations, always seeking for those 

 parents who have the points you want, in the 

 greatest perfection, you will certainly improve 

 your stock, whether of racers, cart-horses, cows, 

 corn or strawberries." 



Early Frdit.— There is ene thing more than 

 usuallyvexatious in this world of ours— and that is, 

 to be at considerable pains in collecting early and 

 choice varieties of fruit, and before they can ap- 



White-washing. — Have your barns, stables, 

 and poultry houses, inside and out, wed white- 

 washed, as also your garden and yard fences, as 

 well as those on either side of the avenue leading 

 to your dwelling; not forgetting while the white- 

 washer has the brush in hand, to let him apply it 

 freely to every part of your dwelling that is not 

 prepared or painted. — Bait. Far. 



The Salem (N. J.) Banner states that marl put 

 round the trunk of peach trees, half a bushel or a 

 bushel to each tree, i)reserves them in health, pro- 

 tects them from the worms, prolongs their life, 

 prtmiotes the growth of the fruit to almost double 

 its former size, and increases the richness of its 

 flavor in like proportion. 



A rich vein of copper ore has been recently 

 discover,>d in Susquebannah County, in Peimsyl- 

 vania. ^ 



Raising Potatoes. — An agricultural paper says 

 that if the eyes of potatoes are soaked in milk for 

 three days before i)lanting, they will produce fi- 

 ner and more mealy potatoes than they can grow 

 in any other way, and more of them. Three 

 years ago, a farmer of Pennsylvania, grew six 

 hundred and twenty bushels ofl" of one acre of 

 land, by this simple process. 



A plaster of Gum Galbanum applied to the 

 chest, wiU cure the whooping cough. — Medical 

 Journal. 



Cure for Scratches. — White lead, prepared 

 in oil for painting, well put on with a brush. One 

 application generally produces a cure. 



Buckwheat given to fowls, tends to make them 

 lay. Rye, on the contrary, is supposed to have 

 a different effect. 



