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Groioih of the West. — Soap Suds. — Editorial Notices. Vol. X. 



The most obvious conclusion, in our opin- 

 ion, is, that shippers in the Channel Islands, 

 Yorkshire, &-c., will, after the experience 

 they have gained from their first shipments, 

 prefer selling produce at home at a lower 

 price, rather than run the risk of a total 

 loss ; and we must, therefore, expect an 

 early and very material falling off in the ar- 

 rivals of this useful article of food. iSJiould 

 we be correct in this supposition, the price 

 of potatoes — already high — must shortly rise 

 still higher; and we should certainly not be 

 surprised to see the article more valuable, 

 weight for weight, than some of the lower 

 descriptions of grain, or even bread itself 

 Taking into consideration the amount of nu- 

 triment contained in the same quantity of 

 wheaten bread and potatoes, it may be even 

 questioned which is the cheaper at present; 

 and, under all circumstances, a very large 

 consumption of flour must inevitably take 

 place during the ensuing winter. — Mark 

 Lane Express. 



Growth of the West. 



An ear of Indian corn was handed me last 

 Saturday, as a specimen of the crop raised 

 by Major Win. Irwin, on his farm three 

 miles out on the Lebanon road. He assures 

 me that hundreds of ears as large, or nearly 

 so, may be found in what have been gathered 

 from the same field. It is of the large yel- 

 low grained sort, is thirteen inches long, and 

 has fourteen rows, and eight hundred and 

 ninety-six grains on the ear. I should like 

 to send it to one of our Atlaijtic cities, that 

 our friends at the east may have ocular evi- 

 dence of the growth of the great west. If 

 any gentleman on his way to the east, will 

 be the bearer of it, he may be able to gratify 

 the curiosity this statement is calculated to 

 excite there. It is due to the Buckeye State 

 to let our eastern brethren see some of our 

 products. A sight of this ear of corn will 

 illustrate and explain the ra-pid growth of 

 Ohio. 



The Cincinnati Weekly Advertiser of the ,5th ult., 

 was handed us a few days ago by a friend from that 

 city, containing the above statement. The ear of corn 

 alluded to, was also handed us: it is a fine one, but if 

 it is sample No. 1, that the "Great Wesf'can produce, 

 the Editor can assure his "Buck-eye" brother of the 

 "Weekly Press," that he has himself grown, and 

 husked with his own hands, many a finer one in New 

 Jersey. They must be larger ears of corn that are 

 there noticed as rarities. — Ed. 



Of all the serial grains and esculent roots, 

 the potatoe is the only one whose history is 

 known. Wheat, rye, barley, &c., date far 

 back into the dark ages. 



Soap Suds. — If the suds usually made in 

 the farmer's family, were to to be rigidly 

 economized and applied to his tillage and 

 grass lands, the addition to the crops would 

 remunerate him amply for the labour and 

 expense required in making the application, 

 besides being an important and permanent 

 advantage to the soil. By conducting it into 

 a tank, or reservoir, properly constructed, it 

 would furnish the means of adding to his 

 manure heap in the ratio of at least a cart- 

 load to every hogshead of suds; and this, for 

 most purposes, would be equal to the best 

 manure manufactured in his yard and styes. 

 It is matter of surprise that farmers who are 

 by no means remiss in the performance of 

 obvious duties, connected with the manage- 

 ment of their farms, do not take more pains 

 to save this article. We have often alluded 

 to its fertilizing properties, and we can as- 

 sure our readers that vve think it import- 

 ant. — Maine Culiivator. 



Average Rent of Land in England and 

 Wales. — The average rent of land in Eng- 

 land is said to be 18s. 10</., and that of 

 Wales, 9s. 5d. The produce of wheat in 

 England and Wales is probably under twenty- 

 one bushels per acre. 



THE FARMERS' CABINET, 



AND 



AraEHICikl'T HERB-BOOK. 



Philadelphia, Twelfth Month, 1845. 



Another extract from the fourth Number of Col- 

 man's Tbur will be found on the ISJith page, in relation 

 to the great flesh market of Smilhfield, London. These 

 details are not only highly interesting to those among 

 US ^1^ have no immediate connection with such mat- 

 ters, but injportant and instructive to our drovers, our 

 butchers, and particularly our graziers. We know 

 something of the risks and impositions to which the 

 latter class are most unreasonably subjected, and are 

 sure tliey ought to be remedied; and we are equally 

 certain that the remedy is in their own hands. Let 

 thfni apply it. 



We do not supply as many of our subscribers and 

 friends as we would like, with the above work. The 

 fourth Number gives more particularly an account of 

 the English markets— both cattle, grain and vegetable, 

 and we know not where else so much valuable detail 

 on those subjects may be found. 



A COPY in neat pamphlet form of the Agricultural 

 Society's Transactions of New Castle County, Dela- 

 ware, has been received from Dr. Thomson, who will 

 accept thanks for the kindness. We shall make soma 

 extracts from it for the next Number of the Cabinet. 



