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Sugar Beei—Ross^ Threshins; Machine. 



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CuItiYation of the Sugar Beet* 



Mm. Kitchen, near New Hope, Penn- 

 sylvania, raised ruta baga and sugar-beet. 

 He ted tlie former to his cows, but soon found 

 a bitter taste was imparted to the milk and but- 

 ter ; he tlien commenced feeding on the sugar 

 beet, and obtained not only an increased 

 quantity of milk of superior richness, and 

 consequently of butter, but the latter was 

 considered equal to that made in summer. 

 He has already secured seed for the next 

 season, being convinced of the superiority of 

 sugar-beet tor the feeding of stock. 



J. L., near Jenkentown, had three cows, 

 two of which he fed on ship-stuff, the other 

 he fed on the sugar-beet. The latter gave an 

 increased quantity of milk of a rich cream 

 color, and the butter was fully equal to that 

 made in the summer season. J. L. has culti- 

 vated the sugar-beet two seasons, and has a 

 high opinion of its nutritious qualities. 



A gentleman, near Haddonfield, N. J. 

 gave ruta baga and corn at the same time to 

 his hogs; the corn was eaten in preference to 

 the turnep; he then gave corn and sugar- 

 beet, the latter was devoured with avidiiy, 

 and the corn left untouched. 



, of Bucks county, while fattening a 



cow gave her the sugar-beet which she eat 

 with greediness, and refused pumkins, until 

 the stock of beets was exhausted. 



EzEKiEL Rhoades, near Norristown, has 

 fe& his cows on sugar-beet during the present 

 winter, and he says the result was an in- 

 creased proportion of milk and butter of very 

 superior quality. 



The above are a few facts of many in our 

 possession, ail tending to show that the sugar 

 beet is worthy the attention of farmers, as 

 an article of winter food for their stock. 



For the Farmers' Cabinet, 

 Ross' Patent TJiresliin;; Macliine« 



This machine is constructed, so that the 

 part usually denominated the cylinder in 

 Threshing Machines, is made smaller in the 

 middle than at the two ends, and instead of 

 being a cylinder, it is in fact, formed by the 

 unison of two truncated cones at their smaller 

 ends. The difl'erence of diameter between 

 the middle and ends, may be about one inch ; 

 or instead of two truncated cones, this part 

 may be made concave in a regular curve, re- 

 ducing its diameter in the middle, so that it 

 shall be three-fourths of an inch, or upwards, 

 less tliere than at the two ends. 



The effect of this arrangement, it has been 

 experimentally proved, is to prevent that an- 

 noyance from the current of wind and dust, 

 produced in other machines lor threshing 

 grain. 



The power of one horse to drive the ma- 

 chine, will thresh in a day, from fifty to one 

 hundred bushels of wheat or other grain. — 

 Two horses will thresh from seventy-five to 

 one hundred and fifty bushels in a day.— 

 Three horses, from one to two hundred 

 bushels in a day, and four horses from two to 

 four hundred bushels in a day. This machine 

 can be built for forty dollars. 



My machine for threshing clover, can be 

 built for forty dollars, and it will, with the 

 power of one horse, thresh from one to two 

 bushels per hour. Two horses from one to 

 three bushels per hour. Three horses from 

 one to four bushels per hour. Four horses 

 from one to five bushels per hour. 



My machine/or shelling corn, will shell 

 from one to three bushels per minute, price 

 thirty-five dollars. 



The corn shelter was patented in April, 

 1833, and the other two, in February, 1835. 



Joseph Ross. 



February 9th, K\W. 

 We are requested to state that Mr. Ross 

 will dispose of single rights for the above 

 named machines, township, county or state, 

 on the most reasonable terms. Application 

 may be made to him at Boundbrook, Somerset 

 county, N. J. In the list of premiums award- 

 ed by the managers of the late fair of the 

 American Institute, held in New York, we find 

 the tbllowing: — To Joseph Ross, Boundbrook 

 N. J., for the best Clover Threshing Ma- 

 chine and Corn Sheller, "a silver medal." 



RAISING POTATOES. 



A correspondent says : — I will barely state 

 a fact, or rather an experiment in the agri- 

 cultural line. I planted in my garden in 

 1836, one potatoe, from which I rai'^ed ninet}^- 

 six potatoes. In 1837, I planted the ninety- 

 six, and raised from them eighteen and a half 

 bushels of as large and handsome potatoes as 

 I ever saw. Thus in two years I raised from 

 one potatoe eighteen and a half bushels. The 

 only secret is, I cut out the eyes, and put one 

 eye in the hill. I deem it important for 

 farmers to know this, as there is a great sa- 

 ving in seed. — Conn. Observer. 



Worth trying. — An experienced writer 

 says that one bushel of flaxseed ground with 

 eight bushels of oats, is better for horses than 

 sixteen bushels of oats alone, and will effec- 

 tually cure the bots. If this really be the 

 case, the mixture would be much cheaper 

 food for horses than oats by themselves, for 

 one bushel of flax-seed, would not generally 

 cost more than four bushels of oats, leaving 

 a saving of 4 bushels in every 16. It is 

 worth a trial. 



