No. 14. 



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wards each other. Another species of coping 

 consists of large stones, which being closely 

 built and wedged together, are cemented by 

 mortar. This is a complete and durable spe- 

 cies of coping, but when it is used, a row of 

 flat stones should be laid on the top of the 

 wall immediately beneath the coping and 

 made to project a little on each side of it. 

 (Fig. 42.) 



Resolved, That all communications on ag- 

 ricultural subjects, approved by the society, 

 be published in the Farmers' Cabinet. 



Fig. 42. 



A wall sufficient for the purpose of tlie 

 farm may be 32 inches wide at bottom and 

 including the coping 4 1-2 feet high, and 

 two good cart loads of stones will suffice for 

 building a yard. 



Society for Promoting Agriculture. 



At a meeting of the Philadelphia Society 

 for Promoting Agriculture, held at their Hall 

 on Wednesday, the 21st, Feb. the following 

 resolutions having been passed, were order- 

 ed to be published. 

 On motion, it was 

 Resolved, That Messrs. Joseph Cloud, 

 David Comfort, and James Thornton, be a 

 committee to inquire and make report on 

 the best method of destroying the Canada 

 Thistle. 



On motion, a committee was appointed, 

 consisting of Jos. Cloud, Kenderton Smith, 

 and Algernon S. Robers, to digest a plan for 

 the distribution of premiums for the advance- 

 ment of agricultural objects. 

 \ On motion, it was 



\ Resolved, That the secretary be authorized 

 Mo publish an invitation in the various papers 

 V)f the city and county, for communications 

 \pon rural economy and agricultural sub- 

 jects generally, to be submitted to the 

 Society. 

 \0n motion 



Resolved, That the President, Treasurer 

 ani Secretary be a committee to apply to the 

 legslature tar a renewal of the charter of 

 the lociety, which is about to expire. 



Kenderton Smith, Secretary. 

 At vJie previous meeting it was on mo- 

 Uqq 



For the Farmers' Cabinet. 

 How to Improve Poor and Barren liancTs. 



Mr. Editor;— I read an account, I think 

 in the "Norwich Courier, Conn." about the 

 year 1821 of an experiment, which so much 

 nnpressed my mind, that I reviewed it a num- 

 ber of times, and distinctly recollect the 

 principal facts, though the name of the 

 gentleman who related them has escaped 

 my memory. His statements and calcula- 

 tions were made with such perspicuity and 

 accuracy, that convinced that he was a person 

 of intelligence and close observation, and letl 

 no doubt'on my mind of the correctness of 

 his statement. 



He purchased for .500 dollars by way of 

 experiment, one hundred acres of light pitch 

 pine land, which was considered of little 

 value, except for the wood tliat was on a 

 part of it, little more than sufficient to build 

 a strong log fence round the whole lot. As 

 he resided^'at a distance, he hired all the 

 work done upon it by the job, which enabled 

 him to make a more accurate estimation ot 

 the various expenses. He fenced, cleared, 

 and burnt over such parts as were combusti- 

 ble. If I recollect right, he ploughed the 

 whole in the spring, and harrowed in oats^ 

 and clover-seed, but let the scanty crop of 

 oats decay on the ground. The next sum- 

 mer when the clover was in blossom, he 

 turned it under with a deep furrow of the 

 ploufrh, and harrowed in clover-seed again. 

 The'suminer following he again ploughed in 

 the clover, in the falf cross ploughed it, and 

 sowed wheat, clover and timothy, and har- 

 rowed in the seeds. The ensuing summer 

 he had a crop of wheat of e.xcellent quality, 

 of between thirty and forty bushels to the 

 acre. He hired it harvested, threshed and 

 carried to market, making no estimation of 

 the straw. The following spring he had the 

 prospect of a good crop of grass, of which he 

 made no account. He carefully stated the 

 various amounts expended in tlie purchase 

 and cultivatfon, calculating accurately the 

 interest upon the whole of his advances for 

 purchase, labor, seeds, transportation, &c. 

 Then he credited the amount received for 

 his wheat, which after deducting the whole 

 amount of expense, including interest, he 

 had quite a balance in his favor, the exact 

 amount I do not recollect, and had remain- 

 ing 100 acres of land fenced, in a good state 

 for the production of crops under proper 

 manasrement. 



I exceedingly regret that I have not the 

 paper at hand, to give a more accurate ao- 



