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Philadelphia Hay Market. — Tea. — Keeping House. Vol. XL 



three year olds, — seventy-three head — last 

 fall at $70. I was anxious to retain two or 

 three pair — not the largest — at $250 a pair, 

 but the purchaser objected — but he was 

 equally anxious to select for me some twenty 

 head — and not the least — at thirty-five dol- 

 lars. I declined taking them. The number 

 of mules annually exported from Kentucky, 

 may be set down at the whole number raised 

 — as the small number broke to service in 

 this State, are sure, at least, to find their 

 way to a foreign market — at a rough guess, 

 I would fix the nett average value, in mar- 

 ket, of our mules, at about $70. 



The reason why mules have been raised 

 in such numbers in Kentucky more than in 

 other States, is the better adaptation of our 

 soil and climate to the production of grain 

 and grass than any other State, and for 

 which we can obtain a market only in the 

 form of live stock. The " cost of raising a 

 mule to be three years old, when corn is 

 twenty-five cents per bushel," charging from 

 the usual time of" weaning, 25th of Septem- 

 ber, maybe computed at about thirty dollars, 

 including a fair equivalent for grazing and 

 salting. I have not known of a case of a 

 female mule breeding. — Youatl on the Horse. 



Philadelphia Hay Market. 



We are indebted to the politeness of Mr. 

 H. Whitton, Superintendent of the Farmers' 

 Hay and Straw Market, for the subjoined 

 statement of the receipts of hay at that es- 

 tablishment, during the two years ending 

 30th of September, inclusive : 



The incoming crop of hay is likely to 

 prove abundant, and of good quality. The 

 receipts at the other yards in Philadelphia 

 are inconsiderable — scarcely reaching 3000 

 loads per annum — but considerable supplies 

 of pressed hay come forward for the river 

 counties, and elsewhere, for shipment. 



Prices continue steady, and we quote the 

 range at 70 to 80 cents for good Timothy, 

 and 60 to 70 cents for Clover and Timothy 

 mixed. Rye straw is worth six to seven 

 cents. — Pa. Enquirer, Oct., 1847. 



Cottage Culture of Tea in China. — 



The green-tree shrub is cultivated in some 

 parts rather extensively, but, if we except a 

 small quantity of tea which is annually sent 

 over to Ningpo and the adjoining towns on 

 the mainland, the whole of the produce is 

 used by the natives themselves. Every 

 small farmer and cottager has a few plants 

 on his own premises, which he rears with 

 considerable care, but seems to have no wish 

 to enter on its cultivation on a larger scale 

 for exportation. Indeed, it is questionable 

 if it would pay, as the soil is scarcely rich 

 enough, and although the shrub grows pretty 

 well, it is far from being so luxuriant as it 

 is in the larger tea districts of the mainland, 

 which I afterwards visited. — Fortune's Nar- 

 rative. 



Keeping House. — A young married wo- 

 man, who has not had the opportunity of 

 profiting by the advice and example of a 

 good mother, will find some difficulty at first 

 in spending her money to the best advan- 

 tage ; for there is really an art in spending 

 money, though not in getting rid of it. 

 Some women will keep house respectably 

 and plentifully on one-third less money than 

 will be required by others, and without 

 either meanness or illiberal dealing. But, 

 to do this, judgment, forethought, and expe- 

 rience are necessary. One woman shall be 

 able to tell you how much her housekeeping 

 costs to a shilling, while another cannot even 

 guess within ten. The former has method, 

 rule, regularity, and a certain sum assigned 

 to her; with the latter it is all hap-hazard, 

 it comes and it goes, she neither knows how 

 nor cares. And this is almost sure to be the 

 case if the money is doled out by her hus- 

 band in a few shillings at a time. — Exchange 

 paper. 



Cement for Grafting. — One part of 

 good beef's tallow, two parts of pure bees- 

 wax, and four parts of rosin. Melt all and 

 mix well ; then pour into cold water and 

 work very thoroughly, as shoemaker's wax. 

 We have frequently used cement made with 

 these proportions, and it will not melt in 

 hot weather, nor crack in cold weather. — 

 Exchange paper. 



