No. 4. Plantins; Garden Seeds in the Fall — Durham Cattle. 



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Rice. 



This is an excellent grain, forming a pala- 

 table and nutritious diet, and is now a staple 

 article of export from the youtliern States. — 

 It was introduced into the southern parts of 

 Europe from India. The time in which it 

 reached Italy is uncertain, but it has for atres 

 been produced in the nei^jliborhood of Verona. 

 It began to be imported from thence, and from 

 Egypt into England, during the latter part of 

 the seventeenth century, about which time 

 it was introduced into the Southern Pro- 

 vinces of America, — and in the year 1008, it 

 was first planted in Carolina by Sir Nathaniel 

 John.son, Governor of that Province ; but the 

 seed being indifferent, the culture of it was 

 for a time unsuccessful. 



In the year 1095, a vei^sel from Madagas- 

 car, arrived at Charlc.-^ton ; the master of 

 ■which, furnished a Mr. Woodward with about 

 half a bushel of rice, of superior quality. — 

 The climaie and soil proving fiivorabie to its 

 cultivation, from this small beginninfrsprunff 

 an immense source of wealth to the Southern 

 States. Within the last one hundred years, 

 120,000 tierces of rice have been annual ly ex- 



E|orted from South Carolina, and at least 20,000 

 rom Georgia, besides furnishing an iniport- 

 int, indeed, a principal article of food for a 

 arge portion of the inhabitants of the South, 

 [t is exported in immense quantities to various 

 larts of Europe and the West Indies, and 

 las more than once afforded relief from want, 

 ind perhaps saved the lives of thousands in 

 ;imes of dearth. 



So much for the remnant of a sea stock, 

 eft in the bottom of a baff. 



DURIIAilI CATTLE. 



Puhlic and Private Sales of Durham Short 

 Horns, at Philadelphia, hlh and 6th No- 

 vrmber, IS:^, Reported by C. J. WoL- 

 BERT, Auctioneer. 



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Planting Garden Seeds in tiie Fall. 



Two years ago, after takinj tl)e vesrftahles from our 

 ariien, we imniediately prepared the beds and sowed 

 nions, parsneps, carrots, lettuce, beets, cabbage &.<■ 

 in the fourteenth day of October. They were covereii 

 vith rye straw, and litter, and manure from the barn 

 ■arl thrown over them, to the depth of four or five 

 nchcs. In the sprinc. as soon as the frost was out 

 his was removed, and we found that inconsequence of 

 he straw not beins well thre.shxd, much rve had drop, 

 led upon the ground and Iiad taken root, iii e.xtricatiiif 

 t'hich we uprooted and destroyed a large portion of 

 ur young plants, which had already started and were 

 oinirwell. What did grow, however, did well and 

 vere large enough to use a number of days sooner than 

 hose planted as early in the spring as the weather 

 i^ould permit. Plants from the cabbage seed sown in 

 lie full, were much more thrifiv, and produced lar.'er 

 eads, than thos; of the same variety sown in The 

 prinL'. We name this as the result of a single e.tperi- 

 lent, and as we are in no situation to repeat it this 

 . we should like to have some of our friends Irv it' 

 no let us know the result next fall. Let a few rows 

 J if each kind of seed be sown in one bod, to trv the 

 M ^P"rim"nt, and wo would recommend coverin" itwith 

 jrt le boughs of evergreen trees, if they can be'handilv 

 btained. or some pieces of boards, instead of straw 

 »•' 5 no grain can then shake otT and they will assist to 

 rotect it from fros'.— j!/aine Farmer. 



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Many^He cattle were bid in for Iheii own- 

 ers, and many ordinary and half breeds were 

 sold at comparatively low prices. 



All the cattle in the above list marked 

 thus, f, were the imported lots, lately sent to 

 this country by Mr. Whitaker. 



N. B. — C. J. Wolbert will receive early ia 

 the ensuing spring, a very superior lot of 

 Durham sheep and hogs, directly from the 

 breeder in England, all of which will be sold 

 at public sale. 



We are indebted to^kOur friend David 

 Comfort, of Byberry, for a Citron Pumpkin^ 

 weighing forty pounds. 



* Flora, the celebrated butter cow, formerly owned 

 b.y the Hon. C. A. Barnitz. This cow's cream one 

 night's gathering, placed in a bowl and stirred with a 

 spoon, will produce butter in 13 to 23 secands. 



