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rest which has prevailed for some time in the 

 northern cities, is now gradually diminishing. 

 Considerable relief has been derived from ihe re- 

 commencement of active operations by the U. S. 

 Bank, under its renewed charter as a State insti- 

 tution, and by the establishment of its agencies in 

 Boston. New York, and other places. A conside- 

 rable sum of money arising fl'om the French in- 

 demnity, has also been |)ul into active use, and 

 the distribution of the surplus revenue, will hereaf- 

 ter keep the resources of the country more active. 



x\t this season of the j'ear, the commercial trans- 

 actions are generally more limited than at any 

 other, and consequently less money is required in 

 regular business; but such large sums have been 

 invested in western lands, city property, rail road 

 and other stocks, that the existing capital of the 

 country appears to be inadequate to meet all the 

 demands on it. The same remark may be ap- 

 plied to the laboring resources ol the United States, 

 the insufTiciency of which is proved by the very 

 liigh rates of wages in every branch of employ- 

 ment. 



Of our domestic products, tobacco is the one 

 which at this season attracts most attention. The 

 demand for particular sorts has recently improved; 

 say, the low qualities and the choicest for manu- 

 facturing, but good qualities for exportation are 

 low compared with last year's prices. The gene- 

 ral sales range ti'om ^6 to i^lO. The inspections 

 in Virginia to this time, are less than last year's, 

 but the crop in Kentucky is much greater, and ex- 

 ceeds that of any former year. 



Flour has advanced about 50 cents per barrel, 

 and canal brands are now quoted at §i6.75. No 

 price is yet named for new wheat — the injury to 

 the crop in most parts of the country, is reported 

 to be great beyond precedent, and so far (iom lur- 

 nishing a surplus tor exportation, it is apprehend- 

 ed that the crop will prove insufficient to meet the 

 demand fur home consumption. The rains which 

 have prevailed with little intermission for a month 

 past, have destroyed a great portion of that which 

 escaped the ravages of the Hessian fly. Such an 

 inundation has not been known for many years 

 past, and the injury or destruction on the low 

 grounds has been immense. Large importations 

 of grain from Europe, have been made lor some 

 months past, and supplies ii-om the same quarter 

 will no doubt continue if they can be furnished. 



The operations in cotton have been moderate, 

 with little change in price. A decline in most of 

 the European markets, has not very sensibly af- 

 fected those in the south and west. Price in Pe- 

 tersburg, 15 to 16^- cents — in New Orleans, 13 to 

 19 cents. 



There has been little variation in the prices of 

 stocks in Virginia. In the northern cities they are 

 advancing as money becomes more plenty. 



The extension of rail roads in Virginia and 

 North Carolina, is now :n regular progress. All 

 the works required to connect Fredericksburg with 

 Raleigh, are in hand and urged vigorously. V^a- 

 rious others are in progress or about to be under- 

 taken. X. 



June 25. 



Tiible of Contents of Warmers^ Megister. A^o, S, ^^*ol. IW*. 



ORIGI-VAL COMMTNICATIONS. 



On the action of gypsum as manure - - 129 

 On the rail roads ol North Carolina, and of the 



Soutli generally ------ 140 



Effects of gypsum as manure not lessened by its 



exposure to the weather - . - - 146 

 Observations on housekeeping. The dust re- 

 medy 166 



A new mode of destroying caterpillars - - 167 

 The Hessian fly supposed to have existed in 



France 169 



On the value, and mode of construction, of mud 



walls, for farm buildings and enclosures - 172 



The "John Francis" letter - - - - 183 



To make starch ------ 1S3 



On the management of tobacco crop - - 183 

 Cold weather — Florida soils and "limestone" — 



sea ore &.c. ------ 185 



Recent and curious facts and questions respect- 

 ing the plaster beds of New York - - 187 

 Madura for silk worms ----- 188 



Clover after corn ------ 188 



The season, and state of the wheat crop - - 189 



Extracts from private correspondence - - 190 



Monthly commercial report - - - - 192 



SELECTIONS. 



Spade husbandry 130 



Orchard grass 131 



To prevent timber from rotting - - - 1.31 



Preserving butter ------ 132 



Demand for cocoons ----- 133 



Transplanting evergreens - - . - 133 



Spreading stable manure - - . . 133 



Two crops at once on the ground - - - 

 Report of of the Connecticut Silk Factory 

 Explanatory remarks on the action of chemis- 

 try on agricultiue 



Sketch of the agricultural and economical la- 

 bors of Sir John Sinclair . - - - 

 Chemical composition of broths - - - 

 Method of destroying: mice &-c. in their lurking 



places 



Report of an experiment in breeding silkworms 

 List of patents issued in October 1S35, for agri- 

 cultural implements &c. - - - - 

 The culture of asparagus . - . - 

 Method of ascertaining the richness of milk 

 On reaping grain at different stages of maturi- 



ty 



Culture of rhubarb - - - - - 



Culture of artichokes - - - - - 



Culture of sea-kale 



On drilling wheat; with observations on row 



culture 



On the making and curing of butter 

 Agricultural establishment at Moegelin in Prus- 

 sia 



Female industry applied to silk culture - 

 Encouragement of silk culture and manufac- 

 tures in the Northern States, by legislative 

 bounties ------- 



Statement of effects of drilling wheat 

 Progress and state of agriculture in Gre.at Bri- 

 tain - 



Slavery in Virginia 



Spontaneous plants 



State of the wheat crop in Western New York 



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