No. 7. 



Method of Curing Obstinate Horses. — Hemp. 



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hat and see the length of his ears. I am 

 heartily sick of measuring everything by a 

 standard of mere utility and profit ; and as 

 heartily do I pity the man who can see no 

 good in life but in pecuniary gain, or in the 

 mere animal indulgences of eating and 

 drinking. 



The establishment of horticultural socie- 

 ties in Salem, Boston, Worcester, New Ha- 

 ven, New York, and Philadelphia — and I 

 speak of these societies in particular, be- 

 cause I have attended the exhibitions of 

 . most of them — has rendered an immense 

 benefit to the country, not merely in the in- 

 troduction of new and valuable fruits and 

 vegetables, and in what they have done to 

 improve and perfect the cultivation of those 

 long known among us, but in the improve- 

 ment of the public taste, and the powerful 

 stimulus they have given to the cultivation 

 of flowers and the formation of gardens and 

 ornamental grounds throughout the country. 

 Few countries in temperate latitudes, are 

 richer in the floral kingdom of nature and 

 the luxuriance of vegetable growth, and the 

 splendors of vegetable beauty, than the 

 United States. Why should tiiey not be 

 cultivated? Was the human eye, that won- 

 der of wonders, that matchless organ of our 

 physical constitution, that inexhaustible in- 

 strument of the most exalted and varied 

 pleasures, made in vain 7 Are the forms of 

 beauty in the natural world, so infinitely 

 multiplied as they are around us, made for 

 any other purpose than to be enjoyed ; and 

 what better means can we take to strengthen 

 the domestic aflioctions, of all others the most 

 favourable to virtue, than to render our homes 

 as beautiful and as attractive as possible 1 

 Who does not see constantly the influence 

 of external circumstances upon character as 

 well as comfort ; and perceive how greatly 

 order, exactness, and personal neatness con- 

 tribute to form and strengthen the sense of 

 moral exactness and propriety] 



The horticultural establishments of Eng- 

 land, their vegetable gardens, their flower 

 gardens, their shrubberies and plantations, 

 their green-houses and conservatories, are 

 upon the most extensive scale ; and I shall 

 presently give a full account of some of the 

 principal ones which I have had the pleasure 

 of visiting. — Colman's Ag. Tour. 



Method of Curing Obstinate Horses. 



A few days ago, as a carter was proceed- 

 ing in the York road, near Doncaster, with 

 a load of stones, his horse made a sudden 

 stop, and refused, even after an unmerciful 

 whipping, to proceed. A gentleman told 

 the infuriated carter he must not beat him 



any more. "What shall I dol" said the 

 man, "my horse has stood here upwards of 

 an hour: shall I stand here all day V "Oh 

 no; the horse must go, but you must not 

 beat him any more. Get me a rope twice 

 as long as the horse." The rope was ob- 

 tained, secured to the horse's tail, and then 

 passed between the legs forward, after which 

 a slight pull was giv^en. The animal was 

 frightened, and showed strong symptoms of 

 kicking, but the pulling was continued. 

 Suddenly he started forward, and went ofi:' 

 without any more beating. The gentleman 

 said he had seen the same method tried, 

 with a similar effect, on the most refractory 

 asses ever bred. If this fact is disputed by 

 those who have obstinate horses or asses, let 

 them try the experiment. — Western Farmer 

 and Gardener. 



Hemp. 



The St. Louis Price Current says: The 

 production of hemp has increased more ra- 

 pidly in Missouri, than that of any other 

 article of commerce. Already it is one of 

 the principal staples of this State, and we 

 doubt not that in a few years it will equal 

 the yield of Kentucky. The quantity im- 

 ported into Sfr. Louis, the past season, is 

 62,732 bales, or about 6,0UO tons, at an aver^ ' 

 age of 225 lbs. per bale. A large portion 

 of this amount found its way to the Ohio 

 river, in the early part of the spring and 

 summer, being bought up here by the bale 

 rope and bagging manufacturers of that 

 section; and its consumption in the Eastern 

 States, has more than doubled within the 

 past two years. It is now being introduced 

 into En o land, and when more attention is 

 paid to its cleanliness and general condition, 

 Great Britain will probably be a large con- 

 sumer of Missouri hemp. We trust the 

 effort made on the part of our own Govern- 

 ment, to improve the quality of our hemp, 

 will be attended with success, and that in a 

 few years it will he brought into successful 

 competition with Russia. 



Total receipts past year 62,732 bales. 



1843 37,523 " 



Alpaca Wool. — More than two millions of 



pounds of wool of this beautiful animal were 

 imported into Great Britain in the year 1843, 

 from Western South America. This fact 

 alone shows the great importance of the 

 animal, and the proprietj^ of efforts to accli- 

 mate it in this country. Enlightened and 

 patriotic individuals in England, have ex- 

 pended considerable sums for this purpose, 

 with the brightest prospects of success.-— 

 Western Farmer and Gardener. 



