vol,. XIV. NO. as. 



AND GARDENER'S. FOURNAL 



181 



Frum the Journal of tbe Amcricnn Inslittite, October, 1835. 



Wheat crops. — It is stated on good aiitliorityi 

 that crops of wheat of 47, 48, and even 52 bush- 

 els per acre, have been raised on the fienesee 

 Flats this sc.ison. Maehiiics for cradlinfr, moved 

 by horse power, arc used on these smooth lands, 

 one of which, by the aid of a jjair of horses, will 

 cut from from 12 to 15 acres per day, and place 

 it on the ground in proper «(iiantities for a sheaf. 



Flax i.v Ireland. — Seven years ago, the value 

 of flax grown in the north of Ireland, was little 

 more than 50,000/. annual value. In 1S34, it 

 amounted to 700,000/. sterling. The present 

 year, the quantity is expected to be doubled. 

 Improved mills, for spinning by machinery, arc 

 rapidly increasing. 



Silk. — Where, fifty years ago, eight bales of 

 cotton were produced, one miilion two hundred 

 thousand are now produced. It is predicted, that 

 in a few years as great an amount of silk will be 

 raised. Why not ? 



Chinese mulberry seed. — Quantities of these 

 seed have been imported frotn China, and have 

 failed of coming up. It is believed, through jeal- 

 ousy, they have been purposely subjected to a 

 process,* which, without aftecting their appear- 

 ance, has destroyed the fructifying principle. 



Champaigne wine. — It is said, a good article 

 has been made at Trenton, N. J., which was 

 passed off on some of oin- first tasters for genuine 

 imported. 



Hops. — Messrs D. & H., farmers on Connecti- 

 cut River, Vermont, in 1833, from four acres, 

 obtained 3000 lljs., which sold for 20 cents per lb. 

 In 1S34, frotn 5 1-2 acres they obtained 4000 lbs., 

 which sold for 15 cents per lb. They calculated 

 their crop for 1S33, neat .$100 per acre. 



Anthracite ashes. — The Philadelphia U. S. 

 Gazette says, a lot of land, clay and sand, was 

 made to produce most luxuriant clover, from be- 

 ing covereil with these ashes. By some new 

 process of igniting, the fine anthracite coal, wliicli 

 has been considered of little or no value, is rent 

 dered, for many purposes, quite as valuable as any. 



Dahlia, or Georgian^,, is a native of Mexico, 

 and is one of the most si)lendid of all the flower- 

 ing plants. It is culti»ated extensively in every 

 part of Europe, not only amongst the wealthy, 

 but has become a favorite with the florist, in filling 

 up a chasm at that period, when most other flow- 

 ers are over. Its innumerable varieties of form 

 and color, are not equalled in any other genus of 

 plants ; and its spreading so rapidly through the 

 country, is sufficient proof of the superiority of 

 the flower. As the rose has always been ranked 

 as ' the Queen of Flowers,' the dahlia may claim 

 the title of the 'King of Flowers.' 



The liuw Tumato In this state tbe ripe fruit 



should bi; plucked from the vine and sliced up in 

 vinegar, like encumbers, with a little oil, pepper 

 and salt ; or it may bo eaten, like other ripe tiiiit, 

 without seasonings. 



Tomato Sauce Parboil the ripe Tomatoes 



until the skin will slip ; peal and mash them ; 

 and add to every pound of the Tomatoes one 

 ounce of butter, season with pepper and salt, and 

 simmer over a slow fire until perfectly Cookeil. 

 If, however, toast should be achled to the sauce, 

 the proportion of butter should be increased. 



Fried Tomatoes Ripe Tomatoes sliced up, 



and fried in butter, is, to many, quite delicious. 



Tomato Pickles. — Pickles are made of the green 

 fruit, by the same process that you woulil observe 

 in the pickling of cucumbers, or any other article. 

 The ripe fruit may likewise be pickled ; and, in 

 fact, it is the preferable article ; as it is in that 

 case highly medicinal, and has a much better fla- 

 vor. 



Tomato Catsup. — Take a peck of ripe Toma- 

 toes, (or any other quantity, only observe propor- 

 tions,) mash them well together, and simmer over 

 a slow fire until they are dissolved, strain through 

 a fine sieve ; after straining, (which requires some 

 pains by mashing and forcing the pulp through 

 the sieve with the band,) add to this liquid, or 

 pulpy mass, half an ounce of cloves, and the same 

 quantity of black pepper grains, one root of garlic, 

 three ounces of horse-radish, and a sufficient 

 quantity of salt to make it palatable; boil gll 

 those ingredients together over a gradual fire until 

 you reduce the bulk to one half; then to each 

 quart add two table spoonfuls of vinegar. When 

 it is cool, cork it tip in bottles, and in a little time 

 it will be fit for use. It should be placed in a 

 cool cellar, and suffered to remain for some time, 

 as it improves by age. The addition of some 

 English walnut liquor or Ciitsup, will greatly im- 

 prove its fliivor. ' 



To.matoes. — In our last number, (says the 

 Southern Agriculturist,) we inserted Dr Bennett's 

 statement of the medicinal and other qualities of 

 the Solatium Lycopersicum, or as it is usually 

 called Tomato, Love Apple, Jerusalem Apple, 

 &c. In that article, he recommends a general 

 use of it, raw or cooked ; in order that our read- 

 ers may have an opportunity of using this inval- 

 uable vegetable in a variety of forms, we present 

 to them the Doctor's various recipes for its pre- 

 paration. 



On the cultivation of the Potato during 



THE WiNTCii months Sirs: I here send you 



a few remarks on the cultivation of the potato, so 

 as to procure new ones in the months of February, 

 March and April. About the middle of Septem- 

 ber, 1 procure a quantity of sandy loam ; exposing 

 it for some iime before the sun, until thoroughly 

 dry, when it ought to be put under cover until 

 wanted. About the same time, I look out for 

 large boxes or barrels ; they ought to- be carried 

 to the place intended for thfi-^rowing of the pota- 

 toes, and for this 1 should prefer a mushroom 

 house, or, in want of that, they will do very well 

 in a dry, dark cellar, or fruit room, providing they 

 be out of danger of frost. After the potatoes have 

 been well ripened, and taken from the field and 

 dried for a fortnight, at least, 1 pick out as many 

 of the largest of them as I think I may want ; 

 preferring a dry, mealy potato to a wet one. Be- 

 ginning first with a layer of earth, six inches thick, 

 in the bottoins of njy boxes or barrels, then with 

 the whole potatoes, placing them entire ujion the 

 earth about twelve inches each way, and so con- 

 tinue with a layer of earth eight inches thick, and 

 a layer of potatoes, till you arrive at the top of 

 each box or barrel. 



Potatoes may be had in this manner any month 

 in the season, by putting in a successive box every 

 three weeks. I have seen the finest ones taken 



from a box placed in a mushroom house, whero 

 there had been a milil, moist heat, Uejit up by rlung. 

 The old potatoes will vanish awriy without | lilting 

 forth any vines, if kept in the dark, leaving new 

 ones tn sujiply their place ; I have gathered them 

 ill this manner as large as hen's eggs, on the first 

 of February, and very few, if any persons, could 

 tell the difl'erence between them and potatoes 

 gnu- n in a frame ; the whole art lies in having 

 the sandy light loam perfectly dry. The process 

 is easy, simple, and well worthy of a trial. In 

 taking out tbe potatoes, I would prefer lifting 

 earth and potatoes out with a flower pot, instead 

 of a spade, passing the whole through a coarse 

 sieve. — "P. Q." in the American Gardener's Mag- 

 azine. 



The Cotton crop. — We have taken some 

 trouble to ascertain the extent of the injury done 

 to the Cotton crops of North Alabama, and from 

 all that we learn the crop has been cut off to one 

 third of tbe usual quantity grown. Three hun- 

 dred weight to the acre is thought to be a fair 

 average calculation for the present crop. In 

 Tennessee, we are informed that the frost was 

 equally destructive to the prospects of the planter. 

 From South Alabama, and Mississippi, we have 

 no certain accounts. 



'1 he loss of so great a portion of the crops will 

 be seriously felt by this section of the country. — 

 Florence Gaz. Oct. 28. 



Worth trying. — In an English miscellany we 

 find the following : — The danger of being suffo- 

 cated by smoke, to which persons are exposed 

 who enter premises on fire, may be effectually 

 obviated by tying a wet silk handkerchief single 

 over the face. A gentleman who lately tried the , 

 experiment, was enabled to remain in a room 

 which was on fire, in the most dense smoke, and 

 work a small engine until he succeeded in extin- 

 jruishinc; the flames. 



Wool. — We noticed on Thursday, (says the 

 Oswego Gazette,) as the cars left for jthaca, a fine 

 quantity of wool, as freight, weighing seven tons, 

 produced from the flocks of Dr H. H. Rose, of 

 Silver Lake, Susquehanda county, Pa. We un- 

 derstand that the jiroprietor has negociated a sale 

 of the entire lot to Mr Knovver, of Albany, for 

 the handsome sum of $10,000. It is a source of 

 gratification to us to witness such fruits resulting 

 trom the industry and enterprise of our farmers. 



Pennsylvania. — A company, with a cajiital of 

 $50,000 has been formed in Philadelphia, called 

 " The Beaver Silk Culture and Manufacturing 

 Company." The company have purchased land 

 within a few week.s, in the vicinity of the Falls of 

 Beaver, to the value of .$30,000 or $40,000.— iJa"- 

 Farmer. 



Cold. — A letter from Capt. Putnam, Agant of 

 the Frunconia Iron Co. to a gentleman in Boston, 

 states, that the thermometer in that place indica- 

 ted 24 deg. beloti) zero, on the 30th day of Nov. at 

 7 o'clock,"A. M., and on Dec. 3d, at 7, A. M. 28 

 deg. below. — JV. H. Argus. 



Judge Smith, V. S. Senator from Counecticut, 

 died on Saturilay last, at Washington, in an apo- 

 plectic fit. 



