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Manuring in Germany. 



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Manuring in Germany. 



To the Editors of the Farmer's Cabinet. 



The following; extract of a letter fiom M, 

 3yher, of Baden, was translated from the 

 erman by Mr. Goundie at my request, with 

 view of offering it for publication in the 

 abinet. It exhibits an example of the in- 

 rest felt for the institutions and agricul- 

 ral improvements of our country, by great 

 jmbers of intelligent Germans, of which 

 ass the writer of the letter is a fair repre- 

 mtative. 



The bond of union formed with Germany, 

 t the immense emigration from that coun- 

 y to the United States, must in the absence 

 I all causes of national hostility, create a 

 ;ep reciprocal feeling of regard. 



Morris Longstreth. 



Valley Green, Nov. 1, 1842. 



xtract of a letter from Schwetzingen, near 

 Manheim, in Germany, dated July 20th, 

 1842. 



b G. H. Goundie, Bethlehem, Pa. 



" Permit me to tender you my best thanks 

 r the almanacs and sundry other, to me, 

 ost interesting pamphlets published in your 

 •eat country. By means of your press, we 



our distant land, become more fully aware 

 ' the habits, mode of living and enterprise 

 ' the North Americans ; and certainly it is 



infinite gratification to every German, 

 at so many of his countrymen there, be- 

 >me happy and comfortably established, and 

 ime even attain to a degree of affluence, 

 ut very recently an application was made 

 i our Chambers, not only from the Grand 

 uchy of Baden, but from the other confed- 

 ■ate states of Germany, containing about 

 ),000,000 inhabitants, that emigration to 

 merica might be generally encouraged; 

 hich motion was warmly seconded by our 

 rand Duke. Should Austria and her Ger- 

 an provinces, Hanover, and the Hanseatic 

 wns, (as we have every reason to believe) 

 in in encouraging emigration, then indeed 

 ight we consider our Father land blest ; truly 

 itisfactory would it be, to know so many of 

 lr countrymen inhabitants of the New 

 orld, still in bonds of union with us. Re- 

 procal commercial relations would become 

 lore flourishing, which would be of the most 

 gnal advantage to both countries. May 

 od, in whose hands are the destinies of na- 

 ons, grant his gracious blessing thereto. 



" In one of the above mentioned almanacs, 

 also find an advertisement under the head 

 F 'Useful varieties,' as follows: viz. 'Prepa- 

 ition of a newly discovered compost :' and fur- 

 ier, ' a number of years ago, a premium was 

 ffered for the invention of a new compost; the 



prize was awarded to some persons, and pub- 

 licity made thereof in the agricultural jour- 

 nals of that day, in order to place the same 

 within reach of* the whole agricultural com- 

 munity.' 



" Try and procure for me the Journal or 

 pamphlet containing the preparation of said 

 compost ; it is of the greatest consequence 

 to us. I am confident we might be enabled 

 thereby to raise one-third more produce per 

 acre from our fields. The only thing want- 

 ing, is a compost, which is not too expensive. 



" To the irrigation of our meadows, the 

 greatest attention is paid at present, in order 

 to enable us to stall-feed more cattle, and 

 thereby obtain more manure ; but this is at- 

 tended with a great deal of expense, and 

 nevertheless, not enough can be obtained to 

 make our farms as productive as they might 

 otherwise be. Stable manure at present, 

 sells for quadruple the price it did 10 years 

 ago ; and to give you some idea how eager 

 the farmers are to procure the same, let me 

 inform you, that the farmers of Oftersheine 

 purchase the same in the city of Manheim, 

 a distance of 10 miles, at an extravagant 

 price, and haul it upon their farms. I myself 

 having what is generally called plenty of 

 litter, purchase annually from $500 to $600 

 worth of manure. Your friend, 



" Feyher." 



Female Delicacy. — Above every other 

 feature which adorns the female character, 

 delicacy stands foremost within the province 

 of good taste. Not that delicacy which is per- 

 petually in quest of something to be ashamed 

 of, which makes merit of a blush, and simpers 

 at the false construction its own ingenuity 

 has put upon an innocent remark; this spu- 

 rious kind of delicacy is as far removed from 

 good taste, as from good feeling, and good 

 sense ; but the high-minded delicacy which 

 maintains its pure and undeviating walk, 

 alike amongst women as in the society of 

 men, which shrinks from no necessary duty, 

 and can speak, when required, with serious- 

 ness and kindness, of things at which it would 

 be ashamed to smile or to blush ; that delicacy 

 which knows how to confer a benefit without 

 wounding the feelings of another, and which 

 understands also how, and when, to receive 

 one; that delicacy which can give alms with- 

 out display, and advice without assumption ; 

 and which pains not the most humble or sus- 

 ceptible being in creation. 



Unruly Cattle. — If you would teach 

 your cattle to be mischievous, put up a low, 

 or a slender fence at first, and raise or 

 strengthen it as they become expert in 

 jumping. 



