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the acie ; t!ie exj^ense and trouble of dressing with pol- 

 ash iibout in the same proporiion. And now it was a 

 matter of no small inicrest to me, a novice ,of farming, 

 to obsi rve the result of experiment, winch when miido 

 I supposed to be entiruly original. The crop of millet 

 w;is fine, and ns nearly alike as rould have been expect- 

 ed, iftiieland had all been covered with the same Kind 

 of manure. The clover, also, all over the lot, was lux- 

 uriant, and gave the strongest evidence, to my mind, 

 that potash is the principal agent in leached ashes, which 

 <auses the fertility. J made trial of potash in a lot of 

 j">ur acres, which was considered the poorest on my farm, 

 on which I sowed millet with the potash. 1 sowed at 

 the same time four other acres without any manure, on 

 j^round consideied much better than the last above men- 

 tioned. 



I cut doubhi the qiiantily of hay from that dressed with 

 potash, and ofa belter quality. Thus far my little expe- 

 lience goes in favor of potash as manure ; hut I much 

 desire that some of thy subscribers, of longer experience, 

 and aider pen would favor us with light on this interest- 

 ing subject. T. D. 



We would unite with the water of the foregoing, in 

 soliciting fartlier experiments on the topic, and are the 

 more desirous that such trials should be made, as we do 

 not find in our agricultural books, any mention of potash 

 as a manure. 



PRICES OF C O U N T II Y P R O D LJ C l\ 



CORRECTED WITH GP£AT CAKE, WEEKLY. 



Valuable Recipe. — Air A. Bronson, of Afeadville, 

 Pa, say.s, from fifteen years experience, he finds that an 

 Indian meal poultice, covered over with young hyson 

 tea, softened with hot water, and laid o'ver burns and 

 frozen flesh, as hot as it can be boine, will remove the 

 jiain in five minutes ; that if blisters liave not arisen be- 

 iore they will not after it is put on, and that one poultice 

 i?- generally sufficient to effect a cure. 



The New Silk Factory is to commer.ce operations in 

 Dedhain this week. When in full operation it will run 

 1600 spindles, and employ 100 females. 



PnESERViNG Wi.ntek Ai'Pi-ES. — Winter A pples ipay 

 he j.icocrved for summer use in a green slate by putting 

 ihem up as gathered fr )ni the tree, in barrels, filled with 

 ground plaster, care being taken to prevent tlie apples 

 from touching each other, because the plaster excludes 

 the air and absorbs the moisture. This will not injure 

 the fertilizing properties of the gypsum. 



A mechanician of Paris, has lately invented a machine 

 Viihich he calls voiture mouUn, destined to follow armies, 

 and grind and bolt all kinds of corn. It is with two 

 wheels, one horse, and is driven by a man who sits like 

 a coachman, aad can 8lop the meciianism at jtleasure. 

 The im[)elling force is the movement of the; wheels. 

 ^Vhen it slops, however, it may be worked by the hand 

 or by water. In action the whole day, it can grind two 

 iiectolitres and a half, with one man ; five with two ; and 

 ?\ine with a horse. 



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RETAIL PlillES. 



Hams, iiordierii, 



souiliern, and western, 



Pork, win.le hogs. 

 Poultry, i hickens per pair. 

 Butter, (tiil<) . 



lump , . 

 Eggs, 



Potatoes, new, 

 l 11 1 Ji, 



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dozen 

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