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men which had been shown to us in this city, which had been dried by Stafford's 

 Patent Dryer, and to be so dried and bolted. The partner in the firm to whom 

 the offer was made doubted the possibility of complying with the contract, with- 

 out a heavy loss on the part of the person making the offer, who says 

 to us: "To convince him, I gave him the following data: 4 bushels of mer- 

 chantable corn at 25 cents is $1 ; barrel 30 cents ; grinding and drying 10 cents ; 

 freight to New-Orleans 40 cents — say 50 cents — make $1 90 ; if subjected to 

 charges of shipment from New-Orleans (which may be avoided by laying the flat 

 alongside of the ship,) ten cents per barrel would be added ; 70 cents freight to 

 Liverpool is above an average. Thus a superior article of corn meal may be 

 laid down in Liverpool, London, or any other of the ports of Great Britain or 

 Ireland, at $2 70 per barrel. This is less than $30 per gross ton, while the nu- 

 tritious properties of Indian corn meal are nearly double that of oil-cake." This 

 may be so, but it would have been more satisfactory to have been referred to the 

 proofs by analysis, if to be had. 



We have been informed that meal dried by Stafford's Patent Dryer, has sold at 

 two shillings and sixpence more per barrel in Liverpool than any other meal in 

 the market. 



We doubt not that a contract might safely by made on the basis of twenty-five 

 cents a bushel for the grain, but, in that case, what becomes of the Farmer, if 

 the following calculation be true, which we take from the Iowa Advocate, as 

 information of some interest to emigrants from the old to the neiv States: 



Profits of Farming. — We solicit the attention of Iowa farmers to the following state- 

 ments. • Tliey are from the pen of a practiced farmer, Mr. Douglas Oliver, of A\'iscousm. 

 It will be observed that the price of com is put much higher tbau the market ia Iowa will 

 warrant : 



Profit on raising Corn at 25 cents per bushel. 

 For plowing the ground at 75 cents per 



acre, say 20 acres $15 00 



For harrowing, one time, 18| cents per 



acre 3 75 



For furrowing it oat to plant both waj-s, 



33i cents per acre 6 66 



For seed corn, 3 bushels. $1 per bushel. 3 00 



For planting, 37 5 cents per acre 7 50 



For plowing, first time, 37J cts. per acre 7 50 

 For hoeing, first time, Si per acre 20 00 



Farmer's projit on raising Wheat at 50 cc7its 



per bushel. 

 For plowing ground at 75 cents per acre, 



say 20 acres $15 00 



For harrowing first time, 18 j cents per 



acre, 20 acres 3 75 



For seed-wheat, 30 bushels, 50 cents per 



bushel 15 00 



For harrowing twice, and sowing, 37^ 



cents per acre 7 50 



For harvesting and shocking, $1 50 per 



For plowing three limes more, 37^ cents 22 50 j acre 30 00 



For hoeing second time, $1 per acre 20 00 



For hu.sking and storing away, 4 cents 



per bushel '. 40 00 



For hauling to market, 5 cts. per bushel 50 00 



For hauling and stacking, 50 cts. pr acre 10 00 

 For threshing, say 18 bushels to the acre 



121 cents per bushel and storing away 45 00 

 For hauling to market, 8j cents pr bush. 30 00 



Kent of farm, one-third of crop, say 83 33 For the rent of farm, one-third 53 33 



Cost of crop .$278 14 ' Total .$209 58 



•Cr. by crop, 50 bushels per acre, 25 cents i Cr. by 360 bushels of wheat, 50 cents per 



per bushel 250 00 bushel 180 00 



Loss to farmer 829 14 I Loss, when a farmer hires work done $29 58 



liEKS. — Mr. Robert Reid, baron officer of Hon. M. Stewart. Corsbie, Scotland, having 

 two hives of bees, the one pretty strong and the other weak, took it into his head to make 

 an experiment with the weakest, as it was not worth killing. He shut up the mouth of the 

 " .skep," covei-ing it with straw, after coveiing the whole with earth in the same manner as 

 a |)it of potatoes. The strong hive, durint,' winter, took for its sustenance upward of ten 

 pounds of sugar. When dug up, wonderfid to behold, the formerly weak hive was found 

 in a strong and healthy state. The " skep" was lifted otf the hoard, and there were not above 

 ii dozen dead bees iu the lot; and it was tndy pleasing to see them when aroused from 

 their dormant state, flapping their wings and buzzing about, after being shut up from light 

 and air four mouths aud thirteen days. About two hours after being opened, they were out 

 ia swarms busily gathering wax. 

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