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the copper vessels, in which they are stewed to a certain 

 consistence, metallic principles, which are injurious to 

 health. This doable consideration induces us to pub- 

 lish an excellent method for preserving the tomato, 

 which does not alter the quality of this fruit, and does 

 not require the action of heat. 



A sufficient quantity of salt is dissolved in spring or 

 river water to make it strong enough to bear an egg; 

 select perfectly ripe tomatoes, and place them v/ell, and 

 without pressing them, in a stone or glazed earthen pot, 

 which is to be filled with the brine; cover the pot with 

 a deep plate in such a manner that it presses upon the 

 fruit, and by this simple process tomatoes may be pre- 

 served more than a year without attention. Before 

 cooking them they should be soaked in fresh water, for 

 several hours. 



TO LAY DOWN GRASS LANDS. 



It is admitted on all hands that one of the most diffi- 

 cult parts of the farmer's duty is 'laying down' regularly 

 and successfully grass lands. John H. Powel, an intelli- 

 gent and experienced Farmer of Pennsylvania, says, that 

 in this country there is not usually more than half the 

 quantity of seed sown that should be to insure success — 

 that from experience he has found that three half pecks 

 of clover seed mixed with two bushels of orchard grass 

 seed is in no instance too much to sow on an acre of land 

 — that by putting in this quantity, by light harrowing 

 and rolling of the ground, if the weather and soil be in 

 a proper state, immediately after sowing, will secure its 

 vegetating and improve the grass. Autumnal top dres- 

 sing with long manure, may be profitably applied to 

 protect young clover, particularly if it has been pastu- 

 red. A double advantage is obtained by using abundant 

 supplies of seed; the hay is finer, and of course more nu- 

 tritious, and when the crop is taken off, the soil is less 

 exhausted from the rays of a hot sun. 



TO SELECT SEED CORN. 



A farmer informs us that, having often read accounts 

 of the crop of corn being increased by selecting seed 



