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w anv amount of specie, wl.o create tlie raw raa- half in one row, whole, along side of the others, 

 .rial and e.chan-e it for the nmnnfactnred arti- then c.it the other half into three or four pieces 

 ies Hamilton stys ; " manufacturing establish- | each, and planted in two rows ; the land and culti- 

 nenls not only occasion a positive augmentation of vation all the sanae. 



he produce of a community, but contribute essen- The extren.e drought tlia we have suffered ren- 

 iallv to render it greater than it would possibly be | ders it unnecessary to speak of the amount of the 



vitbout them." Again, " tlie substitution of for 

 iio-n for domestic manufactures is a transfer to for- 

 ;ign nations [or our sister States] of the advantage 

 .ccruing from the employment of machinery in the 

 ..odes Tn which it is capable of being employed 

 vith the most utility and the greatest interests." 



Said Jefferson : "(fa manufacfory be established 

 n any rich and fertile country, by convening a 

 mmber of people in one place who must all be fed 

 jy the farmer, withimt interfering with any of his 

 lecessary operations ; they establish a ready mar- 

 tet for the productions of his farm, and thus throw 

 noney into his hands and add a spirit of energy to 

 lis ci'iLures." Says Hamilton : " The uniform ap- 

 pearance of an abundance of specie, as the con- 

 jomitant of a flourishing state of manufactures, 

 mi of the reverse, where they do not prevail, afford 

 1 strong presumption of their favorable operation 

 apon th"e wealth of a country. Russia made the 

 pernicious experiment of the liberal system. In 

 two years it overspread the empire with distress 

 and bankruptcy, and she was obliged to abandon it. 

 The Emperor Alexander's description of the effects 

 of the innovation, ought to operate in terrorem on 

 other nations and states. He says that the nation 

 that adopts the liberal system affords a continual 

 encouragement to the manufacturers of other coun- 

 tries [or°States] and its own manufactures perish 

 in the struggle which they are not able to main- 

 tain." Again he says : " It is with the most lively 

 feelings of regret we acknowledge, that it is our 

 propc°e.\-perielice which enables us to trace this 

 picture. The evils it details have been realized 

 in Russia and Poland since the act of the seventh 

 and nineteenth of December, 1818. Agriculture 

 without a market, industry without protection, lan- 

 guish and decline. Specie exported, and the most 

 solid commercial houses are shaken. Again, it is 

 only after these losses have come to their height, 

 after events have proved that our agriculture and 

 commerce, as well as our manufacturing industry, 

 are not only paralyzed, but brought to the brink of 

 ruin." 



Many more extracts I might make, but time will 



not permit. 



Can it be possible, tliat the farmers of this State 

 will continue to pursue so ruinous a policy as they 

 have heretofore pursued— sell their kxioI and buy 

 the manufactured article ? I wish that the guar- 

 dian angel of our country would write, in great 

 capital letters on the outer door of every husband- 

 man—The woman who manufactures for her own 

 household and one piece of goods to sell, doth more 

 to retain the solid coin in our State than all the 

 banks or the greatest financiers. 



yield, except comparatively, 



The two rows of cut seed produced three bas- 

 kets full the one row of uncut produced two and 



a half baskets full, and the seven rows of small 

 seed produced fourteen baskets full. But mark, 

 like the seed, was the crop. The vines of the 

 small seed were ever small spindling vines, and the 

 tubors were likewise. The vines of the uncut 

 showed the rankest growth, but the difference in 

 the creneral size of the tubers in the cut or uncut 

 rows, was not much in favor of the uncut. Call 

 the basket a bushel, and the result is easier stated. 

 One bushel of small seed, produced fourteen bush- 

 els of small potatoes— half a bushel of large seed, 

 planted upon one-seventh quantity of ground, pro- 

 duced two and half bushels of large ones — and 

 half a bushel of large seed, cut, planted upon two- 

 seventlis of the quantity of ground, produced three 

 bushels of large ones. 



The seed, when I planted it, was worth 75 cents 

 a bushel — the crop, when dug, was worth .37 1-2 to 

 50 cents a bushel — the cost of seed in each row of 

 small seed, 10 1-3 cents — the worth of the product 

 75 — just seven fold in money and 14 in measure. 

 The cost of the uncut seed 37 1-2 cents to one 



row the worth of the product #1,2.5, being worth 



12 1-2 cents more per bushel than the small ones, 

 making three and one-third fold in money,' and 

 five in measure. The cut seed cost 18 3-4 cents 

 to the row, and the product worth 75 cents, making 

 four fold in money, and six-fold in measure. 



If the experiment is a fair criterion to base an 

 opinion upon, tiie result shows to my mind, the fol- 

 fowing data. 



If seed is high, ground plenty, and the crop 

 wanted for stock, plant small seed. 



If seed is plenty, ground scarce, and the crop 

 wanted for family use, and future seed, plant large 

 seed, without cutting. 



If seed is scarce, ground plenty, and the crop 

 wanted for family use, and future seed, plant large 

 seed, and cut them. Am I right in my conclu- 

 sions ? 



These rows as above stated, 11 rods long, are at 

 the rate of 78 to the acre, 3 feet apart. The large 

 uncut potatoes were planted at the rate of 39 bush- 

 els to the acre ; the product 19.5. The large cut, 

 were planted at the rate of 19 1-2 bushels to the 

 acre; the product 317. The small ones were 

 planted at the rate of 14 bushels to the acre ; th« 

 product 156. For my own part, I shall in future 

 plant large potatoes whole. I should like yours 

 and your correspondents' opinions and experi- 

 ments. Your friend, SOLON ROBINSON. 

 Lake C. H. la. Oct. 15, 1838. 



necessarily be small, both for want of food and 

 want of room. In this case, we venture to say, 

 if the tuber was cut into 20 sets, and each planted 

 separate, the value of the product would be twenty 

 fold greater than if the whole potato was planted 

 in a single hill. We have chosen this strong case, 

 the better to illustrate the distinction we w-ould 

 make. Small seed almo?t invariably produces small 

 stalks, and small stalks are a pretty sure indication 

 of small tubers. 



ADVICE TO PARENTS. 



There is nothing so destructive to the morals 

 and we may add, to the peace of any community as 

 the neglect of parents, rich or poor, to teach their 

 sons the importance of being early engaged in 

 some active employment. Too many of the citizens 

 of every place, under the influence of a. false pride, 

 suffer their sons, after quitting their academical 

 studies, to lounge about the public offices and tav- 

 erns of their place of residence, rather than cause 

 them to engage in some important branch of the 

 mechanical art, or force them by the dint of their 

 own industry and energies, to seek their fortune in 

 some other pursuit. Nothing]_is more detestable in 

 our eye than to see a healthy good looking youth 

 breaking loose from the restraints of honorable in- 

 dustry, returning to his father's domicil for support, 

 and loafing it about, rather than be pursuing some 

 occupation which will not only support himself, but 

 give gratification to his worthy parents. W e would 

 say to eveuj"- father who has such a son, be he rich 

 or poor,T— rather drive him to " cut his cord of wood 

 a day," than suffer him to spend his time in idleness. 

 " An idle head is the devil's workshop." That 

 youth, therefore, who has nothing to do, is very apt 

 to become- a tattler, a slanderer, and a liar, or^some- 

 thing worse, and make himself the pest of the com- 

 munity in which he may reside. — Frederick Times 

 and Dem. Adv. 



(From the Cultivator) 

 EXPERIMENT IN pIaNTING POTATOES. 

 Editor Cultivator, — 



Bear Sir I have made a small experiment on 



potatoes this season, that may be useful. 1 select- 

 ed a bushel of very small ones, and planted them 

 in seven drilled rows, eleven rods long, the ground 

 in fine order, ridged, and well cultivated during the 

 growth. 



Anotlier bushel of largest size, I planted, one 



Remakks. — The Conductor will at present only 

 remark, that the choice between cut and uncut po- 

 tatoes, should depend somewhat, he thinks, upon 

 the kind of potato planted. Some' kinds, having 

 but few eyes, may advantageously be planted whole ; 

 while other kinds, having many eyes, asthe Rohan, 

 fortyfold, &c. are best planted in sets, or pieces. 

 We have counted 47 eyes in a Rohan, all of which 

 it is presumed, would grow, and give 47 stalks to a 

 hill. It will at once be perceived, that instead of 

 producing in size like the seed, the progeny mu»t 



CHILBLAINS. 



Many people are troubled during the cold wea- 

 ther, with a kind of inflammation of the feet called 

 chilblains. 



They are caused by getting the the feet or cer- 

 tain parts of them cliilled by cold or wet, which 

 deranges the action of the small capillary vessels, 

 and brings on a passive inllammation, as it is called, 

 accompanied with sliglit swelling, and severe burn- 

 ino- and itching. In order to remedy the trouble, 

 some application should be made that will stimulate 

 the vessels and rouse them up to healthy action. — 

 Anything that will do this will generally effect a 

 cure. 



Tincture of Iodine has been used,— very weak 

 aquafortis or oil of vitriol,— weak spirits of ammo- 

 nia—tincture of cantharides in liquid opodildoc— 

 and such like stimulating washes will be found use- 

 ful, and relieve this uncomfortable complaint. — 

 Maine Farnier. 



A tremendous rattlesnake was lately killed in 

 Huntsville, Alabama. It measured 11 feet, 9 in- 

 ches— 19 inches round the body in the largest place. 

 It had 83 rattle ! the rattles forming 3 feet 8 inches 

 of the tail. The snake weighed 37 1-2 lbs. and 

 yielded 5 quarts of oil. So says the account, 

 which is hardly creditable. 



