THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 



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yields from ten to twenty per cent, more than 

 the gourd-seed, though in weight, measure for 

 measure, it is something lighter. It does not 

 rot half so soon as that description of corn, nor 

 does it shatter as much. 



Thomas G. Tucker. 



Northampton, North Carolina. 



We are sure Mr. Tucker's ploughing is much 

 better than his hand writing, the difficulty of 



decyphering which must plead as the printer's 

 apology for the errata in his first communica- 

 tion, as well as for those which we fear are too 

 likely, from the same cause, to creep into this. 

 We are always pleased to hear from our old 

 schoolmate, on more accounts than one, but we 

 do wish he would not make all his letters so 

 exactly alike, if it were only for the sake of 

 variety. 



For the Southern Planter. 

 COOKING APPARATUS. 



Mr. Editor, — As cooking food for stock is 

 generally practised in your vicinity, and as the 

 saving of fuel is an object of some moment, per- 

 mit me to give you a sketch and description of 

 an invention of Dr. William A. Armistead, near 

 Plymouth, in this State, which is admirably 

 adapted to this purpose. It consists simply of 

 a cast iron tube, four inches in the bore, and of 

 sufficient length to pass entirely through the 

 kitchen chimney and project eighteen inches on 

 each, side ; it is placed in the fire-place just 

 where the back log usually lies, and each end, 

 after passing through the chimney, is inserted 

 in a barrel on the outside. Cocks are put into 

 the barrels of sufficient size to draw off speedily 

 whatever is cooked. The pipe being open, the 

 two barrels of course communicate with each 

 other, and the water from one flows into the 

 other. The ordinary kitchen fire heats the wa- 

 ter in the tube, and you would be astonished to 

 see how soon it begins to boil in the barrels. 



Dr. Armistead's chimney is an outside one, and 

 so situated, that water can be pumped into the 

 barrels by the use of a small trough, as repre- 



sented in the drawing. 



North Carolina, August, 



T. G. Tucker. 

 1843. 



WOOLLEN FACTORY. 

 We take great pleasure in calling the atten- 

 tion of our farmers to the woollen factory lately 

 established by Messrs. Jones & Mackenzie in 

 our city. Mr. Jones, we understand, comes to 

 us chock-full of enterprise and experience in his 

 business, which will undoubtedly secure him 

 success. This establishment promises to effect 

 too great objects for our agriculturists. In the 

 first place, the market for wool will be greatly 

 bettered, and in the second, we shall have a fac- 



