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and certain success of the remedy, relying, as I 

 do, upon the character of those who have com- 

 municated it to me. 



Yours, Benj'n Anderson." 



TO PREVENT DECAY OF WOOD. 



Take twelve ounces of rosin and eight ounces 

 of roll brimstone, each coarsely powdered, and 

 three gallons of train-oil. Heat them slowly, 

 gradually adding four ounces of beeswax, cut 

 in small bits. Frequently stir the liquor, which, 

 as soon as the solid ingredients are dissolved, 

 will be fit for use. . What remains unused, will 

 become solid on cooling, and may be re melted 

 on subsequent occasions. When it is fit for 

 - use, add as much Spanish brown, or red or yel- 

 low ocre, or any color you want, first ground 

 fine in some of the oil, as will give the shade 

 you want ; then lay it on with a brush as hot 

 and thin as you can ; some days after the first 

 coat is dried, give it a second. It will preserve 

 plank for ages, and keep the weather from driv- 

 ing through brick-work. Common white paint 

 may be used on top of it, if required, for the 

 sake of appearance. Two coats should always 

 be given ; and in all compound machinery, the 

 separate parts should be so varnished, before 

 they are put together; after which, it will be 

 prudent to give a third coating to the joints, or 

 to any other part which is peculiarly exposed to 

 the action of moisture ; such as water-shoots, 

 flood-gates, the beds of carts, the tops of posts, 

 and all timber which is near, or within the 

 ground. Each coat should be dry before the 

 parts are joined, or the last coat applied. The 

 composition should be applied when the wood 

 is perfectly dry. It is necessary to mention that 

 compositions made of hot oil, should, for the 

 sake of security, be heated in metalic vessels in 

 the open air. For when oil is brought to the 

 boiling point, or 600° of Fahrenheit, the vapor 

 catches fire ; and though a lower degree of tem- 

 perature should be used in this process, it is not 

 always possible to regulate the heat, or to pre- 

 vent the overflowing of the materials ; in either 

 of which cases, were the melting performed in 

 a house, fatal accidents might happen. — Archives 

 of Useful Knowledge. 



CULTIVATION OF THE RASPBERRY. 



The plants are frequently set out in light and 

 poor soils, crowded together, left untrimmed, 

 choked up with a profuse growth of weak 

 sterns, and what little fruit they produce is nearly 

 dried up, from the arid situation in which they 

 are placed. On the contrary, in cool, deep, and 

 moist soils, in a sheltered and partially shaded 

 place, the plants throw up suckers to the height 

 of six or eight feet, and produce a profusion of 



large, handsome, and well flavored berries. So 

 well assured are the most eminent English cul- 

 tivators of the raspberry, of its love of a cool 

 and moist soil, that some writers have strenu- 

 ously recommended the use of bog earth and 

 rotten leaves, in the place of the richest loam. 

 We are well assured that the many complaints 

 which are made of the meager produce of many 

 raspberry plantations may be attributed wholly 

 to the light and droughty soils in which they 

 are often planted. 



A cool aspect is of material consequence, and 

 to secure this the north side of a fence or trellis, 

 which will form a screen from the sun, is the 

 most favorable ; on the north side of a shrubbe- 

 ry or row of fruit trees is also a suitable place. 

 If neither of these situations is to be had, an 

 open spot in the garden may be chosen, always 

 being careful to avoid the south or east side of 

 a fence. A temporary shade may be effected 

 in the open garden by planting a row of run- 

 ning beans on the south side. — Hovexfs Mag. 



For the Southern Planter. 



Richland ', July 27, 1843. 



Mr. Editor, — In conformity with a resolution 

 of the joint meetings of the .two agricultural 

 clubs of Mecklenburg County, I transmit to 

 you for publication a copy of the proceedings of 

 their first annual meeting, held on the 4th of 

 July, at Gabin Point. 



With many good wishes for the success of 

 your valuable paper, and for the cause of agri- 

 culture, 



I am, very respectfully, 



Your obedient servant, 



Henry E. Lockett. 



Cabin Point, July 4, 1843. 



At a meeting of the two agricultural clubs of 

 Mecklenburg County, held this day, pursuant 

 to a previous arrangement, on motion of Richard 

 Boyd, Esq., A. C. Morton was called to the 

 chair, and H. E. Lockett appointed Secretary. 



After the meeting was duly organized, the 

 President, Anderson C. Morton, rose, and in his 

 peculiar, and forcible style, delivered to an atten- 

 tive audience an address, characterized through- 

 out with sound and practical good sense and a 

 thorough and intimate knowledge of the subject 

 on which he treated. 



It may with truth be said that they were for- 

 tunate indeed, who had so good an opportunity 

 of being profited by his experience as an agri- 

 culturist, and his ability as a writer. 



On motion it was resolved, unanimously, by 

 the two clubs, that the President be requested 

 to forward a copy of his address to the Editor 

 of the Southern Planter, and that he be requested 

 to publish it. 



