THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 



tion of the one or the other that has produced 

 the rich, moist earth underneath 1 



May not the consideration of this circum- 

 stance, we respectfully inquire, lead to the adop- 

 tion of some valuable mode of improvement? 

 May it not deter us from turning up and expos- 

 ing to the influences of sun and air the subtle 

 and hidden treasures of the earth? If we 

 should so carefully preserve our heaps of ma- 

 nure from the hostile action of these elements, 

 why should not we as carefully guard from 

 their blighting influence, the same agents, that 

 are constantly generated in the bowels of the 

 earth ? If in any manner we protect the sur- 

 face of the earth for six monlhs from exposure, 

 we know that it is equal to a heavy dressing of 

 manure ; why then should we take the greatest 

 possible pains to expose it as some of our farmers 

 do? 



Without forming a " theory" about the mat- 

 ter, ourselves, we should like, as the question 

 has incidentally arisen, to pin the attention of 

 " Investigator" to its consideration. 



For the Southern Planter. 

 ERRATA. 



Mr. Editor i — Please to correct an error in 

 print, in the article sent by me at the request of 

 the Club and published in -the last number (6). 

 On the 130th page, 2d column, 2d paragraph, 

 3d line, for "sowing grass 1 exclusively* 1 read 

 sowing grass extensively. 



A. C. Morton. 



general prices. Veals— $2 to $6, according to qua- 

 lity. Mutton — $1£ to $2±. Lambs— from SI to $2, 

 according to quality. 



Coal — 10 to 18 cents per bushel. 



Cotton — 6 a 7 cents per lb. 



Cotton Yarns. — Richmond and Manchester (Fac- 

 tory Prices,) Nos. 4, 5 and 6, 15; 7, 8 and 9, 16; 10, 

 11 and 12, 17; 13, 14 and 15, 18; 16, 17 and 18, 19; 

 19 and 20, 20 cents. 



Feathers — 25 a 30 cents per lb. for live geese. 



Fish.— Mackerel, No. 3, §5. Herrings— Cut, No. 

 1, $4* to $4§; Roe, $4f to $5. Shad, $6 a $6* per 

 barrel. 



Hides. — Green, 4 to 5 cents per lb.; Spanish, 13 a 



16-|. 



Iron.— Pig, $25 to $30; Swedes, $95 a $100 per 

 ton; English $85 to $90; Tredegar, (Richmond ma- 

 nufactory,) $90; Up Country bar, $70 a $75. 



Lumber. — Clear white pine $33; refuse clear $25; 

 merchantable $15; refuse last sale $11 a $12 per M.; 

 one inch pine plank from $10 to $W per M.; three- 

 quarter inch pine plank $8 to $12; flooring $16 to 

 $20; 3 by 4 scantling $14 to $16; joists $20; two 

 inch plank $20; weather boarding $10 to $12. 



Lime. — Sales of Thomaston at $1 per cask. 



Plaster. — On the Basin bank $4|; from wharf $3. 



Salt— Last cargo sold at $1 67 from the ship. 



Soap. — For brown 4 a 6 cts. per lb.; white and va- 

 riegated 12 a 14. 



Steel. — American blistered $135 to $140 per ton. 

 EXCHANGE. 

 Foreign. — On London 8£ per cent, premium. 

 Domestic. — New York Checks, par a | premium. 



Philadelphia, par a f premium. 



Baltimore, par a | premium. 



North Carolina Bank Notes large £, small 1 dis. 



South Carolina, 1 discount. 



Savannah, 2 discount. 



CONTENTS OF NO. VIII. 



Richmond Markets, July 10, 1843. 



Tobacco. — Receipts more moderate; no material 

 change in prices, except for fine manufacturing qua- 

 lities. We quote lugs $2 a $2^ and $2|; leaf, com- 

 mon $3 a $3|; middling $3f a $4£; good $4| a $5|; 

 fine stemming and manufacturing scarce, and sells 

 from $6 to $11!, as in quality; a few extra manufac- 

 turing hhds. have been sold at from $10 to $40. 



Wheat. — A few scattering parcels have been de- 

 livered, but no price has yet been fixed. 



Flour. — Canal: quantity in market very small — a 

 few sales have been made on the Basin at $5. No 

 City Mills flour in market, consequently no quotation 

 can be gi^en. 



Corn — 57^ cents per bushel. 



Oats — 26 a 29 cents per bushel from vessels, and 

 35 a 37£ from wagons and depot. 



Provisions.— Bacon: City cured, Todd's hog round 

 and Smithfield held at 7 cents. Small sales Western 

 sides 6 a 7, mostly 6|; shoulders 4 a 5, as to quality. 

 Lard — 7 a 8, dull — all kinds of bacon rather dull. 



Butter.— Mountain, wholesale, 6 a 8 cents per lb. 

 for inferior. A prime article commands from 12 to 

 15 cents. A very large supply in market. 



Cheese — 5£ a 7 cts. per lb. Very little in market. 



Cattle. — For cattle on the hoof $4 to $4-|- are the 



Rust — Prevented by the use of ashes, p. 169. 



Wheat — Experiments with old seed, p. 170. 



Plaster— Experiments with, p. 170. 



Potatoes — Improved by removing the blossom, p. 170. 



Bee Hives — Which is the best? p. 171. 



Report— Of the Mecklenburg Club, p. 171. 

 i Fish Pond — Account of Dr. Venable's, p. 172. 

 I Eggs — To preserve, p. 173. 



j Tomatoes — Recommended as food for cows, p. 173. 

 j Yard Enclosure — One described, with a cut, p. 174. 

 Servards — Management of, p. 175. 

 Soap — Directions for making, p. 176. 

 Hessian Ely — New theory, p. 176. 

 Timber — Time for cutting, p. 177. 

 Butter — The quality complained of, p. 177. Direc- 

 tions for managing, p. 178. 

 Form of Cattle — The points described and illustrated 



with a cut, p. 179. 

 Virginia Farming — Letter from Mr. Brown, p. 181. 

 Birds — Their value to the farmer, p. 183. 

 Reaping Machines — Comparative merits of Hussey's 



and M'Cormick's, p. 184. 

 Chickens — Management of, p. 184. 

 Horses — Proper mode of feeding, p. 185. 

 Original Communications — Their value, p. 185. 

 Seed Wheat — Should be procured from the raiser, p. 

 186. 



Gapes in Chickens — To cure, p. 186. 

 Double and Single Tree — Proper form of, with a cut, 

 p. 187. 



Timber — Proper time of cutting, p. 188. 

 Aphorisms — No. 4, p. 188. 

 Bommer's Manure — p. 189. 

 Soap Suds — Their value, p. 190. 

 Comments — On the July number, p. 190. 



