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THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 



thirty-three cents a bushel, is said to be equal to 

 a crop of oats. In Northampton, and its vici- 

 nity, not less than one thousand three hundred 

 acres are thus cultivated, worth, for the brush 

 and seed, $100,000. The seed usually weighs 

 forty pounds per bushel. The manufacture of 

 brooms in a small town, Hadley, in Massachu- 

 setts, is estimated at $160,000 ; eighty thousand 

 brooms were manufactured by one man in? a 

 year. To a limited extent, this culture of the 

 broom corn and its manufacture, might be yet 

 more extensively engaged in with advantage. 

 The process of cultivation is similar to that of 

 maize or Indian corn. — Berkshire Farmer. 



EFFICACY OF BATHING IN CERTAIN 

 MORBID STATES OF THE MIND. 



Judging from the beneficial effects of cold 

 and warm water bathing in case of mental ir- 

 ritation caused by cerebral disease, I should feel 

 disposed to consider that the steady use of these 

 remedial agents would, in incipient derangement 

 of the mind, be accompanied by the happiest 

 results. It is much to be lamented that the 

 practice of regular systematic bathing is not re- 

 commended and adopted in this country. The 

 state of the mind is closely dependent upon the 

 condition of the cutaneous secretion. I would 

 advise those who are subject to mental depres- 

 sion, hypochondriasm, vapors, ennui, or by what- 

 ever term it may be designated, to try the effect 

 of bathing. I feel assured that in many cases 

 violent attacks of insanity may be warded off 

 by the use of the warm or cold bath. In cere- 

 bral irritation, evidently the result of vascular 

 excitement, bathing the head regularly every 

 morning with cold water, or vinegar and water, 

 will be found highly serviceable. — F. Winsloiv's 

 Health of Body and Mind. 



NEW MODE OF PROPAGATING FRUIT 

 TREES. 



The New Hampshire Whig says, " Two of 

 the best farmers within our knowledge secure 

 their fruit trees thus : they dig at some distance 

 from the body of a favorite tree until they find 

 a root, which they cut off. The part disjointed 

 from the tree is turned up so as to appear above 

 ground. This sends forth shoots the first sea- 

 son, and bears in a few years fruit precisely like 

 the parent tree. Let those whose trees are de- 

 caying, or who wish to increase good varieties, 

 try the experiment." 



ASPARAGUS OUT OF CUCUMBERS. 



Some time since, on the authority of a cor- 

 respondent, we recommended that cucumbers be 

 dressed in the same way as asparagus and a 

 dish would be produced equal to the latter. We 



have tried the experiment, and find that our cor- 

 respondent is correct — many thanks to him. 



The Savannah Republican notices the sug- 

 gestion, and states that the article has been 

 served up on toast at the Pulaski House, Savan- 

 nah, for the last six years ; and says that if the 

 cucumbers be sliced lengthwise, and fried in 

 butter, they will be found an excellent substitute 

 for fried oysters. — New York Sun. 



AN INSECT TRAP. 



Scoop out the inside of a turnip ; scollop the 

 edge of the shell, and place it downward on the 

 earth. The insects will pass into it as a place 

 of retreat, through the holes ; and the beds of 

 squashes, melons, cucumbers, &c, may thus 

 soon be cleared of them. 



ENGRAVINGS. 

 The continued indisposition of our Engra\ er 

 deprives our readers of the usual illustrations for 

 the present number. The Editor is now absent 

 at the North chiefly for the purpose of securing 

 a continued and bountiful supply of choice en- 

 gravings for the Planter. 



CONTENTS OF NO. V. 



Pipe Clay — Information wanted, p. 97. 

 Poultry — How to fatten, p. 98. 

 Peas — A great fertilizer, p. 99. 



Peed for Stock — Comparative value of hay, vegeta- 

 bles and corn, p. 100. 



Corn — The best mode of cultivating desired, p. 100. 



Lime — Practical dissertation on, p. 101. 



Agricultural Papers — Value of, p. 104. 



Ashes — Should be given to stock in fattening, p. 104. 



Fecundity — Extraordinary cases of, p. 104. 



Hemp — Water-rotting, preferable, p. 105. 



Report — Of the Upper Hole and Corner Club of 

 Mecklenburg,, p. 107. 



Tobacco — Greatly deteriorated in value, p. 107. 



Corn — A great yield, p. 108. 



Report— Of the Upper Hole and Corner Club of Al- 

 bemarle, p. 109. 



Farm — A judiciously managed and profitable farm, 

 p. 111. 



Grooming — Proper mode of, p. 113. 



Meadows — Value of, p. 113. 



Galls — Deep ploughing a preventive for, p. 11-4. 



Animals — Table for feeding, p. 114. 



Agriculture — Its importance, p. 115. 



Horse — Remedy for founder in, p. 116. 



Animal Poisons — To cure, p. 116. 



Drought — Protection against, p. 116. 



Spavin — Cure for, p. 117. 



Architecture — A hint to builders, p. 117. 



Butter — Novel method of working, p. 117. 



Peach Trees — Mode of preserving, p. 118. 



Roots — Should be protected from frost, p. 118. 



Safety Reins — A valuable invention, p. 118. 



Ruta Baga — Culture of, p. 119. 



Broom Corn — A profitable crop, p. 119. 



Bathing — Its efficacy in certain morbid states of the 

 mind, p. 120. 



Fruit Trees — New mode of propagating, p. 120. 



Cucumbers — A substitute for asparagus and fried oys- 

 ters, p. 120. 



