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THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 



taking of it with almost the same avidity 

 with which, when hungry, they devour 

 their meal or grain. As to the general 

 efficacy of the practice, and its tendency 

 as respects the health of the stock, I will 

 merely say, in conclusion, that I am ac- 

 quainted with several discriminating far- 

 mers who have made the same trial, and 

 that in no instance with which I am fa- 

 miliar, or which has fallen under our di- 

 rect personal observation, has it been at- 

 tended with other than the best results. 

 The proportions in which the ingredients 

 should be given, are one part salt 'to seven 

 of ashes. The salt should be fine, and 

 the ashes dry and free from coals. If 

 thought necessary, the salt may be in- 

 creased in quantity, to two or even three 

 quarts, instead of one. Try it,. farmers, 

 and see if it doth not "do good like a 

 medicine." 



In the season of pasturing I usually 

 have several boxes or long troughs placed 

 in a shed or out-building to which the 

 animals can at all times have free access, 

 and which I keep constantly supplied with 

 a quantum sufficit of the mixture. This 

 plan is necessary as an open exposure of 

 the receptacles would subject the salt to 

 injury in rainy weather. 



Agricola. 



February 7, 1847. 



BREADSTUFFS. 



The capacity of the United States for sup- 

 plying the wants of Great Britain with bread- 

 stuffs is shown by an estimate contained in a 

 statistical article published in a New York 

 paper. It makes the surplus of wheat and In- 

 dian corn to be— wheat, 3,000,000 bushels; 

 flour, 3,500,000; Indian corn and meal, seven- 

 teen millions of bushels. 



INTERESTING TO TOBACCO PLANTERS. 



The Legislature of Maryland have 

 passed resolutions requesting the Presi- 

 dent of the United States to use his best 

 efforts in obtaining from foreign nations a 

 reduction of the existing high duties im- 



posed on the introduction of tobacco within 

 their respective limits. In republishing 

 these resolutions, the Union says : 



" We are happy to state that the Le- 

 gislature of Maryland have been antici- 

 pated in their wishes. The Secretary of 

 State has devoted no little attention to the 

 object which they would accomplish. In 

 laying the following resolutions before its 

 readers, the Baltimore Sun expresses the 

 'hope that they will be successful in ef- 

 fecting a satisfactory reduction of the 

 enormous duties which are imposed on 

 American tobacco in various parts of Eu- 

 rope.' This hope for a reduction in the 

 duties referred to has long been a favorite 

 one with ourselves; and although for a 

 long time past it has seemed to be hoping 

 against hope, we have faithfully clung to 

 it. And now, as we feel most happy in 

 informing the Baltimore editor, a gleam 

 of sunshine has suddenly shot athwart 

 the sky ; our constancy is at length re- 

 warded by what we hail as an earnest of 

 "better times for our friends, *the tobacco 

 planters. 



(! We refer to a treaty recently concluded 

 with one of the States of Germany, the 

 passage of which, through the Senate, 

 gave rise to the newspaper rumor, circu- 

 lated some weeks ago, respecting the 

 ' Zoll-V erein Treaty.' We may be too 

 sanguine ; but we are confident that the 

 treaty in question is destined to prove the 

 opening of quite a new era for our tobacco 

 trade. One thing, at least, is certain* 

 when the proper time shall come for mak- 

 ing it public, the country will see in it a 

 most convincing and satisfactory proof, 

 that if the belief expressed in the resolu- 

 tions be well founded, and it be true 'that 

 arrangements may be made, and negotia- 

 tions had with foreign governments, by 

 which the ' articles of tobacco may be 

 more freely admitted, and with less duty 

 than is at present imposed, if a proper 

 and reasonable degree of solicitude is en- 

 tertained and manifested by the Govern- 

 ment in its diplomatic relations,' then may 

 the early accomplishment of this great 

 object be confidently counted upon. We 

 hope to have an early opportunity of re- 

 curring to this deeply interesting subject. 



