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THE SOUTHE 



RN PLANTER. 



preserving every decayed vegetable matter that 

 can be found, either on or off the farm, and mix- 

 ing it judiciously with the excrement of a well 

 selected stock of animals adapted to the charac- 

 ter of the soil, preserving the mixtures in pro- 

 perly constructed yards and tanks." 



TO EXTRACT THE ESSENTIAL OIL FROM 

 ANY FLOWER. 



Take any flowers you like, which stratify 

 with common sea-salt in a clean earthen glazed 

 pot. When thus filled to the top, cover it well 

 and carry it to the cellar. Forty days afterwards, 

 put a crape over a pan, and empty the whole to 

 strain the essence from the flowers by pressure. 

 Bottle that essence, and expose it four or five 

 weeks to the sun and evening dews to purify. 

 One single drop of that essence is enough to 

 scent a whole quart of water. — Selected. 



From the London Gardener's Chronicle. 



CUCUMBERS. 



For two years past I have entirely discarded 

 the old method of growing cucumbers on dung 

 hot-beds, or of allowing them to grow on the 

 surface of the soil at any time. I find that by 

 training them to trellises I have not half the 

 trouble with them that is required by the old 

 plan, and that the plants continue much longer 

 in bearing when so treated. 



HARROWING MEADOWS. 



Meadows that have been long under the scythe 

 are very apt to become turf-bound, mossy, and 

 exhausted of good grasses. A dressing of fine 

 manure, or ashes, will be a great benefit ; but a 

 thorough harrowing, with a sharp, fine-toothed 

 harrow, will be founci to materially aid such 

 dressing, and give a sweeter and better herbage. 

 Previous to the harrowing, grass seed of the 

 best kind should be sown, which will be covered 

 by the process, and a new, healthy crop will be 

 the result. — American Traveller. 



EXPERIMENT. 



A Scotch paper says that the Rev. Mr. Ram- 

 say, of Arbroath, commenced digging early po- 

 tatoes on the 28th of June ; after removing the 

 crop, he immediately replanted the stems ; and 

 although the first crop was considered good, the 

 second from the stems, was superior, more nu- 

 merous, larger, and of a better quality. The 

 experiment is worthy of further trial. 



TO MAKE CORKS FOR BOTTLES. 

 Take wax, hog's lard, and turpentine, equal 



quantities, or thereabouts. Melt all together, 

 and stop your bottles with it. — Selected. 



LIME. 



We are much obliged to our correspondent J. 

 S. S. for Dr. Darlington's communication on the 

 subject of Lime, and regret that it was not re- 

 ceived in time for insertion in this paper. It 

 will constitute the " leader" for the December 

 number. 



CONTENTS OF NO. XI. 



Plank Roads — Comparative value and cheapness of, 

 p. 241. 



Apples — Value of, as food for animals, p. 242. 

 Peach Trees — Depredations of insects prevented by 



the use of tobacco, p. 243. 

 Coal Tar — Recommended as a paint, p. 243. 

 Churn — Upon a new principle, p. 243. 

 New York State Fair— Notice of, p. 243. 

 Agricultural Clubs — Effect upon the price of land, 244. 

 Smokcy Chimneys — Apparatus for curing described, 



with a cut, p. 244. 

 Guano — Its properties, price, &c. p. 246. 

 Corn — To cure for hay, p. 247. 

 Manuring — Performed by coating the seeds, p. 248. 

 Farm Labor — Economical application of, p. 249. 

 Manure — Should be made upon the ground where it 



is wanted, p. 249. 

 Corn— Proper mode of planting and working, p. 249. 

 Cologne Water — Recipe for making, p. 250. 

 Bats— To destroy, p. 250. 



Institute of Agriculture — Established in New York, p. 

 250. 



Hints — "Worth knowing, p. 251. 

 Hay — Should it be cured with salt 1 ? p. 251. 

 Thorough Cultivation — Recommended, p. 252. 

 Com— Recommended as a green crop improver, p. 

 253. 



Mechanical Agriculture— A degree of mechanical know- 

 ledge absolutely necessary to the farmer, p. 253. 



Manure — Prices paid for it in England, p. 254. 



Peach Trees — New mode of pruning, p. 254. 



Wheat — Result of experiments in time of cutting, p. 

 254. 



Seeds — How they should be selected, p. 254. 

 Transplanting — A new mode described, with a cut, p. 

 255. 



Mattress — An excellent mode of constructing, p. 256. 



Orchards — Injured by rye, p. 256. 



Ploughs — Trial of American in England, p. 256. 



Pea ''Vines— Directions for curing, p. 257. 



Asparagus — Medical properties, p. 257. 



Milking — Directions for performing, p. 257. 



Potatoes — How to cook, p. 258. 



Henrico Agricultural Society — Fall exhibition and re- 

 port of the farm committee, p. 258. 



Deep Ploughing — Effect of, p. 260. 



Rasp — An instrument for grinding apples, roots, &c. 

 p. 261. 



A Vegetable Man— At the New York fair, p. 262. 

 Tobacco — Inspections for 1844, p. 262. 

 Limestone — To test its value, p. 262. 

 Butter— From Mrs. W. S. Ryland, p. 263. 

 Urine — Substances recommended for its absorption, 

 p. 263. 



Wool — New mode of obtaining, p. 263. 



Garden — Value of a hen in, p. 263. 



Stretches in Sheep — To cure, p. 263. 



Good Farming — On what does it depend* p. 263. 



Flowers — To extract the essential oil from, p. 264. 



Cucumbers — Grown on trellises, p. 264. 



Meadoivs — Harrowing recommended, p. 264. 



