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until it shall revolutionize the Agriculture of the South, 
I am yours very truly, 
Subscriber. 
Campbellton, Fla., 1859. 
The Seasons — Our Paper, &c. — Editors Southern 
Cultivator — Having never troubled you with a communi- 
cation, I hope you will not think it presumption in me so 
to do, for once at least. 
We have had a vast deal of rain during the whole win- 
ter and spring. It has rained every week, more or less, 
since the middle of November. Our seasons have almost 
undergone a change. Instead of winter and summer, for 
the past two years, we have a wet season and a dry one. 
Farmers were rather backward in planting their crops in 
consequence of the wet and backward spring. But not- 
withstanding, we have very good stands of corn and cot- 
ton, and both look very well. Wheat is rather inferior. 
The Locusts have made their appearance again. They 
are quite plenty. 
We look forward with bright anticipations to the time 
for each number of the Cultivator to come. We are get- 
ting to believe pretty strong in “Book Farming,” in these 
parts. 
Trusting that it may never cease to make its monthly 
visits to our homes, I subscribe myself. 
Yours hopefully, E, L. M. 
Jessamine, Tenn., May, 1859. 
Gardener for Arkansas.— An esteemed subscriber, at 
Pine Bluff, Ark., writes; — “Please let me know at what 
price per annum I can procure the services of a gardener. 
A steady, industrious, unmarried man would be preferred, 
I have eight acres here running up to the corporation 
line, and I wish to get some one to lay off and beautify it 
and. assist inputting out vines, fruit trees, strawberries, 
etc.” - M. 
Manure for Wheat. — Editors Southern Cultivator — 
I have fifteen acres, now in wheat, of our East Tennessee 
Mulatto land, originally good, hickory, now somewhat 
worn. I want to put the same field in wheat again and 
want to apply some one of the fertilizers. Which will be 
best, guano or the National fertilizer'? or which will cost 
the least'? Of whom can I buy either? I believe you 
answer questions, I therefore take the liberty to ask the 
above. R. A. R. 
Reply. — Use the best Peruvian Guano — 250 to 300 lbs., 
broadcast, per acre — plowed deeply under, and ground 
finely harrowed. See advertisements on cover, for names 
of dealers in fertilizers. — Eds ] 
The Tomato. — Can you or any of your subscribers tell 
of any easy means of preventing the large green worm 
or caterpillar from infesting this plant ? Lime and Plaster 
have both failed. Enquirer. 
Storm in Greenvile, Ga , &c. — Please send me the 
Cultivator for the enclosed dollar. I am preparing to 
commence farming next year, and I hope to be materially 
benefitted by it. We had, on yesterday, rain and hail 
around and about this place, but, so far as I have heard, 
no damage his been done to the crops. 
Greenville, Ga., July Is^, 1869. 
A Sure Remedy FOR A Felon.— It is said by some 
body, who pretends to know all about it, that the follow- 
ing is a sure remedy for the felon : 
“Take a pint of common soft soap and stir in air slacked 
lime till it is of the consistency of glazier’s putty. Make 
a leather thimble, fill it with this composition, and insert 
the finger therein, and a cure is certain.” 
We happen to know that the above is a certain remedy, 
and recommend it to anyone who may be troubled with 
that disagreeable ailment — Buffalo Advoeate. 
To Kill Sassafras. — Editors Southern Cultivator — I 
see in your April number, a gentleman inquiring how to 
kill Sassafras. You can publish the following if you 
think it worthy of a place in your journal: Sow down 
your land in the spring in oats. Don’t take up your 
sprouts — let your hogs have the pasture. The next year 
let your land lie out. As soon as the Sassafras com- 
mences to put out, turn your cattle upon them. If you 
have cattle enough to keep them well trimmed during the 
year, it will prove fatal to them. 
Yours respectfully, J. B. 
Pears, Grapes, &c. — “The man who would talk poli- 
tics in his orchard would eat a Pear with a case knife ! 
“Mr. Van B iren’s note on names of Apples is quite a 
contribution to English Literature. Hope he will continue 
the subject. 
“ Speaking of Grapes — Would you encourage their 
training on Fruit Trees? I have seen some splendid 
specimens lately, covering the only healthy apple tree (a 
foot through) that I have ever seen in Middle Georgia. 
[To the last question, we are conscientiously obliged to 
answer, No. Grapes (for wine, especially,) need all the 
sun they can have, (upon their leaves, not upon the fruit) 
— when trained on trees it is impossible to prune proper- 
ly— difficult to gather the crop, and the fruit is not apt to 
ripen as early or well. We do not think the practice of 
training upon trees is. common in any country noted for 
its fine wines. See letter of M. Fournier to R. Buch- 
anan, Esq., elsewhere in present number. — Eds] 
Crops in Hancock County, Ga. — A young Planter, of 
Old Hancock, writes us, June 25 : — “I am now farming to 
myself, and am as well pleased as 1 could be. I did not 
move home until the 7th of March, and began work on 
the 8th. My crop is better than I expected. I finished 
chopping cotton on Friday morning, the 17th inst. I 
shall begin to lay by my corn in a day or so. There has 
been a great complaint of grass, but I think it now all 
dead. I am entirely free of it, and I take it for granted 
that everybody is ahead of me.” B. 
UnititEltural Sejiattmtnt. 
STRAWBERRIES IN THE SOUTH. 
Remarks upon their Cultivation, and Description of a few 
of the best varieties, such as careful observation has 
proved best adapted to this climate. 
Editors Southern Cultivator — The culture of the 
Strawberry, although carried on to some extent in the 
immediate vicinity of our cities, has not, generally, re- 
ceived as much attention as it deserves. The Strawberry 
crop must only be secondary to that of the Peach; and, 
perhaps, can compete with it successfully. Its cultivation 
requires less space and outlay than the Peach, and is ac- 
cessible to every person possessing a few rods of ground. 
More attention ought to be paid to this fruit, especially 
where we have the advantage over Northern producers, 
by the crop being larger and the length of bearing season 
double to triple. In very favorable locations, where arti- 
ficial irrigation can be practiced, and with careful atten- 
tion, the season of its fruit may be extended until late 
fall. 
The best soil for the Strawberry is a deep loam, well 
manured and deeply worked. After preparing the ground 
thcironghty 4rv’ IfVflipa it^ tli^* liC't n or’e is to plant in 
