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SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
liiiitjjern Ciiltinator. 
AUGUSTA, GA : 
VOL. XVII, No. ll.:::::NOVEMBBE, 1859. 
EEWEW lOUE SIJBSCKiP'fIONS-48^0 ! 
One number more will complete our Seventeenth Volume, 
and close the year 1859. We desire to arrange our mail 
books for the next year as early in December as possible, 
and will be thankful to all our subscribers who will re- 
new at once, and send us as many additional names as 
possible. The Cultivator is, we are glad to know, valued 
very highly wherever known, and all that is necessary 
greatly to extend its circulation and usefulness, is an 
effort on the part of our friends to introduce it in places 
where it has hitherto been a stranger, 
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Health and Longevity of Farmers.— L. K. 0.— If 
your peculiar locality is healthy, there can be no ques- 
tion concerning the healthfulness of the business of farm- 
ing, If you are exposed to dampness or malarious in- 
fluences, it is prudent to eat your breakfast or at least 
take a cup of lea or coffee before going out in the morn- 
ing, A person is peculiarly liable to sickness or con-: 
tagion “on an empty stomach.” One of our exchanges 
gives the following good reasons why farmers ought to be 
more healthy than “professional men:” — “1. They work 
more and develop all the leading muscles of the body. 2. 
They take their exercise in the open air and breathe a great 
amount of oxygen. 3. Their food and drinks are com- 
monly less adulterated and far more simple. 4 They do 
not overwork their brain as much as industrious profes- 
sional men, 5, They take their sleep commonly during 
the hours of darkness, and do not try to turn day into 
night. G. They are not so ambitious and do not wear 
themselves out so rapidly in the contest of rivalry. 7. 
Their pleasures are simple and less exhausting.” 
M.'ssingNumber.s,— C. G. C.— The desired number has 
been mailed to you, The Postoffice was at fault, as usual. 
“ CiiEc:c Rs!n” for Horses— A. L. C.— The “check 
strap” or “bearing rein,” used to draw up the heads of 
horses, is cruel and unnecessary. The horse that is en- 
deavoring to expend his strength needs she free, natural 
use ofliead and neck. The cramping position, now en- 
forced, is alike severe and injurious to horses in any 
business, and should be eased off, till nature has free play. 
Looms and Spinning Jennies. — A, K. E — For infor- 
mation in regard to Mendenhall's Hand Loom, address 
W. B Griffin, Augusta Ga. We do not know the manu- 
facturer of a Spinning Jenny to go by hand, though we 
are confident there is such a machine. Will not the 
patentee or n aker advertise or describe it in our paper? 
We quite agree with our correspondent that in many 
cases the above machines would be good substitutes for 
the Piano Forte, and would make better music than that 
horribly tortured and abused instrument. 
Quince Culture. — B. A. S. — Transplant in November 
or December— making the ground very deep and rich- 
train up to a single stout trunk or stem— keep the ground 
around the trees loose and mellow, and give it a top-dress- 
ing of salt from time to time. Cow Peas may cover the 
spaces between the trees in summer, but they must not be 
allowed to grow too near, or twine around them. Al- 
ways turn the vines under as soon as they begin to form 
pods, and sow again, if the season is not too far advanced. 
This will make your land very rich in a few years. Ten 
,^eet every w'ay is a good distance for the Quince. It is, 
as you say, worthy of more attention than it has received 
in the South, 
Arkansas Lands —C. A.— We sent you the desired ad- 
dress per mail. 
Vine Grower AND Wine Maker Wanted. — A Sub- 
scriber at Marion, Ala , will give good encouragement to 
any person who, properly understanding the business, 
will establish and tend a Vineyard for him at that place. 
We will forward all communications from applicants. 
Steam Engine, &c. — J. L.— See the advertisement of 
Payne & Olcotts, on cover, and write to them for infor- 
mation. 
Wire for Vineyards.- A, P. — The price of No. 10 
wire, at wholesale, in New York is 5 1-2 '’ents per pound. 
(A pound of this is twenty feet long.) Of No. 12, per 
pound, 5 3-4 cents. (A pound of this is a little over 
thirty -three feet long.) Of No. 13, per pound 6 1-4 cents, 
and the length per pound, a little over 42 feet. You can 
easily see by this, what your trellises will cost. No.T3 
will do; but, of course. No. 10 is stronger and better. 
Address: George F, Adam, care of Norton & Jewett, 33 
Chambers st.. New York. 
To Correspondents and Readers, — We made a “reso- 
L.te endeavor,” this month to publish all., the accepted 
original articles in our portfolio.; but have not succeeded 
—the paper is not large enough ! A^e have still a quan- 
tity of interesting communications unavoidably deferred 
until our next. 
I^^Several additional articles, notices of new books, 
&c., are reluctantly laid over. It will be observed that 
the present number contains a very large proportion of 
original matter. We trust our readers may find it inter- 
esting and instructive. 
Colored Plates op Fruits, Flowers, &c. — We are 
indebted to the courtesy of D, M, Dewey, of Rochester, 
N. Y., for a number of beautifully colored pictures of fruits 
and flowers, and would advise all who desire to obtain 
any of these articles to send to Mr. Dewey for a Catalogue 
and Priced List. * 
Steinway's Pianos. — For the benefit of our friends in 
the country who are fond of music, we refer to these 
Pianos. We have had one in constant use for some time, 
and besides being an instrument of reasonable price and 
excellent tone, it keeps in tune under hard usage for a 
great length of time. This is a material point to a family in 
the country. These Pianos are for sale by Mr. Zogbaum, 
of Savannah, to whose advertisement we ask attention. 
