SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
<5>n the scova of durability. The baskets are very 
and easy to handle or etiipty. I shoo hi add to the house, 
after completion as above detailed, two good coats o 
white wash, makuig it perfectly sweet and clean. The 
bottom or flue covering also received several coats o* 
aaortar before it became perfectly tight.. As proof of the 
stiperiority of my dry-house, I would slate that the peach 
©•s dried in it readily brought 75 cents per bushel, whih 
those dried upon the open kilns in the neighborhood 
birought but 50 cents. This was owing to their superior 
^^^^ality, bright, fresh color, and cleanliness. 
A rougia, open shed was also built near by, containing 
along table for cutting and throwing the peaches upon, 
■and racks or frames for the temporary resting of the ba5ket^ 
while filling. This dry house was filled about every oth 
morning, with fresh-cut fruit, though I believe it mighi 
Isave been made to do double the amount that it did; but 
we were not very particular. lam, therefore unable to 
reliable figures as to profit, but simply state, with re 
gsrd to its operation, that no fruit was ever scorched or 
iisjured in the least. On the contrary, its action was 
©ompSete in every particular. I had no chimney to mine, 
as it was a rough affair; though a good chimney at the 
end would be necessary to safety and draught of 
iSir©. 
I would also add that I subsequently inspected several 
.aify-houses, some with drawers pulling out on each side. 
&rA resting upon pins in a post, while filling. Thes® 
wsye superior in appearance and ingenuity to my own. 
hmil thought but little better in actual use. For instance, 
drawers were heavy and difficult to handle, and the 
J&tiit had tone picked off and put on by hand, the draw 
<ass also expanding and contracting, leaving leaks of heat, 
6lg. But [ will not enlarge, as 1 have already exceed 
td reasonable brevity. 
i hope some one will suggest a better plan, or some 
iA^tprovemont. Mine was certainly economical, costing 
mly the labor of a few leisure hours and a few nails. 1 
iam going to build one next year, and as rock is scarce, ] 
build of unburnt brick, for economy. 
Yours truly, L. P. H. 
I^anvillCf Miss , 1855. 
CAMELS m THE UNITED STATES. 
At a late meeting of the New York “Farmers’ Club,” 
.Mr. Risturnel read tlie following paper on this very in- 
igjesting subject : 
'^‘Thirty thousand dollars have been appropriated by 
©ovemment to purchase Camels to be used by the mili- 
isisj of the United States. The Bey of Tunis presented 
Swo very valuable ones to the agent. Major Wain, and 
fiiiese and othea-s are on shipboard for this country, and 
fj&vera! others are to be purchased. The question of 
ji^aptatioa to the country is yet to be settled by experi- 
A company has also been chartered in this State 
^irAroduce camels into the country for commercial pur- 
Mr. D. is of opinion that there is no difficulty in 
rtjesnS of latitude, because the camel is in use in Asia and 
Afirica in latitudes between 15° and 40°. Mr. D. thinks 
camels can be used tn all the central and Southern 
•3<3rt!oas of the United States. Arabia is the original 
osmnfiry of the horse and camel. These and the gazelle, 
a36d the humped oxen all flourish there now. The cam- 
els hair is valuable as a fleece. One species are valuable 
liise drfifft, and another for speed and ability to endure fa- 
tigue, hunger and thirst, on which account they will be 
'?! 52 iuable to travel across the great desert region east of the 
Mountains. Mr. Bartlett, the surveyor of the 
across this region, speaks in the highest 
r!i9ffms m favor of introducing the camel as a beast of bur- 
■Im between the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains. 
Mr. Kdward WciHOuran, of New York, Sful he litd 
paid a great deal ofatlention to the subject of introducing 
the camel into general use in this country. He said, of all 
.animals the camel is the most lcd->oriou 5 . It arrives at 
maturity at five years, and lives till forty years old. It 
will live upon the cactus plants and diink brackish wa- 
ter. It does best upon dry, sandy roads, and worst in 
moist clay. It will carry 800 pounds, and a pair of them 
will draw 3,000 pounds, and travel 80 miles a day. Its 
tallow, bones and hide, are all valuable in the arts. It is 
free of disease, and lives long, without being sheltered 
like the horse, h is very gentle, and not easily alarmed. 
It is easily secured at night, and is not liable to stampede, 
like mules or oxen. A very large region east of the Rocky 
Mountains, Mr. M. thinks, can never be travelled over t® 
any considerable extent by any other animal than the 
camel. The Arabian camel has been introduced into the 
deserts of Africa, where it flourishes. It has also been 
introduced into several other countries, and there does 
not seem to be any reason why it cannot be introduced 
into the United States. Humboldt states that the intro- 
duction of the camel into the Canary Isles is of recent ori- 
gin. The French of Algeria have made large use of the 
dromedary camel, and a very complete report upon the 
subject has been published. One of these swift camels 
has accomplished ten miles an hour for twenty-four hours 
in succession — 240 miles a da)'’. The camel has been 
well described by Burkhardt. There is a good account 
of the camel by Gen. Harlan, in the Patent Office Report 
of 1853. The earliest recommendation of introducing the 
camel into this country was made by Humboldt. His 
opinion was strong in favor of the project. He dwells 
with great force upon their entire adaptability to this 
country. George. P. Marsh, late Minister to Constantino- 
ple, delivered a valuable lecture before the Smithsonian 
Institute, last winter, upon the sultject of introducing the 
camel, and his opinion is, that it will be found entirely 
practicable, economical and useful. 
This is a mere sketch of the papers read upon this im- 
portant and interesting subject, but enough to show that 
the problem will probably soon be solved, whether the 
Camel will become one of our domestic animals. It is a 
very interesting matter, and the statements of the gentle- 
men were listened to with very marked attention. 
PLOWING COEN.-BREAKING ROOTS. 
Editors Southern Cultivator — I find in the Cultiva~ 
tor several communications on plowing. As we are all 
seekers after knowledge, you will please answer me one 
or two questions pertaining to the same. 
It has been the custom for a long time with the practi- 
cal farmers of this State, (and I see the same is the case 
in Georgia) to plow every other row of their corn, or only 
one side of the row, in dry seasons. Is there any practi- 
cal utility in this plan of culture, or is it done for the same 
reason that the boy put both jugs in one end of his bag 
and a rock in the other, viz: because daddy done sol 
The latter seems more plausible to a man of theory. 
Now, sirs, it is urged by the advocates ofthis system that 
plowing corn on both sides breaks the roots so much that 
the corn is too suddenly checked, and hence it should be 
plowed on one side and then stand several days to recover 
from the injury sustained, and then it should be plowed 
on the other side: of course the damage done the corn Lb 
the same as on the first plowing. Now suppose you plow 
your corn entirely on this plan in twenty days ; I plow 
mine in the same length of time, but plow every row; 
yours is checked twice, but only half as much os mine at 
each plowing. Now, will not my corn, being plowed om 
