CONTENTS OF FEBSUASY KUSiBEK. 
PLANTATION ECONOMY AND MISCELLANY. 
Work for the Month Page 
Preparation and Cultivation of Landfor Corn — a “big crop."’ “ 
Taking from the Soil without making returns “ 
Fodder Pulling and Hay Making “ 
Some Potatoes “ 
White Worms in Horses — Inqrriry Answmred “ 
Worms in Horses — A Cure “ 
Address, delivered before the Colaparchee Agricultural So- 
ciety 
African and Chinese Sugar Cane 
Grape Cultiu’e and Wine Making “ 
The Rescue Gi’ass. “ 
Cleaning Rice — Garget in Cows — Mulberries “ 
Spaying Cows ' “ 
Improved Wire Netting Pence (illustrated) “ 
Bloody Murrain in Cattle “ 
Mulching Fruit Trees “ 
A Concise Tabular Statement, showing the distance requir- 
ed for planting] or sowing various quantities of wheat 
Grain “ 
Dourah Corn, or Egyptian Millet “ 
Mexican Wild Potatoes — Poland Oats, &c “ 
Milk from Spayed Cows “ 
Dropsy — A Remedy “ 
Topping Cotton — Five years Experience “ 
Bots or Grubs in Horses “ 
A new way to Sharpen Edge-Tools “ 
Gin Stands and Grist Mills “ 
Cultivator — Horse Hoe Bots in Horses — Buck-Eye for 
Piles, &c “ 
House for Drying Fruit “ 
Camels in the United States “ 
Plowing Corn — Breaking Roots “ 
Sweet Potatoes — A Poor Crop in Texas “ 
OUapodria — Matters and Things “ 
Scours in Colts — Murrain, &c “ 
Agricultural Enterprise “ 
Influence of Parents on Progeny “ 
Brine a Poison “ 
A Trout living in a wmll 25 years “ 
Packing Household Articles “ 
EDITORIAL. 
Answers to Correspondents Page 
Premiums — Books and Fruit Trees “ 
Planting Com — Deep Plowing “ 
Seeds, Fruit Scions, Ac “ 
Protecting Plants from Frost and Sun “ 
Curing Bacon Hams — a good recipe “ 
The Season “ 
New Pajjer “ 
Georgia Land Office “ 
Hildreth’s Gang Plow “ 
HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 
Roses for the Soirth Page 
Hedges — Ornamental and Defensive “ 
The Warren Grape “ 
Fruits and Flowers (poetry) “ 
New Southern Ornamental Plant “ 
The Warren and Herbemont Gra,pcs “ 
Value of the Apple — Southern Seedling “ 
How to make a Hot Bed “ 
Root Grafting “ 
DOMESTIC ECONOMY, &.C. 
Soup of any kind of old Fowl Page 
Mock Turtle Soup of Calf s Head “ 
Beef Steaks “ 
To Preserve Crab-Apples “ 
Cat-fish Soixp “ 
Wheat Bread “ 
The Whisky Remedy “ 
To Relieve Choked Cattle “ 
A Nice little Dish of Beef “ 
ILLUSTRATION. 
Improved Wire Netting Fence Page 48 
COTTON SEED. 
I AAD bushels prolific POMEGRANATE, very pure, for 
gUl/'* Fifty Cents a bushel, at my Gin, or forwarded to cash 
orders, in sacks for fifty cents per sack extra. Also. CROWDER 
COTTON SEED, equally pure and productive, an early opener, grow- 
ing and making till late. Address DR. A. W. WASHBURN, 
.Jan56— tf Yazoo City, Miss. 
CARMICHAEL & BEAN. 
D ealers in hardware, cutlery, and agricul- 
tural IMPELMENTS, Augusta, Ga. 
We are, also, Agents for the following articles SALAMAN- 
DER SAFES, made by Stearns & Marvin, New York ; LITTLE 
GIANT CORN AND COB MILLS ; Indian Rubber BELTING, 
PACKING and HOSE, made by Boston Belting Company; AT- 
KINS’ SELF RAKING REAPER ; CIRCULAR SAWS, made 
by Hoe & Go., and Welch &. Griffith’s HORSE POWERS ; FAN 
MILLS, THRESHERS and SMUT MACHINES, 
CARMICHAEL & BEAN, 
AprilSS C]> Augusta, Ga. 
1856 ! 
1056! 
SOUTeSEN CULTIVATOR, 
A ^OUMNAIi, 
DEVOTED TO SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, STOCK 
BREEDING, POULTRY, BEES, GENERAL 
FARM ECONOMY, &C. 
Illustrated with S^umerous Engravings. 
DANIEL LEE, M. D., and D. REDMOND, Editors. 
Tlie Foiirteentli Ychisne, wntii many new and valtiable 
iiiiproveiiients, commences in 
Jannary, 185<i. 
The CULTIVATOR is a large octavo of Thirty-Two pages, 
forming a volume of 384 pages in the year. It is devoted exclusely 
to the improvement of Planting, Gardening, Fruit-Growing, and the 
general rural interests of the South ; and contains more reading mat- 
ter than any similar publication in the Cotton-growing States. Its 
Editors are men of experience in their respective departments, 
and it is well tilled with the most 
Valuable Original Contributions 
from the most intelligent and practical Planters, Farmers and Hor- 
ticulturists in every section of the South and Southwest. 
TERMS. 
One Copy, one year $l I Twenty-Five Copies $20 
Six Copies “ 5 J One Hundred Copies 75 
ALWAYS IN ADVANCE. No paper sent unless the ca^h 
accompanies the order. 
The Bills of all specie-paying Banks, and Post Office Stamps, 
received at par. 
Remittannees, by mail (post-paid) will be at the Publisher’s risk- 
A dvertisements 
Inserted at ONE Dollar per sqnai-e of twelve lines, each insertion ; 
One square, per annum, Ten Dollars. 
Address WM. S. JONES, Au^sta, Ga. 
{^p^’Persons who will act as AGENTS, and obtain SUBSCRI- 
BERS, will be furnished with the paper at club prices. 
PREMIUM STRAWBERRY PLANTS! 
NOW IS THE TIME I ! 
T hirty Premium varieties, including such choice kinds aa 
HOVEY’S SEEDLING, LONGWORTHS PROLIFIC, Mc- 
AVOYS’ SUPERIOR, BLACK PRINCE, CRESCENT SEED- 
LING, CRIMSON CONE, &,c., may be obtained in large or small 
quantities from the subscriber. Plants properly set out in Novem- 
ber or December, will bear abundant crops of fruit the following 
spring. See November (1855) number of the Southern Cultivator 
for full directions, which will be furnished to all purchasers. Price 
of Plants 50 cents per dozen, or from $1 to $3 per hundred. The 
plants can be packed so as to go almost any distance in peiTect con- 
dition. All varieties wairanted true to name, and orders promptly 
attended to. Address D. REDMOND, 
Nov55 — tf. Augusta, Ga. 
ROCHESTER CUTTING KNIVES. 
O F all the many CUTTING KNIVES ever invented, the best 
can now be seen at bur Store. It will cut anything from Oat 
Straw to Hickory Sticks, easily and very fast. 
Jau56— 3t CARMICHAEL & BEAN. 
DEVON GRADE HEIFER FOR SALE. 
S EVERAL GRADE or HALF DEVON HEIFERS, of various 
ages, from excellent Milkhig Cows, and sued by the prize Bull, 
“Keokuk,” whose pedigree was published in September number 
(1853) of Southern Cultivator. For particulars of price. &c., ad- 
di’ess D. REDMOND, 
Nov55 — tf Augusta, Ga. 
E. McCreery, I R. M. Hooke, 
Charleston. | Chattanooga. 
McCREERY & HOOKE, 
( ■^OTTON FACTORS, COMMISSION AND FORWARDING 
J MERCHANTS, Brown’s Wharf, Charleston, S. C. 
' 13^ Strict attention given to the sale of all Country Produce and 
Manufactures, to the Receiving and Forwarding of Freight, and to 
filling of orders in this market. Feb55 — Cly 
HOVEY’S SEEDLING STRAWBERRY PLANTS, 
ri^EN THOUSAND STRAWBERRY PLANTS, one year old 
_L warranted to bear next spring, if planted according to the 
directions, which will he furnished. Printed directions for their 
culture will be sent with the plants when ordered. Orders from the 
country solited. Price, $2 per hundi’ed. WM. HAINES, 
Nov55 — tf Broad st., Augusta, Ga. 
J. M. NEWBY, 
(AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.) 
UNDER THE UNITED STATES HOTEL, 
H ave just received the largest and choicest lot of fine CLOTH- 
ING they have ever ofi'ered to their customers and the public. 
Those in want of the newest styles of goods arc invited to call and 
look at them. Also, a fine lot of Boys’ and Youths’ CLOTHING. 
Nov55— 3t 
