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SOUTHEKN CULTIVATOR. 
TO OUR BRETHREN OF THE PRESS. 
Exchange Papers will greatly oblige us by calling the 
attention of their Agricultural readers to the beginning of 
our new volume in January, 1857 ; the terms of our pa- 
per, its general scope, aims, and character, etc. 
^^To those who have heretofore kindly published our 
Prospectus and aided us by friendly notices, and who may 
be disposed to continue so to do, we return our best 
thanks ; and will endeavor to deserve their commenda- 
(X)NTENTS OF DECEMBER NUMBER. 
PLANTATION ECONOMY AND MISCELLANY. 
Work for the month 
The Beautiful in Agricultiire 
The extent of the Cotton Crop of this year, and probable 
run of prices J 
Yost’s Plow and Scraper 
Hogs, Pork, and Bacon — Independence ! J 
Crops on the Seaboarrl _ - - • ’ 
Chinese Sugar Cane — report of Dr. Battey (illustrated). . 
Foot Evil in Horses 
PeDper Catsup and Meat Dressing 
The China Prolitic I’ea ‘ 
Florida and her Productions - • ‘ 
Sugar Crop of Cuba ^ 
Cure for Heaves in Horses ^ 
Cotton Thresher 
EDITORIAL. 
Answers to Con'espondents 
The Southern Culitvator for 18.57 
Southern Agricultural I'airs — Progrea 
Renew your Subscriptions 
Chinese Sugar Cane — Pui’e Seed 
Robert Nelson, A. M 
The Commercial Convention, &e., &c.. . 
Premiums for 18.57, &c,, &c 
New Publications, <fcc 
HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT 
Grape Culture in the South 
Planting Fruit Trees 
The GiJly Flower 
Aineyards in the South — reply to Mr. Axt 
Laying out Orchards - 
Transplanting Trees and Shrubs 
Pears on the Quiuce - 
A Table, showing tbe number of Trees, Plants, Ac 
acre of ground 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Chinese Sugar Cane 
Sugar Mill 
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1857! 
1857! 
SOUTHERN eULTITATOR, 
A MONTHI.Y .TOlHIItNAIL. 
DEVOTED TO SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, STOCK 
BREEDING. POULTRY, BEES, GENERAL 
FARM ECONOMY, &C. 
DANIEL LEE, M. D., and D. REDMOND, Editors. 
The Fifteenth volume conimence.s in Janucury 
1857. 
TERMS. 
One Copy, one year $11 Twenty-Five Copies $20 
Six Copies “ 5 1 One Hundred Copies 75 
ALWAYS IN ADVANCE. No paper sent unless the cash 
accompanies the order. 
The Bills of aU specie-paying Banks, and Post Office Stamps, 
received at par. 
Remittannces, by mail (post-paid) will be at the Publisher’s risk. 
Address WlAI. S. JONES, Augu.««ta, tJa. 
l^^Persons who will act as AGENTS, and obtain SUBSCRI- 
BERS, will be furnished with the paper at club prices. 
HEDGE PLANTS, BASKET WILLLOWS, &u. 
O SAGE Orange, Macartney, Cherokee and other running 
ROSES for defensive and protective Hedges. Also, the 
Enonymus, Capo Jasmin, “Mock Orange,” English Laurel and 
other beautiful Evergreens for Ornamental Hedges. Osier or Bas- 
ket Willow cuttings, of the be.st varieties. Catalogues sent 
gratis. Address ; D. REDMOND, Augusta, Ga. 
DepJ.56— tf 
GRAPES !— STRAWBERRIES !— MULBERR lES, &c. 
A ll the finer varieties of native anH foreign GRAPES — some of 
tlie former, for Vineyards, on reasonable terms by the quan- 
tity. Aho, the finest collection of Strawberries in the South; 
Rochelle or Lawton BLACKBERRIES ; varieties of the RASP- 
BERRY, MU LBERRY, &c., &.C. See Descriptive Catalogue, .sent 
free of postage, to aii applicants. Address : D. REDMOND, 
Dec56 — tf Augusta, Ga. 
AUGUSTA NURSERY. 
F.XTEN'IVE COLLECTION OP SELECTED ROSES AND 
SOUTHERN RAISED FRUIT TREES. 
F a. MAUGE would respectfully iuforin the amateurs of 
« Rose.s, that he has now a superb collection of new and rare 
varieties, which ho will be happy to .supply such as may desire 
them- Hi.s prices to Nurserymen will be as low as those of any 
Nursery a.t the Norili, and his Rose Bushes will be generally of a 
larger size. He has also made recent additions to his stock of 
FRUIT TREES, and can novv^ .supply fine sort.s of the following 
varieties; Apples, Pears, Quinces, Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, 
Plums, Cherries, Soft Shell Almonds, English Walnuts, and Ha- 
zle-nuts. 
Also, GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS, .such as Camelia Japonica, 
Orange and Lemon Trees, &c., and hardy Flowering and Orna- 
mental Shrubs. Ordei-s from Ihe country will be promptly attend- 
ed to, and Trees and -Shrubs c.arefully packed and di)’ecte<.L 
Osage Ora ge Fruit for sale at $t per dozen. 
Catalogues of Roses and Fruit Trees will be .sent gratis, to .all 
post-paid lettens. Adffi-e-ss F. A. MAUGE, Augusta, Ga. 
Dec56 — -i'i 
1856! WARRANTED FRE.SH. Ib56 ! 
IMPORTED GARDEN SEED. 
I AM now opening a large supply of the best impoidetl GARDEN 
SEED, (new- crop) which are offered for sale at reasonable 
prices, embracing the following : — Extra Early Peas, Dwarf 
Man-ofat Peas, Early and Late English Cabbage, CaiTOtis, Beet.s, 
Brocoli, Lettuce, Spinage, Spring Turnips, &c. Catalogues .sent 
to any address. Oi'ders respectfully solicited 
Dec56 — It WM. HAINES, Augusta, Ga. 
NECTARINES, APRICOTS, FIGS, &c. 
A ll this choicest varieties of the above ; also. Pomegranates. 
Almonds, English Walnuts, &c.. &c. Address : 
j Dec56— tf D. REDMOND. Augusta. Ga, 
I EVER B LOO Ai I N G K OSES ! 
I EMBRACING all the leading sorts of China, Tea, Bourbon. 
j. Noisette, Hybrid Perpetuals, &c. Also, a great variety of 
‘ Spring Roses, Moss Roses, Banksian Roses, Climbers, &c., &c. 
All select, strong plants, grown on their own roots. Price 50 cents, 
or $5 per dozen. Catalogues sent Jire of postage. Address : 
Dec56 — tf D. REDMOND, Augusta, G a. 
PLUMS!— FRUi'lD AND NUR.SERY! 
A ll the most .approved varieties of the PLUM on native seed- 
ling. stocks, lurnished to order. Also, full Catalogues of 
“Frnitland Nursery” mailed to applic.ants, /r. e of 
Dec56 — tf Address: D. REDMOND, Augusta, Ga. 
PEARS FOR THE SOUIH ! 
(STANDARD and DWARF PEARS, of the most approved 
O varietie?, finely rooted and well grown. Price 50 cents each, 
or $40 per hundred. 
The Pear, under proper cultivation, t.s much larger and finer here 
than at the North nr in Em npp, and the kinds I offer are among 
tbe w-ry best Descriptive Catalogues sevit fret of postage- 
DeeSfi-^fT Address: D, REDMOND, Augusta, Ga- 
plantation and GARDEN FERTILIZERS. 
T he Subscriber has constantly on hand the follo%ving concen- 
trated MANURES, a single trial of which will prove to the 
most incredulous their value as a restorer of fertility to worn out 
soils and their adaptation to increasing largely the products of the 
Garden and the Orchard 
Numerous testimonials from gentleman who tried them last sea- 
son have been received, all of vvhom concur in saying that their ex- 
periments were satisfactory and profitable beyond theii' anticipa- 
tions : 
PHOSPHATED GUANO.— In baneis of about 250 lb.5., at 2 
cents per lb. 
SUPER PHOSPHATE OP LIME.— In barrels of about 25/0 lbs. 
a t 2 cents per lb. 
COAK.SE GROUND BONES.— )m ban-els about 175 lbs. at 11 
cents per lb. 
FINE GROUND BONES.— In barrels of about 200 Ib.s., at 1; 
cents per lb. 
PERUVIAN GUANO.— In sacks of about 140 lbs., at 2V cents 
per lb, 
POUDRETTE, or de-oderized Night Soil, in p/owder $1 .75 ihv 
barrel. 
LAND PLASTER.— At -$1 75 per ban-el. 
Also, ROOK SALT, in ba.'-reis of about 30*0 lb.s. at 3 cent peril). 
Orders by mail or otherwise promptly attended to. _ A 
pamphlet, containing further particulaj-s and directions for using 
the above fertfiizer.s will be sent by mail, on the receipt of }X)6tagv 
stamp, to any one desiring it, D. C. L(J WBl-.R, 
AugxiBtSo — ly €8 Maga-zine -t., Nc'.v Oiietins. 
