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Ora(’T!:d Tkees. — J. A. MeP. — if you wislj to start a 
large {j-rcLurd at oiice. procure froiueome reliable IMursery- 
laan a seleciiou of the bestvarietie?, (grafted or budded ;) 
plant prcperly, and with earefiii alter-eultnre, success is al 
most eertaiii. !>ee tlie various articles o:i the Pear, tVc., in 
present iiuittber. 
“Ei.ements oe AGRH'tr.TrRE.’' c. — W. M. — Write C. 
M. Saxton & Co., as abore, eriCiOsiug .-jl.’io. 
Sugar Cane. — V v'. T. S. — The advantage possessed by the 
Chinese variety over the true Cane is tliat tJie former pro- 
duces a>% abuudaucc of seed and will grow wherever Corn 
willripesi. Its product of saceSiariue juice, al’so-, falls little 
‘ short of that yieUletl by the true cane ; while it yields two crops 
of matured stalks per season, anywhere South of latitude 34'^. 
“Some five or six varieties of cane iiave been cultivated in 
Louisiana. None of them have ever been propagated from 
aeed there ; nor in fact elsewhtjre as far as known. Wray, in 
his ‘Practical Sugar Pi nter,’ remarits ‘that no variety of cane 
is known to perfect it.s seed, (or indeed to produce anything 
like seed,) eliiiaria India, China, the Straits of Malacca, Egyi.'t 
ortlie South Sea Islands : as in all these eountries the cane is 
entirely propagated by cuttings.” In Louisiana the season 
of planting is in the fall, iaimediu.teiy after the grinding is 
over. The planters use generally for cane seed, the riper 
part of the stalk. Some cut the cane in tlie middle, to 
use the top.s for planting, and bring the lower joints to the 
mill ; some, again, use tee green tops alone for planting. In 
the West Indies, says Fieischnnnan, “We are told that the 
few upper joints of the plant nearest the leaves, cominonly 
designed as the 'cane tups,’ are used as cane seed. Where ilie 
cane arrives to perfect maturity, where every joint is ripe 
and every eye well developed, the top points may answer, 
hutin Loaisana, vriiere the cane is never entirely matured, 
where it must be cut before the upper joints are Vovmed, the 
tops are not tit for seed, and the result iiiuti: necessarily be a 
bad one. Pieces of cane having from 5 to 1'2 or more joints 
are used lor planting.” It will be seen that tt)e true cane does 
not mature seed except in tropical countries, and that bv.toiie 
crop of canes j>er year can be obtained even there. Yoa 
cannot fad with the Chinese Cane, if you will read and profit 
by all that has appec.red in our paper, i'be French are mak- 
ing cider and alcohol in abundance fix-ai it, but we cannot 
describe the process, at present. 
Sh.ade ok Trees. — Ami^o. — Intelligent people, and even ' 
medical men, differ greatly in regard to the effect of .shade I 
treea around dwellings. One authority says: — ‘ The inter- i 
position of a dense forest, or a high wail, a chain of elevated i 
hills, or any other nat-ural or meciianicai obstacle has been i 
known to protect the inhabitants of villages, camps, of con- ' 
vents, and ofsiugle habitalions, from the pe.stiferous iutlu- ; 
ence t^)f neigaborie'g marshes. A notable instance of this ‘ 
sanitary principle is stated in respect to’ a convent .situated i 
on .^ount Argeutal, near the village of St. Slephauo, which 
tor a lung time wasrouiaikabl Ibr its salubrity but when the 
trees v/ere cut dow 1 it became extremely sickly.” Others, 
equally well informed, regard the shade of trees and the damp- 
uees rvhieii it engenders, as uuheuhhy, and v/e agree with 
these l ist to a certain extent. Will uur readers give us their 
views Dll the subject 1 
Plows A.vn Pr.owi.vo. — Gr.— The best tiirciag plow we 
know of, is Kick's inm Lemn, (nr *• vVashington”) No. 2. 
We may give you a short chapter on surface and subsoil plows 
hereatier. Tne expanding Horse Hoe is a very jierfeet im 
piemen for keeping the rows eJeau, 
Soioi.vo Cattle. — M. A. B. — Mr. Nei.so.v will prepare 
an article on Soiling Cattie in tlie South, for a future number. 
In the iueautiine, .see Stephens’ Book of ttie Farm,” “Col- 
rnau s Agricultural Tour,” and other works on Luropean 
fanning. 
T\ot Beds. — W. P. — We republish for you the mode of 
miikiug the ‘‘ German Kot B.,d,” as desired: “ Take wliite 
cotton cloth of a claae texture, slridcli and nail it on fntuies 
of any size you wish: take two ounces of lime water, four 
ounces linseed oil, one of white of eggs, two ounces or yoiR 
of eg,^s ; mix thelnne and oil With very gentle heat, beat the 
egg» separately, and mix them wirii the former;, spread this 
mixture with a paint brush over i he cotton, aliown g each 
coal lo dry beiore applying another, uulil. they become 
water ^r.tof. The f 4 uwi ;g are i he advaiitag. r rhis shade 
possesses over gl.ass ones : — 1. Tue c >sl beii g hardly o-,e- 
foartn. 2. Repairs are e s ly ainl cheaply made. 3. Th- 
light, T.iev do not require vvateri! g; no .uniter fow intense 
the beat, of ihe sun, liie plriutsaic never stl’.ac.k. u m ii oi 
burn , of eiifchked in growih, ne timr do tiiey j>row u,; io.i ■, 
sick, add Weakly as they do u der ghf s. and a. id tin re i 
abuiid-i.nc of li.,lit. 4. lue lieal arisc.g entirely Imm b>-l .ug 
is morn . quabie and temper le, wlncii usagrealntj et. Ta- 
YKpoi 1 s.i g m>!ji the manure and eanii .s c Lidei:.-.cd tiy the 
<300 Lor ..assiig over the euixaee ol snade, and stands iu dri-os 
upon the inside and, therefore, the plants do not reriuire as 
frequent watering. If the frames or stretchers are m.ade 
large, they should be intersected by cross-bars about a foot 
square, to support the cloth. These articles are just the thtri.<g 
for bringing forward flower seed.s in sea <ou for transplanting.'' jj 
In addition to our own remarks, under the head 
of “Work for the Month/’ we give the following sea- 
sonable hints A'oni Apenkck’s Rural, Alinanac.'\ 
TIlii IklTCHEN IN THE .S(,WTTr-?.. 
In discussing this subject, tbe great difllcalty is to keep 
i within the inoderaie limits recjiilrtil in a publication of this 
j kind, and yet convey the rcqui.site infor.mation, 
; As a general thing, in the -South, wc consutTte too much 
; of rich and highly nutritious food ; and too little of vege- 
I tables and fruits. The blood thus formed is too thick, 
! especially as perspiration is conti»iuous and copious ; and 
. dalliiess and disease are ilius induced. Vegetables and 
I .soups ought to constitute a large portion of our diet in hot 
j weather ; together with tlie free use of fruits before 
i noon. 
! The Vegetable Garden is the most important appendage 
i lo a homestead. Select a rolerabiy level spot of land 
! naturally rich. The exposure is of less moment than is 
i generally represented ; though we should prefer a gentle 
1 slope to the East, with protection, at some hftie distatice 
I from the cold North blasts. Water, from a running 
^ stream, pond or even a we!!, is indispensable. Pond.s can 
j readily be formed, and alford the best water. They may 
J be kept full or well supplied from a well or spring, n.-^ing a 
I small wind mi!) and pump. The location should be oiie 
I convenient to the dwelling, that the ladies of the Lrnily 
1 may have easy acce.ss ; the garden being, usually under 
I their exclusive care. It should also he accessible from the 
( stable or farm yard, that supplies of manure may readily 
be had. 
The shape slmuld be nn oblong 5 qirarc, that the plow 
and cultivator may be u.sfd as inucii as pr..soi!jk', Oiic 
bro.ad main walk up the centre, at, leasfp feet, vride ‘.x ith a 
gate at eacli end, wide cnongb for a cart or w.uton to 
pass; with borders live Let wlile next the fence, ad 
! around ; and a walk inside of these borders, also five 
feet wide. Dwarfed fruit trees mav bo jficiuted along.side 
of ;i.I! the walks running Icng'liways of tlu' warden, hut 
n.'.'t across the ends —that the plow and ciihi valor nny 
iiavi; free access to the end walks, fir itiritinir. The less 
complmaiioii in llie arrangement and iayin2 “IT rT the 
vegetable garden, tlie be'br Sliane and oi iiaua iiiai 
tree.-;, flowers and siirnb.s are out of [,■) .ce theie 
d'lie entire garden slmuli be tren''hcd if pn-.-'i de ; of tit 
lea.st Irencb-ploiL'f.d —xhwx is, in breaking up, afi. r a hetivy 
dre.'Siog of UHiiUre has iaen aprdied, usi- siion;.; tfauiG 
and good, deep-tiibng plows, running liic plow' to ifle, 
hvlrr’ in evert! furrou- ; thus t-tn ring u, • ihe, so--! to 
at 'Last a f lOf ill d' ptli. It will luiqnesiiouahly 'p ni to 
ireneh wii h tile spade and l horougiil v enru h the gar.'eu 
(n I Ik; depi h of till re, feet; iind<mdraiiii-ig at .-ante time 
when at til! pract ictib'e. Put wiili a fur .sod,. mu.- root ir> 
cpih, .-im! pleuufni Mippih's of nimuiv find nf vvat* r. the 
Vt-ry tinC'! Veg; r od- .s ."UI heprofnri-d ;it fdi ni .-i nns in 
dies <1 111 lie N i iier I liior m u miiiig iinr -ee I lUU'f he. 
sjt.il ed. .Sow agaoi fill I fi-ain, if neees-aiw ’'h- e.o -t of 
•seel is a more noiliing I'nnijiHreil to ilie fidv;i u’figi s of a 
pleiiidul supply of ve^t iahleft in ili-rir tetMuis, 
