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day.' huleeii, the Pian'ers h.ere, who u^e diern, think it 
Dost to roothe whole oF their Cottoo erop through tliem, 
CIS the Cotton leares t[,ie machine so ioose, dry and clean, ^ 
that the]/ consider it a great saving in the rime of ginning 
tind wear of thexr Gms: and if the Cottott is wet they vnti 
it through the machine to beat it loose and dry it before, 
laying it in bstik for ginnirtg, A smalier one can also be 
made by preserving the same reiative proportio.rES, that 
can tun at the same time with the Gin, so that all that is 
requisite to do, is to feed the Cotton Cleaner, s,ud let it 
discharge the Cotton into tlie feed box of the Gin, 
I ejneiose a view of the machine, in which figure 1 is a 
perspective viewn Figure 2, a Transverse Vertical sec- 
tion, and iigiire 3, a longitudinal elevation of tlui main 
shaft, with beating w'ings detached. Oiher letters d.e.sig- 
Kate other parts of the niachine. B is casing ; H is the 
concave Ited, composed of rods or slats; J is supporting 
frame; C is hopper ; a iigure 3 is main shaft; B is a dri- I 
ving pally ; gg are beating win^s ; Fare radial b.ars or ^ 
arms supporting the bars; ff to which the beating wings I 
are attached. [We are unable to give the engravings a!- ■ 
laded to, at. j’>rasent.— Eo^:.] j 
-Much of the Cotton, when it comes front the field, is in | 
a matted, dirty condition, and if snhiected to violent he.at- ^ 
ing action at first, would be much inim-ed. d'he slow ' 
motion of the be.ating wings at the smallest end ■ cf the 
cylinder acting in corijnnetion with the bars or ribs of the 
concave H opens the fibres of the Cotton without injuring 
the same, and as it is gnadually pas.^ed along, the increas- 
ing speed of die wings iients the Cotron and ogitates the 
air to such a degree, tliat the dirt, and a part of the seeds 
are separated from the Cotton, the fibres are thoroughly 
opened, and tiie Cotton is discharged irom tlie machine in 
the most perfect, condition for ginning, 
f could procure a large number of testinionials in favor 
of its efficacy, hut the foliovvi.ag may be srifticient, for the 
present, it b' irtg an opinion kindly .sent to me by L C. 
Robbins, Mechanical ,Engineer, Washingfon, D, C, 
CMltNEHE PiiOL-IF'JtC FKA LET'I’Elf FMO.H 
E,v-fdov. «i' ArfiaiisaK. 
The following very convincing letter was recently ad- 
dressed by Ex Gov. Bahw, of Arkansas, to Robert H- 
l)ouG'.,A.s.s, Es(|., father of the gentleman who first intro- 
duced tins very wonderful Field Pea to public notice 
through our columns : 
Fopr S,’.i!TK. Ark., Dec. 20. 1855. 
/Jmr Su- ! thank you for the package containing 
the specimen of Clrina Peas. From the hardy appear- 
ance of the few I picked up on the g ound, in this month, 
at your plantation, I had supposed it capable of resisting 
the winters of a higher latitude, and will give it a trial in 
this vicinity. If they succeed as well here eis in your al- 
luvial soils, they must prove invaluable. 
The evidences ulibrded me while at your iiouse, by an 
examination ol the quantify of vine ;md peas gathered 
ftorn one and a half acres of ground, D beyiRui anytklthR 
in UiP. vniij of a ^rcat yield I luice ever knoten. 
! think I am within bounds when I say the yield in pea 
and Vine must be at least four or five times greater than any 
other pea — clover or grass lor hay. And the waste peas 
were equal to any other fall pea crop; and, from the quan- 
uiy of v^aste vinos remaisiing on the ground, 1 think it will 
prove a fine manure ai>d supporter of the soil. 
lour son, IMr. W>3. F. Douglass, has done well in ma- 
king: arrangeinents for the extended culture of this inval- 
uable pea in the older States, where it will doubtless do 
more iu re instating the old, worn-out lands, than guano 
or any otiter application to tlie soil, while; at the same 
time, the yield is likely to be as great on .such lands as on 
th.e ncii b'frtoiii.s of the Arkansas. Should it prove so, 
tiiis pea will become as farndiar to every Southf rn Planter 
as tiiose now esteemed a.s the most productive. 
Rcspeclfuily, your obk. servk , 
Tito.s. S. Drew. 
JoH.v Wism, Esq — Dear .S’b-.- My opinion of your 
Cotton Cleaner and Threslicr is as follows : in .simplicity 
of construction and efficiency of action, it is certaiolv one 
of the very best machines for the cleaning of Couon tfiat 
ha.s ever come under my observation, and if the above 
opinion can be of atiy .service to you, you are at liberty 
to use it in- any wo)? you may see proper. 
WLshing you much success, 1 remain respei-tPdiy yours, 
'if C. KoB3i.\s. 
My invention ha.s not been brou.ybt nmeh into notice, 
except in thi.s pl.ice, as my ciiTLim nances are ?.>.!ch tliat I 
rvsUid not provide rhe means ul iunfishing mjself vvicli 
Agent.s !;> travel tbrouijh iiu^ CoRon .gsavA'intr retrion of 
rhe United State-^, althoiigli a .short lirne before, ] wa.s 
;-;ho wn your article in D.iulhr^ u- i'v/firof/rr, a ttfO- 
tlemau ofiered to assist uic'. so t.h.-G. { shall now sen<i 
out one or more .Ayents, '.viih sand! working machirres 
for oper.atiori and trivd, anil .andfavor to .sell ntthts 'o in 
diviriuals or counties a.s .soon, as p.ossiidc y'onr CuHi- 
■ixitor !s ta.ken .and rciffi bv F-toiicrs pt incipjaiiv, who need 
fo.icti H machine, you vcould confor a lastiso:- obligation on 
me. by giving the inv-ention a notice i.n it, and ordage. ■ 
Y our mi.csi obh. seiu'^r., ■ ..F.,.i<.v Wiyph 
P. S -‘-I could refer any persons ioaking emptiries con 
cerning the machine ; To 31aj R-eamor Young, 11. Young, 
Jt,, E.sfare of CoL M. YY-is.ng, Dr. T. B Y'^-hnn. Gcnci-'a'l 
Tbos Bfsck.shear, 'Fhns. Jones, Esq . M B. Jonc.s. Esq . 
Ja.s founR, A. T Mcintyre. s'i.os-- Vf yche, L VYyche, 
H VYycho, VYin Lowder., L Bowen, M. Bowen, T Bot 
topos, Hoii Col. Jus Sewai'd. and ;5. innnbcr of ot hers who 
would ehceifody fxe tlu-ir te.sdmony in favor of tite e.lll 
mey of the machiue — ait b-eing in rffis county. 
Tui: .Steam Flow. — A cotrespondent cf the London 
'Pines says : 
. ‘Ufi'i Fiiday last 1 had the pleasure of witnessing Mr. 
Fowler .s new steam plow at work on the farm of Mr. 
Charter, near Slough ; and i veish the public to know that 
inadrinery has at last been set in uioiion which really can 
pl()\v With economy as well as e.fii. iency. Mr Fowler 
i.s able so ploiv very light land, 1 was informed, for 3s, and 
Iseavy land for (is per acre f and he i.s now trenching for 
ills Rova! Higiine.'-s, Prince iVibert, on khoic Farni, TO 
osf.nc.s deep, at losf per acre.’’ 
■■’'Ki'ons Toe. to .itd .50. 
, yAoout So G2, ' 
D.ci'r.vm VG 'ruL South. — T he New (fika.os BuJeiin 
sug;.te.sfs lisc following capita! method of deferiding the 
Soutii.; 
“ The best way of defersiliog tiie South," liie BulleliD 
says," is to lOake. a vigorous. and extended assault u,oon oid 
fields and dilapiriated fences, 'fhe enemy is .sure to enter 
at- every gap, and lie concealed in 'eveYy hria.r patch and 
acie of weeds he'nihy tiiscover To i-out him, lioise foot 
and dragooiis, it is nece.sSt«y to set tiie plow and the 
.'pn.de going; and ihfil to overvA-heiin ifia'i with mountains 
of n.anuffj. Nothing like rn.asiufe f >r the riglits of the 
8outh, and tlie expul.'ion of its enemies. 1'hcv <'ank. 
sfati i it Ht ail. Tlie ‘ Y.rginia and Kciitucky RcsolmifiiisY 
are nothing in cooiparis n witli it. 'Fhcy ttiay lie at- 
lackc!! it! front and .rear, and teiribly slimn-vtc*; but 
mu.-.k tiosu the swmTips an I dtep plowing, vvil'l a plenty 
of it, V. ill [irove invulin r.ii Ic. Cot on baie> a'C l.ui ^Oi^- 
satnei 'in potency, placed besi-fes heaps of muck." 
lAioniasvilte, Ga., 1857. 
J, W. 
