72 
SOUTHERN CULTIYA TOR 
C'O^i'TEXTH OF FEBlitiAMY NlJIVIEEii. 
EooHoiiiy and t^fi-icellany. 
Work for the Month .r.Tse 41 
A Lectiiro on Labor 4 J 
Lotton >Spiiiaing on i’lantntion.s — Mr. Iieiirv'.< Patent M:>- 
chinory •• Jo 
Tlnral Arcliitoctnro — Ornaincutal (Jarderih’.g', Ac ” 4 b 
The Art and Principles of tSoai) Making- ‘■t (.4 
Northern Cotton and Woolen Factoric.s '' 49 
A,gricnlturp in Croorgia — Fairs, &c.. Ac nO 
Steeping Seeds, A.'-. rr2 
Devon Cow Kate Aearney, (illustrated) '• .'iy 
The Fanaor’.s Privr.te Library by 
Fish Exjx'rinicnt, &c.. - " 5 ;j 
hdbnnatioa wanted of the China Lorry .%• 
Cliinese Sn.gtir Cane.b. b 3 
Hill Side Ditching r >:5 
The Chinese Proiitie Pea — letter from Col. .Marshall. '■ HI 
The Moini’s Intlucuce on man .and |.'iant.s :~)4 
S’ever give np. &c “ TM 
Chinese Saga! Cane as a Fertilizer “ 55 
One of the roads to Crime - ‘‘ 55 
Peas for Hogs, Ae - “ 55 
Chine.se Sugar at the North “ 63 
Cotton Thresher and Cleaner . 63 
Chine.se Prolific Pea — letter from llx-Oov . Drew, of Ark.. “ 64 
Steam Plow “ 64 
Defending the South “ 6-1 
Chinese +Sugar Cani^, Ac . . “ 65 
Sea Island Cotton , 66 
Sheep in Ohio, Ac “ 66 
Editorial 
Our Book Table, A.c Page 56 
Answers, to Con’e.-ipoudeut.s, Ac “ 56 
Plastic Cojtt.on^ — Valuable Inveption 58 
Mustang Wine. . . “ 58 
Cotton Packif).', A c, .18 
Colton Cro]> of io 5 b “ .59 
•) rtir ;; b <T32Je Jit. 
Report of the Co;:i.... ,.e Poiuological So- 
eiet} of Oeei gin , Page 59 
! jOW Friiit 'i’rees. A c. " 60 
i’cars — Pi-'/iit 01 , A “ 61 
Farm Oapieiis dd 
liaising Mnsbru-.imk '■ fid 
Peach Worms 02 
Win Icr Pears..'- ' '• 62 
The Fig ■ “ 63 
New Mode of Saving Bacon...' i’age bd 
Antidote of Poison '■ iti 
'i'o p-.-eserve Hams .• “ 66 
Hoav' 10 Make I'ea properly ab 
'fO Pi'o.sevve Citron ... " 66 
(^)uinces for the Tabic - •- ’• bb 
Sealing SYax for Cans :. 66 
'i’o Keep Fiie.s off (J ildiag : . - - 66 
llhsstrntidisa. 
Devon Covv Kate Kearney Pago .52 
COfclM AIM'D GOB MILL. 
. TilE CHEAPEST AN fe .E.ICST, 
W Fi offer (or sale the. above MILIi, -ndiieh snrjvas.ses all ot.hnr.s 
in speed and di.n-a.l)i ;ty, shujdieity and sij c. gth a.. w.< a as 
economy. Th.at part oi ti i; Mid iio.s . '-.iiLiiO to w ‘ ;u beoi, separ- 
ate from' thg mai;.i >; .dy, c.i.. o, ■» -ri-ooved A! .-juiij ex- 
pense. I _ 
The above Mill has received the di'st .at Bie St-i te. Fairs 
of JSew Pork-, Ohio, Michigan, \o'-'h i i , na and 2'- . • ;.,s 
also at a large nainbe.r of County ]■ airs .e v,. rious Si-ai.e.s. 
34ic YOUNG AMFJUOA MILL peic^rt.-.s its work belter and 
ueasly twice as fast' as any 'dit.rCoiu ' i i.d Cei) ivtaiyt 
oftered to the ymbiic. 
Planters are inviu-d to '\xaii;iii<; the Mill and coraoa. : bs ad- 
vantages. OrS .N A THOS. A. lii tN iS. 
Feb57— tf .. 
“irLGTARIHBS, ^APRIGOTS, FIGS, ^^c. 
A IjL the ehoiec.st varietie.s of ti r u Pomegranates, 
Almonds, English Walnut , A t ,< <'<:ss: 
Dec56— tf __ ' D ^ 9 August.-!, Qa. 
BOYiJ'o AiiXA”i:;..iA. WGATOA . 
BUSHELS ofBOYD’S F.XTllA I'KOLfFlC COTTON 
■A'li'J S.EED for -mkc. in s-u-ks from 1 to 5 bnsheis in a sank. 
Prie.e $i 'per bushel J vHlN M. TERM EH. 
NovSti — 4t Augusta Ga. 
■ CARMICHABIi A - t 
I -.rA i .^'^S IN HARDWARE, CUTLEKi, and AORICUL- 
JJ T -JR All TMPELMENTS, A'i ;,aista, Ga, 
We are, a'lso. Agents for the fo 'wing arr:<-.}i>- ; — SALAMAN- 
DER SAFES, ma.de by St.Jani.s A Javvm, New York; LI2’'rLE 
GIANT CORN AND COB MILl-.' : Indian Rubber BELTING, 
PACKJNG-andHOSE, made bv Boston Beiting Company; AT- 
KINS' SELF RAKING REAPER; CJKCl.TAR SAWS, made ! 
by Hoe A on., and Welch A Griffith’s HORSE POW'ER.-i, F.5N i 
HILLS. IHRESHERS and SMUT MACHINES. ; 
CARMICHAEL A BF.AN. j 
xYugatsta, Ga. | 
1857! 
S ‘l> U T H E R N 
1857; 
CELTIVATeik, 
• A AOrjiATAE. 
LhVO::;:> to SoyjHKRN- .AGRH'Ur.TVnK. HOiriTCLOTUfr--.. ;;T 0 ! t' 
■jki!;el) 1 .n-g. rouLTHV, aj. 
FAJ.-.-yi !-;coM):\iY, &,,c. 
DA.'b.MEL .USE, M, D., and D. REDLIOIJD, Editors. 
Tii .3 Frfteentli voIiAne commences kx Jayitzaiw 
_ lesi. 
OxE Cony', on.' year .%! j Tv. entv-Ftve ^ & ,q 
SxxWjtiks 5 I um: Hunjjuj.o (;oi>iEs.... 75 
ALvVAY.b IN AD) ANCE. No ])i!per .sent u-j ess the cash 
acc.orapanie-. the order. 
Tim Bids of ail .si'ccie-paying Bajiks. ajid IV.st Offi -e Stamp-? 
rt;eeivcd .at i)ai-. 
iiemittaiinees, by imai 1 .'pn.T-p.aiu) will be at t'ne Publisher's risk, 
AjJiJiti-'.s.s AY Al.. S. JONE?*>, -Aiig: 33 aitn., Uo,. 
fr^s-PerAcns-who will dot .as AGENTS, and obtain SUBSCRI- 
BERS, will be furnifrlicd with the paper at clitb prices. 
FLOWBR SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH. 
H .iYlNH experienced the great difficulty in obt.ainin" reliable. 
Flower Seeds suitable to the South. I have raised’a smaR 
quantity, which I am aojv offering to the public. I w-omld partico- 
lariy draw the attention of the Ladies to the unsnrpaa ed colle^'- 
t'lous of DOUBLE STOCK GILLIFLOWEKS, TEN WEEKS 
S'i'OCXS, CARNATIONS, GERMAN ASTERS, AVALLFLOW- 
ER. HOLLYHOCKS, aud many others: 
AT TEX (’F\TS A PATEti. Delphinium .\jacis. 
Double Stock Gillifiower.-?. • Dianthus chLnensis, 
*' Ton AVe<-ks Stocks. Double Balsams. 
'■ iinpi j'ial Stocks, Elicry.sium lucidu,m, 
'• .'.utiimual .SiOt k, I’apaver samnifenijii. 
w'arnatiou.s. nia.i-kantbum, 
k*v allflower, Emilea fiammea. 
Dianthus iinpp’ialis pl(aas.stma, t { ompherena globo?:i, 
Rhodonthr- M.huglesii, Hbri.s speciosa, 
Heliotn'pdum pcruvlaimm, Ipoim .i Quamoclit, 
Pbarbitis li id;-ata, Lovatcratriraestri.s, 
l’'-h'gaijura. lenetifoliuv. Mm’.solli. 
' yiVE cenx.s ‘’F.iv i’AS'KK. Plilox Dnumuoudi, 
Adoni.-i oestiyali;. 
A.geratu.u coernieiun. 
nv - r ; u ibu .s 1 1 - icol- . r. 
Ail nna i'O.S:’.-l, 
■' cliinm-si.s, 
A u ; m ob i u m alai u ; . 
AjHirrhlaam najhs, 
A. ter. ebmensis, 
Cab ndula I'vista gaili. 
Cailiopsis bicolor, 
1 '• i:;inor.i-he bieolor. 
< X;-i;)sea cristata, 
Ci'losia iiidiea, 
i .'-.‘litoiirea cvan.i'v 
rdi'rs; r-i'.closu' 
fi.-r 1 v.ery vvi 
Augusta, Ca.. or i - fje 
fion 
Ty6,o7_tf 
Portalacca Thcllu.soni, 
Potej'iina L-iiig A isorb*. 
Reseda odorata, 
Sidpig’osis varh- bibs, 
.Si:ai:ii)s.a au'..: u.qjun.' q 
<Tiiia tricolor. 
Stuecia elegam., 
Tagete.s ereeta. 
' “ r-atula, ■ 
\'.-!'i>ena liieb’.i.lris. 
■j 'ola cd.nata, 
Ziunea elegan,-. 
.K.rr;! ithcuiums an. tium, 
linap haiiu-m fobduum. 
., ' " tr'o?'.c-y .'Old a -e ce-nt postage, stamr 
b of s to l-u: 'T-t A LEITMER. 
suas." iber. -will im ei v ith prormt atten- 
ROCER i' NEi<B 0 ^N. 
PORTABLE STEAM 
subscrihar rcspcc.t.G'l y calls the- .a: 
a of "onihert; 
Plantersand Mechanics to the PORj'APd.E STEAM EN- 
i ! 'NES, of which he has the Agency in Nev. Or - ' - They are 
v; -imple in thelf consi.'u rllonthat atyvncgj'o , ry ca,pacitv 
■ ' i be taught to nm o-'.x iu .a day. For diiv ii.g .jt machinery. 
1 uuningcoi ton gins, plantation sawmills, or corn m-dls. , umping- 
vvater, steaming food, etc., they .cannot be exi -ihed. A striking 
t’oatnfe of these engines Is chat they co.stlo.?- .Lan would mules oi- 
iiorso's, ,to do the sar'ie amcmit of VAirl'. A -'■-. ir .-.f horses wdi- 
I i'.adily move them place to ; b-tco ov.er .any o” ■ nary road. They 
!-cqj: b\- no briek-woHs U; set them up, bu'.'+h-.;y are ail ready to b’ - 
put ill opei-atiim, with ij:e n.xception of ,a mioh.:--(i6r,; er cl imney. 
0>!e Is kept at work in the subscriber’s waj-el!;: - s<> . very day be- 
:a. een'dand 3 o’cloe!-:, a' d are invit--.;! tiK caii aud inspect it. 
’riie Planter, iL.iocialiy, should look y Ph uh •(.■ ■.u; uprn theifftro- 
ductioi: of those Eugiues, to tW,; .the place -ff horse-pov/er in gffi- 
' 'Ug ooi;t;;;i :ind grir:ding c-r -u. as the cc-’t o' -;inrdng .-i G. 8, or K- 
’'.;r=e Fogine is/much less e; - day Au-n du- exj);- - '■’'leding thf 
same- !iv ir.hor of iiov.-es-; 
FKICB 8 . 
2.1 House Power 8375) 
' do. ;io. 500 
6 do. do. 700 
8 do. do 900 
' 10 .}o. do 1,100 
.\ piunphlei. ■.■onvaii.yng •'id'er pavticr.hus will i)e sent bymaii t< 
pei.-i.iii .-eiu’estmi; it. Address, 
D. C. LOWBER. 
Ft'b.57~Ty 98 Magane .8t., New Orle.-uis. 
Apriio'J— Ciy 
