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'•Ckeam Soap.” — Mrs. G. B. Alvord sends us the fol- 
, * lowing: 
j Take 5 pounds of washing soda; 34 pounds clean 
I grease ; 5 pounds of lime, and 3 gallons of soft water 
Slack the lime ; dissolve the soda in the water, and stir 
« the two together, allowing it to renaain over. In the morn- 
I ing, pour off the liquid, being very careful not to let any 
particles of lime follow. Put it into an iron vessel where 
the grease has been previously warmed — boil over the fire 
for a few minutes, stirring it during the time. Take it off 
and in a few hours you will have some nice hard or 
“Cream Soap,” which, if used for wasSiing or cleaning, 
house, will be found to be a great saving ot labor, and not 
injurious to the hands or clothes. Dissolve a piece of it, 
large enough todo your waslung,in a quart ofboiling v/ater, 
making a suds, in which let your clothes soak all night. 
In the morning, wash them as usual. They will require 
very litile rubbing. Pour a pailful ofboiling water on the 
lime which remains. Let it stand all night; pour off 
carefully, and bottle it. This last is “washing fiuid,” 
which is valuable for cleaning casks, &c., using a cupful 
• lo a gallon of water — Am. AiiricuUii/nst. 
Chicken EptoEatic. — The Russelviile (Ky.) ReraM o 
,the 25th ult , says : 
Mr. Martin Smith, of Harrison county, Ky , lias lost 150 
out of 250 chichens belonging to him, within the last ten 
|i' days. The disease is unknown. The chickens are seized 
i' with violent sickness, resembling cholera, and die jn the 
short space of three oi four hours. None taken ever re- 
f cover, although the life of one was sustained for about a 
week l>y administering whiskey and pepper. Theckick- 
ens of Mr Smith, before the appearance of the' disease 
h: among them, were in remarkably fine condition. 
Commendatory. — A suuscriOer, wruing from Florida 
p says: 
Editors Southern Cultivator — Enclosed 3 /o« will 
I find S2, for wliich p’ease send me your paper for two 
)l years from the 1st January, 1857. I have .negljcted to 
ii farwaid It sooner in consequence of absence from home. 
II 1 have deiived great benefit from the facts and suggestions 
Ii made tlirnugh it by your numerous correspondents arad 
ii editorials. It comes nearer to what we want in this State 
ki, than any agricultarai w'ork 1 am acquainted v/ith. 
Sliu ertisemtEts. 
j:^ ' . , STANFORD’S WILD OAT GRASS. 
!*' T A5I prei ared to furnish SEED of the above Grass the present 
jii/' JL year, in wil be carefully put up and marked, and sent to the 
r 4epot of Georgia Railroad at Athena, or to an Express Company 
there, fr’ee of charge to Athens, at per bushel. The quan- 
tity of see 1 to the acre, shou d be two bushels. But half as 
much wil answer for those who wish to raise ther own seed here- 
■ after. JOHN R STANFORD. 
' * Clarksvile, Ga , May 3.3th, 1857. June57 — 3t 
ii" , LAST chance: 
j* ^ CHINESE SUGAR CANE AND PROLIFIC 
1 .. PEA ! 
ikt WT^ have still a few packages of the geiiumc seed of the CHI- 
|V YV NESE SUGAR CANE left. It may be safely planfed f'r a 
[. syrup or seed crop, any time before the 1st of July, in this lati- 
tude. The UHJNEbE PROUIFIC PEA will also produce an 
abuudance of seed for next year, if planted soon. Price of these 
seeds, $ i, 00, or $L, 30 per package ; when sent per mail, p^rpaid. 
Addrens, with plain directions, PLUMB & LEITNER, 
Junes? — tf Augusta, Ga. 
STRAWBERRIES. 
P ARDEE’S MANUAL FOR THE CULTURE OP THE 
STRAWBERRY will ensure success, and recommend the 
best varieties for the different soils and locations. Price. . . .60 cts. 
■f • Sent by mail, postage free, on receipt of price. 
C. M. SAXTON & CO, 
Agricultural Book Publisl er=, 
JuoeST—lt 140 Fuiton street, New York. 
WILLIS’ IMPROVED STUMP MACAINE. 
PATENTED MARCH 6, 1855. 
Farmers, Mecliayucs Road Builders, Speculators, and allpragressim 
men, your atttention is called to this Valuable Patent. 
M y STUMP MACHINE has great power. It has no equal. — 
It is simple in its construction, ca.sily worked, and not liable to 
get out of repair. Its common weight is about 1500 lbs. It is ea- 
sily born from place to place, and can be loaded in three minutes, 
and unloaded, set up, and a h sty stump drawn, all within fifteen 
minutes. Once fastened, it will pull an acre and a half of stumps 
without changing anchorage. A single yoke of cattle or one strong 
horse, is sufficient to work it "With such a team, if necessary, a 
power of from three to five hunth'cd tons can be made to bear up- 
on a single s’ump! 
One man can work it, though two work it to better advantage.- — 
The time required to extract stumps from six inches to four feet in 
diameter, will vary from t\vo to ten minutes. With this Machine, 
standing trees may be taken out, large rocks removed trom their 
beds; and it is the best Mfochinc ever invented not only for pull- 
ing stumps, but for moving buildings, and other h* avy bodies. All 
the iron used, is wrought, of peculiar quality, imported, sustaining 
57 tons to the inch. 
The price of these Machines varies according to weight and size. 
I will furnish the Machine at my Manufactory, together with an 
individual right to work it, for $200. I reside at Orange, Massa- 
chusetts, where I .manufactui-e this article, on a largo scale, and 
hold myself ready to furnish it, or sell rights to use it, in any.State 
or Tow n in the Union, now unsold, on terms most reasonable. 
This parent begins to be appreciated ; all w'ho wish to br'ugso 
good a thing into use, a'rd thereby make a “pile of money,” should 
come to Orange, see the inventor, see the workings of the Machine 
with their own eyes, and if not perfectly satisfied respecting its 
merits, all ihex expenses shall be cheerfullv paid. 
June57— tf WILLIAM 'W''. WILLIvS. 
IMPORTANT TO PLANTERS. 
1 '^HE RICHMOND FACTORY (Richmond county, G-a.,) con- 
tinues to MANUFACTURE WOOLEN CLOTH, at 121 cen^!^ 
per yard — finding every material except the W'ool. The exten- 
sive and constantly increasing patronage the Factory has enjoy- 
ed f'>r years past, assure the proprietors that the article of Winter 
Clothing for Negroes made by them, has not been surpassed by 
any cloth made North or South. 
Recent extensive improvements and additions not only enable 
us to keep up the standard of the Goods, but to secure aa early 
delivery of the same 
Planters or others, who may desire to avail themselves of this 
opportunity and secure a first rate article at a moderate cost have 
only to send us the Wool washed clean in cold water (if sent dirty 
one-baif a cent per yard extra will be charged for washing.) Bur- 
ry Wool is not objectionable — the Burrs are removed by machin- 
ery. 
The name of the owner should be marked on all packages sent 
us. Wool sent by any of the Railroads in Georgia, Alabama or 
South Carolina, to the Augusta Depot, marked Richmond Factory, 
(and owner’s name also,) will be regularly and promptly received, 
and the cloth when made, returned to the points directed. Each 
parcel is made up in the turn received, hence an early delivery is 
always desirable. All instructions to 
Junes? — 6fc W f. SCHIjEY, President, Augusta, Ga. 
GRAPES. 
NOW IS THE SEASON FOR PLANTING, 
tl-IORLTON’S COMPLETE GRAPE GROWER’S GUIDE— 
' [60 cts. 
Keemeliu’s Vine-Dresser’s Manual 50 cts. 
Alien on the Grape ...» $106 
Are works which should be in the hands of every one who has 
a vine to plant or prune. The increased produce of a single year 
wid pay for them. 
Seat free of postage on recipt of price. 
G M. SAXTONS CO., 
Agricultural Book Publishers, 
Junes? — It 140 Fulton-st , New York. 
TO LOVERS OF FLOWERS. 
I >UIST'S FLOWER GARDEN DIRECTORY $1 25 
) Beck’s Book of F lowers 1 00 
W'iil give you the directi ms you need for selecting the rarest 
and best wers, and for their successful cultivation. These are 
the best books for amateui s. 
Sent free of postage on x-eceipt of price 
C. M. SAXTON & CO., 
Agricultural Book Publishers, 
Junc-57— It 140 Fulton-st., New York 
PURE DEVONS AND GRADE DEVONS 
For fcale. 
F or sale the thorough-bred North Devor BULL CALF 
^'Southerner," 5 months old, of fine tonn and proportion. Sire 
AcoA:w/c (prize bull), and dam, “Lively Dame;” both Herd Book 
animals of undoubted pedigree. 
Also, a pair of CALVES (heifer and bull) .5 months old, sired by 
the above Bull (Keokuk) and from excellent Short Horn or Dur- 
ham Cows. For terms, Ac., address 
June57— tf D- REDMOND, Attgusta, Ga, 
