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SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR 
CONTENTS OF JUNE NUMBER. 
Plantation Economy and Miscellany. 
Work for the Monta Page 169 
Plantation Hygiene *• 170 
Culture of Broom Corn “ 171 
The New Sugar Cane “ 172 
On Peediog Horses in Travelling, &c “ 173 
A few Thoughts on Tillage “ 173 
The Cotton Crop and Course of Exchange “ 174 
North Devon Cattle “ 15 
Rural Art Association, &c “ l'/5 
Harris’ Patent Subs oil and Turning Plow (illustrated). . . “ 176 
A Wooden Mill for the Chinese Sugar Cane “ 176 
Barometer for Farmers “ 176 
Lampas in Horses — how cured “ 177 
Tethering work Horses at Grass “ 177 
Cotton for Reofing — Important Invention “ 177 
Bees and their Management, &c “ 178 
Chinese Sugar Cane in Texas — Chufas, &c “ 178 
U. S. Na-ricultural Society “ 179 
Time of Planting Seeds — a suggestion “ 179 
False Coi-ton Statistics “ 179 
Irish Potatoes — fall crop “ 180 
Effect of Colors on Health “ 180 
Home-Made Guano 181 
Remedy — Cattle Lung Disease (Pneumonia) “ 181 
The Cut Worm 18l 
Flesh in Vegetables 282 
The Light at Home (poetry) “ 182 
Covering Manures “ IfO 
Flesh Eating and Vegetable Eating “ 183 
Exhaustinethe Soil . “ 1^3 
Brinley’s Steel Plows “ 183 
Bots in Horses “ 192 
Frost in Texas, &c “ 193 
A Simple Cure for Snake Bite, &c “ 193 
Intense Cold — its effect, &c “ 194 
Killing Ants in Texas 194 
Fashionable Friends “ 194 
Suggestions as to Seed Wheat “ 194 
Cream Soap, &.c. &c “ 194 
Editorial. 
Answers to Correspondents Page 184 
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Sale of Devon Cattle 
Enlargeme- 1 of the Southern Cultivator 
Concrete and Mud Houses 
Russell’s Magazine 
Rare Plan’s for distribution 
Preserving Fruit for Winter, &c., &.c 
Bot-Flies and their young 
Mississippi State Agricultural Society, &,c 
Horticultural Department. 
Moral Influence of Gardening Pa 
Watering Sttawberries 
Bene Plant 
Keep Fruit Tress Straight 
Vegetab'e Garden. 
The Curculio — Queries 
Trees, Insects, &c ... 
Ornamental Edgings and Hedges for the South 
Illustratration. 
Harris’ Patent Subsoil and I urning Plow Page 176 
1857! 1857! 
SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR, 
A 3IONTHEY JOURNAL, 
DEVOTED TO SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE, HORTIEULTURE, STOCK 
BREEDI.VG, POULTRY, BEES, GENERAL 
F.-VR-M ECONO.MY &C. 
DANIEL LEE, M. D , and D. REDMOND, Edilorfr. 
The Fifteenth volume commences in January 
1857. 
Ti:.RM6. 
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Address WM. S. JONES, Augusta, C5-a, 
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“FRUITLAND NURSERY,” AUGUSTA, GA 
IMPORTANT NEW ARRANGEMENT. 
T he Subscriber takes great pleasure in informing his customers- 
and the Fruit Growers of the South generally, that he has 
recently made an arrangement with the v/ell known Pomologist. 
Louis B. Berck.uans, Esq., now of New .Jersey, by which he will 
have full access to all the grafts and buds of that gendemans col- 
lections of Pears, which number of the best named 
varieties, and more than twenty thousand new seedlings of great 
promise. In addition to this unrivalled collection or Pears, the 
specimen or hards of M. Bercioians contain all the best and 
rarest variety of other fruit known in Europe and America, from 
which we shall cull every thing of special merit. It is not our ob- 
ject to multiply varieiie.c, b’atto select, with the greatest care, the 
very best for extensive propagation. 
A limited number of the choicest Pear trees, selected by M, 
Perck>i.\ns, will be offered from my Nursery the coming fall, antj 
all the leading varieties of Southern Fruit, Roses, Ornamental 
Trees, Strawberry Plants, Grape Vines, t c., Ac., can then be fur- 
nished in curantity, at ®er modenfate prices. 
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applicants. Addi-ess, D RED MOND, Augusta, Ga. 
April57 — tf 
REAPING MACHINES. 
H AVINGhad the KENTUCKY HARVESTER thoroughly tes - 
ted, we no V conddentiy >’ecommend them to Planters as the 
best Machine for ibouthernuse ever offered. 
CARMICHAEL <fc BEAN. 
Apri]57 — 3t Augusta, Ga, 
LikWSON WATBRMBLLON SEED. 
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SEED, at 10 and 20 cents eacd. If per mail, 16 or 32 cents 
may be sent to cover postage. Address 
April57— tf PLUMB & LEITNER, Augusta, Ga. 
GREAT ORIGINAL WORKS ON THE 
HORSE. 
D add'S anatomy and physiology of the 
. HORSE, and DlCTIOl^TxiRY OF VETERRINARY 
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do. colored plates 4 OO 
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directions for the Treatment of Diseases and Lameness of 
Horses, with illustrations $L 00 
The Twelfth Thousand LINSLEY’S MORGAN HORSES, as 
interesting as a romance, giving the history of the Morgan Horse, 
Pedigrees of the Principal Horses, of this breed, and general 
instructions for Purchasing, BreedLug and Training Horses, $1 00 
’3^=The Fifth 1 housand, new ready. Sent free of postage 
upon receipt of price C. M. SAXTON & CO., 
Agricultural Book Publishers, 
' June57 — It 140 Fulton-st., New York. 
HORSE POWERS, THRESHERS, GRAIN 
Cradles, Fan Mills, &c. 
W E are now’ prepared to furnish GRAIN GROWERS, with 
McCORD’S HORSE POWERS, a light and exceUent 
s»rticlG 
BOGARDUC’ HORSE POWERS, all Iron, heavier than Mc- 
Cords. 
TAPLIN’S and WARREN’S HORSE POWERS. 
Iron farme THRESHERS ; Baltimore, New York and Georgia 
made THRESHERS, from $30 to $60 
FAN MILLS, of the best make and different sizes. 
GRAIN CRADLES, alight and stroi g article. 
Also, BEL'J ING, and aU articles necessary for gathering and 
cleaning Crain for market. CARMICHAEL& BEAN. 
Aprils?— 3t Augutsa, Ga. 
SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR FOR 1856, 
B ound volumes of the sou 1 HEN CULTIVATOK for 1856, 
may now be obtained at this office Price, $1,50. Or we will 
send it by mail, post-paid at $1,80. Address, 
WM. S JONE.S, Augusta, Ga, 
CENTRAL RAILROAD. 
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. 
O N and after Sunday, the 14th October, inst., and nntil farther 
notice, the Passenger Traias on the Central Radroad will run 
as foLow’s : 
BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND MACON. 
Leaves Savannah Daily at 5 00 a. m and 12 15 P. M. 
Arrive in Macon “ 2 15 P. M “ 1 00 A. M 
Leave Macon “ ...1145 a.m. “ 9 10 P. M. 
Arrive in Savannah “ ....10 45 P.M. “ 7 20 A. M 
BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND AUGUSTA. 
Leave Savannah 12 15 P. M. and 9 30 P. M. 
Arrive in Augusta .8 45 P. M, “ 5 30 a m, 
Leave Augusta 6 00 a m. “ 4 30 p. M, 
AiTive in savannah 1 30 P M “ 10 45P. M 
BETWEENMACON AND AUGUSTA 
I eaves Macon 11 45 a, 31. and 9 30 P. M, 
Arri e in Augusta 8 45 P. M. “ 5 30 a. M. 
Leave Augusta 6 00 a >i. “ 4 30 p.m. 
Arrive in Macon 2 15 P M “ 100 a M, 
BETWEEN SAVANNAH, MILLEDGEVILLE&EATONTON 
Leave Savannah 5 00 a m. 
Arrive in Mhledgeville 2 45 P. M. 
Leave Macon 11 45 A M. 
Arrive in Eatonton 5 00 P M. 
W. M. WADLEY, Gen’l Superintendant. 
Savannah, Ga,, Oct., 12, 1855. July56— tf 
