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THE SOUTHERN CU 1 .TIVATOR. 
ii is pro.iuced by partial starvation whether in a 
bad straw-yaru or from unpalatable food. An 
occasional cause of crib-biting is the frequent 
custom of srooins, even when the weather is 
not severe, of dressing them in the stable. The 
horse either c-^tches at the edge of the manger, 
or at that of the partition on either side, it he 
has been turned, and thus he forms the habit of 
laying hold of these substances on every occa- 
sion.” 
Agriculture. 
It has been well said that he who has domin- 
ion over an acre of land, and rescues it from 
barr mness, and covers it with a smiling har- 
vest, has more of virtuous sell-applause than 
the conqueror of large territories, laid waste 
and desolate. The honorable occupation of 
cultivating the soil, however, appears to have 
but lew charms for some 01 the present wise 
generation, even among those who, from early 
habits and education, should be well fitted for 
the employment. 
There is too great a desire to become mei- 
chani.s, traders, or speculators; and hence our 
large cities are at times overrun with persons 
in the “mercantile line,” forsooth — who are 
every way unqualified for such pursuits; and 
even it they are qualified lor such undertakings, 
the trade of the country is inadequate to the sup- 
port of such numbers, as would willingly turn 
their back upon the farm, and embark on the 
sea of wild speculation, or flee from a life of 
'manual labor. 
This is an evil which requires a remedy, and 
the remedy must be found in ihe farmers them- 
selves. They should appreciate the blessing- 
of an Agicultural lile, and teach their sons and 
daughters to revere it — to love it as the occupa- 
tion which is best calculated todevelope the e.x- 
cellence of human nature, and' secure the hap- 
piness of human beings. 
There is no error so pernreious, as that of 
sending young men, fresh Ironi the country, 
pure in principles and inexperienced, to reside 
in a populous city, and become familiar with 
its pleasures, its vices, and its e.'ctravagance.s. 
What inducement can an honest farmer Aaue, 
thus to banish his children from independence, 
industry and comfort! 1 have already said, that 
of all the characters of which our country can 
boast, there is none more elevated than a well- 
informed and sensible farmer — one who has 
locked into books — who knows the world, his 
country, and its laws. 
It is pleasant to see such a man holding the 
plow, or mantully swinging the scythe, or 
plying the flail, in order to cull the rich treas- 
ures of Ceres. And when his labors require 
rest — see him, reclining beneath a shady tree, 
or seated on a bundle of grain — talk of the an- 
cient Republics of Greece and Rome — detail 
historical incidents — and expatiate onihe gov- 
ernment and institutions of his own country. 
.Such a man is useful to himself and a treasure 
to the nation to which he belongs. If we change 
the scene, we shall perhaps find him in the halls 
of legislation, exerci-ing his practical good 
sense, to allay the fury 0] healed politicians — 
aiding to give laws tothe State — and firmly sus- 
taining the principles of public policy, which 
are suggested by a well-disciplined mind, and a 
keen sense of duly'. 
I can hardly' conceive bow a parent can be 
willing that his son should forego- such a life of 
usefulness, and send him to a large city, to pass 
a life oi indolence —exposed on every hand to 
temptation — without a hope of profit or advance- 
ment. And yet we shall find that many of the 
shops and retail stores in our cities, are filled by 
young men— the sons of tarmers, who cherish 
a contempt for the occupation of their fathers— 
and w'ho, eager to escape, from a life of salutary 
labor, abandon a certain road to character and 
independence — and shufile along through ithe 
world without any prospect of being nsel'u to 
society, or beneficial to themselves. — [fl/r. 
Sleeper's Address at Worcester^ 
COMTEHTS OF THIS HUMBER. 
ORIGINAL PAPERS. 
Agricultural Educatirrn page 122 
All Independent .Man ‘‘ 121 
Cattle, improved breed of “ 121 
Essay, read before the Burlte County Agricul- 
tural Society, by Paul Davidson “ 125 
Fair of the Bowling Green Society —Sugges- 
tion to “ 125 
Hogs, Bei kshire “ 124 
Hints to Advertisers “ 125 
l.azy Fever, cure for “ 122 
Manure, on the application of “ 1-2.3 
Manures, evaporation of— Ben-.t’ da Grass.. .. . “ 123 
Mixed soils — Inquiries “ 125 
Mr. Prinlice’s sale “ 121 
Prof. Shepard’s Analyses “ 121 
Soils, improvement of “ 120 
Sugar for Manure “ 121 
Season, the 121 
Sheep and t\’ool “ ]23 
Table of the Weather “ 122 
Wheat Straw, a substitute for Fodder “ 124 
SELECTIONS, ESTR.’CTS, &C. 
Agiiculture pjge 128 
Celery, culiivaiion of *. 115 
Cotton Culture, report of ihe Committee of the 
Barn well Agi iculiural Society “ 115 
Cribbing, or crib-biting “ 127 
Dairy, ihe n 1-25 
Electricity and Agriculture “ 117 
Gov. Hammond’s Report “ II4 
Hints to Housekeepers “ 119 
Horse, the “ US 
Horlicnltiire. by Mrs. Sigourney “ 127 
Horticultural Outline “ 116 
Improve your lands “ 126 
Lecture of Prof. Johnston — Agricultural In- 
struction in Schools “ 111} 
Shepard’s Analyses of Colton Wool, Colton 
iSeed, Indian Corn, and iheSweet^Yam) Po- 
idlo 117 
Suggestions to Southern Planters “ HQ 
Stock, raising “ 1-27 
i'o preserve milk n 117 
Useful directions « 1-22 
GAaSgSKIV F5I31xl> SEEDS. 
A GENERAL assortment of iresh and genu- 
ine Garden and Field Seed, among which are the 
following ; 
Red and white clover. Blue and green grass. 
Rye and orchar-d do Timothy and herds do 
Millet and Lucerne do Seed corn of every valna- 
Buckwheat & potato oats. Seed wheat, [ble variety 
Kept constantly on hand by the subscriber, all o 
which are offered for sale at very mixlerate prices. 
-All orders, by mail or otherwise, executed with neat 
ness and despatch. Wm Haines, Ja., 
1 No. 2-32, Broad-street, Augusta, Ga. 
'FUigNEP SEED. 
A SUPPLY ol the following varieties of 
fresh Turnep Seed, just received, viz: Yellow 
Sweedish or ruta baga, very fine for stock, 
Large globe turnep, 
*• While flat do 
“ Hanover or white ruta baga do 
“ Norfolk do 
For sale in quantities to suit purchaser 
1 V/si. Haines, Jr., Broad-st. 
} Fine for 
table 
use. 
AGRICUETUK ASx I U PEEITIEr«TS. 
H azard, denslow & webster, 
Savannah, Geo., neat the City Hotel, Dealers in 
paints, oils, window GLASS, GUNPOWDER, SHOT, 
PAPER, AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 
In addition to their usual slock of the above named 
articles, the subscribers have, within the last year, 
made large additions to their assortment of .Agricul- 
tural Implements, and now offer to planters a greater 
variety than any other establishment in the Southern 
country; amongst w’hich may be found the following 
articles, viz : 
PLOWS. 
Yankee cast iron. No. 10, 11 12 and 20 Plows. 
Dagon, or Connecticut wfought No. 1, 2 and 3 do 
Allen pattern, do 
Ruggles. Nourse <k Mason’s improved do 
Viz : — Eagle plow, heavy, two horse or ox, do 
do with wheel and cwtter. do 
No. 2 B 
Plow, 
for two horses, 
do 
“ 2 B 
do 
with wheel and cutter, 
do 
“ A 3 
do 
msdium, two horse. 
do 
“ A 3 
do 
tvilh wheel aud cutter, 
<lo 
“ A 2 
do 
light Iwoiiorse 
do 
“ A 1 
do 
do one mule, or garden 
do 
“ 6 in. 
do 
do . one horse taming 
do 
“ 7 in. 
do 
do do do 
do 
“ 15 
do 
new pattern, 1 horse, for light soil 
, do 
iSubsoil 
do 
heavy, two horse, or ox 
do 
do 
do 
No 1 do do 
do 
do 
do 
do 0 one horse 
do 
Double mould-board or furrowing 
do 
Colton trenching 
do 
Rice 
do 
with guage wheel, 
do 
A 1 side- 
hill, or 
swivel mould-board, 
do 
No.O do 
do for one horse, 
do 
Plow irons set up, of the above kinds: also, extra 
- stocks, which can be packed in small compass, iheriby 
making a great saving in transportation. Mould-boards, 
points and heels or landsides, for all the above plows. 
Iftiproved cultivators, with guage wheel 
Cultivator plows, or horse hoes, 
Common Harrows 
Folding do improved kind, 
Boxed lever straw cullers 
Improved self-feeding straw and corn stalk do, with 
spiral knives, simple in construction, 
Corn and cob crushers (hand mill) 
do 
do for horse power 
HOES. 
W. A. Lyndon 
’3 extra black, Carol 
inahoes.Nos. 0. 1,2 & 3 
do 
bright 
do- 
• do0,l,2&3 
do 
new- ground 
do 
doPPAPPP 
do 
oval eye grubbing 
do 
do 2&3 
do 
round do 
do 
do 2& 3 
Anchor hoes 
do 00, 0, 1 & 2 
Brades, patent do 
Light Yankee do 
doO, 1,2,3 & 4 
Straight-link trace chains 
Twisted do do 
Ox chains 
Log chains from iO to 161 ’t 
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES. 
Collins’s Axes. 
Root’s do 
King’s do 
Bond’s do 
Ames’s Shovels, 
do Handled Spades, 
do Socket do 
Iron Shovels, ass’ted kinds. 
Long Handled Shovels, 
iManure Forks, 
Hay do 
English patent Scythes, 
American grass do 
Grass platt do 
Brush and briar do 
Briar hooks. 
Corn cutters. 
Reap hooks, 
Scythe Snaiths, 
Grain cradles, new pattern, 
Rice cradles do 
Post spoons. 
Ox-bows. 
Horse rackets, 
D.rl scrapers. 
Fan mills, 
Patent churns. 
Cotton foot gins. 
Flails, 
Axe-helves, 
Swingletrees, 
Plow lines, 
Wheelbarrows, 
Horticuliural chests, 
Pruning shears, 
Ditching knives, 
Garden hoes, various kinds, 
Garden rakes, 
Flour-scrapers, 
Toy hoes, 
Garden reels, 
Transplanting trowels, 
do Forks, 
Garden-lines, 
Ox-yokes, 
The subscribers have made such arrangements as will 
enable them tc procure any improvements which may 
be made in the plow, or other kinds of implements suit- 
ed to this section, and trust from their great variety, mo- 
derate prices and exertions to please, they may receire 
a liberal share of public patronage. Planters, mer- 
chants, and manufacturers arc respectfully invited to 
examine their slock. Orders thankfully received and 
promptly attended to. l-ljr 
BOMOTEES RIANERE. 
T he boMxVier method of making 
Manure has been befoie the public in the Northern, 
Eastern and Middle Slates, where it has met with the 
approval of the ablest, scientific and practical agricul- 
turalists, and received, after very thorough practical 
experiment, the sanction of the Legislature of Mary- 
land. Two years residence in the Southern Stales, en- 
ables the agent to declare 1 hat the abundance of cheap 
material at the South, renders the manufacture of this 
manure peculiarly adapted to the Southern planter. 
The right can be had on the following terms : — 
To Manure 100 acres laud. $10 
“ “ 200 “ “ 15 
“ “ 300 “ 20 
Any extent. 2-5 
.Address, Charles Baer, care of Wm. Byne, Waynes- 
boro,, Ga., or care of J, W. Jones, Augusta — post-paid. 
To correct all misapprehension with regard to the- 
patent. the fallowing statement is submitted : 
Charles Baer and John Gouilart obtained letters pa- 
tent for the method, 24th January, 1843, (Rec. Lib. 280 
Patent office) and sold the right Ic the Northern and 
Eastern States, to George Bnmmer. Afterwards, Baer 
and Gouliart took into the fiim Thomas M. Abbott, and 
continued to sell the right to the (Southern and West- 
ern States, under the style of Abbott & Co, Abbbolt 
& Co assigned the right to the rest of the United 
States and Territories on the 6th November, 1844, 
(Rec. Lib. 5, page .373) to George Bommer, of whom 
the subscriber is the sole general agent in Georgia. 
5 Charles Baer. 
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