THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
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probrioiis epithet of clodhopper, and find them- 
selves on an equality with the learned profes- 
sions, and compete successtullv with them for 
the various offices in the gilt of the people, and 
fill them as honorably and ably. 
I will venture the assertion that no profes- 
sion is calculated so well to e.iipand the mind 
and improve the morals as agriculture — none 
so well calculated to impress upon our minds 
the wisdom and goodness of our Creator. 
There is more philosophy in the growth and 
maturity of a single ear of corn, than in all the 
artificial tinsel of a court, or even in the prodi- 
gious results of steam and magnetism. Look 
at the graceful figure of the stalk — its tinsella- 
ted crown and silken zone, and then the luscious 
ear, teeming with its lactiferous and rich juices. 
Tnen look at the multifarious purposes it can 
be made to subserve. Let me enumerate a few, 
that the young planter may open his eyes to the 
importance of his calling. We first contem- 
plate its beauty, even in its sere and autumn 
leaf, then its rich and nutritious grains It even 
begins, before maturity, to afford food. When 
ripe, it feeds man and beast, and affords the to- 
per a delicious alcohol. Afier this view, let 
him calculate the number and extent of its rcots., 
and he will be fio go no further,) lost in wonder 
at the great provision nature has furnished itfor 
its support, and will suggest many useful hints 
lor its proper culture. 
It you think these lew desultory observations 
will aid in the smallest degree in promoting the 
cause of Agriculture, andstimulating the plant- 
er to greater efforts to improve his mind, as 
well as his barren soil, give it a place in the 
Cultivator, and oblige an 
A.matkur Planter. 
Burnt Corn, Ala., June^O, 18d6. 
Rowa’s Coru-Crusher. 
Mr. Camak — By request of Mr. Hurt, of 
Ala., made through the Southern Cultivator 
of last month, I undertake to give him some of 
the particulars respecting my corn and cob 
crusher. Mr. Rowe of Cincinnati, Ohio, is the 
inventor. I purchased mine of Dr. J. Shelby, 
of Na'^hville, Tenn., one. of Mr. Rowe’s agents. 
It cost me, in that city, S250; trciaht, by the 
way of N. Orleans and Savannah to Macon, 
about $33. 
Mr. Rowe says that one of these crushers 
will last a hundred years. Perhaps it will. 1 
see nothing in the wear of the one I have to dis- 
pute it, notwithstanding one can certainly be af- 
forded tor less money. The weight ot one is 
near 2500 lbs. nearly all cast iron. The one I 
have in use will grind about forty bushels per 
day. By adding weight sufficient it can be 
made to grind much more. The grinding or 
crushing is done by two cast wheels running 
round in a cast circular trough or hopper. In 
this trough the wheels are set' opposite each 
other, six leet apart. 'There is no gearing re- 
quired to put one of these crushers in operation. 
Two mules or horses is team sufficient to work 
one. It requires a house Si leet square and 12 
feet pitch to put one in for successful operation. 
Alter one ot these crushers is properly put up 
for grinding, it cannot be put out of order by 
fair means. 
I need not undertake to describe the work that 
has to bi done by a mechanic, to put one of them 
in operation, as Mr. Rowe sends printed instruc- 
tions to enable a mechanic to put them up. Af- 
ter adling a fair price lor a house to work uae of 
these crushers in, to thatof the crusher, withall 
other expenses, making at least $400, most men 
will be their best judge whether it would be 
good economv to have one ornot. By referring 
to ray communication of last November or De- 
cember, there may be seen some account of the 
different articles which I had ground in mine, 
as well as the quantity of corn I believed I 
should save by its nse in one year, f am, dear 
sir, yours resoectfully, &c., John Farrar. 
SlanfordviUe, Ga., Av.sasl 14, 1840. 
Though a man without money is poor, a man 
with nothing but money is still poorer. 
Mastodon Cotton.— Circular. 
Dear Sir: — The great attention awakened 
by the introduction of the Mastodon Cotton 
into the United States, together with my earnest 
desire that it may succeed in promoting the great 
interests of the South, uiay be a sufficient ex- 
cuse for this communication. 
The seed were procured (as I suppose) near 
the northern exiremity of the Gull of Califor- 
nia, where there are extensive uninhabited re- 
gions, and where co’ton of various kinds is 
sometimes found growing wild. Its transfer to 
Mississippi therefore (the same latitude.) keeps 
it still in its native climate. 
That you may not be imposed upon in the 
purchase of seed, it is proper for you to know, 
that, with but two stalks growing in 1842, its 
I cultivation in 1844 had not extended bevond 
t my plantation, except in a single instance in my 
I neighborhood. In 1345 it was hrsl raised by 
I others. But its valuable properties not then be- 
j ing generally kbown, it became much mixed 
; andi crossed , in many instances, with other cot- 
I ton ; aDtl hence the vast quantities of mixed seed 
I throughout the country. And besides this, ex- 
tensive frauds have been committed by the sale 
of quite different kinds ot seed as “ Mastodon.” 
A la.rge commiss'on hoiise in Nevj Orleans has 
been exlensivehj engnged in this business, and ma- 
ny parts of the country have become flooded 
with spurious seed. 
Should you wish to cultivate the Mastodon, 
you would do well to get seed that geiinine, 
and it is nearly equally important, that fi be nei- 
ther mixed or crossed with o her cotton. I would 
also suggest the greatest care in keeping your 
seed pure. To prevent it f’-om degenerating, 
plant .small quantities of picked seed occasional- 
ly, to use for seed. 
I have from the first taken the greatest passible 
care of mi! seed, amd have ravprtse it crop grounno 
entirety from picked seed. I shall put my seed 
up carefully for sale, with mv name on each 
sack. They may be had in New Orleans of 
Buckner & Stanton, and Hooper & rVlerrye; in 
Mobile, ol Mauldin & I'errel, and shall also 
have agencies in the principal places in Alaba- 
ma, Georgia and South Carolina. To S'cure 
my seed it shou'd be specially inquired fur. 
The Mastodon should be cultivated preciseh’^ 
as other cotton, except that it should have a lit- 
tle more distance. The seed are very large and 
white. To obtain a high price for the cotton, it 
should be handled and ginned well. 
By taking the “Southern Cultivator,” 
Augusta, Geo., SI per annum, you may learn 
more upon this important subject. Almost any 
of the Southern newspapers will be of value to 
you' in this re.«pect. Allow me also to say, tnat 
my brother, Maj. M E. Abbey, of Columbus, 
Miss,, and Mr. D. F. Miller, of La., have, I 
1 believe, t.'.ken great pains in preserving the pu- 
rity ot their Mastodon seed. 
By noticing these remarks and circulating 
them among your friends, you will promote the 
interests of cotton growing, and oblige yours 
respeetliilly, R. Abbey- 
■Boston Plantation, near Yazoo City, Mi., Sept. 1, 18-16. 
To Cure a Bqr.v.— A lady, a preacher ol 
the Society ol Friend.?, in New Y'.'ik, was so 
successful in curing burns, that mapy of the 
lower class supposed her possessed of the pow- 
er ot w’orking miracles. The following is the 
recipe lor the medicine : —Take one ounce bees- 
wax, with lour ounces bu.t’gundy pilch, simmer- 
ed in an earthen vessel together, with as much 
sweet oil as will soften them into the consisten- 
cy of salve-when cool— stir the liquid after ta- 
ken from the fire till quite cool. lieep it from 
the air in a tight box or jar. When used, spread 
it thinly on a cloth and apply it to the part in- 
jured. Open the burn with a needle and let out 
the water till it heals. — Exchange Paper. 
IMnltiply the figure 9 by any other single 
figure, and the two figures composing the pro- 
duct added together, will make 9. Thus 9 mul- 
tiplied by 4, make 36, which two figures added 
together, makes 9. 
fHontljlB Qlalcnbar. 
Altered from the American Agriculturist s Almanac for 
1314, and arranged to suit the Southern States. 
CALENOAa F01£ SEP i’EMBE I-g. 
[The folfoTving brief hints in the farmer, planter and 
gardener, will be found to apply not only to the naoiitli 
under which they are arranged, but, owing lo diversity 
of seasons, climate and soils, they may frequently an- 
swer for other monihs This precaution ihe consider- 
ate agriculturist will not fail to notice and apply in all 
cases where his judgment and experience may dictate.] 
From the 1st to Ihe 20th of this month 
is the proper time tor sowing wheat in*the 
Northern States, ft put in before, excessive 
heat and drought prevents early and rapid 
germination, which is desirable, and exposes it 
when up to the ravages of me Hessian fiy. It 
sown later, the plant seldom acquires sufficient 
depth and strength of root t-o stand the frost 
heaving of winter, and it is more liable to mil- 
.dew or rust in the following summer. As this 
is the great agricultural staple in many of the 
States, it is of vast consequence in the aggre- 
gate, that every precaution should be taken to 
insure good crops. It clay lands have been 
pared and burnt, or under-drained, or well 
charged with enriching vegetable manures, by 
which they have become lighter and more per- 
vious to air and water, it is sufficiently prepar- 
ed bj' two good plowings a little time previous 
to sowing; if such condition is lacking, no pro- 
per preparation can be made on such soil for 
wheat, without a good summer fallow, in which 
the soil is thrown up, where not saturated with 
rain so as to bake, and exposed to the ameliora- 
ting influences of air, sun and dews. When 
this has been thoroughly done, such soils pro- 
duce a large growth ot the best v heat, and in 
Europe they are universally considered the very 
choicest wheat lands. When the ground is in 
good condition to receive the seed, it may be 
sown and harrowed in with a heavy drag, bury- 
ing the seed about four inches. The experi- 
ment has been tried for a series or years in 
Scotland of plowing it in to a depth of six inch- 
es; but we lack evidences ot its utility in this 
country. The seed should be perfedly cteom, 
tree from light chaffy grains. To insureihis, 
either raise it yourself, such as you know to be 
good, or pay a little extra a; d get it from an 
approved source, by which you will secure ano- 
ther advantage more than equivalent to the ad- 
ditional cost, the benefits of a change cf soil 
which is an advantage in ailseeds The next 
operation is preparing the seed. This is usual- 
ly done by washing it in a strong brine, in 
which the light and imperfect grains and the 
smut will float, and may be poured off. If very 
smutty, it should be w’ashed three times tho- 
roughly. After the brine has been mostlv drain- 
ed out, quick lime must be silie 1 upon it, and 
stirred so that every grain shall have a good 
coating. This process a?sis’s the future crops 
in tws ways, by effectually destroying smut, 
and by giving an early and heali-hy growth to 
the plant. This is the system adopted bv the 
best wheat-growers in the central part of New 
York, the great granary of the North Young’s 
'Annals gives the re.?uit of several experiments 
in sowing wheat, which proved that while one 
bed of unprepared wheat gave 377 heads of 
smutty wheat, those soaked in ley twTnty-four 
hours, and lime water the same lime, each, 
gav'e not one head of smut. Tnis month seed 
corn should be selected. It can only be well 
done in the field. It ought 'u be taken from 
those stalks which have the greatest number of 
large, round, well filled ears. In this way the 
Baden and the Dutton corn have attained all 
their well earned celebrity. Never top your 
corn. It may dry up alter lopping, hut there is 
an end to nourishment, as all the s.ap that goes 
to make the grain, first ascends into the leaf 
above the ear, where it is elaborated and per- 
fected, and then descends to the ear lor the per- 
lection of the kernel. Fatting anim i!.? should 
now be pushed with ail imaginable speed. 
.Much more flesh can be pul upon them from 
thelo'.hof August till the last of November, 
