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SOUTHEEN CULTIVATOR. 
AUGUSTA, GA: 
VOL: XllI, NO. 7 JULY, 1855. 
' ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES, &C. 
Patent Horse Collars. — J. P. — Tne collai* you speak 
-of has not been introduced here, yet, we believe. It is 
an undoubted improvement, and worthy of the attention 
•of all lovers of that noblest of quadrupeds, the HoRse. We 
-.see it advertised in the Ohio Farmer, by J. W. Briggs, of 
Cleveland, Ohio, to whom you should address your in- 
quiries. 
Lice on Cattle. — Farmer. — A correspondent of one of 
our Northern exchanges says; — ‘‘I have been very, suc- 
cessful in removing lice from cattle by the use of sulphur, 
given in doses of from one to three teaspoonfuls, and 
from once to three times in two weeks, according to age 
.and circumstances. The blood of the animal, upon which 
the vermin subsist, becomes impregnated with the sulphur 
-or some property contained in it, and the consequence is, 
I have seen legions of them clinging to the hair and dead, 
as you, no doubt, have seen grasshoppers sticking to a 
thistle, or some other object, , after a severe frost in the 
fall.” 
Clover in the South.— G Y. B. — We will endeavor 
to publish the very able essay of Col. Croom, of Ala., in 
-our August number. A slight and late spring sowing of 
Jdsike Clover, on a dry and rather clayey bank in our 
■ garden has already made a thick growth of six or eight 
inches high. It is all moonshine to talk of the climate and 
.and soils of the South as not adapted to the growth of 
Clover. We all know that Jjacerne grows most luxuriant- 
ly among us wherever it receives the least attention, and 
Red Clover, will do equally well, with proper manage- 
iment. 
Corn, Cob and Shuck Grinder. — C. B. McG. — We do 
^ot know of any machine that will fully answer your pur- 
pose, except Rowe’s, which is not portable. The “Little 
fziant” and “Young America” machines crush corn and 
-cobs, but not shucks. Address J. Rowe, Tampa Bay, 
Fla. 
Lucerne. — Geo. D. N. — Sow Lucerne in drills, 2 or 3 
feet apart, last of August or first -of September —make the 
ground very rich, deep and mellow — use ashes and plaster 
.as a top-dressing after^ the plants are well up — keep the 
ground between the rows free from weeds and well pul- 
verized with a bull-tongue or cultivator. It is perennial, 
and you can cut it 4 or 5 times a year, if not oftener. It 
is good food for stock either green or cured. (See Southern 
Cultivator Vol. 11 (1853) pages 101-194.) Sown in the 
drill, 6 or 8 quarts of seed per acre is sufficient — if broad- 
cast, it will require half a bushel. It will not do to pas- 
ture cattle upon it, but is especially adapted for soiling. 
Sunflowers. — I-. B. J. — The seeds of this plant produce 
an oil said to be excellent for burning, and equal to the 
best olive for the table. An acre often produces 75 to 100 
bushels, if plowed deep and manured highly. A bushel 
of seed will yield about a gallon of oil. Sow in 4 foot 
drills, dropping 2 seed every 6 or 8 inches, and thin out to 
a proper distance as the plants come up. Four of five 
quarts will plant an acre. Cattle, horses and mules will 
eat the leaves readily, and after the oil is pressed from the 
seed, the pomace or oil cake is very fattening for animals 
of all kin A Poultry are fond of the seed, after they once 
get a taste of it, and it improves their flesh wonderfully. 
Upon the whole, a most valuable plant, and wmrthy of 
more attention than it receives among us. 
Bots— Correction. — W. P. W- — Your note will appear 
in our next. Thanks for your attention. 
Hoo Sung — Elbert. — This is a Chinese vegetable, said 
to have been introduced and described in Hovey’s Magcu- 
zine of Horticulture, for 1849, by Dr. Wendell, of Albany, 
New York. It may be easily raised by sowing the seeds 
in a hot bed and transplanting the seedlings to the open 
ground the latter part of March or first of April. It grows 
about two feet high, and the succulent stems are the part 
used. It is cooked and eaten in the same way as aspara- 
gus, and is a very agreeable and pleasant addition to the 
list of vegetable esculents. 
The Horticulturist. — W. S. M. — We ordered this 
magazine for you some time since ; but some little delay 
or confusion may have arisen by the transfer of its place 
of publication from Rochester, N. Y., to Philadelphia. If 
it fails to reach you regularly, hereafter, please let us 
know. 
Oregon Pea — J. D. J. — The seed may be had here at 
50c. per quart. There is still a great diversity of opinion 
as to its value. It has probably been overrated and under- 
rated too much. 
Wool-Grower — W. D. — The “ Wool-Grower and 
Stock Register” is published by D. D. T. Moore, Roches- 
ter, N. Y., at Si per annum, in advance. 
WitD Onions. — “A Subsc/iber’’ wishes to know how- 
to extirpate these foul -weeds. Who can tell him I 
A. D. B., Blossom Hill, Caddo, Parish, La. — We will 
endeavor to answer your inquiries in onr next, to the best 
of our ability. 
Michigan Plow, &c — W. D. G, — This plow is too hea-vy 
to use for “bedding up” land. It is chiefly valuable as a 
turning-plow for old grassy fields, free from stumps and 
roots. In a light soil, two good mules, with a skillful 
plowboy at the handles, can run a furrow 8 or 10 inches 
deep and a foot wide, completely reversing the sod and 
burying all the surface trash under a layer of earth 
brought up from the bottom of the furrow. 'The iMichigan 
Plow has two mould-boajds, the forward one being sus- 
panded from the front part of the beam — the depth of the 
furrow’ is regulated by a w’heel. For the purpose men- 
tioned above, it is the most perfect plow extant. If you 
want a deep running, light plow, for “bedding up,” order 
the “Peacock Plow, No. 1,” from Carmichael & Bean, 
of this city. We will report more fully on the Holcus 
Sachdralus (Chinese Sugar Cane) when we have given it , 
a fair trial. The “Canada Prolific” Corn, and “Stow’ell’s 
Evergreen,” are highly recommended for fodder;, but we 
never could succed with Stowell’s. (See remarlss ‘bh»F od- 
der Pulling, in “ Worh for the MonthJ^) 
Grape Culture in the South— T. S. G. — Notlfichg like 
a complete treatise on Grape growing in the South has yet 
been written, that we are aware of ; nor do we believe 
that the experience of our people yet furnishes tlie material 
for such a treatise. In the hope of eliciting infyrmation, 
we will publish your inquiries in our next, and would, 
