SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
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THE FAIB— EVENING OB NIGHT SESSIONS, 
ifr hat been proposed that the Cotton and Corn Plan- 
ters, Horticulturists, Breeders of Fine Stock and the pro. 
motors of other leading interests — each hold erening ses- 
aons during the Atlanta Fair, at some conrenient place 
ia that city. At those meetings, all matters pertaining to 
fee special business of those in attendance could be dis- 
cussed, and a great amount of practical information elicit- 
ed- Such meetings have been held by other Societies with 
the best results, and we hope to see them inaugurated at 
euf coming Fair. 
The Fair and the Rail Roads. — The usual arrange- 
ments for carrying articles and live stock intended for ex- 
bition free, and passengers at half price, will be entered 
into with the different Rail Roads leading to Atlanta. 
PEODUCT OF WHEAT IN MISSISSIPPI, 
Editors Southern Cultivator— Conversing with a 
friend, last week, about the crops of the year, he gave me 
some accounts, which I thought deserved publishing, and 
asking his consent, he gave it. The county, Attala, on 
Malone Creek, Attalaville P. 0.: 
Wm. T. Dolso.v sowed 23 ^ bushels, product bushels. 
J. H. Williams “ 3 “ “ 933^ “ 
Some lands have produced 15% bushels per acre. One 
crop, owned by my informant, Mr. Williams, of 25 acres, 
has given 310 bushels when threshed, and very certain 
that there was enough, not tlireshed, to make 400 bushels. 
We are now paying in Vicksburg S14 50 per barrel, and 
if 5 bushels wheat make a barrel, this last 25 acres will 
average some S40 per acre, and freight paid market. Why 
will not farmers and planters in the wheat region of 
Mississippi grow more wheat] Suppose the price should 
only ensure $20 per acre, can they not do better than 
by growing cotton on same lands, considering the advan- 
tage of stock and the expense of a cotton plantation 1 
Yours, &c., M. W. Philips, 
Edwards, Miss.^ July, 1855. 
THE CBOPS-WEEAT IN MISSISSIPPI— TURNIPS, &C. 
Editors Southern Cultivator — I see in your last 
number that you request your friends to give you short 
notes upon the weather and crop§ in different regions of 
our sunny South. The wheat crop was unusually fine 
with us this year — averaging some 20 bushels per acre. 
We soak our wheat in blue stone, and sow in October 
and November, about a half bushel per acre* and get a 
fine stand. Your correspondent, “R. E. H.,” Jadinto, 
Miss., perhaps has his water too strong of blue stone, 
which may possibly prevent a good stand. My experi- 
ence is, that wheat, intended for seed, should get fully 
ripe before cutting; then simply flqat off the small or light 
grains and sow in good weather and in good order, and 
you will not See any smut. 
Owing to the dryness of the sj)ring, the Oat crop was 
almost an entire failure. 
The Corn crop was never more promising than now. 
The Cotton crop, in many places„is quite likely and in 
others a bad stand prevails. We have had plenty of ruin 
for some time ; but just now begin to need more. 
While I am writing I will here indorse the plan of Col. 
E. Jenkins, of Horsepen, Miss., for raiding Turnips, and 
would say that no farmer need be without them, as there 
is no difficulty in raising them. As you say, they can be 
raised upon manured land ; and I know that they can be 
raised to profit upon good fresh unmanured land. Last 
year we cleared off six acres in August (the large trees 
being killed in the spring) and plowed or rather scratched 
the ground both ways, it being so hard and dry that we 
could do no more, and sowing a common teacup of seeds 
per acre, harrowed in, about the 20th of August. Well, 
from this half prepared ground we wintered 3 yoke of 
oxen and 4 milch cows, and greatly aided in the fattening 
of a large quantity of pork, and in the spring when they 
commenced running up we could not miss those previous- 
ly used. We then took up what we wished for seed and 
transplanted them in the garden and turned the stock 
upon the remainder (having another patch for spring 
greens) which in two weeks greatly fattened the entire 
steck of the farm. 
Some of the turnips taken up for seed measured twenty- 
six inches in circumference and weighed five and three- 
quarter pounds. If land thus prepared will make such- 
Turnips, what would it do if well prepared ] 
Yours truly, Y. N. S. 
Lindsey's Creek, Miss., July, 1855. 
HOLLOW HORN— LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA. 
Editors Southern Cultivator— I will take the liber- 
ty of suggesting a few thoughts on the subject of Hollow 
Horn. I have known fat cattle to have the Hollow Horn 
as well as poor; indeed it is often the case that the dis- 
ease makes them poor before it is known what is the mat- 
ter with them ; though the poor and ill-treated are most 
subject to it. I think it is caused by injury or cold, any 
thing that will produce inflammation in the part, often simi- 
lar to a frost bite, the circulation becomes impeded and de- 
composition follows. I have never known cattle, wellfed,^ 
kindly treated and properly protected from cold and wet, 
to have it. It is easily cured by pouring a tablespoonful 
of spirits of turpentine on the head between the horn& 
where the head and neck joins, or by simply boring a 
gimlet hole in the horn, so as to let the air into the dis- 
eased part ; it should be bored on the under side to pre- 
vent water from getting in it. If the horn is cold you 
may rely on it that it is diseased, whether the animal be 
fat or poor. When the disease is very bud, the eyes be- 
comes sunken and weak. 
The Hollow Tail is equally as fatal, which can easily be 
known by taking it in the hand and pressing firmly be- 
tween the thumb and fingers, the bone appears to have 
disappeared entirely, sometimes for several inches. Split- 
ting with a pocket knife or other instrument will relieve 
It. at once. 
Stucktm, Califarnda, 1855. 
HOLLOW HORN— MORE ABOUT IT. 
Editors Southern Cultivator — I see in every num- 
ber of your valuable work, more and more said in relation* 
to hollow horn in cattle, and t live in a country where a 
great many cattle are raised and have some expeVience in 
tiiat disease, both as to its origin and cure ; also a pre- 
, ventive. This disease is caused many ways ; it is caused 
by over heat in some cases, particularly with the working 
I ox ; and stock cattle that get but a scanty portion of food 
through winter and spring are subject to it more or less; 
therefore, hunger and cold weather will produce it beyond 
a doubt. 
I would recommend every farmer to provide his cattle 
with good sheltering if he wishes to winter his stock in 
his farm, for I have noticed that cattle are more apt to 
take this disease in plantations than in the woods; 1 sup- 
pose it is because they are more exposed to the cold and 
rain in fields than in woods. 
I see in your July number that Mr. S. Randolph Har- 
rison speaks of the hollow tail. I believe, from experi- 
-were better to use a bushel, or five pecks. — E ds. 
