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left at his disposal, that he would relieve the patient safe- 
ly. Upon this hein^ acceded to, the doctor had the cow 
(on lier side) lashed by the horns to a post and the men 
I to exert themselves to hold her in a steady position, while | 
[ he placed u noose around the head at>d shoulders of the 
I calf, in xiteru, to which he attached a horse and with a 
I whip started him. Heroic as this operation seemed, the 
I cow, Mr. R. assured me, was safely delivered and re- 
i covered; but the calf was dead. S. 
; ROLAND OATS AND MEXICAN WILD POTATO. 
Editors Souther.v Cultivator— I herewith send you 
a sample of the celebrated “White Poland Oats.” They 
; are 25 per cent, heavier and ten (10) days earlier than any 
i other variety with which I am acquainted ; will yield 
about the same number of bushels per acre as the common 
sorts, and grow 6 to 8 inches taller in the same field and 
with the same culture. 
The first grown in this State, to my knowledge, was 
from a small sample by mail, which a friend sent me from 
an Eastern State. They are now considerably sought 
after for seed, at from one to three dollars per bushel, and 
the demand never yet supplied. A majority of those ofler- 
f ed and sold for seed are more or less mixed with other 
I and inferior varieties by the inattention of farmers gener- 
t ally to the very important point of preserving seed of good 
I grains and vegetables pure. 
1 liave endeavored to keep them pure, having raised no 
other variety on the farm since I commenced with these, 
some six years ago. I shall be pleased to forward to any 
gentleman who wishes, any quantity by mail for the post- 
age (G eents per ounce). One pound of these oats will 
})roduce from I to 10 bushels, according to the manner of 
planting and cultivation. I raised a half a bushel from a 
half an ounce. One grain has been known to produce 
' 2000 in one season. 
For field culture one to one and a half bushels will seed 
an acre. Whereas the common varieties are usually sown 
at the rate of three to four bushels per acre. 
1 will, also, send, by mail, one or more tubers of the 
“Mexican Wild Potato,” corresponding in weight with 
. the amount of postage sent for the same, to any person 
desiring them. 
This variety has lately been introduced into this coun- 
try. The first product was not to exceed 3 inches in 
length and ^ in diameter for the best specimens; but 
with each succeeding crop they have increased in size and 
length until we frequently find specimens 7 to 0 inches 
long, and the quality is much superior to any other now 
known. 1 herewith send two tubers. As to yield, they 
fully equal any other good Irish potato. From one po 
tato of this variety I dug 121 pounds this fidl. 
Any person wishing to avail themselves of this oppor- 
, tunity to obtain the above seed, have only to enclose the 
* amount they wish expended in postage on either or both 
of the varieties named, giving their post-office address and 
directing to 1. W. Briggs, 
West Macedon, Wayne C<>., X. Y. 
Remarks.— This is a very fair ofter Mr. Briggs will 
do all he promises. His Oats and Potatoes are both very 
WANT OF PRECISION CENSURED-SCIENCE IN AGRI- 
CULTURE, &C. 
Editors Southern Cultivator— I was struck by an 
article in your September number, signed “Green Horn.” 
The writer certainly takes a common-sense view of the 
i subject, and his humor trenches deep into an evil, which 
is general and highly perplexing. It is an evil not con- 
fined alone to the literature of Agriculture, but pervades 
^ also the books on Medicine, Farriery and almost all 
! Sciences or Arts, where prescriptions or directions are 
given for the benefit of others. A venerable dame “cun- 
ning in simples,” or even the family physician, when call- 
I ed in to a suffering infant, will prescribe “a little Paregoric, 
I a little Dalby, or a little something else ;” but how much 
I is that The same little 10 drops of Paregoric 
j that will relieve one infant, may seriously endanger the 
I life of another. And thus it is from the saving of life down 
1 to the boiling of a pudding ! A “little sugar,” a “little 
I flour,” “as much spice eis will give a graieful flavor,'* 
J “boiled down to a proper consistency,” “simmer from 5 
t to 15 minutes.” These and the like crudities are sufficient- 
I ly appalling to any aspirant after culinary honors. If, in 
the nature of things, we cannot be perfectly mathcmaticaX 
I in the language of our directions, let us at least strive af- 
1 ter perfection, and come as near the mark as possible. 
I In regard to what your facetious correspondent says, on 
j the subject of introducing “Scientific highfalutin” in Ag- 
j ricultural works, 1 have thus much to remark: If Agri- 
culture is a science, and a complex one, too, and if it em- 
braces in its circle, Comparative Anatomy, Chemistry, 
Entomology, Botany, Meteorology, Mechanics, and almost 
all useful sciences known to men, how, I ask, can an ag- 
riculturist, at all imbued with the learning of his profes- 
I sion, refrain from writing scientific articles for the pages 
j of an Agricultural journal'? The Physician and the 
j Lawyer never dream of writing any other than scientific 
! articles for the columns of their respective journals, and 
j shall the Agriculturist be denied the same liberty 1 It 
I may be said that planters and farmers are not generally 
i educated in science, and, then fore, communications in- 
tended for them should be couched ic plain language. 
This is true, so far as it goes; but I hold it to be tlie 
duty of every free ichite man in this country to be ac- 
quainted (at least) with the elements of literature and 
science. It is a duty which he owes to himself and to his 
country, and no stone should be left unturned to acquire 
this education, especially in a Republic, where everything 
1 depends on the mental and moral culture of each individu- 
1 al, and in a profession like Agriculture, which embraces 
so much of science, and in which so much is yet lobe dis- 
covered by scientific research. 
Still, 1 say, should the farming public continue to re- 
main in scientific iirnoranee, let those who are able 
superior, and deserve a trial in this climate. — E ds. 
amongst us write and continue to write tec/mteo/ articles, 
and if they are worth anything, they will soon enough be 
Hogs Rooting. — To pievtnt hogs from rooting, cut 
across the nose, just above the gristle of the snout, by 
which you will sever the nasal tendon, by wliich the 
operation is performed. Then split the gristle of the nose 
up and down the face, and the work is done. For the 
long-nosed, flap-eared breed, cut the nose off eighteen 
inches above the snout. 
translated for the benefit of the public 
I would fain touch upon other topics, but “brevity is the 
soul of wit,” and I, therefore, seal up; giving you these, 
my sentiments, for what they are worth. 
I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, 
J. St. Julian Guerard. 
Bluff ton, S C., Sejd., 1855. 
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