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THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1843. 
BOMMER’S MANURE. 
In our last we stated our impression that there 
was not an agent in Georgia for vending the 
rights to use this method of preparing manure. 
This notice has brought out Mr, Hardwick, of 
Sparta, to whose advertisement, in another part 
of this paper, we refer the reader. While on 
this subject, we commend to the reader’s atten- 
tion the communication of Mr. George Wood- 
fin of Va., in which he gives his views of the 
method, and expresses his confidence in its suc- 
cess. We trust, however, we shall, ere long, be 
able to give the views of some of our own plan- 
ters, who are now testing the system, and who 
have promised us the result of their experi- 
ments. 
New Cotton. — The first bale of new cotton 
brought to our market this season, was received 
on Thursday last, from the plantation of Au- 
gustus Lamkin, of Columbia county. 
A GOOD CROP. 
From the Maryland Telescope we clip thefol. 
lowing account of a crop of wheat raised by a 
citizen of Clueen Anne’s county in that State 
lo which we desire to invite the attention of our 
planters, as an evidence of the result that may 
be attained by an enlightened system of farming. 
The county of Clueen Anne’s is among the 
earliest settled in the State, and under the same 
system of agriculture pursued in Georgia, its 
lands would have been long since rendered un. 
productive [and valueless. But instead of that 
we find her planters growing on land which ha^ 
been cultivated longer than any lands in Geor. 
gia, larger crops than are produced on our best 
fresh lands. To what shall we attribute thisl 
Certainly not entirely to the influence of cli- 
mate, for there are many portions of Georgia 
and the Southern States admirably well adapted 
to the growth of wheat. Is it not more proper, 
then, and we put this question in all sincerity to 
every planter, that we should ascribe it to the 
miserably defective system of agriculture gene- 
rally pursued at the Southi We thin’K so, and 
we feel fully persuaded that our readers will 
sustain this opinion — indeed, we are very confi- 
dent no one will controvert its justice. Why 
then, we ask, is it sol Why are not our plan- 
ters making the same progress in agricultural 
improvement with their brethren throughout the 
Middle, Eastern and Northwestern States'? — 
These are imposing questions, and they may be 
e?jsily answered. The great, perhaps the great- 
est, barrier to their progressive improvement is, 
they are generally too wise in their own con- 
ceit — they scout the idea that any man can learn 
them any thing about farming, because, say 
they, “toe have been farming all our lives ^ and we 
kiioiv that no man can teach i/s— to suppose such 
a thing would be setting us down as stupid dolts, 
who cannot and will not profit by the light of 
experience.” They have, therefore, an utter 
horror, a most perfect contempt, of what they 
are pleased to term ‘^book farming,” and cannot 
be persuaded to read an agricultural work. — 
One of the consequences, and the greatest evil 
of this ignorance on a subject which concerns 
them most, is that they are all struggling from 
the beginning to the close of the year to culti- 
vate too much land — they are, therefore, in a 
continued strain — they have no time to devote to 
the improvement of land, but as rapidly as its 
fertility is destroyed by their exhausting sys- 
tems of culture, instead of improving by manu- 
ring, their only remedy lor the evil is to clear 
more — never having learned that the experience 
of all practical, enlightened farmers is, that it 
is cheaper to improve land than to clear it. — 
This is the great secret, and these are the great 
barriers to the improvement of Southern agri- 
culture, and they are barriers of no ordinary 
magnitude — to correct which should be the ob- 
ject, the paramount object, ol every patriot and 
friend of agricultural improvement. 
Let then the Agricultural Societies through- 
out the country, as rapidly as they are formed, 
expose the fallacy of the system, and enforce 
with all their influence a corrective for the evil, 
and we will, ere long, record the growth of such 
crops in Georgia as the following, to which we 
alluded in the outset. 
“Our respected fellow citizen, William Car- 
michael, Esq., raised this year upon twenty 
acres of land, one thousand and ticenty six bush- 
els of Mediterranean wheat, being a fraction be- 
\o\v fifty one and a half bushels to the acre, averag- 
ing sixty pounds to the bushel. This is a very 
great yield, larger we believe, than was ever 
made before on this shore, and we question 
whether the State can beat it. This show's what 
good farming will accomplish. 
“The land on which this wheat was raised, 
is not better wheat land than two thirds of this 
county, but has been greatly improved by the 
use of marl and marsh mud.” 
The Farmers’ Cabinet says — One of our Ma- 
ryland friends makes some inquiry in relation 
to the curing, «fec. of corn that has been sown 
purposely for fodder. Among fhe advantages 
of this crop, when sown broadcast, may be 
reckoned its usefulness in soiling. For this 
purpose, it should be sown at different times, at 
intervals ef ten days, or so. Some should be 
sown quite early in the season. It may thus be 
found to answer excellently in midsummer, 
when the pastures are short, and the drought 
would otherwise make green food scarce. When 
intended for winter fodder, it should not be suf- 
fered to become too old. It should be cut be- 
fore the tassel appears — well and thoroughly 
dried — and when put away, it should have a 
peck of salt to the ton. We consider com fod- 
der more valuable for summer than for winter 
feeding. The Northern sweet corn, is perhaps 
the preferable kind to sow: the stalk is not so 
hard, nor so stout, and contains more saccha- 
rine matter. 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
Stanfordville, August 19, 1843. 
Messrs. Editors — I propose to give in this 
communication, a few facts which I consider 
worth knowing, believing that some, if not all, 
the readers of your paper will, at some time, be 
benefited by the knowledge of them. 
PREVENTIVE OF AVORMS IN CHILDREN. 
I think it likely that we have as healthy and 
as lively negro children as can be found any 
where in the State. They are never attacked 
by worms or any disease produced by them. — 
This desideratum is secured by a free use of 
tea made from the tops of the Jerusalem oak 
weed. As soon as it puts forth in the spring, 
we have it gathered some two or three times a 
weelc, and have a strong tea made of it, and 
sweeten it with molasses, in the proportion of 
about one pint of mola.sses to a gallon of tea. 
The children are as fond of it with their bread 
as they are ot milk; in fact, they always seem 
to be pleased when they know they are to have 
tea for their breakfast, notwithstanding they 
have meat, milk, &c. This practice we keep 
up through the spring, and partially through the 
summer. 
REMEDY FOR A FISTULO OR POLE EVIL ON A 
HORSE. 
Take a common yard or toad frog between 
the fingers and thumb, and rub the diseased part 
with the belly of the frog. The water within 
the frog will soon escape and moisten the place 
which is being rubbed; but the operator must 
not stop rubbing till the frog is to all appearance 
dead. Rubbing once a day for three or four 
days, I have never known to fail effecting a 
cure, if commenced before matter had collected, 
An old gentleman from North Carolina gave 
me this information fifteen years ago. He said 
he had known it .tried for forty years, and had 
never known a failure if well attended to, and 
had known several cures after matter had coU 
lected, 
KIDNEY WORMS IN HOGS. 
We sometimes have a hog or hogs to become 
weak in the loins, and finally drop their hind- 
parts, without being able to raise them again, 
which, when they move, are dragged along.-^ 
This, in ninety nine cases out of one hundred, 
is produced by what is called kidney worms. 
To prevent this, or to effect a cure after a hog 
has (as we say) broke down, requires nothing 
but a free use of coperas dissolved in water and 
mixed with meal so as to form a dough. It will 
require some six or eight doses to cure a hog 
after he has got down. All farmers should give 
this preparation to their hogs several times in 
the spring ol the year — in fact, it is good for 
them occasionally through the year. I had a 
hog down last year, dragging itself about for 
several days before I gave him coperas, which 
after I commenced soon effected a cure, and he 
was on his feet again. Coperas will destroy 
the large worms frequently found in the bowels 
of a hog, as well as those that are in the kid- 
neys. One ounce or less is enough for a bog 
at a time, and given once a day is enough in 
any case. Sulphur is also good for hogs, and 
