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THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
and in the wonderlul succession and harmony 
of the seasons: 
“These as they change. Almighty Father! these 
Are but the varied God. The rolling year 
Is full ol Thee.” 
We are now beholding a mighty moral revo- 
lution. Hitherto, glory has been found in tne 
desLruction rather than the preservation of man. 
The history of our race is a history of wars. — 
An age of peace and philanthropy is arising 
upon us, in which renown will be sought in 
usefulness. Justice will yet be fully done to 
the benefactors of mankind. Yottng, and Wat- 
son, and Clinton, and Buel, and others, both of 
the dead and the living, who have laid society 
under enduring obligations, will receive their 
share of the public gratitude. How dim, how 
fleeting is the fame of the mere warrior, when 
contrasted with that of the philanthropist.— 
What wasting battles, what fields enriched with 
carnage, what spoils of victory, or what splen- 
did triumphs, could confer the lasting glory of 
De Witt Clinton! 
REMEDY FOR SMUT IN WHEAT. 
Mr. Editor : — Your journal circulating ex- 
tensively through the wheat growing portion of 
our own State, you will permit me to enjoin up- 
on the wheat producers the necessity of brining 
and rolling in lime the seed bofore sowing, with 
a view to eradicate smut. This remedy for a 
serious evil, magnified the current season to an 
alarming extent by neglecting to practice it, is 
not new to the intelligent b^k-farming hus- 
bandman; and my only otje^iow in address- 
ing you, is to confirm the testimony of others. 
1 will briefly state, for the benefit of all con- 
cerned, the proof as practised last year by my- 
self. I used two ordinary sized wash-tubs, one 
of which contained some four or five pails of 
strong brine, and upon the top of the other tub 
(resting upon two slats) was placed a bushel 
and a half basket of wheat. The brine was 
then poured upon the wheat, and was quickly 
deposited, by leakage through the basket into 
the tub below it. On emptying the basket, the 
same brine was used to saturate a similar quan- 
tity, and so on to the amount of ten or twelve 
bushels. If my memory serves me right, I 
used about a bushel of fresh slacked lime to that 
quantity of seed. After thus preparing it was 
carted to the field in barrels. The seed was 
sown upon the field which you saw, Mr. Edi- 
tor, in July, when I had the pleasure of meeting 
you here, and I am certain of the fact, that not 
a head of smut was detected when harvest- 
ing it. 
In regard to another field of some twenty 
acres, not having any more lime on hand when 
it was sown, I neglected to prepare the seed as 
above, and the consequence was, there was some 
smut, but not to that extent of some of my neigh- 
bors’ fields. I shall take special care this sea- 
son, to brine and roll in lime all my seed, and if 
my brother wheat growers desire to sell the 
“clean thing,” and what is of greater conse- 
quence, make, if possible, their wives and 
daughters more amiable by having white bread 
— they will do likewise. 
A word more. Your estimate sir, that the 
field which you saw would go 25 bushels to the 
acre, will be verified beyond a doubt. In many 
heads I counted from 80 to 100 kernels, and a 
few that I selected measured six inches in length. 
The variety is the red chafi" bald. 
L. A. Morrell. 
Lake Ridge, Tompkins Co., N. Y. 
New Genessee Farmer. 
New Dish. — The Mississippi Valley Farm 
er says — By paring, quartering and boiling cu-' 
cumbers, a dish may be obtained in every re- 
spect similar to asparagus. 
Useful Hints. — Never enter a sick room in 
a state of perspiration, as the moment you be- 
come cool your pores absorb. Do not approach 
contagious diseases with an empty stomach; 
nor sit between the sick and the fire, because the 
heat attracts the thin vapor. 
AUGUSTA MARKET. 
Colton . — In resuming, to-day, our brief no- 
tice of our market, which will be continued du- 
ring the business season, we are gratified to be 
able to announce to our Jriends a decided im- 
provement in the value of our great staple. — 
For some time the northern markets have been 
very much excited, because ot the increased de- 
mand among the American manufacturers for 
goods, and the consequent short supplv of the 
old crop in this country, which circumstance, 
of course, advanced the prices in all the Amer- 
ican markets, to a rate quite as^igh as the Eng- 
lish. Upon this excited state of our markets, 
came the late news, per Caledonia, advising of 
an advance in Liverpool of ^ to id upon all de- 
scriptions — produced principally by the unfa- 
vorable accounts, from this side, of the growing 
crop; although it must be admitted that the gen- 
eral improvement in business, and the increased 
demand for cotton yarns and goods, has like- 
wise had its influence; and, as a consequence of 
this news from abroad, our own market has ad- 
vanced i (3> i cent ^ lb. within the last few 
days. We now quote 6 ® 8i cents for old, and 
8 ® 8i cents for the new crop, with an active 
demand. Whether these prices will be sustain- 
ed, will, in a great degree, depend upon the ex- 
tent of the growing crop, and the continued de- 
mand for goods and yarns, both in England and 
this country, of which our readers can judge as 
well as ourselves. We are, however, of the 
opinion, that the interests of the planter are 
generally better protected when he gets his crop 
to market early and sells — yarticularly if he 
meet an active demand. 
Dry Goods, Groceries, <f*c. — The indications of 
a return of more prosperous times is, perhaps, 
not more perceptible in any department of busi. 
ness than the mercantile; and we are gratified 
to announce to our country friends, that our 
merchants are fortifying themselves in every de- 
partment with abundant supplies to meet the de- 
mand of their country friends. The stock wil^ 
be ample, and the prices are generally ranging 
low. 
Bagging and Bale Rope . — The supply of 
both these articles is heavy, and sales to a heavy 
extent are daily made. Gunny Bagging, which 
is most enquired for, sells from 19 la 20 cents; 
Dundee at from 16 (cd 20; Kentucky 17 @ 18 
cents;, and other descriptions at proportionate 
rates. Manilla Rope 9 ® 10; Kentucky Hemp 
8 ® 9 cents . 
Money — Central Bank notes sell from 9 r® 12 
^ cent dis. State 6 ^ cent Bonds at 72 o 74 
cents. 
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
PAGE. 
Improvement of Domestic Stock 153 
Green Manuring; New Method of making > -iwa 
Manure j 
Bummer’s Manure; The Tomato; Turning? ikc 
Cattle into Fields; Rye for Soiling 5 
Improvement of Corn, &c.; Salting Horses; ? . re 
Mr. Everett’s Speech- U ” 
Report of the Newberry Agricultural Socie- ? ,r>r 
ty on the Culture of Wheat U 
Corn Stalk Syrup; Corn Stalk Molasses; } .gq 
Importance of Agricultural Associations- J 
Improvement of Corn; Experiments in the ) 
Culture of Corn; The Farmer’s Profes- > 159 
sion; Ditching, &c.; ) 
Remedy for Smut in Wheat; New Dish 160 
GARDEN AND FIELD SEED. 
A GENERAL assortment of fresh 
and genuine GAR D EN and FIELD 
SEED, among which are the following: 
Red and White Clover, 
Blue and Green Grass, 
Rye and Orchard do., 
Timothy and Herds do., 
Millet and Lucerne do.. 
Seed Corn of every valuable variety, 
Seed Wheat, 
Buckwheat and Potato Oats, 
Kept constantly on hand by the subscriber, all of 
which are offered for sale at very moderate prices. 
All orders, by mail or otherwise, executed with 
neatness and despatch. 
WM. HAINES, Je., 
• No. 232 Broad street, Augusta, Ga. 
August 30. 18-tf 
TURNEP SEED. 
A SUPPLY of the following varie- 
ties of fresh TURNEP SEED just receiv- 
ed, viz: 
Yellow Sweedish or Ruta Baga, very fine for 
stock. 
Large Globe Turnep, "j Fine 
“ White Flat do. ! for 
“ Hanover or White Ruta Baga do f table 
“ Norfolk do. J use. 
For sale in quantities to suit purchasers, by 
Aug. 30 18-tf WM. HAINES, Jh. 
SOMMER’S PATENT MANURE. 
T he undersigned is the Agent of 
Messrs. Abbett & Co., for vending rights to 
individuals for making and using the above named 
Manure. By reference to the following advertise- 
ment of Messrs. Abbett & Co., the prices may 
be ascertained. All orders addressed to me, po^ 
paid, at Sparta, Ga., will receive prompt attention. 
Aug. 30. 18-tf R. S. HARDWICK. 
THE BOMMER MANURE METHOD, 
W HICH teaches how to make ve- 
getable manure without the aid of liv« 
stock, in from 15 to 30 days, by a course of hu- 
mid fermentation set into action at a cost of from 
50 cts to $4. 
And also to make Compost in a Jew days. And 
how to make a rich fertilizing liquid called “pu- 
rin,” having all the strength without the acrid 
qualities of urine. 
With the view of graduating the cost to the 
quantity of land upon which it may be desired to 
use the method, the following scale of prices haa 
been adopted, viz: 
For Gardens of any extent $6 
Farms up to 100 acres 10 
“ from 100 to 200 acres 15 
“ “ 200 to 300 “ 18 
“ “ 300 to 400 “ 20 
“ over 400 acres in any one farm 25 
By the remittance of the sum here specified, a 
copy of the method will be sent by mail or in any 
other mode proposed by the purchaser. 
All letters of inquiry must be post paid. 
ABBETT & CO., Baltimore, 
Proprietors of the patent right for the Southern 
and Western States. aug 16 
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