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THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
using as valuable an article ol fjoJ as manure, 
while he has slock to jeed it to. Its good effect 
upon corn is astonishing, when applied as a ma- 
nure — but, if it was first passed t/irough the mill 
by the hogs and cattle, both being kept well lit- 
tered in their pens, the manure would be equal- 
ly good and in greater quantity — and, in addi- 
tion, a large amount of pork and beef made. I 
have been feeding it freely to both cows and 
hogs, first cooking it — and I think that 1 have 
lost several hogs by it, because the careless ne- 
gro had not cooked the seed, but merely warmed 
ib If properly cooked, a little corn meal or 
bran added, with salt and a large shovelful of 
wood ashes to each kettle-full, there is no dan- 
ger of injury to tlie stock. Uncooked, sound 
seed I find to be very bad for cattle, sheep and 
hogs. There is one lady in this vicinity, whose 
butter commands the highest price, at all times, 
in the Natchez market, who has fed cotton seed 
thoroughly cooked, to her cows for twenty years. 
Some pretend to say they can tliscover the taste 
of the seed, but I think if the ashes be added, it 
will puzzle them to do so. The cattle must of 
course have an abundance of rough food be- 
sides — and the hogs must have rooting pn graz- 
ing range enough, according to their kind. 
You are correct, you and your correspond- 
ents, on the value of crab grass, both for hay 
and pasture. I had several lots plowed up ear- 
ly last spring, and sowed in spring oats, which 
have afforded abundant pasturage all summer 
since the oats were taken off. But for either 
purpose, it is a long wmy behind Bermuda 
grass. As pasture, it is almost inexhaustible, 
thriving best in warm, clear w^eather — and will 
feed a greater number of animals on a given 
extent than any other grass I have ever seen, 
not excepting blue grass. Dr. P., I think, saw 
my neighbor Col. Knight’s little volunteer mea- 
dowf No pains has been taken w’ith it. The 
grass came of itself, and has been regularly and 
closely mowed three times each 3mar. I deter- 
mined to come to a pretty close estimate of the 
quantity it yields per acre, on moderately good 
land, and accordingly measured off one-fourth 
of an acre of average crop, where the grass is 
well set, j ust before the second cutting this year — 
the first cutting having been a heavier one. I 
had five cocks weighed, when thorovghly dry — 
in fact it was sold on the ground, and weighed 
to the purchaser — and the average yield per acre 
amounted to 10,200 lb., or five tons two hundred 
weight! The third cutting will be almost as 
great. What crab grass or fodder-pulling wnll 
equal this as a means of affording forage? Now, 
there is no mistake in the calculation. I vmnt 
over the whole several times, that there might 
be none. Last year, Col. Knight’s estimate 
was 6 tons per acre at a cutting. Bermuda is a 
close growing, fine, delicate looking grass. — 
When in meadow, it grows to the height of 12 
to 14 inches — generally’’ about a foot. Very fre- 
quently, when the scythe makes a cut, the grass 
just stands solid on the ground, as if it had been 
undisturbed, and has to be rolled out of the way 
with the foot. At one time 1 was afraid to in- 
troduce it on the plantations, it spreads with 
such rapidity, and can only be killed l/y smother - 
iig. Corn and pumpkins— oats followed by 
peas — or any such crop, I now find will kill it, 
I may add, that if any of your readers, who are 
subscribers to at least two agricultural papers, 
one of them being published in the btale they 
reside in, have a desire to try it, I will with 
pleasure pack a barrel of roots and ship for 
them as they may direct me, if by mail, post 
paid, Yours, &c. 
Thomas Affleck. 
The New York Courier states that the 
amount of specie exported from that city to Eu, 
rope this Pall is comparatively small. No sil- 
ver has been shipped to England, and that taken 
to France will not far exceed $800,000, of which 
•®100,000 will go by the next packet. The pre- 
mium on silver has therefore declined consider- 
ably. 
AUGUSTA MARKET. 
Cotton — Throughout last week our marke; 
had been in a drooping state, w ith a downv.’ard 
tendency in prices. On Sunday night, however, 
we received Liverpool accounts to the 4th inst., 
per Hibernia at Boston, showing a veiy active 
demand, and very heavy sales at an advance of 
g to jd on all descriptions. This gave a new 
impetus to our market, and an active busi- 
ness has engaged dealers for the two la.st days, 
at an advance of fully 4 to fc on all descrip- 
tions. W e now quote 6 ta 7^ cents as extremes 
— remaiking that a very choice lot would com- 
mand a fraction more. 
Groceries, if'C. — Our market is well supplied 
with goods, and prices range decidedly low. 
Exchange continues as last reported. Cen- 
tral Bank money has improved, and the rate is 
now 6 ® 7 per cent discount. State Bonds are 
very firm. 
AUGUSTA PRICES CURRENT. 
Bagging, Hemp 
(a 
20 
Tow 
... “ 15 
18 
Gunny 
. .. “ 18* ® 
19 
Bale Rcpe 
....lb. 6 
(a> 
10 
Bacon, Hog Round .... 
.... “ 5 
(® 
6* 
Hams 
.... “ 8 
10 
Shoulders 
.... “ 4 
7 
Sides 
.... “ 6 
(3) 
8 
Coffee, Green prime Cuba,. “ 9 
(3 
10 
Ordinary to Good... “ 7 
(3 
9 
St. Domingo. . . 
.. .. “ 7 
fS) 
9 
Rio 
.. “ 9 
(a) 
10 
Laguira 
.. .. “ 9 
(3 
10 
Porto Rico 
.... “ 9 
(3 
10 
Java 
.... “ 11 
(3 
14 
Corn 
.bush. 33 
40 
Flour, Canal 
...bbl. 5 75 
6 50 
Baltimore 
Western . . 
Country 
5 50 
Feathers 
... lb. :io 
37i 
Iron, Russia 
5 00 
Swedes, assorted. . 
... “ 4 50 
5 00 
Hoop 
. .. “ 7 00 
8 00 
Sheet 
... “ 7 00 
8 00 
Nail Rods 
. .. “ 7 00 
8 00 
Le.ither, Sole 
....lb. 23 
28 
Upper 
2 00 
Calf Skins... 
® 36 00 
Molasses, N. Orleans. . 
...gal. 31 
35 
Havana 
30 
Nails 
6 
Oats 
, . bush. 37* & 
50 
Peas 
. “ 40 
(Q 
50 
Sugar, New Orleans 
. ... lb. 6 
9i 
Havana, white.. 
.... “ 11 
12 
“ brown. 
.... “ 7 
8 
Muscovado 
.... “ 7 
m 
9 
St. Croix 
.. .. “ 8 
11 
Porto Rico 
.... “ 7 
9 
Lump 
.... “ 14 
® 
16 
Loaf 
.. .. “ 15 
0 
20 
Double Refined. 
.... “ 12 
0 
13 
Salt, Liverpool ground. 
. .bush. 45 
0 
50 
(( (( 
. .sack 1 75 
0 
2 00 
Steel, German 
. ... lb. 15 
0 
16 
Blistered 
.. .. “ 8 
0 
12J 
Twine 
, . . . “ 20 
0 
25 
Tea, Behea 
. . . . “ 50 
0 
75 
Souchong 
... “ 60 
0 
75 
Hvson 
. . . . “ SO 
0 
1 25 
Gunpowder 
. . . . “ 1 00 
0 
1 25 
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
PAGE. 
The Preparation and Use of Manure, con- } 
tinned \ 
Geological Definitions; Remedy for Bots- • • • 171 
Curing Bacon; Letter from Mr. Ernest 172 
Smut in Wheat; Clearing Land; Cure for 
Swiney 3 
Fattening Pork; Bommer’s Manure Meth- ) 
od; the Horse; - 3 
Culture of Cotton; On Saving Pork and Cur- } j-r 
ing Bacon; Weevil in Corn, &c. U 
GARDEN AND FIELD SEED, 
A GENERAL assortment of fresh 
and genuine G A R D EN and .PIELD 
SEED, among which are tlic following; 
Red and White Clover, 
Blue and Green Grass, 
Rye and Orettard do., 
Timothy and Herds do., 
Millet and Lucerne do.. 
Seed Corn of every valuable vaiir -.y, 
Seed Wheat, 
Buckwheat and Potato Oats, 
Kept constantly on hand by the subscriber, all cf 
which are offered for sale at very inoderufe prices. 
All orders, by mail or otherwise, e.veeuted with 
neatness and despatch. 
WM. HAINES, -Tr.., 
No. 232 Broad street, Augusia, Ga. 
August 30. iC-tf 
TURNED SEED. 
SUPPLY of the followiiig- varie- 
ties of fresh TURNEP SEED jitst receiv- 
ed, viz: 
Yellow Sweedish or Ruta Baga, very fine for 
stock. 
Large Globe Turnep, j Fine 
“ VN bite Flat do. ! for 
“ Hanoveror White Ruta Eaga do [ table 
“ Norfolk do. J use. 
For sale in quantities to suit puichaspr.-:. bv 
Aug. 30 18-tf WM. HAINES; Jn. 
BOMMER’S PATENT MANURE. 
T he imd<irsigned is the Agent of 
Messrs. Abbett & Co., for vcncing rights to 
individuals for making and using the ab'>ve named 
Manure. By reference to the following advertise- 
ment of Messrs. Abbett & Co., the prices may 
be ascertained. All orders addressed to me, post 
paid, at Sparta, Ga., will receive prompt atteirtioa. 
Aug. 30. 18-tf R. S. HARDWICK. 
THE BOMMER MANURE METHOD, 
W HICH teaches how to make ve- 
getable manure without the aid of live 
stock, in from 15 to SO d iys, 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 ftw days. And 
hew to make a rich fertilizing liquid called “pn- 
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 has 
been adopted, viz: 
For Gardens of any extent .$6 
Farms up to 100 acres • • 10 
“ from 100 to 200 acres - • • 15 
“ “ 200 to 300 “ 13 
“ “ 300 to 400 “ 20 
“ over 400 acres in any one farm- • • • 25 
By the remittance of the sum here specified, a 
copy . f 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., Baltiuicre, 
Proprietors of the patent right for the Southern 
and Western States. aug 16 
THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR 
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