192 
THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
know of what butter is made, and pretend to 
suppose a cow a rhinoceros. 
It does not look well lor ajiy body’s daughters 
to walk the streets in kid slippers in December, 
and lace themselves so cruelly that their voices 
waste away, and their cheeks turn to the color 
of moonlight . — Prairie Farmer. 
Acid in Soils. — It has become mooted ques- 
tions of late, whether there be acid in the soiD 
and if there be, w’hether lime will so neutralize 
it as to destroy sorrel and other sour vegetables'? 
Some have atiirmed that the doctrine which as- 
cribes vegetable acid, or, as it is chemically 
termed, oxalic acid, as the cause of the growth 
of sorrel, is unsound; others, that sorrel cannot 
be destroyed by the application of lime. Now, 
for ourself, Irom our own experience, we are 
forced to believe, that there is truth both in the 
fact of the existence ol the acid, and in the 
competency ol lime, as a neutralizer, to remove 
it. Our reason fur this opinion is a plain one 
and soon told. We had some years ago a lot of 
about two acres ol sandy land, resting upon a 
clay bottom, so infested with sorrel as to destroy 
two successive crops ol clover. The land had 
never been limed, and believing that the presence 
of the sorrel was owing to a superabundant sup- 
ply of acid in the soil, we determined to try the 
effect in neutralizing it, and it so turned out 
that we had some freshly burned, nnslacked oyster 
shell lime on hand, two hundred bushels of which 
we spread over the two acres of ground, on the 
top of the lay of sorrel, for it was several inches 
high; plowed both the lime and the sorrel in on 
the 20ih of July, and on the 15th ol August fol- 
lowing, we gave the ground another plowing, 
returning the lime to the surface, which had be- 
come tolerably well slacked. We let the lot 
remain until the following spring, when we 
sowed it in oats and clover, and we were never 
again troubled with our old enemy the sorrel. — 
As there has been considerable discussion of late 
upon this subject, and no little diversity of opin- 
ion upon this matter, we have thought that it 
might be interesting to our readers to know the 
views entertained by that eminent chemist. Pro- 
fessor Dana, of Lowell, Massachusetts, whose 
admirable work upon agriculture, shows that 
his opinion is entitled to profound consideration. 
It has been alleged in support ol the position, 
that lime will not destroy sorrel, that in many 
instances where lime had been applied to the 
soil, that the sorrel continued to grow, and even 
that in some instances it had grown through 
coalings of marl, which is mainly the carbo- 
nate of lime, or, to speak more plainly, lime in 
a slacked state. This, we think, is very plain- 
ly aud .satisfactorily accounted for by Professor 
Dana. His views are, that the lime should be 
plowed in, in an unslacked state, and not be left 
on the surface to become slacked by the ele- 
ments; that the vegetable acid of the soil reach- 
es much deeper than the minute portions of the 
lime which is dissolved by rain can penetrate; 
that if the slacking takes place by air alone, 
that, as carbonate of lime is insoluble, none of 
its active neutralizing piinciples can enter the 
soil, and, therefore, cannot effect the sorrel, un- 
I j-ss, perhaps, by preparing it, through the vege- 
table matter which it may have caused to de- 
compose, additional food, by which its capacity 
for sustaining life is increased rather than di- 
minished. This is our reading of the Dr.’s 
communication, and as his theory corresponds 
with our o'wn practice, we feel justified in com- 
mending his views to public notice. — A. Farm. 
The Price of Glory. — A writer in the last 
number of Blackwood estimates the numbers 
left dead on Napoleon’s fields of battle at one 
million eight hundred and eleven thousand ! 
AUGUSTA MARKET. 
Tuesday, Nov. 21 — p. m. 
Colton — Our market for the last two days has 
assumed a very quiet aspect, as both holders 
and buyers seem disposed to await the receipt of 
^ater accounts from Europe, which will be due 1 
here by to-morrow’s mail. Prices, however, are 
very firm, and v'e quote 6 to 7|c as extremes — 
principal sales 7 to 7*c. Square bales are quite 
in demand, and generally command Jc more 
than round ul the same quality. 
Dry Goods, Groceries, t^c. — Our dealers are 
generally well supplied with heavy and well se" 
lected stocks of goods in their respect! e lines 
and prices generally range very low for all sta- 
ple articles. 
Exchange — Sight checks are abundant on 
Savannah, Charleston and New' York at par. — 
Central money is quite firm at 5 to 7 ^ cent dis- 
count. We hear of no transactions in State 
Bonds, which are very firm and tending up- 
ward. 
AUGUSTA PRICES CURRENT. 
Bagging, Hemp 
. . . yd. 
16 
(3 
20 
Tow 
... “ 
15 
(3 
18 
Gunny 
(( 
ISJ ® 
19 
Bale Rope 
6 
(3 
10 
Bacon, Hog Round 
U 
5 
<3 
6i 
Hams 
U 
8 
(3 
10 
Shoulders 
G 
4 
(3 
7 
Sides 
(( 
6 
13 
8 
Coffee, Green prime Cuba,. “ 
9 
(3 
10 
Ordinary to Good... “ 
7 
(3 
9 
St. Domingo. . . 
i( 
7 
(3 
9 
Rio 
(( 
9 
(3 
10 
Laguira 
U 
9 
10 
Porto Rico 
U 
9 
(3 
10 
Java 
(( 
11 
(3 
14 
Corn 
•bush. 
33 
(3 
40 
Flour, Canal 
...bbl. 
5 75 
(3 
6 50 
Baltimore 
none. 
Western . . 
. . “ 
none. 
Country 
(( 
400 
(3 
5 50 
Feathers 
... lb. 
30 
(3 
37J 
Iron, Russia 
4 50 
(3 
5 00 
Swedes, assorted. 
. . . “ 
4 50 
(3 
5 00 
Hoop 
(( 
7 00 
(3 
8 00 
Sheet 
U 
700 
(3 
800 
Nail Rods 
(( 
700 
(3 
800 
LE.iTHER, Sole 
....lb. 
23 
(3 
28 
Upper 
1 50 
13 
200 
Calf Skins.. 
® 36 00 
Molasses, N. Orleans.. 
Havana 
...gal. 
31 
(3 
35 
If 
25 
(3 
30 
Nails 
41 
(3 
6 
Oats 
37i 13 ) 
50 
Peas 
if 
40 
(3 
50 
Sugar, New Orleans 
. ...lb. 
6 
(3 
9i 
Havana, white.. 
U 
11 
(3 
12 
“ brown. 
(( 
7 
(3 
8 
Muscovado 
(( 
7 
13 
9 
St. Croix. . . . . 
if 
8 
13 
11 
Porto Rico 
If 
7 
(3 
9 
Lump 
tf 
14 
(3 
16 
Loaf 
if 
15 
(3 
20 
Double Refined. 
if 
12 
(3 
13 
Salt, Liverpool ground . 
<( U 
■bush. 
45 
(3 
50 
. . sack 
1 75 
(3 
200 
Steel, German 
....lb. 
15 
<3 
16 
Blistered 
ti 
8 
(3 
12i 
Twine 
fl 
20 
13 
25 
Tea, Behea 
ff 
50 
(3 
75 
Souchong 
(f 
60 
(3 
75 
Hyson 
fl 
80 
(3 
1 25 
Gunpowder 
ft 
1 00 
(3 
1 25 
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
PAGE. 
Preparation and Use of Manures, concluded •• 185 
Farmers’ Clubs; Corn Cobs 187 
Management of Farms; Heaves; Transplan- > 
ting Trees ^ IHo 
Best Mode of Harnessing Oxen; Small } ,r,Q 
Farms; G”eat Yield of Wheat j 
Our Second Volume; Fourth Crop of Ap- 5 
pies; Bommer’s Manure; Remedy for Bar- > 190 
renness in Sows j 
An Experiment; Large Pumpkin; Explana- i 
tion of Terms; Model Farm; Eight things > 191 
that do not look well ) 
-Icid in Soils 192 
GARDEN AND^FIELD SEED. 
A GENERAL assortment ol fresh 
and genuine G A R D E N 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, Jb., 
No. 232 Broad street, Augusta, Ga. 
August 30. ' 18-tf 
TURNED SEED. 
A SUPPLY of the following; varie- 
ties of fresh TURNEP SEED just receiv- 
ed, viz: 
Yellow Sweedish or Ruta Baga, veiv fine for 
stock. 
Large Globe Turnep, ") Fine 
“ V\ bite Flat do. ! for 
“ Hanover or White Ruta Baga do f table 
“ Norfolk do. J use. 
For sale in quantities to suit purchasers, by 
Aur. 30 18-tf WM. HAINES, Jh. 
BOMMER’S PATEINT MANURE. 
T he undersigned is the Agent ol 
Messrs. Abbett & Co., for vending 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 attentioH, 
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 30 d .ys, by a course of hu- 
mid fermentation set into action at a cost of from 
50cts to $4. 
And also to make Compost in a few days. And 
how to make a lich 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 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 “ 18 
“ “ 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., Baltimore, 
Proprietors of the patent right for the Southern 
and Western States. aug 16 
THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR 
IS PUBLISHED BY 
J. W. & W. S. JONES, 
And will be issued every other Wednesday, at 
ONE DOLLAR a year, invabiably in advance. 
The CASH SYSTEM will be rigidly adhered »o, 
and in no case will the paper be sent unless the 
money accompanies the order. 
Advertisements pertaining to agriculture will 
be inserted for one dollah for every square ol 
TWELVE lines, or less, for the first insertion, and 
SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS per Square for each coniinn 
ance. 
IMPOST Masters are authorized to receive and 
forward money free of postage. 
All communications must be post p.».ie 
