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THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
alike well until the time ol earing, when there 
came a drought ol three weeks. 
The older corn remained green, while the oth- 
er fired some four or five blades high. There 
w'as only four or five feet distance between the 
two plantings; and, being alike in al; other re- 
spects, except that some ol the latter contained 
two stalks to the hill, (though the principal part 
of my crop was thinned to one stalk,) I imput- 
ed the prime cause of the firing to the late plant- 
ing. If the drought had continued, it would 
have proved a failure ; but, as the rain came in 
abundance, it eared very well. 
Yours, &c., Lewis McKee. 
Worth Enduring. — Carlysle, in his last 
work, says : “ Beautiful is it to see and under- 
stand that no worth, known or unknown, can 
die even on this earth ; the work an unknown 
man has done is like a vein ol water flowing hid- 
den under the ground, secretly making the 
ground green; it flows and flows, it joins itself 
with another vein and veinlets ; one day it will 
start forth a visible perennial well.” 
Cure for Cancers. — The Maine Cultivator 
says : “ A gentleman who has, lot some years, 
been afflicted with a cancer on his face, informs 
us that, alter having followed the prescriptions 
of some of the most skilful physicians, at the 
expense of more than seven hundred dollars, 
having twice had it cut, he has been effectually 
cured by simply bathing it three or four times 
a day with brandy and salt. Those afflicted 
with these virulent ulcers, will do well to try it. 
I^Witherspoon says: “Men may talk in 
rapture of youth and beauty, wit and sprightli- 
ness, and a hundred other shining qualities ; 
but after seven years’ union, not one of them is 
^o be compared to good family management, 
which is seen at every meal and felt every hour 
in the husband’s purse.” 
fg*Patient industry accomplishes wonders. 
A little done daily makes much a year. 
Sugar Vinegar. — To each gallon of water 
add two pounds of brown sugar, and a little 
yeast: leave it exposed to the sun for 6 months, 
in a vessel slightly stopped. 
^ -yThe heart that soonest awakens to the 
flowers of life, is always the first to be wounded 
by its thoriis^ 
II^Take every opportunity ol setting an or- 
namental shrub or choice fruit tree about your 
house or door yard. Now is the time. If you 
have any taste, you will always rejoice at what 
you hav e done. 
|:^Give sheep pine boughs once or twice a 
week; they will create appetite, prevent disease, 
and promote their health. So says “ The Uni- 
ted States Complete Practical Receipt Book.” 
j^Never choose a woman for a wile who has 
thin lips and a sharp noise — except you want a 
scold. 
1 : 1 ’ Agriculture was the first, and should ever 
be the most esteemed of all pursuits. How 
happy would it be for hundreds and thousands 
of our young men, if they could be persuaded 
that a few acres ol ground are a better capital 
than as many thousand dollars procured by w ri- 
^ng their names'et the bottom of a negotiable 
note; and what years ol misery might be saved 
if men would believe that a dollar actually earn- 
ed as by farmers and mechanics, is worth a hun- 
dred in jirospect to be gained in trade and specu- 
lation . — Saturdojj Cour. 
Measuring Corn. — Hunt’s Merchants’ Mag- 
azine, gives the following rule for measuring 
corn in cribs, wagons, boats, &c. 
“ Multiply the length by the width, then by 
the depth. The product multiply by 4, which 
will give the contents in bushels shelled. To 
get the bushels in the ear, multiply by 8. In 
either case cut off the right hand figure, which 
is the fraction. 
example. 
Length, 
20 ft. 
20 ft. 
Width, 
10 ft. 
10 ft. 
200 
200 
Depth, 
7 ft. 
7 ft. 
1400 
1400 
4 
8 
560,0 
1120,0 
Bushels shelled. Bushels in ears. 
From the Worcester (Eng.) Chronicle 
SIXTY BUSHELS OF WHEAT TO THE ACRE. 
We state the following fact to show what may 
be done by proper management. Henry Work- 
man, Esq., Solicitor of this Town, planted about 
an acre and three perches of ground with rather 
more than a bushel and a half of the red cluster 
wheat, furnished by Mr. Robert Beman, of 
Lenchwick, and the produce is 20 bags or 60 
bushels to the acre ! The seed was set by the 
hand, that is, it was dibbled. The land upon 
wnich this extraordinary crop was grown is 
known to be as good for cast as any in the Val^ 
of Evesham. 
Take good care of the Lambs. — A good 
shepherd may be known by the number of lambs 
that he raises. If any should die, don’t throw 
them up on to the roof of a shed, or on to a tree, 
to poison the air, but skin them, give the flesh 
to the hogs, and save the skin. The most deli- 
cate gloves are made of young lambs’ skins, and 
they are an article of considerable trade in some 
parts of Europe . — Maine Farmer, 
Hoarseness. — One drachm of freshly scrap- 
ed horse-raddish-root, to be infused with four 
ounces of water, in a close vessel, for two 
hours, and made into a syrup, with double its 
weight in vinegar, is an approved remedy for 
hoarseness : a teaspconful has often proved ef- 
fectual ; a few teaspoons, it is said, have never 
been known to fail in removing hoarseness. 
Broom Corn — Is much cultivated on the 
Connecticut river, in Massachusetts. The 
amount produced on the acre is from 800 to 1000 
lbs., besides 60 or 70 bushels of seed; the bush 
is estimated to be worth four or five cents the 
pound, and sometimes ten or twelve cents. The 
seed on an acre, at 33 cents per bushel, is said 
to be equal to a crop of oats. Thirteen hun- 
dred acres of this plant are cultivated in the 
town of Northampton and vicinity, the brush 
and seed of which is valued at $100,000 annu- 
ally. The adjoining town of Hadley manufac- 
tures brooms to the value of ^160,000 annually. 
One person, it is said, makes 80,000 brooms a 
year. The process of cultivation is like that of 
Indian corn. 
Farming Operations. — Get your carrots 
forward, and try Rowland’s Macassar if the 
crop looks unpromising. Plant your potatoes 
with salt, which gives them a relish; and dress 
with bits of woollen cloth or shreds of old coats, 
which will improve the potatoe’s jacket. Now, 
sow your P’s ; keep your U’s warm ; hive your 
B’s; shoot yourJ’s; feed your N’s; look after 
your potatoes’ I’s ; and then take your E’s. — 
Punch's Almanac. 
Love of Flowers. — A love of flowers is one 
of the earliest of our tastes, and certainly one 
ol the most innocent. The cultivation of flow- 
ers, while it fonns an elegant amusement, is a 
most healthy and invigorating pursuit. Unlike 
hunting, fishing, shooting or similar rural 
amusements, it inflicts no suffering on any of 
the animal creation, and merely aids nature in 
her efforts to make the world beautiful to the 
eye, as the fruits are pleasant to the taste. The 
flower garden, while it agreeably occupies the 
time, does not impose a heavy tax upon the 
pocket, and there are very few flowers but what 
may be eultivated to as great perfection in the 
garden of the peasant as of the peer. It is a 
taste, too, which is well adapted to the female 
character, and affords much rational amu.se- 
ment to the recluse, who by choice or chance is 
separated “from the crowded haunts ot men, in 
busy cities Manual of Gardening and 
Complete Florist. 
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
PAGE. 
Address, pronounced before the Barbour 
Agricultural Society, by Jno. L. Hun- 
ter 65 
The Productive Powers of Nature 67 
On the right use of Manure; Use of Char- 
coal as a Manure for Wheat 68 
Mississippi — Her Agriculture, &c 69 
Plowing Corn— Topping Cotton: Worth 
Enduring: Cure for Cancers: Sugar 
Vinegar: Measuring Corn, etc 71-72 
Sixty bushels Wheat to the acre : Take 
care of the Lambs : Hoarseness : Broom 
Corn: Farming Operations: Love of 
Flowers: How to have a Sharp Razor: 
Advertisements 72 
TURXEP SEED. 
A SUPPLY of the following varie- 
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ed, viz: 
Yellow Sweedish or Ruta Baga, very fine for 
stock. 
Large Globe Turnep, j Fine ; 
“ White Plat do. ( for 
“ Hanovci or White Ruta Baga do j table 
“ Norfolk do. J use. 
For sale in quantities to suit purchasers, by 
Ans. 30 18-tf WM. HAINES, Jb. 
GARDEN AND FIELD SEED. 
A GENERAL assortment of fresh 
and genuine GARDEN 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, Jr., 
No. 232 Broad street, Augusta, Ga. 
August 30. 18-tf 
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