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er slight inequalities in thegeneral surface, may 
be corrected without any detriment, but with 
actual advantage to the work, by the plowman 
leaving such sticks as stand out ol the general 
course, on the right or left, as circumstances re- 
quire. COLONUS. 
" Covington, Sept. 28, 1844. 
For the Southern Cuhivator. 
Mr. Editor:— Amid the political excitement 
of the day, it is pleasant to see the progress and 
success of enterprises intended to promote, and 
which will promote, the prosperity ol the South. 
The story ot Swift about the blade of grass is 
more truthful than old. To the South, it is 
equally as important to save as to grow this ad- 
ditional blade of grass — and he may be regarded 
as a benefactor who shall practically teach the 
one or the other. Lest, however, I should incur 
the imputation of Southern infirmity — of great 
talk and little work — I shall at once give you 
the result ot my examination of a mdl, recently 
put in operation by A. N. Verdery, Esq. This 
mill grinds the ear of corn as it is taken from 
the stalk ; that is to sayq grinds shuck, cob, and 
grain at the same time.. 
The shuckf after being passed' through the 
mill, presents less in substance than might be 
supposed, unless, indeed, a large portion has 
been converted into meal. That which is dis- 
tinguished in the mass is soft and elastic, and is 
in small shreds. 
The cob is not distinguished from the finest 
particles of the grain. 
The grain is chopped into hominy, such as is 
usually adapted to table-use; but of course in- 
termixed with a large quantity of meal. 
The experiment was made with the whole ear 
of corn, stripped of the shuck, and the mill 
ground in less than two minutes a bushel of 
hominy, in which, as before stated, the cob was 
a distinguishable component. 
No experiment as to time was made with the 
ear with the shuck on, owing- to the want of 
skill in giving the mill its proper/eerf. 
This enterprise is not claimed as original, 
though the proprietor has never seen a similar 
mill in operation. Those who have tried the ex- 
periment on a smaller scale declare that seven 
bushels of corn ground up with the cob is equal 
to twelve bushels according to the usual mode 
in which it is given to stock. If there be super- 
added the benefit of the shuck, it would be but 
reasonable to suppose that the saving to the 
planter will be one half. Again, experience, 
limited as it is on this subject, proves that stock, 
especially old horses and mules, are more uni- 
formly kept in a thrifty condition, when fed in 
this way, and are certainly less liable to disease. 
The cost of mills will vary from $50 to $300, 
From the Maine Cultivator, 
MANURE COMPOST. 
Manure is virtually the farmer’s capital, the 
bank, if we may be indulged in the expression, 
upon which he can alone draw for those impor- 
tant and essential accommodations, without 
which his industry and economy in other mat- 
ters will be of little or no avail. There is not a 
farmer almost anywhere whose resources in this 
particular are not amply abundant, and whose 
farm might not, in a short time, be brought lo 
almost any degree of productiveness the owner 
could reasonably desire. Nature has provided. 
by a wise economy, that nothing which has 
once been inspirited with the energizing, identi- 
ly'ing principles of life, shall be worthless in the 
great work of perpetuating and nourishing iis 
kind. But it is not simply to the animal and 
vegetable kingdoms, that the farmer is to look 
for the means, ot enriching his soil. The vari- 
ous mineral substances embedded in, and con- 
stituting, to a certain extent, the surface of the 
soil upon which we tread, aie endued with cer- 
tain distinctive ana emendatory properties 
which render them efficient assistants in the la- 
bor of improving and enriching our fields.— 
E ven the hard and compact substance of flint is 
capable of yielding, upon decomposition, a prin- 
ciple essential to the growth and nutriment of 
plants;; while the various mineral substances of 
our common fields and gardens, ate capable, 
when commingled in proper relative actions, 
either of weight or measure, of evolving princi- 
ples not only highly beneficial to the health of 
plants, but indispensably necessary to their suc- 
cessful development and growth. In the forma- 
tion of compost manure, one thing, however, is 
indispensable, and this is, that we attend strictly 
to tire nature and constitutional character of the 
soil to which it is to be applied. Il it be of a 
clayey or argillaceous texture, the basis of the 
compost intended for its amelioration, should 
consist principally of sand. But if, on the con- 
trary, it be of a sandy or silicious character, the 
compost should be mostly of clay. Soils that 
are naturally humid, should have such alterants 
applied, and in such quantities, as will bring 
them to a ptoper consistency; while those that 
are arid and liable to injury from a too rapid 
descent or evaporation of water, must be modi- 
fied by the application of such remedial agents, 
as will tend to confer unctuosit-y, aad prevent the 
possibility of injury from sucb a cause. 
The most tenacious clays, and the most bar- 
ren sands, may, by the application of such ma- 
terials as tend to modify their obvious defects, 
be made wonderfully productive. 
SAVE YOUR OWN CLOVER SEEDS. 
Bear in mind that the second growth of clo- 
ver, the rowen, contains five times the seed that 
you would find in the first cur. You can now 
gather the heads with cranberry rakes; or you 
can mow the clover and thresh it as you would 
thresh grain. You may raise better seed in your 
owa fields than you will be likely to purchase at 
stores. You can have the large northern clover 
for mowing, if you choose; but you cannot al- 
ways purchase the seed in the spring. The- 
straw will be worth something — though not 
quite so much as if to cut when iii blossom, not- 
withstanding what fancy writers may say. 
You may obtain very pure herds grass seed 
when you sow on the green sward ijirrow in Au- 
gust. You can sow herds grass alone, and 
though weeds may come up w'ith your grass, 
the winter will kill them, and you will have 
nothing for your sickle or your cradle but pure 
herds grass. When you raise seed for your 
own use you need not care if red top is mixed 
with your main crop. Your herds grass may 
be worth as much as coarse meadow hay, after 
you have threshed eft the seed. — Mass. Plough. 
A Recife to Cure Diarrhaa . — Have a little 
bag made out of new linen, strongly sewed, of 
about four inches long and one inch and a 
half in diameter; stamp it full ot wheat flour, 
as full as you can get it; tie the bag when filled, 
and boil it for an hour in clean water; then take 
it out and let it get cold; rip open the bag and 
take ofif the outer crust, which the water occa- 
sioned, take of the chalky part a teaspoonful in 
tea (it matters not'whatkindoftea) every hour. 
As soon as the patient feels revived, let him 
slack and take half a tea spoonful every two 
hours, and so on, diminishing the dose and time 
as the patient feels relieved, so as not to create 
costiveness. When I used this medicine, I took 
it without tea,but it is hard to swallow, keeping 
a little piece in my pocket which I used occa- 
sionally, The cure will be eftected in about six 
hours. This innocent medicine has been suffi- 
ciently tried, and effected cures when all other 
remedies proved ol no avail. As this medicine 
can be had without money or price, the writer 
of this assures tUe public of its entire efficiency, 
and wishes that every family may be in posses- 
sion of this valuable recipe. — Virginia Valley 
Farmer. 
COUTEHTS OF THIS l4liM&ER. 
Selections, H;iracts, &c. 
Worn Out Lands 
Labor .having Plow ifjr 
Cure for Founder ; Shell Fish as a Manure 161 
Pruning Fruit Trees 161, 16-2 
Work for October 162, 163 
Hi nts to Wool Growers 163 
Fruit Trees 163 
Gapes In Chickens 163, 164 
Plowing Orchards 164 
Wheat ....164. 165 
Fall Grafting 16-5 
Productive Farms ; The Peach 165 
The Duty of Overseers 166 
Great Waste of Manure 166 
/Sdllpetre on /Seeds and Plaster on Flowers 166 
Cows 166 
EDiToniALs, CoMMUSiCATioNS.— Planters Club of 
Hancock, Profits of Raising Fruit; Analysis of 
Blue Marl ; Form of a Level ; Corn Mill 167, 168 
Manure Compost 168 
MR. AND MRS. CHAPMAN’S 
BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL. 
No. 228 Broad st., Augusta. 
THIS Institution has been under 
the direction of its present principals for six 
years, and the success which has attended it has 
enabled them greatly to increase the facilities it 
affordsfor the education oi yeuag ladies. Pro 
vision is made for thorough kistruetion in all 
the departments of female education, from the 
elemendary English studies to the higher branch- 
es of literature and science. The next term 
will commence Tuesday, October 1st. Pupils 
can enter at any time during, the term, and will 
be charged for the time they are members of 
the school. 
Tuition $3, $12 and $15 per quarter, according 
to the age and standing of the scholar. Music 
and French at the usual rates. Board $15 per 
month. 
References. — Rev. C. S. Dodd, Rev. W. T. 
Brantley, Rev. . G P. Pierce, Dr. W. H. Turpin, 
Mr. J. M. Adams, Mr. D. Hand, Augusta ; Gov. 
Grawford, Milledgeville ; Dr. E. E. Jones, Madi- 
son ; Col. Wm. Jones, Warren ; Dr. P. George, 
Jasper ; Mr. W. B. Munro, Columbus. 
s26-w&C4t 
B ACON’S LARD LAMPS. — Anew 
article, superio; to all others for this pur- 
pose, emitting a good clear light without smell or 
smoke, and at an expense, counting Lard at 8 
cents a pound, of about a quarter of a cent an 
hour. 
These Lamps have been satisfactorily tested, 
and are recommended as “just the thing” for 
the use of planters, and all other? who study atili- 
ty, neatness and' economy. 
A supply of the above Lamps, with Fillers and 
Wicks for them. For sale by 
HAVILAND, RISLEY & CO. 
jy 24-d,cc&Cultf 
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