MUSTARD. 
113 
the parts with the resinous composition adapted 
for covering the large wounds of fruit trees and 
others. This consists of Burgundy pitch, four 
parts; black pitch, yellow resin, and beeswax, 
of each, one part. This composition ought to be 
applied more especially on the eye of the scion 
next the top of the stock, in order to secure it 
against insects and the bad weather, which may 
supervene. Afterwards, there need not be any 
uneasiness on account of this coating; when the 
sap is put in motion, the resin liquifies suf¬ 
ficiently for permitting the growing shoot to 
pass freely throught it.— Gardeners’ Chronicle. 
MUSTARD. 
There are two species of mustard raised in 
the United States; the white, (Sinapis alba ,) fig. 
19, which is most usually cultivated as a forage 
plant; and the black, (S. nigra,) fig. 19£, gen¬ 
erally raised for the seed. It requires a rich, 
loamy soil, deeply plowed, and well harrowed. 
Fig. 19. Fig. 191 
It may be sown either broadcast, in drills about 
two feet apart, or in hills. Mr. Parmelee, of 
Ohio, thus raised on 27 acres, 23,850 lbs., which 
brought in the Philadelphia market, $2,908, an 
average of over $100 per acre. The ground on 
which it is planted must be frequently stirred, 
and kept clear of weeds. When matured, it 
should be carefully cut with the scythe or 
sickle, and if so ripe as to shell, laid into a 
wagon box with tight canvas over the bottom 
and sides, so as prevent waste. As soon as it is 
perfectly dry, it may be threshed and cleaned, 
when it is ready for market. 
The white mustard is a valuable crop as 
green food for cattle or sheep, or for plowing in 
as a fertilser. For feeding, the white is much 
preferred to the black, as the seed of the latter 
is so tenacious of life, as to be eradicated with 
difficulty when once in the ground. The amount 
of seed required per acre is from eight to twenty 
quarts, according to the kind and quality of the 
land, and the mode of planting or sowing. It 
may be sown from early spring till August, for 
the northern and middle states, and till the lat¬ 
ter part of September for the southern. The 
crops yield from 25 to 30 bushels per acre. 
Both are excellent fertilisers for the soil.— Amer¬ 
ican Farm Book. 
MANUAL-LABOR SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE FOR 
THE JEWS IN THE HOLY LAND. 
We had the pleasure a few days since of se¬ 
lecting and forwarding some agricultural im¬ 
plements for the above institution, recently es¬ 
tablished at Jerusalem. The school was com¬ 
menced, and has hitherto been sustained and di¬ 
rected solely by John Meshullam, a converted 
Jew. The man and the object have not before 
been brought to our notice; but the case is so 
full of novelty and interest, to the intelligent and 
religious public of the United States, that we 
venture briefly to notice its existence. 
Mr. Meshullam, its founder, was the son of a 
wealthy Jew, of London. He commenced a 
banking business in Genoa, Italy, where he 
married the daughter of a rich banker. The 
intelligent expositions of the Rev. Mr. Wolf, 
and some other kindred spirits with whom he 
became acquainted, effectually weaned him 
from Judaism. He sought and found a purer 
faith among the long-reviled gentiles. The 
usual consequence immediately followed—dis¬ 
inheritance by his family and persecution from 
his bigot race. After years of exertion, trial, 
and disaster, the result of the evil influences 
brought to bear upon him, he sought the land 
of his ancestors and made their ancient capi¬ 
tal his abiding place. There he has planted 
himself, with his wife and children, devoted to 
the welfare and regeneration of his kindred and 
race. 
Mr. Meshullam has leased a few acres of 
ground in a fruitful valley, adjoining the pool 
of Soloman, some ten miles from Jerusalem, 
between Bethlehem, the city of David, and He¬ 
bron, the city of Abraham. Here, he has, to a 
certain extent, adopted the European system of 
cultivation, and introduced some of the products 
indigenous to America—potatoes and Indian 
corn are among his staple products. His first 
crop of the former, raised as an experiment, and 
on a limited scale, yielded him an ample supply 
for his family, and left him a profit of $250 
for the surplus. 
During the rainy season, so propitious is the 
climate* that two crops can be raised. By the aid 
