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1858 . THE CULTIVATOR. 
“ CHATELAINE.” 
“Roan, calved Jan. 1, 1855—bred by the late N. J. Becar, Esq, of Smithtown—owned by James 0. Shel¬ 
don, White Spring Farm, Geneva, Ontario Co., N. Y. Got by Balco (9918) —dam Lady Booth by Chilton 
(10,054)—g. dam Rosalba by Buckingham (3239)—g. g. dam Rosabella by Highflyer (2122)—g. g. g. dam Ra¬ 
chel by Frederick (1060)—g. g. g. g. dam by Planet (502.) 
Seeding Grass Lands. 
Messrs. Tucker & Son —In answer to the inquiry 
of J. T. R. of Lenoxville, Susq. Co., Pa., I would say, 
if he had given me the general character of his soil, I 
could very readily have told him, not only the propor¬ 
tions, but the different kinds of seed he should sow for 
pastures and meadows. For the want of such informa¬ 
tion, I will state in the first place, what I suppose is 
the prominent character of the soil. The drainage of 
nearly if not all the county is to the Chesapeake, and 
nearly if not the whole of the land on all of the branches 
of the Susquehanna near their sources, is soft water 
surface, with lime-water subsoil. As a lime-water sur¬ 
face soil requires from one-fourth to a third more rain 
in the course of the growing season, it makes a great 
difference as to the kind of seed that is sown, as some 
kinds of grass stand the drouth much better than others, 
whilst that which stands the drouth best does not stand 
the frost as well in many instances ; consequently more 
clover should bo sown on lime-water land ; as all who 
observed and remember the excess of red clover in their 
meadows in 1854, and again in 1856, during those severe 
drouths, understand the cause. 
The clover has a tap root, which draws moisture 
much deeper than other grasses. The winter or spring 
of 1857, froze and thawed out so frequently and se¬ 
verely, that it killed out much of the clover, which was 
the reason the meadows in ’54 and ’56 contained so 
much clover, and so small a portion in ’57. 
If the soil of J. T. R. is what I believe it to be, I 
would recommend 6 quarts timothy, 4 do. red-top, 2 
do. blue grass, 2 do. white Holland clover, 4 do. red 
clover. The red-top and blue grass do not make their 
appearance the first season ; hence the necessity of the 
red clover, which helps to fill up the vacant places, and 
protect the small grasses when they have partly rooted. 
In ordinary seasons they will bind out the red clover, 
which if not frozen out, will remain ready to grow 
when too dry for the red-top or timothy. All of the 
seeds can be had at Allen’s or Thorburn’s seed-store 
in New-York. Red-top is worth from two to four, Ken¬ 
tucky blue grass from four to six, and Holland clover 
fifteen or sixteen dollars per bushel. The white Hol¬ 
land clover grows taller, and is therefore much better 
than our own for meadows, though no better for pas¬ 
ture. A. B. Dickinson. Hornby. 
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Cure for Canker Sore Mouth. 
Wash the mouth with a decoction of Canker Lettuce. 
The tea made from the leaf is not bitter, requires no 
sweetening, and has been known to sweep the canker 
off from the mouth and tonsils the first time it was 
thoroughly applied, requiring only a few subsequent 
applications to keep it off until the parts had time to 
heal. No M. D. [What is “ Canker Lettuce 7”] 
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ture,” which has appeared once or twice in our col¬ 
umns. A copy of the work before us we have looked 
over with much interest. It is judiciously compiled, 
and worth its full cost to any one with a door-yard or 
a farm to take care of. We shall order some copies for 
the benefit of readers who enclose us 30 cents for the 
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