Shares” Patent Coulter Harrow 
The above cut gives a representation of Mr. Shares’ 
Coulter Harrow. The committee of the Conn. State 
Ag. Society, who examined it at their State Fair, speak 
of it as follows:—“The frame work is similar to a 
three-cornered harrow. The advantages lie in con¬ 
s'ruction of the teeth. The coulters are broad thin 
plales of iron, inclining forward to prevent clogging* 
A small mold-board is attached to the lower end of the 
coulter, the whole acting like a double gang of plows 
It puts all the seed under, any depth required ; and no 
matter how many stalks or loose trash there is, there 
appears to be no liability to clog. This harrow was 
tried upon the sod. Instead of tearing and turning up 
the sod, it pulverized the surface, similar, but much 
more thoroughly than the cultivator. For covering 
grain it must ra,nk next to the drill ” Messrs Pease & 
Eggleston of this city, have bought the right for this 
State. Price from $10 to $17. 
to week, and still I had a mass of hard bones. It is 
true, the outside came off gradually, but the process 
was so slow that months would have been necessary to 
effect the complete breaking down of the bony struc¬ 
ture. 
Since the appearance of the article referred to, I 
have tried a mixture of equal weights of bone and sul¬ 
phuric acid, the latter having been properly diluted ; 
this mixture has now;stood for a number of days with¬ 
out the bones evincing any sign of yielding, except 
upon the outside. I have also tried the proportion re¬ 
commended by Mr. Brown; after standing more than 
a week, I can see very little more apparent effect upon 
the bones, than would have been produced by pouring 
so much water upon them. 
In conclusion I would remark that bones, whether 
treated with sulphuric acid or not, or whether used in 
composts, as top-dressings. &c , should be in a fine state 
of division to be effective, the finer the better. Wm. 
Gilham. Laboratory Va. Mil'y Institute , Oct. 14. 
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Culture of the Peach. 
Messrs. Tucker & Son —I ha ve tor some time been 
collecting whatever information I could get in regard 
to the peach tree , and in continuation of the effort I 
have concluded to trouble you with the following ques¬ 
tions :—First, What character of soil is best adapt¬ 
ed to the propagation of the peach 7 Secondly, The 
best location or exposure 7 Thirdly, IIow should I 
commence an orchard—by planting the trees or seed 7 
and when is the best time 7 Fourthly, What varieties 
do you recommend as being the most profitable 7 5. I 
should be pleased to have your opinion as to the best 
variety of currants for making wine, and any other 
information in regard to propagation or management. 
B. B. R. St. Joseph, Mo., Sept, 1858. 
I. Any soil will raise peaches that will grow good 
corn, and which has a good drainage, the climate being 
right. Light soils, or those of a gravelly tendency, 
and especially those with a gravelly subsoil for natural 
drainage, are generally preferred ; but our own obser¬ 
vations lead to the belief that a soil in which a good 
share of clay occurs, forming a fertile medium loam, 
is best. If it has but little clay, the trees are not so 
long lived; and the only objection to a strong clayey 
loam, is the usual want of neural drainage in such 
soils. Tiles laid three feet below the surface every 25 
feet, will obviate the difficulty. A dry compact soil is 
freest from frost—a peaty and spongy one is especially 
liable. 
2 The best location is along the margin of our 
freezing lakes or rivers, across which the prevailing 
winter winds blow and become softened of their keen¬ 
ness by contact with the open water. Away from 
water, elevated situations are best—warm sheltered 
valleys worst, because they become warmest in sum¬ 
mer and promote a succulent late growth, which does 
not ripen well for enduring winter, and such valleys, 
being filled with the cold air which settles at their bot¬ 
tom during cold nights, are most liable to intense frosts, 
lienee elevated spots always are surer of crops than 
low places. 
3. Expose the peach stones, mixed with earth or 
sand, to the freezing and thawing of winter—in spring 
crack the stones, and plant the kernel an inch or two 
in depth, being careful that the kernel does not dry in 
the air. 
4. Serrate Early York, Cooledge’s Favorite, Craw¬ 
ford’s Early, Poole’s Melocoton, Ward’s Late Free. 
5. We know nothing of wine-making,•* but suppose 
the red currant (common red, or Red Dutch) the best, 
as being the sharpest and highest flavored. 
