1849* 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
163 
Plowman, states that he has lately been feeding a milch 
cow with bean meal with good effects. We hope ex* 
periments will be made in such a manner as to test its 
Value, compared with meal froni Indian corn. Mere 
conjecture, without actual trial/is worth but little. 
Caution.— OL. E. White. —»The public are cau¬ 
tioned against paying L. E. White for The Cultivator, 
as he has not been authorised to receive subscriptions 
for the last two years, and never paid for those he was 
authorised to receive the year previous. 
Different crops in alternate rows. —J. G. 
Chadsey, of Wickford, R. I., made an experiment last 
year in relation to the cultivation of onions and carrots 
in alternate rows. The result was, that a piece plant¬ 
ed with onions, in rows one foot apart, produced 507 
bushels per acre; and the piece planted with carrots 
and onions in alternate rows, at the same distances as 
on the other lot, gave 380 bushels of onions, and 774| 
bushels of carrots per acre. The value of the crop on 
the first-mentioned lot, was $202.80; manure and ex¬ 
pense of cultivation, $93.10; giving a nett profit of 
$109.10 per acre. The piece planted with onions and 
oarrots together, gave an aggregate value of $306.80 
per acre; manure and expense of cultivation, $117.59; 
leaving a nett profit of $189.21. Part of the onions 
were sold at fifty cents, and the remainder at forty cents 
per bushel. The carrots sold mostly in the field, at 
twenty cents per bushel. The advantage of cultivating 
the carrots and onions together, is thought to be owing 
to the more ready admission of the sun’s rays. The 
onions are sown six weeks before the carrots, and they 
mature and are taken off before the carrots shade the 
ground—the latter making their greatest growth in the 
last half of September, and through October. 
Dissolving Bones by Steam. —A statement has 
lately been made to the Highland Agricultural society, 
in relation to pulverising bones by steam. It was sta¬ 
ted that bones of any size could be reduced to a soft 
mass by this agency alone. A small boiler with a 
steaming vessel connected with it, capable of standing 
a pressure of 25 or 30 pounds to the square inch, was 
all that was required. If the vessel was filled with 
bones, and subjected to the action of steam above the 
level of the boiler (as they will not dissolve if covered 
with water,) at 25 lbs. pressure for a few hours, they 
will become quite dissolved-—thus saving all the ex¬ 
pense of grinding, and the sulphuric acid commonly 
used, which amounted to double the price of the rough 
bones. All the bones were so much softened, that the 
largest pieces found could" be easily crushed fine by 
pressure in the hand. Dr. Anderson, the chemist of 
the society, thought the steaming would be cheaper 
than grinding. Prof. Traill thought the steamed bones 
would be preferable- to those dissolved with sulphuric 
acid, because when the acid was added to bones, there 
was a destruction, in part at least, of the animal mat¬ 
ter. The gelatine, which was of itself a valuable ma¬ 
nure, would be saved by the steaming process. 
Good Cows. —The statements in regard to the cows 
which received the premiums at the last show of the 
Worcester couflty (Mass.) Ag. Society, showed the 
following results: Joseph A. Reed’s cow, which took 
took the first premium, was said to have been a Devon, 
five years old; calved the 26th of April. From June 
10th to 20th, her milk produced 20$ pounds of butter; 
from September 10th to 20th, 15$ pounds of butter. 
Feed, pasture. Samuel H. Flagg’s cow, which took 
the second premium, was of “ native ” breed. Caived 
May 15th. From June 10th to 20th, averaged sixteen 
quarts of milk per day, which yielded 22$ "pounds of 
butter; from September 10th to 20th, eleven quarts per 
day, which gave 14$ pounds of butter. Feed, pasture 
wily, in June; in September, hay at night, (pasture be¬ 
ing dried up,) with two quarts wheat meal per day- 
S. B. Watson’s cow, which took the third premium, 
calved on the 21st of March. From June 10th to 20th, 
made 22 pounds of butter; from September 10th to 
20th, 15 pounds of butter; from April 22d to Septem¬ 
ber 23d, 195 pounds of butter. Kept with other cow* 
in pasture, with no other feed. Neither breed nor ago 
mentioned. Simon Carpenter’s cow, which received 
the fourth premium, was half Holderness, half “ na¬ 
tive. Four years old. Calved in April last. From 
June 10th to 20th. made 16§ pounds of butter; from 
September 10th to 20th, 14$ pounds of butter. 
The Society required that a statement should b® 
made of the weight of butter produced in ten days from 
June 10th to 20th, and in ten days, from September 
10th to 20th. 
Profits of Poultry.—-Ebenezer Lincoln offered 
a statement last year, to the officers of the Worcester 
County, (Mass.) Agricultural Society, from which it 
appears that on the first of March, 1848, he had thir¬ 
ty-six fowls: that from the first of March to the twen¬ 
ty-third of September, these fowls produced 2244 doz, 
of eggs; of this number, the family used their supply— 
the number not known: 184 dozen were used for incu¬ 
bation, from which 171 chickens were raised: the re¬ 
mainder of the eggs were sold for $34.41, and a part 
of the chickens for $13.48—making his cash receipts, 
$49.89, besides the chickens on hand. 
Premium Crops.— The Ontario, (N. Y.) County 
Agricultural Society, awarded premiums on crops 
grown in 1848, as follows: Wheat, first premium t© 
John Rankin, 454 bushels per acre; second premium, 
to Jared wilson, 45 bushels per acre; third premium, 
311 bushels per acre. Indian Corn, first premium to 
Uri Beach, 103 bushels per acre; second premium to 
John Rankin, 92 bushels per acre; third premium I© 
E. M. Bradley, 83 bushels per acre. Barley, first 
premium, to E. M. Bradley, 60 bushels per acre; se¬ 
cond premium to S. B. Dudley, 48 bushels per acre; 
third premium M. Adams, 45 bushels per acre. 
Cure of Scab in Sheep. —A writer who states that 
he has tried many receipts for the cure of this disease, 
says he has found none so effectual as the following: 
4 oz. Corrossive sublimate. 
4 “ Sal ammoniac. 
2 “ Powdered white arsenic. 
4 lb. Tobacco, cut small and boiled in four or five 
gallons of water. All the other ingredients to be 
mixed with the decoction. The animal should be wash¬ 
ed all over with the mixture, and it is said that a sin¬ 
gle application will generally effect a cure. 
P. C. S., Tallmadge O., will please accept our 
thanks—M. E. M. Fitchville, O.: Shall be glad to 
receive the plans you speak of. 
Prices of Agricultural Products. 
New-York. April 22, 1840. 
FLOUR—Genesee, per bbl., $5.G2%a$5.75 .—Fancy brands, $6. 
25o$8.75. 
GRAIN—Wheat, per bush., Genesee, $1.20—Ohio & Missouri, 
$1. Rye, 57c Barley, 62aG5c. Oats, 33a35e. Corn, Northern; 
58c.—Southern, 52a56c. 
BUTTER—best, pei 'b., 18a20c.—western dairy, 13*15c. 
CHEESE—per lb.. 6la7h- „ 
BEEF—Mess, per bbl.. $11.25H2.50—Prime, $8a$8.o0. 
PORK—Mess,' per bbl- $10 37u$10.50—Prime, $3.50a$8.5G. 
LARD—per lb., 6a6£c.—grease, 4j/5e. 
HAMS—Smoked, per lb., G^9|c. 
HEMP—American dew-rotted, per ton, $155 160. 
COTTON—Upland and Florida, per lb., 6|a7|—New Orleans* 
and Alabama. 6ja8jc. 
WOOL—{Boston prices.) 
Prime or Saxon fleeces, per lb.,... 40343c. 
a A-sll VHrwxrl iVT^rinn 
American full blood Merino, . 
“ half blood do.,. 
« one-fourth blood and common, . 
Remarks—T here is a good home and eastern deinsu 
but nothing doing in the way of export 
fair demand. 
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