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THE CULTIVATOR. 
r im Lists for the present year, whether they could in any 
way better promote their objects, than by including' in 
their premium lists 25 to 40 copies of The Cultivator. 
Liberal Subscriptions.— Hon. J. J. McKay, M. C. 
from North-Carolina, has renewed his subscription for 
one hundred copies of “ The Cultivator,” for gratuitous 
circulation among his constituents. James Sloan, Esq. 
of the same state, is also a subscriber for one hundred 
copies. 
Solon Robinson.— We give this month, the first of a 
series of Letters from this veteran, from the South and 
South West, which we doubt not will be read with inte¬ 
rest in all sections of the country. This letter was inten¬ 
ded for our Feb. number, but did not reach us in season. 
We have a second letter, dated at Glenfinlas, Missouri, 
26th Jan., which will appear in our next. 
Suffolk Pigs. —In our notice of the Massachusetts 
State show at Worcester, last fall, we spoke of some 
Suffolk swine, imported by Mr. William Stickney, of 
Boston. In a letter lately received from Mr. S., he in¬ 
forms us that they have proved to be a very valuable 
variety. Some of the half bloods, lulled the past winter, 
at the age of ten to eleven months, weighed 300 to 375 
lbs. each. We notice a letter of Col. Jaques in the 
Massachusetts Plowman, in which he thus speaks of the 
Suffolk pigs: “ They are of good promise, and if judi¬ 
ciously crossed with some of our varieties, may make 
great improvements.” 
Hops. —There were inspected in this city during the 
last year, by William Armsdell, inspector, 1050 bales 
of hops. These were raised, principally, we are in¬ 
formed, in the counties of Otsego, Oneida and Madison, 
in this State. They are said to have been well matured 
on the vine, of rich flavor, and well secured, being of a 
quality that would generally pass for first sort. Gurdon 
Avery and Charles D. Palmer of Oneida, Solomon Root 
of Madison, Gilbert Conrad and William Hinds of Otsego 
county, are mentioned as having produced a superior 
article. 
Carrots.— In our notice of Mr. Newhall’s farm in the 
Jan. No., vve spoke of the culture of carrots, and stated 
that the crop we saw growing in October would probably 
amount to eight or ten hundred bushels per acre. By a 
note of Mr. Newhall’s in the New-England Farmer, Jan. 
29, we learn that the crop was carefully measured, at har¬ 
vesting, and was found to be 880 bushels per bcre. 
Correction. —In our notice of Mr. Newhall’s soiling- 
system, we mentioned that rye, which was the first thing 
cut in the spring, lasted till corn, sown or planted for 
fodder, would answer to cut and feed. In his note to the 
N. E. Farmer, Mr. N. states that we were under a slight 
mistake. There is usually a short time after the time for 
using rye is passed, that he feeds with green clover, be¬ 
fore the com is used. 
Early Corn. —Extract of a letter from B. Brewster, 
Esq. Montreal—“ Should an opportunity offer, I shall 
send you a few ears of Indian corn, similar to your Dut¬ 
ton, but much earlier. Time, the past year, 94 days from 
planting to harvesting—produce 96 bushels to the acre.” 
We shall be greatly obliged, if Mr. B. will send us half a 
bushel or bushel of ears, by express, and charge expen¬ 
ses to our account. 
The Germantown Telegraph of Jan. 29, copies an 
article of two and a half columns from the Cultivator, and 
invites the attention of its readers to it, without inform¬ 
ing them from whence it was copied. It appears, in 
fact, as orig inal in the Telegraph, and will probably be 
copied from that paper and credited to it, as several of 
our articles have heretofore been, which appeared in that 
paper leaded, without credit. The Telegraph will un¬ 
derstand why the exchange is discontinued. 
Samples of Wool. —A. C. Stevenson, Esq. Green Cas¬ 
tle, la. says — ee I would like to have samples of wool 
from a few of the best fine wooled flocks in your vicini¬ 
ty, and if any of your sheep growers will send me sam¬ 
ples and prices, I will take some pains to exhibit them.” 
Agriculture in New-Brunswick. —By the St. An¬ 
drews Standard, we have the twenty-fifth report of the 
Charlotte County Agricultural Society, with the list of 
officers, &c. for the present year. It appears that this 
society has rendered important benefits by the introduc¬ 
tion of seeds, implements, and stock of various kinds; 
and the report informs us that a commendable spirit of 
improvement is observable in the various departments of 
agriculture. We rejoice in their progress. 
Mount Hope. —The editor of the Troy Whig, in no¬ 
ticing the February number of the Cultivator, and its 
beautiful view of cc Mount Hope,” after alluding to the 
proprietor as “ among the most distinguished breeders of 
Durham cattle in the United Slates,” says: “ Mr. Pren¬ 
tice is moreover a liberal patron of the fine arts. In 
the hall of his mansion at Mount Hope are the four mar¬ 
ble statues of the Seasons executed for Mr. Prentice by 
Henry Kirke Brown, the young American sculptor now 
in Italy, and several marble busts by the same artist. It 
is by the liberality of Mr. Prentice that Mr. Browne^s 
enabled to prosecute the study of his profession abroad.” 
Potatoe Rot _An exchange paper suggests that the 
rot in potatoes may be “ occasioned by the worm that 
destroys cucumber vines.” We have seen no satisfactory 
evidence that this trouble is caused by any insect. The 
most minute examinations have failed to trace the rot to 
animal life in any form. 
South Carolina Wine. —The Savannah Republican 
states that Dr. Sidney Smith, of Robertsville, S. C., has 
lately exhibited eight samples of wine made from the 
pure juice of the grape. Dr. Smith has 800 gallons of 
these wines, which are pronounced excellent, particular¬ 
ly for all medicinal and culinary purposes. 
Potatoes in Hills and in Drills.— The Plymouth 
co. (Mass.) Ag. Society paid premiums last year for ex¬ 
periments to ascertain the best mode of planting potatoes. 
The following are some of the results: 
In hills. In drills. 
P. Bassett, of Bridgewater raised 363 425 bu. per acre. 
Paul Hathaway, Middleboro’, - 331 396 “ 
B. Hobart,. 270 310 « 
Neither the relative quantities of seed, nor the differ¬ 
ence in the expense of cultivation for each mode, are 
mentioned. 
FOUNTAINS. 
Few things add more to the beauty and interest of gar¬ 
dens, than a diversity in the play of water. In hot, sul¬ 
try weather, especially, it contributes to cool the air, as 
well as enliven the prospect. Water spouling from an 
ajutage, never attains entirely the height of the reservoir, 
being prevented by various concurring causes:—1st, fric¬ 
tion in the tubes; 2d, friction against the circumference 
of the aperture; 3d, the resistance of the air; its weight 
obstructs the rising column. Thus the Emperor Foun¬ 
tain, lately erected at Chatsworth, with a fall of 381 
feet, only raised a jet 267 feet in height. The above 
causes account for the loss; as all are aware if a pipe 
were laid to a corresponding height, the column of water 
would then rise to the height of the place from whence 
it was supplied. In order to make large jets rise higher 
than small ones, the conduit pipe must be large enough to 
furnish a sufficient quantity of water to supply them. 
History informs us that the ancients were far before us in 
this delightful ornament. Greek cities were adorned by 
them; in Corinth, there were several; in Rome, Fronte- 
nus was employed in erecting fountains; Pompeii had 
many, some of which remain to this day. The fountain 
of Trevi, and the Pauline fountain at San Pietro, in Mon- 
tono, are immense piles of architecture. The London 
Gardener’s Chronicle, from which we have condensed 
the above remarks, gives the following table in reference 
to some of the principal fountains in Europe. The same 
paper also mentions an improved hydraulic ram, used by 
Mr. Roe, in which water can be raised with a fall of ten 
feet, to the height of 300 feet without labor. 
The Emperor Fountain at Chatsworth, height 
of jet,. 267 ft. 
Wilhemhcehe Fountain, in Hesse Cassel,. 190 
Fountain St. Cloud,. 160 
Peterhoff^ Russia,. 120 
Old Chatsworth,. 94 
Versailles,. 00 
