50 THE CULTIVATOR. Feb. 
PLAN OF A FARM HOUSE. 
Eds. Cultivator —A request of mine in a former 
'number, that some one would furnish a plan for a cot¬ 
tage, having all the rooms on one floor, has been grati¬ 
fied in your Dec. number, by your correspondent u Zea,” 
<af Montreal. 
snnably desire. Its dimensions are rather large for or¬ 
dinaryfamilies, but of'course can be reduced, and the 
apartments somewhat varied to suit the circumstances 
particular wants of any family. Let the exterior 
be finished in the gothic style, or only with a neat bal 
lustrade, and it may in truth be termed an elegant 
residence. 
Cottages of this general construction I consider emi¬ 
nently fitted to the business of farmers’ families, and. 
I would like to see them greatly multiplied through the 
country. For the purpose of adding to the variety of 
plans, which are sent far insertion in the Cultivator, I 
send you one which may suit the taste of some, premi¬ 
sing that if built of wood, it should stand two feet 
above ground, and have a cellar underneath. The 
house is supposed to face the south. 
Explanation. — a, hall; 6, parlor; c, dining and fami¬ 
ly room; d, family bed room; e, e, bed rooms; /, 
. kitchen; g, g, closets; h, bed room; i, pantry; j, wood- 
house; k , carriage-house and horse barn; l, barn-yard; 
m, barn; n, well; o, hog pen. 
In the above plan I have purposely omitted giving 
the dimensions of the house, and the several rooms, for 
the reason that any one can build according to bis 
means, and the size of his family. A cottage and its 
appurtenances in this vicinity, constructed much after 
the above plan, having an attic surrounded by a balus¬ 
trade, has excited much attention, and elicited the re¬ 
marks of hundreds as to its elegance, cheapness and 
convenience. H. A. P 
Buffalo , Jan., 1847, 
A REMEDY FOR THE BLACK WEEVIL 
Eds. Cultivator — I see by the last number of the 
Cultivator, that Mr. Clark Rich, of Shoreham, Vt., has 
been trying many experiments without success, to re¬ 
move or destroy the black weevil, which is so destruc¬ 
tive to grain, and so troublesome in mills, granaries, 
and barns. 
They are likewise very destructive to rice. I will 
furnish the public through the medium of your estima¬ 
ble publication, a remedy which has thus far stood the 
test of experience: hoping that you may deem it wor¬ 
thy of insertion. I have never failed after repeated ex¬ 
periments, for many years; and have been frequently 
amused, particularly in witnessing its effects in a cask 
of rice, when it. was almost destroyed by weevil. 
It is wonderful to see with what expedition they will 
leave it when the remedy is applied. 
The great advantage of this remedy over others, is, 
that it does not in the least degree injure the grain, and 
also, it is so simple and easy, that almost every per¬ 
son has it in bis possession. 
It is simply sassafras ( Lanous ) root, placed among 
the grain, and in places infested with them. I have 
never had the opportunity of putting it in a stack of 
grain at time of stacking, but have no doubt if it be well 
mixed with the grain, it would keep out many other 
kinds of insects that are so injurious. 
It is a well known fact that no kind of insect likes the 
smell of sassafras. 
The same root is useful about poultry houses, and I 
find that poultry in the habit of roosting on poles made 
of the tree, are not liable to get lousy. 
Yours respectfully, John H. King. 
Georgetoivn, D. C... Dec. 23. 2846. 
Railroads Benefit Farmers. —Fifty four tons of 
poultry were sent over the Boston and Providence rail¬ 
road on a single day. 
