1847, 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
157 
better. This soil is well suited to Indian corn, and the 
smaller grains. The other variety is a gray land, 
formed, I think, from the detritus, or decomposition of 
granite, gneiss, and a greenish rock, into the formation 
of which hornblende enters largely. 
There are numerous examples of the decomposing of 
granite boulders in this section, in all stages of decom¬ 
position. They seem to crumble down into their origi¬ 
nal elements. 
This gray soil is better adapted to cotton and roots; 
the different varieties of the sweet potato flourish finely 
in the gray soil, as also peach and other fruit trees. 
There is an intermediate soil, possessing eminently 
the advantages of both, called “ mulatto ” land, of a 
chocolate color, with a very stiff clay subsoil. This is 
remarkably good; but neither this nor the red land is 
as sure as the gray, because a short drouth does not af¬ 
fect the gray as it does the others. 
The' gray land is mostly quite porous, containing 
much of the gravel formed by the crumbling of the 
granite. These soils are frequently found only separa¬ 
ted by a narrow drain, the opposite sides of which are 
marked with great distinctness, being often in perfect 
contrast. Sometimes they run into each other by in¬ 
sensible gradations. 
Now, if a chemical analysis was entered into to de¬ 
termine the most suitable manure for these soils, is it 
not reasonable that a distinct analysis should be insti¬ 
tuted for different parts of a field, according to the dif¬ 
ferent variety of soil presented upon the surface ? These 
lands can be purchased of farmers wishing to go west, 
for from two to three dollars per acre, and are readily 
improved; farms often containing a portion of low- 
grounds or creek bottom, worth at least twenty-five 
dollars per acre. 
Timber is getting scarce on some farms. Will chest¬ 
nut bear transplanting ? If it will, abundance of it can 
be procured on the pooi-er ridges in this section. 
This I consider a favorable location for northern emi¬ 
grants, who wish to change their residence on account 
of pulmonary diseases. Paul Davidson-. Raytown, 
Ga., Feb. 8, 1848. . 
Analysis of Vegetables. —Permit me to ask you 
to compile, and present in a table through the Cultiva¬ 
tor, an analysis of the following plants and vegetables: 
Indian corn, barley, wheat, rye, oats, sweet potato or 
yam, cow pea, carrot, turnep, cabbage, beet, celery. 
Ihek, onion, asparagus, lettuce, and radish It cannot 
but be apparent to you, that ljiy purpose is to ascertain 
what manures to apply to the production of the. above 
named vegetables, and especially to those soils from 
which, by previous and continued cultivation, those sub¬ 
stances essential to the growth of a plant on the same 
piece of land have been taken away. Leibig and other 
great chemists have taught us the relative value of ma¬ 
nures; but I am in the dark as to the constituents of 
plants, and hence my application to you, as I desire to 
avoid the waste of my manures in random guesses, in 
attempting to supply a supposed deficiency in my soil. 
H. Milledgeville, Geo., Feb., 1847. 
[If any one can furnish us with an analysis compri¬ 
sing the information above called for, we shall feel 
obliged; for ourselves, we know of no table which com¬ 
prehends it.— Eds.] ...... 
Training Heifers. —As I have never seen in your 
paper any plan of treating heifers, when they first calve, 
and afterwards, until they are gentle to milk, I will 
give you a few hints. The first thing is to be kind to 
them, for a kind pat of the hand, with a gentle tone of 
the voice, will often do more good than all the knotty 
poles that have been broken over their backs. As soon 
as the calf is dropped, go immediately to them and han¬ 
dle the teats as if going to milk, which is often necessa¬ 
ry and they will bear it much better than they will 
after the bag has become’feverish and sore. If the bag 
is likely to cake before calving, grease it with some 
. soft -grease. After the calf is strong enough to leave 
the cow, confine him in one place, and always put the 
cow to the calf, and not the calf to the cow. Handle 
the teats, also, to get her accustomed to being milked. 
When the calf is old enough to wean or slaughter, put 
the heifer in the same place still; she will readily be 
milked, and will not mourn for her calf as she will 
when treated differently. The advantage of this kind 
of treatment is, heifers readily give their milk down at 
a time and in a place to which they have been accus¬ 
tomed. 
Cows treated in this way, frequently, never miss 
their calves, which saves them from very unpleasant 
feelings, and their masters from one of the unpleasant- 
sst sounds that ever was heard from a dumb beast. I 
speak from thirty-five years’ experience in breaking 
heifers, and hate never had to fat a single heifer, or 
cheat some one else with her because I could not milk 
her mvself. A. W. St. John. Darien , Ct.. March 
4th, 1847. 
P. S.—There is one thing, if it were more generally 
practiced, would be an advantage. In advertising, cat¬ 
tle, sheep, hogs, poultry, or anything else, we are una¬ 
ble to form an opinion about purchasing, unless wo 
know the cost,. Would it not be better to have the 
price mentioned? ...... 
Origin of the Morgan Horses. —There seem 
to be some persons who still continue to suppose that 
there was “French Canadian” blood in the original 
horse which belonged to my father, Justin Morgan, 
and from which the excellent stock of “ Morgan horses” 
sprung; while no one who has attended to the clear 
proofs to the contrary, which have from time to time 
appeared in your valuable journal, can now justly en¬ 
tertain any such notion. 
In the fall of 1795, my father brought the horse, then 
a two years old colt, from Springfield, Massachusetts, 
to Randolph, Vermont. Mr. John Morgan, of Lima, N. 
Y.,who, though of the same name, is but a distant relative 
of my father’s family, then lived, as I have been informed, 
in Springfield, and had evdry opportunity, as I believe, 
of knowing the truth in relation to the horse. 
Mr. J. Morgan says he was not* only well acquaint¬ 
ed with my father’s horse, but also with the sire of that 
horse, '“ True Briton, or Beautiful Bay;” and lie states 
that he, (Mr. J. M. ) kept the latter horse at the time 
my father’s colt was begotten by him. He says also, 
that he was acquainted with “ Traveller,” “ Diamond,” 
and “ Wild Air,” and at'the time knew them to be En¬ 
glish blood horses. Mr. John Morgan further says, 
that however much may have been said relative to my 
father having brought the.horse from Canada, he knows 
that it was not so. His means of knowledge, and the 
respectability of his character, entitles his statements 
to the fullest credit. 
The fact that my father died about two and a half 
years after he brought the colt into Randolph, his chil¬ 
dren all being young, and the horse having been sold out 
of the family very soon after my father’s decease, may ac¬ 
count for his pedigree not being better understood. 
I have a perfect recollection of the horse when my 
father owned him and afterwards, and have always 
lived where his stock is well known, and well remem¬ 
ber that my father always spoke of him as a horse of 
the best blood. I remember that two running horses— 
one, I believe, from Long Island, called “ Sweepstakes,” 
the other, I think, from the north part of the state of 
New-York, called “ Silver-tail,’?—had races with him in 
mv father’s life time, when his horse was but four years 
old. for a considerable sum, for those days, and they 
were both beaten by him with ease. I was present at 
Brookfield, Vt., although then but a small boy. and 
