1852 
THE CULTIVATOR 
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Osage Orange Hedges. —Countless miles of hedges 
of this plant are set out in the state of Illinois, and as 
D. F. Kinney remarks in the Prairie Farmer, “ they 
will have either a great deal of good fence, or a vast 
amount of worthless brush, in a few years”—doubtless 
the former, if unsparing pruning is given. “ I was told 
there were some hedges in the vicinity of Galesburg, 
only two years old, that were considered sufficiently 
strong to resist all attempts of animals to get through 
them.” This was in a very fertile soil, where trees out¬ 
grew those at the east, two or three to one. The Over¬ 
mans, nurserymen, in Fulton county, in that state, we 
are informed have two million Osage Orange plants for 
sale—a strong expression of their confidence in its use¬ 
fulness. -— 
Saving Manure.— -The Michigan Farmer gives the 
practice of a Scotch farmer, in the saving and manage¬ 
ment of his manure, which we cannot but regard as emi¬ 
nently economical of its fertilizing qualities, and worthy 
of general adoption except in the depth of winter, when 
it may be delayed. To prevent dissipation by evapora¬ 
ting and washing, he draw's it away as fast as it is thrown 
from the stable, piles it up in some convenient place on 
the farm, first placing a layer of the fresh manure, to a 
depth of 8 or 10 inches, then a layer of common soil 
about four inches thick, which presses the course down 
to about the same thickness, then another layer of ma¬ 
nure, which in like manner is followed by another layer 
o&earth, and so on till the pile is completed. In this 
way the volatile portions are preserved, and he asserts the 
manure is of double value to what it would have been 
lying in the yard. ——— 
Remedy for Curculio. —Thomas W. Ludlow, Jr., 
states in the Horticulturist, that he has effectually re¬ 
pelled the curculio by syringing the trees with whitewash 
made of unslacked lime, with a small portion of flour 
sulphur mixed through it, that is, “a handful or two” 
of sulphur to a :e pailful” of whitewash. Twenty plum 
trees had blossomed for six years without fruit ■ two 
were syringed the present year, and the result is, one is 
so loaded as to need propping. [Quere—what about the 
other tree? We are not informed—the best to be said at 
present of this remedy, is, that it is worthy of further 
trial.] -— 
Fattening properties of Peas and Beans. —These 
articles have been found by chemical analysis, rich in 
nitrogen. The inference has been that they would be 
specially useful in supporting the waste of the muscles 
of animals, and it has been suggested that they would be 
particularly useful in the production of wool. They are, 
evidently, valuable for these purposes, but not the less 
valuable for the production of fat. Those persons who 
have used peas for fattening hogs, consider them worth 
as much as Indian corn. In districts where that grain is 
not readily grown, very fine pork is produced from peas. 
Dickson, in his w T ork “ On the breeding of Live Stock,” 
states that a sweepstakes was entered into between five 
East Lothian farmers, to be claimed by the one who 
should be pronounced the best feeder of cattle. Forty 
cattle of the same breed, and in equal condition w r ere 
divided between them, as fairly as possible. They were 
put up together the second week in September, and 
killed at Christmas following. The winner of the stakes 
fed his animals wholly on boiled beans, with hay. 
Reclaiming Swamps. —The Editor of the Michigan 
Farmer says, that the application of 25 loads of clay per 
aere, to drained swamp, produced a wonderful effect in 
fitting it for wheat, in an experiment he witnessed in Eng¬ 
land. Clayed and unclayed, were both treated with gu¬ 
ano; but while the clayed portion was as high as his head? 
stood thick, with long heads, the other presented only 
the appearance of ordinary wheat.. 
Trees and Shrubs. —One of the most perfect speci¬ 
mens of thorough gardening, both as relates to fruit and 
ornamental trees, is furnished by the grounds of H. W. 
Sargent, near Fishkill, N. Y. After trying the English 
Evergreen shrubs, he found them poorly adapted to this 
climate, such as hollies, laurels, laurustinus, &.C., and 
rejected them. But he has succeeded quite satisfactori¬ 
ly with the following, viz: Magnolias —conspicua, sou- 
langiana, tripetela, purpurea, glacilis, glauca, longifolia, 
and macrophylla; and the following pines —cembra, ex- 
celsa, pinaster, pumilis, Lambertiana, Gerondiana, aus- 
triacus, maretta, and maratina. 
Strong Horses. —The Editor of the Michigan Far¬ 
mer states that he saw cart-horses in Liverpool, England, 
much smaller than the London cart-horse, but apparent¬ 
ly not inferior to them in strength, (and which he thinks 
are of the Clydesdale breed,) which Avere u hauling” cot¬ 
ton and guano, load after load, up hill and down, with five 
or six tons to a load, two horses being attached to each. 
The Farmer at Home, is the title of a new' work now 
in press, by Rev. Dr. Blake, author of the “ Farmer’s 
Every-Day Book,” and many other valuable works. It 
is intended as a cyclopedia of the more important topics 
of modern agriculture, and in natural history and domes¬ 
tic economy. C. M. Saxton, publisher, Kew-York. 
STOVES. 
HE subscribers are prepared to furnish dealers with a full as¬ 
sortment of PARLOR and COOKING STOVES for coal and 
wood, on liberal terms. 
Circulars giving particulars can be had on application. 
JAGGER, TREADWELL & PERRY, 
Eagle Foundry, No. 110 Beaver st., Albany, N. Y. 
May 1, 1852—6t. 
FOR SALE, 
THOROUGH bred, 4 year old, DURHAM BULL. Pedigree: 
Sire, Symmetry, American Herd Book, p. 131, (166.) Dam, 
Gipsey, American Herd Book, p. 181. This Bull won the first prize 
in his class at the State Fair at Syracuse. W. FULLER. 
Skaneateles. May 1, 1852—It. 
Morgan Horse, Young Black Hawk. 
T HIS splendid colt will stand at the stable of Irvin D. Remington, 
in Sennett, Cayuga county, one mile northeast of Throopsville. 
Season ending in August. 
Young Black Hawk is a jet black colt, of good size, and one of the 
best proportioned and elegant moving colls that can be produced. He 
was four years old in September, 1851, and took the third premium 
at our State Fair last fall, held at Rochester, and lias taken the first 
premium at our county fair also. He was sired by old Black 1 lawk, 
kept by D. E. Hill, of Bridport, Vermont. His dam was a Messen¬ 
ger, got by old Mambrina—grandam by Plato—he by old Messenger 
—great grandam by imported Messenger. He comes the nearest to 
his sire for form and action, of any of his colts, having the old horse's 
head and neck perfectly. 
He will stand for a limited number of mares, at my stable during 
the week, with the exception of Saturdays, through the season; all 
are invited to call and see him. Terms. $10 to insure with foal, $8 
for the season, $5 fora single leap. Good keeping provided at the 
risk of the owners. IRVIN D. REMINGTON, 
May 1—2t.* Sennet, Cayuga county, N. Y 
