1851 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
59 
NOTES FOR THE MONTH. 
Acknowledgements. —We have received communica¬ 
tions since our last, from R. Grant, W. L. Owen, L. L. 
Bullock, John Johnston, J. S. P-, A. K., D. T., J. W. 
Lincoln, J. H. Salisbury, H. M. Mattison, J. French, 
H. M. M., J. W. Proctor, P. P. P. 
Books, Pamphlets, fee. have been received, during 
the last month as follows:—Catalogue of Officers and 
Students of Yale College, for 1850-51, from Prof. 
Norton.- -The American Journal of Science and Arts, 
for Nov., from the Editors, New Haven, Conn.- 
Report of the 5th exhibition of the Delaware county 
(Pa.) Institute of Science, with the address of J. M. 
Broomall, Esq.——Youatt on the Horse, with notes by 
W. C. Spooner and H. S. Randall, from the publishers. 
Derby & Miller, Auburn.—-Proceedings of the 
Philadelphia Society for promoting Agriculture for 1850. 
“ One who intends to be a Farmer.” —Your p’an 
of farm-buildings is very creditable to a young architect, 
but is lacking in some points which convenience and econo¬ 
my require. For instance, there is no provision for the 
storage of grain, though there is a threshing-floor ; the 
apartments for the storage of hay and straw for the dif¬ 
ferent kinds of stock, are much too small, and their 
situation requires too much labor to carry the fodder to 
the stock. - 
Phosphate op Lime. —We learn from Dr. E. Em¬ 
mons that an inexhaustible supply of this article has been 
discovered on the west shore of Lake Champlain, at 
Crown Point. A considerable quantity of it was quar¬ 
ried last autumn, some of which has been examined by 
Dr. E., and also by Prof. Norton, and has been found 
to contain from four to five per cent of phosphate. It 
may be prepared for use as manure, either by being 
ground in a mill, after the manner of grinding plaster, 
or it may be burnt, like lime. It is harder than plaster, 
and would require more force in pulverizing. When 
burnt, it readily falls to powder. 
It will be recollected that the use of phosphate of 
lime has been attended with highly favorable results in 
some parts of Europe, particularly on old pasture 
grounds, and such as have been much devoted to grain 
crops, which have been exhausted of their phosphates. 
We tr ust that accurate trials of this article will be made 
the coming season, in comparison with bones and other 
manures, for various crops and on various soils, and 
that the results will be given to the public. Farmers 
will then have some criterion by which they may de¬ 
termine its relative value, and the expediency of pur¬ 
chasing it as a manure. 
Drainage of Soils. —So far as we can learn, the 
results of under-draining in this country have given 
great satisfaction. Mr. John Johnston, of Seneca 
county, who may be considered the pioneer in this en¬ 
terprise in western New-York, informs us that he laid 
down about 5,000 tiles the past autumn, making, with 
what where before laid, over 50,000 on his farm. The 
tile-machine owned by Mr. Whartenbury, of Waterloo, 
has been in constant operation, and does not supply the 
demand for tiles. Mr. Johnston suggests to the makers 
of wire fence, that a good drain, two and a half or three 
feet deep on the upper side of the fence, (or if the 
ground is not sloping as near the fence as practicable,) 
will keep the posts from heaving by frost. If the ground 
is wet, he says the posts will heave, even if set “ six 
feet deep.” -- 
Standard for the Shape of Fowls. —At the late 
exhibition of poultry at Boston, a well known gentle¬ 
man, who had carefully examined the different kinds of 
fowls, observed: These long-legged, thin-breasted 
chickens will never answer for the table. I speak from 
forty years* practice in carving. I have formerly had 
them, sometimes, on my table, but have grown wise by 
experience, and will have no more of them. To say 
nothing of the poor quality of their flesh, their shape is 
not right. For instance, if I have a pair of such chick¬ 
ens, and there are half a dozen ladies at table, each 
chooses a piece of the breast, and there cannot be enough 
cut from that part to serve round ; but if I have a pair 
of partridges [ruffed grouse,] though they may not 
weigh more than half as much as the chickens, I can 
readily take a slice from the breast for each guest. The 
partridge, then, should be the standard for the shape 
of fowls; and besides the advantage alluded to, it will 
be found in general, that the nearer this form is ap¬ 
proached, the better will be the flesh, and the greater 
the quantity in proportion to the bone. 
Mr. Bell’s Sale of Stock. —We would call particu¬ 
lar attention to Mr. Bell’s sale of stock, a list of which 
will be found in our advertising department. He has 
taken great pains, both in the original selection of his 
animals, and in the breeding of those he has reared. We 
saw his whole herd last fall, and can safely say, that one 
hundred cows of equal value for the dairy, are very 
rarely collected. Many of the 11 grades” are animals 
of much value, combining symmetry, constitution and 
thriftiness, with excellent dairy properties. 
Sale of Short-Horns. —We learn that Geo. Tail, 
Esq., of Troy, has recently sold the short-horn bull- 
calf and two year old heifer which obtained the first 
premiums at the last show of the American Institute. 
The calf, Kirkleavington, was by Wellington , out of 
Lady Barrington 3d, both purchased by Mr. V. of the 
late Thos. Bates, Esq., of Yorkshire, England. The 
purchaser of the two animals first mentioned, is Mr. 
Elisha W. Sheldon, of Sennett, Cayuga county, N. 
Y. We hope his liberal enterprise will be properly re¬ 
warded. — 
Ci Chappel’s Fertilizer.” —We have noticed fre¬ 
quent advertisements at the south, of an article under 
this name, but have seldom seen any particulars in re¬ 
gard to its effects. Mr. Edwin G. Booth, states in the 
Southern Planter , that 11 he has tried it in every 
conceivable manner, and,” he continues, u if one 
particle of benefit has ever been imparted to the land 
or the crop, I have been unable to perceive it, nor 
has any other person who has seen it been more fortu¬ 
nate.” Mr. B. then goes on to give an account of an 
experiment made on the farm of Richard Irby. “ He 
laid off two contiguous squares on unproductive land, 
