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About News & planters' gazette. (Washington, Wilkes County [sic], Ga.) 1840-1844 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1841)
ASRICTLTURAL. ‘ From the Carolina Planter. CURING AND STACKING FODDER. Mu. Editou :—Until last year, I was in the habit of curing iny fodder wholly in the sun anil putting it up in double stacks.— This, I call the old plan. The objections to it arc, in this place, that many of the leaves dry, crumble, and are lost, ere the sterns and succulent portions are fit to be stacked. In the second place, that an in tensely hot sun is hurtful to the fodder, that cured in the shade being always the most fragrant and nutritious. It is the practice of the best English, French, and Flemish farmers, in curing their hay, to expose it as little as possible to the sun. It is car ried in dry, but it preserves its green color; and you see hay two or three years old in the market of so bright a green color, that we would scarcely conceive it to be cured, yet they are in the practice of preserving it for years, & value it more for its age. Cured in this way scarcely a leaf is wasted, and that the hay preserves its freshness and fra grance ; and it is said that at least ten per cent is gained in quantity, and as much in quality. A third objection to the old plan is, that the fodder is more liable to be seri ously injured by dews and rain ; and the fact is, in a season like this, when we have had rains almost every day, if we are to de pend upon curing our fodder wholly in the sun, we shall not have one good stack in ten. If therefore, we can fall upon a plan by which we can make better fodder and with less sunshine, we shall of course, be running less risk, and stand a better chance of getting in that part of the crop. With this view, I have the fodder that is pulled in the forenoon, stacked in the evening of the same day, provided there has been no rain about it. If it is wet, I allow it to be come perfectly dry before it is stacked; and my plan of stacking is simply this : A polo is placed in the ground, at the spot where you intend to stack. F'our oth er poles, or fence rails, if your stacks be small, are placed round the centre pole a bout a foot or more from the bottom, and then all tied together at the top with a grape vine or any thing handy forming a cone.— Place some brush or few rails at the bottom so as to raise the fodder a little off the ground. Then commence laying your fod der in single bundles around this cone, and when you have finished, it will be a hollow stack. The air having free passage under neath the stack,will circulate in the hollow, and the fodder will finish curing in tin shade and unexposed to the Weather. You may cure and stack pea-vines in the same way. For this improvement, as I conceive it to be, lam indebted to an old agriculture friend who has had 40 years experience in planting, and who had all his life followed the “good old way” of curing and stacking fodder, until about two years ago happen ed to learn from an Agricultural paper— not an “old negro,” that the best mode of curing hay &c. was to expose it but little to the sun, he conceived his plan of stack ing fodder so as to have it partly cured in the shade. He has adopted the plan for the last two years, and thinks he makes better fodder by it and certainly runs less risk of weather. I have also had fodder stacked in the same way and am much pleased with the plan ; and I now send it to you to make “look knowledge” of it. FCENUM. COB MEAL. The properties ofthe corn cob have been frequently analyzed, and various results have been reported ; butall concur in de claring it to be extremely valuable. Some have considered the nutritious matter ofthe cob to be one-third of the grain. So satisfactorily lias the economy of ground and cut food been established of late years, that it is now almost universally used. Every body knows, that the meal from the grain of the corn requires some separating admixture to make it a healthy food and our merchant mills in this city sell enormous quantities of wheat bran for this purpose. Now, cob meal is found to beat least 4 times as nutritious as bran, and e qually as separating,and yet farmers throw j away the corn cob and come to Richmond to buy bran. Every corn mill should be furnished with a crusher or a cob-grinder, which mav be added at an expense of about fifty dol lars, and all the corn that is intended for feeding cattle should be ground up corn and cob together. At the lowest estimate, corn cobs must be worth six and a quarter cents a bushel at any mill door, where a crusher has been erected. If they can be obtained at any tiling like that price, they might ve ry profitably be made to enter largely into the feed trade. To the farmer, who would iiave them ground for his own use, they are worth double sum. How long will farmers continue to complain of hard times, yet fail to avail themselves of the most obvious principles of rural economy. Scasonfor Cutting Grain. —lt is a good practice to cut every kind of grain rather before it is fully ripe in the grain or the straws. In a fine season, some farmers cut their crops when they find the neck of the straw immediately under the car free of juice when twisted round between the finger and thumb, and do not wait until the lower part of the stems are dry and yellow because they find in such a season the straw to die from the ear downward. In a bad season, on the other hand, the lower part ofthe stem first becomes yellow and dry ; after which ofcourse, the crop is not allowed to stand, for in such a season the ear never becomes mature, having less ab soroitivc nower whilst the vitality of the root is early destroyed by the combined cf-1 sects of bad weather and an ungenial state of the soil. —Jour of Agriculture. IIORSES. We once marked a fine sorrel belonging to Mr. II , in B , who day after day amused himself with a practical joke on some hogs. He would while grazing on the green with them, edge cautiously and watchfully along, until ho gotthem between him and the river bank, and then suddenly backing his ears, and whinnowing, he would dash at them, and drive them over the bluff; and as they went rolling and scrambling to the water’s edge, he would crane over the brink to see the fun, with a silent horselaugh. We have heard of horselaughs, but never saw one executed by a horse before or since. The hogs, never seeming to understand the ! joke, exposed themselves often to its repe tition ; and as often as they did so, he re peated the same sly approach, and sudden rush, until he seemed perfect in his tactics, and never weary of his fun. Other horses are trained to do clever things, but that was an original genius. There was something human in it ; and we enjoyed it as much, as when we see human swine absorbed in their earthly instincts, and rooting sordidly on in one dull routine of selfishness, flurried and turned topsy turvy by the mischievous I wag, who lias a soul above vegetables. We dare say the pigs thought the sorrel took liberties, and were as indignant at his in decorum, as a buzzard is with a boy who pelts him with a corn cob ; yet they put themselves in the way of being worried a gain, just as wo see the victims of the Circe of complacent vanity, or the soulless drudg es of venality day alterday stupidly follow ing their noses to the brink of an upset— and when startled and tumbled over, indig nantly grunting and squeaking, and coin j ing back to be turned over again, and never thanking the superior animal for not turn ing in seriously and kicking them to death. Charleston Mercury. GROWING PLANTS IN CHARCOAL. In the appendix to the first part of Prof. Liebig’s Organic Chemistry, is an interest ing paper on the action of Charcoal on plants, from “ Buckner’s Repertorium,” by E. Lucas. The experiments were perfor med at Munich. That plants would vege tate and grow in nearly pure charcoal, was discovered by accident, and this discovery was followed by experiments, which placed the action of this substance in a curious and striking light. The first experiment consisted in mixing a certain proportion of charcoal dust with the soil, increasing the quantity in the suc cessive experiments until pure charcoal dust was alone used. When two-thirds of the coal was used with vegetable mold, several classes of plants, such as the Gen seria and Aroidcae, were found to thrive admirably, and attracted much notice by the great beauty of their parts, and their general appearance. They quickly sur passed those cultivated in the common way, in their thick stems, rich color of their leaves, and their beautiful blossoms. “A Cactus placed in a mixture of equal parts of charcoal and earth, throve progressively, and attained double its former size in the course of a few weeks.” It was also found that in all those cases in which it was cus tomary to mix sand with the mold in which plants were to lie set, the substitution of charcoal dust for the sand, always render ed the vegetation stronger and more vigor ous. Experiments were now made with pure charcoal, and the best results were obtain ed. More than 40 species of plants, which are many of them named, were grown in this way ; and cuts of plants from different genera took root and grew well and quick ly. Pure charcoal acts excellently as a means of curing unhealthy plants. A Do rianthes Excelsa, for example, which had been drooping three years, was rendered completely healthy in a very short space of time by this means. An orange tree which had the very common disease in which the leaf become yellow, acquired within four weeks its healthy green color, when the upper surface ofthe earth was removed from the pot in which it was contained, and a ring of charcoal of an inch in thickness strewed in its place around the periphery of the pot.” The charcoal employed was the dust like powder from the fire or pine coal, such as is used by blacksmiths, and produced the most effect when it had been exposed thro’ the winter to the action of the air. Exper iments with animal and other charcoals were made, but that from pine proved supe rior to the rest, on account of its fineness and the ease with which it is decomposed. Charcoal acts in two ways ; first, by its tendency to preserve all plants and sub stances from decay ; and secondly, by the carbonic gas it furnishes during the slow decomposition it undergoes, and which in five or six years converts it into a coaly earth. It thus yields directly and con stantly, one of the most essential elements i of plants, and gives a beautiful color, and a great luxuriance to plants cultivated in that I manner. Where pure charcoal was used, large quantities of water were required, as the air having free access dries the roots rapidly, unless prevented by water plenti fully applied. That charcoal is of great value as any agent in promoting vegetation, has long been known to every one who has witnessed the crops successively grown on those pla ces where coal pits have been burned ; but a great loss is sustained annually by the waste of the immense quantities of dust at the forges, furnaces and smith-shops of the country, where this substance is considered a nuisance rather than otherwise. We have seen the best effect produced by the mixture of coal dust with the soil of the garden, and hope more attention will be paid to this matter than has hitherto been done. TURNIPS. In previous numbers of the Agriculturist we have given some directions for the cul- ■ I ture of turnips, but as it is not yet too late for sowing, a few more remarks may not be untimed. We have had good turnips sown from the middle of April to the middle of September, but duly and August are the best seasons for this climate. To make a good crop, have the ground rich, and break it deep early in the season, and be sure to pulverize it thoroughly by harrowing be fore sowing. A pound to the acre is e nough seed, if they are sown regularly, and if they arc put in drills, less will an swer ; but it is best if we err at all, that we err on the safe side ; therefore, while you arc sowing, put down some seed to be kil led by the heat of the son and others for the flies. If the sowing is broadcast, and a drought is feared, it is best to plough in the seed and then harrow or brush the land. We arc inclined to the belief, turnips can be made one of the most profitable crops in proportion to the labor required, that is.— As to the manner of preserving them and feeding them to stock, we will speak more particularly hereafter.— Agriculturalist. PICKLES. We find the following in an exchange paper, and give it as we find it, without vouching for its correctness. But should it prove equal to its pretensions, it must be preferable to any mode with which we are acquainted. A correspondent of the. New England Farmer gives an efficient method of pick ling cucumbers, which he learned from an old sea captain in the West Indies. The recipe is very simple, and the superiority of pickles cured by its directions, has been tested by many year’s experience. They are neither alFectcd by age or climate.— The following is the receipt:—“To each hundred of cucumbers put a pint of salt, and pour in boiling water sufficient to cov er the whole. Cover them tight to prevent the steam from escaping, and in this con dition, let them stand for twenty-four hours. They are then to be taken and after being wiped perfectly dry, (care being taken that the skin is not broken,) placed in the jar, in which they are to be kept. Boiling Vin egar (if spice is to be used, it should be boiled with the vinegar,) is then to be put to them, the jar closed tight, and in a fort night delicious hard pickles are produced, as green as the day were upon the vines.” The best vinegar to be used. Farmers Advocate. JBanU Reduction • BY order of the Board, a reduction of 10 per cent, is required on all paper running in this Bank—to commence on Saturday 2nd Octo ber next. Bank State of Georgia, ) Branch at Washington, August 21, 1641. ( SAMUEL BARNETT, Cashier. August 26. 5t 52 Police* 11/IR. W. W. WALLER, is hereby authoriz -I*- ed to act as my Agent and Attorney dur ing my absence. A. A. CLEVELAND. August 26, 1841. 52 JYotice. MR. WILLIAM M. REESE, is duly author ized to attend to my Professional Business during my absence. ROBERT TOOMBS. July 30,1841. 49 e are authorized to an nounce WILLIAM AI. BOOKER, Esq. as a Candidate for Receiver and Tax Collector, for the County of Wilkes, at the approaching Election. July 29, 1841. 48 We are authorized to an nounce JOHN B. JACKSON, Esq., as a Candidate for Receiver and Tax Collector for the County of Wilkes, at the Election in January next. August 18, 1841. 51 JVoiicc . ON the first day of September next, will be offered for sale, a Life Interest in the Tract of LAND containing 060 Acres, in Lincoln coun ty, on the Road from Washington to Augusta, between J. Mabry’s and Raysville. One half of the purchase money payable next Christmas, and the oilier half one year thereafter. The sale to take place on the premises. FRANCIS GIDEON. June 10, 1841. eow td 41 ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in Octo ber next, before the Court-House door in Washington, Wilkes county, the following prop erty, to-wit, Three hundred Acres of Land, more or less, in said county, lying on the waters of Cedar Creek, adjoining Jones Kendrick and others, sold as the property of Jonathan Gresham, deceased, for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said deceas ed. JOHN C. BIRD, Adm’r. August 5,1841. eowtd 40 months after dale application will be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Wilkes county, when sitting ‘for Ordinary purpo ses, for leave to sell the NEGROES belonging to the Estate of Martha Q. Smith, late of said county, deceased. HENRY P. WOOTTEN, Adm’r. September 2,1841. m4m 1 G EORGIA, t 11’ IIER KAS Mary S.Rob- Wilkes County. > • * ert, Guardian of Rich- yard W.Joyner and Elizabeth Joyner, applies for Letters of dismission. These are, therefore, to cite, summon, and admonish, all and singular, the kindred and creditors of said Minors, to be and appear at my office, within the time prescribed by law, to show cause, (if any they have,) why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand at office, this 12th of August, 1841. JOHN 11. DYSON, Clerk c. o. August 12. m6m 50 ]7IOUR months after date, application will be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Wilkes county, while sitting as a Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell a Negro man by the name of Aaron, and the remaining part of the personal property of Benedictine Crews, late of said county, deceased, for the benefit ot the heirs and creditors. ELIZA MANKIN, Adm’x. June 3, 1841. with the will annexed EVERY VARIETY OF ism wwm vasra* EXECUTED AT THIS © $ W 0 © 1 0 SHOES! SHOES!! 1 AFRESH assortment ol SHOES has just been received, all of which have been made to order. Have now in process of making, a large supply of NEGRO SHOES, of the best Stock, wlncli will be offered for sale next fall. Planters, who have been in the habit of buying in Augusta, are requested to examine my Stock belore making their purchases. A. L. LEWIS. June ”4, 1841. 43 HOUSE OF The Subscriber liav ing lately taken ;l l ar o c und convenient HOUSE in *!!!|fw aR Town ol Washington, (Wil.es ounty,) Georgia, has opened it as a Mouse of Public JEntcrtain ment, And begs leave to assure las friends and the pub lic generi|dy> tJiat nothing shall be omitted on his part, wh oh will conduce to the comfort and ac coinmodat ‘ on ot those who may favor him with their patronage. ROBERT 11. VICKERS. Dj- The Southern Recorder, at Milledgeville; Chronicle and Sentinel, Augusta; and the Moun taineer, Greenville, S. C., will publish the above weekiy, b’ r three months, and forward their bills to this office for payment. May 0, IS 11. 30 SSfOTZ Cii rjTUIE Subscribers having had their Book? and S- most of their Accounts consigned by the late Fire, would respectfully solicit tlkpse indebt ed to call, without delay, and settle either with CASH or by NOTE, the amount duevas near as their memory will serve them—Or this naalter will be left entirely tot lie Honor of a great many; and we trust no one will be found taking the an ; vantage of our situation ; but that all will come forward, like honest men, to our relief. BURTON & PELOT. N. B.—Call at the Bank, on E. M. Burton, for settlement. March 11. ts 28 Copartnership JYotice. JM. & W. ADAMS having associated with . them J. C. FARGO, will continue the GROCERY BUSINESS at their old stand, un der the firm of ADAMS, FARGO & Cos., and to date from the Ist instant. J. M. & W. ADAMS. J. C. FARGO. •wiugusta, Juno 8,1841. ID” All those indebted to J. M. & VV. Adams, (particularly on open account,) are earnestly re quested to make early settlements. J.M.&W.A. June 17. 43 Notice. T J!HE firm of McMILLAN & VINCENT was * tiiis day dissolved by mutual consent. All persons indebted to the concern, will please set tle their accounts forthwith, with John H. Dyson, Esq., in whose hands thev are left for settlement. H. McMILLAN. E. VINCENT. June 23,1841. 4t 43 D” The business heretofore conducted by Mc- Millan & Vincent, will be continued, at the same place, by the Subscriber. Grateful for the liber al patronage which has been extended towards him, ho will continue to merit it by the skill and faithfulness with which his work shall he exe cuted, and by the liberality of his terms. H. McMILLAN. June 24. 43 Georgia, Elbert county. Court of Ordinary, May adjourned Term, 1841. Present their Honors Thomas J Heard, Thomas Johnston, and Robert Hester, Esq’rs. ON reading the Petition of William MeMui lan and Joe! Maxwell, surviving Executors ofthe last Will and Testament ot Thomas VI ax well, deceased, stating that they have fully Ad ministered and paid out said Estate according to the tenor and effect of said Will, and praying to be dismissed from their Executorship. It is Ordered by Ike Court, that all persons be required to shew cause, if any they have, on or before the first Monday in January next, why the Executors should not be dismissed from all fur ther liabilities as Executors as aforesaid, and un less cause is shewn, to prevent, the Executors will bo dismissed according to law. It is further Ordered by the Court, that this order be published in the News and Gazette, once a month for six months, previous to the first Monday in January next, this 4th May, 1841. A true copy from the Minutes of the Court of Ordinary of Elbert county, Mav the 7th, 1841. WM. B. NELMS, C. C. O. May 27. mOin 39 ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. Will be sold on the first Tuesday in December next, at the Court-House door in Wilkes county, between the usual sale hours : Two hundred and seventy-five Acres of Land, more or less, on the waters of Newford Creek, in Wilkes county, belonging to the Estate of John T.Dent, late of said county, deceased.— Sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said deceased. THOMAS BLAKEY, Adm’r. July 8, 1841. 45 GEORGIA, ) Whereas, John H. Dyson, Wilkes County. £ Administrator de bonis non, with the Will annexed, on the Estate of An drew G. Semmes, deceased, applies to me for Letters Dismissory. These are, therefore, to cite, summon, and ad monish, all and singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at my office, within the time prescribed by iaw, to shew cause (if any they have) why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand at Office, this 3d day of March, 1841. JOHN H. DYSON, c. c. o. March 4. m6m 27 BLANKS. SHERIFFS, CLERKS, &c., can be supplied with the following .BLANKS, at the Office of the News and Gazette : Sheriff’s Deeds, Sheriff’s Execut'ons, Tax Collector’s do. Ca. Sa s. Letters of Administration, Do. do. with will annexed, Do. Dismission, Do. Guardianship, Administrator’s Bonds, Guardian’s do. Delivery do. Subpoenas, i Bench Warrants, Recognizances, Writs of Assumpsit, Do. Debt, Commissions for Interrogatories, Warrants of Appraisement, Marriage Licences, drc.. &c. O’ Any kind of Blanks can be furnished at short notice April, 1841. ft \irc*House COMMISSION BUSINESS, llmniiiniilaHaa fidlllK undersigned na\in , lovinou a co-par, - A nership for the purpose of conducting the WARE-HOUSE AND COMMISSION BU SINESS, have taken that well-known and com modious FIRE & WATER-PROOF WARE HOUSE, and close STORAGE-ROOMS, on Mclntosh street, occupied the past year by Messrs. Hopkins & Stovall, and tender their ser vices to their friends and the public, in the Storage and Sale of Cotton, receiving and for warding Merchandize, and ail other matters connected with the Ware-House Business. The VVare-llouse being located in the cen tral business part of the city, affords every facil ity for receiving Cotton by wagons, rail-road, or the river. All business entrusted to their care will re cei A prompt attention, and their best efforts for the interest of their customers. DYE & DOUGHTY. MARTIN M. DYE. E. W. DOUGHTY. Augusta, August 2G, 1841. Gt 52 ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. WILL be sold at the CoiwF-Ilouse door in the Town of Washington, Wilkes coun ty, on the first Tuesday in November next, be tween the usual sale hours : The Tract of LAND belonging to the estate oi Matthew Faver, deceased, containing seven hundrei Acres, more or less, and to be sold in two or three lots as the purchasers may desire. Sold for the beratit of the heirs of said Faver. Terms of sale made inown on the day. THOMAS FAVER, Adm’r. August 26, 1841. 52 V EXECUTOR’S SALE. ON the first Tuesday in November next, in pursuance of the Will of the late William Parks, will be sold at Lincoln Court-House be tween the legal sale hours, All that Tract or parcel of LAND of the Es tate of said Win. Parks, deceased, commonly known as the Walton tract, containing four hun dred (400) Acres: more or less. Sold for the benefit of the heii; and creditors of said deceas ed. Terms on the day of sale. VV. M. LAM KIN, Ex’r. August 20,1841. 52 iJoamnnpHon AND BAver Complaint. I)R. TAYLOR’S BALSAM OF LIVERWORT HAS boon used successfully for eight years in the cure of these diseases. ID“ Re member ! the original and genuine is made only ai 375 Bowery, N. Y., ALL others are spurious and unauthorized ! Consumption and Liter Complaint! —As a general remedy for these diseases I am fully sat isfied, from long experience, there is no Medi cine equal to Dr. Taylor’s Balsam of Liverwort. Being purely vegetable, it can be used with the utmost safety by all persons in every condition It cleanses the lungs by expectoration, relieves difficult breathing, and seems to heal the chest. There can be no question, but this medicine is a certain cure for chronic coughs ar.d colds. I have used it for four years in my practice, and always with success. A. F. ROGERS, M.D. To Females. —The number of females in deli cate health, is truly surprising. Weakness, loss oi appetite, liver complaints, and many other dis eases, prey upon them, making them pale and lean of llesh. All this can be remedied by the use of strengthening medicine, that will assist nature in all her movements, restore tone to the nerves and muscular organs. Os this kind is Dr. Taylor’s Balsam of Liverwort, which being miid and purely vegetable, answers females’ ad mirably. If ail will use it, we are confident an elastic step, good appetite, and ruddy cheeks will follow. Once more, remember, the original and genuine is made at 375 Bowery. ID” Spitting of Blood. —This disease consists of a discharge of blood, often frothy, from the mouth, brought up with hawking and coughing, and is usually accompanied with difficulty of breathing, and some pain in the chest. Some times it is preceded by an oppression of the chest, a dry tickling cough, and slight shooting pains. This disease is always more or less dan gerous. The great danger is that these symp toms may terminate in consumption, and imme diate remedies can alone save this end. Bui Dr. Taylor’s Balsam of Liverwort is a sure remedy, and to show its unparalleled success, certificates of cures from 421 citizens, and many physicians, will be published in a few days. O’ Nervous Diseases and Weakness. —Dr. Taylor’s Balsam of Liverwort, made at 375 Bow ery, is assuredly an excellent remedy for these diseases. My wife has been more or less ill for ten years. (She was extremely nervous, and at times so weak that she could not attend to her domestic duties. By the use of this medicine, her strength is wholly restored, and she is as healthy as I can wish her to be. My address is at Dr. Taylor’s office. Cure of Consumption. —Mrs. Martin, a worthy member of my congregation, was taken ill some time since with a cold, pain in the breast, and some difficulty of breathing, and in a tew days thereafter, she had a violent cough and a violent pain in the sides, which no medicine would re lieve. She continued in this way for a long time, under the medical care of Dr. Rea, but fi r nally became consumptive, and was evidently near the end of her earthly sufferings, when her brother persuaded her to try Dr. Taylor’s Balsam of Liverwort. When she commenced this med icine, it did not seem to agree with her for a few days, but by lessening the dose, she found it an swered admirably : it relieved her cough and her difficulty of breathing instanter; and we had the pleasure of witnessing her rapid recovery to ! health. Rev. WILLIAM SMITHS. EFOBSERVE! Buy only that which is made at the Old Office, 375 Bowery, N. Y., and which is sold by ROBERT AUSTIN & CO. Wholesale and Retail Druggists, No. 161, Broad-street, Augusta. (J"T Sole A gents for Georgia. May 20, 1841. Gt 38 Months after date, application will be made to the Honorable the inferior Court of Wilkes county, while sitting for ordinary pur poses, for leave to sell the LANDS belonging to the Estate of Asher Layne, deceased, this 10th of August, 1841. THOMAS L. PSALMONDS, Adm’r. August 12. m4m 50 Lost. A GOLD PENCIL. The finder will confer a favor by leaving it this Office. August 2G 18-11 58 PROPOSALS FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION A FULL REPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL & AGRICULTURAL SURVEY OF TIIF Qr&Y'E ©IF ©IE©K©OA- a FBI HE Legislature, at their last session, -1- ed it expedient to discontinue the salary of tiie Slate Geologist, in consequence of the pjji barrassed finances of the Stale. By this unex pected movement, the subscriber is deprived if the means ot completing the survey ol tlie Stall', on the original plan: if done at all, it must be at individual risk and expense. It is needless, perhaps, to represent to the en lightened citizens of Georgia, that by following out the plan so happily commenced in 1837, ami pursued with unremitting energy to the present, the estate has been contributing her mite, hum ble as it may bo on the part ol her agent, to the cause of general science in our country, and the advancement of intellectual improvement among her citizens, in accordance with other States of the Union. There is but one alternative. In the present situation of the survey, the work must either he abandoned and the important informa tion obtained by four years investigation of the Geology of the Slate, lost to her citizens, ortho subscriber must depend for support, on individ ual patronage. 11c is determined to make an ef fort for the benefit and honor of his adopted State, to proceed with the survey. From former ex perience of the unbounded liberality and gene rous hospitality of his ic'llow citizens, in ditler ent parts of the State, he is confident that, in making an appeal to (heir sympathy and patron age, it will not be made in vain. That a complete survey may be made of the re maining counties of the State, and the whole consolidated and published for the information and benefit ot the citizens, public patronage is most respectfully solicited. A work of this kind, is much needed m Georgia, a State comprising an area of sixty thousand square miles, being destitute of a single correct Map, Geography, or history of the same. A majority of the citizens must, from necessity, he unacquainted with the rich mineral resources and agricultural capaci ties of the different sections. Favored as the subscriber has been, by four years labor, as State Geologist, in different parts of the Slate, in collecting materials for a complete report of an Agricultural and Geological survey and Na tural History, he trusts that he shall be able to meet the approbation of his fellow citizens. The subscriber pledges his honor, that tho proceeds arising from subscription tor the work shall be appropriated to the completion of tho survey of the remainiug counties of the State, and that they shall he finished as they will bo needed for publication. JOHN RUGGLES LOTTING, State Geologist. Milledgeville, Janury Ist, 1841. N. B. It is impossible, at this time, to desig nate the number of volumes in a set. CONDITIONS. 1. The work shall be printed on royal octavo form, on line paper and with new type, and will contain complete reports of a Geological and Ag ricultural Survey of every County in the State, with a Map of the same, Drawings of remarka ble places, sections, &c., together with an ac count of the Natural History, Botany and Agri cultural statistics. 2. The first volume will contain a system of Agriculture adapted to the soils and climate of the South, with a table of analysis of soils from different counties, and remarks on their improve ment; with other useful agricultural tables.— Also, a complete Glossary of Geological and Agricultural terms. 3. Each volume shall contain 600 pages, in cloth binding, at S3 50 per volume, to subscri bers ; to lion-subscribers, $4 00, payable on delivery. 4. The printing shall be so arranged, that a volume may be expected during the session of the Legislature, in each year, until the whole set is completed. 5. Ehould there bo sufficient patronage, a large Geological and Agricultural Map of the State, will be constructed, 6 by 4 feet, on which in ad dition to Geographical delineations usually on Maps, all the Geological and Agricultural fea tures of the State shall be accurately sketched and colored. Price on Rollers, §lO 00. The papers ot this State giving the above a few insertions will be entitled to a copy of the work, gratis. GEORGIA, i Whereas, Ilenry Terrell, Wilkes county, j Guardian of Nancy B. Torre!!, applies tor Letters of Dismission. These are, therefore, to cite, summon, and ad monish, nil and singular, the kindred and credi tors of said Minor, to be and appear at my office, within the time prescribed by law, to show cause (if any they have,) why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand at office, this22d of A pril, 1841. JOHN 11. DYSON, Clerk C. O. April 29. m6m 35 GEORGIA,) Whereas, I.T. IRVIN, Ex- I Vtikes county. J ecutor of HANNAH IRVIN, deceased, applies for Letters of Dismission from said Estate. These are, therefore, to cite, summon, and ad monish, all and singular, the kindred and credi tors of said deceased, to be and appear at my of fice, within the time prescribed by law. to show cause, (if any they have) why said Letters should’ not bo granted. Given under my hand at office, this 19th day of March, 1841. JOHN 11. DYSON, Clerk c. o. March 25. m6m 30 GEORGIA, ) WHEREAS Elisha Ogden, Wilkes County, j applies for Letters of Admin istration with the Will annexed, on the Estate of EDWARD HATCHETT, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite, summon, and admonish, all and singular, the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and ap pear at my office within the time prescribed by law, to show cause, (if any they have,) why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand at office, this 12th day of April, 1841. JOHN H. DYSON, Clerk Court of Ordinary. GEORGIA, > Whereas, Paul J. Sennnes, ad- Wilkes county, j ministrator of Mary Semmcs, deceased, applies for Letters of Dismission. These are, therefore, to cite, summon, and ad monish, all and singular, the kindred and credit ors of said deceased, to be and appear at my of fice, within the time prescribed by law, to shew cause (if any they have,) why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand at office, this 28th April, 1841. JOHN H. DYSON, Clerk C.O. April 29. m6m 35 FOUR months after date, application will bo made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Wilkes county, while sitting as a Coufe of Or dinary, for leave to sell the LAND belonging to the Estate of John T. Dent, late of said county, deceased. THOMAS BLAKEY, Adm’r. .Ttftv 8, 1641. m4m 45
