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great need is, to see to it that the law-breaking does not
become the ruling class. The more honest and industr
ous and sensible of the negroes can be influenced to vote
for men of capacity and integrity, who will provide for
the continuance of law and order. Twenty years will see
the negro, in any event, a cypher in the State ; but mean
while, we must provide, so far as we can, security to all,
in this transition stage.
The Wheat Crop. —ln the present scarcity of food all
over the South, we have reason for thankfulness at the
unusual promise of the wheat crop. We have never seen
it look better, and seldom so well in our vicinity, at this
season, and the same good account of the crop comes
from all parts of the South. If it now escape the rust,
we may soon rejoice over “ the finest of the wheat,” of our
own growth, instead of the XXXX Northern flour, which,
upon trial in our family, docs not prove half as good as
flour of our own wheat, with no Xat all. We grew no
wheat last year, and the flour, with which, in consequence,
we have been generally compelled to supply ourselves,
has been so adulterated with corn meal, beans, or some
thing of the sort, that it has given us little satisfaction.
Families used to the best floifr of Southern wheat, will
hardly be contented with any other.
The Northern millers learned something in supplying
flour for army contracts, which they will have to unlearn,
if they ever satisfy the tastes of people who know what
good flour is.
Abortion of Cows. —At an agricultural meeting in
Trenton, New York, the question for debate was abortion
of cows—a very common occurrence in the Northern dai
ry sections. Various theories and remedies were brought
forward. At length one of the speakers, Mr. C. Willard,
said: “ I know of a remedy.,’ The Secretary asked Mr.
Willard if it was a secret, or perchance he was seeking a
windfall by way of patent. “No,” said Mr. W., “ I warrant
it a preventive.” The meeting was all attention for the
cure—“spay the cow and she never will abort.”
We commend to those interested in this subject the
communication of Mr. Doby.—Ei>. So. Cult.
Athens, March 15tii.—A cold N. E. storm, changing
to sleet in the evening, and continuing through the night.
Icicles in the morning we measured, depending from a
roof with an eastern exposure, over 9 inches long. 16tli
March—The sleet continued on the trees unmelted through
the day. Mercury on the morning of the 1 '7th, 29 deg.
Cleared off during the day, and a severe frost followed
on the morning of the 18th—mercury at 26 deg. Nearly
all the peaches and other fruit, in this vicinity, in blossom,
were destroyed, and we have the same report from various
sections of this State and Alabama.
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Carrots. —An old subscriber wishes an article on the
Carrot. It is too late for planting them this season.
Mangold \\ urtzel, if sown now, is a good substitute, and
is eaten without cooking by hogs and all sorts of stock.
Make the ground lor this crop very rich, plow it deep,
lay off in low beds, 30 inches apart, sow in drill on the
beds, covering not over an inch deep, and cultivate like
cotton, leaving the plants about ten or twelve inches
apart.
SOUTH El IN CULTIVATOH.
Livingston Farmer’s Club. —From a note from the
Secretary, received just as we go to press, we learn that
the farmers of Newton county have organized an agricul
tural club at Covington, and named it as above, in honor
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of the President, Alfred Livingston, Esq The members
of such Associations are obliged to learn much from each
other, iti their discussion of agricultural topics. By the
way, this club asks for information in regard to lime—
where it can he procured at most advantage—cost of trans
portation—mode of application, Ac. Are there any kilns
now in operation up the State Load V
The Club have kindly signified their approval of our
I journal, and are interesting themselves in its behalf. We
, will hold ourselves ready from this time, to send a copy of
the Southern Cultivator free, to the reading room of any
i Southern Agricultural Society or club, among the mem
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, hers of which, we have a list of ten subscribers, when no
tified of that fact by the Secretary. If the Secretaries
write us at once, they can secure a full set for 1867.
(jug'"' Cl ernes Mtinro puts the question to us, “if any
body had given us any new clothes.” Never! but when
} we were North in 1865, one of our advertising friends,
knowing we had “ had a hard road to travel,” did fit us out
j with boots. But then he was no Ibid—and in fact his
crowd seemed in worse repute in the old U. S. homestead
| then even we were. It was a sensible thing, though, in
Mr. Benedict, to provide us with those boots, for we have
been travelling in them ever since, and don’t reckon wo
are back into the Union yet.
Drain Tile Machine. —A machine for the manufacture
of drain tile, was got out just previous to the war, by Mr.
B. F. Stairlv, of Greenville, 8. C. It has never been used
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and Mr. S. would be glad to dispose of it on reasonable
terms—much less than such a machine would now cost at
the North. \\ e have not the letter of Mr. S. before us
this moment, or we could give further particulars. Ad
dress him as above.
llon. T. C. Peters. —The letter to Gen. Grant, of Hon.
T. C. Peters, Ex-President of the N. Y. State Agricultu
ral Society, and one of the editors of the Rural New
Yorker, we have read with great satisfaction. So clear
and manifestly honest a statement of facts in regard to the
temper and condition of the South, ought to have some
weight with thinking people at the North.
New Water-Melon Seeds. —Mr. Paschall Morris’ad
dress is 1120 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. By the
way, parties sending for new varieties of seeds, like the
Foard's Tomato, Persian Water Melons, &e., must not ex
pect to get a hat-full of seed in return. They are often
sold at 1,2, 3,5, 10 cents, and even higher, per seed.
The proof-reading of this number, so far as typo
graphical errors are concerned, has been done by a little
girl, just about to enter her 12th year.
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Music. —We have received from the publisher, the ju
venile Party Galop,by J. de Jasicnski, an instrumental piece
—in character brisk, lively dance music, pretty and sim
ple, being adapted to the capacity of the young perform
er. Published by C. M. Tremaine, 481 Broadway New
York city. 40 cents. Sent by mail postage free.
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