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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. — 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 i . 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 j * 1 n , 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 * I 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. —*— 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. 127