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Has the Dow Law Cotton Planter proved
itself an invaluable aid to. the raiser of cotton ?
Have any of your readers used Knox’s Horse
hoe, and with what success ?
Why don’t the raisers of fine com advertise
in your paper ? Would like to get improved va
rieties of corn ?
Have you tried any of the improved grist
mills ? If so, would like to know how you were
pleased.— John H. Frye, Monroeville, Ala.”
Have never made hay of Hungarian grass—
have found it will do well only on very rich soils.
On rich swamp land plant short-limbed, prolific
cotton, like the Dickson, and make the rows as
many feet apart as the cotton will grow in height.
If any manure would help to produce fruit, su
perphosphate of lime is most likely to do it.—
The Dow Law Planter has proved of great ser
vice to the Cotton Planter. We hear of some
complaints, but the majority of our corres
pondents speak very favorably of it. Have
not tried any of the improved grist mills —per-
haps some of our readers have, and can give the
desired information.
“Is mud good as a fertilizer ? When should
it be applied, and how ? How deep should com
be planted on thin sandy soil, which has been
turned over 4to 5 inches deep? Would clover
succeed well, where the clay is from one to four
feet from the surface —the surface being sandy.
— lnquirer, Tennille, Ga.”
It is taken for granted that the article alluded
to is swamp mud. A large quantity of this scat
tered broad-cast on sandy soils, would help them,
by changing their texture —small quahtities ap
plied like manure in the drill, would not have a
very decided effect. One of the best plans is to
dig it out in summer, let it dry, and then use as
litter in stalls, for an absorbent. On light soils,
corn should be planted 5 or 6 inches below the
surface, in a wide open furrow, and the dirt grad
ually thrown to it as it grows—not dirting too
heavily in the early stages of growth. Doubt
ful about clover succeeding on the soil you de
scribe —would be well to try it on a small scale.
“ Will you or some of your many contributors
give a receipt for removing warts from horses or
mules ? I have a very valuable mule that has
as many as a dozen upon her, some of which
are becoming very troublesome. — Subscriber,
Houston, Ga., Nov. Ist, 1870.”
SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR.
When not too large, an occasional application
of strong Nitric Acid will remove warts. Pas
chal Morris, Editor of the Practical Farmer,
says hog’s lard applied twice a day for 10 days,
will remove warts from both cows and horses.
It is said equal parts Sweet Oil and Turpentine,
rubbed on every 2or 3 days, will take them off.
“ My land has been in cultivation for about
twenty years. It is a rather sandy soil, clay from
one foot and a half to three feet from the sur
face—will it be much benefitted by subsoiling ?
If so, what kind of plow will be best, at what
price, and where can it be obtained ? Our bacon
gets rusty in summer —wliat will prevent it.—
W., Washington county, Ga.
Where the clay is so far from the surface, sub
soiling is not necessary—a deep breaking with a
two-horse turn-plow is sufficient.
Putting down bacon in good dry ashes early in
spring, is the best method we know, of keeping
it sound and sweet. Put down a layer of sticks,
upon these place the bacon with flesh side up,
then put on as much ashes as the pieces will
hold, then another layer of slats and so on.
“ Answer to the question from “ Two Old
Bachelors,” Jones’ Mills, Ga.: “ Get good, know
ing, economical wives, and they can by the ap
plication of a few drops of Chloroform, remove
the grease entirely from your old clothes.” —W
M., Near Selma, Ala., Nov. Ist, 1870.”
“ I have just read the article of Wm. F. Rob
ert, in the November number of the Cultivator,
and note all he says about farming implements
and fertilizers, and improved cotton seeds, and
from the long and well written article of Mr. R.
lam satisfied he is a big farmer ; but the main
point he had in view he evidently forgot to men
tion —that is, to state how much clear money he
made this year, by the use of Commercial ma
nures. Will Mr. li. please give this information
through the Cultivator ?— B. Hamtuton, Dal
ton, Ga., Nov. 7th, 1870.”
“ Your ‘ Friendly Subscriber,’ of ‘ Locust Hill,’
will certainly be obliged, and I hope benefitted,
by the following: The game chickens are heal
thy and reliable. I have tried all varieties of
the chicken, from the old Shanghai down to the
Bantam, and can assure him that in att
the Dominique is the best chicken. —An Old
Farmer, North Georgia, Sept. 1870.
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