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|.y g. ROSE & CO.
I \pi| V\ & S. ItOSF, Editors.
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I T E iMI S .
I burst*! -x Mesvnser i* tmhlislred eve
■ . nwriiii'i? in the city of Maeon, at tin 1
■ reduced it ati: :
I -lit i” llr " ncr ’ P'rgtar $2 50
I nsntl 300
■ , till Ih’ C " <l °f thf ‘J rttr 400
■ ■'"/ will be rigidly enforcPil, without re
-8 “"'lhih as the object of the Publishers ts to do
H-e iMHiiblc upon tit” on eh principle—
■ t'f, ir sxiscrilrere should reap tire profits
I e..™,,,, mreriis und collector*. In no case
Hi o"-'! jieiitoitt of the State unless first paid
■ ; \rf ref re,ice is giv uin Macon or iis
H 1 ’. , r i ;t ‘VI'S inserted at the usual rates—
I h '. ... iwa-n hall led in, will be inserted till
B• ‘* liberal discount will be allowed to persons ,
H 1 I “,’h, I,y the year, and who pay on demand.
■ I,v tatic'S, and obituary notices of otter
I- ‘‘wiilV charged at the usual rates.
I ,, l n of candidates for ollice, to be paid
I ‘ 1 “i” .rami rates, when inserted.
■ ~r ra ’i’ an aits made with < ounty Oflicem,
I “ \netioneers, and others, who may wish to
I I |y ,'ilsimr will please observe the following
I I il l an I V trues, by ‘vveutors, Admiiiis
■ ‘ ,", iV, inliain.are required by law to be adver-
B a public gazette, sixty days previous to the day
B’ siles must lie held Oil the first Tuesday in the
B Viweui the hours of ten ill the forenoon and
B U the afternoon, at the Court House in the county
■ , r h the property is situated.
■’ ~t Personal Property must be advertised in
B ‘ I liebtors and Creditors of an Estate must lie
V \'lire that application will be made to the Court of
■ , V ’nrv for leave to sell Hand and Negroes, must be
K’,,’ .1 w eekly for four months . ,
B ale tters of Administration mast be pi,b-
B *‘iitrty da i/s —for Dismission from Ad iiitiistmtion,
W,j!'six months-U>x Dismission Horn Guardian- ,
I ; I-fo/foreclosure of mortgage, must lie published I
B i fi.r four lit.*—fAs—for eoald.sl.inglost papers,
B \>e full space oi three month*- tor compelling ti-
B o n Executors or Adm.mstrutora where a bond has ,
B ipven by the deceased, the full apace of three
t ,I'Y,u„.rs on business to be past-paid.
I |iiv;i(<* Board
‘.• had nt tli* rusnlence of Mrs < Y \TII I \
Hf j\ * itOlf, immediately over the Drug Store
Vrp. \\ < Thompson, opposite the Floyd House.
Br.-n- jvusouahle, and as fare as the market will
\/ ‘•• •:i Y> ’ - OJy
1 ililiiixry and Dress Making.
I MRS. WORTHINGTON,
RFSPFJ TFFLLY informs the Ladies of'Ma-
HK AJp ci ;ui(l vicinity, that she is prepared to execute
■V& , : ;iv orders m the above line, m a neat and sash-
Honahle manner.
■ i IV< !■ • —All kinds Leghorn and Straw i
He-,:::i*‘isbleached and altered in the latest style—also,
■ , -I*.mania, Straw and Leghorn Hals bleacli
fl in a superior manner. She is couti
■ a thorough knowledge of the business, of
..•ii.siactio'i m those who favor her with their
m l Residence over .Messrs Graves,
Hu ;t£ Co’s Store.
■ Macon, March 8 49 3m
I I'lAAOS!!
received from J. Chickering, j
Clark (with and without Cole-
H- f I ” nan s wEolinn attachment,) Lemuel Gil- J
■ • •neither'*, a fme assortment f PIANO FORTES, j
H, ami well known reputation of these instru-
H>. precludes the necessity ol pulling. We have a ,
H .. .<s ,itme!it of wood and brass instruments of I
K. options, consisting in part of Seranhims. (ui- 1
■ Vi.iuas, Accordinns, Flutes, Itngles, Tromhoous,
■ i t’K-o Cortio|*ioi.s. Op!, ties. Vlellodions. Violin- ,
K’u.', J.um , Rues, Concert i f.*roes, Jec. ifcc. Fash-
Hc.music instruction luniks lor Piano, Guitar, !
■ m Vet in, Violin and Guitar Strings,Alc. &c., I
■. : a id Stiver Watches ol the finest quality. Jewel- i
H - vcr Sj. ions of / t/rr si/rrr, Castors, Candlesticks,
Biniiitioles, Lamps, &c.
■ \\ un hes and Clocks repaired in the most perfect I
HEi -v, and warranted. l'hanktul for past favors, |
H Ijope to receive a share of imbhc patronage, for j
Hhich we will give value received.
■ RRUNO Ar VIR(HNS.
■ m-icoii, Jan 12 41 6m
I WOOD AND BRA3L2Y,
I MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
Rvib-W’ Aiil NK T FLKNI TL li
AND
■: i T I* CHAIRS
B OCLl) most respectfully inform the citizens of
■ ‘ Macon.and public generally, that having avail-
Bc .lna- .vt■- ti toe services of some of the very U-st j
B -ikai- a. and iinving a supply of the Ust materials,,
B< ttim. o make to order any article in their line. ,
■
B Side. Work, Toilet, Quartette and Sola Tables;
B . Side hoards ; Sofaßaud Wardrobes ; Solas ; i
B’ Ottomans; ‘l’ettetetes; Foot-stools; Secreta-
B-. Desks and Book Cases; Ladies’Work Boxes and ■
B Desk-* ; Piano Stool; Looking (ilasses and 1
B Suites ot all sizes ; (Jilt, Mahogany and Walnut |
■f'Kue*o| all sizes lor Pictures und Portraits; Cane I
B “cfsanJ Counter Stools ; Maliogany and Wai-
Bi! Ururs. Piush and Hair Cloth Seats ; a great varie-
B'i carted Maple and VValnut Cane seats and other
Bids; Rocking Chairs of patterns too numerous to |
B'ntion . Mahogany, Walnut, curled and plain Maple,
B’l ,l:|r a? d Pine Bedsteads, cheajK'r than ever ;\V in-
B- 4 ch ides, new, beautiful and rare patterns ; Feath- |
B • |* : *ther Beds; Mat trasses of curled Hair, Cotton
B. A Il;, ve many articles not enumerated or imroduc-
Bjn this market
B'’ ] l'inutnrtn,rert —For sale, Furnitue Varnish.
B‘!‘"ny. Walnut, Plush,and Vetiiersand Bed Posts.
■ ‘ and r’urnitue repaired neatly and with dispatch.
B'l >"fas and Chairs reseated or covered with Hair
B ,! i or Cane.
B Macon, Nov. 3, 1847. 6in—tf
I PiitEio Fortes.
B 1 ID’ sulisiTilier respectfully informs the citizens of
B F igia, that he has the Agency tor the sale ol
B ‘M*B trom a manufactory in New York—thearti
un* r.-d, w of the best woikmanship ams materials,
B 1 ’ 1 ,e * fnttut style, very supi rior at low prices.—
V i wishing to purcham*, can see one of these in-
B ‘ ll s ;i * he- Hibsrriber’s tfsiilcnri'.
■ JAMES VAN VAEKENIH'RC.H
■>l hi, Jim l-t, 40 ||
SADDLES; SADDLES!
■ MORRIS A WEHTCOTT have on hand
SB * hrst rule asHortnemt of SADDLES. HAR-
NLSS and CARR I \GE TRIM MINGS,of!
tlmy will sell at prices to suit the times.
B Ir j® c diues are sueh (hat th**y can sell lower than
■7 ‘ ttor. stabhshment of the kind in thecitv.
u.i call lielore you buy, is all we iibk ftira re- !
■“uuw.l:,u..n RLPAIR INlj done at reduced prices,
■JWHkman like manner.
Bi^ 10 !! A . vn "‘ , '* ~,‘ x t awi,r t° A. J A I) W.Orr I
■c. a. nut;. ,|.j i
H- 1 * *U AKltl\<.lN A IHKMKNN.I
He Loahik A Wilcox hum have on j
I ,n| *d, at their old stand on Mudierry 1
street, Macon, one of the most exteii-
Bf VI *I ‘Sole stiH'ks of leady made
B BUGGIES, SULKIES,
B Ac. Ac* Ac.
Bi■.„mf'i. 1,1 ! 1m * S Suit s. Custom, is can In* |
B. j ‘ ‘di.-r with Nouherii articles or with
■irk ,4 J It, ‘ | fcoture, as they pr* ler. Their 1
mir, ,‘l u ; r “ u ,rt v ** r V superior, and their workmen
;| (l . 1 ”y nuy in the Northern simps. ‘l’fiey ,
, pi' ,v^ ur 1 r 111,1 every article winch they ©Her
, , h| 1 v •'’*’* a Shu red that.lot extent,f>eHU(y,VH- *
,i’ . “'‘JJ'innsliip, their pn s oit sun k in not sur*
MU* t u So,uh ‘
Ae. iH ide ti order, mul all kinds of •
H 1 ( ir jU" 111 ’ WM| ‘ * lr Htess and despatch.
‘/’ ‘** ’ ,l “’ t ,iri ‘ * !|, inodntmg terms,
,S/, 7 '*• Hhihlm, I.amiiH, i tmcli
jB , , “H* l Ify L*Hiker, I'latr't ar„t ht
!,v,. ririE SPKUNO GOODS.
B 1 ii,, ‘ iving very superior i
■ , “ t'l WMiHii. 1.. r rtj.imu
B 1 ii ; , | ,l ‘ I'rep.'ii -1 to inake up in Hue style
Ull ‘ terms, particularly for (’asm,
■ --li, • h!EK it, JALUbTEI TER
H >J
Bi N ’ l ’®*NN
■Mp “j„i Pr i , ','*‘ eulccrdHT, eleven miles from
bB ‘"****■ Die Maeon roail, on Friday
IB t ’* ~ tMivht Hoiiel HORSE.
<i ; ,i j,,*, s ‘j ** v'bite far e and a light mane
Wm * i. ,r , m ,r “‘fDi). Any minim
1 “ d‘s-thauklully ree#-4vi and. nnda
H L , tlv . • ■ l^, " ,i lbe paid lor any trouble— j
HB * ••‘ Reward w i!l Ixpsnl | t .r the !
Wm suihckut t.c.oiivicilnin Addless 1
■ V t, f HLBA PI LE.
|H ‘ ,r ' : i: MtiHivr cutmh/. (in
SB bi * H
Jtottnwl m\b itlcsscngcr,
NFtW GOODS! NEW GOODS!!
r P 1 1 '/ •itbwriber w nil.l rep> otfully cnll tlic Dttention
3 ot the citizens ol Macon and trading r immunity
generally, to the extensive and carefully selected stock of
Sprint; Hit! Htiuimer GootK,
which js now offered for sale at the lowest market pri
. I?“ 1 Die unusual care and pains taken in Insse
lections from the d.flerent importing hous*-s in N. York,
hil i"'; hh • usfli with the hope of Ireing ah!.* togive en
tire satisiaction to.ill who may fiivor him with a call;
Ins stock is not surpassed hyunyiu the city, in variety!
style, quality, &c.
ifwnr mk< i nr tu is %noteairing und opening,
French. English and American Prints, Furniture do.
l anev eol’d, rlm'-kcd,striped & plaid (imgharns. Organ
diys a -tripod < liamhrays. Fancy col’d & strqiM Lawns
Moumingd a- .1 Mourning Bulzarme Printo frmicti
Muslins, do. (iiiiijiamsnnd Baragr Hiess Patterns 14
great vanety, Cotton Balzarim-s. Fn nHi Jaconet and
Cambrics and India Lnwns, White Jaconet, rhecked,
Corded, (. ross-ba 1 red, Swiss nnd Book Muslins 10-1
and ! Linen Hheeting, Pillow-case Linen, 6, 10 &
1-1 Bleached and Brown Sheeting, Damask Towel
ing. Do I ili|e ( loth, Bird’s-eye, Scotch and Russia
Diapers, Irish Linen, Nankeens, Oottonnde, Colored
and Plaid Domestics and Fancy Plaid Linen, White,
Colored, Brown and Black Cotton Hose, Colored,
White and Black Silk Hose; with a gem ral and as
sort.-.I stock nl READY-M ADE CLO THING, the
cootie carefully seli'cletl iti the pieces and made to or
det idler tlte latest and most lashioimble styles, and al
so a variety ol Gents. Dress Goods.
Kolire.
rpHE I subscriber will constantly have on hand here
I and at li,sslio|) in Forsyth, a general stock of the
best article of home Manulactured NEGRO SHOES,
with every description ol Leather.
fine BOOTS and SHOES made to order as his
shop in Forsyth. ISAAC WINSHIP.
At the stand formerly orcujnrd Ini A. J. \ I) IF. (t r r,
nil the corner of Cut tun A venue Cherry St
.Macon, March S pj
Notice to Jlt'icliauls.
CIAHE sulweribers take tiiis method of informing the
1 Merchantsol Middle and Southern Georgia, tmd
j Alabama, that they are making at the Flint River Fac-
I lory, 111 Epson county, a very superior article of SAiri
-1 tttfi, 7-8 wide, ‘i'hey otter this aiticle to the friends of
Southern enterprise and industry as cheap or cheaper,
I than it ran lie obtained from the North ; while it is in
every respect much superior. It is remarkable for the
I strength and roundnesa of the thread, and for thesmooth
| nessand compactness ol the cloth. Specimens may be
seen at Ross it Brothers, in Maeon, Rirlmrds& Jetter
son’s, Columbus, and at Herrington s in Gridin.
Merchants and others wishing an article ot the kind,
and who are disposed to tmtrom/.e Georgia lulw.r and
skill, would do well to call and examine the goods, it
can he had low, and if necessary on time.
FLINT RIVER MANUFACTURING COM’Y.
F-.li 23 47 g t
HOUSE KEEPING ARTICLES.
fOCAN A ATKINSON have just received and
J otter tor sale, Carpeting*, lingo; Blankets, Tick
ings, 10-1 and 12-4 Linen Sheeting and pillow case
Linens; 10- i and 12-1 Cotton Sheeting and pillow case
Cotton; Irish Linens; American and English Long
Cloths; table Linen and table Cloths and Napkins;
Russia, Scotch and Hueaback Towellings; furniture’
Calico and furniture Dimity; Table Covering of vari
ous kinds; 10-4. 11-land 12-4 Blankets,ol best tnnkes;
Woolen nnd Cotton Flannels, nil qualities; Striped.
Fluid and Embroidered Curtain Muslins; colored ami
white Marseilles Quilts; together with their usually
lam.'’ variety ol bl:ik and colored Dress Silks, toll
mens. Plaid Goode, Shawls, Worked Collars, Ameri
can and British Prints, Silk and Cotton Hosiery, Gloves,
lldkts., die., &e .to which they invite the attention n|
their friends and the public generally —Cloths, Cassi
meres, Sattinets, Kentucky Jeans, Kerseys, Linseys,
j English, French and American Tweeds, Vestings, just
received; which we will sell nl the very lowest prices
LOGAN Sr ATKINSON.
| _aept 29 26tf.
RICH SILKS AND CASHMERES.
r |B HE undersigned have received anew and benuti-
I ful stock ofßich Fall Dreee Silks and Caehmeres,
: consisting in part ot plain changeable. stri|>ed and plaid,
! Gro de Rhine, Gro de Rovale.Gro de Algier, Gro de
Pekin, Satin de Chine, Ottoman and other IhrtrnSi’ks*
black Taffi-ts. Poult de Soule, Satin Russ.', Gro Grain,
plant,striped and watered Silks, for Scarf-', Sir ; new
1 style rieh printed Cashmeres, striped and plaid Mous
sehne de Laine, in various patterns:super plaid Cash-
I meres-. Lupin's best qualities French Mermoes of all
shades; Gale. Clarence and Oregon Plaids; Worked
| Collars and Capes, embroided. revere, hemstitched
and corded Lawn and Linen Cambric lldk ts ; Silk
and Cotton Hosiery. Glares, Sic., All of which will
Ir* sold by the piece or otherwise, at usually low prices.
LOGAN & ATKINSON
1 sept 29 26tf.
Crockery and Glass Ware.
DINING and Tea Sets, superfine Stone and China
Ware, Liverpool and Plain Ifitto, Plain, nnd
Fiuited Gluss Ware of every description. Tumblers,
Decanters. Wines, Fruit Baskets. Pitchers, Ac., a very
large and general stock |ust received bv
LOGAN & ATKINSON
sept 29 26tf.
Griswold's Cotton Gins,
rpHF Subscriber is better prepared than ever before,
I for manufacturing a superior article of GINS, hav
ing procured better materials, fietu-r workmen, better
( machinery for doing work, and added all new improve*
. inenl suggested by past experience. The previous ce
lebrity of these Gins since his introduction of the Fat
i ent Water Boxes, has increased their sales to over one
I thousand itt a single season.
No exertion will be remitted necessary to render
them worthy of a still higher reputation. Engage
j menm can lie made on accommodating terms, either
j with his Agents, who will call on Planters generally,
or by ietlei directed to him, at Clinton, Join-s county, ,
Georgia. SAMUEL GRISWOLD. !
March 15 50 3m*
Taylor*# f t‘lc*brat‘l tolioii i-ms.
j HIE undersigned inlorni the public, that they have
! 1 been appointed Agents for the sole of those celebra
ted COTTON GINS, manufactured by E. T. Taylor
& Cos. formerly of Girard, Ala. hut now of Columbus,
Ga., where js establislu and one ot the most exten
sive and complete manufactories in the South. The
materials used are of the best quality. The machinery
is all new, and constructed on the most approved plans
for the manufacture of Cotton Gina.
The machinists and workmen employed in the estab
lishment are skillful und experienced m the business ;
and they have made such improvements in the mechan
ism Sl construction of the Gum that they tecl certain, in
every case, to turnish a Gin which will perform admi
rably well, and give the purchaser entire satisfaction.
In the way ol’ recommendation, we need only say. |
that we furnished several Hundred of the late improved J
Gms to planter* m various parts ol the country during j
the season, and not one of that nundierhas tailed to give I
general satisfaction, both in speed and the sample of j
Cotton.
{£T* ORDERS can bo sent to E. T. Taylor & Cos. !
by mail, or contracts made with their Agents who are I
travelling through the country,
j GINS will be sent to any part of the country, and in
I all caws warranted to perform well.
Persons addressing tin- Proprietors by mail, will di
-1 rect their letters to Columbus, Ga.
N. OUHLEY &. SON. |
, March it 51
Massey's Improved Cotlon Gins.
riMIE sulwcrilier is now prepared to uMmufheturc a so- |
1 perior article ol’ COTTON GINS, having procu- j
i red materials of the best quality and being supplied w ith !
the best of workmen. Beside* he is now making con
siderable nddition to his machinery, which will enable I
| him to tut tush ns good gins, and on ns reasonable ;
I terms, as any factory in the State,
i The subscriber has the exclusive right of Simpson's
Patent, (for applying inctalic rubber to drums, pullies,
&e.) for some fifty of th* best cotton growing counties
|in the Htate ; which lie intends applying to hts gins
win-u requued. And it is cerluinly of great sdiaut- ‘
age to the cotton gin. lor it not only requires one third
| !•'” oovter to propel It, wlu re t(ie murslir rul4T i* aft
plied, Imt (begin, running geer, nnd every thing con- )
necied with it, wdi last us much longer in piopoition. j
I believe tlg‘re is no one f common sense hut will ad- !
uiit. that the lighter machinery ol any kind can ittn, ■
die longer it will Inst.
It npiient* that a gr- at many prrwtui* preler what is
ealled a water box, to all sueh 1 would kiv , that it is not
worth one cunt for the purpose nded that is
to pifvant the gin frofn lak.ng fir*-. tort,,!* simple rea
son, a gm In ver ink s fire rom tile box. hut invariably
from th ‘ tuusli Inside the gin, (wlu ii it me at ail.) j
But n every mail tin* his own notions, 1 will a i
box ol my own invention (to all who may require it,)
equal to the patent water box.
N. B—Gin*sent lo my part of the country, and in
every cun* win ranted to peiloiui well.
L*n 1 •* a*lJ” **d to the siiljsci ilht ut Macoil, Ga,,
will receive prompt attention
( W. MAHHEY.
Marcbtt 51 Iv
l ine I Lmf;ili< ii | or k *
igg; THE suliscriber intending to remove m Alahs-
I ms, for the purpose ol taking |M*rs4iiinl chin; •* | i
I iiis inteir is there, ott<Ts lw sule his PLAN PA*
| TION and settlement in l 1 p*sn county, situ ited with
in one and a halt miles • I Thonisstoti, nnd wiilii.i one
I mile of tin* Railroad from Bartlesville to t oluinhue,
coiit-.-im:’ of lit>7 arms tirt quality land, 3no of wincii
I are clean'd and in s hue state ol cultivation, having ■
bri'ti highly unl Irequeiitlv immured. On lh** premises
are n good Dwelling and Negro I louses, a sii|ierior
Giull’ i mill every Otlier hiuldltig ami e venieivce
lieu* —aiy on a well arranged plniitaiiou The improve- v
meiitn are nil in good fwmJiuon, Oh* wo* lumds are ol
i superior quality—’the w hole located in on •ol tin* very
I s*st nri n'mrfi'uls m I’h., piopatiy witl
imsiliVely Is* sold at u hurgani, pioVidetl uppln at.oil
J L* made imiiiedinteiv. K A. PLARt'L.
I March 15 ‘ 30 ts
I A II ION A RLE AND CHEAP.
I I \ MILTON A SA MOA’S, iVo. 17, Whitaker
I I Street, SatHiunah, have on baud the most choice
and extensive assortment ol French, English, nnd
Belgian
Cloths Pnssimrips ami V*#tin|r
that can be found in the Southern States. They have
been selected with the greateet care from the very
umt importation#, and will he manufactured to order
in the neatest manner, and upon short notice, either
tor ( ash or approved credit. Persons from the up-coun
trv are particularly invited to coll, os they cannot fail
to be suited both in price and quality.
II \ MILTON A SYMONS have also on hand a
very large and extensive assortment of
HEAD7-MADE CLOTIIINO, J
manufactured in tlte !*st style, nnd front materials rare- :
fully selrrred by themselves in the Northern markets.
rheae they nrr prepared to sell nearly, ifnot quite as
lowas nnicles of tire same quality can be purchased in :
New \ ork.
Wishing to extend their business particularly in the
up-country, they invite Planters and Country Merch
ants to coll and examine for themselves.
Savannah, Oct 20, 1817. wj t s
Month Ymmpi ii Ksiil ICosml (hMiip’y,
% N lostalment ot Five Dollars per share, (being the
/ * sec3,.d Instalment) on the Stock of this Company,
is called for by order of the Board, payable on the Ist
day of May next.
ELAM ALEXANDER, President.
March 1 4#
j tt-f” Phe Columbus and Albany papers will please
publish each three times, and forward bills to the Jour- 1
nal nnd Messenger Office.
Jl a roil ami WdHeril Kail Boal.
Q’e'sird
CHANGE OF HOURS.
ON nnd after the 27th March, the Passenger trains
of this Road will run daily as follows, connecting
at Atlanta with the Western and Atlantic und Geor
gia Rail Ronds.
Leave Macon at fi A. M.—arrive at Atlanta 12i,
at Dalton 81V M.
Leave Dalton 4 A. M.—arrive at Atlanta 11 A. M.
and Macon, C P. M.
Passengers for Savannah will sleep one night in Ma
con, and leave next day at 7 A. M.
The Trains of the Western and Atlantic Road do
not run on Sundays.
Fares between Dalton and Savannah, sls
Macon, 9
Atlanta and Savannah,.... 10
Macon 4
EMERSON FOOTE’ Superintendent.
Macon, March 22 51
NEW ARRANGEMENT.
United States TOail liine—Daily,
Between Savannah and Charleston via Jfilton Head
and Beaufort, Inland two-thirds of the way.
jj£ xl Iff the well lkown U,
2 j35~ Hidelldid Steam Packets
I META MORA* Captain F. Barden,
W M. MlAhmit, Cant. T. Lyon, j
GEN. ( LlVrn, Capt. Wm. Curry,
! Will hereafter leave Savannah every evening at half,
past 8 o’clock, and Charleston every morning at 9 o’-
clock, precisely, touching at Hilton Head and Beau
fort each wav, and avoiding tw’o-thirdsol the sea route.
For Freight or Passage apoly on board or to
BR<)OKS &. TUPPER, Ag’ts Savannah.
E. LAI'TTTE, & CO. Ag’ts Charleston.
N. B —All Goods, intended for Sii vannahor Charles
ton, will he forwarded by the Agents if directed to their ‘
care, free of commission*.
All way freight payable by shippers.
Jan 26 43
S‘iiii-\vM‘kly 11. S. Mail,
t Steam-Packet Line. ‘^4
■ BETWEEN -^yjf’
SAYAN > A ii Si PALAIKA, FLA.
BV THE WAY OF
Darien, Brunswick, St. Mary's. Ga.; Jacksonville, {
Black Creek and Picolata, Fla.
i In connection witn the Charleston Daily Mail Steam
nnckets at Savannah, the steamer SARAH SPALD
ING, Irom Pidatka to Lake Monroe, the U. S Mail j
1 Singes Irom Picolata to St. Augustine?an i from Black \
Cr t k. via Newnansvilk, Alligator, Mt"eral Springs
J and Columbus, to Tallahassee.
Os A HPLBKE. Capt. P MeNelty
ST. MATTHEWS, Capt. N. king
W M. GAS TON, Capt. J. Hubbard.
The Packets leave Savannah every Tuesday nnd
Saturday mornings, at 10o'clock, and arrive at Picola
ta in time for the Mail Stages to go through to St. Au- ,
gustme before night every Thursday and Monday.
Returning, leave Palaika every Tuesday and Friday
! morning a 7 o’clock, touclnug us above each way.
BR(JOKi?&. TUPFER, Amenta. ,
| Savannah, Jan 26 4$
* N R.—Ot>odß consigned to the agents forwarded frpe ‘
4of commission. Freight from Savannah and Charles-’
’ ton, and all way freight, payable by shippers
HOLT & ROBERSON,
j FACTORS AND GENERAL C OMMISSION
MERCHANTS, Savannah Georgia,
KESPECTFULLY tender their services to their 1
, friends and the public. Having been actively en-|
1 gaged in this branch of business for several years past,
their actual experience and oliservation has afforded
them every opportunity of becoming perfectly familliar
I with the duties and responsibilities attending itsojiera
tions. Their personal attention will be given to sales
of COTTON AND ALL OTHER PRODUCE con
signed to their care, also to executing orders for BAG
GING. BALE ROPE, FAMILY AND PfxANT
ATION SUPPLIES, at the lowest Prices.
Their charges will be as few and reasonable as the
actual cost can le made, by strict economy, with facil
ities tor Storing, Weighing, &c , which are not surpass
ed in the city. They nope by continued application and
personal attention, to nromote the interest,and give sat
isfaction to those confiding business to their care.
ASA HOLT.
.Sept 8, 6m23 W. B. ROBERSON.
ROBERT A. ALLEN,
Faclor and Commission Mcrdiant,
No. I 12, liny Street, Savannah, Geo.
UriW- attend strictly to the borage and wile of
Cotton, Com, Flour, and other produce, and will
j make lil>eral cash advances on goods consigned to his
House.
Rkferemcls. —Mr James A Nisbet.'l
E B. Weed J ~
J II R Washington, f J* ae **-
Graves, Wood &t Co.J
Dye Sl Robertson, August*.a.
Bin non &, Young, Marietta.
Dr. George F. Pierce, Sparta.
July tl, 1817 ly 16
HARDEMAN Sc HAMILTON,
Ware-House and Coin mission .Mere hauls,
MACON,
HAMILTON Sc HARDL'MAN,
Factors mil ConunisHion .Merehauls,
SAVANNAH,
1 WILL give prompt attention to the sale ol
‘JMI C.xi. ‘ 1 and C ountry produce, as well os to
**“ * 1 the lilling of orders for Bugging, Rope, and
I family supplies. Sept. S9. 96 ts
WAKEIHHJSE A It 000.4 Ml HUIOK BUSINESS
j ry-^rxjTv THE sulisrriher. having removed from the
Wali.ii* t *•> occupied by him lust y nr, and
, that long know n n Ghwan’ \V akvii.m sk,
opposite to Graves. Wood A C*V§. Store, rH|>ectfully
tenders his thanks to hi* former patrons and triends, nnd
solieilsa outttiimsnce of tlteir patronage, with the assur
ance that lie wili devote Ins wlede lime and spare no el
ort to prom i iheir interest I.IHIRAI u>v *vi s u ill
he made to tho *.* who require tliem : mid orders fir
B VGGINO. ROBE nnd TWINE,anil other Merchan*
diic, promptkv tilled on the most r< usnnnhle terms
GEO. JEWETT.
May 18th, 1817. 7
DYSON. COOPED A ROBERTS
> \ j j WILL coinin'!* tin* WARE HOI’SE and.
* I Ot| ■!'•'* ’>Vlt t s'! >’ s. the ensuing
season, at their Fnc Proof Ware-Mmiw.
Thankful to our Irien Is k.r their former patronage,
we respertluiiv ask Q continuance of the same, with
the assurance that our best efforts wilt lie given to pro
mote their interests
IJbetal advances will lie made on cotton in Blare,
at customary rules.
I ritmiAS D V*o.\, Jo M I 001 I.R, Ago WM M It’ •RI'RTS.
Macon* March 1, 1818. 48 ly
T'B6 Oolltii'R Kew.ii :l.
V-THE shove re want will lie paid for a large
- ..y, ’i l< ‘I ‘IW ‘ I I I I
teller’s Rest, or W R Battle, Ijc* county,
1 IB orgin ; she is a very hirge yellow slut, with a white
ring hall round her neck, with feet white and white
y. and whit- on tin end Sf her tail. MMdl while
flu sh in the faee. and will run any body's track w hen
■ tried She strayed from the residence of W R Bat*
| tie in l#ee county. WILLIAM WATERKR.
j April It * R
MACON, GEOItGIA, WEDNESDAY APRI! 19, 1848.
and Science.” vol. 1, tinge 54. eminently eon
ducted at that period—lß4s—by ltrs.’ Em
mons and Prime, published the analysis of a
thousand Ills, “wheat straw”—and the same
quantity of that of “oats”—thus the wheat
[ 0.20 of potash 02.50 offline—and 1.70 of phos
phoric arid, and 28.00 of silica—and of that of
the “oats.” 8.70 of potash—l.s2 of lime—o.l2
of phosphoricarid—and 45. of silica —others
omitted its before.
1 have adduced these analyses, partly to re
move an erroneous opinion, entertained by
others, as well as by the author of tile excel
lent C'-say, which lias elicited this coimnunirii
tintt —that the wheat plant requires the lar
gest quantity ol potash, of any of the Cerea
lia—and further, to lead to the fair inference,
that even tlte small quantity of potash, which
| may remain in ashes, after ordinary teaching,
may considerably subserve tlte small demands
of the wheat plant, in particular, and indeed,
ol many others, in a similar category:—and.
when il may happen that the ashes are more
perfectly leached, us hy the agency of 20 to
30 jwr cent, of lime, which is said to he the
practice of soapboilers, then, this addition ol
lime, if not equivalent, will he a useful substi
tute lor the abstracted putush.
The conclusion, then, seems inevitable, —a
I priori—that ashes though leached, are very
highly worthy of the attention of tlte agricul
turist ; containing, us they. then, still do. litany
; substances essential to tlte economy of vegeta
tion— and when we know. too. that till clnys
eon lain potash, intiess they have been depriv
ed of it by long continued, and exhausting
(Cultivation, nffttniut uaetreinnal ns.-istunee :
and further, tlint as we have belore herein
sent, potash enters very lightly, into the com
j position of some of the more valuable of our
! crops—us belore staled—of wheat; —nnd that
* ven in small quiuilitu's. potosli is capable, hy
its chcmirul itrlion of decomposing, and ren
derings ilnlilq, sttinn of tile most intractable. 1
tllo’ essential of the mineral constituents of
tnaitnrr and reducing them to it condition of
Hiiitnble nutriment—it would seem to he un
questiolialdy true, that ashes are a valuable
| manure—not only for the “potash” they may
contain -blit also, lor many other of their con
stituents, winch cannot be removed by Leach- j
mg ; and which preserve ti value in them very
little interior lo those, which have not under
gone that process.
Inconnection w ith this subject, I will ml.I a
lew suggestions, Ibr which I inti indebted to
Ur. Lee one of the must zealous and eminent
■ lirmico-ugrieuiturists in our country —upon
the use of imltes with quick lime, which are
auxiliary, to some ul the sentiments, which I
have before, expressed in tins paper: lunu
renders alumina—the basis ol clay—in leach
ed indies, or. ill the soil, soluble in water; and
’ thus liberates the potash, and silica (and the
same ol the soda) which, chemically uniting,
lorin soluble silicates ol |sitasli, und soda;
| these enter the circulation of the plant, and .
an- decomposed in the stem* of the grasses
land Cerealia; the silica is then appropriated.
I to give firmness, and etrength to the stem— j
AGRICULTURAL,
OIM THtii.ii ul Ak!j s 11. n .native,
7u the l.ditor of the American Parmer.
I)i:ah Sih ; — ln the last — Fehuary — No. of
vour Journal. I retnl a paper on tlie use of
‘•tisltea,” ns a manure, under the aignature of
IL N. Milburti, which bespeaks so much in
telligent observation, und laudable spirit of in
quiry, well directed, that I am induced by
the impulse of interest, ns well for myself ns
| others, to oiler what little aid and ro-opem
tion, 1 may he enabled to contribute, to tlte
t prostieutiojtof his inquiries, which the author
, Ua. so aUy presnited, and on which he has
promised to publish *‘his experience and ob
servations, for thirty years back.”
I lie inquiries involve, necessarily, two ques
tions—are ashes—practically—under any con- !
ditious— leached , or unleached , useful as a
j manure ?
And 2 1 ally, and theoretically, of what use j
are they ? or, how do they operate, to produce
good eriecta on vegetation ?
la regard to the practical effects of ashes as
;t manure. I may concisely remark, that all nty
neighbors, who have used them—its well us
myself’ can bear testimony to the most favor
able results, from their use. as a manure—
leached nnd unleached. —formally years, in all
the varieties of soil, in our region of country —
and we consider them tlte best—that is. in the
“ ensemble regarding cost —energy —and per- [
mancncy, the most profitable manure, we j
: have ever applied.
Secondly, and theoretically—the kiown
principles of vegetable physiology, in roinex- j
ion with this inquiry will I think, confim this j
practical opinion ol the virtues of ashes—be j
they leached —or unleached-, and tipo this j
point. I propose to offer a few remarks.
Without designing to be niinutt—ashes.
1 though they may vary in quantity, and quali
i ty, by tlte various plants, or trees, from which
they are produced— yet, contain in all cases,
i indefinite proportions of “carbonates'"—“sul
phates”—and phosphates of “Potash”- i soda,”
I “Lime”—and “Magnesia”—with small por
i tions of some other substances, held to he
j useful to vegetable growth; such as alumina
—oxide of iron. &c.
A part of these components, in some of their
combinations, as potash—und soda, in partic
ular, are soluble, and subject to be washed
out, as the means are more or less employed
j to accomplish it—but a large portion is inso-
I luble,—and consequently, not liable to be re
j moved by the usual process of lixiviation—
j such as the imperfectly bunted carbonaceous |
; matter, —and another large portion. —roughly
! estimated by the best analysis at about nine
tenths of their whole weight—of insoluble
carbonates—silicates—and phosphates of pot- |
ash—lime—magnesia—and alumina —ull of ,
which remain untouched, by tlte washing,
ready to exert their lull influence, as manures.
Their soluble, or carbonic alkalies —and
their sulphates, and chlorides, may be, indeed, ;
chiefly or perhaps wholly removed by the !
washing—but, seldom, 1 think, is the process so j
complete as to exhaust them entirely, or reduce
! them so low. as it is said, has beensuggested by
Professor Baer at one of his Lectures in St.
Mary’s.—as half a pound of potash in a bush
el. and that they were, as he thought, of but
little value, alter leaching;—he must have
; alluded to the soluble salts —as that portion .
..I potash winch is in silica and phosphoric
acids, cannot he removed by the washing:—
and. grant, what is very improbable, that all
! the soluble potash should be washed out —yet.
it will be conceded, I presume, and the best
I analysts have declared the laet. that thebe-
I lore named insoluble portion of the salts con- j
tained in ashes constitute an essential part of 1
jilte subsistence- —of wheat—oats—rye—bar
ley— Indian corn, und other members of the
Family of the Grasses, in particular ; as well
as of others, in general;—and consequently.
! they require them tor iood ;—and the ashes j
1 containing them, though deprived of their so
luble potash, must continue to be a valuable
I agent, in the lertilizution of the soil.
Os the family of the “ Cerealia the de- 1
mauds are very unequal, as indicated by the
( ushes of tlte respective individuals, tbrmioa
| ral nutriment: by tlte analysis of Sprengel.
the most reliable authority', perhaps, extant
| the ashes of “oat” straw contain about fifteen
I |>cr cent, of potash—2.G of lime—o. 20l phos
i phoric acid; —those ol’ wheat, by the same |
j authority, only six-tenths ot’ one per cent, of
potash—six and eight tenths per cent, of lime
—and four and eight-tenths per cent, of pbos
poric acid: —these partial components, are
named here, only, as examples—and, in evi
’ deuce, too. of the small quantity of potash, j
1 contained in w*heat, and consequently, requir
ed by* this plant:—and to the same point, the
“American Quarterly Journal of Agriculture
j while the potash is (chiefly) returned to the
earth, to perform the same olfies as before,
that is lo render soluble, another portion of
sand—to be ulso absorbed, and trunslbrnied
uitn vegetable bane; now, from tills view of
their -‘modus operamli” it may be understood,
how a lew ashes.—or. n small portion of pot
ash, my subserve the purposes of agriculture,
tor many- years ; nnd especially, in day lands,
w hen they are naturally, present; —siliciotis
soils wall require a larger supply, ns. in these,
tins article, is naturally deficient; —hence, it
results, flat, hy a moderate application of ash
es, or lira*-, as tlte demands may be indicated,
by a Chemical analysis of the soil, and of the
ashes, tin-small supply requisite, of either, or
’ both of Ilse mineral elements of vegetable
: subsistence-pay be furnished, nt but little cost
in relation totheir value—mid a very perma
nent, and val mble manure he obtained. With
the reservation, eternal, anti unvarying —he
the manure, ol wlmtever kind it may—that oc
| ensional assistance, to that in question, and to
, till others, he afforded—hy. at least, small por
; tions ot nitrogenous materials.—without which
the planttnay flourish, —hut. ns an “ignis fa
tuus”it nay present a brilliant— though illu
’sive promise, of u reality, not to be found—the
Grain, ii any. will he imperfect, and unfit for
tuiiniu! nutrition.
Y'oti will excuse my unintentionally long
communication—from your knowledge ol the 1
j constitutional impulse, which drives me. irris
tibly. on agricultural subjects. Kesis stlully,
JOSEPH E. MUSE.
Appleby, near Cambridge, Md., Feb. 14.
1848.
Farming and -Ygiicaitninl Education.
iTo the Editor ajthe American farmer ,
| Dear Sir: —As you and many of your intel
ligent correspondents have frequently, oflate,
noticed my ctlbrts for the promotion of’ Agri
culture, and my zeal in behalf of Agricultur
al Education, 1 beg leave to say a word to
you and your readers in general upon my po
sition, and the subject of training youth Ibr
the noble but much neglected profession of
Agriculture.
When, some years ago, I quit the bustling
scenes of business and city file, Ibr the quiet
and more respectable station of a farmer, or,
it’ you please, country gentleman. 1 was ig
norant in the main of the duties ol’ the hus
bandman: so much so, that I wits sadly im
posed upon hy some who sold me had bar
gains and misdirected fiy others, who led trie
into a bad practice in culture; besides. I was
made to endure the exposure tmd vexation at
tending upon half work, indifferently perform
ed by hirelings, who Ibuinl they had a novice
Ibr tlieir employer. The mortification, per-
Ipfi.xiu and disappointments, that daily goad
ed me. were sufficient to drive me from the
I'.irui hack to the eity, in common with many,
who had made tlieir debut and retreat before
me, to swell the cry of the dangers and ditfi
[ culties of farming to all, but the stolid eloiilinp
! per sprouted to the soil. But the fear of be
lmg laughed at, or a spirit that would not
1 permit me to look back, having once put my
i hand to the plow, staked me to the sod. de
termined. with the blessing of Providence, to j
| overcome every difficulty, and to never quit i
I the field till 1 was master of my new calling :
| —master from the pig pen and dung heaps to I
i (lie granary and corn crib—from the hen roost
! to tlie cow stable ; Irom the potato patch to
the green house; and whoever -ays now, I
j am not. let him come to Mount Any, and see.
1 whether 1 am not a Farmer!
It may be asked, how did I accomplish it ?
I answer, by several ways, hut especially by |
reading, and working differently from the
practice pursued by the jog-trot codgers, who
have advanced so tar as lo discover the grist
might ns well be divided in tlie sack, lo bal
ance on the horse's back, as to pul it till in
1 one end and a stone in the other; but further
than this, they go not. These worthies may
be found to this day, in some of the richest
[ limestone valleys, applying, in quantity, hot
caustic lime upon tlieir newly spread barn
yard manure. In the absence of any positive
rule or direct teaching, my observation of the
untoward system followed in general by oth
ers, indicated the course I ought to pursue.
This was the broadest nnd plainest leaf of the
hook, from which I learned, namely, to uvoid
the errors of the common practice.
When I came upon my farm, nearly one
hundred acres, and at this time not one hun
dred and fifty, no common farmer eould pay
more than 425 b per aim. rent for it. That
was the rate a good farmer, so railed, paid,
complainingly; now it would be cheap at one
thousand dollars a year, and were it the pru
jierty of another, 1 eould pay this rent on a
lease tor a term of years, keep my carriage,
educate and support my family by tlie farm,
in what I would call a genteel sod comforta-
ble style of living. This may appear apoc
ryphal to some, hut i could refer to many gen
tlemen who have visited me from time to time,
who would readily admit its entire feasibility.
To sum up, as the lawyers would sav, it is
only necessary to suite, that mi this larm, of
not quite 15b acres. I have kept Ibr years past,
some forty or fifty head of fine cnttlc. during I
which time 1 filled barns with hay arid grain.
| cribs with corn, cellars and pits witli potutoes ,
and other roots. In |B4t> I mowed, of first crop !
hay.over ldu tons, reaped stlb buslu-lsofgrain. I
100 bushels of oats, husked BlKj bushels of shell
ed corn gathered over 10t >0 bushels of choice ,
sound potatoes, mid the usual large crop of!
other roots. Last year, a bad tiny season. Ii
mowed over 100 tons, harvested sou bushels I
‘ofgrain, husked some 1 200 bushels of shell- I
ed corn. 1 500 bushels of choice, sound pota- ,
toes, 500 bushels of carrots, 400 bushels of i
parsnips, and 1,500 bushels of’ turnips; soldi
within the last two years over il 500 worth j
of rattle and swine, SIOOO worth of. hotter. I
lard. Ac.; have now on hand more than 110
head ol superior cuttle, and a large stock of!
the finest swine. There is now in the ground
over 30 acres winter retain; 1 have Imuled out ‘
slacked on tlie field. Larn-yurd manure,made I
on the pinre, sufficient to plant ti acres ot’jio
luti.es this spring, leaving more than enough. 1
well rotted, lur the gardens and the usual
crops of carrots, Ac. Ac.—seldom apply any
manure, to the corn crop, und it is wholly out
of’ the question lo the outs on my land.— ■
.♦ w does not tUvwtppeiii’ nlnnxst in f> slide.
‘if not incredible, nn so small n tarn. ? But
it i, susceptible of belief when it is known
that I toil the rutile during the months of
May and June, which permits the cropping
nnd mowing of nearly all the land : this, with
tlie judicious nppliemioiM.f the manure, nnd
the doing every tiling in earnest uud ns it
otvdit to be done, is the whole secret there
is no mystery in it. As old Nubley says:
Don’t you see!”
To tin.se who know me, it wilt not surprise,
that finding (lie prolessio i I hud adopted be
set with so many dllfieillties to the unenlight
ened, as I laid In struggle with in the begin
ning, and which liuvo deterred to many from
entering upon so desirable a vor ‘ n, that I
should take some |muiik to demons! e its . mn
uatihility with good Flooding nnd rrsjiectu
ble competency, und make un etlort, even some
sacrifice, to open a way by wbicli enterprise |
and capital might confidently enter upon tlie
business of larmiiig and successfully nun |
pete with prnli -si null or mercantile exertion j
Ibrtlie mend of popular influence, suhstanti.il
wealth, tmd exlin!tcd station to say nothing
of the serenity, health and happiness that
would he theirs, of tin rural scene, compar
ed to the condition of those that toil in the
noisome nliuosphere of wharves nnd t'l.unl
i'tghnusis courts ol'law, or hospitals. How,
then, was this to lie brought about / Himply
by educating or training lor the Agricultural
us well He ibr the. other professions. Why
I not 1 The on* otter-’ a better chance, ten t”
one, for the attainment of all that is good,
great, or desirable, to any of the ot hers, and
this may he said Well, but
who would think of educating a genteel youth
Ibr a farmer l “Aye. there’s the rub I” “Pray,
then, Indy mother and ambitious father, what
mean you to do with your son after he has
finished his education at college ? Make a
merchant of him. Why he can't begin to think
of merchandizing. The classics, his notions,
and habits tire till averse to the detail and
speculation of trade. If, when at college, he
could have had ships, merchandize, Change,
Insurance companies and banks to handle and
frequent, the young gentleman's capital and
consequence might stand a short run. hut it
would be very brief indeed. Whatever Ids
erudition might tell Ibr lain with the Lite
rati, it would avail him nothing among the
“bulls and bears” on Change, or the Pcrcen
tunis in the street. To make a sailor, you
must bring him aboard through the hause
hole, not through the cabin w indow ; so of a
merchant, lie must begin ut the beginning— |
peddle, il’ he is to be u Girard or an Astor.
But to send him to college und expert him to ;
thrive in trade— to delve successfully in i
“mammon’s dirty mine,” is a huge absurdity ;
and so would it measurably be the same, to
think ot throwing him on alarm without a
i previous training.
1 do not mean, however, that a refined ed
ucation unfits tor the pursuits of agriculture I
in the same degree as it does for trade ; liy|tio 1
means. The want of it in the farmer makes
the boor; its absence in the merchant is sel
dom felt. Many opulent inerrhants have been i
known who could barely write their names, |
uud yet, from mingling ho much with the
world, could bear themselves creditably along
even in tlie I'a.diiomihle circles. Had tliese |
same gentlemen commenced tlieir career as |
tillers of tlie soil, and through perseverance 1
and industry had added field to field, till they j
became great laud owners, they most likely,
in the nature of things, would have lived and
died clowns. Hence tile necessity of giving j
farmers a liberal education.
But. suppose the learned professions he the
aim of tlie hind parents —tlie law. for instance.
Well then, the youth must undergo a sweat
ing study in some attorney's office before lie :
can he admitted to the bar; and how long
must he contend against tearful rivalry and
difficulties before he finds himself favored with
a tolerable practice. But allow fie at I. ngtli
becomes eminent and wealthy, wliat sacrifices !
must be made in health and en ■ utution be- I
fore he shall have found himscll at the sum- I
mit of the toilsome ascent ! —to stij nothing t f
the little time afforded him through his long ]
and weary journey for the duties nnd cnj_,- j
un it# of the hejurth Still inn to
he deprecated—the medicatin'. T 1..,. i-cpug
u-jin the lectures atid the dissectingr s.ni, pro- |
paratury to becoming a licentiate; teen me
meedkaiit rounds of visits to the sick tit 1
dying; the calls, trenching, even upon re
pasts and ordinary repose, render the life
of the physician less comfortable than the
lawyer’s.
There must be lawyers and djetors, 1 ad
mit ; but are there not too many already ! j
I and is it not ill-judged in parents, to encour
| age their sons to enter upon professions, to
, whom nature, perhaps, lias denied the apti
tude and talent that give promise of success in
■ aline where competition is so formidable.—
I But, unfortunately, the calling of the lawyer
and the doctor is held to be genteel, and that
of the farmer vulgar; and this, it is to he
! feared, determines the choice of hundreds.
How irrational, how ill-advised, let the. dis
-1 appointed and broken down practitioners them
i selves bear witness!
I Impressed, by solemn reflections on this
; state of tilings, anil impelled by a strong de
sire to do something towards elevating tiie
i character of'the landed interest, I meditated
a plan of insirurlion by which respertublc
youths might obtain a liberal education, pend
ing which. they would be imbued with a love
of rural fife, habits conservative of health and
morals, and promotive of economy and indus
try. To effect this, 1 promised fast year, as
you know, to establish an Agricultural Col
lege at Mount Airy, provided a inoiety of en
couragement would be accorded by the pub
lic. The patronage required to justify the ex
periment was not yielded, and yet there were
ho many that applied, und so general seemed
the regret when the project was abandoned,
that I telt us though 1 bad not done my wfiole
duty in the premises, und cast about in my
mind how I might fulfil the expectations I had
raised in the public mind, and acquit myself to
my own satisfaction. Whilst in lliis mood, the
friends of Mr. Wilkinson. Principal of the
Dutchess (N-Y.) Agricultural Institute hack
ed by his own importunities, proposed that 1
should lease to him the homestead farm, and
buildings requisite to his present class and
capable of accommodating as many students
as I had intended providing for in the college,
the sy stem of training to fie the same as con
templated fiy me. To this proposal 1 arce
ded, in the hope, that to the number of stu
dents Mr. Wilkinson could bring from the
Dutchess Institute, would he added those
that liiul previously applied Ibr admission to
! the Mount Airy College, and thus realize my
I long cherished aspirations—l trust 1 shall not
be disappointed.
Mr. Wilkinsonis an exeel lent practical far- J
; m. r, better grounded than I am in the prin
| ciples, mechanism, ami application of agri
-1 cultural implements; in hopeful and devoted
| to hi* prole.-.-ion—excels in a happy disposi- ;
j lion, by which he inspires his students to the :
! most zealous exertion. From George W.
Dobbin. Esq. of Baltimore, who lately paid 1
me a visit, nnd who has n son at the Dutch
ess institute. I learn that the principal teach- |
ter in Mr. Wilkinson's Institute is a gentle- !
I man of considerable merit and talent. With
* tliese advantages and my own humble ellbrls j
under the lavor of Hun tlint senditlh the
I “early and the latter rain,” 1 devoutly hope
to witness before I shall lie called hence, tin*
Mount Airy Agricultural Institute in tin >\il|
j title of prosperity —sending Ibuh graduates j
i lo he an ornament to then pr. di ..ions, uud ;
setting an example worthy ol’ being fill lowed i
by those who desire to live wed hi. The happy
May I not then, invoke the co-operutioa ol
enlightened an.! A. tnolle . .coli irists, so i
far, aatousf their innoomm. ih ua. .re
ive neighborhoods with harems, to give the i
Mount Airy Agricultural Institute u trial.— [
They should recollect they have us deep an !
interest in giving a pro;s r direction to the ri- j
sing generation iis 1 can, or ought to have. I
If the plan of itmtruetion proposed, coincides
with their view*, it u then bouudau duty to
give it u zealous support.
I beg to tender niv respects nnd thanks to
Mr. Tilghman. of Easton, for his suggestion 1
as to the Macrophylla Hose being available
Ibr hedges. There are many of them in tlie
gardens at Mount Airy, l’t is hardy and j
i-irong, but its flowers lire 100 inviting lor field
hedges; neat and around dwellings, it might ■
1m: construct, and into fence, and it would nut ;
only be useful, but highly ornamental. I of- j
ten thought of combining the Murrophyl
l and PjrrtM Jttpoiiicn, continuously—hedge- |
like, in avenues or walks. In spring, tbs Ja
ponim would be rich and glowing, to he sue- j
reeded by the Murmphyllit, which keeps m
flower through the summer and fall.
Very rerpectfully, your ob'dt serv’t.
JAMES UUWKN. |
Aft. Airy. Philn. March 1 DA, 1848.
Essential* tor I'lotluctivr I'nntiing.
1. Good implements of husbandry, an
plenty of them which should always be kept
ill perfect order.
2. they flutring and tlnnvuvh ytdrrri ta
li ini id’ the soil, by the free use of tlte harrow
drag, and roller.
VOL. XXVI —No. 3.
3. An application of lime, marl, or ashes,
where calcareous mutter or potash may not
he present in the soil. In applying lime to
land, if there he much vegetable matter there
in, 100 bushels may be applied at once, though
we should prefer giving it at four different do
ses, co that a portion thereof should be always
near the surface, thus providing, by the means
of its application, againstjts sinking, owing to
its specific gravity, beyond the ordinary reach
of the roots of many plants. Where land may
be thin, and but sparsely provided with vege
table remains, 20, 25 or 30 bushels of lime per
acre, would be enough. The ipiantity of mo -I
should be regulated.also by the condition t
the land, and made to conform thereto ; but i,
act advisedly, it would behest to cause t! e
marl to be analysed, in order to ascertain ti.
relative proportion of calcareous matter, whi. i.
it might contain, and then, so to apportion it,
as that the soil should only receive such a
quantity as would yield to such land as was
rich in vegetable matter, 100 bushels per acre
of the carbonate of lime and a quantity as
above prescribed of lime to that which was
hut indifferently provided with such remains.
Where an analysis is not practicable, from
200 to 100 bushels of marl would be a safe up
plicat.on. either quantity to be regulated by
the condition of the soil, whether exhausted
or otherwise. Os ashes from 50 to 100 bush
els. if leached, to land in good heart, per acre,
while from 25 to 50 would belter suit, if
the ashes should he unleae.hml —and half the
quantity of either, to such lands as had been
exhausted by severe and improvident crop
| P*ng
4. A systematic husbanding of every sub
stance on alarm capable of being convert" 1
, in to ulaaure; as systematic a protection of su
substances from loss by evaporation or was..;
:of any kind and a careful application of the
same to the lands in culture.
5. The draining of all wet lands, so as to re
lieve tlic roots of the plants from all the ill es
. lects of a superabundance of water, a condition
j equally pernicious as drought, to their health
ful growth and profitable Iructification.
G. The free use of the plough, cultivator
and hoe, with all the row-cultured crops, so as
to keep down, at nil times, the growth of grass
and weeds, those pests which prove so destruc
tive to crops.
7. Seeding at the proper time with good
seed and an equal attent as to time, witii
regard to the periort of working crops.
L . Attention to tii construction and repair
|ol fences so that what is made through the
toils and anxious cures ,1 the husbandman
j may out be lost through his neglect to protect
his cr pe from the depredations of stock.
ft. Daily p< rsi.mil super hit end the
: part of the master, over all the operations of
! the form no mattei how good a managerhe
may have or however faithful hi bands may
Ol:. as it. o j-* -i ilia liaod nf s fV...
and the use of his eyes, are worth several pair
1 of hands.
10 Labor-saving machinery, o that one
may render himself as independent,as needful
of neighborhood labor, u u sense ol the com
j parative independence of the employer upon
| such labor, begets a disposition of obedience
and faithfulness of the employed.
11. Comlbrtable stabling and sheds, for the
horses and stock, all necessary oulbuildingi
for the accomodation of the hands, and protec
tion of the tools and implements, as well as
for the care of the poultry.
12. Lucent and other grass to form a part of tie
rotation of crops, and these to be at the prop
er periods ploughed in, to form pubulem for
succeeding crops.
13. The Lucerne field lobe either plastered
or ashed.ench succeeding sprint;—one bushel
of the former, and sixol the latter, per acre.
14. To keep no more stock than can bevel/
| kept ; but to be sure to keep as many us tie
! farm can keep in good condition, as it is wise
1 policy to feed as much as possible of the crop
grown on the farm, and thus return to it that
which lias been abstracted fiom it.
15. To provide a good orchard and garden
—the one to be filled with choice fruits, of all
kinds—the other with vegetables of different
sorts, early and late, so that the table may
at all times, be well and seasonably supplied
aud the surplus contribute to increase tii
wealtli of the proprietor.
A Itule lor measuring Corn.
It may sometimes be useful to kno
how to estimate the amount of corn in grr:
contained in a crib or storehouse, while it i
still in the ear, and we therefore give a stati
meat relating to this subject which appeartu
in an agricultural paper in the Month.
“The following rule for ascertaining the
quantity ol shelled corn in a house of any di
mensions is by William Murray, Esq. , of
} South Carolina, and was read before the St.
John’s, Colleton Agricultural Society and
I communicated by them for publication in the
. Southern Agriculturist;
*• Halt Having pieviously levelled the corn
■ in the house, so that it will be of equal depth
throughout, ascertain the length and breadth
and depth of the bulk ; multiply these dimen
sions together, aud their product by 4. then
cut off one figure, from the right of this pro
duct. This will give you so many bushels
and a decimal of a bushel of shelled corn. II
i it bu r q ill red to find the quantity of eared
| corn, substitute 8 for 4, and cut otf one figu
! as before.
Example : In n bulk of corn in the. ear 12
leet long, 11 feet broad, and 6 feet deep, there
will be 316 bushels and 8-lOths of a bushel ol
shelled corn, or 633 bushels and G-lOths ofenr
corn ; us 12 X 11= 132 X 6= 792 X 4= 316 8;
or 12 X 11=. 132-X 6= 792 X 8= 633-6.
The decimal 4 is used when the object is to
find the quantity of shelled corn, because that
decimal is one half of 8, and it requires two
bushels of ear corn to make one bushel of shel
led corn. In using these rules, halt a bushel
may b* added for every hundred ;thut amount
>f ears results from the substitution of the
leciinnU. The term “h lof corn.’so much
used by southerners, means five bushels ol
studied corn.”— Oh utter.
Yankee Mooufkctc ry.
In the village ol Dimiiughuin. Connecticut,
! these is a inui ‘ilia: lor mukmg brass • ugu.. .
nut works as if erulowed with human in-thui.
Hv c v ry ‘urn of the driving wheel the wire
[ tor the diam is wound oil a reel and pulled for
ward to its proper place and position,.the end
rum.mg through the lasi formed link exactly
the length for two links cut oil, first one enil
turned over into u link, then the other, the
former dropping down through the muenine,
leaving the lutler projecting above, so that tin
wire can he instantly pushed through it. when
1 it is rut off, two more links formed, nnd so on
until a large roll of wire is transformed into
u perfectly limned chum by the unuided ope
ration of self-aeling-iiiHi hinery, hardly a fin
ger having been lifted during the process.
Notes.
Hirers nail Harbors.
Iron u document ordered printed bp the V. B.Ben
sle ill January. IHI7, it appears ihat I lie whole amount
sptimprinted by Congress from ItSHi In IBIJ inclusive,
“ lor die i-oniiruetion and rspsir of romla, and for the
improvement of harliora and rivets iu tin United States. ‘
m#17,1W,443, of which there was expended—
Under Mr. JeK-raon *45,400
” Mr Madison 450,800
” Mr Monroe. 701 fill
“ Mi. J q Adams 4,310,175
• (Jen
“ Mr Van Hum 4.444,.>44
” Mr. Tyler,. I .07U.500
As lias period extends through ahum tony years, it
will make the average expenditures on these uneonin
ntlier less than p4X>JMO the year