Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-02-06

Ueccnl0eT ! an, 1865.
From the watcrtown (N. " STANDARD.
IMPORTANT EXPERIMENT IN PLANTING coRS.
A few weeks since we published cera-
munication from correspondent, giving
the. results Of an experiment in planting
corn, by Hart Massey, EEserof. .liiz-1IHae+
Mr.. Massey called upon us Saturday last to
correct an important error in said commup-
cation, and invited US personally to exair-
A.c sad field, which NC accordingly dij, and
nov give the results of our observation.
Mr.. Massey took of ihn seed cora with
which be planted the fl Id, u sfna'l qnnii;y,
and soaked it in solutio, Of sal n;,rc.
commonly called salt ,-petrr, and plantcd
five rows with tho seeds t!us rr"nared.--
The remainder Of the field. we believe was
planted by. the same individual. Now fn:
the rcsnl,. The five rows planted with
corn prepared with safpetre, will yieLI
more than twenty five rows painted Without
the preparation. The five rows were un-
touched by the worms, while the remain
der of tho field suffered severely by ,hev
dcpredalions. We shoul judge that not
one kernel saturated by sa'pe;re was touch.
I'd, while almost every hiII in the adjoining
rows suffered severely. No orc who will
examine The field can doubt The efficacy 6f
he preparation. He will be as onishcd Mt
the striking difference between the five rows
and the remainder Of tho fell.
Here is a simple fact, which if Scasonab'y
and generally known. would have saveil
may thousands of dollars 10 the fnrmcrs
Of this county alone in the article ce cory.
1t is fact which should be universally
known, and is, in all probab !Iiy one Of The
grea est discoveries of modcra times in ;'y
neglected science of agriculture. Al oil
events, the experiment should be extensive
ly tested, as the results arc deemc certain,
while the expense is comparatively no'hInp.
Mr.. NJ. also stated The resu!: Of ,anoth'y
experiment: tried upon one Of his apple trees
last spring. 1t is a fine. thrifty, healthy
tree, ABOUT 90 or 40 years Old, but las ne.
yer, in any one year, prndurcd over about
two bushels of apples; w;n'e in blossom
last spring, he assembled tiH::trre and spr'n.
klcJ plaster freely on The blossoms, and h"
result is, that it will this season bear %
bushels O, apples. Now if tie plaster wiis
prevent blast. 1t is discovery Of grat ini-.
por,ance. Mr.. NJ. was led to make the
experiment by reading an account Of trees
adjoining meadow where pl's'er had been
eown at The time there was ali sht breeze
in the direction Of the orchard, the trees
contiguous to the meadow bearing well,
while the hers produced no frup.
From The Farmer Clbinet.
HOW 70 FORM JUDGMENT OF THE AGE OF
A HORSE BY HIS TEETH.
4; two ycsrs oil, tn, horse sheds the two
middle teeth of the under jaw. 4, thrrs'
wears oil. he sheds two other teeth. one on
each side of those he shed the ycar. before,
AT four years old, he sheds tl,etwo rcrn,fnli
ING, or corner teeth. At five years oil
The two middle teeth are full. no onger ho''
low, as all others are, and ;lIs teeth have
penetrated the gums. .Atsix ,rs OIL, ti'e
four middle teeth are full, the corner tret'
j only remaining hollnw: the tusks are sharp
E with the sides flu:ed. st=seven years Old
e the corner teeth are full, the tusks longer
J. and thicker, and the horsc is said to be
d aged. :; .z .;