The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-04-20
THOMAS WHARTON.
Nur Hdrcn, Con-, february, 1913.

JOSIAH QllSt}t Ire>ide0f a. Harvard
College, has ono ol tho tiuest farms ~ the
vicinity OF Boston. It's extensive, and sur.
rounded by Furnishing hawthorn hedge,
but there 10 not al Interior fence on the
premises; the whole presents single iod =,
devoted 10 all the various purposes OF agri.
culture. No part OF If is allotted 10 pas.
tuTe, property speaking, as his cattle are
fed IN their stalls aud never suffered to
roam over the he.ds--and the advantages
OF his susien are thus given Formerly
there we're seven miles OF interior fences
to DC kept 10 repair, bu, by keeping his
cattle up, tho whole Of this expense IS say.
ed Formerly sixty acres Of this farm was
devoted TO pasture bu, noS a greater mum.
Der of cattle by one third are kept OH the
products OF twenty acres, and the cattle
are in the bost condition..
The saving by these means IS enormous.
and The immense advantages arising from
y are too apparent TO need to be dwell, up,
o.. During the summer the cattle are fed
upon grass, green oats or barley, cut tho
DAY before, and suffered 10 wi, N the sun.
but the manure Which is thus saved, Will
more than pay the extra expense aud iron.
Bic. The farm Is most tigbly cultivated
aud every kmd of gram and vegetable has
place.
Cul,ee, from sweat potatoes, is warmly
recommended. The potatoes ore pared
sliced, roasted, ground and s,eeu.pcd. Ike
the coffee berry. Il IS SAID to be very pal
a'nble, has the flavor Of cocoa, aud REQUIRES
h',lo sugar.--EE. paper.
What au age aud country this, when
and where people may "lusuria,e on
sweet potaioe coffee aud cornstak sugar.
Boston Culfirafor.
Brine One OF our citizens, a grocer,
informs US that he has, Tor a few years past.
been N the habit Of complying the brine
from his pork aud fish barrels on his aspar.
agus bed aud he thinks none Of his ne,gh.
bofs have better asparagus than he. The
effect VI the brine Is enurcl, to destroy the
weeds, whlIe II makes his plants much more
hIiiiy, And why Is not this reasonable
Asparagus is known TO be a marine plant
AMI IS found IN Abundance IN many places
along the shore Of The occun.-Ed. Far.
MFRS Gazette.
Bfes'rar.-Tac ncalost way, saws the
Farmers Cabinet. 10 separate bee,Wax
rom The comb, is 10 tie It Up IN linen or
woolca cloth or bag, with a pebble or two
to keep i, from Aoauue place il tn a kettle
Of cold water, which hang over the fire as
the water heats, the wax mclts aud rises 10
III" surface, Wide al. the impurities remain
IN the bar
Mode of increasing the sro,rh Of Po,a
ioes'-~Fhe flowers being cot Oh as ,hey
appeared on the plants the number Of pota
toes produced was much greater than where
The blossoms had renamed untouched.-
Early N Octubcr, the stems aud leaves Of
The plant which had not borre flowers
were strong and green; the others yellow
and IN a state o.! decay. The plants " hich
mad been stripped OF flowers produced ION
the same space Of gfouud) about four times
the weight OF lnrgo potatoes, very few small
ones beng found. Those on which the
!lo"ers aud fruit were left produced but Il
small number VI middle sued potatoes with
n great number Of halle ones, from the size
OF a common li'bert to that of u walnut
TURNER'S Gazette.