Mobile register and journal., 1845-02-07

p4=DE HEL--ihe Legisiatufe At us ieceht ses- sion. having incorporated Collier H. Minge, Walter Smith, James F. Mcbride, P Col~ell, Rufus Greene Thomas w. Mccoy, F. c. Heard, George Cleseland, Jr., AIsnson Knarp, T. P. Miller and Daniel Chandler, as "Trustees of the Seaman's Homs," to manage lhe interests of the BETHEL CAUSE in this city the gentlemen named, wIlh the exception of two, assembled on Wednesday. the 5lh inst, and having cepted the charter, organised the Board of IT uslees b, the following appointments, vm:- COLLIER II. MIEoE E, President.
 WALTER SMITH, Secretary.
 JAMEs F McBRlDK, Treasurer.
 Committee to prepare b, claws for the govern ment of the Roard:
 DANIEL CHANDLER, T. w. Mccoy
 RuFUs GREEhE.
 Committee to solicit subscriptions, with power to appoint sub committees from among the friends of the cause:
 COLLIER II. MINaE, GEo. CLEvRLAED, Jr.
 ALAEsoN KNAPP, THOMAS P. MILLER,
 F. c. HEARD.
 Committee to superin,end the erection of lhe Church:
 COLLIER II. MISoE. WALTER SMITH,
 ALANsoN KNAPP, DANIEL CHANDLER.
 The Board confrlnel the purchase which had been made by the Bethel Committee, of the loi on Water street, upon which to erect he Church. and author sed the President the titles to be perfected
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 TIE PERMANENcY OF GUAEO AS MANURE. Thus Is a subject ut great importance at present, when the imioriatiun of this nnnihe Is going iu d large extent, and when the propriety of using il, and extending its Use, nust be occupy ing the atten tion of arners in all parts oi the country. Many uf the best riactica agrcuursis in this neighborhood have long been satisfied oi the permanent advantage ul guana Co the land Al the II ghland SUcety's competition ai Glasgow, ia October, for seed wheat Mir. Lorne Campbell, of Rosenealh, who gaIned the 10 prize for ~hue whrat exhibited five varieties I om his farm, the average weight o winch was 662 lbs per bushel. The thevalirr wheat, weighing 65 lbs after turn raised upon guan0. and although suwn late Esd December, the heaviest CT op m the farm. Al A recent meeting Of the nhn Far. ners' Club, and other aericuiurists, he Drumo,e when MT. M'Culock, of Auchness, factor io Colonel M 'Dowal, of Logan, occupied the chair. the same subecl was discussed by those present. The chair man, Mir. M'Culock, sald--ln ls42 l applied lo turnips, on three different pols of ground, which were all cont guous, to the t st gnano al the rate of lour cwt. per acre-t the second bune manure. al the rate of 30 bushels-and, To the ihIrd, good farm. yard manure at about 20 .ons per acre. The crops grown upon gu.no braided first, and sim sled four days sooner than the other, and continued throughout the whole season 10 have more nxuri- | ant appearance; and, when weighed, were about one-sixih leavier than those grown upon bones, and | about one filth heavier than those grown upon dung And the oat crop upon the guano Was superior in | quality, and the quantity of grain and straw was greater than upon either of the other two plots, and now l can distinguish difference betwixt the grasse. in quantity and quality. So far as l could | judge from he foregoing, added Mr. MFG, guano. l as ptiinnneni manure, has exceeded my most |. l gviue expectations. Following up the matter as a out, having nanured ihe green crop iih guano, | Mir. M'Cuiloch sid he found his after guano | green crow decitedly superior 10 the -Oul of other maturing. The oats after bone manure we,e | ighiesi His pasture aiirr guan0 green cropping. was equal, good and thick sole ol grass 10 any other. Mir. M'Arde, Balkeer, having had occasion | to make similar aia's and experiments with MT. | M'Culloch, roiDrated his views. Mr. Ander son, | Drumore. stated liat he had grown potatoes W ilh | guano, al the rais of four cwt per acre, which l yielded him good crop as potatoes put in with fifty cartloads of ea-weed, and twenty loads ol good farn-y manure. His wheat crop good aiier guano Inanaring after ordinary manur- ing; his sow-oti ~nS also as good, the pasture af- ordiug equally good sole of grass with guano as the ordinary nnnuring dd He had also tried of soda, soo,, gypsum, and gnano, as top dressing | for grass, and, the whole, he thought guano the | best and equally cheap. Mir. M'Cuoch had tried glano also as T top-dressing for hay and pasture | hand. The effect was rapid and great. Both these I gentlemen ommended the practice Of forcing portion Of The hay land with guano earlry m the spring, great benefit to horses and cattle, for fcedng in the house. sfier the turnip has besome | scarce and fbry small patch, and a small quan- tity of guano, will suffice to rise very carly great quantity of good grass; aud the second crop. or at- ter cut, will be as heavy and productive ever, while the permanent pasture will be greatly bene- hted.-lCaledonian Meccury.