The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-03-31
Barren Soils.

This term is often used, and is supposed
by many to mean, soil Incapable of be.
ing rendered fertile. No such soil exists.
Barren, then, is only applicable when il.
tended to convey the idea of soil which, in
its present state, will not repay the cultiva-
tor.
The producliveness may arise FROM
many causes, but none of them are With
Out remedy. 1t from deficiency ofsoms
OF the earth, lie, them be added, if from an
excess Or deficiency either auimal or veg
cable matters; The fault is easily corrected;
II from stagnanl water, either underdrai
or subsoi, as may be required, if sand,
cay, Or chalk be,deiicien', add them, if Ell
Their be in excess, adG the other two, Pea
~ soils are generally reclaimed by d.ain-
ing alone, sometimes pairing and burning
are necessary 10 induce decomposition of
organic matter i'll excess. The same re-.
suit can be Obtained in most Of alfcasos.
by the addition of salt and preparation
which we have recommended Tor compost
When the soils are found to be incompe
tent to produce any spec al crops required
the farmer should have Them analysed. and
then compare their iutegrants with those Of
such soils as produce the required crop read
! is The difference will point on! the means
which must naturally De resored 10 for The
purpose of restoring their fertility.
RECIPE FOR MAKING Coon BaEAp.-Jas.
Roche, long ce ebrated in Baltimore as a
baker o! excellent bread; having retired
from business, has furnished the Baltimore
Ameritm with the following recipe for ma
king gooh bread, with reques, tina, il
should be published for the good oflhe pub
| lie:
"Take an earthen vessel larger a! the
top than The bottom, and in it put one pint
OF milk warm water, one and a halfpounds
of flour, and half pint malt yeast, mix
them well together, and set ii away Tin
winter it should be in warm place. until
i, rises and falls again, which will be in
tom three 10 five hours; fit may be set at
night, Il ii be wanted in the morning:l then
pnt Two large spoonfus into two quarts OF
wafer, and mixed we'll with the above RE
sing; then putt in about nine pounds of
flour and work your dough we'll, and Sc, it
By until it becomes light. Then make
ii out in loaves. The above will make
| four ioaves.
GAS some -four is dry ard ether runny.
the above quantity, however, will be guide
The person making bread will observe that
runny ard new flour will require one fourth
more salt than old and dry Hour, The wa
ter, also should be tempered according TO
Jhe weather, in spring and fail il should
only be mik-warm, in hot weather cold
and in %luler. warm.
ELECTRO MAGNETIC CuRoNocRApn.-
Ten thousand dollars have been appropria
ted by Congress to Professor Locke of Gin
cinnali. to pay him for the use of his late
invention by the Government, of the United
States mot however to make il free TO indi
viduals,) and for Clock upon his plan to
be erected by him al the National Obserya
Tory al Washington.
VERMoNT.-The people oivermont have
determined that no licenses 10 sell liquor
shalt be issued in that State for the year to
come. Last year they voted the other way.
SO we go.
A cat of extraordinary intelligence was
recently seen feeding a kitten with starch,