Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-08-10

10 De an eXCeItent lOOd lOI bW1HcS SupStAO1a
think, to the potato. The amount raised on
nv farm in 1874, was something over three
hundred bushels-all of which, with the ex-
ception of what was required for table use,
was fed to my hogs. | am informed that in
the Island OF Guernsey the raising OF this root
for swine feeding is a principal branch OF ag-
riculture. and that the parsnip is there rarely
appropriated to any other use. This food i'm
parts remarkably fine flavor to the meat,
which is beautifully white, sweet, and firm.
The parsnip is easily raised, and rarely infes-
ted with vermin. My crops, in tolerably ia
vorable seasons, cost me about eight cents per
bushel"
Tobacco Dust as a Protection against In,
sects-We last year procured from a snuff
mill barrel of dry, but damaged snuff flour,
and prepared dredging boxes, covered with
fine boiling cloth. with which we sfted it
over the surface of any plants attacked by in
sects, and with most signal success. The
snuff should be applied, If practicable, while
the plant is wet with dew, and repeated after
every shower. If the boxes are properly
made, Qke common flour dredge,) and the
snuff is perfectly fine and dry, but little time
is necessary TO go over an acre OF plants
Even the rose bug, cabbage louise, thnps on
grape vines, &c all yield 10 the influence OF
snuff. and the most delicate plant Of the hot
house is not injured by its application. For
field vegetables, caustic lime, made into line
powder, while dry, and applied before shaking
by contact with the air, will produce similar
results.-Prof Mapes.
Rearing landslide all other young
stock, lambs ought to be kept steadily grow
ing without getting too fat. Where healthy,
strong, and young eve has good range OF
pasture, the lamb may acquire SO much fat as
seriously TO interfere with its thrift when ia
ken away and put upon lis winters food.-
Experienced flock masters say they have fire.
quently lost lambs from this cause; and that
when an eve has twins, and the milk is divi-
ded between the offspring, this loss never oc-
ours. This is an important fact for the prac-
teal man -AgricuHuralist.
Culture of Melons-The countries in the
world most celebrated for melons, are the
plains of Bokhara, composed principally of
sand the Island of Cyprus, similarly consti-
tuted; and the Delta of Egypt, composed of
the sand sediment brought down and deposit
ed in course of centuries by the river Nile.
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Syria, gives an interesting account of the
melon cultivation on the Nile. The bed oil
this long river contains abundance of sand
banks, subject to changes and shifting, from
the annual floods by which they are formed.
AS the water recedes after the floods, these
banks are gradually left dry, and are mmed-
Pigeons or doves dung, which bird abounds
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this sand, and the products are astonishing.
bed of these melons perfumes the air to a
great distance and the vessel in which he
sailed from Rosetta to Acre being freighted
with this fruit, the fragrance was almost over.
towering.
A gentleman, a few days since, assured us
that the finest melons he had ever raised Of
tasted, were grown on bank of pure SAND
thrown from well at the depth of about
twenty feet. Manure was mixed with the
sand and the seeds then planted Three oil
the melons weighed above sixty pounds, more
than twenty pounds each. There is no plant
that seems to delight more in sandy soil than
the melon. u-..
Cultivation Of Madder.-Mr. Hector Gil.
jam proposes, in the Norfolk Herald, TO intro.
duce the culture of Nader into the States oil
Virginia and North Carolina, the maritime
counties OF which he conceives to be admira
bly, adapted for its production. The root oil
The Nader plant, as is well known, is exten.
slVely used as dye stuff, and is an important
article IN commerce, for which the manufacto.
rles OF the United States are entirely Deepen
dent on foreign countries. Speaking of his
project, the Herald saws:
:" Mr.. Gillian was formerly engaged in The
cultivation and manufacture of madden in Hol
land, but some time ago conceived the prolec
OF coming over to this country and introdu
cling these branches OF agricultural and com
mercial industry here, where the soil and eli
mate, he contends, are we'll adapted 10 the
growth of the plant
Cholera among the Hogs The Cincinnati
papers state that hogs, and even horses, in
the streets, have been smitten with the choe
"a and died. The Louisville Courier learns
from the officers of the mail boat that Mr.
Crutchfeld, living about SO miles below Gin
cinnati, lost about so of his hogs in a single
night, the hogs apparently suffering grea
pain, and in continued cramps and spasms.
Solid Mik.-A Mr.. Felix Louis, Of South
wark, England, has lately taken out palen
in England, for preserving cows milk, goats
milk, &C., by converting it into solid cakes
which are soluble in wafer, and which may
be kept for a long time without losing thei,
original sweetness. The process consists in
using some loaf sugar, agitating the milk
eyaporating it by heat, and then pressing il
into cakes, while soft, and evaporating then
to dryness after being moulded
/ Dead Animdls.-AlI animals which die or
a farm should be covered with mould or eartf
of any kind. Each dead horse, or any ami
\ NAL thus treated, would throw out gas enough
TO impregnate five loads of earth with its fer
tilizing properties, To promote the speedy
decomposition of animal bodies, few bush
els of lime should be thrown on them previous
10 being covered with earth or mould Afte
the decomposition of the flesh, the bone!
should be broken up and placed in the soil
where they prove an efficient and lasting ma
nure. ..r. .+.
Curious Disposition Of lfoney-Mr Davic
Dunlap died at Portland, in Galloway county
Mo-, few days since. 1t was known tina
he was possessed of considerable amount O
money, but none of it could be found abou
his clothes or baggage. Some days after, i
was recollected that he had pockets in an un
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