Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-03-06

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'oAgricnIlural Erhibitions.--Greely, Of
the. New York Tribune, in writing from
the State Fair at Syracuse, thus speaks OF
thc Utility Of such exhibitions
F There cannot be less than two or
three hundred different kinds Of agricu!-
.'ural implements on exhibition here
horse raAcs. cu!livators, straw cutters,
subsoil and other p!ows. new bee-hives,
water. wheels, horse power-saws, &c, &c
7 have considered This altogether the most .
important feature OF the Fair. great
OK may be reared by greater fool; but
no man who ever worked year at farm
i4iy can spend day among these imple-
meits and inventions without being slim
.uiated 10 think. The great end Of oil
such exhibitions is an Improvement Of the
breed Of farmers-of nen. Now the
man who has been Swimming over hum
drcd acres OF land for the last twenty or
thirty years. plowing six inches deep,
manuring with his good wishes. and grow
ing fifteen or twenty bushels Of corn TO
The acre, cannot sped day in one OF
thesc Fair enclosures without being star
lied mud ashamed These subsoil plows.
one Of which, properly used, would don-
BILE his product of corn and vegetables.
and in dry seasons treble it-ihese straw.
cutters, with one Of which his scanty crop
Of hay might have been made. with the
aid Of straw stalks, &c. 10 winter his
stock boun,ilully-ihese cultivators. seed
planters, horse -rakes, and other labor "a
wing implements. must set him thinking.
What sort of crops do these farmers OBJ
TAIN who use such implements! Who
make the most bv tarm ing--!he fifteen or
the fifty bushel corn growers! What sort
Of farming leaves land in condition to
sell advantageously! These questions
arise spontaneously in the simplest minds.
and they can be answered. | don't be-
lieve farmer can attend three successive
Fairs and not resolve 10 farm better
through all his lite afterwards"
Potato Rdising.-A correspondent OF
the Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper, gives
his experience in potato raising; as fol-
lows: f.aa se
aaa..I will merely tell you my plan OF rails
ing potatoes for the last three years, du-
ring which period have had good crops,
little rot and iirst.rate success in my ef.
forts. For early potatoes | plough the
ground early, turn two burrows nearly TO-
uether. place between them manure and
lime literally. drop my potatoes. cover
them, hoe them as often as ] can until
they begin to blossom. A short time al
Ter. the potatoes are fit for use and no rot
lat / ,Irtu
and plant about the same time plant corn
(say the 18th Of May.) without the ma
nure or lime. but see that the ground is
rich and in first rate condition. and plant
ripe seed, but of the youngest full grown
kind, Lean select, tor young and ener-
retic seed is better than the old and in
firm, for any crops; then work the ground
thoroughly until the blossoms appear.
when / cease operations. The more the
piant il disturbed afterwards. the more
you will injure the growth. and the great
or is your prospect Of a failure Of crop
". Preserving Hams.--The Southern
(,iltivator notices some hams exhibited at
the Georgia State Fair. which were one.
two, three and four years old. Tho wr-
ter says:
.sThe owner refused 10 divulge his Sc
cret, but. as We have fortunately become
possessed of il. we here give it, Procure
some good. clean hickory ashes; have
them perfectly dry; draw your meat from
the pickle on dry day; sprinkle the ashes
over the meat pretty thick. being careful
not 10 knock Off more salt than what must
fall oil; then hang up your meat as high as
possible; smoke il with cool smoke, made
Of hickory wood; be sure to take it down
before the skipper-ny makes his appear
ance. being generally in this climate the
first Of March; pack it away on a dry day
in casks-first. "a layer Of hams in per-
.fectly dry hickory ashes; second, q
course OF corn cobs. &c. cover your
cask snug and tight and you may rest ea
~ about your hams
Preserving Buds and Grafs-Pre
serving the scions Of fruit trees in mois
sawdust. has proved superior to any 9th
or. ], is better than damp moss in tho
facility with which the scion may be per
-fectlv Embedded in il. leaving no iptersti
ces. aud il excels moist sand in being
lighter, and more spongy, and entirel,
free from grit. We have preserved sci
ops. which were cut in summer. for bud
ding. till the following spring. and grated
with entire success; and we have KEEP
winter.cu, gratis till midsummer. perfect
w fresh. and employed them successful,
In budding A bushel of sawdust willr
tain its moisture for many weeks nearl,
unatered; but water must not be applied
too copiously. or understanding and de
cav will be the result. The north side o
IA buildins or cellar is the best place Il
keep the grafis-it being less liable &
frequent changes of temperature.