Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-01-11
AttaIoUL9URAL.

How To LEssN PAST sEAsoNs.-Ths 0ucas'on
a want O. 81 0naLls rains at the period Ih
crops ore maturing has discouraged many pan
iets be- Texas The climate, Il Is feared, Is -
variable, or m ileT the danger Of drought Is -
gFsh ihsl o.lllary agricultural products can
nor. iu soma sections, be relied OH with absO
iula certainty.
The fsaf hl led To an investigation Of tie
clanritr "a i.e Summers Tor a series OF year
as oge. s ID ems 10 be- satisfactory, Thu
con ISIS 4. l=lueins the character Of the sea,
sln from '4s .t fAnrss NJ lhinness OF lhe mag
90. ya .1r.7, Do es oi Ihe couuly,
4H. opposition that moist VI Vet seassn
gives r..ss ing, while a dIy one sil,cls o"ly
I1. growth H' lhln Que, has bren Iuuui 10 b.
E-r. ru mrGy INDEED eases al examinations
r One grf'a ID year, the character OF wheh
H|H ..uHg.
Those .lrgs cations would seem 10 show
t.nr i.0e be- ullaS subject TO extreme drought
70. f.f COOS ~ many led them To suppose IN
la. tH. n r ibis as large porpnrlon Of
"r. .f.-H most sections OF tho Union.
on al the Fings OF the trees
fH DO. ii explanation back ior one
nH..' hows nineteen dry eleven very
arF, anI rH extremely dry years, Ga the
other bond, re were twenty-five average,
eersn u.f. lily.uiue very wet years.
/. 'ae r-Hnw test oi the dry aud wet years
rs 0a, 1l a..t ne climate OF Texas dnrs not
u.irrrU. gu ick to the successful pToseru.
uG 20. 7rr..u urc. We believe the settle.
waHf ... r alton Of that country will rcn.
0sr ,ha climate still more Proplious to the
0u.hu-uaH. ~ o. PieayHac,
Au agricultural paper recommends a new
plan .rf.e 'gRnlaiion Of FuImcTs' Clubs,
o''nws suppose club to be organized,
with Cngnn and Secretary aud The best
farmers a. .. ncghborhood members. -
sets a. "... ms shall be prepared, one set
f.5 each MONT. and these calculated to draw
'u' .um rh member facts which il is val.
liable ur.' w know, and which will repre-.
sent E'l r- dCmble accuracy the present
and punfy state Of his cops, stock and
geueu. lrriug :. At II meeting held at the
first %. e'sl onth, every member answers
the Qlos'ou7 ither verbally or by filling ont
printed baaAs, or in any other way. The
Secretary n.. the various responses, after
making op' abular view Of the whole, which
is mailed once TO the Secretary Of the Coun.
- W ANH.. 'lNhllilul cUGH'll'
In the g.,u.'y of wooen factories and card
Hrg machine, waste wool can frequently be
bad ata llaa- expense. a large per cent.
Of nitrogen, and over five per cent. Of sulphur, .
ARE coulnuaI "a wooden and cotton rags and |
a bundled roJnds Of wool are said TO con.
tam as much nitrogen as there is in an equal
%eighioi the very best guanc, and more than
here Is IN turae thousand pounds Of fresh
,0w.duug. The decomposition of wool and
Voolan rags IS very slow in wet, stiff soils
t is therefore, preferable to spread them upon
ight, sandy soil, OF a warm loan, and pI,w
hem IN. o. such lands they will become
,a!uaLll and sting measure.
We learn through our foreign exchanges
hat tAa Agricultural Society Of the Cape of
GOOD Hope held its show at Cape Town about
he middle Of September. 1t is estimated that
5000 worth of imported stock was on the
rounds, and lour times the value OF impe-
lents and machinery. It appears, moreover,
Sat Of " Ioriy-two varieties of pows" exhib-
ed here " Tor he English colonists TO pnr.
base, NE ~,toss 1cere Of American n,anufac
lrs
l. u.g compares the relative advantages of
Iowng and sPading as follows "The COM
,;r;,,g ~. i a,,, I,',iaros ~ cer,a;n ov,
Va, ,6o s,r,g n1 wh;c, ni,o.s ara aIrooJ,
r,,yr III r., sr,f, b"e,f,s t,rns ord i MY
Il ,bor.n,,i.. tho s"aI,s.t I no n"I If
nd coYnot ~ ,b.msoIrss loare ,be srot in
XIX ,Eey me- hold firmly Gved bv ,ba soil
h. cam cnlaresn1 rh,,t itn,nerso' ;nA,ancs
net h. oya,,i.aj m its Ge,,;Iitv bv its narefnl
c,bonic,l diyision md tborouob ;ntermiy.
ra Tli. is .Ee greatest of al, Tho difirnl.
10 ,gt:.l ,lr r,.r;cnr,nri.t bas ~ nrorcnrnn
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DREssfFe Fca Roast fowLs.-Spread pieces
s1Is bpt tender wheaien bread literally
.ih butter a5d season rather high with salt
VI pepper, working them into the butter;