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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-14

We learn that difficulty occurred at
Wlnusberough, in this county. on Satnr.
day, between young man by the name
Of Kilgore, and an old man ly the name
of Thos Hay, in which the former was
stabbed in the abdomen, Of which he will
probably die. We did no, hear the par.
ticulala ~ The affair 'u,u1u HsraF.
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Yo1 COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
no TIE PUBLIC.

No snbscfLers 20 The Texas Republican are taken
~ n this county without payment in advance, and
I'm thu that Il !, trouble N cnlicet sac'i
oeeeanis than tiisy worth. The names oI sub.
scfib~rs out Of tire county will lie erased ~ the expl-
ration ef che year unes fenewcdb, serinz the price
Of sr paper. Money can be sen, D. mall a. our r.sk.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-14

LARGE r,rnss. -we congratulate our en,erpri,ins
and industrious contemporary II the Houston T~le.
graph on the recen, enlargement NJ his PAPER. The
Telegraph Is now, We believe the lases' paper in
rexss being shade Ous' enough TO boast on larger
thsn tho Galveston News. Tn. News we understand
viii le enlarged ia shor, time. Texans may we'll
fcsl proud In sending abroad these mammoth repcsen.
tAtises u our yolag and growing State.
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UNANIMITY IN fHxAs.

Texas will present in the ensuing Tres
idcntial election, almost an unbrokeh
from, for the Democratic nominees, breoS-
iu,idrc and Lane The Rusk Enquirer,
published at Ru-k, Cherokee county,
Texas, hitherto an opposition paper, and
one of the most able in the state, has
hoisted the Democratic ticket In the
course Of long article the editor says :;
This nomination under the circnm-
stances, we feel bound to sustain as TIE
candidates best adapted to stem the tide
of popular fanaticism at the North and
sunatser sovereignty North and Sonth,
which threatens the dissolution OF this
Union In tho advocacy Of this ticket
according to whatever of ability we pos
scss. we do not confess to any sacrifice
Of political opinion Our only aspifa-
tons are for the rights OF the south
under the constitution, and the annih'i".
ton If Northern sectionalIsm, the chief
object OF which is the destruction OF the
Union or the abolition Of our institution ;
and we arden,ly desire that conservative
men everywhere will unite IN giving n
cheerful support to these candidates, as
the only hope of sustaining the integrity
of the Union. Tins is no time TO throw
away votes upon old obsolete issues, or
to let antique prejudlces intervene be
tween us and our duty
In another article he thus notices n
= 4 Ia
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-14

Pl,Sos.--Mr. Trowbridrc, agent for Mr.
Henry Parsons New Orleans, adycr,.,s Flames
fr sat' The reliability az Mr., Parsons and
the character u his Pianos arc well known
throughout this country.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-14

LUG sa'Jo""'"
read with pleasure ny the friends OF '"c
Southern Pacific Railroad
" fvrcm the louisville Journai
aouruKxN PACIFIC RAiLR0Ap.
q. 49, sl
The intelligence ooh'uyeu Va ~ ~.
lowing c'nI ''o"' Wv w. ~, 81.
company WIN oc s,"','s,ns , y, ~"
h"'ae's anu '''' f"'"N 40 ,sso
PintAnkLr"'A' june go low
N,ors " e. H. Bsrh0rdt:
c,n,I.,o., nresume i, will crafty
YOU TO learn that have closed CON
tract today WIN Mes''S. De"'""
,'u,'" 'o' Wv Ca. ,oil,.. 81 Tho South.
or, psr;G,. Railroad upon terms that are
satisfactory. trust that your stock
holders Will not now IAN u 'hco' pump
y he" ehsason''''s ''F
'''''' W. ,r,ly
J. EDGAR THOMSON, Prest
Letters have also been receive" hutn
lne contractors. s''.'"s " 49, ,h.;r
CAV ~ Tevas when ,hcy will cnergcti.
c.lly commence the continuation of the
work. We are much please" 10 sec u'''
MI thompson n's ''',''.u ~ ,..,
,s ,,,., ,,r,,u,,', ,,ovnent IL tn. condition.
al subscript,ons will not be overlooked.
The present condition OF the company
before Congress - most amy
10. 80" 49, s.,,r,,I,, ro,or,ed un,n AS
on. or ,he rnutcs entitled TO Government
aid, aud the whole subject has been
made the specla, order i'r . nAeu '' =
ny spon Nv W. !, - again brnupbt
nm Far considcr,tiou. no doubt can be
entertained of it's passage, and then a
federal contract ior carrying mans 'no
". iI' In - ,hn os;cors nf ,be
connanv in a condition to complete the
road by the year 1870, In the mean
time the completion OF 'he o'h'I',t ny
ncss,s - ~ - ', "a,,,,.n,s from the
State Of Texas aud to another gift Of
public lands, winch are yearly increasing
~ value anu ''o es ,, w." 'a ran,
,non,.eaI,h Tho munjlicent franchises
secured to the company by the liberal
legislation OF Texas are iHiiy adequate
70 ,he .on'p'e',yn =, Wv ar;.lrn;, .nd
h ~ ,,,e 6uas, grazing and cotton
lands in the Union, but, with the federal
aid expected next winter, 'he WORK VIII
be much eSpeo'..o' 30 w !, ,yp"' ;n,a
" A. O ~. =" .md al ,o an simultaneously
NJ. nac.ac;, & s,o;,b are said To
t. LII, an, oxn.,;.ncea contractors
Thev w;l no ,oid in cash and it's couiv.
,,.n, and the com,apv after paving
than w;,, have moro than enough lief, 70
iron and soui, the road We have al.
woVs been exceedingly cautious in orr
s,o,cmc,ts relative 10 this railroad com.
many for we neither wish TO be deceived
o,rso,yes ri, Ia dece;vc otbors We feel
confident that, before TINS time next year,
there VIII be seven'y'hvc miles OF tue .
7. road IN running order' al paio io'' anu
the company IN possession ct IRON 'oo,'
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-14

Saxony, rot larger than Rhode Island
and Connecticut, keeps 2. 500, 900 sheen.
England and Wales $4,000, 900 and the
whole United States only II 900 900
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-14

LAST Horns OF THE porGLAs CONVENTION.
The following is the report Of the last
hours Of the original Baltimore convcn-
,ion. which the telegraph fails 10 trans.
nit to us:
Mr. Wicklii1e, Of Louisiana, offered
the following, which be said would give
Douglas 10000 in his State:
"Resoired That il is in accordance with
the Cincinnati platform, that during the
existence of Territorial governments the
measure of restriction, whatever it may
be, imposed by the federal constitution
on the power Of the Territorial Lcgisla.
ture over the subject of the domestic re.
lations, Az the same has been or shall
hereafter be iisatly Determined by tho S,i.
premc Court of the United States, should
be respected by all good citizens, and en-
forced with promptncss and fidelity by
every branch the General Government. y
Mr.. Paine, Of Ohio, called for the pre-.
vious question, when the resolution was
adopted. The convention then, after the
passage Of several unimpoatent rcsola.
tons, adjourned sine DE
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A "uRIxmo" PA1ALLgL.
fFpm the Chicago Tn
buac.
.. tt0.s..r


se.n,, tho fh,rA~o tn FROM HOLLIS ~. Len
bunc don.
aBr LINCOLN. TON sArxW
Mr. Lincoln ssaMis Tom saycss sss,sSs
ak Sse, f,ur inchssh Ave feet eight and u
in nj. stockings lin half in his Stockings
ram, IA muscular and III. frame ia Muscular
wiry. His arms arc and wiry lii arms
long lis lower limbs arr long for his height.
are 10, dsproportion- aud his lower limbs
81 to h,s body. he Will pscrort,oced ~
steps with his head in his body. Ills head,
clincd forward His which he carries ~.
head sits well on his tie forward. u set well
shoulders. and Is large IN h,s seoaIsssrs. and
and well prcPortionesi his neck shows great
bc,ok,ning power in oil power. Ills nose would
n. deyelopnypts A b. Roman. hat for tho
slightly Roman nose u blows that have Hat
vide cut mouth and q tened and spread II to
lark eomul,xiop, with his face his mouth il
ia, ann,arnncc of hay large and scanned with
ing been weather beat old cuts, nnd MS com
en- complete the de- pleNton Is d"rS Oh
scription. i've.
The similarity of the men, If words
mean anything, Is complete and the
parallel will end on the first Tuesday of
November next, when Lincoln will go to
grass, AS Saycrs did.
' TnE SgcEpER's CoNvN>uoS We learn
by the report of the proceedings ct the
Democratic Convention that nominated
Breckenridge and Lane, that the follow
ing States were represented
Vermont delegate, Massachusetts, Is,
New York responded, Pennsylvania re
] a h.1. NarNtylnd
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ANNOUNCE
ma DISTRICT ATTORNEY.


..~.,~vv
~ o..'AAs4
IhOa .nA .s ,.,,.,.t r'.,.s. =, ,he ,,.,ng
A.~ .sss.r~
a. ..,,.. =, H.,
Sosx NcCLARTY' Of Ra.s county. .. Candidate
eof the o4ce N District Attorney N 'he e'h 'ad'o'a
District, q ~ essdssx Ans~'eNs"'"'
CNARas&s D. AooRh ns cs~d'aa. 20, sas asss
kDs'fcs Ast..y q soe s'h 1Ia'eiai ps''''' al wv
ssaMS AnSa'. e'ec''"'
a. y. b,HN y s'Ann'"t.' ',I n.'Na- N,.',"',
~ 81 l0d'f"' Ds'e''" VIC 'n'""s ""s'''
s'ss''oe'
u. Wu.LlAasvS ~ .anh.als .n ns s'.,,'a
AW'fnsy oi we p'n ''"'o'' "'''"''" ~ WV '''''s
~. WILLIAMS. candidate for ,hc etsee of
n1ts.et Attorasy Of the SIXTH Judicial District At
the ensuing Ansst election.
~, rx,,rr ,rsr,~v
49, :, ,ouv
wsae assnors,sd - 'nhaanc we MANS o. c so"S
VI n.'s@'o ~ - y, ia sn-ain, A.
~. . ,""ms VI "-'''''' '''
ut.,sn,,r,- b. .si,., e.. d, .,ec,i.,, 4,
~ uhsTMN , ~ ~ -. f,a,,, =, "a.
ss.~ins Aass., election.
GEORGE LANE il a Candidate for t'h~f Justice Of
usrrlsoa county !. III. ensuing Augast e!e,ilon.
-
.
JOHN Z. "AhHls !. ,Asa'as'1 '"s ,ounp .'s'"
a', ~ vs. .'''"h ~ co..
hLpHd'i' = . ,a'1inae ~. .'.,.5
ALEXANDER woopsLL y candidate for
rm.,r',,,,n,,ss -. .,...,a e,,,,
"D'',r'' :, - ss','ia' ,,s, 'is',on
ran ...rs.op
run "ss
T. W. y w tsph ua"a .s,, ~. ~.
SO ~ Sg'ee''' " wy '"~''"s "'s
clAElIs y nfpEli tand'aaie '.t Is
I'D, ''' ''>
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-14

TINS Daorru.-T-he drouth still continues
For weeks the thermometer has stood a, a bun
bred and over in the shade Each day seems to
exceed it, predecessor in intensity Of hes, and
suliriness TN saturday, the Thermometer, we
are told stood IN tho shade, at the railroad Of
fee a. ., and On the West side Of the square
in the interior Of brick houses at III In the
interior Of the Courthouse conceded to he the
coolest place IN town, it stool Ut lO3. The air
was " hot as If it came from over a furnace.
The corn crop is ruined beyond redemption, and
we have every reason TO fear that the cotton
crop will share the same a'c. The mos. Of the
cotton is scarcely lG inches high, and the squares
are falling Of.
The State Gazette seems to tbiuk that the
accounts Of this droath are over estimated This
il sad mistake The disaster is greater even
than men are willing to admit. II will approach,
IN some portions of the State nearly If not quite,
to famine. and we have every reason to believe
Il win be necessary 10 call the Legislature to-
geller TO rass laws 70 postpone the collection of
debts until another crop is made. Such is the
actual condition Of affairs, extending from the
Rio Grandc TO the Ouachita river in Louisiana,
and how FAR Eastward We know not, aud from
The Gulf to the 33rd parallel Of latitude with
perhaps here and there favored farm or neigh.
borhood And yet, to read tae newspapers one
would suppose that 'olerahly fair crop vas be.
ing made.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-14

npA. James l., Iandrum aud John ". Nath
ews, who waylaid and brutality murdered Robin
son and Talbot in Houston county, and for
whom liberal reward was offered. wc are graf.
flied to learn have been arrested and it Is 10 he
hoped. will be punished as they dnservc. The
hanging Of Icw murdcrcrs in Texas wouA
work statutory reiorms,icn.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-14

INC new gold mines discover 10
T., paso are about twenty miles ~
road Travelled BY the Overland 81
and about days journey from /"
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-14

sfA- ON Saturday last Thermometer placed
IN the hot sand IN the street quickly marked
/ ~ 'lrere.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-14

sn- y. r. Clark. late editor Of the Waco
sou'hernrr % ieii
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-14

7 Tug NorE. The vote on the last pal-
lot in the Baltimore Convention, which
nominated Mr. Douglas, was as follows /;
Fer Dopgias Maine. : ; New liamp-
shire, 8 Vermont, j. Massachusetts,,
10; Rhode Island. 4 Connecticut, 81 ;
New York, 80 New Jersey, u F; Penn
sylvania, 10 Maryland, "a Virginia,
3: North Carolina Alabama, 9; Lou
islna, 6 Arkansas. / Missouri, y +;
Tennessee, Kentucky, 3 OHIO, 20 ,
Indiana, IS Illinois, II Michigan, & ;
WISCONSIN, ) Iowa, 4 Minnesota, 4 ;
Total, 1914
For Byeo.iprldgs -- Pennsylvania,
Connecticut. IA
For Guthrie Pennsylvania. u Mis-
souri, u Kentucky, lA-5s
The total number was, therefore. 1874
The whole number Of the full convention
is 3o3 Those not voting OF seeding
were therefore losi
The number Of States voting was p.
The absentee States were Dclawa axe,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, NJ .a-
s.ssppi. Texas, California and Oregon
Those eight States were joined by the
Louisiana and Alabama delegations,
claiming to be regular representatives.
making ten States aud 10y portions Of
Vermont, Massachusetts,. New York,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia. North
Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri
and Arkansas. This makes the twenty
one states represented or voting IN the
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ed- We cannot understand why |, "a that
Collins who was mnlc'cd in the sum OF $4,000
Tor publishing a printed Islander on a school
mistress at Crockett, was not prosecuted by the
state II Was ono OF the most scanslslously oh
scene productions we have ever noticed For
Il was composed in the form Of doggcral poetry
r. ~ asserted, this obscene production was dis
.ributed at the school house among inrocrnt
young girls, and pro'niseuoas'y in the comma-
uiW the whipping post and the pilory oagh, to
have followed its publication.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-14
THE BILL AID EVERETT HsxrIxG

On Saturday Last the Opposition party Of
Harrison county held Bell and Everett rssin.
cation meeting .: the Courthouse in this place
The occasion called ont the cading Bcilwcttcrs
and limited samber of the rank and file, bat
little in,crrst seemed TO bc si in the procec'lings
We are inclined to believe that a large majority
Of the Opposition are Disguised with the attempt
to impose upon the intelligence Of the country,
by substituting motto for platform and dcdg
INK the real issue in this canvass, the equality OF
the South m the Union They do not like the
idea OF slenouocing the Brcekinridrs and lane
platform rs seciional for maintaining doctrines
which they believe TO be correct, and are dis
posed not to commit themselves tao hastily 10
D.li and Evere,t, until they have examined
their ap,eoc,cnts and noted their chances OF
success In other words we believe, that a ma
jori,y Of them no, only wish 10 he placed in a
proper attitude Themselves, as individuals but
d,.src TO witness. in this contest, united South.
Col. y. v Board thought the me ting pfsma.
tire. but bis coun-cls were overrucd. Rssoia-
,ioN were passed denounciug the administration
and the democratic party " corrupt. and ans
tanning the Black Republican Covojc commit
tee. Speeches were made by kIi II Baxter
and Col. Woodson, the arst Of whom processes to
be fife-ea,or and Of eonrsc excessively ultra
and the oiher union shrckcr opposed to The
democratic platform on account oil i,s southern
sectional character. AID who believes tina, Con
cr,xs posscsses unlimited control over the tcrrio
ries The literary merit Of the speeches WA mi
very high. Baxter seemed 10 be "Sf Of his hceis
The most remarkable expression he uttered
was. that Douglas soi upon the Democratic
party at Charleston and squasaei it The
gentleman hardly acquired this elegant die
ton at college, and we presume il was studied
,ribute to those whom he llas designated ns the
" wool hat boys" Woolson was as jealous and
enthusiastic AZ we ever knew him, albei, hc has
no, bcen usually found wanting in fcryency and
zeal "Out OF the fnllness Of the hear, tho
mouth spcskeih would scarcely apply to him
Tor although be talked much be said but little
md sl,a' little nigh, have been compressed ii
very short space. HIS style WAS earnest. but
no, very pointed and his confusion Of dAtcs was
remarkable We think, however the aif,i'
turned ont mach better than MSS anticipated
by those who got it up. Curiosity obtained
them better meeting than they expected, sne
those who were not prepared to precisely en-
dorse what was done, KEEP. silent.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-14

This letter nc have hces compelled 20 li- o-er
fof he viri M room
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-14

Dt3y- In orr notice last week Of the difficulty
which happened at the lake on the 4,h Of July
we din not intend as some have imagined, 10
treat the affair with lcgty. We desire, at all
times, to see the law rgidly enforced. but no, to
excite prejudice against man Who niay he H..
noceut. In this case VIC did not hear \ syilnble
Of the testimony. aud expressly stated that We
knew no,hiag about Il. II turns out that the
man shot Mt was Frenchman instead of Ger.
man. Mr.. II. S. Allen was bouad over in The
sum Of 81 900, instead OF $500. US stated by us,
and bis brother in bond $500. We are GER
tanly rejoiccd that the difficulty resalted with
cut injury n any one.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-07-14
FOR CONSTABLE

%. Matsr JOHN MlSpEN i,s Candidate tof Treas.
urer II Harrison County. II the easning Ausas,
election.
ALEX. SANDERS I. Candidate for re'elscs''n TO
~ ooce Of Treasurer OF Harrison county At tae
aaiax August election.
A. O. SGOGcISS Ia a candidate for Treasurer of
Harrison county at the ensuing August election.
Rev, THOS SANFORD Il a candidate for Treas.
are. o. Harrison conn,y al ,he en-a.as Angus, elsc
ton.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-03-28
VALUABLE TOBACCO LAND
FOR SALE.

TUE -uh.rriet wishing dispose of tract of land.
takes ih.s meth u II lsi.s.n,ng f.tssc, tai-rf-
where lhsy csn iad al bassln ~ lni n.Ir i,r to
none iDI rai.ing rlracrn. The rai ifa.i rs "a llis
Nsdhefn part af Utsngr county. ~ iains Ihs iinis
~ Mrs Rirhri fifef Aesaaisr AHdrr-,si aud ihrr-.
rcasuiag two huadted acres ~hirh | vii -,il On
goal terms. The sfdlsnd !. veil iinl,rfea with pine
anI aak. Any psrs,n ss- 4 ptnruting ga,i
riiniaitnn viii ds srll 10 c,l ms, hsHs neif
liulhss Acaieny. hy adits stins - that office.
a. an tlrisrnnnrJ 10 srll.
DAVID r. CLARK.
Oeis,hrr A. IL Sin.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-03-28
nIxrs ~ snElp nNspANpRY.

From -umr account of The interesting ,Ii,
cns,inu II sheep llu.bandry b, The r"nror,
Fa,mers' Ciub, gwen 10 the n. T.. Farmer
W. gaihrt the Hems brlow.
RrrIaimlng pastures b, keeping sheep up.
On ilirm, uasIrierred toby lion. NJ. Brown,
Mho mrntinn. d q tract ol lanJ in Plymouth
county fprhsrly - covered with briars aud
rose bu.ic. that il Nas almost iapns.tblr II
walk tltongli II. lle saw II last Tall. aud il
IVES beaaiiiul green pasture, Nth a s,nu,ll
surface, aud n"i busl, or briar upon u. u
had been iccl.imri y, The use VI sicrI
alone.
Oi sleliering sheep, the same speaker said
h. would allow them to tun 10 aud aut I"
lhr barn ~ will, all winter. IL thar. coils
weather, When the lhr.mcnrirr vas brloW
zrin. ihr, would IT, on The litiri ~ the ,a,d
" hen Il was damp. even u warm. the, @nal'
lie IL The barn. ihry should hc allowed I,
l.llnw Their Instincts IL ihis ,espect.
The cost nf keeping sheep per yer. aa'
ESTIMATED by VIZ ElIiot. of krenc. n. H.. a
sl.5O each. pasturing from lhr 10Th .
April until /" showed up" 10 Nosrmbrr. wa
uorih 40 ct,., and uinirring on ha, ai.l uat
sl.lO each. A sheep required about i've
pounds uf hay daily. lie hal made nearl,
half d luad ~ ihr best manurc per sheep
usmg leaves aud straw Tor litterins th'
yards,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-03-28
IRISH POTATOES.

4 neighb"r - ours. the mnst sueers.lul
grna ~ - liish Poiatnr, that We Know. give.
u. - NJ. ihud 81 culti,aring them Wch.,e
hr,rr srtn fh,r po,aines Than he yearly tx.
hibIts. stnan hnrih az S"uth.
lie gathers together. % autumn aud win.
i,r. d iaigc ma., nI lra,es. throwing owe,
them pea brush aud "lh., trash 10 keep them
Iran Olnaing way. ~ planting tins,
@hirl, lnr ilr nam siup I. abeut The lir.t 81
March. lie zig. trrith eight - ten niche.
deep, The ai,ih 81 the .paiir. and 10 The bnl.
tnm Sl this he mark. hlile tuIrnw with the
hur, that tie p.lat". set, mat AL be ~ line.
IL ihi, lur,1w the tui poi.iu are Pla, c,l
ab ~ eight luehe, apart. ihr, are co,etr,l
With a goOi rosi nf m.Bnfe. aud Thea ihr
earth = h..lri over ihem. lea,,ng The sur.
lace IL lhr trrnrh i litile brlnw tie general
lt,rl. ~ orlrr that the potato plants has rr.
tr.,- aud rei,I Bear them all the rain that
lail.. When al danse' 81 i,nst j. "trr. I
gnul lh,sk nUlchins q lra,es i th,owa ari
he ~hule plot. II i better u Jnre suon af
fr,r rain. and nnr lIa.h thrown over I,
keep the lra,e. ~ place. The lr.nthe'
should be .b.ui ihtee I'.et apart irpm ren.
ire i" centre The lra,rs must not he put
on loo ~. ~. II applied before the itnsi'
a,r o,rr. the rldnt> are much more tn,ian.
grr.d ll,.r.hy lhs r,aprali y i,"n BEL
~ damp lr,S.s mssts the temperature Al
lhs ~ surface much inari Than - nuiaprief
etoupd 80 thai irt.t -,ate,a y trephbl,
ri,.a hrrr ma, pinss iaiai q trnd,r ptant'
il mui,hrd. &s,h fid aud f.,e,.dr.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-03-28
nINrs oN coRN cuLruRE.

The Grnessrr Farmer has the following
sensible rena,k. On The cultivation of cern
ss have spent considerable time and mo.
IN experimenting allh thu varsnu, fertilizers
irr indisn corn. We know the Importance
II the subject, lmt We are saii.fieb that E. r
ihr cnentry AZ large, good pinulng. pnper
preparation ol thr lam, earl, pianiing. and
gnn aud ,l,oruugh after culture. are af far
grea,rr inportaaee Throughout the ,a-i
euln-ero~ins rrgIou pi Americs. il We can
,rm.,e siagnant water. prepare The land
properly, plant in goud sea -on. and use the
horse hue freely. the soil in the majority oi
easr.. ., iich enough to produce far and re
nuncrati,e crops ni corn. Still, nnlik-
wheat aud other cereals. il il impossible II
make land tuO rich for rorn; and u shonld
be bnrne IN mind. that il cost. no more to
rlant and cultivate crop OF earn that w.lI
yield sixts bushrl. per .s,e, than nne that
weld. only thirty bushels. OF ofe"ar-r. The ,nosI
pru6iablr land Tor rofn u that whnh i nv.
fnally rcli : To. rich for wheat but, IN the
New England States. yer, profitable crops
are raised "n Ioot ..,l by ihr all If ha,y
n,auuring. L,i Bartlett ss,.: "Gi thirty
h,e cr.ps 81 Indian corn offered Tor rrem un,
| IL Ma-sachusrit.. th. a,rragr prnfi o,er all
.aprn.rs exceeded IS per acre. II ]. The
orinion of m4ny gool farmers. that manure !,
NOR. pro6tably applied TO c"rn than to ans
"thrr CT p. An excellent ia,m'r ~ ihl'
heighbnthoOd thinks lhe cheapest way Il
llsse ,Ipn Is pn cln,er .ml. Hr let's the cl".
ser grow az l.ig a. pn,s,ble ~ the -pr,ns
and then Turn, Il under ju., bri"rr planting
Tie cUrn. The rin.rr iurn,shr, MANURE. and
/ hr saws the wuris. al,o feed on u ani seldnu
,pjure the corn. A HANDFUL Of plaster scat.
tered on the hill before the ti,-t huring. i
genrraIl, considered profitable 10 tbs sec.
| tIOp."
The statement Of Mr.. Bartlett, (gond aU.
ihori'yl Tat The average prufii on the pre-
MUM ,rnp. ui corn i, s5l per acre IL Ma..
sachu sits. ap,ra,s in,r.dl"le II ,hoas Ih'
vantage III Ranuir and oi careful cnltlss'
tlun.