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over, and the eyes shoot more vigor

over, and the eyes shoot more vigor.
ously.
The following experiment on the
growth Of potatoes was made by us
once, some years ago: Our ground
was dug in the spring, and so left
until the first of June, when it was
planted in the following manner
A piece was selected thirty-nine feet
by nine; in each row the same num-
Der of holes were made, one foot
apart; into each was put a small
portion of deeomposed stable ma
nure. The first row was planted
with large or whole potatoes, hav-
ing ten eyes, one in each hole; the
second with small potatoes, with
about eight eyes, whole, in like man
ner. Some potatoes were then cut,
as is common, for planting; in the
third row one cutting, with eyes,
was put in each hole; in the fourth
row, two cuttings, with three eyes
on each; in the fifth row, three cut
tings, with three eyes on two, and
two eyes on the other, and then all,
of course, covered with earth. When
the shoots of all began to appear
the ground was raked to destroy the
weeds, which were very small some
weeks after small quantity of earth
was drawn up to the rows; this was
all the dressing they had. believe
the less the ground is stirred the
better, if it is originally loose and
deep, provided all weeds are we'll
kept down, and killed while young.
They were dug in the latter end of
September; the result was as fol-
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FARM AND GARDEN.
Tonanto CnIfnre

A prominent and well-posted
gardener gives the RuraI World the
following items, regarding the cul-
ture of that universally admired
esculent, the tomato. OF course all
persons, especially gardeners, de-
sire to have tomatoes early. In
order to bring about this result, the
plants must be raised in the hot.
bed. They should be kept low, by
frequent transplanting, and dry
also. Our friend lays much stress
upon these two points. To raise
extra plants, give them plenty of
room in the hot-beds; at the last
transplanting, twelve inches to the
plant is not too much. Open the
sash every pleasant day in April
When they are to be transplanted
into the open ground, have your
land in good tilth run two burrows,
one with a small, the other with a
large plow, to mark the rows-not
nearer than 6 by 6 feet-6 by Z he
thinks is better: then put in two or
three fork-fulls of stable manure at
each crossing; haul on some earth,
and put your plants on this. Other
wise, choose the poorest land you
have. Before taking the plants
from the hot-bed, the earth in the
bed should be reduced to a perfect
mush, by copious watering; then
the plants can be taken up with the
least detriment to the roots. Guilt
vate every day by hoe and cul-
tivator, and in four weeks your
crop of fruit will be well set then
quit cultivating altogether and the
result will be satisfactory.
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The POtafO-New Varieties and their
Cultivation,

To the Editors of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
This very valuable esculent is now
receiving, especially in the East,
that attention which it merits. Only
the prices of the new varieties are
rather appalling. We observe, how
ever, that the price of the king of
the earliest" has been reduced from
the offering them at $40 to $50 per
tuber, or SIS an eye to S35per pound !
This is coming down somewhat, but
is still figure rather soaring to an
experimentialist, at least in our sober
Western country. Still we are glad
to see movements in this direction.
Some few kinds Ofpotatoes with US,
probably about six or eight, have
been cultivated here for long sue
cession of years, until some of them,
and among them the long favorite
one, the white "Neshannock of Mer-
GER" have run about out. 1t never
was a very prolific sort, norris it suf-
ficiently early, of course.
The Shaker Blue was once a good
variety, but not so salable as the
Neshannock. The only means taken
for a long time, was merely to
change the seed occasionally from
one kind to another, and the white
pink eye was at times resorted to as
tolerably good alternate. We need
not introduce the methods just now
of raising new varieties from the
seed. That is pretty well under
stood. But we will say a few words
about cultivation. Many of our
farmers hold on to the old method
of planting in hills rather than in
drills. The tubers grow around the
crown of the vine, like a necklace
where fine or fair stalks stand to-
gether, it would seem that only on
the outside of the hill could tubers
be formed instead of all around the
vine. Further, potatoes, we think,
are too much hilled; this turns off
the rains, and in a climate like ours,
is hurtful TO the potato, which re-
quires much moisture.
They should be cultivated, but not
earthed up after the tubers are
formed. The drills may be drawn
by the pillow, about three feet apart,
and the manure, properly rotted,
thrown into them, upon which drop
the potato; though their flavor is
better when planted in good, rich
deep, mellow ground, not manured
in the drills. The early potatoes
will stand much killing before they
are in blossom, better than the later
ones, because the early part of the
spring is generally wetter than the
later. 1t is always considered best
to cut the potatoes for sets a few
days before planting, leaving two
eyes. to each piece; the wound heal:
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Sorghum as Bee Food.

Some one having asked through
the Bee Journal if sorghum syrup
makes a good bee food, CORE
spondent replies:
al, the sorghum is good, it is
good for bees. But an inferior ar
ticle b not good for bees or any
thing else. Bees will not consume
what might be called bad article
of sorghum; and if they consume
what might be called en- inferior
article, it will have a deleterious
effect upon them, similar to that
produced by feeding an inferior ar
ticle Of sugar, or Cuba honey. In
the spring Of 1867 l had two colo
MES which were scarce of bees and
stores, or, in other words, they were
weak. About the first of April
commenced feeding them on sor
ghum molasses, which / had pro-
cured in the fall previous for family
use, having first prepared it by di-
luting with water, boiling and
scumming it. This was what
called a good article of sorghum,
and which had been purchased by
me in the fall of 1866 because it |
was good. 1t was granuIated, and
of bright straw color. The sup
ply of this being quite limited, it |
did not last long but, while it did
last, the bees consumed and stored
it away quite rapidly; were
healthy, and improving. As soon |
as my supply of this was
gone, L purchased half a gallon
OF common Sorghum molasses of one
OF our grocers, prepared it as [ did |
the other, and gave it to my bees in
the same vessels as the other; and,
after waiting Tor two days and |
nights, l could not see that they had |
either consumed or stored away
any of it. [ then procured another
half gallon Of the best Sorghum ] |
could find in town, (Which, however,
was an inferior articIe), prepared it |
and gave it to my bees as before.
Then | dissolved three pounds of |
coffee sugar, added it to what was
left, reboiled and scummed the mix
ture, and gave it to the bees. This |
preparation they soon used up. |
During the time they were slowly |
consuming the third supply of Sor-
ghum the dizziness and stupidity of |
the bees was plainly perceptible,
but when the supply of dissolved
sugar was furnished them they soon
revived, became active and vigilant,
and none died afterwards
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a Valuable Product for the south

- n ASa IN SOuAh
Whatever may add to the future
material benefit and wealth of the
great southern section of our
country is worthy of attention, as
the South, in the future as in the
past, is to be of inestimable import
ance in the agricultural and com
mercial world. The ramie, which
has been spoken of as likely to be a
valuable accession to the produc-
tons of the South, appears to be
growing in estimation in that sec
ton and elsewhere.
This plant is the finest variety of
the family of thistles, and the pro
duction of it is said to be almost
equal to silk. Its propagation in
some southern localities has been so
vigorously proceeded with that We
hear of single planter in Missis-
sippi who offers for sale 100000
plants by spring. This gentleman
says he has received this year press
ing and very large orders from those
who had tried IFS cultivation in pro-
per latitudes. At New Orleans and
Mobile orders are declared to have
poured in from all Europe for the
purchase of the rough fibre at ten
cents gold per pound. In the i'm
mense manufacturing establishments
Of Joseph Warden Il Sons, Brad
ford, near Manchester, England, it
it is said that no other silk is used
than that of the ramie, which they
mix, more or less, with cotton or
wool, and the same is done in Sax
Ony. The culture of this article
would seem to be becoming remun-
erative, and there is reason to ex-
pect that it will one day be a valu
able staple.
We learn that it is now proposed
to introduce this plant in the valley
of the Nile. We have seen samples
of cloth and dress fabrics made from
it, which fully test its Importance
and value And from a practical
source we have some information
in regard to its cultivation and
growth that, as it is likely to be OF
value, we communicate as follows
Wherever the ordinary thistle sue
ceeds--that is, where the climate is
warm and the earth not subject to
hard frc st-the ramie prospers. In
regard to the mode Of production
it is propagated by means of slips
which ought TO be placed at dis
lance from each other on every side
of from four to six feet, (givlnG
them 4 slight inclination of ahou
rorty-fye degrees, and buried to
depth in proportion to their respect
i've lengths so as to leave exposed
only about an &pch, keeping tn
ground damp, particularly when frs
planted, and carefully welded
until the shoots have attained {
growth Of nearly two feet, afte
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The best advice we can give our
readers just now is to reiterate that
given by Gen. Jackson to his sol
diers, when disbanding the vol
unteers after one Of his battles,
telling them to go home and "plant
corn. The New Orleans Picayuae
argues that our people should be
aware, from the effect of their
course during the past year, which,
while giving them a good crop of
cotton, and better still, a good price
for it, gave them also provision for
themselves, their laborers and their
animals, so that they need spend
none Of their cotton money for this
purpose, that it will not be wise for
them to go crazy on cotton this
year, and let the corn take care of
itself. Cotton is profitable, as are
other things, only when it brings a
price which pays for the cost of
cultivating it, and liberal per
centage over it. There is this dis
advantage in cotton, that while the
provision crops may be all used on
the farm, in feeding animals and
tattening them for market, cotton
can only to a small extent be made
useful or profitable without a sale,
and that As yet we have no home
factories which can materially help
us to a home market. But cotton
cannot be made to bring the better
price if it be the chief dependence
Of those who raise it whereby to
support their families and their de
pendents. 1t is said that a large
portion Of the cotton raised this
year is still in the country
OF beld up by ITS producers OF
the country merchants, to whom
they have disposed Of it for cash
OF It's equivalent. 1t has been thus
retained because the planters have
not been compelled to sell so as tC
buy food. If they had not raised
corn and potatoes, and in many re
gions, wheat, rye, rice, oats and
root crops in abundance, They
would have long since been com
PEELED to so into the market, pei
NELL, with their cotton and tax,
sShatever price might be Offered
them. They can never hope t,
have full prices accorded to then
when it is known that their neces
stiles require a speedy sale
Whether there be a short crop 0
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Our Financial and CONNER
cial Column.

Every department Of business has an imms-
diato interest in the markets of the country. and
in its financial fluctuations and condition. The
man who fails to keep himself properly ad-
vissd as to the rise and fall Of the markets. as
controlled by the laws of demand and supply
and the relative condition of the currency, l.
exposed to constant loss. and must necessarily
fall behind his nero intelligent and enterprising
nsighbors. In order to make our paper valuable
as well as interesting. we shall make this a
SPECIAL EEATURE. Our Daily Market Reports.
domestic and foreign. By telegraph. and our
City Reports, gotten up at heavy expense. shall
challenge the commentator Of our best bust
nessmen; while our current Financial Reports
from all the leading money centsrs of the coun-
try shall be fuller than have ever been pub
lished by any other journal in Tennessee.
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,.
no, the planter will always sufe1
when it is known that he is com
PEELED to sell.
We renew the cry to "plant
corn" because we find from our ex.
changes that the planters are strain
ing every nerve to plant heavily Of
cotton and risking, with gam
bler's venturesomeness, the high
est rate Of wages possibly to be
paid with large and high.priced
crop, their next years sales of cot
ton. This course is ominous of a
short supply of provisions, and a
necessity to thrust upon the market
whatever amount of cotton they
may make as soon as it is ready for
sale, to be sacrificed at whatever
price may be offered. We would
therefore urge upon our planters to
be careful how they overcrop them
selves, and to be sure that they
raise enough of provisions to be
able, next season, as well as this, to
live within their means, and upon
their home-raised provision crops,
independently of the price of
cotton. They caa then dis
pose of their staple crop when
ever the market suits them best,
and all that their cotton win bring
will be securely theirs. We do
not wish to now go into any de-
scription of the advantages beyond |
this in raising crops of provisions, |
and in raising and feeding animals |
for use and sale, though we regard |
this to be, in the long run, far more |
profitable and wealth than |
the raising so precarious a crop as
cotton; but we point our cotton
planter solely TO the fact that if he |
is dependent upon his cotton for his
provisions, he will surely be COM
PEELED to sell his cotton at a disad-
vantage. We often see in country
journals, in communications and
in editorial paragraphs, appeals to
planters not to sacrifice their cot
ton, but the indebted and provision
buying planter cannot hold up his
cotton crop without paying enorIn-
ous interest upon the time hegains
# he be able to get it, and perhaps
be compelled by the very contract
ne thus makes to sacrifice his crop
1t the very worst period of the
Ieason.
1t is only the man whose cotton
las no lien or mortgage upon it I
either for labor or the {
God Of the men or mules which i
made it, or is to make the next crop, ,
5 well as for family expenses and l
he ike, who can claim and expect G
0 get the best price of the season S
Dr. his crop. Do not deceive your !
elves, planters, by supposing that i
ecause your good crop of cotton t
asst year, following years of scarity, T
ave you a large revenue, which /
on were able to secure by waiting =
our own time to sell, which your f
God crop Of corn gave to you, that @
ais year you can be equally sure of b
5 good a price for your cotton IN a
IS you this year also have a full p
lpply Of corn and other provisions. II
wen then you may overstock the c
larket by two full crops of cotton I
one another. Until meat p
eeomes drug on our market, and i:
eople cease to eat corn and wheaten
our, you cannot have too full a n
rOp ofprovisions. q
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JOB PRINTING.

To such of our patrons and friends as
need job-work in any department. of print
ing, We would state that we are thoroughly
prepared to execute all orders at the short
est notice, in the best style of the art, and
that too on the most reasonable terms. We
have three splendid job offices consolidated
in one, and we allow no other Office to sur
pass ours in the style or cheapness of job
printing. Send in your orders and we
guarantee entire satisfaction. It is our
ighest ambition to please our patrons.
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Our Manufacturing and Do
nestle Interests.

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people to be self-reliant. and shall do what We
may be able to induce the establishment o
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end We viii pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing.
and exert ourselves to encourage the diVersif-
cation of Southern industries and the develop
ment of Southern resources.
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Assets


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. .,
State of New York, City and County Of n. ~ q
Be it remembered. that en- this sd day Of
January in the year one thousand eight hun
bred and sixty-nine before me, the undersigned
Edwin L. Corey, a Commissioner, resident in the
City of New FORK, duly commissioned and
qualified by the executive authority, and under
the laws Of the State OF Tennessee, to take the
recorded therein, personally appeared Ersstu:
Lyman, President, and George F. Sniffin, Sec
rotary. of the KnickerbOcker Life Insurance
Company, of New York, who being by me sew
orally duly sworn, did depose and say that the
matters and things as set forth in the annexed
statement by them subscribed. were true to the
best Of their knowledge and belief.
In WITNESS whereof, l have hereuntO set my
hand and affixed my official seal. the day and
year aforesaid.
EDWIN, F, COREY. Sur.
Commissioner for the State of Tennessee.
Office 81 Wall street, New York.
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In the Political Interests of
the People

TAG UNION AND AMER1cAS will take the Con.
situation and laws for its guide. adhering to the
teachings of the founders Of our government. II
will guard with vigilance and frmness the
rights of all the people, urging upon all. modera-
ton. forbearance and steady adherence to
and order. thereby enabling the people to
develop the resources and advance all the mate
rial and other interests of our State and com
mon country. Feeling that these are endan-
gered BY the revolutionary schemes of the Radi-
cal politicians, who now hold the legislative
power Of the government, we shall abate moth
ing Of our past:opposition to theirmeasures.
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NoTE-This was from a memorandum
book, still preserved. They were Ne
shannocks or what are called in the East
MERGERS, then the best potato we had ex,
cept the White Pink Eye, very large and
fine; there was hardly any difference in
the rows, either in size or quality, but in
quantity only. So much for cut potatoes.
NEWPORT, KY. E. j. III.
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Schools and Education,

We win take especial pains to ascertain the
true situation of all our school and educa-
tional interests, so as to keep our readers fully
posted in rega.d to those important matters.
Too much consideration cannot be given to the
educational interests of our State.
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STATE OF TENNESSEE, CONTROLLERS OFFICE,
Ion

STATE OF TENNESSEE, CONTROLLERS OFFICE, !
NASHVILLE, Jan. ], 1859, }
l, G. W. BLACKBURN, Comptroller Of the
Treasury, do hereby certify that the Knicker-
boxer Life Insurance Company. located in lew
York, has produced to me satisfactory evidence
that said Company has complied with all the
requirements of the laws of the State of Ten
nessee imposed on Insurance Companies; and
further certify that Isaac LittOn, Agent of said
Company, has also complied with the require
ments of the laws of the State. made and pro-
vided in such cases:
Wherefore, said Knickerbocker Life lusur.
ance Company has authority to take risks and
transact the business of insurance in this
State, at Nashville, Tennessee.
G.. W. BLACKBURN,
Comptroller of Tennessee.
By PLUNKET.
feb 93W
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CIR ocERIE s.
YARBROUGH q RUTIANl

hARBlsOUGH az RUTLAND.
WHOLESALE
GrOcers and Commission Merchants.
7e AND IS SOUTH MARKET ST.
HAVE Now IN ST0REANDTO ARRIVE.
Il so Boxes Tea. N'
500 sacks Coffee, various grades.
20 nhds. Sugar, various rades.
2O barrels Coverings Crushed Sugar.
o. Barrels Coverings Pulyerized Sugar.
50 Barrels Ex. C Sugar.
% Barrels n. o; Molasses. rs \ barrels do.
81 Barrels Sorghum w.
2V0 Boxes Star Candles. $50 Boxes Soap.
5l9 Barrels Black Lick Flour
50g Barrels white wheat Magnolia FIour
S90 Barrels jackson Mills Flour, ass'd brands
100 Barrels Ruby Mills Flour.
100 Barrels Iglehea7t Flour
so Boxes and Id. Can Oysters.
90 Boxes Cheese. 20 bbls. 2. B, Potatoes.
togsLher with large assortment of miscellane-
Gus droceries too numerous to mention.
Our Liquor Department Is we'll atoelxed
with Old r. G: Whisky. Nos. l, 2 and 8; imported
Wines, Brandies. Gins. etc, all of which we
oter to the trade at tho lowest market prices for
Cash. YARBR0UGH 4 RUTLAND.
76 and Is South Market st.
lanzO u Nashville Tenn
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