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Tho supromo Court Of Massachusetts has re-
contly roulorof decision defining the liability
OF telegraph companies for tho failure to deliver
moHBagcs, which 1t IL important for tho public
everywhere to understand. Suit had boon
brought to recover tho Hon. William Parsons'
prico OF lecture tho commissions OF his agents,
nedpnth l. Fall, and tho expenses Of tho Rochester
Lecture Committee In providing hail. adver-
tisiug, etc., for Mr.. Parsons lecture, Mt which
llo did not appopr according to announcement.
Tho dispatch which ilodpath E Fall Ind sont
to AIr. Parsons to moot this engagement
And neycr reachod him, by mistake
Of the. operator. Hence tho suit. Tho unan-
in,oua docislon Of tho Massachusetts Supreme
Court was as follows As tho message was writ
ton OIL tic Comrnuy'a blanks, 1t was subject to
tho printed torms upon which tho Company ro-
coivol 1t. Tho Company provided the opportu-
nifty to tho public Of iuauring and repeating meH-
Bagcs at small additional cost, and declined to
become responsible whom this opportunity was
neglected. Tho stipulation WAS q reasonable
| ono, and tho aonder OF tho message waB to blame
for not ayaillng himaeli Of 1t, whether ho hat
| real tho printed notice on the telegraph blanl
Or not. The Court hold that tho error was no
, 1873-04-22

tho moral bottom and ntrongsh Of anti-slavory
prlnoip1oH mud purpouon. So strong was this
conviction that tho Republican sonators form
ally requested Mr.. Lincoln TO romoyo him from
tho Cabinet aB IN obstacle md n hindranco to
tho Union cause.
We advert to those circumstances not to do
tract from Nlr. 8owards well-enrlod ronow1l, but
to enter our protcst agninst Mr.. Adans'
broad assertion that 1t was Mr. Seward,
rathor than Mr.. Lincoln, who guided
our cotrso through tho appalling compost.
1T our opinion, notthcr Of t]orn guided 1t wholly,
but Drr. Seward guided it far less thnn n1r. Lin
coin. AFR. Lincoln was hlmaolf guided ohcily
bypublio opinion and by events, aud In tho Cub
inot ho was guided lcss by Mr.. Seward than by
Mr.. Stanton,
, 1873-04-22

Don Carlos has ropoated to n newspaper cor
respondent tho familiar story of tho wrongs OF
his grandfather who should layo received tho
Spanish throne which WAS given to isabella, In
violation Of tho salto inv, which excludes female
mombors Of tho family from tho succession. 1lo
moans to continue the struggle until ho rogaina
lila rights. His eclome for tho government Of
Spain is constitutional monarchy, somewhat
lko that OF England, In which tho provinces
should govern themselves in nll but national
affairs, and in which tho oltofpowor Of the State
should rosldo In OorteH elected freely BY tho
pcOpfo.
, 1873-04-22
OUR INDIAN POLICY,

Rocent events on tho Western frontier have
shown worry concusiyo1y that tho nlch-vauntod
policy of the Administration in it's deallugs with
hostile Indians is miserable failure, and that 1t
ia costing many liyos and IN enormous amount Of
money to carry out tho sentimental tloorioa of
tho Vincent Colyors, besides afrording m OPP
portuuity to o long rotinuo Of spoculators aud
tllieying Indian-tradors to enrich Themselves, by
ceiling whisky and flro-arns to tho Indians, md
swindling them out Of their annuitios. Tho caso
Of tho Modocs Is exactly In point. For
whole yoar, tile poaco Commission
ers have boon having "big talks s" with
ffky-tlroo numbering outlaws aud squandoring
presents upon tlonl, aud tho result has boon
tho murder of ono of tho noblest officers in tho
army aud OF ono Of tho Ponce Commissioners
| mud IN expensive war to drive thom ont Of tho
| Lava-Dod, which may last. no ono knows how
long. During this trining and di1ly.dallylng,
tho Molocs havo fouul opportunities to sond
their runners among tho tribes Of Northorn Cali
fornia and Southern Oregon, urging thom OIL to
war, 10 that now u general outbreak Ia feared.
4 conflict rocontly took place OH tho Upper
| Plato, In which tho Govornmo1,t troops wero
routed by band OF ohoyonnep, aud 1t is only a
fow days ago that tIlroo surveyors woro killed by
another baud Of ChsyonneB in tho Indian Torri-
tory. In tho face Of such outragca aH
these, the President ia calling upon tho Govern
or of ToxaA to pardon two Klowas, Hatanta u1d
Big Troo, who 'woro sentenced to imprisonment
for life, tlroo yeara ago, for murder. Thoao tive
ilends were caught lu tho act of murder, ant
woro proved to hayo bcon guilty Of numerous
murdorous outragos, mud yes, upon tho petition
Of tho representatives Of tho Quaker policy, It Ii
proposed to turn tleAo tigors loozo agaln, witt
10 other soourity than tho declaration OF tht
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head mon Of tho tribe to which tlioy belong, tint
they arc aorry for tlaoir conduct III tho cnao OF
q white man WHO had committed hundreds of
murdorg THU ploa would havo no oifoot. Whoro-
n do these two Indian ,nurlerors, who hnvo boon
tho terror Of tho Texan frontier for years, DO
sorvo s.toh distinguished consideration
Tho folly Of temporizing with Iudlans in artna
Is shown by tho sucooss Of Con. Crook in Ills
doalings with tho Apacl,cs, who have doflod tho
Government for twenty yearo, and who u'donos-
edly layo been tho worst md most anvnBo OF oil
tho triboa Con. Crook waH attended ny no
Quakors Or ponco Commissioners. I1o Ind no
"big tnlks," md no proHents to givo. His only
dealings with tho ApachoH woro through
tho medium Of bali cartridge Ho gaTe
thom no rest by day or night, pursued
them Into thoir fastnoaacs, and smoto
them hip and thigh, md kopt up
this sort of fighting with such: determined
vigor and portinacity tint ut Inst tho Apnchee
begged for poace acknowledged themselves Do
foatod, surrendered Themselves, md gavo up
their arms, and oven aent out thoir runners to
bring In tho outside Indiana. Tho Goncral thon
announced TINT lle would place thom on roserva-
tions, treat them humanoly, and mako thom no
promiaoa which l1e would not fulfill. Gen. Crook
has Ind no difficulty In suhdning md pncifyipg
ono of tho most powerful aud savage Of tho
Indian triboa in worry fow months. How is it
TINT 1fty-throo miHorab1o Modoo outlaws
and murdorers havo boon ablo to dofy the
United Btatos Govornmont for ovor yoar2 Tho
nnswor is plain ono. Con- oroo1s, in bis last
bout with tho snvagos, lad no Quakors or Ponce
Commissioners to trip Ills hcels. IA long, as IN
Indnn was In arms, thoro was no peaco fofhim.
He troatod them as every outlaw ind murderor
would DO treated who poraistod in dofying tho
authoritioa. Tho result is, Tint today tho peo.
plo Of Arizona, where tho military arm Of
the Government Inns been felt, are safo
from further outragoH, while tho people
Of Northern California and Southern Oregon
and tho Indian Territory, whore tho Poaco Com
miBsonors are tomporizing with Indians in arms,
aud traders and spoculators nro swindling those
not in arms, tho people aro constantly insecure.
Meroiloss punishment to every hostile 1ndian,
and humanity to those who submit to tho ordore
Of tho Government, is tho only Indian policy
which is OF any avail. When onco they do Bub-
init, thon it is tho duty Of tho Government tt
protect thom against the rapacity OF Indian
rings. Undor such policy 1t is possible to have
| 1,anrn
, 1873-04-22

Congressman Waldou, Of Iowa, ono OF tho out
going membcra Of tho lant CongreHs voted
ngainBt the aalHry sten, but it IL said, pookotod
his sharo when he reached tho safety OF private
life. uo has boen named recently as possible
candidate for Lieutenant-G Governor next full, and
has distributed bis back pay among the pupils Of
the public HoAoolH in his district, giving oach ono
3 cents. Whether this aclion improves hia
chances may 10 doubted, as aomo Of his constit-
uents resent boing treatca aa recolyors Of stolen
goota
, 1873-04-22

Tho Chicago produce markets we're excited
yesterday, mud gcnernlly highor. Mess pork was
active. and advanced 8l.50 per brl, closing 81.00
htglor than on Saturday, ut $500 cash. and
918.50@18.55 seller Juno. Lard waa active, and
o5o per 100 tbs higher, closing ut $8.85@s.00
cash, and sol0@o.12>1 sellor June. Meats
wero quiet and 10 por Ii higher, at 0ss@03lo
for shoulders, 83G@89lo for short ribs, $4,000
for short clear, and 1O@12o for sweet picked
hama. IIighwiuoH woro quiet and un-
changed at BIO per gallon. Lake frelghts woro
dull aud nominal at 15o for corn to Buffalo
, 1873-04-22

IN old trunk, which was sont on from London
10 Now York last month, and waR said to contain
wearing apparel which had boon in use, Was
seized Yesterday, by order Of tho counsel Of tho
Bank Of England. When opened, 1t WAS
found to contain old clothoa mar rkol
George Didwell, and in the clothes when
unroled were found $780, Of tho identical
United Statod bonds which wore tho fruitB OF
the Didwell-N Mcdonnell forgeries. Tlin leaves
the gang o1ly $4,000 Of their plundor for fight,
ing their way through tho courts.
, 1873-04-22
THE TRAFFIC IN YOUNG GIRLS.

Tue outrage which has boon brought to tho
notice OF tho Chicago public as hnvlng occurred
In tho Mclaughlin don, in the West Division, is
Of kind which iufosts oil largo cittee, and
which It Booms particularly difficult to reach by
tho law. Tho complaint has recently boon mado
In tho English Parliament, that tho walks of
prostitution aro recruited ohloay from young md
Immature girls. It has boon found that q largo
proportion Of the confirmed prostltutes Of Eng
liBh citiea aro girls undor 10 years Of age. Tho
Police Iuapeotora have testified boforo commit
teo Of Parliament, TINT tho yant ma
iorlty of prostitutes were made 10
from seduction undor tho ago of 15 !;
that danclng-saloonB arc tho ainks of vico to
which tlloy arc lurod that old prostitutes and
yillainous proourorB havo aloptol tho practice
of working upon Children to swell the lists OF
prostitution. As D. n,oanB Of checking what
soema to bo an organized traffic in young girls.
bill las recently boon introduced into Parlia-
mont to amond tho exiating law goyorning &c.
duotion caaoa.
|: Tho English laH OH seduction, na 1t now
stands, ia good dca1 Of bllrleaqno. 1t pro-
tocta all prosumptivo Increases untlor tho ago oi
al years. Tho abduction Of favorodyoung WON.
an who has wcaIth Or position to look forward
to iH felony, md 10 puniahablo with pena
soryitudo. This summary procoBs docs not ap'
ply, however, to tho young girls In humble
apheros Of lifo. As it il among tho lattor tlla
tho greatest temptations aro offered nnd ths
greatest hardslipu follow seduction, and AZ tht
"preslmptiyo holrosses" aro largely protoctot
by their own position i'll lfo and llor soclal sur
roundngB, tho law appears to 10 rolio of aris
tooraoy that might we'll DO obllteratod III tn
progress Of democratic government. For th
Young girls OF tho humble oasaos which noto
riously turn out tho gro@t majority Of tho publ
womon, tho English law provides that seduction
usldor tho ago Of 10 shall bo felony; botwoon III
agoY OF 10 and IA tho samo Grim
becomes simple miadomoanori afte
TINT age thoro is no remedy except q
action at law for recovering tho valn
of tho girls services during tho tio sho was dlf
ablod from work for tho benefit Of parents c
, 1873-04-22

Flour WAS moro aotlyo and Bhade 1tnior.
Wheat was activo hi options. and 192o higher,
closing ut s1.2111@1 .22>G caah, and elias sellor
May. Corn waH aotIvo. nnd 20 lighor,' closing ut
$50 cash and 8s}6o sollor May. oats woro more
active, aud 1@t11fo higher closing nt 29@2O11o
cash and 2o9@o aoller May. nyo was quiet and
atoady at O7c. Darloy was dull and unchanged,
at G91G@75o for No. 2. Hogs woro active md
firm at s5.20@5.50. Cattlo woro stoady. eloop
Mero acarco and nominal.
, 1873-04-22

Con, Pieltan, tho now Captain General Of
Cuba, was received at Havana yesterday by .
large concourso, not ono Of whom raised cheer
or uttered word Of welcome. Tho keynote
poal to tho aoldiors to nuke nn-
other effort to crush the rebellion,-
which he boliovos ho can crasll with the aid Of
tho loyalists. He promises tho insurgents for
givenoas If they submit ; unrelenting war II they
continue thpEr resistance.
, 1873-04-22

The Baltimore american, which considers
CATCH" thinks brr. Colfax ono Of those mon
#o cannot spare from public life. It
besoechos him, for tho sake Of his coun-
try, to run for Congress from South
Bond. One incidental result of his election,
which ho could gain by tho 1argest majority hia
diatrict has ever given, would bo to give crush
ing reply to tho Credit Gobilier ISLANDERS.
, 1873-04-22

employers. Tho proposition is to amend tho
proaont Inv 30 as to mako tho seduction OF
girl undor tho ago Of Il Il felony, aud to enable
tho victim herself, after tint ago, to bring On nc
tion at 1aw ngainat her gotl1cor In her own namo
aud fur l,or own bcneft. Tho objections nhdo
to tho proposed amendment nro those: l. That
the English Inv authorizes tho marriage Of girls
Of II years Of ago, and, If thoy aro qualified thon
to consent to marriage, 1t is not reasonable to
snpposo that tlloy do not know the meaning Of Il
departure from 1ifo Of vrtuo. g. It in foarod TINT
authorizing personal suits for damages on ao-
count Of seduction undor the ago Of q yoara
will DO productive OF moro evil than good, by
holding out IN induconent to y1old to seduction
In tho hopo OF securing q subsequent reward.
TAeBo objections, however, arc founded upon
technical constructions Of tho law, and fail to
command worry much respect. Tho probability
is, tint Parliament will amend tie law as pro-
poacd.
Tho whole subject has been suggcsted by tho
Infamous practices Of abductfng and ecducing
young girls, Of which tho Mclaughlin
GADo lii tA1Ao t4t3 IN AeAA 0s*1E"e'
Ono mombcr OF tho Houae declared that
it. was hoart-ronding to noto tho number Of
young girls in the fnotory towns who had boon
aoducod under the age Of 1t, and were about to
become mothors. He mado tho point that 1t WAS
absurd to project children from working in fac
tories under oortain ago, and at tho same time
to permit them, under tho low, to aaaont to their
own seduction; and held that. II thoy were to
bo treatod aa children OF tendor age In ono caso,
thoy should be In tho other. Tho Society for tho
Rescue of Young Women and Children reported
TINT most Of those who ontorol their institution
had boon aoduccd boforo thoy woro ii years
| old, and many Of thom at an earlier period than
| could be gonorally approhended. 1t will not be
! donied that 1t ID bottor to protect young girls
from seduction than to try to reform thom after
they havo boen aeducod II 1t is possible to do
A. Inv making it d felony, punishable with ponal
aorvitudo to soduco girl under tho ago Of ID
years, would accomplish good deal in this way,
| whether In England or in this country.
, 1873-04-22
TERMS or THE Tribune.

TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION tpArAnIr m ADVANCED.
DalJy ty mall ...8 AMrdey............8H.HR
Trf.Wookiy........ U.0O Weekly ...... ...... G'OO
Parts of yoar at tho salso ratio.
To ptoyont delay and mistakes. bc and Rtvo Post
un,cc address In full including State and County.
Do,pttancca may e tnatlo ottcr bydrnf oKpro' Poss
Ot]co ordcr Or tn registered lottots At our rlsk'
TERMS TO CITY HunBCH1pEnA.
Daily ,osero Sunday e1oeptod' q cents PR oo Wook'
Nsny{{ aI{rcsa m' TILE TRIBUNE COMrANYs.
Cofuor h}ndiaon and DoashoEn'st1.. Chicago ILL
, 1873-04-22

To-day tho Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
will be in New York to open tho bids for furniah-
ing annuity goods to DO distributed among the
Indian wards Of tic Government.
, 1873-04-22

Coy. Kellogg makcs light OF tho refusal
Of the McEnory pnrty to pay their taxea. Col
Lotions, ho says, aro mado rapdy and easily,
aud have amounted to s254, 1000 in the first
quarter Of this year, against 9133,000 for tue
samo period last year.
, 1873-04-22

OF such character that tho Company could not
legally contract agafust liability. Writing and
delivering tho meaaago OF a paper combining tho
instructions to this effect closed tho contract
and mado 1t binding,
, 1873-04-22

Caldwell, Of Kansas, has got judgment against
the United statos on claim of 9300,8Go for
army transportation in 1866. This will more
than mako good tho Losses in his unfortunate
Senatorial speculation.
, 1873-04-22

Tho proposal to repeal the law limiting DAM
agoa for doath by railroad negligence to $4,000,
las been reported upon adversely by tho Rail-
road Committee Of tho House, and Its report is
approved by that body
, 1873-04-22
To.pAy's ADJUSTMENTS.

bf'yIOKEn'B TIIEATRE-bIadison atroot bstwoen
stato and Dearborn. Engagement Of hir Mark Smith,
ouo Hundred YoaEs DID,"
, 1873-04-22

Six Thousand square feet more OF space have
been yielded American exhibitors at Vienna, and
their articles will be received until Juno 10.
, 1873-04-22
PROTECTION TESTED BIZ RESULTS.

poacc.
PROTECTION TESTED BIZ RESULTS.
Advance Bhccts OF Consus Statistics of Manu-
which we adyiRe adyocatcs Of tho protective
theory to investigate with caro-. It will cost |
thom many weary hours Of study to devise ovon |
plausible reply to tho argument which thoso |
ofllcial statistics furnish.
From 1860 to 1860 it will be remembered, wo
woro living under d low reyonuo tarriR-tho
lowest, in fact, Which has boen tosted in this
country at any timo since tho first experiment
in protection aftor the war with England. Tho
efrocta Of this long period Of uninterrupted low
duties upon our 1nanufacturos, and the laborerB
employed therein, aro tostod by tho CENSUS Of
1860.
In 1861, an o1treme protective tariff was adopt
cd, which haB continued In fo1co to this day,
with many notifications, indood, tending gon-
ornlly to increase the obstacles to intercourse
in manufactured products between this and other
countries, but without any material change Of
character. The effects Of nine successive years
Of extromo protection upon our manufactures
and the laborors employed therein, arc tested by
tho Census of 1870.
In 1870 tho aggregate ya1do Of products Of
manufactures was a4,2s2, ,625.892; tile valuo OF
materials used VAS 81, ,488, ,291 ,952; and the nat
product, or addition to tho wealth Of the coun-
try by manufactures, WAS 81, IA .333, ,04d. In
1860, tho not product was 8854, ,25e, ,584,
40 that tho increase during tho do
cale OF protection has boon LOG pcr
cont. But the incroase during the previous
! decade waa from s46s, ,7os in 1850, to $751;
| 258, ,584 in 1860, or 81 por cont. On the other
| hand, the incroaae In capital invested in manu-
faotures during tie protective decado was 1923
per cent, while tho increase in capital invested
from 1850 to 1860 was 80 per cent. Deducting
in zach caso value Of materials and wages paid
from tho aggregate value Of products, TO find
that tho net proceeds In 1870 were 45 per cont Of
tho capital invested in 1860 they were II per
cont, md In 1860 only 40 $40 por. cent. This
sun In each caHo, represents much moro than
tho actual profits Of capital, because from 1t
must 10 deducted oil expenditure for taxes, ro-
pairs, and removals Of machinery aud buildings,
and for goods loft on hand unsold.. But 1t may
be presumed to bear tho same relation to profits
IN ehch case' o3ceps Us taSes haYe neen
Increased since 1860. Tho progress of manu.
featuring industry In profit and stability during
tho non-protectiye period from 1850 to 1860 ia
therefore represented by tho advance from 400
por cont TO 81 per cent; "h'so 'ts p'osreSs oaoA-
ward under the perloo OF oa''ea 1a'solS cal'eo
>&.l 1..41 <.ar
protective 'a 1epfoAen1oo W 'no oectoaSe 'ro"
~ pef cont TO To Per con'' 'e7S sno inoroaao u
ta1atloh e'neo t00o' = 1n'a' on7ns'e MIL W
roaa1iS 5een III 'n' 'olo"'us sap4o'
1s,o s. S4c5'9sa.7ol 1"'D'o1'
1872 4ncroaso'' ~ ~ nor ont cont
oApIrAt 1SyKsrED.
isS0. f,oo9's 's5s.Tl5 Increase, 80 Dor cent
1s7o......, 2lle.2a7.ooo Increase. .lo9s per cont
MEL f4'o'AAD" ''A'U w.ora, 4@'3' N''
1850. s227 per cent Of capital. 400 per cen!
, 1873-04-22

ACADEMY OF MUSIC IIatated street, eonth o
Madison, EnGhxonont Of Mi. F. D. ohan1fao' A''
tho A1kansas Traveller"
, 1873-04-22

h1KEN8 THEATRE-HAbash avenue, cotncr OF Con.
urcss, EusaRomont Of Stuart Robson. "Mttlo Ennis" "
, 1873-04-22

Secretary Delauo denies tho report that ho in-
tepds to 1eavo tho Cabinet.
, 1873-04-22

MYERS. OPERA aOUSE--Monroe strcet botTetn
Stats and Dearborn. Arlington, Voiton =" hoh'pio i {
1finstr.i and Bur,s.uuc Troupe. "nomco and Ju!lct
, 1873-04-22

HoDLEY,s OPERA HOUSE-Randolph ssrsot, 3D.
treon Clark aud Lasnllo'at "AlL1e." 'Tufn 11'n'
Out"
, 1873-04-22
OH Gbifago M2ibn,1e.

Tuesday Morning, April "a, 1873.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-08
About Raising Wheat.

We think we are i'm the habit of sowing
too much seed and using too little manure.
In England, where they plant the least
quantity of seed, and use more manure
than perhaps in any country in the world,
they make the finest wheat. L see in the
Tennessee AgriculturiSt an account of a
farm in Lincolnshire, England, of three
hundred acres, yielding fifty-six bushels
per acre.
We will, however, never succeed i'll pro-
ducing good crops while we sow in corn
land and scratch the seed in with bull
tongue plows. Our experience teaches us
that land cultivated in oats, wheat and
corn becomes too loose and porous to pro-
duce healthy, vigorous wheat. Our land
should be well packed by stock. Farmers
are generally agreed that clover fallow is
the best condition for heavy crop. But
we can make fine wheat by sowing oats in
the spring. The course is this, when they
get to be about half leg high, Craze them
off with milk cows or sheep, plOw again
about the last of June, sowing oats again,
not forgetting the manure, and as soon as
it will do pasture the second time. We will
then have our land i'm good condition for a
wheat crOp.-RurdL Sun.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-08
Plain Speaking.

Senator Brownlow has habit of plain
speech, which at times has been service
able to his country, and we are not sure
that his recent reply to the invitation to
attend the Congressional Convention at st.
Louis will not serve good purpose. 1t
certainly can do no harm to remind the
gentlemen who are seeking to have a
grand demonstration in behalf of sectional
Interests, that the last series of such convO-
cations led directly to civil war, and were
intended as cloak for reasonable mach
nations. We do not suppose the st. Louis
Convention has any purpose other than the
one professed, "of obtaining such national
legislation as will insure the improvement
of the present, and the opening of new,
water lines of transportation to the sea-
board" Without entering now upon the
discussion of the question, it seems plain
that to agitate it in the manner proposed
is an attempt to coerce the action of Con-
gress and the judgment of the country,
which will not be likely to meet with pub
lie approval even in the section which has
most Sympathy naturally. with the move
'ment. With the devastation of civil war
not yet decade behind us, it is not prob
able that any portion of the people will do
anything to renew the perils always latent
i'm the threats of sectiOns.-NeV York
Times
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-08
Rust i'm Wheat,

r. M. NJ, Abingdon, Va, writes the
Southern Farm and Home: "While | do
not claim to have discovered an infallible
cure for rust in wheat, L believe 1 have
found the means of preventing rust in four
crops out of five, perhaps more. You re-
member how destructive rust was to the
last crop in nearly all the wheat-producing
sections of the South. L raised as fine a
crop as ever / had in my life, and am an
old farmer, while all my neighbors crops
were ruined by rust. 1 attribute my es-
cape to top-dressing my wheat in March
with wood ashes, putting OH about twelve
bushels to the acre. 1 got the idea from (I
forget the name) which recommended
ashes not only as preventive of rust,
but as the best manure for growing wheat.
My experiment was so successful that L
mean to top-dress my crop this year if l
have to buy and haul my ashes.