AGRICULTURAL.

Important to Grain Growers.
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We are informed by an intelligent
planter, Major John Tompkins, that
the following cheap and simple pro.
cess will effectually protect corn and
other grain from the ravages Of wee
wills and other insects, for any length
of time after it has been gathered:


Strip the leaves and berries from
the China tree or Pride Of India, as it
is sometimes called, and scatter them
in alternate layers with the corn or
other grain as it is housed. If you
have not the China tree, get the ber.
ries and plant them; they will grow as
certainly and almost as rapidly as
corn.-Albany [Ga.l Patriot.


" The New Orleans Tropic gives
publicity to statement relative to
the Mastodon Cotton, which we have
no good reason to doubt. He speaks
thus:-


"The Introduction Of this remarka.
Bile staple is regarded by many as one
Of the most important occurrences in
the history Of cotton growing in the
South. The effects II will have upon
cotton interests cannot now, we'll be
stated. But we have certainly an
era in cotton raising. A few facts
may be stated from which the reader
can draw his own conclusions. We
are assured upon undoubted authority:


First. That it is a much more GER
tain crop than the common cotton of
the country.


Second. 1t requires no more expense
land or labor to produce it, pound for
pound.--The difference in production
is clearly on the side Of the Mastodon,
either on uplands or thin bottoms.


Third. Its value in the market is
more than double the common Mexican
cotton. The staple is tauo inches long,
and ofremarkable 6rmness g. strength.
Good judges pronounce it equal to the
Sea Island.


Only one shipment ofany size has
as yet come in. which was 80 bales
from Mr.. R. Abbey, Of Yazoo, Miss,
the original proprietor and introducer
of the Mastedon, which was sold at l6
cents round. This was picked in an
ordinary masner. and ginned badly.
Other smaller lots have sold as low as
l2a to IA. A lot of six bales in the
city, we learn, is limited at 20 cents.


Not over about 200 bales, we learn,
will be raised this year, half of which
is the crop of Mr.. Abbey. Next year
we expect to hear more largely from
the fortunate cultivators Of the Masto.
don cotton"