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Let no planter prejudge and reject
this system, upon The score. of simplici-
ty, sapposingthe process too simple to
accomplish the object proposed. First
act wisely-make the experiment and
try it. Strictly follow this plain and
simple process, and if your land does
not reward yddr pains-,aking, with fre
to sir fold the quantity per acre, of a
superior staple, than has a, any previous
season been taken from it in its natural
state, will present the experimenter
with oae bashei Of my inaprored seed,
with which to perfect the experiment.


AT another tmo | propose devoiing a


paragraph TO the Importance of select,
ing and improring cotton seed.


twill be observed tha, manuring con
s,itules large item in this system Of
Improvement, n source Of revenue too
much underraied by the planters, and
consequently too much. neglected, be-
cause the subject requires a little extra
attention, which attention is so necccs
sary 10 rhe prosperity and we'll doing
ola farm. Nor, gentlemen, have | seen
any thing better said or more true than
! find in the S ntimcnt under he head of
'"a Scw queries in ihe last December
Clltiyator, where you remark 10 the
planter and farmer-''In your manures
is your go'dmine, more valuable than
any ofthe Carolina ones, and YOU should
be anxious 10 Increase them. according
ly." Butl hear some planters 'sav-Il
is impossible 10 produce so much man
ure this is however. the result of In
experience, and the want Of determiaa-
ton. lam entirely convinced, from inv
experience in making manure, ihat:it is
not only practicable, but perfectly ca
sy task to prepare upon every planta-
tlon IN. the cotton region, great or small,
1900 bushels Of an excellent article Of
compost, per annum to the hand-at
cost OF less than two cents per bushel-
by the assistance of The horses, cows &
hogs, upon properly arranged lots
This is doneb having the lots we'll lii
tered, by throwing in pine straw in large
quantities and frequently, or oak leaves
when the pine straw is not 10 be. had
with cotton and-corn.stalks, &C., and
haul and scatter ppon The
litter few loads OF muck or mari. one.
or both ofwhich may be found on or near





every farm IN The country; upon these
lois, pen and feed your steck every
night. The manure thus prepared.
should be co'Iected.n pens or pits three
rIour times during the year after heavy
rams, and the lots repeuished with pine
straw &c. By this means very large
amount of manure is collected during
the season, and that too at an iuappreci-
able cost. Again We have another diff
Guilty; there are but few persons who
belicye ihatspine straw can be convert
ed into manure. For The benefit and in
formation OF such who may read this.
permit me to quote. a single sentence
from Lciblg's celebrated work uoon. ao-
rlcui'ural chemistry 1.-The bark and 10.
llage Of oaks contain from 6 to ne, ..
of polash-,ho needles of frs and pines
8per ct." BUTT is not on account of the !
potash exclusively, that prefer pine
stra" TO all other vegetable matter in
the preparation Of manure, since il nos
sesses another Invaluable quality above
all others in absor bing the juices of1he