DARE, Doctor John on the preparation and use of cob- DISTEMPER in dogs, how cured, 407. DOG, SHEPHERDS' on the usefulness and sagacity of, 4. GOOSEBERRIES, on the cause of rust in, 28. New me- thod of cultivating, 223. To prevent them rusting or GIBSON, W. JOURNAL of a traveller to Missouri, 398. K. GRAPES, on the culture of in France, by J. P. Cobbett, 5. GRASSES, the various kinds best adapted to permanent pasture, 25. Orchard, on the cultivation of, 35. Best GUN and dog, on the care and use of, 159. Gun barrels, DOG and Gun, on the use and care of, 159. DORCHESTER County Cattle Show, list of premiums, 236. GUT-TIE, disease of calves, 201. EASTON Cattle Show, remarks, 269. ECLIPSE, American, account of 199. at P. E. Thomas', 12. On an association for the im- provement of wool, 21. On Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin's present of Cleveland bay horse and mare to Massachu- EDDOES, or TANNIERS, a plant in use in South Caroli- na, 197. For Maryland, received by the Editor from EDUCATION, school of Cogswell & Bancroft at North- HAMBLETON, E. N. account of his tide mill, 230. HOGS, weight, keep, and nett profit of three near George- HOLLY, on the use of for hedges, 36. Berries, how best HORSES, Maryland Association to improve the breed of, 15. Resolve to confine their purses to Maryland, 17. with a cut, 140. Compared with Oxen, 3. HORTICULTURAL Society of London send a diploma to LADIES' Department.-On the choice and quantity of food, 261. The nursery, 293, 301 Lavender, 319. Whisper to a newly-married pair, 326, 333, 340, 350. The unnatural mother, 354, 366. Lilies, 374 Peevish- ness equally wretched and offensive, 382 ing all kinds of butchers' meat, fish or poultry, 391. Conjugal happiness enhanced by having children, 397. A mother's love-"They poured the red libation forth," LIME, on the use of as a manure, and on the construction of kilns for burning it, by John Patterson, Esq., with an engraving, 9. Perpetual kiln at Mauch Chunk, 9. Reference to what has been said of it in the American LINCOLN, Governor his address to the Worcester Agri- Kilns, improved construction of, by Peter Losing, with LIGHTNING Rods, best structure of, 150. HOVEN in cattle, how cured, 187. HOWARD, William, remarks on spots in the sun, 159. ton, 116. Analysis and application of various kinds, MARYLAND Association to improve the breed of horses, elect J. S. Skinner, Vice-president, and resolve to offer purses for horses owned only in Maryland, 15. Law Institute, editorial notice of, 23. INTERNAL improvements. Rail roads recommended to connect the James and Kanawha rivers, 13. On the construction of rail ways, 29. Society for in Pennsyl- vania, communication from concerning rail ways, 29. Society for in Maryland, proceedings of, 31. Notice of various ones, 38. Editor declines editing the journal of, 46. Proceeding of convention at Harrisburg, 175. On connection of the waters of the Ohio and Susque- hanna, addressed to the citizens of Pennsylvania, 236, 243, 252, 256. Proceedings of a meeting in Frederick county, 280. Convention for in Baltimore, 311, 317. In Ohio, 325. Correspondence between the Penn- INDIGO, revival of its culture in Georgia recommended, 41. Suited to the state of Georgia, 185. INSECTS, destructive to peach trees, sent by T. P. Sta- bler, 53. Characterized by T. Say, 79. IRRIGATION, value and mode of, 124. Advantages of, MASSACHUSETTS Agricultural Society official account of its cattle show of 1825, 266. 274, 282. MEASE, Dr. James, on improved short horned cattle, 27. MEADE, R. K. description and drawing of his barn yard, MEMORANDA of agricultural conversations in the office of the American Farmer. On jacks, their value, on keeping sheep, and their value in Connecticut, on ob- taining water by boring, 15. Scientific memoranda, on agriculture, 349, 378, 387, 401, 411. METEOROLOGICAL observations at Washington, Pa. MILK, weight and yield of butter, given measures of, 14. decomposition of by acids, 14. Pans, improved kind recommended, 45. Weight of, 74. MILLS, Hand-Zachariah Parks', 61. On the construc- OHIO, rapid improvement of, 398. OLIO, Sporting-difference between the English and Ame- rican hare, 7. Sagacity of the fox, ib. Remarkable wagers, 15. Extraordinary chace, 26. Regeneration of a cow, a laughable anecdote, 23. Length of gun barrels, 207. Effects of hunting on health, ib. Great age of a horse, 215. Centreville races, 216. On the length of gun barrels, 223. Various exercises and sports, 231. Long Island races, ib. Trotting matches, ib. Pedestrianism, ib. Race at Long Island, 259. Races at Canton, ib. On the length of gun barrels, 247. New Market races, ib. Washington races, 255. Meeting of the Richmond Jockey Club, 262. Milita- ry sports in Wales, 262. Good shooting, an instance of in Baltimore county, 271. Form of a sportsman's journal, ib. Pleasures and advantages of hunting, ib. Pedestrianism, 272. Trotting match, ib. ed, 49. Depth of, by what circumstances it should be PLOUGHS, remarks on the experiments with at Washing- PLUMS, diseases of, how prevented, 43. And Morello POETRY, eclogue on the plough, 24. On the approach POISON, of ivy, how counteracted when taken by sheep and cattle, 59. By parsnips, account of, 94. POMEROY, Samuel Wyllys, his Prize Essay on the Mule, 169. POTATO, remarks on those sent by Com. Hull from S. POTTER, Wm. sends accounts and stalks of extraordinary PREMIUMS offered by Maryland Ag. Soc. at Easton, 221. PRINCE, of Long Island, his nursery recommended, 190. of gun barrels, 396. Shooting match, 225. Windsor QUERIES, to correspondents-on horse machinery, 14. OLIVE, adapted to the southern states, 186. Ought to be ORCHARD Grass, denounced by T. Massey, 59. On the ORATION of Doctor Muse, on the dignity, &c. of agri- OX, on the value of, compared with horses, and mode of training and treatment in New England and Virgi- nia, 3. How valued in New England, 14. Shows their value and economy compared, 26. Why not equal to the horse, 67. How to gentle an, with a cut, 76. No- tice of a remarkable one, 191. Account of a large PABULUM, or food of plants, in what does it consist, 186. PALMA Christi, inquiry concerning, 235. PANTAS, or panting sickness, 194. PATENTS, the law and regulations concerning, 357. PARSTUM, three temples of, 54. PARKIN, W. on mills, 372. On the construction of water PARRY, Dr. on merino sheep, 393. New Leicesters, 401. PATTERSON, John, on the use of lime as a manure, and on the construction of kilns, 9. On the use of steam PARTRIDGE, Wm. to the Editor on sheep, wool, &c. 386. PEA, everlasting, notice of, 48, 403. PEDESTRIANISM, advantages of, 191. PEDIGREES of cattle imported by J. H. PENNSYLVANIA society for internal improvement, 29. PETERS, Judge, his great services to Pennsylvania Agri- culture, 20. Introduces the use of gypsum and red PHILADELPHIA society for promoting agriculture, pro- PICKERING, Col. T. on improving the native breed of N. E. cattle, 81, 87, 107, 113. PIGGERIES in Mexico, account of, 236. RACES, purses offered, May, 1825, 47. Account of at U. S. Gaz. 61. RECIPES, to fatten turkeys, 37. Remedy for horses, sheep, and cattle, 51. How to tan, 88. To make Japanese cement, 88. To destroy rats, 88. How to economise in candles, 94. To make a composition for weather boarding paling, 94. To make other wood resemble mahogany, 94. To sweeten putrid water at sea, 103. To use sulphur to kill insects on plants, 103. To clean block tin dishes, 104. To make liquid for staining bone, 104. To engrave in relief on an egg, 104. To rear calves and save the milk, 112. To clear feathers of oil, 112. To cure the sea scurvy, ib. To cure the colick in horses, 119. To make shaving soap, to make paste for singing birds, to keep milk and butter, to make salt butter fresh, to preserve cream, 120. To make cheap table beer, to remove the taste of turnips from milk, to cure the croup, also for rot in sheep, to make peach and apricot wine, to restore flat wines, 155. To make cream cheese, rye coffee, rhu- barb syrup, 143. To drive off fleas and other vermin, to cure the bowel complaint, to allay heat in the eyes, relief for cramp in the stomach, for a strain, 143. To cure the bite of various snakes, 151. To make Italian cheese, to prevent chimnies from taking fire, 160. To cure the tetter worm, 167. Substitute for yeast, 200. Cure for gravel, 200. To purify chambers, to preserve roots, to preserve vegetables, ib. To preserve grasses, 208. To make extract of malt for coughs, to cook fish and lobsters, to make lobster sauce, 213. To prevent yellow fever, 216. In sheep, 217. Rot in sheep, ib. Red water in sheep; ib. Certain and simple cure for scouring and looseness in horses and cattle, 222. How to enter sick rooms, 224. To prune Orchards, 224. To clean paper hangings, 224. Rot in sheep, 225. Rubbers in sheep, ib. To make broths and soups, 229. To make cheap beer, 232. Natural dentifrice, 232. To prevent the growth of weeds around fruit trees, ib. Cure for the tooth ache, ib. To avoid effects of lightning, ib. To restore wines, 246. To make quar- tern loaves for family use, 247. To cure burns and scaids, 247. Indian cure for the ear ache, ib. To remove grease from paper, ib. To clean black silks, 247. Pickles of various kinds, how best ma le, 262. To preserve houses from vermin, 247. To make shoes resist water, 263. To cure the stick, 280. To stop To clean Leghorn hats, 310. For pickling beef, 33 To salt hams, to dry salt beef and pork, 350. To pick in brine, 350. Substitute for yeast, 350. To restor bad yeast 350 To restore decayed writings, 350. T preserve game, 94. Substitute for mahogany, 94. 1 RED water in cattle, how cured, 195. RIDGELY, Gen. C. of H. his address to the Marylan ROSE, the Cherokee, account of in Montgomery county 52. Nondescript, notice of, 333. SAUCE for lobsters, how to make, 213. SAY, Thomas on a certain insect, 223. SEABROOK, W. B. his experiments in the culture corn, 35. On fruit trees, 242. SEBRIGHT, Sir J. on improving the breeds of domest SCOURING, or looseness in calves, 201. In horses an SHALER, Consul at Algiers, sends wheat to America, 8 SHEEP, remarks on them and other animals, 51. Reme for hoven sheep and cattle, ib. Poisoned by ivy an cured, 59. On the husbandry of, by G. W. P. Cust 73, 82, 98, 108, 112, 123. Husbandry, by W. Ar strong, 138-by Alexander Reed, ib. Great sale of Brighton, Mass. 155. Caramanian, or camblet woolle 156. On dipping before shearing, 164 Account of a one in England, 199. Diseases of, 201. Descripti of Teeswater, Cotswold, Dishley, Lincolnshire, Dai moor, Hereford or Ryelands, Southdown, Berkshi Gloucester, Chinese, Hampshire, Highland, Northam ton, Shropshire, Rudgswick, swing-tailed, and W burn, 202. Foot rot, 217. Gall or scour, pelt r redwater, rickets, rot, ib. Remedies for the rot, 2 Rubbers in, ib. For the scab, ib. Scab, ib. Sore u der, white scour, wounds, 226. Sheep, cattle a horses, expense and profit of rearing them compar 233. Sheep and horses, profit of compared, 28 +. Southdown breed imported by J. H. Powel, 288 luable importation of, by C. Dunn, 292. On the rot a other diseases of, ib. Husbandry, on the profits of, 31 On the various breeds of, by Col J. H. Powel, 316. the value of different breeds, by Columella, 324. M rino, on raising, by R. II. Rose, 333. In reply to C Jumella, 337, 345. Saxon and Merino, remiks by Irvine, 348. Communications to the Pennsylvania A Society, communicated for the Farmer by J. P. M nor, 361. Communication on, to the Penn. Agr. S by Col. J. H. Powel, 369. Number owned in Was ington county, Pa. 378. New Leicester, imported the Editor, 384. Husbandry, paper on by Col. J. Powel, 385. Remarks on, by W. Partridge, 386 Parry on the merino, 393. New Leicester, 401. N ture of in Carolina, 329. Worm, how to rear, 229. Horticultural Society of London, 6. Vice Presiden ber of the Horticultural Society of Jamaica, 312. SMALL, WF on stuccoing houses in Baltimore, 25. SMITH, F. H. states that he has invented a machine planting cotton, 220 On the culture of cotton, Communicates a drawing and explanation of a co SMUT in wheat, remarks on 139. SPENCE, J. S. deposites seed for distribution, 56. of, 66. Bad effects of the use of, 207. Proposed cul- SPORTING anecdotes-hare hunt, sagacity of the fox, 7. TRAVELLING, distances between various points, 151. STUCCO, as used in Baltimore, by whom and cost, 28. STRAWBERRY Vines, why often unfruitful, 56. Sexual distinctions explained, 60. With a cut 68, SUGAR, adapted to Georgia, 185. SUMACH, description of and preparation for market, 165. SWIMMING, instructions for learning by Dr. Franklin, 141. STAGGERS in cattle, how cured, 195. In sheep, 201. STEAM, on the use of in heating houses, 14. Engines, lo- comotive on, and drawing of, 45. On the use of in preparing food for farm stock, 211. Mills, inquiries STEPTOE, R. S. on keeping off the bee miller, 167. STIMSON, Earl his address on rural economy and the ma- nagement of land, to the Saratoga county Agricultural STUD Book, notice of the publication of one, 399. List TANNIERS, or Eddoes, a plant in use in S. C. 197. TERRA Antonia Della petitions the Legislature of South Carolina for encouragement in the culture of the mul- TETTER worm, how to destroy, 167. Tares, 180. THOMPSON, H. account of his Alderney cow, 203, 220. TIDES, the common theory of disputed, 5. TREES, natural life of, 167. On the culture of, Prince's TRIMBLE, John on boring for water, 101. TROTTING match at New York, 63. Match account of, 104. Great performance in, 199. TURKIES for Gen. Lafayette, 55. Wild, on their natural TURNER'S, H. S. account of his premium farm, 305. VINES, raising from the seed not approved, 36. Worthy of encouragement in Georgia, 41. On the culture of, 56. Scuppernong, 41. On the culture of, by John Wil- lis, 76, 84. How managed in France, 94. Hints on the culture, 140. Recommended as a fit object of cul- ture in Georgia, 185. On the cultivation of, valuable treatise translated from the French, 196, 204. Cultiva- 158. Flooding, improvement of grass lands by means of, WELL, account of the overflowing one in the horticultural WEST POINT Academy, Editorial notice of, 120, 127, WILLIAMS, James on root crops, 353. WILLIS, John on the culture of the vine, 77. WILKINS, W. on asparagus beds, 301. WINE, on the manufacture of in France, 5. Scuppernong, produce and profits of per acre, 45. Parsnip, how to make, 68. American, by J. Adlum, 188. Those of 1825, 309. History of ancient and modern, 364, 372, 380, 388, 396, 403. Diminished consumption of, 374. WHEAT, white flint notice of by J. H. Cocke, 109. Smut WOOL, society formed in Massachusetts for improvement WORTH, James on the diseases of various fruit trees, 12. WORCESTER Cattle Show, account of, 251. On the diseases of fruit trees, 378. WOUNDS in cattle, how cured, 195. On boring for, 119, ZOLLICKOFFER, Doctor on the value of root crops, 338. RURAL ECONOMY, INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS, PRICES CURRENT. VOL. VII. AGRICULTURE. "O fortunatos nimium sua si bona norint ...VIRG. BALTIMORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1825. No. 1. With an implement of this kind you cover the seed or trowel hoe ploughs, cutting once on each side of with great facility, and by this mode of planting you the plants and so near to them as to destroy some, preserve a fresh surface, all important, by prevent- thereby aiding the operation of thinning. After having your land from washing into gullies-by dimi- ing gone over the crop in this manner, the business ON THE CULTURE AND PREPARATION nishing the loss of moisture at this critical juncture of thinning going on at the same time, but after the OF COTTON FOR MARKET. by evaporation, for the more uneven the surface plough. The next working should commence with the more rapidly it dries, and by facilitating the cul- trowel hoe ploughs, having on each side of the trian not more than 14 inches wide and curving; thus, ture of the crop after it is up, which will appear un-gular helve a short mould-board, (A, see next page,, Waqua, Brunswick Co. Va. Jan. 27th, 1825. -This should vary with the TIME OF PLANTING.EVERY thing said on the subject of Cotton, is daily der the head of culture. becoming more interesting in this part of the country; added to which, many invitations have been latitude and distance from the seaboard. In more valuable paper, that planters southern latitudes they may plant much earlier than given through your should communicate their experience on this sub-we do in Virginia; but a person living near the seasoon as a Carolinean living at the distance of 150 to the plants. The hoes should follow the ploughs I reside about 40 miles from to cut away the grass, or remove it by hand, if any ject; therefore, no other apology is deemed neces-board in Virginia, say at Williamsburg may plant as so attached to the helves, as to shovel up a little earth sary for the few remarks which I now offer you. I do not know that I shall say any thing either miles from the sea. new or interesting, but as my remarks may correct the Carolina line and about 150 from the seaboard, should be left. After this, the hoes may be disconsome erroneous opinions entertained by a few, and and in my vicinity, some begin as soon as the first tinued altogether, except to remove the few weeds be a guide to others, who are as yet inexperienced week in April, others later. If I could deposite all or bunches of grass which may be left after the last on the subject of the cotton crop, they are offered with my seed in one day, I would prefer about the 10th of ploughing; but scarcely any will ever remain, if the the hope of either communicating information to the May. One of my neighbours, last year, failed in a ploughing is well done. The ploughing should be it up in May, and planted it on the 22d of that tition, lengthen the mouldboards a few inches, so inexperienced, or eliciting intelligence from the more crop of wheat, on a small lot of land. He ploughed repeated two or three times more, and at every repeskilful and better informed. SEED.-An opinion is expressed in the American month-its produce was more abundant than any that a little more earth may be thrown up at each Farmer, vol. 3, page 237, that the rot is propagated other part of his crop. By planting late you avoid ploughing to the plants. By repeatedly throwing up by the seed, and that it may be avoided by selecting the risk of planting your crop over twice, which the earth to the plants, you smother the young grass seed from plants not affected. This I think is an er- would, at that busy season, be a serious loss, and the which comes up about them, and hill the cotton at ror. The first year I planted a crop of any extent, further risk of having your crop stunted in its growth, the same time, two important objects attained by (for I have cultivated it in the small way ever since by late frost or even cold weather, from the injurious the same operation. Hence one of the great advanI have been a farmer,) I procured the seed from a effects of which it is slow in recovering. By plant- tages of planting on a flat surface. By planting on gin about 25 miles distant from my farm, and in a ing late, the seed vegetates soon-the plants come high beds, you are obliged to clear away the grass neighbourhood every crop of which was affected up with a vigorous growth, which they retain to with hoes, thereby increasing the labours of hoe culwith the rot. My first crop, in 1822, entirely es- their maturity, if properly managed afterwards. A ture, and this cannot be done without drawing away in preparation for the expeditious planting of to injure its growth. I have heard some experienced caped it. I do not think that one single pod was cotton planter should plant his corn early, have every some of the earth from the plants, which never fails rotted. The crop of 1823 was, in some places, al- thing most entirely destroyed;-the crop of 1824, less af- his cotton, and by beginning about the 25th of April planters say, that you might increase your crop by fected. From these facts, I cannot believe that the will finish in good time, if he have a full crop, say planting in checks at the distance of 34 feet by 18 one ploughing the narrow way, and thin out the cotrot is propagated by the seed. An opinion prevails five acres to each labourer-if his crop is less, he inches or 2 feet, and leaving two or three stalks in in North Carolina, that the rot proceeds from de- may begin later. I speak of the southern part of each check. By this means you are enabled to give DISTANCE AND THINNING.-The greatest distance ton with more expedition, as which, no part of the fective seed, which, when planted fresh or new, will Virginia. ROT. This is too well known to all cotton planvegetate, and that by keeping the seed to be one or more years old, these seed lose their vegetating prin- generally between the rows is 44 feet, and the short- management of the crop is so tedious, except the ciple, and that none come up but such as are per- ost is 3. Some crowd a great many plants on an gathering. fectly sound. By this means they obtain vigorous acre, having the rows left only 3 feet apart, and plants, and think their crops less affected with the leaving the plants only 4 or 5 inches apart. This ters, to need any description. Much has been said rot than they were before this practice was commen- may answer on very thin land, but will be destruc- respecting the causes which produce it, but as yet ced. The result of this practice is as yet uncertain; tive on rich land. The distance should vary ac- all is vague conjecture. I have observed in my it appears plausible, and deserves experiment. Cer-cording to the fertility of the land. Upon rich to- crops, that those spots not hitherto cultivated in cotThe plants should never be so crowded as to inter- am inclined to believe it proceeds in some cases tainly the more sound the seed, as in all other crops, bacco land, I would advise about 5 feet by 12 inches. ton, were less injured by it than any other parts. I the better. -The preparation of the land lock across the rows; for, thereby you impede the from a sudden check given to a rapid flow of sap, MODE OF PLANTING.and the mode of planting varies much in different facility of gathering, and exclude the sun and air, produced by causes as yet undiscovered. I suggest neighbourhoods. Some bed up on the old bed, after important to all crops, but more so to cotton than the following as probable means of diminishing its first splitting it open with a large trowel hoe-some any other. I made more than 1000lbs. per acre, ravages. The seed should be thoroughly dried, or flush their lands, and then bed it up by one or two cuts from a lot planted 5 feet by 18 inches, and where kept until they are old. Shift your land-keep it free TOPPING. The beneficial result of this, is as variof a mouldboard plough on each side-some cross there was any irregularity in the distance it exceed- from grass; but never accelerate its growth by too these beds at the distance they intend the plants to ed 18 inches. A good general rule is, to give it dis- much culture-give access to the sun and air, by the stand, and deposite the seed in the checks. My ex-tance one way and crowd the plants the other, to that distance you plant. perience and observation recommend the following distance which will afford stocks enough for the plan-Flush up your land as if intended for corn; strength of the land. Last year I saw a piece of ous as the experiments have been numerous. Many open a furrow by one cut of a trowel hoe plough, at rich second low ground, by the admission of the experiments have been made within the circle of wish to plant, spread your seed in proprietor, an advocate for thick planting, much in-my acquaintance, and the results differing. Some the distance you this furrow, and then cover it by a plough, without jured by being planted too thick. The rows were 3 gentlemen, whose veracity is unimpeachable, have apart in the rows;-he determined to give it much and weighing, and that there was no difference in any hoe, with two boards attached to the helve and feet 4 inches apart, and the stocks left 6 inches informed me, that they have attended the gathering greater distance in his next planting. May not the the product of the topped and untopped cotton; that the topped cotton yielded a much greater crop. extending forwards; thus, rot be promoted by the greater humidity preserved while others, equally respectable, have assured me, in the field by a crowded growth of plants? CULTURE. This should begin, as soon as the The topping is performed at different seasons; by plants are well up, with three or five tooth harrows, some, as soon as the 15th of July, in which case it 1-VOL. 7. may be beneficial, but increases the labour, by cre- advantages of a division of labour, he might preserve yet the earlier it opens the better, as pods more PACKING. The most common practice, in this Box 18 feet long, 18 inches wide, 4 feet deep. A Fig. 2. 3 Fig. 1. B h 1. Trowel Hoe. 2. Base of helve. 3. 3. Mouldboard-6 inches long, 2 wide and curving. 1. 2. 3. 4. Clamps, such as b Beam, 18 feet long. a Upright windlass, 18 in. diameter. ceee Large posts confin- D Chain attached to wind- с a с с Represents 3 large pieces of timber, 5 5 5. upon which to set the windlass and posts, c c cc, 8 8 8 8 represents wide pieces to hold the windlass in an erect position. GINNING. This should go on pari passu with the gathering, by which means the planter may get his crop early to market. This is doubly important, as it enables him to embrace any advance in the price I have recently heard of, in this part of the world, of the article, and gives him the early use of the a new mode of packing, although I have heard it fruits of his labour. Great care should be taken to spoken of as being old in others. It is effected by a prevent the motes from mixing with the cotton, as a chain of great substance attached, one end to a piece few will much injure the sale of the crop, and much of timber, say 14 inches square and 18 feet long, lying greater care should be extended to the preservation horizontally upon rollers, the other end to an upof the staple, upon which the value of the article right windlass, which is carried around by a 30 feet mainly depends. This can be regulated only by the sweep. As this turns it winds up the chain, which structure of the gins and the velocity with which thrusts the end of the piece of timber against a block, they run. The ribs which divide the saws should called a follower, and thus forces the cotton into the be wide, 3-4 of an inch or more, the teeth of the end of a box, which also lies horizontally. The box saws fine, and the velocity of the saws should not is 4 feet deep and 18 inches wide. The cotton is exceed two hundred and twenty revolutions in a driven into the last 3 feet of the box, which is conminute. The staple is apt to be injured by narrow fined by clamps, and opens. After the chain is ribs and coarse teeth, and too much velocity will wound up, the clamps are removed, and the bag certainly chop it. Carver's gins, manufactured near sewed up, which finishes the business. I have been Fig. 3. Boston, are the best I have ever heard of, but they informed. that two hands will pack six bags a day, are too costly for our limited crops in Virginia and with a machine of this kind. I wish I could give Carolina. A Mr. Miles, of Northampton county, you a good drawing of this machine, as I expect my N. Carolina, makes most excellent gins; but his ma- description will afford but an imperfect idea of it. nufacture is unequal to the demand. Davidson, of If you, or any of your correspondents, know any Mecklenburg county, N. Carolina, manufactures ex- thing of it, you will oblige us by some better account tensively, and his gins are cheap-2$ per saw. The of it. I would here ask you, or through you, of the only difference between Miles' and Davidson's gins, superintendant of the patent office, whether or not is, that Miles' have a mote box in the rear of the any patent has been granted to any person for any ribs, and they are made in better style; but they machine to pack cotton, and if any, what they are. The windlass in an erect posture. cost 1$ per saw more than Davidson's, a sum more I shall below attempt a drawing of this packing ƒ The sweep with the end g, 30 ft. from the windlass than equivalent to the greater perfection of the gin. machine, which if you can make intelligible by an If he would extend his manufacture, embrace the engraving, may be added. at k. SA brace. k f |