tee of three was appointed by the Chair, to solicit a copy of the address for publication; viz: Messrs. Thomas, Gilpin and Hollyday.

Richard 1. Foard, Esq. from the committee appointed at a former meeting, submitted a Constitution which was read and adopted:

On motion of Jos. W. Veazey, Esq. Hon. James Alfred Pearce, was elected an honorary member of the society, and the committee appointed to procure the publication of his address, were instructed to iaform him of the same.

I believe it may fairly be inferred from these facts, that, as 50 lbs. in the hill, per acre, produced the same effect, almost, as 350 lbs. broadcast, nearly 300 lbs. of the broadcast was thrown away, as far as the corn crop was concerned; and as the wheat ploughed in with 150 lbs. of guano broadcast, last all, has awaked from its winter sleep, and appears more green and flourishing than wheat on the land to which 350 lbs. was applied last spring, then 150 lbs. at least, of the spring's application, is lost to the wheat. Again, as 50 lbs. in the hill had nearly the effect of 350 lbs. broadcast, and as 350 lbs. broadcast and no part turned under the lists where the corn stood, had almost no effect, I may justly conclude that the way to secure the greatest amount of benefit to a corn crop, and profit to the plantation, from guano, is to place it, in small quantities, direct-adjourned. ly under the plant, where it can do its work without being disturbed by plough, fluke or harrow.

You can, sir, make what use of this communication you may judge proper. I have to gouge from a worn out soil every red cent I expend in its improvement; and I wish, most sincerely, some one had given me the information relating to this manure, which I have now, at the cost of $100 worth of guano, thrown away. That amount, applied to my wheat, would have doubled my chance for a crop at the coming harvest. Very respectfully,

A KENT FARMER.

CECIL CO. AGRicultural SociETY.-The meeting of this Society took place on the 4th ult., at Elkton; on which occasion, the Hon. Jas. A. Pearce delivered an address, which, the Elkton Whig says, was able, interesting and practical. The Society have requested a copy of the address for publication, and we are happy to learn that Mr. P. has consented to furnish the same. Mr. Pearce, notwithstanding his public duties in the councils of the nation, and his extensive legal practice, have taken up much of his time, has been very extensively engaged in farming, and has brought into a high state of cultivation a large estate in Kent county, which, when it came into his possession, was nearly valueless. The results of his experience and close observation were, no doubt, presented in his address, and we look for it with much interest, knowing that our readers will receive gratification and instruction therefrom.

ELKTON, April 4th, 1849. Pursuant to adjournment, the Cecil county Agricultural Society met in Elkton, to-day, and was call. ed to order, by the President at 4 o'clock P. M.

In the absence of the Secretary, H. Vanderford, Jr. was appointed Secretary pro tem.

Hon. James Alfred Pearce, having been invited to address the society, was introduced to the large and respectable audience present, and proceeded to deliver a very able address, eminently practical in its character, and abounding in valuable information, derived principally from his own experience as a practical agriculturist.

It was received with demonstrations of applause, and at the conclusion, Richard C. Hollyday submitted the following motion:

That this Society tender to Mr. Pearce a vote of thanks for his very able and practical address. Which was adopted.

On motion of Thomas S. Thomas, Esq. a commit

On motion of Samuel B. Foard, Esq. Maj. John Jones, of New Castle county, Delaware, was also elected an honorary member of the Society.Maj. Jones was invited to address the Society, but declined on account of the lateness of the hour. He acknowledged, in suitable terms, the honor conferred upon him by the Society, in electing him to honorary membership.

On motion of Geo. W. Oldham, Esq. the Society
H. VANDERFORD, JR.
Sec. pro tem.

HORTICULTURAL.

WORK IN THE GARDEN.

Ere we call attention to the work to be done this

month, we will remind the ladies that it is expected that the display of vegetables, flowers and fruit, at the next Maryland Agricultural Fair, will exceed, in brilliancy, any similar exhibition of the season, and that reliance is placed upon the fair daughters of our State to make it so.

Now to the work. First,

Melons. From the 1st to the 10th of this month will be a good time to plant water melons, canteleupes and musk melons. These fruits should be planted as remotely apart in the garden as the size of it will allow; indeed, it would be better that only one kind be raised in the garden: those who are particular, never grow them in the same spot of ground.

Cymblins. These should be planted the first week in this month.

Sweet Potatoes should be planted as early in this month as the ground can be prepared. The manure should be a compost of rotten dung, mould and ashes-2 parts of the first, 1 of the second, and I of

the latter.

Early Corn, for roasting ears, cannot be put in too soon.

Early Cauliflowers-If you have plants of this delicious vegetable, place them out without delay. Sowing Cauliflower Seed.-Sown seed as soon as convenient, for a late crop.

Early Cabbages.-If you planted out early varieties of cabbages last fall, earth them up, and continue to keep them clean. If you have plants ready, set them out the first seasonable day, taking care to manure and prepare the ground thoroughly.

Sowing Cabbage Seed.-The seed of cabbages, intended for early fall use, cannot be too early sown. Borecole.-Sow seeds of Borecole, for autumn, winter and spring use.

Brocoli.-If your plants are, as they ought to be, of sufficient size, transplant them the first seasonable day.

Peas.-Plant a bed of peas, to succeed those which you planted last month.

FLORICULTURE.

Beans. All varieties of beans, bush as well as pole, should be planted the first week in this month. To secure a successive supply of kidney and other Prepared for the American Farmer, by S. Feast, Florist. dwarf beans, it is best to drill in a few rows every two or three weeks during this and rext month. Don't omit to plant a bed of Lima beans.

Lettuce. If your plants are ready, set them out, and sow seed at intervals of two or three weeks, throughout the season. As your plants become of sufficient size, tie up the heads, to promote their loafing.

Small Salading, of all kinds, may now be sown. Radishes.-Sow radish seed the first week in this month, and repeat every two weeks.

Spinach.-Sow spinach seed, every eight or ten days during this and next month.

Parsnips, Carrots and Beets-Drill in a bed of these, for fall and winter use. If you were provident enough to sow last month, be careful to thin out the plants-the parsnips to stand 4 inches apart, the carrots 3 inches, and the beets eight inches apart in the rows.

Celery. If you have celery plants, prick them out, and sow seed for a principal crop.

Asparagus Beds.-If your asparagus beds are weedy, clean them.

Onions.-See that your onion beds are kept clean of weeds, the ground open, but do not hill up the bulbs.

Early Turnips.-Thin out your early turnips, and sow more seed, so as to prolong your supply.

Parsley.-Sow some double parsley seed. Salsify or Vegetable Oyster Plant.-This delicious vegetable should now be sown. A few rows drilled in, will serve a tolerably sized family.

Tomatoes -Have you plants ready to set out? If so, set them out. If not, sow some seed. Sow on a warm border, well manured, well dug, and well raked. Soak the seed the night before sowing them. Red Peppers.-Sow the seed of peppers as near the first of this month as possible.

Endive seed should now be sown.
Okra.—Get in your okra the first 10 days of this

month.

Nasturtiums.-The seed should be sown the first week of the present month.

Pol Herbs Medicinal Herbs.-Sow and transplant these early.

Fruit Trees.-Give your fruit trees a painting with a mixture of soft soap, flour of sulphur and table salt, made in the proportion of 1 gallon soft soap, I lb. flour of sulphur, and 1 quart salt. Brush the trees well before applying the mixture. If there is moss on them, scrape it off, and apply a pretty thick coat, from the ground upwards to the limbs.

Strawberry Beds.-If the weather should be dry, water your strawberries.

We shall close our hints of the month by admonishing all to keep their gardens, at all times, free from weeds and grass-the earth well stirred, and, in all seasons of drought, to have the several plots of growing vegetables well watered.

WORK FOR MAY.

Annual Flower Seeds, if not sown before, should now be attended to.

Camellias will now have finished their growth, and should be syringed frequently over their foliage. Dahlias should be planted out towards the latter end of the month, and the first week in June.

Geraniums or Pelargoniums should have plenty of water; and if in water, should be protected from the scorching rays of the sun.

Tuberoses, Tiger flowers, Gladioluses, and other summer flowering bulbs, should be planted immediately.

Tender Annuals, sown in pots or boxes, in March or April, may now be transplanted to the border. Oranges and Lemons, if flowering, should receive plenty of air and moderate supplies of water. Roses, Verbenas, and other summer flowering plants, may be planted out, with success, this month. Azaleas should have plenty of water.

THE LATE FROST.

BALTIMORE, April 24th, 1849.

To the Editor of the American Farmer.

The various accounts of the late frost, from different parts of the Union, agree that it has been more destructive to vegetation than for many years previous. On examining the blossoms of fruit trees, I find nearly every one destroyed, (the early ones,) likewise all of our most ornamental flowering shrubs, many of them natives of Maryland.

The Japanese and Chinese plants (which we are so much indebted to, for their early bloom) are, with one or two exceptions, all gone. Cydonia, Japonica or Japan Quince, Pyrus Spectabile, or flowering apple, and Camellia Japonica, or Japan rose, "the flowers of which are not injured in the least," while the Magnolia Glauca or Swamp Magnolia Tripetala or Umbrella tree, Magnolia Accuminata, or Cucumber tree, (these are native of Maryland) Magnolia Macrophylla, Flowering Ash, and many other varieties, are entirely destroyed.

By these severe late frosts, if they prove that many trees suffer from the rapid changes of heat and cold,. they show that others are more hardy, such as Paulonia Imperialis, "from the mountains of India," a tree of peculiar character, forming its buds early in the fall, at the end of each branch, the flower stems resembling a miniature tree, from 6 to 12 or 14 inches in length. Also Spirea Prunifolia Plena, from small white flowers, (recently introduced, and Tartary, a low growing shrub, covered all over with ought to be in every collection) are not in the least affected.

The kitchen garden has suffered very considerable.
Many of the gardeners around the city are plough-
count for such a general sweep, was the want of
ing up their early crops. The only way I can.ac.
moisture in the atmosphere, and warm weather we
had for two weeks previous, as the thermometer only
fell to 24, or 8 degrees below freezing point, a de-
gree of cold that would not have affected many of
the plants that were injured, had there been a suffi-
ciency of moisture.
SAMUEL FEAST.

one of Dr. Edmondson's trees, in the open ground,
P. S. I send you a Camellia flower, cut from
growing in a north west exposure, and shaded with
large trees.
S. F.

C. W. BENTLEY & CO'S. PORTABLE STEAM ENGINE AND BOILER.

HE annexed cut represents a 6

THorse Engine and Boiler, standing on a cast-iron plate, 3 feet by 6.

The frame of the engine consists of 2 fluted columns; the cylinder and slides are cast in one piece. The crank end of the shaft rests on the pillar block on the top of the frame; the other end is supported by a bracket attached to the boiler. The small cylinder standing between the Engine and Boiler, as represented in the cut, is the heater or condenser, and is filled with a coil of inch pipe. On an arm cast on the cap of the heater rests the governor; the whole constituting a beautiful machine. Its superiority consists in its simplicity and compactness. They are placed in the 2d and 3d stories of buildings for operating printing presses, or for any other purpose where power is required. They may be placed over Dry Goods stores with perfect safety, there being no more danger from fire than with an ordinary stove-nor of damage by water, as the plates on which they stand are furnished with a groove or trench, where all the waste water is collected, and conducted off by means of a pipe. The boiler is on the tubular plan, and made out of heavy wrought iron, which gives it great strength.

They can be used in the cutting of Timber-also for Thrashing, Grinding Corn, propelling Corn and Cob Crushers, and in fact, for any purpose requir ing motive power. They are simple, safe, and durable, and can be managed by any person of ordinary capacity.-They are made of various sizes, from 2 to 20 horse-power. A 6 horse-power, and boiler, which is a medium size, costs $600-a 2 horse-power, and boiler, $300. There are a number of them in use, which can be seen in this city, and have given general satisfaction, and we warrant them in every respect. C. W. BENTLEY & CO., may 1-1t. E. Falls Avenue, near Pratt-street Bridge, Baltimore.

PLANTING CORN, &c. BY MACHINERY.

THE subscribers are now making their Improved Maryland CORN DRILLS, which after several years trial, they are prepared to recommend them as the best field machine now manufactured. The construction is remarkably simple, and strong enough to be worked by the most careless farm hand, in the roughest culti vated fields.-Corn, Beans, Peas, Beet, Turnip, Carrot, Broom Corn, Parsnip Seed, &c. can be drilled perfectly, and at any desired distance apart. Price $20; with wheel in front, $21. Also, in progress of construction, 100 WHEAT DRILLING MACHINES, with valuable improvements.

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THIS valuable Mill is now so well known, and its reputation so firmly established, that the Patentee deems it unnecessary here to present any certificates of its value and power of performance-but those who may require minute particulars in regard to it, can, on application to him, obtain copies of a pamphlet embracing every necessary information relative to the power, prices, agents, and a list of the names of gentlemen in the several States of the Union, who have purchased, and are now using them. He only deems it necessary in this advertisement to say that he continues to supply orders at his establishment in Baltimore, and the Mills shipped to any part of the country to which they may be ordered. GEORGE W. CUNNINGHAM, of Athens, Kentucky, is the Agent of the Patentee for the sale of his Improved Patent Portable Saw Mill, suitable for any motive power, Horse, Water, Steam or Wind, in all States of the Union, except Illinois and Missouri, giving to the purchaser the right to use them in any State belonging to the United States or elsewhere. The Mills sold by him are much improved, and manufactured at the Patentee's establishment, Baltimore. Sark, Day, Stauffer & Co., and J. A Brand & Landry, of New Orleans, are also general Agents of the Patentee. GEO. PAGE, Baltimore, Md.