Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-06
French word for Meadow.
mo. v.

French word for Meadow.
No. V.
CLIMATE AND PRODUC lions.
The climate Of the West is Considered mildei
than that of the East in the sane latitude bu
while the thermometer ranges b gher, Inc prairie
winds are more piercing, from me broad and un
interrupted sweep they have, and IN the WINTER
are often very severe The W nter's cold, how
ever, which is not long CONTINUED is abundantly
compensated for by The delightful breeze which
almost constantly fans The pralrIes IN summer.
Fivc-and- a-half degrees Of latitude, which
Illinois stretches over, give considerable variety
of climate, and regret to ado, IL IS quite varl-
able We have thaws in Winter, which take
the frost entirely out Of the ground, and snow IS
not sufficient 10 afford adequate protection 10
the Winter grains. The Spriu5 IS usually wet,
with many cold, dismal days, and though It is
the poetized season, the scriboler oil verses on
the prairies must have fertile imagination,
with much warmth of feeling IN his body
mean,l TO be able to give desirable descrip-
ton oft the Spring in the West
In Summer we rather lack. than have,
super-abundance of rain, and we're The soil OF
different character, the crops would frequently
suffer for lack of moisture. But the pralrles
endure drouth better than any soil know OF
Our Aulumns are almost uniform delightful, by
far the pleasantest season Of the year, and IN
them we find our solace for the disagreeable
Springs. In October and November we have
the "lndian Summer" and sometimes Winter
does not set in in earnest till the middle or last
Of December, ana tile ground will freeze up
with little rain.
The productions embrace every variety be-
longing to the temperate zone, and even cotton
is raised to considerable extent in the South
ern part Garden vegetables grow TO astonish-
ing sizes, and generally Of superior quality
Watermelons of forty and fifty pounds are not
very uncommon, and other things in proportion
OF timber, the oak, Of various species. Is
most abundant. We nave also black walnut,
sugar and soft maple, Ssh and elm, Of different
species, honey locust hickory, cotton wood,
sycamore, beech, hinder, hack berry, buckeye,
black mulberry, sassafras, cedar, cherry, white
walnut, or bullernut, Poplar, persmmon, pc
can, &C., sc.
OF indigenous fruits, We have several varieties
OF the grape and plum, some Of which are deli.
cious, the wild cherry, cab apple, pawpaw and
persimmoni and, IN The e'eaest proiusion, straw
berries, blackbeTies, rapbetries and goo>eber-
ries. OF nuts we have an abundance, OF he
hickory, hazel, pecan, back walnut and butter
nut.
Or cultivated fruits, tie apple, peach, cherry,
grape, PLAN and pear sccetd admirably. The
peach is OF rapid grown and rapid decay, and
The best have ever e;eD in any pau o! the
Union, were some sent me BY Scion Robinson
OF Indiana, which he Iised within 40 miles Of
Chicago. Consiterabealenio is paid 10 the
apple, and within 10 ol5 years we will send
them from the praires ;supply the Eastern mar
kels al cheaper rates lha the present. Apples at
40 GEMS bushel, or Sper barrel will pay The
producer better than what al 70 or IS cents; and
/, 81 per Dbl. will transpt them from Chicago 10
New York city. The ape will be cultivated
in vineyards, not only iteating but 10 make wine
or brandy-fOr sieknes This has been suffi-
ciently tested, 10 show practcability.
| To every species Of uit OF he temperate eli
mate Illinois seems 10 we'll adaped, eYcep! in
one respectable too ely opening OF spring IS
sometimes succeeded b,hard freezes: destroying
| The buds which have swled prematurely. This
has been successfully NEEDED b. stamping ice
and snow and barn lil- about the roots 81 the
tree, by which the TOO u!y starting is retarded
| The growth OF the woois wonderful: A writer,
whom | know 10 be a an OF truth, says, II! is
nothing uncommon lonoculated buds 10 SHOOT
| % leet Inc RtSt season, nd we hau one Whicn
| grew SiI feet and ono in"
Various kinds of mu.rry are grown IN diff
rent parts Of The Stale, I'd severa writers have
recorded their succeSslTxperience in silk cui-
ture. in The Prairie Farer, showing The adaT
ta,on Of The prairies 10 al branch OF industry
Com, wheat and The asses, will be noticed
hereafter. OF OATS, ri bushels is a common
crop, and The past seaso which has been fave
fabe 10 this grain, mana field has yielded eigh
~ bushels 10 The acre. aIley, rye, miliel, fax,
buckwheal, rape, beanseas, &C., yield equally
well Irish potatoes { not generally OF first
rate quality. To grow perfection, the tubers
require access 10 The ailVhch is excluded by
The light prairie soil pacng closely about hem
there being no stones ltpen air passages 10 tie
centle of the hill. TV grow better on sod
ground than on old Ian,
Sweet potatoes are Tsed abundanlly in The
central and Southern ps, ard also the palma
christi, or castor bean. )ur strong soil is admi-
rally adapted 10 hemp d |, 200 10 500 lis are
taken from an acre. Kill be an important STA
pie and exported largel
Tobacco is much cu,ated, and il any soil
will long endure lhe fill weed, il is that OF III
praifics Successful eIpmenls have been made
with mad Ier; and whe:ur farmers shall have
overstocked The markc:ih The Chief staples
they will turn their alteon 10 This ard similar
productions, which they'll find more profitable
CHICAGO, lS4S. J. S. w.