Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-03-16

thf Wy thttt ihcheo eiuotSf otous
so feet apart; then I'll ake chips or
hog-pen manure. mixed with corncobs
Gil mp asuiiicient depth, then place my
tree in. being careful that The later
nj roots shall occupy the position.
thoy did before the tree was taken up,
then will enclose il with fence that
neither hide nor hoof can get in only
as l please, and cultivate tho lot until
the trees grow so large that there is no
danger Of injuring the roots; then ms
to pruning, though March may be the
best dmo on account Of the readiness
with which the wounds dry, yet l will
try and attend TO that part so careful
ly, and that ! can top off few bran
ches at any time without the slightest
injury to tho tree. This Is my plan for
an orchard instead of yours.---Well
since you seem disposed TO have your
own way about the orchard, suppose
that in view Of the good time that Is
coming, you get q few grape setts also,
that you may make little wine that
Is good for the stomach, for yourself:
and the most ultra temperance man
will not complain il you offer him a
glass. The manner in which you
speak Of setting out your apple trees
IS admirably adapted 10 the grape. on
y set the vines from five to six feet
apart. Then If you can possibly stick
the time in edgewiso. or any other way
buildy on a wood house, and ifyou caI-
not build such u one as you want,
build such one as you can. but don't
do rs the old woman did who pinched
the snuff from the candle with her fin
gers and put II in the snuffers, |. e.,
don't have to pick your wood out Of
the snow 10 put into the wood-house.
The second building we put up after
we settled, where We now live. was a
wood-house, eighteen by twenty-six,
and after au experience Of ten years,
we are inclined, to the opinion that our
house would be about as warm without
such an appendage as with II. though
Il might not be that kind of warmth
that would be indicated by the ther.
mometer. Well. these things being
attended too, and whether they are or
not, you will soon begin 10 think about
plowing Now, when you begin to
make calculations on this subject, don't
make Il point merely to excel your
neighbor in the number of acres you
cultivate the coming season, though
you may do this il you can. but make
IL a point to cultivate more ground in a
given number Of acres than he does;
piow deeper than he does, ia other
words, turn up that other farm, for
there is much pith in The old doggerel;
"Plow deep while sluggards sleep"
and should you annoy our iasIidious
antipodes Of the celestial Empire, By
your crops, roots, and war likely to
ensuc, for there is no knowing what
may happen these touchy times. inst
send n lelegraphie dispatch, that you
wish to live IN peace with all the
world and the rest of mankind, that
you win refer the matter 10 the i've
great powers, and we think the whole
difficulty will be settled without the
loss Of blood and treasure; but let the
consequences be what they may, don't
abandon deep plowing.-Now we are
not going to pry into your little mat
ters about your farm, rs the Editor OF
the American did that Of Squire Bra
dy's--darc say he was after some Of
his good fruits, (hope he will pardon
the allusion, but If You have any ma
nurc TO haul out TO save your barn
sills from rotting, or 10 prevent the
scratches, scatter il well, and in all ca.
ses. il possible. plow it under. and es-
pecially if it is thoroughly rotted. II
you have fences TO reset, be certain
TO put good sound chunk undo, each
corner, and don't forget to keep your
fence rows clear Of briars and shrubs
don't get into that independent spirit
| that characterizes some farmers, ol
raising your own blackberries, and es-
pecialy in the fence corners.
And now n word 10 you fellow olh'
GERS ofthe society, and we are done
with this subject for X my ofiicious in
termeddling has got me into the affair
| show the characteristic in the clos
ling Of ii. LIST. Then ofthe Presiden
now. il we know just what motives
he had in view in getting us in thil
matter we would know better how t
speak to him-but waving that for tn,
present, we say to you, sir, with al
Difference that the society selected 20,
asstheir president, on the suppositioi
that your utmost efforts would be pu
forth in furthering the interests Of th,
society, and to the directory and othe
officers Of the society, you were selec
ted by the society as persons VIII,
would be as much or more active thar
the others in your council and your in
fluence, in the furthermore Of the OBJ
T jects Of the association, and we will
take the liberty to say. though we neee
not do it that you will come fully VI
to their .anticipations. Then let u
act, act In concert, in spirit of con
ciliation, and my word and my reputa
, ton for it, that the Agricultural Socie
ty Of Franklin County. will compar
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