Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-01-25

ground thus set out in the choicest OF
grated trees will yield as large Il per
cent as the same quantity Of ground
cultivated in any other kind of way.
And indeed DO not know how hesocial
feelings Of a family can be cultivated
10 that extent. without an orchard OF
choice fruit. that Il can with. Imag-
inc tho hearth Of the domicil surround
cd by the bright Gre burning. and the
little son or daughter passing around
the basket filed with the choicest Of
fruits. Add certainly we have pic
turc around which the heart and feel
ings desire 10 cluster. The next thing
10 which shall call the attention OF
the farmer Is that Of the garden, and
In making some remarks upon this
subject, / know ! shall cross the
path Of some who think that all
the arrangement and labor OF the gar
den belonging 10 the female part Of
the family. ! win admit that a por-
ton Of the labor OF the garden can be
performed by females. and that they
are not acting out Of their sphere
when thus employed. But pale in
your garden. pow or spade Il up at
the proper time. got your shrubbery
and set Il out, and your wives and
daughters will always be ready and
willing to aid In the planting Of the
seeds. and cultivating the same. And
none but those who have made care
full observation, can tell how much
that goes to make up the food ofthe
family can be raised on a small garden,
and I am constrained TO say there is
no one item | would turn 70 more rea-
Oily. with view Of ascertaining the
taste Of the farmer, than the interest
he takes in fitting up and furnishing
his garden,
Passing from the garden, we shall
make some suggestions upon the SUBJ
ject Of what Is usually called out
buildings, for we take II for granted
he has his family with as comfortable
and convenient house as his means
will enable him to. And now am
not foolish enough TO suppose that the
man who has commenced on his farm
in the forest, with limited means, can,
in two or three years. build himself
his 60 by so bank barns, with she'd
ding all around il. and stables for all
his stock. This he may do and
ought to do as soon as he gets able;
for Il will abundantly pay in the saw
ing of grain and feed. But what. l
say. Is this that the farmer needs, and
must have some out buildings. and the
first usually put up although they
may be Of loss. yet he may do great
deal in the way Of making them con-
vcnicnt And I say that although the
buildings may be Of logs, they may be
as convenient as any frame buildings
can be. though they may not present
so so fine an appeaia ance. nor may not
be 80 durable. Aud here | will sug-
gest what conceived TO be q conveni-
ent log building. for stable cutting
room and corn crib. with considera-
BILE Of NOW room besides. Lot your
sills be go feet long. aud your build.
ing o feet wide. Take II feet of
one end FOR your stable. then 0 feet
for cutting room. and then you have
Q feet for q crib, put your building up
about feet high. Then let three logs
run beyond the main building IL feet
for shed. raise your main building IA
rounds high, which will give you n
chance TO put 4 or 8 logs on your
shed. and will give you NOW room for
4 tons Of hay. 100 dozen OF oats, and
q crib that will hold 400 bushels OF
corn. and stable room for 4 horses.
besides shedding for eight or ten head
CT cattle, and all can be fed from your
cutting room without passing out
side your building. Now, | am well
aware that such Is the spirit Of inn
provement that rs soon as the farmer
gets able. that for these log buildings
he will substitute the frame. and this
Is very well. And having built aud
finished several barns with al their
appendages. think l could make
some suggestions that would be use.
ful In their arrangement. But sup.
posing the farmer who feels able 20
build him frame barn will either
consult well his own judgement. or
some good practical mechanic, or visit
some model barn before he undertakes
an enterprise that will cost him from
, hundred TO 0 hundred dollars the
outbuildings being arranged according
10 the means or the taste.
| think every farmer should put up
n wood house. and whether frame or
Of logs, will take the liberty Of sug.
gcsting one think we'll adapted to
the wants of farmers generally. Then
put up your building 10 by 90. take
l2 feet nj one end Cor Workshop
q thing every farmer must have--and
you have building 10 by 10 for
your wood-thon make shed 0 feet
wide, which you can drive under ut
any time to throw out your wood
And IN addition 10 this, you have q
shed at a!l times. for your wagon 10
stand under. Then with small nd
ditional expense, you can fix wind
lass, by means of which you can hoist
one OF two wagon beds up and be en-.
tircly out Of the way. which, may be
done by n boy ieyears Of age.
i Having made such suggestions with
regard TO clearing. TO buildings, and
TO the garden rs ! think appropriate,
shall proceed to make some sugges.
tons with regard to the cultivation Of
I the soil. the time Of putting in the
seed, and such other incidental mat
ters AS may be properly connected
with the same, upon the subject OF
deep and thorough plowing. | have
already said something, and SO gener-
nj has tho propriety and the impor.
tance Of deep plowing become. that II
, is almost useless TO say anything more
, upon it. and We shall pass from Il Il
the time and manner: lst. of sowing
I wheat. And this. like very many