The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-09-02

consider five hundred acres large farm,
think Of the followDgl The editor Of
the I Spirit of the Agricultural prc.sn
has recently been on visit 10 the farm
of VI. i Sullivant Esq. in the south.
eastern part of Champaign county. Iii.
nois. The farm contains over t,De,tu
MouSand acres. and although only q.
bout seven thousand acres are yet under
cultivation, EMPLOYS over one hundred
men Three thousand acres are plan.
ted in corn, and the editor estimates
that the farm will produce T. last Is.
600 bushels OF wheat this year. besides
large quantities Of barley, oats fax. &c.
Mr. Sullvant employs five different
reapers this season. and threshss i'm me.
diately after cutting, employing q steam
engine at bis power in the late operation.
A blacksmitb's shop is located on the
farm, and employed continually in re.
pairing farm implements; a school is
kept up for the education Of the children
Of the workman. One hundred and
twenty-five yoke Of oxen, and fifty horses
are employed. 1t must be acknowlcde.
ed that this is something Of a farm. and
that Mr.. Sullivant possesses much exc.
cutl7e ability to successfully mansge
such q stupendous concern; yet we are
informed that everything moves on rs
regular as the click Of chronome ter.
This is but one of the many large farms
which now grace the broad prairies Of
that and adjoining counties, none Of
woich are so large es this, but large
enough to excite the wonder aud ADM.
ration of outsiders, who know nothing
of the magnificent West.-C hicaRo
Democrat.
A LITERAL Runaway MArcH.--A can.
ital story is told BY Texas paper off
runaway match that came of in that
State. l, seems that couple had re.
solved to get married, Notwithstanding
the opposition of parents and relatives
of every degree, and securing the co.
operation of friendly clergyman, they
all thrro mounted their horses and set
out for friends mansion several miles
distant, where the rites could be solemn.
lied without interference They had not
gone Tar. however, befo. their fight was
discovered aud then there was Ma muob
mounting, and racing and chasing as 90.
CURED on the occasion of YOUNG Locb.
vars celebrated elopement with the
Nethorby maiden. The lovers and their
faithful pastor soon heard the noise ofap.
pfoaching pursuers and gave their horscs
| the spur. But alas their enemies were
better mounted and gained fast upon
them. IL was evident they would soon
be captured, when feicitous inspiration
OF the maiden came to their aid. "Can't
| you marry US as we run ?" che shouted
to the clergyman The idea took. and
the pastor at once commenced the ritual.
All parties covered themselved with
glory, and just as the brides father
clutched her bridlerein, the clergy man
| pronounced the lovers man and wife.
When the old gentleman. first learned
| what had been done, he was inclined to
be furious but being alIant old fellow
and admiring dashing action. be soon
concluded to forgive the runawavs in con.
sideration of the handsome and novel
manner In which they iriumphed over
him.
VINE CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES.
Considerable doubt Seems to exist in
certain quarters as to the success of the
experiments now making in various parts
Of the country in the manufacture OF
wine from the native grapes. The fol.
lowing extract from The Nescs. publish.
ed in Vevay Indiana which was settled
by migrants from the Swiss village of
the same name, who we're probably the
first to Introduce the grape culture in
the West, states some Of the causes of
of its failure
"We have always looked upon it az
settled fact that any attempt to render
| general the culture of the vine would re.
suit 10 ruin to the arty attempting il.
| Our seasons are too variable Win.
ter too cold-tLe next too open and
warm-one Summer is too dry and 100
hot-another is too wet The truth il
that land in the Ohio River Valley il
worth more money per acre to raise grass
and wheat, or corn. than it is 10 raise
grapes. We regard it as settled that
any man who enters into the culture o.
the vine without capital like that Of
Mr.. Longworth of Cincinnati, will be
ruined in ten years We are sure that
the result of chemical analysis will
show that all the money Mr.. L has ever
made out of the vine culture has been
done by aduteratiue the juice of the
grape and making a little 90 good way.
In support of our iden, we would refer to
the experience of tho SETTLERS Of our own
town The culture of the vine was com.
menced where. at an early day. large
amounts of money were expended 10
the preparation of the ground aud plant.
ing grape. vines Now there is not a
farmer who has any vines who take pains
to do more than raise grapes en- ong III for
his family to eat aud to make enough
wine TO have drink or two in hot wealth.
err. Indeed, we may say that in the vi.
entity of Vevay, where the vine growing
was first attempted in America, it has
been abandoned, and men are raising
hay, wheat and corn"
A PRUDENT IMPosrER-The famous
Jemi na Wilkinson, who, with a number
Of her followers, had fixed her resid epce
| at the head of Seneca Lake announced