, 1859-04-04
This day middle OF Octpber) vas bitterly cold

This day (midd1e OF Octpber) vas bitterly cold,
colder than Fever felt the wind at home, and re
we're glad to get off the bare prairie, and INTO tho
shelter offhc woodlands.
We passed a steam plow which was moving
itself along prairie road to farm where it was
about to be tried. Hwas sarnde-like implement,
With sir common plows fixed to a framework,
which could be let down or raised at the back Of
the machine. Nobody could tell US whether it
had succeeded or not, though certainly no land
ID the world is better Buited to steam culture.
But its general introduction here may be retnrd-
cd by the low value Of the food Of working cat
tie. Working oxen can be kept Oh the prairie
fed on prairie hay, which costs very little labor
indeed: And corn for horses is also rery cheap.
There is thus not the same necessity for sa1lng
OF or horse labor, Us in England. Machines
Which economise human labor are in far greater
demand.
pls clog Of wood fired to strong rope, which
is drawn BY powerful team Of oxen through
the hollow parts Of farm two feet below the
surface. md which thus Ieaves passage for
draining of the wafer.
We stayed oil night at Bement. 4 village and
station on the Great Western Railway. Many
Of the people had been suffering from ague, and
this, With the bad wheat crop aud full il prices,
produced considerable depression in spirits.
4 fex miles west We came upon the farm OF q
Kentucky gentleman, who, with bis brother, had
bought $500 acres Of land, fine gently rolling
prairie, which be was bringing under cultivation.
They had $40 acres sown with wheat, bnt the
crop Of the previous harvest had been failure,
having yielded little more than SIX bushels an
scrc. The Indian corn was tolerable crop. He
is nov sowing out his land as fast as be can, his
present plan being to have it all in blue grass,
timothy, and clover, except about 900 acres,
which is TO be kept under Indian corn for fatten-
IT, %1t tn NIL la IN call T
fat cattle annually, and if he can succeed in this,
his purchase will prove exceedingly remunera-
tire. The blue grass find everywhere spoken
Of as best adapted to the praire- 1t is sometimes
sown on the fresh prairie after the grass has
been burnt off, the ground being first well har-
rowed. Butthough this occasionally succeeds,
the process Of breaking up the prairie and SOW
ing it ont after one or two corn crops is prefer
red Turnips are grown here as an experiment
with fair success. Sown after wheat harrest,
tue roots ure now two to three pounds weight.
Large tracts Of land are for sale here at prices
from sts to 5ps. an acre.
EsReturning from Bement to Urbana, drove
larger proportion Of whic6 IS still open aid un-
occupied. A nurseryidAn has established near
the railway line very thriving. and extensive
nursery Of various fruit and forest trees. the
thriving condition Of which sufficiently proves
tue capabiiity Of the prairie soil for the growth
Taking The railway at Urbaua. / again pro-
ceeded about forty miles further north to the
station at Onarga, risngtown on q fine prairie,
which seems all dotted over with neat two-story
houses. visited good many recent settlers
in this neirhborhood' most Of them men with
m nrerious erncrience Of a coun,rr l;fe. and
without any kuowlcdcc whatever Of the prac-
teal dctuils of farmin9. These people were all
,li,heartened hy the fai]ure Of The wheat cron.
but others. again. WHO lad been brought up to
furmjn. and understood their business. were
hopcfuI and makine every e1ertion TO insure
RI tat1ner from the Eastern States au intclli-
gent practical man who thoroughly understood
lis business. lie has Ind the same iii luck in
his crep Is other pcoplc. but knows that risk Of
seasons is one Of those risks which farmers in
all countries must more or less reckon upon.
lie l.as dairy stock Of thirtr-cjpht cows. and
makes the milk into cheese H. can sell Ills
chccsc IN the snot Mt AS. n cwt which ;s not
far short of The AVERAGE nricr reot,zrd ty dairv
farmers in Scottand whera +hn ront !, b;rLar
than thc nrjce If innd in Tllinn;s liz fnds rI,c
natural nru;rie rrass vcrv nroduct;rc of nil
til tie month Of Septe,u6cr, His cows weld
him two pounds Of cheese cach, daily, during
the neriod of rood rrass: and thew can be fods
ilprel rery chean]y durinr the Winter m nrai.
rie hay. lie expects to Improve his stock. and
return. materiuliy us he raes on. hv nroy;,lin1
succulcnt food for Autumn and Spriur.
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