, 1861-10-09

own cot+ont that b sufRcleat'foc clothing md.
beddtngi thie was spun and wore In tho fami /
". tAfaere OF cotton was planted fox thras
yeaB; the crops were abundant And OF good
were shortened In as 1e ometimes do tomato
yines; none Of these cropa we're injured by |
tIost. The planting Was discontanuet from +
the tact that the increased t1nve1 50 occupied i
the time Of the mother and three 1aughtera, l.
that they could neither spin nor WeaIe and /
In BY the settlers from Ohio and .Indtana. The
TACT that cotton has been pro8tably grown On |
2 small scale IS far north as latitude 40 deg, |
will admit Of no denial. It was ginned by /
rude hand gin made on the farm. It Ia not |
improbable that the rich soil Of the prairie, I
culture, might not make cotton growing q |
profitable branch Of farming as far north as !
this point, ard should the culture Of corn con |
tinue at fts present status, we will predict that
the experiment viii be made, Rnd especially |
Should the present rebellion continue mum
ber Of years, as it now gives promise ofdolng'
TUE CROPS.
In the eBr3y settlement corn WAS then, as
now, the great staple, This Was sold to dro-
vers or cattle feeders who brought large
drevea from the older portions Of the State,
purchased whole fields which was put IN
shock by the farmer, and sold generally for
ten cents 3 bushel- The estimate was made
By the buyer and seller, each selecting shock,
which was husked, and three half bushels Of
ears reckoned CO bushel Of corn, and the az
ersge yield thus aBce1ta1ned, which IVES gen
considered the average Tor the hand, which
would bring from two to two hundred and
6fty dollars. This, with land at one dollar
and quarter an acre, was good paying bnsl-
neEe, and to those who fed their own hogs Al
additional profit Thus it VII be seen that
paying Institution. The plan Of feeding wa8
this: The corn was cut and placed in shocks
Of eouse one hundred and fifty hills each, ms
king about twenty shocks to the acre. Two en-
closures Of grass lard for feeding ground
Wse sesetsa Ihe SALE were Rscea u one
to one head Of cattle+. The corn shocks vera
hauled to the cattle field and scattered over
the ground, and they eat what they wanted Of
it. The next cay the hcgs were let into this
field to CLEAN up the wasted grain,
fit1d. and thus alteFnatipg day By day Until the
feeding was completed, usually in November.
The settlers residing in log cabins oftheir OWL.
construction and IN making their own cloth
ng, they could, Of course, lay up money, but
The great 5rawback was their mode Of living:
fruit great part Of the year, and Of garden
vegetables. :; exposure to the night deTs and
morning fegs that often enyeloped the dwell
Irgs in tie q lge Of tae timber; these led to
anlumu few Is, that usually trenched largely
On the pleasures and profits Of farming. Al
though the dwelling Of Mr. sadoras Is in the
thirty:seven years, Jet his family, With the ex-
eeptlop Of The year 1S47, hare enjoyed excel
lent health and Mrs. s., now seVenty-uiue
years Of age, does respectable day's work,
goes to market with his fEait, feeds some three
hundred head Of hogs Tbs almost unfnter-
rupted heath Of this pioneer family, is due to
the ozcEard, the garden, the use Of beef in
stead Of fat pork, the avoidance Of exposure to
night and morEiIg deWs. and the use Of fires
IN the sitting room IN damp Or cool weather.
To the above we may add an abundance Of
clothing suitable to the season. We mention
these things, to show that even along the tin
ber borders, good health can be had with the
use Of ordinary care. We have no
hesitation In saying that after quarter Of q
century residence IN the State, that nine-tenths
Of all the sickness is occasioned hy the care
less and bad manner Of living Of the people.
Go through the old settlements where you
will, you will find little attention paid to gar
deu1Eg; net even that common vegetable, the
potato, will be found cn the tables one-half OF
the time; even in this trip OF three days this
has been ampIy}yerifed. Let us, then, hear less
Of the unhealthfulness Of the country, and lay
the blame where it be1ongs-to the fat pork,
the absence Of fresh beef, fruit and vegetables
This may be t5enching On private matters,
but they are those that interest the great mass
Of tie people. 4 portion Of our State has be-
much from change OF climate, to any g1sa1
extent, thougt this has had its value IN the
drying up of the damp surface, but in the
points to which Mr 8. directed his attention
at az early day. For years large part Of tht
| animal food used Ii his family was pork hams
veniSon and Chickens. both prairie and do
I nestic, fat pork being igEored- TIE venisor
| its Place,
| TEis matter Of food Is an Important one
and should not be overlooked. Iu this in
! stance re have thl1ty-seyen years Of expe
| border life. By the cbstr.snce Of these sim
| pie rules, this family Of i5ht psFsons hav'
Stood all tie trials Of 7c; cabin exposure, ant
| Ct the damp cxhalntlo1t5 ot The river fores
that f1inged the prairie, and in this thirty
seven years but one of its members paid I'd
| debt Of nature, and that the pioneer moth>1
fourteen years since, at the good age of nea
sixty yeaTs. The present Mrs. 8. cano int
the country in 1880, and has enjoyed unintel
! rupted good health. Give us the orchard an
| the garden, and others may: have the quinn
I and the ca1omel. 4 great deal has been Sal
In regard to early rising, and in its poetics
feature it Is certainly beautiful, with +" th
dew {drop glitte1ing on the rose,' but in II
| sober prose iB great mistake, and viii b
found especially SO to our armies, who tax
|
until the eun has carried up the moisture
tsThat gloomy night
Had gathered in the yale; y
when the soldier will come forth refreshe
and invi2orated. ready and able to do his dut
THIS strolIng out before the SUI, half chilli
by the damp morning air, Is an Outrage up(
humanity and should be discontinued. Ear
rising should always be accompanied with tt
lighting of fire TO dry ont the dampness
J | =, Rttftf firm N
ket for apples until the building Of the Illine
Central Railroad; first the prizes Was ten cen
! a bushel, then twenty-five cents, and for u
; last halt dozen years fifty cents, with got
prospect Of the latter price continuing for
: indefinite time. OF late years the feeding
: become the great staple. This farm, Like
= large number in this section, Is worked
!; tenants, and even OF the present prices
l found . paying business. Potatoes have
Ways produced well, but from the want O.
!. ready market have not been extensively pla1
: ed. Flax and hemp have both been tried, b
!, were not found profitable. Winter wheat
= yielded good average returns, and ifalternat
= with clover will pay good profit. Oats 8
somewhat Liable to lodge, but Mr. s. cont
L ues this crop for his oWn teams IS being
l. ter adapted to them than corn, hint Il
Is our farmers hereaway would do well to he
le Upon the breaking out Of the gold fever
California, the three sons and one mari
daughter left for the aurIerous regions, 8
have not returned. Since then Mr.. s. has /
! the chief care OF this large tarm, now work
!; by tenants. And whether We look at the Y
- arranged aud shady house grounds, the f
ot oc filed garden, the fine show Of flowers,
u u teening orchard, the luxnrla1t meadow a
~ pasture, and the heavy growth Of corn,
I. should reflect that our new settlers would
IL IL well to take the lessons Of one who has CARY
- - cut u home, and mada the prairies aullle "
- the good things Of earth. Nj. s. has b
- ~ everything in regard to prairie culture
= learn by experience, and he has SUCCEED
~ ~ most admirably.
" When re cont1astthe steel clipper with I
80 cid wooden mold board that he fashioned
-, "a Of his own grove, the corn planter. the sho
u. =. ploNs a1d the cultiyalors af to-day with tn
-. ~ II u thirty years since, we should be thai
~ ~ full tEal We have not to follow in the SANS p
- He has proved to US that the apple is s
., crop, that the peach Is uncertain, that C.
s9 will psy to feed cattle and hogs, st ten ce
- the blblcl; that potatoes and garden Veg.
: blcs aae easily grown, that no year in
N Thirty seven has there been decided fail
q. cf t1t crops, that winter Wheat makes gt
~ returns, that oats should be cultivated,
he he to enjoy coed health, eschew qninlne, c
m amn mel, 100 easly rising Thereby being expo
60 60 whisky, strong coffee without sugar, and g
20 70 eIal laXiness. For fifteen miles along the
ne side Of the Okaw, the roadside Is lined Il
ue co1nfelds On the prairie, while the Eoad {
- tinues along the border Of the timber b
~ -. At almost every cabin OF large farmhol
ssS;,, smau orchards occur, mostly Of the NIL
9n Scarcely an acre Of wheat, and but little
~ tention paid to the garden. Hero the hogs
20 -. in the timber through the summer, when
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