, 1862-10-04
Gttr Grib&&te.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1861
THE FARM AND GARDEN.


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TIE Grey WlRou-A Nan HA0abu7-Aan.s-
.factuse Of SoFyhuM-A Cheap Mode oT strip
psng-A Rals4obS Ne@ EtaporatoT.
CHAMPAIGN. Sept, "a, 1874.
r,ha fntr,drct,on of valuable new plants. OF
Aao u11ooue.o4 ~ ~ .,,1.,.-s
implements aoo OF modes VI eu1]u1e naVe AZ
ways been slow, while humbuEs of all grades
-een over the land with the utmost raufdfsr.
1,rt r. rourse reave M valuable trace hahina
~, W. ~ ~11~ ~''~1N ~1'0o oSNA4A
tnem-
The grey or timber willow has been we'll
known for the past fif:y years in almost all
-, tho ,,,,a.. .,ornan. LIN,
P"1 - ~ e esA5, e1u ne14 Po"0S1 uA449
has been largely cultivated Tor charcoal tor
the powder makers, it being considered the
n.s ss aA 's .I 49, ~ sa's r. .sa, pss ~ - ~.
est trees Much OF Inc powder useo oy the'
1ebels is of inferior quality, doubtless for the
want of this valuable tree for their charcoal.
~ no nro,,ie for ,ts ,-anfa orouth th,s t-aa
- 'llo pa1o' ~ 40 -1p.0 ,. ~ sn1n .ae'
is among Tue most valuable, Whetaer Tor ILL
~ far domest;c nfe n the wav NJ fenc;ne
s-a e.a1 pb,1a = - ts;no. IT,
ana 1uet "ule II Ii ueane Slowly
disseminated Tor these purposes by
the nuIserymen at the rate OF three dollars
per Geo cuttings, the hnbuegera are spread.
lng It broadcast ove1 H tns ia land at the rate Of
discovered TINT y Is most valuable hedge
plant, It being the second hedge willow thai
has served to drain the farmers pockets. The
northern counties are being canyassed by the
willow men, making sale OF their new hedge
plant In Immense quantity, 1t Is probable
fhAt,
trlhuton to ~ their orders. In fact, it viii
make little difference what willows they de-
liver. 1oF ali k1nds OF willow are worthless
as hedge plant On the pr4lrle- After the re-
peated fr!als and taalures with Willow 1of this
purpose, II IS matter Ct surprise That 50 many
farmers can be found wiling 10 be tum oussgssd
with so simple thing. For these men We have
no sympathy; but there is class OF farm-
ers who have Just commenced farming on
the p1al11es, and OF course are not posted, to
Inose We say cont De uecelVed, II th1s vii
tSn nv s,,1ana s w. pcsn ;nissed On yoa nnaer
me 9o taIa = IF Tha - 49, W. Mt;g 1sugg r.
>.ess ~ " GnI - Stx ~ Icy p.Atuita1al oo-
" an.assa -. .,s ta' ueseo u s Gn"ago, REUSED
~ enspoo neuse p!aeL, auu
10y eaAo ~ naus Ut Hls puf-
1pa.aa pusn - nauuaaens' an aau Sanaut oE COL
1ee.Su, =" ~ ~ Eoou uSose 1as ol VIII ever
" Mane MIL Il; a1u ot tnls purpose It Is
a,;a MSldness ~ 4sat ~ ene sae me me piants are
ralnlste m 81, ior Timber, and y91 - can get them Of
any u t1t nuIstsles 81 S3;o Thousand. and
5oS sEu:n. ~ % sual. w utu Aupeo tNat ING
osgs " 1se anu Plahg 1tlneranI7 were AT an
~, 9a1 ~ "RPeats 1n1s tney are jast now
asaau ~ Agn e1ovs1. Me al EMO" lna1 the
Vssge O,ange VIII msKe good and durable
nag Luz sne DEL & VI ~ ana IL s0al 0a usually tue
plaI.s nafe oeeu soau ~ eS'Vy % % " per
.nopsano Plants, put no" the g1ageons
91o y " ~ MlAoW eulno2s, Ten inehes long, at
S1-o9 H. ~ sa1nsana. aSrny soMe iarMess must
a:hG ~. ~ eE uu..noosseut auu saelr propen lily
u lpas uHectio4 <. Is ouly e4u1ed oy Tue ofAzen
- e. pau on "nlow eu>:1pss a. soea prices ana
Tl suG1 purposes. lnis iea1 IS equal 20
ans na1a - afet t+ cot1en, out Kendall wa5 simple
ae 1n@"gG ga,,o9 .,ta .se. " "1usse :ne plaoe aaa
W. Sa1ieo nauenSJ names ior MS oe!ay. lie
should nave placed MS plauts IN the hands OF
eIeee "l1ow aeu aru lucy Foula nave nad
tHc uloAes LA tAe1l pocaels peiofe Inc autumn
Ho6Is. .-...-..-
in6 sofs1uoA FEVER.
The history Of sorghum in this country is
terestcd seed dealers aud patent, chi nerical
NTH nearly run the thing into the ground, and
it was years before it recovered from thsir ras-
caIities. So soon as these specu1a atnrs T let @ the
thing alone, and it became Invested Of the
mss'eTy that quackcry lad thrown around
it, cosy old women in the country could
make good article Of syrup, suitable
~A-"kct ~Aes - AA@A|
cases, tit for table use~ Chemicals were
brown aside and common sense substituted.
lGe result 1s that thls plant has now
btceme one OF the staple products OF the
country. Ii Is 1ound on almost every firm in
!he ela1e, a9a ar5e amount OF capital Il . :,
produce three-tonrtns of all the sweetening
required In the State We have no doubt, thus
saving to tic country large amount o1
money to the country tnat has annually gone
aore ad fcr tins purpose. The STATE Is ricu=d
IN consequence, and had quaeks and inter
ested seedsmen let 1t alone this result would
EaTe been attained half dozen years sooner
Ine Ieae1ng Public viii not Eoon forget tht
| Efforts Of That worthy pair, Prot Wray aad
Nudsln Hammond, in regard to the early his
tory OF tt1e plant:
| AS Inc season Tor 1fs nanufacture 15 now a
hand, ws propose to offer a9 e2me e advice in r.
gard to It's malag. .ment- We have never beeI
sanEn.ne N regard to ITS Faiue tor sugar
poini us i1, t,is i,irec,;nn hnr fnr Svrn1 !. wi1
| supply an immense demand, almost superced
lug TIE use Of euEar, In fact hundreds, II no
thousands OF families in the West, use nj
other sWeetening-
/ STRIPPING THE CANE.
This is best done BY a three nronped fork
! With cne ut these, one man can strip an acr
| If cane in a day. tina makiny n }ar-r sav;na
If fahor nrer nv ntt.er nrocess nora asna
| c;a1lv that of hand. .stTinpin~ which IA slps
cd }.sD-;o.e Sn-ra ,thnas 49,, % 49, .y
hnt 9tie ~ 1ass rs1na,;1e +La,s ~ LUZ 'aI. ~
uas ~, .u1;., 'es5 90 t .n.n tas woouea
.,,;E "M ~ 49, Saa a ue nau ~ 10y ssose y
~ t1hpttoEes to ~ susy ~ u1aue =: Isa. ueat y
eteei 4ar e1 4h;1 pus "ooh s;a - 9s'1 sla1
| cheoner The heada mnst nnt ha ~
until the plant ia cut tor the mill
| II the distance to haul is not q long one,
| common wo0d-shod SLED is the best to haul i
on. Go along-ide OF the rows with the eled
on the hind end OF which is plank or Cos
| pin Of wood at the point where the heads ar
| to be cut of. Cut the stalks and place th'
heads even at the point Of cutting, over thi
block of wood, without any regard to tl
bolts, when the load is on, with an axe cut O;
| the heads and haul the stalks to the mill. Th
same thing can be done on a properly con
| structed wagon rack, The above method q
| s. ripping and topping the cane was devised b.
t Mr.. Webb, the pantentee Of the eYaporate
he1atter mentioned.
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h olt4'Nu 1A9.
Ineae are numerous ana VaT1eds AZ OF tnen
more or less Valuable, but most of them den
clenE IN several points, the most 1mporsant 9
| Fh'cn Is me clari5lng process. tne JUG
is ZOE o1Vested oi It's gum ana o,ner dtecat1n =
nattsr nstore II comes 20 q 9o'l, a., afss NJ s nas
allnlE .! sysnp tannos ~ ~ ea n anu VI eoui'
suEA1 Is lnen guy VI LIE qaeeelon.
Me nave examinea n iaags numosf III JET; oa pan N
S gaHs s15 haTo s..n % ~ ~ 90 ~
n1sasea ms 50 we'll % AZ thet n Mr Wehhs ~