New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-05
There are divers ingenious loyal friends Of his labor
ing ight and day to place the crown on his head.
MO.t anclent-in bio som mOst beautifully blue

ing light and day to place the crown on his head.
Most ancient-in blossom most beautifully blue
how the memories Of childhood are restored when
we talk psain Of fax Wnsn raised for toe seed
aloue and year after year, 10 has alylye btoR as
prottable ns whcit. But men viii rlse wheat,
ho, inu every year 20 gee twenty-five or thirty
bushels acrc, ana lLey Are celnaed Ike odyers Oh
lottery tickets OF lax, Virgil says il burns tie
so but If he lived 10 these DAYS, and raised wheat
at so cents a bnshe he would call it burning
shame | hint to the farmers that they had better
he thinking OF A.x.brakcs agaiI-oi hnen streets ana
towels, which hst, on al, average, as lone a.
a human seuerftiU--of two pcn'alools ana sLfls,
essily ied but "a .ily washed, aud 30 cool rs one
walks 10 the meadow with fcythe on the shoulder
in the early morning. There have been more true
patriotism ard more true love beneath homespun
linen shirts than beneath cotton ones end my opinion
is that Yankee ingennify will cause inen 10 reigh ~
the end of the world the same as a. the pesllniS y,
it. Farmers by all means rare haz IN ao oo''e
you will be LOOKING forward and he wise
WOOL.
He who sends young, good.wooled sheep, 10 tne
butcher, Is doing bis country wrong oaies Vi suon
should be made to those who have none, OF 70 lo'e
gated and banded with as much care ss If We had
thousands Of localities IN the West, ungrazed, where
on each a man can keep 200 sheep at 80 cents head
per year, and in too many other places farmers are
raising corn instead Of sheep. Wool il worth 40
wool can be produced for what il will cost to rlse
bushel of corn-or to get few sticks Of cord WOOD
The motto Of every farmer should be to rase sheep
and kill dogs.
More than all-and this is very important mat.
ter-the soil Of q farm where many sheep are Kept
continually increases in value; il Is continually in
erished when grain is raised. The very best part
of the soil of huudres OF Thousands OF our farIus Is
annually transpotedto Europe In the shape VI GRAM
much Of it il exchanged for WOOL and all OF II ior
what we ought to hang onr heads ID shnnie ior nov
producing. IL is desirable, since we are about H.
that this war last long enough to cure usot this foy
and to learn us how to be seli-sustainng hs'ion'
And when the war ends we want to gee ths result
want to see a man, on buying piece VI orodd-
cloth know that it s made Of wool, ana we want 20
see him hesitate on buying piece oi coton cio'I
for fear there may lie wool in it. Tie NEUROLOGICAL
story of tie Golden Fleece conveys the idea OF tn'
golden profits Of sheep raising.
ORCHARDS.
Now is the time to plant orchards, because many
will neglect or 10 unable TO DO 20. IL ~ mos
fortunate moment for this business, hnd one VINO hs
taste for it need not fear results II be plant eooa
trees and will inform himsrE Of valuable ara ialo
methods of treatment Here, in Southern llllDoIs'
the Italy of the Free States, large orchards are
planted this year, and at future time mean 10
astonisb The TRIBUSE's readers By gvlng AN &c
count of what has been done here VIII ffiit ioI INC
past few yearp. Some fancy the business hSeiy u
be overdone, but this story has always eee toiu'
and vet there are 10 100 trees OF good froit a4y-
where in the country which are not worth more
than any ten acres of grain know OF an SFcnaiu i
Of fine bearing trees, 900 in NUMBER, WDion We.e
get out four years ago this conins May. fOo.isn. .
and lazy farmers, what have yoa been doing th, !
you have not orchards Of fine fruit Anions siA
millions of people in the West, forty mine f4'aiea Ia Ia
fifty are without apples in Winter, much irts lsve
they pears and early peaches. a n.tion gwen "
ni,-growing always il educated aud wealthy; eH
elusively grain.groving, ignorant snc poor. ln'
highes, civ;ization is impossible where mere :f'
few orchards. Arouse, farmers, emulate the soidie
marching daily to new conque.ts, ahn oy ~
industry and intelligence force Ifoih an ah""iiIi
Nature her magnificent treasures.