, 1865-01-20
THE FARM AND GARDEN.


Ra,r,. ,..sN on.6s' ny, oau' - Aooo.
and obliged to remain soma weeks I shall I'd.
ply my leisure to the stndv ~ tba ncon1e md
to the agricn1t,,ra1 cona,t;a 80 80 r. ..s,t
nh. 80 80 e1Ao4''on u 'ne cooutry
the preat %,ss aAen long time to learn that
that Unionism is strongly tInctnred wit7, ron.
pe1hcadfsm. aa tho 49,. % ~ s4 r'Aa Wy
beinp MANI d.. Ss4 - oao1J .1Aoea,
kindly % to ten ~ ess ,,o llsnter than when 80
transferred to this Christian country.
But was rofnr tn talk NJ +ro.- -
the 'N - S'ees' uuo AlSt u
Rzncrn,
In passing tt,on1b IN
isy1lle ia Eashr;,,o 49, s4s ~ .9untlS from Lou
I red cedar ' ~ tha ae... ~ nnu large numbers Of
fences, In the pasture fields, and alone the
stree, streets Of the Villages. The timber & tbe
most aluable Of all timber. for fenc,, nosts
netEs assEaba aa Po5ss esnd and 5s,5aa
fully have been CONVINCED Of Itr IT. Yains +h"t o.
in the spring of 'G1 X nrncn-ed 49, '1e t .uat
plants, and the next anring t3ua au tthhonssa4 thot
more, for the purpose Of n1anifS9 u3"Iu ~
timber belts, but@ . press of WORK lave
| nursery rows. Tie drst }nt are are
now two to three feet h,oh Int wesa ot,ts a,e
six inches when plauted: The tree aenms vu1g
rapidly, and at fifteen Years viii me;as ~
Posts3 anu NJ twenty years telenfnnh miles |
and railroad ties THIS yisit to Eentr9ctpp tph,ss hss
rivited the conviction that this tree should he BE-
largely planted, as it Is second in vaina ~ uo
other. The red cedar is a native Of tha state
Of Illinois, and thriyes well in all parta of it.
When We take into account its 6reat w v,1ns ~.
for the purposes named, It j. ama3ter Of fIe aur.
prise that larre n1anfationo ho-.a s"t - oaA
made oft. Our State should NV aIs n honntr uufu
On an plantations Of timber, say len dollars
an acre, and the rail.ond companies would
Euj $hnfr $.,bo
tions Of this tree. II they do nd MIRA thev !
should pass free over their roads ali n1ants ~
tended for this purpose.
now TO PLANT.
,,!a ane lay s4ould oe prepared as for corn, aud
to"s t'"as .naIkeo one way eight feet apart. In
,n 1--WE set me plants four Get apart. This I
acre IN meaTy 5mo tnonsand trees to the
Sneo' bftae & anu 'ne whole cultivated like corn.
ran ha e4ee o1 louf years the whole
cai1a,s eNta up TO the young +
No fnrther T ottentjon c9tipte i'i discontinued:
tie timber is reay 5r use " agnleeq II until
roYv heifs INV ~ tHron ~ - o l. taasltG N nar-
40 AZ ~ hi 1;ae4tha ~ .oar IooS N Width,
Too1v asnect Il to h. I1asan ana glFe t1e ia1m
inc IN ao1{S h1diaS W ~ pse'effeo 10 INC plant
80. - oS4 - oou.eo. 4
n1onts one to si1 ,nni,o9 liz, " 80 sot.ns Guar
lars thousand, but now p:obabIy Il five i T !. +
lars. In the south nort 81 thn Sta4s 49,
NoEomdr roh1or 1 a.I T"s =. a. n
IRE millions of plants that ran ha h,d s,r ~ al
pulling md packing-enonsh to @ sappIy ps th tbc ?
Safe for vear,. a. fak;n1 m +hap y,ots oIs II
must not BE exposed to sun i 81 VII wini, % bnt i i
Neu pnadled ! nd packed in boxes for ship &
a1 poso1 Gaos De o. Ses ost t.
me nursery. y u
About one hundred thousand plants Of the 3, 3,
ed cedaF hare been sent north annual1y for j.,
erIcs in the State. These have been taken %
IN br pnrffca livinv ma H. t.,s sseu .1ncn ~ ~
he nurseries do not keep thess n1.n, naeo. or
ale in quantities, and the wuy to obt.;n ,bnn, be
5 either to 20 il, person. or contract mith
lumbcr will do Will to adyertise far ~ tfs,n nt
Iope to Bee ten million plants Of The red ce-
ar set ont during tho. coming snr;nr ond !
arties would do Well to make early nrsnarn- ana
ION. N''~ '' p'sp4'"-
We must h,rc rno-o o- 1o.a 1.,a e
I'D potl,inr i, 50 vn1nal'1o hac..s .a.,'i, Fl
50 an15s add S to ths tst utets' tls tiSa1 hota,n
els aid l"bt to t transnnrt 'i pos1s ahq Ran.
ronuar 10 soon oa tha WE III h VI res
oInc acEua;nted vifh fts r,r,a InuHs Ir'. @ ~ til,
Il impression ia that H. ro,rti, ia sin Sg.e t a.,
rIcL. well cuttiyat,d ianI this j.. ~, ~ ~
,se. A'@A ''o" 'n'' - not 1ne I
rup1.pru eo1
Tbta ia ,no.,,a, ..o,.,as,ts oas
ra,;J nra,rti; 'aluanae tsce tna1 makes cas
sg", e,! ~ our p'a1lc sy1s and on that va
~ +in,, 7 81, -. A4A | -
la T. cI aarn oe aamasaek as IT Is usually ans
orti,ens, 20 rtn. tTanu ~ s"amps throughout tho IN
llturc ssfs t:roW IL th,en H. 9 ptafs WIN good ls
tly equal :, TINT Or orSf,1a,v timber, For lin:
Of r. nolcs ano many other uses It IL very raj.
abe, Ky grow'a Is more rapid thai the tlra
u Z. ceaa!. .lc European Iarch is more val- | pla
aDie- an abi.~lant supply OF the former the
N oe haa o. the 18th willie the latter can all
nao ohly IN small 10y. Of the nurserymen. cor
e'ore the war small pla'ls could be import lize
prom Europe at cost u five dollars the
l9usana. 10 bee
81 ~ hcfss ol tm9er ior each elSnt} scres Of Ih
aLle 10 out . amoaeiatc amount u disposed ers
!, sne1ef bel1s, but WILL be OF inesttmablo
iiae. =! r.,
- "lll oe seen tnat 1ne cost OF common red
~! Pla1ls "nlcn alc supposed 1y most
.oP4e w - oe Fesy expensive are within the -.
~ aen ~ IN sne poo'est 1a1Hef who can plant bis .n
~ ~ ~ .Wo Istgs 3eas, ana th9s a. llttie ex- =;
~ 10y supply Hts 1a1m VIII 1encfnS Of the -
~ 4 ie.a uutaoIs s1a slnu. ~ ~
- A Ee = uos.l4T N.Y.. ~ wv mtn FENCES Will De ~ n.y.
u uus ~ y! .UsaGe, Nnlte VINO" ana bafbary. W.,
y "e iIuss nave aeao fences loF INC remain" ,c r.
'a.1o cn VI Wy " 1os nave tne nest' whenever M ~.
can set req cedar enon9h TOT one acre for sgs
u u dotals, or zen acres for hundred dol leo
70, leL Us nave tnem. bnt who mas the o1e
ANS, ana 10 whom shall We apply to for reb
e!n @ II YOU "ant large iot, advertise for tus
Fius Ut EFQu l1USEE MN tnf tDhm. II red ! unI