, 1866-01-05

~ ~ s4o ao4, 1 IL Ptai ~ pun % LII
$4,000 ,5 ~ w. 49,. ~ 10 M
r;nahcd ne hnda ~ tbe entis +hat 3bar 1 ~, ~
aa,aa ,,hsd ,ha y a tn1 LIZ
capea 1h ,oi ne se1s eosd'pg o, noH de
n1ani t,,.i uer1d ~ o,t,arw;sc % hatn NON IT,
strnyei.
The stock OF hogs and sheep suffered most;
thousands upon thousands of the former
were On the trains, while the latter were e1-
posed without shelter In the ruthless blast.
The destruction Of sheep. cattle and swine
recalled the days Of the Ettrick shepherd,
when the urailh swept the. best flocks from
the hills Of scotland:
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,"rTwas, o, the tpirit Of The s1osm
ue vsved hfs ercn,e, nor,h .vav.
ThelEctic rine VA ,1ie assnnder;
And through 'he heavens he startling bray
The fea,bcfv clouds condensed and fQ.led, ::
In Columns swept fhe quak1nG gleD,
Destruction down the gale was hurled
Ger tleatng hocks and wandering men"
Tie owncrs Of small 1ocks on New Years
day counted their dead sheep by hundreds;
liz liz dslpced trains tim turned ont Their dead hogs
hy the thousands, white the farmers store
hogs lay ia Fearful heaps, rathcred in by the
cold, The frost kiner held one rala night in
hieh carnival on the prairie.
It was not the frst one Of the kind, nor will
It lie The last. That this storm gWept further
south than lis predecessors was due to tho
fact that tho clearing up of the forests per-
mitted Its onward, unobstructcd sway.
The shelter belts on our own farm, though
yo1fr, stood the test, and the fearful vista
lion Dassed us comparatiye1y uuha.med.
Many persons who are not Guniliar with
such state Of things, may suppose that such
q visitation only comes once ID a century or
so; but such Is not the case as we are liable at
any time In the winter months to such wealth.
er raids from the north eycn this wintcrmay
rcpeat the ugly visit.
Let us look little at the degree Of cold
that makes It's annual return. At Jonesboro'
on the lst Of january, 1851, the Thermometer
marked ~ degrees, and 1856, = degrees. Fret
y Gola ioF inc peach Hills Of the sonth part
OF tho State.
AT Highland IN Madison county. Cat Is
1 aeg., ~ mini We nave the lowest points as
lolo"a; !s4l, degrees lsE, 90, ls73,
ya9 a9. isao. 60. !sao, 1eso e.. ~. 40.
| !e4s, DO lea9, j. do.i lsoo, CO.; 1901,
uo1 4e,;do l;,s. ao. ...a :. l., r,o.o.t .,.
three occasions, ID January six, and February
| three. ......
| At st. Louis, No., in 1884 It was 10 degrees;
In 1866 2;j do and in 1916 % do.
comes and goes ai short Intervals, N fact 50
.n.,. "oSss ~ ~ ~ " up9n ~
farmers hnEe rarv sbor4 ~ ,ne1norses ~ such
is n"1S wy s1yit hs9.SS III rsts.t eten
l. I...A L L.
hsis ~ Mst. ~ ~ tasy ~ ~ ~ "ooao ts ee
oeLicf u "e"ou4u tetne4nocl .nsA " " ~ W
1 MAKE some preparation 10 "aso on ther oao
elects:
10 co this, the most euectual fcmeay is 70
paul ,..
| TIMBER BELTS. ''-
~eo,,o f,-,oo,s ,a.,aa1,,- 1 7.ho ,t -
s;an hut a.av IN ths 49,, l. x,a.- ~ ~
yea!, without tie least ehort to plant trees to
shelter the sun or wind from the house, the
sheds, or what l. even worse, the dumb brutes
thss God has given to their care. =:
| Now + the time to consider this subject, 80
IS 70 not allow another year to pass without
making at least small beginning. Red
posts, rails ind railroad ties, Is native Of the
state, and gToWs very rapidly. Plants slx to
elghI nches nigh can be had tor about i've Or
rows eaht set apa4 and sa one aaiaa faoe ia the u
rows, viii require about four thousand plants
| to the acre. Il. We set three rows Of these
plants half q mile long, that Is. one side Of q
qna1ter section, we shall use 7,Gs0 plants, md
occupy about two acres OF lind at this rate
the 1onr sides will require thirty thousand
thousand plants and cover eight acres. Now,
what would We give for IN eight Acre lot or
red ceda1s lar.,e enough to make only one fence
post from I1ees The answer wlu give us
some idea Of what We can make in fifteen
years By the planting of this tree.
Durlng The past year, We have conTersed
with q larre number. or farmers In regard to
shelter belts and tree planting, md find the
impression very general fhat II Is costly
lu19ry 70 tne farmer,
we nov PROPOSE 10 sno" taeu 1alacy oy
an appear 10 1acts. -,.,
nl. hessy' Wno engageo n Pantng
Mooa lois On Esge t!ac.s o. Riaiffs ~ anu MI n
Th.a HansaS' nas aaopseo to"s tWeHe tcet Slas.
~ Ans s anoNs nun 20 ran coIn pi4aIet, plant-
lug I"e Io"s o. cum q. 1lns oea"een Wy
~ ~ eS % an vi, VII a' ~ sns paaas one 1oos
hat.re.,, ao~ liz, s WI augn ~ s; seIn I..ss
.,ot1,er ~ tne .O"s, - ~ ,.utto n ettuss
6in~ on Ao " X; ~ ,d ~ lew .,,.,, ~
rar he Jarised Th-as rowa eW;ii oan,nv r.,n ~
str;n 1ittie er.r tun r,ds w,ds hrt ~ ~
TenETcr We viii vii al, Il two roIs. '1* 'o1 so'o
S'TnTosa 4 "on",1,;,as ~ ~ o,,+ , +,,,,or
tcit r reJ ecdcr We w51i takc II p fr rrantad
TINT the iand IL 11,onr1ed ready f;,r cnrn. Ia
orders.
N TTt ,i,,,. a. enm s,-ooo1
EsnrS1s rhsrrra ~ sG m
Esrruwfne and rolling eight nctes,,.,.....: so
Ten days dibhlipg in ihe plants ...... 5000
LAYING off, ehotening tie roota. and rolling
the second tine....... ............-.-..- 1000
r..., 49,. e,e- -
~ nttes Il, s :; -, ..
~ ~ aso sEo,ts =. 80. ~ 80
a., dne e laua y Planteo 70 enfn ioof years, "nen
ne sHaue VIII DC 90 great tnat cropping IS out
o. INC 9nest1on; IN me mean Time the corn