Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-10-04
Prom thc Iowa Hotae.teai
ZEN srres Enough.

tan Suburbs 81 the city. Ii was orig
lnal!y timber l.ud, and has been re-
claimed from the forest. and hterall,
maae e blossom ike the rose in don,
bic quick. Few men abou; MS have
been aore successful than has Mr.. Y.
IN whatever he has undertaken upon
las little farm OF tea acres. In times
past we have visited Inc place and
know Whereof We speak. Mr.. Young
has shown Us some Of The largest APP
Flcs team his trees that W. have seen
tAlS season.
Oar friend Garrison, of the STATE
Register has Visited Mr.. Us. grounds
lately, ana Uuaer the inspiration OF
what he saw notes down His impress
81 ns from which VIC CLEAN the follow
ing:
Oar object in visiting Mr.. Youns's
grounds was to lock at his grape
vines, Of which we had often heard.
He has fifteen hundred vines, and
most Cf them arc . bearing. The
oldest vines have been set out SIX
wears and are full ct large and well
developed clusters Of grapes. The
Concord Is the tavoriie grape, because
the raos, hardy. Quick producing and
fruitful. The Mines OF this variety look
very hardy and healthy. In looking
At ,hem, Mr.. Y. stated Il us tlat he
had found that the fruit always form
ed low on the vines, next to the
ground aud he therefore believed in
low trollises-as they were much bet
ter. and not rear so extensive A
long row Of Concord vines set ont
this spring were full of fruit. The
other varieties he raises are the Gin
ton, Delaware. Hartford Prolific, Cat
awha and Isabella. They all looked
well. The nildcw which blights the
Catawba al over the East and a por-
ton % the West, and indeed the East
cra art OF Iowa, was not perceivable
upon these vines at ali-they were
entirely free from it, and the clusters
oftiss bcli-shaped fruit hung in pro-
fusion all o, er the vines. The Della
ware. although small. OF slow growth,
and 4 moderate bearer, is probably
the finest grape. in taste aud flavor,
of any grown IN the United States.
The vines VIC looked at of this varie-
~ We're healthy and loaded with fruit,
From his fifteen hundred vines Mr.. Y.
will gather seven or eight thousand
pounds Of grapes this season. Run i,
over in Your mind ard see what 4
snug sum Of money this amount will
bring.
In conversation with this gentle
mar Ne icar41 a fact which j. surely
"a patflc interest. Last fall le con-
ciated 10 experiment upon the profit.
~anleness Of covering his vines. TAX
iar iis older vineyard, he covered
onc-half the vines, leaving the rest
unprotected. Those which he cover.
cG have now at least twice as much
fruit upou them MS those left uncey-
cred. This IS an item woftfe,reasur-
ing ~ by grape growers. We could
tel aad talk more ahout these vines,
tint Ne haven't columns enough.
lis apple orchard is composed Of
oae hundred tree. embracing a-plen-
did variety Of the most popular kinds.
The trees are in excellent condition.
ana many Of them are bending down
nsder their wealthy loads. Among
those whose tuit is already ripe
enough for as. we noticed the Red
Jersey. Sweet June, kirkbriire White
Coles Qaiaee, and Early pennock
and among the winter varieties, the
Geneiinc. White Winter Pearmain
Willow Twig, Jonathan. aad Wine
sap. The trees of this orchard show
plainly that they have been reareg
with care and constant cultivation
and will soon give their owner ricl
returns for al his labor. In addition
TO these apple trees, Mr.. Y. has abou
u hundred pear, plum, prane, ant
Siberian Crab trees.
This gentlemen will realize for hi
labors on his ten-acre farm at leas
twelve hundred dollars. Stick a PHI
there yon folks that are CROWN:
poor on big farms, and profit by it
SORGHUM CaoP OF l867.-It begin,
70 be apparent that the quantity D
cane growing this year, particularly il
in Ohio. Indiana and Illinois, is con
siderable less than vas grown las
ye.r or the year before. Nariou,
causes have combined to produce TIL.
falling off. Last year was u~nfavora
BILE for sorghum in several respects
The season was wet, and the saccha.
rine matter of the cane was very i'm
perfectly developed. The quan,it,
was very large, and the quality yer,
poor. which combined to depres,
prices, and operators were obliged II
sell their surplus for less than they ex
pectea to realize. AT the same time
wheat. corn aud other fam crops
were commanding unusually high pfi,
eos, which Of curse. made sorghum
appear TO a disadvantage. In the mex,
place, the seed Of last years can was
imperfec,lv matured, and much that
Was planted this spring failed to come
up. Again. the spring was wet, cold
and backward. which deferred man,
from planting. Some had conceived
the idea TINT Louisiana had become a
reconstruction State and would tIi.
wear furnish molassos al, perhaps,
twenty-five cents per gallon.
Ii is nos too late 10 correct mis-
takes. but there Is little doubt that
those who neglect 10 plant sorghum
because they thought il would not pay
~ well AZ corr aud ether spring plant
Ell crops, haze made 4 mistake. Corn
and potatoes viii not be worth n dol
lar n bnshel this fall. and those wha
have sorghum to sell VIII not be obi
s-d to hunt for purchasers at thirty
cents a gallon. The market will not
81 glaited with New Orleans moIae-
SEES this year non fer many years 10
come. and the tropical melas-es never
will dis,l &C sorghum in the country
where Tie latter can be produced with
the little labor and trouble It requires.
Those who Iaye eane this year will
10 well ~ attend to it carefully. We
do not know what price it will COM
mand, bat we predict that a gallon Of
good syrup viii pay for a bnshel Of
corn. and tilat two gallo Is will pay for
a busl4cl Vi aheat.-Soygo journal.
Mr.. Crawshay, the late ifon-master
millionaire, went into his garden one