The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-13

From the American Agriculturist.
Notes on Farming i'm Indiana.

Notes on Farming In Indiana.
We have heard much of the dairies
of the Western Reserve of Ohio, of
the blue grass pastures of Ken
lucky, of the boundless prairies
of Illinois, and its seas of Indian corn,
but who ever. heard of anything re-
markable in the agricultural line in
the State of Indiana? That there
were farms there, titled by thinking
people. our large list, of subscribers
testified; but beyond this we looked
upon the State as q sort of terra incog-
mita, that needed exploring APP
preaching Indianapolis, the capital of
the. State. by rail-, from Columbus,
Ohio, our first Impressions were of a
new level country, half subdued and
imperfectly titled, yet everywhere Civ
ing evidence of the Overlooking riches
of its soil. Along the line of the
road, one is rarely out of sight of
broken forests, dead trees aud stumps,
luxuriant meadows burdened with
grass, oats, and corn. The breadth of
wheat sown is less than in former
years, butts everywhere good, and the
yield is considered satisfact DRY, though
but about one half what better hus-
bandry would give. The weather has
been everything that the farmers
could desire during the wheat harvest,
clear aud sunny, and there will pro-
badly be very little spouted or UNI
sound wheat in the market this year.
INDIANAPoLIs.-We rubbed our
eyes as we stepped out of the depot
amid bustling population of 40, 900,
into wide streets, with great ware
houses and imposing public building s.
This is the railroad centre of the
State, and here seven, lines daily dis
charge their. passengers and freight.
The city has grown quite rapidly In
population and wealth during the war,
and the thousands that the necessities
of the war brought. hither seemed still
to linger. It a large market town for
agricultural produce, and grain is
shipped in large quantities, in fayora7
BILE seasons, TO various points, East and
South A railway connects it, with
Michigan City, upon the the lake, and
with Jeffersonyille. We found our
corn selling at 63 cents bushel upon
the cob. reckoning Is pounds to the
bushel and new wheat at 81 bushel.
Afarmer's wagon, loaded with wheat,
is said to be quite a novel sight in the
streets, the last two years having given
very poor crops of this grain. The
farmers barei thrashihg .theswheat as
fast as possible, eagergtoi realize good
prices while they cam - The expecta-
ton is general that wheat will be lower
as soon as the harvest Is gathered, ~
The STATE. AGRICULTURAL. SoCI-
ETY. has its headquarters here in the
State House, and is much ahead of
the State authorities in its enterprise.
1t issued several interesting volumes
of transactions previous to the war,
receiving appropriations from the
State to foot the bills. These were
widely distributed through the State,
and did much to quicken the zeal. of
the people in agricultural improve
ment. When the war broke out, this
appropriation was withheld in spasm
of very short-sighted economy, and no
volume has been published since that
of 1859 and 1850. One has been au-
thorized for the present year. The
State Society owns thirty-six acres Of
land in the suburbs of the city. which
has been fitted up as a fair ground
Buildings were put up, and about
So, 900 were expended upon them last
year. They have like sum on hand,
and are making preparations for
State Fair at Terre Haute, III Septem-
Der. There are ninety-two counties
in the State, of which fifty have Or
ganized societies Twenty-Five were
discontinued during the war. t
FARM OF F. NJ. CHURcHMAN.-Th
gentleman is banker in the city, and
resorts to farming in the suburbs, for.
recreation and health. He has about
200 acres. threaded by brook,
which is pleasant feature in any farm,
and much more so here, where clear
streams are not abundant. The home
is neat white cottage. about twenty
feet above the mater. The bank fur
nishes living spring, which has been
utilized for milk house, and to sup
ply in part fish pond in the valley
below. This valley is shaded with
magnificent trees. which have been
left. from the primative frost. We
found here under the Sugar Naples
and Burr Oaks, we'll bred Devons from
the herd of E. Faiie. of Westchester
Co.. N. Y. Cotswoid sheep from the
flock of Mr. LOOMS, of Hartford,
Conn. Chester White . pigsU and
sBrahma fowls. isssi-. 81 30 2 9ad2E'Ez
This improved Stock fourishes at
the West and is not likely to lose any
of its good points under the supervis-
ion of the present owner. The only
danger is that the Devobs may become
too fat for breeding in the very album
ldant food which the Indiana lands
furnish. .1Ehe ShorthoFns usually at
tain their best development in the adj
joining Stateloof Kentucky, and the