Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-08-16

\ few days since we had the pleasure 10
visiting the farA Of Mark Miller Editor Is
| the To1ea Homesteadl viii b is located about
a mile and half from this cty. In eho>
sing the location, Mr.. Miller displayed the
| admirable taste of true lover OF the beau
| tiful who combines good sense and practical
! IDEAS with the ornamental aud romantic
! for tie ground on which be located is ust
| what person would mould or scoop or carve
| 10 their hand had they the power 10 do So
Il is situated on a roll of upland prairie. the
residence sitting on the crest OF the bill. in
| front of which, sloping gradually and even
! POLITICALLY down to the southwest. is one Of
! natures fines, lawns He has been n this
farm only four wears, but in that time has
made astonishing headway toward the grow.
I ing Of fiuit and the general ornamentation
4 Of his place. An orchard, numbering abo, I
I five hundred trees, set Gu; al thai fine sbSgs
the hea.hiest, thriiiiest APPEARANCE of anv
/ Young orchard We hare looked through
ard. what surprised us. was that there was
! no vacant places ii it. all the trees had liv-
/ ed. and every one had made an as., nishins
| growth. The leading varieties are the Ben
Davis, Wagner. Red June. Jonathan.
Rawle's Janette, Fameuse aud other popu-
I iHA 'otfNA4%N atA fASSNIt sIbIaAfat4EE
which must be gratifying TO any one who is
| interested in fruit growing in Iowa. What
he has done in the apple tree line be has al
so accomplished with pears. cherries, &c.
| All his trees look healthy. and it seems that
bugs. caterpillars, borers Re. which trouble
other fruit growers, doa't visi, him. but il is
probable that their absence is owing to con.
siant care and watchfuluess on his rar,.
Before leaving this sabjec, We would ike TO
speak particularly Of the Ben Davis and
wagener apple.,ree, because we believe the
public will be benefited BY knowing Of their
superior qualities. In this orchard, ,bey
were full of splendid apples, while the other
trees we're most Of them vet appleless. Quick
production Of fine fruit Is the especial and
particular quality Of thi. fruit; aid so well
aware is Mr.. Miller of the fac. that they are
The trees for Iowa that he is growing them
in large quantities SO that the people nan
easilv obtain them.
| In connection with his orchar, be has u
nursery of several thousand apple, pear aud
chcrrr trees, which he is growing fpr sale
and which presents an appearance different
! from nearly all others We have ever seen.
The trees are set wide enough apart. 50 that
each has ample room, and they look like
trees. not like whip-s,ecks. Looking along
through the nursery rows, we were surprised
20 find one little tree literally bent over um,
der the weight 0. a profusion Of fine apples
| Inquiring Of Mr.. N. tie name of this dui, k
| producing variety. we found tia. i. VAS the
/ Hawihorndon. AMI that quick maturity, pro.
! lifcness and hardness were the charaeteris-
/ ties of this variety. BY raising this variety.
/ there's no use Of people waiting aud working
a dozen years for fruit. In the same nur
! sery were some very lne pear trees and We
also noticed quite a large number Of chest
nuts, which were growiHg up ,;ght along as
though they didn', know the difference Ac>
+ tween The soil Of Pennsylvania and ha, Of
/ Iowa.
/ His grapes are particularly worthy Of no,
I tice. tie prefers the Concord 10 any and all
! oilers ; and after seeing bis vines. we believe
We do too-.or surely nothing coali lie more
convincing than The appearance ef his vines
which weFe esnp.e,ely hung With large clus
/ ters Of weil.formed fruit. Want ol space
! forbids our entering into detail abou; many
| things on Mr.. Mlller's farm which We would
\ like 10 write about His raspberry. straw.
I berry, goosrberry, and in fact every kind os
/ berry patches. are sure evidence that INwa
i t0, a trdiiless ladd ~ any means. Peo-
pie Talk about our rigorous climate, and omi.
uously shake their head. Whenever frli, Is
mentioned bun this hambug ANA " chenani>
gan has been eNpl ded long ago, by bear
| ing orchards and fruitful ,iues. Raising
fru;t, with men Of Mr. Miler's practical
kaonledse, ready tact, good Judgment, and
earnest industry, seems to be no hard task !,
and We are glad that We have such men
among US, aud ab ,ve all, are glad that we
baye a person who is 50 practically and ems
inently fitted toi ,he difficult dni-. = s,.:::or
Of oar State agricultural paper. So many
brie.iess lawyers, snpcranua,ed doctors, and
ltenerant Seribblers. are foisted upon the
paulie nowadays as agricultural editors. that
il is absolutely gratifying to fnd one, who.
like Mr.. Miller, can not on,y write but hold
the plow, and not only use the scissors but
also the pruning knife. and we arc proud 10
claim especial glory Ter lows in having such
Il one. who can bring to his editorial desk
that practical knowledge which "knows
whereof it aihrms,' and enables its possessor
to be just what true agricultural j. urnalist
should STATE Reyists1.