Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-09-30


cription of the manner in breaking up the
soil They are generally cons-ructed
wholly of wood. snd drawn by two oxen
waking, under yoke from six to eigh
feet long. and driven by means of long
gosd or spur in the hands of the drirer,
Who at the same time holds the plow -
The plow does not turn furrow but sim
ply throws up the soil on either side for
depth of some three or four inches. The
people often also cross plow their fields,
and in this way render the soil tolerahly
mellow. Great care is taken to provide
for irrigating the crops that have most
need of water. 'lrey.chcs are made, here
aud thee. communicating with every part
of the held. 30 that wafer can be con6 uct-
ed over nearly or qni'e the entire surf3ce
In the region of Cesarea, water is obtain
ed from Mt. ArGeos. of which have
spoken before. whose snmmit ia always
covered with snow Through the summer
the snow is constantly melting and flow
ing to the pluin below, where it is care
fully appropriated.
PRODUCTS
The principal grains raised in this re
giOn are wheat, barly and rye Large
quantities of sqnashes melons, onions.
cabbages bcets and turDips are also rails
ed. These vegetables fnd ready market
in the eity. A few potatoes are also rails
ed, in some Of the Villages near here, but
the le pie have bot yet learned their val
ue as an article of food
Grapes are raised in the greatest abun-
dance but there is so much to be said
about the culture end fruit Of the vine,
that | must reserve this topic for sepa
rate chapter M
All agricultural implements are very
rude and rfqaiIea great outlay of strength
to accomplish little work The shovel
is generally of wood, wi b long, straight
handle Some are furnished with an mon
tl dc for digging the slil where the pillow
canno, be used. The hoe is of iron. not
very unlike a Y,ukee hoe. though mach
Heavier aud alw ,ys used with handle
not more than two feet long Y1u may
often see comp.oy If dozen men. all
bendiHg their backs under scorching
sun. with these short hoes
We nre now in The midst Of
HARVEST TINR
Upon this plain. We see no heavy crops of
grain. nothing that hears any coup rison
to the crops raised 10 N e or the West
have seen many crops of barley not more
than foot high. aud of wheat but a
little better Much of this grain is pull
cA ,up by the roots. ss it is TOO low to be
RAPED without loss AS there are no ma
chimes for harvesting grain. the work il,
very slow. The grain is al collected up
on threshing frors just outside the city
or will &c, as the case may he. and is
there "threshed" in true oriental style -
Some is drawn to he "A,ur" upon the
arabia" or cart. provided with large
rack, aud some on the bpoks of DO keys
II is amus,ng to see long trains Of these
faithful litile animals, en- i'ely concealed,
except their head and tail, under huge
load of grain The "'hreshiug h,or' is q
level plot Of. ground. perhaps 80 or 40
feet ip diameter which, bsirg iised for
the same purpose every year. becomes
very hard and smooth. Upon this"foor'
the grain is thickiy spread and is thresh
ed, by means of cattle drawing the thresh
ing instrument over the bed in circle
until the straw itself is broken Gne as
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