, 1869-06-30
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
Turf ShRvet1-Hain BeftH-Thc New
status OF the Hop Buainess-ThFee-
Horse Equnlixcrx-Tho Fiefd-1Sotl-
c1-EnEly Cuttings OF Hay

meadow +ouf1- fefPeeuu11Ts
The best implement for this Kind Of work ts an
Oliver Ames No. 9 csststeel spsdc, ground to .
sharp edge, with the corners rounded BY clipping
With cold chise and propelled by an actlre, lnbor
loving man. -Ali1he Implements for horsepower
that have seen for this purpose have proved de-
ctded failures When a shs5sng implement is
used 1t uust be strong, snarp, thin and na1row-
bladed, qualities that cannot ha combined In the
right proportion IN this sott OF implement They
have been often p1ed on our rough bog9Y sloughs
to no purpose. These mast be drained and then
tson- In this county ne have large
number Of this cJ1Es Of rough
meadows that are being put into
nne condition This IS done at smau expense
By the use Of sort Of plow, that cuts oG the tud
about one foot deep, running out to an edge at
two feet, cutting triangular piece OF tni one BY
TWO feet The wing Of the plow Is 60 extended
! that th!s nbbun Of turf is carried some twu feet
beyond the line Of ditch. A return furroH OF the
\ same dimensions completes the ditch Two
Strings Of oxen Of fifteen yoke each do the work,
| the plow being guided BY long handle. The
ditch Ia cut at rapid rate, that fa, two to four
miles day. The charges for the work are fifteen
cents arod and board while at the work, the cattle
LIVING entirely On grass- This makes much
| better ditch than when done by hand
! With the spade. It does not care tn nt the sides,
and, being at sharp point In the centre the ruu-
ming water keers it clear Of Garth and In case OF
! foods the ditch Is often much enlarged. 1t WIS
long time before farmers could see the yalne Of
| this kind Of OPEN drain over that made By hand,
but now Its superiority l. fully established. Ionce
knew mau who paid 500 for a township right for
one Of these turf or bt7s-sharers and after SPEND
| ing one summlr and several hundred dolls1s TO
prove that the thing *as tnpractlcable gaze 1t up
! in disgust.
RlrE ngLrs.
6upA, Bureau County. IL, May Is, laH.
esr 2hs
!F "a n.sntSas 5hS ~ q e iynE within Isss.
I'd he o
astoari hSei @ sssas .aSJset e dsoaths q
=; ~ ;lil5;
eS hi: e NJ
IT, ee ms s. now r. s. la
A''ouf 125 & rssy yfaIS % e0'ne G. O. POWELL
The paragraph In question IL N follows:
Lam wzek nc. gentleman from the F.: T: q T.
fan b ns .t &c te bess II ts1 't il
as Fl &c " Il a. sa Sts L.
ttsee nh belts aad loes!ly adeeted BY yeE lskes
ito ssd tSsn At shs aesst!ep soaea
Kill EaRs
!nR u9ush the st9tc from the and from inquiry
tu seaar Ia IL as pursd III"
The upper rain belt commences above Quincy,
auu na soutueia 1nA!san nans noitneas." ,1.s
.ae44uos VIZ. "e ssus4au, ae'neso ..e.s.s
ein nuuoA t1e ~ .eut.A oelt aas nluio ua ~"
!.ou'ase on tus Msa.pps ~ "!aens ~ ~ BYE .ss
nase ~ soun4c4a asA u.tus n. ~ ~. ~
49,, se .as..s ,,a,. -. nast, -, 1y.,-s
Egypt but the !" fruit hills" hare an addition
from the rivers on each side, and arrest many
rain clouds IN PASSING, and compel them to dis
crar1te b.e,T,, VI tbe,r Icianra Tha gTnntasf
an ,rnt of ra,n.,,, ia In this rca,on nesr at The
cen:re orJ tcs,,r at the n,r.t. Arn,rently the
.Eect IA the reverse. for the more moderate
evaporation md The moderate raiatalls being at
the north. legs amount or ruin Is :,ose benz.
hcsa. Then, again, the quantity Of rain "a
much modified BY soil, tha. Is sou has much to do
with the quantity required. 4 leep, rich, rete1-
tive clay will do with sman amount Of rain;
while the zane coll, with shallow culture, would
require showers more often repeated. The north
cru belt Is the best for pastu1age and loc the
small snriug grains and tue root crops. The
centre 1or corn. fruits. winter whcut, hemp md
hay. The south ls almost worthless for psstur-
age; good for hay, fruit, winter whea., and, with
potatoes. ..-...
Iec lales Mno ~uu,a 'nAs oussel aln sseTse ~. she
,net teas sG. Aea s.t,"o..1 .s,s ~, -. so,.n
noeauep' eo." ~ 9.,.,nn 49,. ~ - a.o.st
" a'.oV. aDa ~ om ,1.,,s .r,,ss naors
iee.lue H14 .-e go ~ '..aN = .sa sn-t
.nu ea4's -.A' s"e, a'v w t.,o- -nast mi
~ .ass n,,,ns ,on,rc1 and sweet nota.
ao1e . ~ ,,,,s. 49, ~, ~ ,strv mn ttort
toes, wv Nv laHo' 49, w. AA' 031'' "AAN e'o~A
aeeuios' eAsePt ~ 49, 49, uS
ih.a'1eta foH nUla. 'Ia,., ,,
All ptooucs taas nn'e '!tul'eu o'na"nu-
that Is not materially Affected by re
rJrn- r.
atons. A surplus Of a thousand bales beyond the
demand viii ruin the price, or 7horlage OF that
amount viii run 1t ,,p We might call a.! OF this
cIaas OF prodncts the vam;. .,ng OF the torm, tho
dice Ink Of ru1aI lsho,. You win or lose, No
farmer aho,!1 male hans hi, fea,np business. for
II ha d,co ,:ra ttmes ont of ten n viii rrr ,n,
fn,m tne vsnt ~ can;tst tn hr;doe nver unt hr
wv.
The tar t,r se,,,oc ,oo,a ~ q ,,r, 1o,,a u
.orhe,sss ras+ unns 49, ~. ,va,+h -, 49,, ~
fyc cents. in tne cnnrse or fo, ~ nve raar. ,nev
NAV corra.,,1 ffty ctntz
Uerc Is ,he uont OF inquiry:
K.orytx Jnsner ca. Iux. A.v q. 1870.
W yo4 please gr: sonr ni11 Of the hop :sads for
th5ss o. 9rr ysnT1 y rs Goe; Ma pAy r 81 m
7cle this rerE: Shall Plow d? the yard and esed
e koo:e EastaS o. continue 70 evste aad VIE tes
sctaS. and much ohlise Z, CT.
Much will depend upon other c11ditora With
suitable 1and. ctrap poles experience. good dr.
n .hr11sR Y7y1aa NA n a5ryo
~ fha+ cn.od ttna ro,n,nz vhen ho,a M; again
ee...n.tJ ternr n-1oas - .o-,a. ~ ~7.,, .nono1,
so ..- - - ...s .ss,, 49,. thn |
M ~ Nssp ~ -. - 49, - - :. ,..as, ~
neNs ~ ssas w.. p.o'e taaA nvps, s ,.s,ra
sa . ~ 'eu.a .s.o', .14. aa.,n,~
p.ous'e - - :1eN enouen ~ ~;
.1s lazy. - u' .is,Ia ~ y, tne = 2,nans =. 70
..t - - -!.,,' s - - ,.s hasn m
..,t ~ w. -,~t ra.1 rsars ~ 1,,s,n.as T,,7d
Inns s,,.a xr.h !, s+r,tn m 4 W,nc great ,arn
.t.n,e.. Tx. stocr. oratu cotton. 90, nay be
grown on 1atce eca!e and msde spectslues, there
r., nt,er rro-s tha. ,uust u,ar sacondary part,
and arr especIalIy va,2aele for Snail on uers who
nnTsne a miIel nusna1dry The raising OF poat-
~. me s,nsr frc1ts. sweet potztoes vegetables.
bone h,rtvne.t heaus. hc.. bclonq almost ex-
-, mess emaT owners. and have much
- ~ ,.;,n w., s,,oa1 nr,tt. of In rfr homsste5ds
nna.s .aTsra1 c1ons Ian ,,r,1 ;rom twe,tv-dye 10
. .S..ss .e,t,,s nd IN a few cases pn.
."' ao ~ t,.omAa ~
!be oe5o'.u iAe " 49, -,a,tn, 1rbf,a
large pals ~ eaA 'ute4 ~ .h.",s.
AaSe many sels Ml9e iAts IL .a1 tse,.s.a,. ~.
sge uumosr OF acres 70 eaea 'Alns !uctuuius ~ 80 "
F...ss.s A 49, ~ nnndrod and rorty-six acres
eacn. ......-.,-., ,,.,,, n.s 40 ", ,,a
Ihe fosa no speeunus s.epe :, $500 - ~
case OF hops. fonsn suos sssas.ad n,ae- sto sams
lie same thlog VII " Hp sa.si ~ s,s+to,,r ~
conditions Hops *ets pIaaH,o ae III. ~ -au1., y.
eountF uete eas ,-sn, s1ua N1 .rd wtcn tne nTtee
ltseu, ~ =. l+ss1t rn,nons ItW,u. thefe-
soes @ - ~ 80 ~ W1sdom to discontinue the
s,nas ~ ~, s1cn nn,nts fer it VIII be only IN
.asa 1s,nreI focstons mai the crup will warrant
s1tan,1on T,t,n nottom lands, and similar arena
c,ons soils, sheltered trom high winds, and with
,o.,o tcr fha 1ton1e cr1rrur and haQliuH are the