, 1869-01-15
INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY.
Melsoralogy~-Agllsu1tural Bduta.ieu--
Working ths Soll-Deep Plow-
Ing Of Pfaitis soil fsr
Corn~aans
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Special Agricultural Correspondence Of Tho
Chicago Tftaune.
INDUSTRIAL CklvkhsrrY, CHixFA1sx. ILL.,,

Special Agricultural Correspondence OF Tho
Chicago Trtanne.
INDUSTRIAL CNlrxks1F1, cHiKPA1eM. Ill.,
Jan. ~, lS69. {
DR.. c. 8. HILL, Of Alton.. was elected Pres
ident Of the Institute, and o. L. Baels:,, Sec-
retary. 4 change wsa made In the hour Of
The morning session from . to 10 o'clock.
MrEoRoLo1f.
Prof. Baker proceeded to deliver his lee
ture On tho ADORE subject. Tho science Of
meteoro1ogY, a science 90 broad In its deld Of
investigation, and yet thus far Of SO little
practical result attained, that tho faith of
many hare been staggered and the value Of
the science questioned.
The superstition In regard to the influence
ot the moon on plant growth, the germlna.
ton Of seeds, the ripening Of the harvests,
and the superior quality Of the products arc
weN Known to all, bat the science Of meteor
ology is fast diapelllug these old aupcrstitloua
which date back to the very year Of heather
| mythology.
TO make tho science OF value In each To-
| calfty, NC must make observa4ou In regard
| TO heat, moisture, clectkaclty, the course Of
the wind, the opposition of the clouds, and
Other pheno!ncna, to enshle Us to predict, In
regard to the weather, and even then there
/ are 50 many disturbing causes in the great
| sea Of atmosphere-causes beyond our pte-
csptIve faculties, that wa may not put It to
| extended practical uses.
The wind that to-day kisscs the cheek Of
beauty night have performed the same duty
thousands of Scara ago, aud mnr do SO asain
| In alter years.
We aad in our state that about aye-
scFenshs Of the Winds are from the south.
wsst, and tho other tworaevenths yauanle,
The speaker accounted for this constancy oi
the wind By attrtbntlnE 1t to THO heat Of the
tropics rs well Is tbs motlon Of the earth
The wind falling behind the motion Of the
earth some ttlrty nine miles an hour, gives II
| q uniform motion eastward.
The climate Of county Fcnatus the SAINT
for centuries, thatis the average tempcFatur'
aud ralnfalls arc constant, Cutting down for
eets change tho cltmste Of the seasons, expos
IN. them to the long pertSds ot drouth aut
,, =. heavy raln!alls sudden changes that oftc1
! seriously affect cur cropa- Shelter belts hav
| wonderful effect on climate, making th
: | rainfall eauab4e thronshout the season
I Summer showers follow streams. belts o
I | timber and groves, aud thus pour out thei
: tavoss, often to the Disappointment Of tn
l. farmers who complain Of The eccentric cours
Of tEese summer showers, not aupposlug tha
they a5e obeyiug the arcd laws Of nature.
nt. D1ulAp spoke ofthe application Of tht
SCIENCE bJ planting belts Of timber and hedEct
SO aa 10 retard the Tow OF heated air as we'll Z
that OF tho cold winds of winter. He though
D That sueh = plan extens!vesy carried %
wouid be Of great practical utility. 81
Freeneu cited cases oi the value OF belt 0
trees toward of the cfects Of mtaamau
| exposure. Mr. Robinson. Prof. Stuart ~
other. aat:..1nsa That t.ees and plants gare Q
:. heat Ct nearly Ill seasons Of the year and rs
;. m influence on citmate.
- TEE solLs OF ILLINOIS.
= By 3. G. Freeman, ot tht State Geologic.
n SnryeT. ME. +. proposed to examine the sou
70 OF Ill that part of The eaxthy covering aeos
OF the solid rocks, including 4lluTsum. lerrac
ID part OF tho earth Ia which plsnts grow, .
be which supply the elements OF thelE growtl
Rocks arc decomposed by mechanical an
N chemicsi sgcncics, and their dcnris form OF
be sells. These arc tutemluglcd by scFer
ri. forces, among which are riyer and ocean Gu
ct rents and Ice, durieE the glacial period. II
"a axis pf upheaTa. were also described It
w most important OF Nhleh Is near LasAtl
IL where the St. Pctet's sandstone comes to Il
~ surface, and supplies valuable article
y. uanutacture-sand for g!1ss. This sand ha
es Ing shc appearance q white sugar, y som
~ tsmes called saehoridal sandstone. Forum
n ately this .and occurs at the 1lline
~ River, aud near immeuse beds
h, coal, and must In tsme huild up large bu
90 ness In usoss manufactures.
ca At Peorix We hare The terrace forIna.fo
:, "a sort Of modified DRIFT, MIXED and deps
~ lied b5 thu action Of EaTeS currents
81. All Of these va:ied soils will need differs
Id treatment at different points In the Sta
ad depending 1n moiature, climate and dsa'
;ty ID speaking Of the soil nes. Golden. It v
~ - shown that nt ally Ill of, the soQ covurt
~ the rpel1s to the depth OF some twenty Il
Ia. possessed elements OF plant growth: In Q
~. case, IN digging clstesn, \ root pf pes
an tree, one inch in dlameter, wAs found ?
+. to the depth Of nineteen feet: This sho
~ n that the soil tn that great fruit region
~ the grand eh4fn hiss good natur11 deasua
tas AFTERNOON SESSION.
NJ 1S1RopCcToRT
~ ~ adaresa bY Dr.. J. 4. NardeE, on the snhj
-. Of fruit culture. This course y 70 eoaxs,
en- twenty LECTURES, sud Is, III addition 10
ra-f course now In progress, though oecup5'n
,,a ,5a he subject q this .ddrea. Is .
nVs uow. 10 KnCcATE ruK EnusrhtAt ctAss
M II not identical: Nth thst sdrocated Il
time to time in TIE TH1aryE, msh:1
= sthool OF applied science, rot e1clnd
,,o+ other c1as.icM and scientific studies, xnd
i'.a :. Guiding military tactics. The want of 81
1 u school grew out Of She two clAsssc<l cou
u 70 long pursued in tho colleges lsA{;nx ha.1
are clsasts of men, pna too leaned IN theos
sno Md the other pursuing their oasl 2ess Wti6
@e learning. We hhall have to take our teact
~ trom these two claaes for the pres
ah}y but IL the cnurae Of time we rass ndPc
en- train up teachers who will be bettsr qu
me ded TO teach in this school Of app
The sc1ence.
~ Tho speaker also xaSc general ontllnl
,st,. the sahdtyiaion Of the subject to be discns
not The course Is part of the regular Inst
ms r. noo loF the IT.; S!FS,se SESSION.,
caea xAN41ExEyT or soIts,
- or more properly td1th-wo.kfug-thc :
.ntiv that VIC use, Including tho ploW ana ~.
,tain for the use oE animals, and those tools
ee pf our own Use, Of which the SPADE Is the
ctpl.- The speaker considered 1he totI
tiue hoe m implement OF nore Fatue
the common hoe.
h diagram, Of ancient p3ows vss ase$
Illustrate the subject Of the progress u P
ing and plow making
--Aaoug discussion eusned on aeep plo'
Of the unhrokeu pesr1. 20 AZ Eaa1es
end have been pastured long kinae, esoAst
: II. eight 10 ten inches deep st the proper
IL uf of p1an,inp. The crop Is ~ good. = not be
c1pte thau that on old Ana. 1ns ne| ~
n't- some extent, change the system o. corn
eal- ture, making corn to rotAse *Ih mes
,opa. md pa*turagc. =,
foe- coming talk. They d1d not APPEAR p3p
God. while tfu9ie sulkey .ploWs, Tor = ea;
onse. ploHmen. Ike boys, lane soldiers and
snsrst hd., were tighiy comuendeh
The weather continues nne, ma the
from eucet tncsease. Tomorrow the subjects
aana- the Grxsses. Com aud Wheat, tn addl4t
q ee- Dr.. Wardeu's lecture on Fruit Cult1te-
lnk N w. RUn
n md
,r.hes Txrhr wooden eaf wheels, thlt hare ttet
..pess md ures. The srokes bang aa,oe 9. Eskua