New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-30

poo farmers the shfless dogandgun and catfish agr
cutursts who their wheat and leave IL TO rot IN inc
field for the want OF enough TO Duld barn. nave
discovered mine Of wealth in the walnut timber whch
grows on their land. Much of the country along the
White River bottom contains enough walnut timber to
pay for II at good round prco per acre II the destruc
ton however goes on tho present rate in few years
there will he no walnut thicker than mans thigh in the
country. The knottier log Is tho moro valuable tho
timber and what seems strange, hollow log, Win Du
thin rim OF wood around the hole is worth nero thah
solid one the wood fiber being moro compact and sus
cepble of high polish I.S in lOgi E ae by rail
IN sawmIli, aud then sm9peaa Easy ny M1or aa,
This ia n inc count ~ for grain ana Stock IN mUiRa
County cattle as fine those OF tho famous Blue Grass
Region of Kentucky are raised. In Owen, large guam
titles of swine are produced. At Gosp0rt Ite Town
OF LOCO Inhabitants, $4,000 hogs were packed last sea
SON This section Of country Is also rich IN mineral
wealth Iron ore. meXhaustibe In quantity, aDounu5
while copper lead and gold have been fOund III snau
quantities The great wealth OF ms region tbo
fin the valuable building stone The road sKruhK VIC
nase OF the mis- passes 81 baet marbe taking the finest
polish and OF great value has been discovered III owen
TsS06 oG OK bed Yellow Ochro has
found on the farm OF Mr. calvin Fletcher near spences
There is paint enough i'm this bed to supply the united
states for years. FircclaY IS also abundant, ana
excellent lithographicstOne has been found ia
many places. Passing farm near M0Qresyle, saw
a herd OF SWINE feeding in clover-1eld The farmers
used to give their hogs start on clover ana hsh hc
ter All along thus line there is this season. to use com
expression wheat till you can't rest In Southen
face OF the country is covered with wheat SHOCKS ~eo
last year there scarcely spear There are some
necuiiarities about the wheat this season one IL the
heavy growth Of straw containing sap enough 10 rpeh
two crops This heavy growth has enabled tho crop 10
rcsist high Winds which would ordinarily have so lodged
and tangled as prevented tho reaper from DONG
is work And this heavy growth keeps the sheafs from
mating, that the shocks are but llttle injured
By the rain. Another popularity Is the DeaatlIui
bright orange color OF the straw The grain Is tul ana
plump and tho yield will be abundant. The only trouble
will be I'm taking care &C. Most OF our farmers ore try
ing 70 cultivate twice much land they have aDoers
10 care for Many OF the mOrOse and shless farmers
who make almost regret that homicide, except IN
sclfdefense, always crime, are dcsp0ndent at the
magnitude OF the crop aud tho consequent low price OF
grain They declare that - cents even 81 Dush9l
will not pay them for the labor Of gathering the crop,
and therefore refuse to harvest their wheat at all Dut
prefer to hog IL down" This "hOgging 1t down con.
ssts I'm turning tho swine, and allowing them TO cat
"hOgged down." and 1t enough to make SAINT
swear. Gen. McQustOn says that men who deal IN
hogs absorb their peculantes, but In this instance
/ think the hogs have lost by the contact
Much Of the In tho White River valley was mum
dated but the second planting Il coming forward hhey.
This weather Is very favorable for the corn however
disaCTeeable the people In evil hour was per-
shaded Spencer 10 Freedom the present Ter
minus tho road. IL Is little aggregation OF dirty log
and frame houses, struggling over the rocky hillside
with blacksmith shop dry goods store, ana Two OF lnIee
dOggeries full Of country lOaiers one with lOloIi
coon In the window, and strong ammOniao odor about
proprietor of the stOro what the people read most there
abouts and he replied, Nothing" "What do they DO
recreationp Fish, fight hunt coons and got drunk,
he