, 1869-12-27
Farm AND GARDEN.

4 Rcmarkabso vn.ley-Ganss Mar
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Home .EttfkeE-EFrpE4 to Orch ard |
tnE- In tho ConnlxT-a1olo DrAtAs
The EverG OF 1ke2cK-
Observation-Disclosures .Thnfa-cne !
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chArds-vatue of Ctmher-Eafaae.
inE-An Oio settler nnd - Hard
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tYHox }un Aor1crL7cR11 CORRESPONDENCE
Faox H0NK. Dec. H.
IkrHR sAIkEr.
Where the Fox River popss la rtpld car1ent |
Ito Ito uooIs ftom tue uoEth, altar ,espiux and
IurnursoH o. es hundred mica et devo1Ao Aad |
.l.u1.aa foets. thai FUN Its ted, - admirably |
Eueptsd 10 the fonno4tfod Of utli d1us, aad I
where the vesn1'l1on cuts IT. s,1gg1sn WY deep |
tnro the cnx1 tosnAtaonS AID entesh the aAne
river below Started Aock, valley desttted by /
rntuYe for Rrexs esenta 10 tho future industrial
history Of the St3ts Tnt Sc fdfers strdetone, tic
lowest OF the seres Of rocks tIposed IN hts sa1t4
snd IN places usny stousana ieet below the tar |
stated Emss.ane thai icons oJko II the |
vert paxt Of Cncago, tue Eack bed Of lue KAo4
ksate and the L1ao's, At Jos,et, whence roue our
Joliet uAfplt,-1htupEh al these hIFasn tnla sznd-
stone FORMATION has been forced up to tia surface,
sid now Ipfma the bed and walls Of Tho f1Ttt. (
starved Rock ttsef Is but hage BLOCK efaded ~
the ngaff ftrean1 that oaae swept It's osse, When
yaley. Nothing remarkable IN all tht3 Jon BAY.
Re. there IL: f1r IN i pxxt at this Falsy this |
4zndstora rests thpuaAnds of feet betox tre
susf4ce Of the g2ie5, a1d saa wo}e catbuntfefuus
strata lies undsstu1bed Ene upheas1l mentioned
lu4t over the sandstone lie the IRE Glars OF the
coal lorntuonf, and 90 tue Fox RIVER huns aes
thin slAta OF coat, aver which Ia but Z thu
tepoatt Of se the auctent food pistn or thc river
betaee it1 Atteam Ind cat q bed into tne sand-
sto1e, .-...
Gttss xkxrF1c1uRx,
Glass ID 1tlicate Of soda, or, In plain E1gasd
saad and potsth; but tho sand rrnsE be free OF
retaluc o1ties and thus, for these ersta OF sand-
atcne, II the only one OF value for inst purpose.
70 fnse tbese TWO elements u liquid gt4ss rrqQres
. large amount Of coal TO mate Cheap gtaas ~
aust hare cheap s2pd, c5esp Gre c,a3, Cheap food
md cheap transportation. ueFe theSs elements
4re Ill nnited IN a naost feraasEthla manner, aud
nature has pointed to Ibis valley ~ The store.
house of a nationr wealth, requiring orlJ the
hand and the genius oi man 10 develop Il in1o
sczyrs Of uta ard beauty. Side b side ue the
coal aud &abdssoue, ~ II Nature had made amends
fer placing them In IL geologic oels separated bJ
ttoueand4 Of feet Of M1ettores and shAiea The
cosl, the saud, and tho nse.cia1 are ready
10 hxtna them &oSetner. Tue samn
laboter 20 from hls home in tbs morning shovel
up tac sar', niue the cca. pick up the dre.cisy
Of tum the frsed R!as into forna for COM
sce, which aae great canal OK railroads wl! dA-
s.ihuta "a &hn world. Nowhere tn the worlds
history IL there another spos IN which tne crude
e:crueut OF wealth hare snen happf nfeddiug.
But tns il nok N. for the xiac ores Of tho lead
rekson are brought to this valley Of cheap coal
TO be reduced To metsl; aud the cars that bring
down the o.o fetHTu laden with coat 10 re&Iaca the
| lead ares thst 4aPplY tho xsue
| Lake superior also has ~ interest In this yal-
ley; for rho Gao exchange her Iron ORES for coal;
| aud st 10 distant day-or rsthet datapt n'g11-
| TIE sIy tn this valley viii be 1u1id with nsmes
FROM the furnaces ot troh, OF x'oc Of "copper" and
| Ct rlssa.
| Tto otud2 Of f0ess suppaF the n1ooidtt1 fnud
| 10 et4eEuai "a the ~oskroe1 ID iron ard cooper.
We talk Of Flttsba1go. Inc lion md coal Of Penn.
t,!Fsas, but Pittsburgh and Pf0nsylyaata ,aass ret
pals beto1e these great cornbtAttons that na'u,e,
! ID bef WI HaFd mood, h1s thrown together
right IN the EftAt highway Of kaa wofidb CON.
| tnerce.
Oct OK ruE rxA1R1K.
Wc nscend the ploda taas oace Kissed the rstu2es
ct To Esss assssm thss born tno vaters or
| tie Spf7a % sae Ku.f, ron whefs
| cleuicas elements and great forces Of naturo
we're cruublteg down the rock srf1ts, transporting
The stetsAi to build mp ia the same ttop,es new
lAnd1 fof tna colture OF sugar 4ud Of cotton; and
/ 10 enrich and extend the coanfsy ~ho.e b4auee
/ Of peaceful ladustrtes Ct caucsted llbor, snssl
aaustah Inc Old wetId.
From these rs eprgad the psztr:es, cut znd
csrvsd b, stzeamr. tnr xed with belts OF dec,ol-
! ors fpsesfE AID RFsced ~ith p1essans homes Bat
the htaptR IT s.ran, the to0Lo or lusgss, and nun
| Of faxt 1eyclv1rK wheels tnas vii come ftou tue
valley, will Put ew lie into this rural popuas.on
New demands viii be made upou them, fos the
aIs.s&p rhc laoofeE AID The capt aust nt tho xat.
LEI muAt be leo, Lot Oily With the staples Of tho
tat,n. bot with ths luxutles Of TIE garden and Of
tEe orchard
We have left La5a1le. ard Tho g'fro Of the alnc
1nsEace hA1 IAdea ont - 8e ehAt Of those things
with ta11uefa And hot!,cu1suEtsrs Who srs return.
ing IRON sht ntestng ci tue ststa HortlcaIe asl
Society NJ Ottawa.
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When the wsser.powet 1t Ottawa is lui1y Dc.
yeieped, fAys Que, We shAN have = tonae uatSer
| for onz w1eai aud that wt1 nrpR ii back che 10
goods and plenty OF money. Tor II vii sAFt u1ns
| poftatlon 10 send tno to1f ln.tead Of the wheat.
Yesp SD when this pfau, BY IL wster. power and
eshes eletneats ct wealth ess Developed, we xasil
h1se cheap goods made here; the nous will be
!. contpmtd nere-3of 10 WilI have 1ess uu,e to
gov wnenk, ~ Va wilt know how to grox NAM
other things. Tho uoox, ~ veil ~ osoef ra~ pro-
dnctA Of our tarmF. vii b. consumed he1a
and the reanl1 will be 4 nosoe supply Of mann.
; faeturrd goods fot commercial parposes, 1n re.
tu1n we III have the tar ptpdurts OF the soii o1
ttt ninees and OF the fcresta Of many otncf coun
tlleA, and Sold from Af. "Bot ne sn1i3 iced DO
te<ttnn for this. oy our rnAnatActares caaaor I've
IN their itfzncl." Tea pEo1ectlon from politician!
| ala Aharpetr. Does yonder orchard produce good
crppa. 'So: varieties not adapted to tue CLIMATE
are PaAc'ed. II was plated twenty years $50, bal
ha' hot done y ell and ptd poor interest," On tn
: capital Nj. B. hzs I smal nrcaatJr tna: roo cs.
Jest see under the 1ee Of yonder erove. tns
has done wen. but generally orrhAn,.
> on thd pfssE1e8 do but poorly
Ard With hish rates o{ freight which u IN effect
! | tas6 suf Jour protection, Jou nave not htel
: abte 10 fnppl, the home demand for ihss siAp,t
ftu.t-the app1e-to saI poshfns Of o:aer fruit.
"So; sae faes u. ss bare not E'rsa It sus
rrtas tttentloa. Now apd then N orchard toea
. well tn eone 'stored place: generally on tho tim
| Mflatds.r :.
, Now. suppose 5ou ahou1d studJ the lAs1 OF NJ
tnIe, Ct, ~ AE Nethsu IN nta e.say told o., ~
oontuon sense, there ean be DO donbt thas u yor
cAa krow 4 no1c snp1ly, aod also haye tuppIy Il
ship aozth this u ~ the protection that you need
Tia rest IA hot bosn- II 1osdeE orchard. that ~
nave tuss passed. staud1cx does, On the oper
pl4b to banst with the eseneaia. 70 b. taeaea b.
: s1dde1 frost. and expo.ed TO seorcaiog suns and
! | dsJ,ls wlrds. II those trees Ind peen rEotecsed
b, ta2ro* belt e eontfers. or ~ det7dauoa n.
tEe foteat tres; u the fnzrows had neea turned
towards The s1ess IN the direction OF the nssuzal
tr7Ias~, thus deepening tae sou and tnak1uy ~
ope1 tr1:u for the doods OF rstu, Ind 10 gro II.
10 The rpose, ahaS ozchaEd woala so~d1J gland taa
. rstde q III oxnef, &nd Tia nestpAgiuk Aeres On
hsa tasu. Ba1ty, Aeenan, RsSan, and oshers to
the eaAt Il NJ h4re borne testimony 10 the rains OF
shelter for TIC orchard. II IN the Old t1mn+4ed
1r11ens, shsI*ef - esae1 ssat, r. mas. be doauty
on tne EreAt stretches IT ps1t7e, w1tnoas Tor
ests mo hills to nrt&t tn@ shock Of cold inst
sHeeps down 1kom the pols1 plAsns, driving back
The Gert1l atH o6phese that xoaA otheF visa s1ve
a = kncre sable eitukre+ II u oz1|
tn The Sheltered garden thxs ~ tnd
| ea1ly vegetables, and IN tho shelse9ed otchAsdt.
TUT: TOT the rode elss destroy .ne young plants
na TIE ole, ana ne blossoms tpd re .iyses ,rutt
10 Tie osneE Before TIE fpgte1 coEe &nse tbs
vsilgy let u p:knt orchards Aad Ahelset-bea1a On
the platna, that Ee baaJ supply the Eurkneo with
| cfssP fooo, thkt they b4 eIAhed to uudeEaeu III
oshess n tho world = r1tfteta
u 1HI cpEI11E
1t XerdotA ~ exchange ths CHI lot the 1Ezro
Wagon, md pa8 1ves 4 weI-ea}ttFated prairie.
Some q The tarsEs aze ssZr, acd devoted 70 stock
EzuxtzR And Atoek teedinE- Tne smaller fsrIA
a1e de4osed to corn. nstk, and spring shesk. ard
eroealfy with soA1 msnartA, bat for TIE reasons
Arsve srssed thta department Of rutN economy
hsa been yezJ muea neg ecsed- Here the E1,.oil
u sttd cla3 saat reeds pscuElas sre4tnenr to dis
psse u6 tne nopds of rain, aod 10 gard sksin1
! tte sumner ttooth- 8sdg.n9 Up mo VIDE seed
| beds 01n cheapl4 soconp4 In tula to \ barge OK
tens. In tAa lcv lArds
xnx HutR pKA1k8
| have beeu teRed, sc In most e4sea havn done
| well, but oo The pptazd, or whz1e INC surface has
heen cultivated. they hare ptored fs,lare. For
WINTER sappt3 q wafer theJ have been and cou-
| rtnue %accc&a ii c4sea AZ saodea ixad
We come to farm, afr@x eight nis4 M H1vd
Of different aspect :MA
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Afsrm Il ocs tu1dssd saa aixy scres, owned b