, 1869-07-30

Is be preferred oyer the tenant system, which IL.
70 doubt, the very worst that can be adopted
Il The farmer who kecpa but one Or TWO hant
70 must poard them With his family, but Nhea !
G. keeps ten to trenEy the tue way Ia to hare ono
their number do the cooking.
uKrdE.
There arc three rpads laid through the fnrr
from north to eouth, tKo niles apart, and OF
through the centre, from east 10 west The
roads require about n1ty-four miles Of hedge, Ut
were set In the spring Of 1865. Hedges n5e al.
beng set on every section tue. Tue amount q
IN tho spring OF 1Sss vas sesentJ.nve miles, ar
last spring tTentI.Gye mtea It il seldom tn
we see 30 good stand Of hedge panta or such
- rne growth. The preparation for the hedge 70
Ia out OF tho Ordinary course, and Will be Of Int
;, Ell, and Il well worth the attention OF eyeI
farmer tn tho Stale. In the 1rst place, TO enab
:, ailn to groT the hedge In tut low grounds, u
Eaton took bis dltchlug pleE, which cuts fu,zo,
eighteen Inches deep 1t the ceu1re ruunin
ont II four feet and carrying part Of the farro
slice TWO feet be5oud that point. Instead at uA1
Ing ditch IN the centre, he reversed the orler
things. making baf ditch at each side and rs1s,c
sized at the centre, occupying a,rps topr,een fe.
Wide. Tnls WAS Intended for the low land but O
!. uial II WIS fo1nd valuable the high land, IN
nearly al the hedge l. planted On ttls raiscd boz
:. DER. The results arc nost satisfactory. In osde
u 10 make this bed, len yoke OF oxen weee a
. tdched 10 the pioW. The nre uaa atxked out an
. span Of horses attached to wagon for the le.d
y 10 thia VAS pitched the line OF oxen, which vet
u thus kept In 1!ae With remarkable e1actue.s .
!" single forroW WAS run along the centre Of thi
ridge, and the plants deeply set They are cult
, yAted with Gcnble-shorel ploHs. and kept trce c
weeds with the hoe. Three OF four yca.s wi
MARE this m efficient hedge. :,
Wherever the land haa boen rtdEed up for hedge
they haye done much better thAn with l11 culture
and An noW prepared TO recommend in ali case
OF hedge p1auiing 70 ridge up with she plow. "A
two OF three bacf-lurrowings Of sphce ol rod Il
> nidih; still better II this d!tchiu3 plow eau b.
used but ths caouot be expected on ANAL lurspwz
III, E. estimates that Lis hedge, at four yeats old
VII. not cost over twenty cents rod. He set Ii.
pspa at nine inches, but regrets that he had no
put them At twelve or fifteen. No one see thes
hedges nlthout being Impressed with the econon,
IN the cost, their wonderful taiItt and eaf1y
NJ 71lise OF utii1ty II out railroads would sdop
ms sJstem Of hedging, they nouli aave ulllioni
or d, ollhrs annually. They would be enabled
! ~ Obs ssIlnR TO rcducc the passenger fare whIct
| would h tutn increase the business and give
new lmn 1lse to Industry. Tho fences lhey ar
| now c5rsn uctfng must cost them over one and
hatr ,ioIla49 3 rod, Wills this hedge that Houtt
| !as. them ~ Is, wopld not cost thjEl OF thai
sum. aad wI.ta twenty years large share OF the
| ttes could be CIT cut Of these hedgea Tht
single lesson IN nsganl 10 hedging well repaid my
Wat 10 tb.s ta1u The whole farm Ia to be hetged
INTO sections, w!tE naIl lots attached to each d.
rtaion tor garden H <, and small pasturcs for she
working teaMa .....
I IfHeEz PLANTING.
This IA to - a rctf1 r., tlso-shc!ter belts Of
-nree or four rods vide. The leading tmo.r will
tt the Osage grange IL great durability + or
pes. ties and wagon ma~esa alenttte It to tbs po-
e!.l,u. White md blue ssh and black walnut
vii. Also he largely planted
Ho0a
There arc low about nvc Rru.Tsed head OF hogs
Of all ages, bcetdes o1e huud-ei ahtppcd the day
Of MY ria,t. L hEndrna acres Of rye we're grown
for tneir Summer feed 1t IL, from the 1e1d,
from ths shocks, andtnrown MO tic feed Sots,
OF which there are three A slla1 an cunt Of coru
and IN occ2s.onal 1ond Of oats II II shen1 are
xddcL The breed ID & Fixture Of BcY fehlro and
Chester White, tie former predoctna.Ing. The
corn Is nosfit cut and put MO shock IL fed the
:at,euins cal,te in open Geld. aud the hogs run
among them, picking up at that IS sh elted or
or trampled INTO The sol. A. wastcfus way Of
fscdtnR, and oEe<nst the management ot tn:s fasm
tnienAs to dispense tth Ill sooa'ds' poEalae-
DEAD FXSCKS-
Thsre arc eIgkH-suur miles cf:posk and boaru
fences en- the tn,1u, all Of which Will be dispensed
with IN The courHe Of two or threc ycar1. Tho
posts have been cnven with scaan, plle~t.rIyes,
,nade sok the purpose, which Is al Improvement
on nns other mode o.. setting. Thr>o boards ere
generally used to the psneL Where these fcncea
stand secuon lines the ditcning -pltw has been
used to throw tho earth up 10 them, sud hedge
sras Ltrn set betHeen the pests. Ii .he pasture
!oss this hedge g dong, VEIL ns the stock caunot
tramp 1t, snd ,hey aAve no disposition 10 !
b:uwse1t
TO make this fence Las taken t4o poscs, 1000 !
feet Of bca1ia anu about ocr key |
CT pails to the nuc, while the !
lal17frns co4t ms much M tsn planting OF tetge
After the hea9c Is grown It Will need no loct!p3 |
.k,, -
+. qulIts two Antl Two horses to pass Around
t,.ly and sce that the boari fence nruuut the Eas
III rc lots rlre In orcr Every Farmer should mako
It 1, po!1s 10 put tn the hedges fast NJ his tine
an. 1 ns,os will permit 4 board tence Of ten or
twelve Itars IL but poor protection against stock. |
eEkDik0 GRias WITH TIE CORN Csor.
Tits Is uo<lt OF Seeding, or, rarherAn c1-
rclIt 1ent :tat neeus moro TUG 10 ffx its y1l1e
Sowt Is gruxB seed anaong tao corp. At the time Of
lhe / LIST ~osklng, haA been prActlsed for some !
yrOrE amoux our stOckmen, blt this leavc1 tho |
Land 80 uns,~n for neaiIow. A Goof! stand OF |
srnss was a1sass obtained in this way, nnd when |
1and la alternately III corn and pasture the plan
Horket we'll. The experiment In Ibis case Il to
rut tht, kat:e III meadow. Thr :2nA Is owed, |
Larros ri, planted mud rolled: and, last a4 tho |
cU7u Ii ready to prick through tie ca.th. It Ia
again arrow IT, HoHn With grnss see l. nnd rolled.
There Is no a:tcr culture 01 the Sixty acres |
uEdet trial the corn is very nrm, the |
stand Ef Esaaa Is superb. aud some Of It |
already EcA,iin9 out What encc. 1t may hare Oh |
the H!zc OF the cam Is yet 10 be Rcen Mr. cu1- |
Lcltson as to-~el, pleased with It's sacccAs last
wear TINT Tbs ,e4stu ne hAs seeded, three hun.
1Fcsl Aercs lh sats Eaahucr II protutses 10 10 a I
succese. 1t Haltc A., IT, tho corn Ia hut half |
crop; for oil tfs ssoall Eratps nro failure with
which 10 6Atd coWn 10 gIasA
In sccdtuE, eight quarts OF timothy, otie pound |
Of clover, ind rae pound Of blue grnss art used TO
lhc ucrc .,
EH1prxd srock
The 1ht OF H.orch 4C6U head OF Trzan stec,s |
were landed a. uorntr s'ation,-py stvrr 10 Cairo,
Ard then by rail- Many Of tneAc siscfs Rrc now
good btef. md will all be sent TO Kew York ntthIn
the next th1cc. months, and their places supplied
malhlJ ay ruf:hase OF Inferior fatta1 stock sent [
10 the Chlcagn market Nj. Alexander makes = |
regular purchase Of ntc thousand bead Of fat
stock weekly, N Chicago, TO shtn to New York. /
The !nlcs:er stock xl be sent 10 eaia farm for fall
ieesi,ng on pasture and cotn, End Will all 10
closed on, BY the lst Of February. when
q new supply Of Tc1na Cattle viii
take ttrtr. place. Thus :wo Hets uc
ticers ase fed annually on th!s fa.1n-one' ex. !
clustvc:y on prss4 and one on erass md shock
curr. A,Uus h!tcen hundred t;ns Of hay are fui
to the iuamA nn1 The few huniz:sd bead that cas-
no, lie IT'D ma which go over 70 the next se,scu.
There arc now on the farm ssout three hundred
hen q, the crlls OF tast season. tho most Of which
arc 1aw good beef.
TIE TL1As cAr1tP-2CEs11oS.
tItcr The iisastcr Of tho .ast season, aal the |
hostility that II engeudeseG4 a this county, It re-
CURED ZONE boldEess to n2a<A the attemEt 10 re-
aeT tho experiment Of fe.d1ng this Kind 81 stock.
In February Ar. Eatou. tin Superintendent. Waited
New Or.elns and contracted for tho daliyerY Of
four thousand head at CIs0, rs p7ey.ou.iy stated;
and leiare sutth,ue WA, heard Of the operation
Mt least, Of its e1tent--hc whole were, ianaed and
driven to TIE fasu, Without oprose-son They |
were nne lot CT ANIMALS, With not "tick" Oh
t,e!1, nor Ina thera- aeen TO this sne- Not IN !
an!n1l hss been sick, and but few died from tn-
iuries On the passage. They nre qn!et and or
derry, and showed no more gens Il Witness Inaa
orr own native stock. We drove tsrough cacl ntsk
Of tEcse eatslc, and they gathea&d around oz n
fauil,hr!r IS tt7ueh We were old acqualuta.ee2
Tie sto1tcs pt,oat their widncss must lie al rc-
tion, ii least saeh Is tie With these cattle.
Thy are salted ouce week. md thus become n
gentle and au.et us any Other stock When q
team Is wanted II 10 selected frpm aEoog the "by
hc1te,' as Hey are called, and they uake excel
on hay. the Las not allowing them to come IN lato
erocch for errs4 A r.onth later would hase been
tes:et IN this respect II one Of The PASTURES aro
a Urge number Of native cattle, that show 40
sicEs Of dtseaEe. think the facts show that ths
"Te1ns leTer ~ Is IN Eone Gay connected with
the "tlcfF." Without The Icks We hive no faye.,
end 1t appeatx that 1t Is FATE To brig thts stock at
any tine when they arc free from this yeFMtn. We |
have Grest deal OF learned Eonsense In regac1 |
to thts Tens fever, which Is practically reduced
to tEe5c faetA
It's said thai much OF this opposition to the