, 1869-07-21


By 10 bushels Of corn, Al esH cents bushei.
fasnsfns acFes. '.cnopp,ns in"..:......... Loo
Uusktng 70 onsnela corn. 400
,....... $500
ny 40 buihels OF corn, at 47>S cents bushel
The one acre is 10 me condition for snJ crop,
whereas the four acres nro fuil Of grass and weeds
and really worth no more for cropping, after de-
ducstng the cIta labor, than the one acre In tho
one case We hare onr corn at SEX cents and In tho
latter NJ XIX cents bushel- Then we arc more
certain Of the forty buahels on the one aero than
forty bushels on the four Acrea. We must run tho
Esk Of Ecrmip. drought and early frost On the lat
ter A crop Of ''sod corn" Il u by-Hord thas
means poor farming
Aany people say that the treocb-plowtng Of
prairie is all nonsense; that the turf Will not rot
and that It cannot be worked With cultivation.
To such people Fill simply reply that they know
nothing about the factA. Some OF the best crops
OF com gIpUu In this county are produced In this
Wny.
II person would break M prairie for roshIng
and IND himself, Mt this season, he might do so
but shoold trepch-p1ow It for corn IN tho fall or
next Fprtng, and theuld therefore tnlrs he had
done me no great faror.
This summer pralnc-breaklng In our peE Set
Elements Is the great drawback, aud may not bs
arrested for some tine; but, like the old summer
fallow, It must give way before better system OF
management. Lato In the fall and carly IN the
spring, helore other work begins to crowd on h!a
attention, while the weather is cool and teams IN
the beat condition, there Is ample ttEae to break
the prairie to meet the wants Of any farmer WHO
Is making hts Homestead on tho frontier. and, even
In the older States, Is the better rule to follow.
II Senator Dore were TO pass through these now
settlements, at the breaking season, he would
hare the last man Of them arrested under hIs net
for cruelty 10 animals. The poor, jaded, over
worked and ny-to1ncnted teams would hall him
with delight
1t Is what the pioneer has In hand, not what his
fancy may figure In after years. that l. to Lay the
foundation ol suceesa. II he will be satisfied with
Bu acre OF potatoes, on trcnchpiowed land, fifteen
TO twenty acres OF nnc com, and forEp his break
Ing he WILL hare time to make hts family and bis
stock comfortable and rtll not be Hadog through
the heavy morning dew after his breakins-team,
nor be followed with the ague, which Ia the certain
result OF snch exposure. A great amount Of tho
sickness IN our pioneer settlements Is d1e to the
Summer exposure OF large tracts OF new breaking,
and In getting wet In the morning dew In getting
up the teaDs. II the farmer breaks his land In
spring and pets It IN crop no such result Will fol-
low
1t Is too often the case that our pioneers go to
work without any n1ed plan, bat follow this and
that whim, until failure oycrtakes them,
e&AI P~ktAlA4N2S A'A9 NJ tA@A LIZ t%At fAa<AA4N%0
further west on new lands to repeat the same Old
story. The end Of this Is nearly reached under
rio Homestead law, that requires q residence
frve years to enable him to sell; he should there
fore, commence with the tdea Of making home
On this homestead To do this with hts sma11
menus needs well-Iald plans md steady, perscyer-
ing Efforts to reach succcss. The labor Of him.
Belf his family and teams musI be judtclouslJ ap-
Piled. lie must carefully grard against waste !;
his teams and stock should be we'll housed, and
nothing Is better In new country than stable Of
poles, Bhcathed and covered with coarse slough
grass. Such stables arc wa1m, and answer good
purpose until barn can be PIT up. Similar sheds
should be provided for the wagon and farm tools,
for II Is bad economy to leave them out In the sun
md wet to be warped, rusted md rotted
The pioneer should prepare r,ore orless for
hedging each year. until his homestead Is he'd .el
In. II Is customary to fence In common Gelds: in
many caees these embrace 1hrEc number Of
farms The division lines should be divided and
the hedging made to progress Is fast as possible.
For these hedges witt be needed at IN early day,
and will add greatly to the value Of tho farm.
Having dispensed with summer breaking, one will
have timeIor nnuy Of these things, and then tho
team, not being overworked, Is ready for all
odd Jobs. II properly managed, good hedge " III
not cost 1fty cents rod In labor and cash.-aeort
tyc cents rod IN money. and tie balance in
labor.
An ORCHARD
Is Indispensable TO the farm, but to have au CT
chard On most Of o1r large pr1ines We must have
shelter belts, and the plan Of these ahould be ono
OF the 1rst considerations after the hedging lswen
commenced The hedge itseif will make shelter
belt, II planted foot to eighteen inches, IN 6ln-
sic line. It may be planted ut 1our 10 Ei1 years
old and then allowed 10 grow without trimming.
and WILL soon make IN imposing wall OF foliage to
the sweeping Winds Tho house groundF,
garden aud orchard may be en-
closed with q shelter belt OF three or 1ou1 rod5
IN width. White ash, black walnut maple, White
willow, Usage orange or ether native timber may
be uRed for this purpose L ten-acIc lot thus EN-
closed with four roHs Of trees eight feet apart snd
four feet In the TOW would require $500 treeA
These tnaJ be had at the nurseries at i've or st1
dollasz thousand, mere pIttance as compared
to their ya'ue after hAu dozen yeafs- Not only
the appearance, but the real value Of the farm. Is
adra1ced hundred told over the cost
Success to great extent depends on these ap-
parently minor matters, and tho pioneer viii Ind
1t to hts advantage to look after them.
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