, 1870-01-07

/ luIOQ2Q kaeE Int0edlA14 fGpt&lEhk&I1f&A, Fpt1 a.
Iske There Are individuals, r1ugt, aud clique
having ares TO grind. who arc cons,antiy oes eg
IL aI.payefs Ire 100 ousJ zlsa tbef private sl
fairs to watch and check them We look to 1h
co1Ftnt8oa for protection. Snail We haVstt7
CHICAGO. Jan. q, 1870.
THE FARM AND GARDEG,
Shade Trees Along khe E1iGhWny4-
-EaFmess' MeuttuE-Prcps "a tloI
OF Clover Sod for Corn Cooktul
Food for stocK-tsrnpe Crataiog-
Meeting OF tho Northern luinot
Horticultural Society.
Fxou oua AGRICULTURAL CORRESPONDENT.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Jan. q.
Shall We border our roads with shade trees 1
question often ssked, but TINS far, IN majortt.
| OF cAsee, u ans sEered IN the negative. The Ques
| titI has lA1ely been presented IN new form
Shsu tue counties be at the cost Of dong tn
tHfk:
1sis ls the practical side Of the question, ss In
tl0duced Es Mr. Medlll In the Constitutional Con
rei tlo5. Th- II Is rs fouo<s:
ARTICLE -. SECTION /. The Boards OF s1per
Vnrs ol The II .pertse counties ri Ill eaEEe to bt
pla. It'd, nurtured ard projected, Useful aad urna
mental treeR, Of varieties su!tane 10 tue ea. a1t
sson toe Il M m esies anG
slEages, a. proFeE distances ansrr- T1as not leaa
than per cett u the to.ai miles OF such highway
IN each county, sbat be planted In aoy JeaF, niIei
pubFc highways rs ate area,J lined oy forest ree.
| rhau be e1cep ed.
sac 3. The e1pense ot plar ting and taxing care
Of snch ufes shall be defrayed oy ,axat.ua on the
property Ct the respective coaat:e.; ecd a1l such
! tEees shall nt!ong to the coucttes. The G.1era'
| Assenb!5 shall 6nact appropriate lass for the cAr-
uIrg into eject aud enforcement Of this ar ice.
Eoald eugRest an alteration IN the second sec
ton Of tue bill by striking out thst part relating
to making It q tax on the county, leavlpg ths
matter with the Legt8ls,ute to determine at wh,se
cosi the ~ork ehou.u be done. It would hardly
| be Ju't to tho.e who have planted trees to be
taxed I these OF the!r less eaterprisiDg Deig1-
tora bare no doubt Of the right Of rue State IL
lerI ta1 lot tho purpose, or TO remit Gel taiu
aGouGt VI tax per annn1a 10 elcoQraXo the plant
liz OF Trees a.0tR toe h1gnwayA
This q2esti3n Involves the whole High way la7.
snn must b. mRue TO accord With II The CON
srhtioa nhuuid aboush the preseut system or
h;xhwsJ manage 1nsht, and pu. the highways In
ca'gs Of tbs Hsn say C1tumi ssiouers, VINO should
be charged with kc=p Or tue roads Ia ORDER, With
the Alt Of io usn.o Lax. Which Iax il to ba paid
IL cathr no: labc1s u 1t rEesel In that case tue
planting AID care Ut the &h3de trees should he
radt part OF tier uusy. They c.u.d employ q
Superintendent, who wou'd csrry out the plans OF
tho Commissioners 1 WOud stnp'y naxe IL 4
PSrt Oh tae cost or Inc h13hWkJ1.
SO q och for the bill B1r raeyo ts another
4neAslou to oe c4Lsi1eted-
DO WE NEED SHADE rnRzs:
Here IL \ letter on lhe subject, Ia which The
wiler gives n.s objections to the plan:
D1XuN, Dec. q, 1860.
feid me tfee lxT, as pfopUsed " Mr. M,-ftJl
l1 me C0th!tn;iohsl Convention, ~ published ia
unuhuat uteEest: tus fear It Ia no. our lu,,ra;i-
caote, bnt Objectionable learn that tne question
~ hn a our ss4te Agfe sa1a soee-
Tue obj ctions urged in this section, uhera tho
tsagne has been tired on limited scale, are:
nnpzoductlye by aaade; sec,nd, it renders our
prairie 1caas terribly muddy, b. shifting gu, the
innuences Of the sln aud wind; third, fctce. rot
st1 DECAY RAPIDLY, On account ul the Increased
a d lotg c1nt1nuso noIst4re. Why not atopk the
loFa az, sxenpt'nR from taxation all groEes and
do nos thlck these objections are wen tasep,
or that the5 contain any real facts that would III
tbs least enoar1ass tho questton.
]. tur best farmers agree !n this, that ehetef
be1is hedges and rows Of trees muolry tho climate
atd arc favorable to Increased cropR. A forty acre
los lhat ls surrounded With atnelter belt Of four
foods occupying ono eth OF The a11face, viii pro-
duce more p2stufs9a or more tons OF haJ Tor
sef7es Of ytats than the whole Of II exposed to tue
SUE ard wind Instead Of the proposed ahads
trees being any damage to ths fsrma they would
IN tbts respect ns : most decided benefit
This might be true IN nArrow 1anes, but
with our sizt5.a1x feet highways has no auch III
edect2- Tho sEouns OF mntaiurs that such row
OF ttrea c1n4!e from their leaves would at once |
couuteract any such tendency. Nearly ali Of our
groves go on wat iRuds, And the roads through
these viii be muddy 1t lines, but on MI araols
AEua 20 tWG foEs Of tres1 MAXI such shade or |
tie c1tfit on Of the air currents as to produces
this eject row OF Shade trees, Two 10 four rods
apart win bars trunks ti1 to eight fee. nore. |
form forest wall, neTer khut out the SUE, and
can Lever Ser!l14!y impair the roadA They o,ly
make partial ahade. but their tops do n1esk tne
force Of tao wird, Eo ~ TO make trzv erR I; all !
III es U0re pleasant In the winter thar do as \
good service BY Lodtng the spov, and thus giving |
US tle'ghlLg bat We could not hare on the omen |
prairie.
3. Fences protected By tho row OF shads trees
from the rifdr and. TO great extent, from the
frostA that put khem out Of tine are no more ex. /
pens!ve than II cut in the open sunlight, aud viii
Cost co mere annually for their maintenance. We !
U1si traW akfiCc:au between the shade and
moisture OF teepy ahAded foreat ard that o(
alnSie row Of tfeet, through which the w1uds tsye
1T access and where the Sun II direct coz
tsc- TOT part OF the day. TITS charge has hsen
ol,en u.a3e, aId Eight nnswer: II tnla IL soHh,
do farmers allow blIars, bushes, and vines 70
cover so large portion Of Their leaces Admitting
thai Il has eomc WEIGHT, 1t canno. oo.a,n n me !
case III hto2ts, for thtet are eooa 10 take t1e |
? ace of the dead lercea along the ltEes Of CIR
high says, and the dead fences Will only be lo1ad
II tie supdlvlslona Of the farm.
On The pra!rses, the farm that Ia sheltered br |
beltt VI ;rees whese house stAtds on tree-p!aut-
ed laEu, hose r01ds are bnrt|ered with rpws CT |
msples tlma- ash. poplar, OF other forest trees, !
VIII Always command high Price aud reaAY |
ta!e, Nt1e the aAjos1inT 14rtD, destitute OF these
wilt e'ict TO attention. A larm must conh!2e The
elemenFa Of hone as well 90 the cspacuy lor pro-
ducER Rlyen amount ul xIAtu- I
The public only have The easement over the
highway, sua can only improve 1t for the comfort
acd security Of 'rare1 Fur thts purpose the road-
way ID turEplSed. br1hged, aud other ~tse In
proved. shauc trees will make 1t much more
COZ fot:1o!e, for they Will break the force Of tue
wt1d, and nolty1 in part. the ntecse rays Ct Lae
suu iu summer, aid hold the Bnow in Htnref lor |
slttgh path, always 10 desirable to the farmer. !
The only question ia as 10 who ehal hare charge
OF the work, ard how shall the cos. b. c.traycI-3
by couLtr, 10 Ep, or di,ts:cs tax, or aases4 the
cost OF The implogtEeni On the properly peae- |
fte54 as In the case OF street Improvements Hu
10 ee hoped that the bill Of Mr. Med,lj or = Int.
i'll OLE. viii ec pnt In tho lev colk,,suuor, IT.
post; spon toe Legislature the duty 10 provide
for the planting CT shsde trees Along esery h'st.
Tag IN lite stn'e tparts already nor suppteJ.
In rcga1d 10 the lows law, | ou!d sAy ta.t tin.
her pla1,alions on the farm arc valuable to tho
farm a. aly other uveStn e1t, and there u no ses.
son wfy1t should be exempt from tax uo4 nor.
tsan an orchard Or meadow. We hare learned
IIom experience that no Investment pass better
It an the pantrg OF timber. Then leE It besr It's |
rsrt OF tue general lax. The man Who Plants
HtntA Ecrt To ash. laTch, osaTe, or o.hes CON.
Il elcsl t1n Der 1rses viii end that he has rlAat-
4 imaN fortune to1t will make him strahy returns
In Vel! few years.
a few WetEs stpce I pss'ed sianx q highway |
that had been plante ~ sasde t.ees TWO o. three
yeats, ard qut1cd gte thtse f4.us for sale Inc
srs er wss pro I nt'. IN the pers.ye; but yoa
can buy fafns near here. Mr. S, Ar. F., Mr. \.
AID Mr J. Will FELL" On passlnx taese farms !
hey Lad 10 shade either along tee road o. arnund |
he heuses,-oren 10 the Sunlight rhe wind ard the |
Iain, init ~ nAiurc turLeI II cut to the hand Of
MAT.
There il one dogma in the creed OF our Mster-
- In EwsA khalt iboa eat bread" Had It NOT
5esn for this Te would haze no mead OF n2k,ng
,ainre Eoze sua*e1rIeAt 10 Our use OF our p!ess.
Ire; hut We Eust take things as theJ are, and see
I W. cA1lor mAke them more to onr ukiug,
FARMERS HEE11xa
The farmers OF Asdson County ire to no,,j a |
tIee dsls' neesn 3. a; Ed~ ardsvllie, January IL
atl 81. to d'scu.s the subl.c:4 Of pastures ana
eacoHA corn AID la msr4*emens, wheat cul-
r.e, hrects Ct eat1., BREEDS Of noIses bceed4 Of
H1te, lfeed5 Of shsep, fEuI ~ farm crop, atd :
LsEtres. They shooi nsye adaed the 1elauve )
slEe Of the li1dy OF atcent III modern languages
or tce sors OF fazntrs, and The English language,
terature 2ad science.
Prom Fhnl hear the meeting promises to to
1e OF interest and L soceesstnl, oI which there
an be no doun', other co1ufie1 mAY be fudacYI