, 1870-06-20
FARM AND GARDEN.

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The Weather and Tho xno.. oo ~,
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[FBo4 OUR AGRICULTURAL CORRESPONDENT
CHAMrA1oN, June 1B,
The pra;1ies make the best and thu WORT
roads that it il possible to CONCEIVE of in q
country Of arabic land, When dry they are
enootl aud soft, that IL. no far frou
Stone or gravel !; the team travels casilv, and
the tire rolls uoiselessly over the India rnbbcr.
like track, But dnrine fila wat wanther ~
spring and autumn. and often lleayy rains ;7nr-
ing the summer, these asno roads are almost
impassable, One dsv the farmer n.v haul
tfty to ei1ty bushe1s OF grain. and the nuxt
afier a heavy shower he cannot move ten
bushels. No other soil presents such sudden
. changes in the common roads.
In the north part of The State thero nre cx-
tensive deposits Of gravel tLat. in time. will
be made available for the repair OF the co,n.
mon roads; and near the coal mines and fn,.
naces, coal-s,aok. cinders. ashea and sb.1a vii,
be of more or 1ees va1ue. Int Tho I.roor ,xrt
OF our roads must. for the nreaent demand
upou tho soil of tho nra;r;e a. II ia IN, tho
roaJ-bed.
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faca anil ia 1onna h ha tha nors r.h,:,,,a ~
b.llaB.ino the wo,k "a II o;ra. ,.ss.oa to 40
w.ter t,ronvI, y. Tha .,,,a ~ ho,d. ooo5
in rer.,d to mr. coro NV -osa. 49, 49,, 49, ~,
dition. to he .vai,,hle naei1. 5rs;n.r. ,n,1 ~
IA th;s 10 ,,usI h.va r.;sas .ass 49, ss ~
That !. vs1, D.da5 nv ~ t--~na;1raa - ~
called, Before the dara ~ ra51roada rba, =
,n;f1;ona nf hnahals ~ ,xr.;, -. .s,..-1,-
hauled into ch;caco hv ts,,ne fror, ~ rn1
and Rock Rivcr rourtr;os ~ ~ ~. y.
..pontina M.,s1, t1,,t sr,-oua;,as Hh;ssaa
was unfcncod teams hs5 10 ~ha,o a., s~sa,,
NJ Tho nr,;r;o nnt ,,a o r.;s;p s"esp
tnr, copld w, st,,a III =.
TINT wear and tear of frava, and tu-,,,;l;no
wss resorted to. Three OF them were 1nsde
leading from the CITY. Milwaukee, avenue.
now tho Northwestern plank road; Lake street
turnpike, now the road to Austin and tho
Canal, OF Archer road. The Lake streot turn
pike waH tlfe only passable one after wet
weather, md thatwas made 30 by the use
Of road-grader passed over the road daily,
to smooth down the hubs, and fill tho ruts.
Two span Of horses hauling this grader out
and return over the road kept it in quite
paseable order In fact, 30 superior was this
road on that account, from tho old "Pierson
Hotel" now Austin Station, to the city that
the travel that ordinarily came BY the way Of
Whisley Point and Doty's, on the Aux riaines
River, went out OF the way to reach this we'll
kept turnpike. For weeks together. the
Archer road, which had been made at great
expense to aid IN making the canal, and tho
milwaukee, avenue turnpike to JefYar-
son, were lmpAssible, on account
Of tho deep russ and mud
holes that the heavlly-loaded teams made in
them. The lesson Of the grader used On tho
Lake street turnpike was lost to then1, and
those avenues to the city were closed by
heavy rain. as effectively ~ the river with the
dra" bridge open.
The Milwaukee road WAS finally redeemed bY
planking, and property soon qundrnpled In value
in the vicinity for agricultural purposes, from
the single fact that these products could DO
taken to market without regard to weather,
and the farmer could visit Tho city when tic
farm was too wet for profitable working. Be-
fore that period he could only haul his pro-
ducts 10 market in tho finest weather, for
then only were the roads available; but then
his crops also demahded his attention.
To great extent the same rule holds good
On all Of our country roads. In caso Of a wet
any OF two, when the farmer has leisure to
haul load Of grain to mar
ket, to get d load OF lumber
or coal the roads arc 10 bad that he must nut
it over until fen drv.dayH Aayn improved the
roads, Persons ace&astbmed to plnnk roads
and turnpikes, that enable them 10 visit the
city at all times, can fully appreciate our pses-
cnt condition Of things; but people who have
been for long time accuato,ned to our uncer-
tain prairie roads appear to have sett1ed down
in despair Of any improvement, and let thlnrs
take their course. We confess 10 this feeling,
After moro than thirty yoars' experience, and
can now feel TINT too much valuable time has
been lost.
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vny lnbor in alunost nse1oaa nv accomn,;,has
m little th.t ua WIGHT we'll AZ ,.;thont T. A.
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