New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-04
THROUGH THE WEST,

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no wabash he begins To see TIC ga 1', 20 tine
n, 81 fis country in its magmho''' 'tnes in Ohio
e.ern line OF Indiana, excepting 'o 70 in Northern
a,d large Nat, and mostly wet Pd Bat rising
Indiana. the country is heavily I'M I'M ne leaves the
- ~ ,,os, hon,, of the river nan'" -, and beech !
oot white oaks the wanuts' h"u ,,as before him.
R'o''' W." . 90. Grassy plain eNV''' =. low,
M. oir,o reaches 20 the hsSSiprI vet the dark
and Northorn Missouri are ci = ,o Missouri through |
unctuous soil continues We - and far norihward in |
. -, r-a,s,s and NebraS d. "" p,,t,o eoo |
'.' No.. ,,u AZ the month OF l'' ~ :, ,,,i. tow,
Minnesota u" - and 500 miles west OF 'hIS 'o""
miles "es' VI - earth is no longer SEEM inc gr"S'oS
Wv p''N 80, nature Of agriculture II u'' =,
'l''',5P ,,,opso plains that strcteh On W NV a.,
ior ~o ,ad ncaks beyond Cheyenne ana pt'so'' ~"
s"O" ,t,,ciopment ia different, the Yalue an" i"u o
, roorine upon the civilization OF thscon'i"o " -"
a ~ me proirie states. II would seem th'' TO
nv On ,bo foce Of the earth ever had such Opportum
- hocomp the owners Of fertile ana Valn'o'o 'o'"0
,cads "a this wide rich PLAIN offers 10 inc y"'" ~
,onc and industrious Of our country ana oar "i'''
Ss object OF the tour which TINS coifesPonu-
m has startci il TO visit great NUMBER OF pI''i'.
,s corn farms wheat farms, cattle ranges anu "i'N
,.t,or the western and Northern border, ana ny re-
og tbiurs lust as no them give the readers vi
,t. paper a good basis for Judging whether western
o,raton Is not the gospel OK hope ana thii anu
r,o,r,ss for tens Of thousands more. Therc II NOM
i,g poculiar and startling about TINS eoui
acninr the eastern margin OF the Great Prairie step
on the train and spend day among the farmers "iS"
ing to know whether they made q mistake ~ oV',e
hero and how they have mastered the dm'ul'cS VI W.
stuaton az they found il. Edgar County IS OF 'no o"
sr M rer counties of this State. Paris, s county SCAT
Is le, miles due south OF Chicago, ana lo mOS "o
., o,s F,rtv miles east flows the WABASH WIN
&c rosnerous cities on its banks, Lafayette III inc
north Ttrre Haute in the center, aud FhcehhoS to"""
M south Running north from one county scat 10
enext ia the old state Roal in early days, before inc
lroad pgs came TO their iron dynasty, what stages
- bccalcssly stalled in this black mud, what weari
come toing day after day, of farm teams loaded with
bagsof wheat the laundering horses spashinS great
black couts upon the canvas, tthc very whceHuos ab
times sunk m funeral pastel No wonder the prairie
was dismal and forbddng till the yell OF the steam
RANT dpcled the horrors OF travel and his laundering
n al resolved the difficulties Of communication.
The FIRST large farmer that found on this road is E. H.
rr,ott Ue came here about the year 1885, and made
sb pqynent Of 800 500 acres in the edge OF the
tmber the balance he to IN one and two years
Tho prce Der acre was then about $40 He planted corn
led to the hogs, and sold pork This was the simple
h effective system that followed for ID years IL en-
ahed him TO mees his payments To fence and ditch his
pacc TO build good house and large out houses Then
In 1865 he changed his stock and became Interested In
mules Now he feeds $50 Of these animals When mule
Is weaned he will give $50 for so inches of hight he
does not buy mules less than so inches at
i-s
hands high, and then they worth from s2b to
sl75 each II takes about Is months and some go
worth OF hay and oats to produce this growth.
Tat is to say, spend $50 for your mule colt and $50
for his keeping, and you have ia is months time an
article worth $50 Feeding he docs l5o and IN q
way TO clear so each animal did not think worth
tie while N ask how likes prairie farming He has
10 idea of selling but if he had, wOudbe OF no use 10
Of r him less than $50 acre. If he were to sell II
would be because could take that $4,000 ana go 10 the
western margin of this great prairie and farm on 5000
ares a. he now farms 500. mile and half beyond
Elliott lives John Arthur He came in 1852 gave ~ an
Acre sold hog, and cattle ami bought land till he now
owns LOO acres He brought about S'O)o INTO INC
county and Is now worth $4,000 and that increase was
prly all realized between 1852 and 1900 His eight years
Industry and mana cement have increased ms Investment
trttfod
On tho other side the state Road lives Joseph Red
noud and farms acres part Of his place he bought
In 1877 at Is acre; it then wild, open prairie.
Yjnder his confeld 100 OF deep emerald the
army Of Powered tassels noddng above, 80 thick and
t tangled with broad leaves and with snch an inter
locking Of blades and stalks and that horse could
not through it. His neghbOrs think that corn field
good for so sheled bushels all it. Why should
lack confidence IN 10Oacre field that Will yield nm
sWObushes of which be convert into beef and
pOki Next December he will load train with his fat
animals take a couple of hands along give them wator
and hay. and go with them Indianapolis There he
may have offer from wholesale dealer that VIII
satisfy him Otherwise he will look sharp into the con
d..pn Of the Eastern market, and may come with his
beef far as Pittsburgh tide-water city Mr. Red
tjnds hedge magnificent IL is perfect success
fence n wind break, and ornament There IL not
bali in the state rash and breachy that he would
dertake to his way through it, and If rabbit were
lard pushed by dog he would dash into 1t again and
again without finding hole big enough for his head.
How did Mr. Redmond manage his Osagef thought IL
worth while to make minute inquiry.
HOW TO SUCCEED WITH Usage ORANGE.
lap one furrow another, then throw up two more
and harrow ridge tin il is fine and soft onion
bed Get the Usage OF a careful nurseryman, who will
sell damaged plants They be bought for g 80
thousand You Will need 60OO for mile That will
enable 10 set them about nine inches apart Open
turrow and laying root In push the earth back it
AID stamp firm. Examine carefully and frequently
when they commence sprOut and il are feeble
looking pun them out aud put vigorous shoots in their
p1ce Keep the grass and weeds and cattle away
them for two wears Then III a strong soil the stalks
VIII be Il inches through Take log is feet long and
tix inches IL diameter attach horse 10 each end and
pat boy on each horse. Draw that log right
"0'oSS Tue Usage plants, one horse side and
one on the other tie weight will bend the plants
over nearly to the ground When they are thus strained
sRe them lust back Of the log with hatchet 80 AZ 10
Wanttle more than half through. The result win be
mat the stump will send up fine growth Of suckers
sd the top will not die, bat the small eprous rrom IT,
VIII ucken the bottom o. the hedge and give you a per
O' barrier Nothing need be done after this but TO cut
away II u gets too rank After the third Summer such
hage VIII turn stock and in five years il h so hgh and
mat II protects the surface for twenty rods or more
uon sweeping nor westers, aording shelter TO cattle
% making winter gram quite certain prairie farmer
"' uie tAat II any man were to charge him SAB a mile
wi paAuhg and trimming such hedge he would refuse
OO; Tor he satisfied thatlwith his farm hands work
Qua spells he can get such hedge on any mile OF
l'' me at a cost Of from so TO SIS.
Ohe OF Mr.. Artlur's IA stures 1 fon,d ,-,.,, ...,
lnon as II is an instance of natural bluegrass 80,
',iug the Wild growth. II has never been plowed II