, 1873-05-19

and hammer, can make one Of those gates NTH
out any difficulty
| 7Hs GATE
cannot be blown open by the wind, nor can an,
farm animal open it aud vhen it is closed it Ii
secure. It cannot sag, for there are no hinges Il
give way. It cannot slam to in the wind, for th1
| wind can at no time have an advantag,
| On it's leverage, IS the long end is Ut least III
against 6feet, and secured to the fence itself. L
Is not liable to be broken down by farm animals
IS it is higher than the fence, aud the panels ARK
| too strong to give way to their weight. It vii
seldom be blocked By tho snow, for the SNOW
seldom drifts against the fence, but Two or three
! feet from it, leaving the gate free as in summer
The rollers are never clogged with SNOW or ice
TOR they are at the top Of the fence, and out o1
an-all, it is the best farm-gate have seen, and.
what is more, do not think 1t possible for any
party to load any part Of it with patent-fee or
farm-r1ght. II any man in this State ever had a
nght:to patent on it it Ia the father OF 51r. a.
Whitney, OF Lee County, to whom al1uaion: has
been medo.
+ Every reader Of the stFar1n and Garden y who
wishes to improve his farm-gztea viii do we'll
to cut this out, and give it place in his scrap
book for future reference.
= sELF-ACTEd GATES.
VI all the clap-srap for the entrance to, the
farmstead, the salf-acting gates are The cul1ni-
nation, and should rank next to the
oLD-FAsH1oEKD BARS, ::
tAAl% Ill uoyuuou. H6 were W0uL 10 laK6 Gown one
BY Que, drive through, and then return in place.
I have both bars and self-acting gates innnmer-
able in mind, and place them on q par in value.
The latter cost q large sum to put up and to
keep IN repair -that is, if it be- possible TO keep
no: sm as yetks yet ssea asa tn ha that os hnss
cost little at the start, but on
b continual annoyance and waste of time in
opening and closing, and then they are never
safe against the ingenuity Of poaohing cattle and
neighborly pigs.
st least. that excused man for saying hard
words: One when q hai1-storm beat down the
farmers crops, and the other when tho cattle
broke down the bars and feasted on the young
corn and other crops. ;. The one wa have show
now to guard against; but against the hail We
have no consolation to offer. ,
Should the gate above described come into gen.
era1 use, the hardware men will no doubt keep
on hand for sale rollers of the most approved
patterns.
TIE wEArAEa AID THE CROPS.
The Farm and Garden wiahes to invite its
readers to make with it q flying visit through
the State, calling on the farmers as We 60, to
tell us OF the Weather and the crops Let us
see where We shall begin, and to cali up the
question: What Of tho weather, and the crop
that is to be planted? We will begin at Ga1ena.
and follow the Illinois Central to Cairo, and then
north to Chicago. We eelect the Central from
the fact that it pays 7 per. cent
Fa@ss m Of bsyass County tell tell Us ss Of the a1 @saR
er, and what is the area that you intend to plant
as compared to last year? 't:Weather wet and
cold viii plant two-t thirds less than last year."
CAN Council Hill; wet and cold one-third
year." Dnon:, "weather baa ). bali less"
Mendoza: I. Weather bad, and half less" Bloom
ington: tf.Very vet; hat 1esa." Decatur:
,""Wet, and one-dfth less." Wa will now range
down to Cairo, and renew our calls:
ps %si:hsf keSs sy and a opsshh sad II sss
Anna !" Weather good; half less." Golden
+" Weather fine half more, with three-fonrth
crop of fruit" Makanda ia Weather good but
two-thirds less, with two-thirds crop Of fruit
co1bonaale :" Weathe1 gooa oae;fq1rth J; les.
Weather good one-fourth less, md the peo.
pie mourning for the orchards OF dead peaohes,"
Richview: s. Weather firm qne-fourth more"
Centralia: '' Weather good less than last year;
in deep mourning for dead peaches,
ztsi'' 4os, etc.,@}oaSing ea' us 4'A the prospect
OF half . crop OF apples, and Il moderate chow
ing OF pears. cherries, and atrawberzies-" Kin
znundy: weather dne, and same IS last year,
except ffat H. which d,1 j. bad baay daagsd" Mason
third more" Mattoon: Weather tolerable;
wet; mora than last year" Tuscola: t'Waather
wet; one-third less" Tolono: Very wet; more
than last year." Savoy: Weather wet; one
fourth less; apple crop. fair cherry -u,e-
dunn, pear full, : strawberry dne."
Champaign: VERY wet; one-fourth less-"
Thomasbo1o; "Very wet !; >. one-fourth less"
Rantouu: "Very wet; one-fou1th less" Lud-
"Very wet; same.". Loda: ssYery wet; less"
Bulky: .tWet; one-fonrth more 0na1ga:
wet; one-fonrth lees." Gilman: SWEET;
about the same" Clifton: s'.Bad; one-fourth
less" Kankakee: .fBad; less" Monroe:
wet; same" Calumet: .''Very wet, less than
last yes=-"
Thank you, gentlemen, for coming at one call,
and making such prompt replies. We now dig
miss you to your several homes, and pray that
realized, aud that prices may be satisfactory
= RURAL.