The weekly clarion., 1873-06-12


Most men think to form a union in
any enterprise, that it requires some
great man or men to lead the enterprise,
and then constitution and bylaws, and
the election of officers, and many other
complications, and are thereby fright
ened out of it in the beginning.
Now, wish TO suggest to your readers
wherein few neighbors may help each
other Farmer may help each other by
a united effort Four of my neighbors
have farms fronting the Ohio river their
/ bottom lands average one-fourth of
mile in width, and are subjected to over
| flow every year. In front of them
is sand bar when the river is
low. For the last thirty or forty years
each farm has been fenced separate with
common rail fences, and every year, and
some times twice or thrice a year, the
fences running from the bluff to the river
and all along the river front, have to be
hauled out, and back, until the rails are
worn smooth by handling. Now any
one can see the great saving there would
be by these four farmers uniting, and
making enough portable fences for divis
ion fences, and have enough held in re-
serve to extend out across the bar as the
water goes down. The best fence | have
seen for such purpose is made of five
boards, with cross-bars of the same mate
rial. The ends lock together as you
would clasp your fingers, and then by
drawing it as near straight as it can be,
you have Il worm fence without posts.
Many farmers would like to improve
their stock, but cannot for want of means
to purchase fine Durham, Berk shire, |
or Southdown. But one could very we'll |
afford one-third or one-half the expense |
and by joining with one or two of his |
neighbors all their herds be improved | |
have known this to be done and work |
well. Again, what is there in which /
farmers have become more discouraged /
and disgusted than in planting orchards,
and why? One principal reason is they
want but few trees, an agent comes
along, and they order what they want
They get notice in due time that their
trees have arrived at the place agreed
on; they get the trees, the number is all
right, the kinds are marked all right,
but they don't know how many times the
roots have been dried and moistened
again. If the trees live at all, they new
7r make healthy growth, and when
they come into bearing they do no not
prove the kind ordered. The farmer be-
comes discouraged, and goes through life
without making another effort. Now,
would say to all that have Jared as above
and they are legion, to unite with your I
lelghbors, make out list of what you
want, and at the proper time send one of
7our number TO some good reliable nurse
y with instructions to see the trees all
lug, and see that the rootlets are never i!
permitted to get dry. Use plenty of ,
moist straw in packing, and your trees |
viii all live, (for instructions in planting z
ee article in Oct No. of Advocate.) !
have an orchard of 1 900 trees, put !
'ut two years ago. and had but one tree
o die the first year, and not more than q
hree or four the second, and they are !
arger now at four years than some | got f
f F. K. Phoenix, which are seven years
Id. The whole secret of my success is
~ following the suggestion have given.
There are many other things upon which
armers might unite to advantage, but | I
rust have said enough to set some to
linking wherein they might help them
elves, and their neighbors at the same
ime. ID. III. FREEMAN.
Metropolis, Ills, Jan. 9th, 1873.