, 1873-08-04
THE FARM AND GARDEN.

Tnrty.-ThrOuEh 1niltnnn md Hi.
noiss-'Hhp CrnpA--Sts Louis nnad Ills
AttrI.ctlonA-~..E'hroME ntfsvo,lri-.-A
NiEht-1ettfc Through tho Indian
Oonntry..sstHnr".COt tton--Svhont md
COrn.-:Elao <p"ngc-Drnngo Tor Timber
and fnctlgcS--'Ec1taS C;lttle--11h hbltA Of
tho peop1c-.FrilltH--sa0 Nortll..
Tho Indian Country itl1tl the anui,tsfp
..Fho NoosllU ynlley--Culonlcs--TI
ArtSn1shns Valley.
From Our Agricultural Correspondcnt.
Mr. suMMrR Toun
JULY 21.-Tho editorial excursion party loft
Cincinnati iato iast evoninR, and oar1y this morn-
inR aro among the old fnrms uuar Vinconuos,
tho oldost-sestled part Of tho State Of Indianat
but tho appearance Of tho farns dooa not show
30 muoh thrift md good oulturo as havo Hcon
In other parts OF tho State. Wo brealtfast Mt
O1ney, ono of The old poneor towns Of Southern
Illinois, but which haB felt tho impulse Of atoa,n
and tho progress Of tho age, and ia now
thriving place. Tho olTocts Of the severe winter
nro aeen III tho orchards, especially In tho poaoll-
trees, most Of which aro killed or seriously i'll
tured, while many OF the npplo-troos 1iavo a
etokly appearance. Wo aro nov sufficiently ad-
vAcod il, tito season to enable us to 500 that the
fruit crop is to be
snoRr oNE
In almost oil parts Of tho otiro country cast Of
tho Rocky Mountains. Thus far, from tho eastcrn
border Of ponnsy,vania, tho winter-wheat crop
looks we'll that is. tho shookn of whent aud tho
stubblo indicate this ns wo pass through tho
country.
The heavy rain-fa1l In this part Of Illinois haa
made a bad showing for tho corn, aud danugod
somo Of tho cut wheat,
BT. LOUIS
ahs driven out tho spirit Of o1d-fogyiBm, and is
aow following In tho wako of tho worlds
,rcproua Eaot 81 To,,,r l., n,1a ,,,, ,t,.
tna the ierrymcn haVo their hands full,
knd aro roaping rich harvest. No
aouht that tho spirit Of the elder
Wirrina links down IN +h;s ,o,,,,, ,,.,,r,,n,
',;t1' aa,;sroa.;a', ~, :. .'.,n s pauo
WIN ea's1ao'loil' ous' a. tho Same t'tne' mARos
hold the spnna Of tho iron bridge that il to be-
M long locn occns,omod ~ t,,e ,move,rcnt ~
ia r;,so. ,,,ssst ss 49, .,'1 t.,,'' ~
sno .tsoe eutFoht Ihat Hno nah not 1nuy compre-
hondcd tho thunder Of tho rolling train Us 1t
crossoa tho contiuont. But Hho las given up
tho idea OF tho burning Of railroad-brideos, md in
t;mo w;1, ro,o;oo IN I'M ~ lor o,x,, ~ 1azE
49, 49,. WI so!o'so ~ on' VI los OWL u i0oo,
.ne "fitcr o1 tnls aa memoer Of tho denoral
this point Almost twentv voara have ooma and
r,,rn ..,,a .-.t 1T, .1..s.. -. -, - eoo "-
o,',.,,;s,.n.,,1 .y,s 40 o' ,, ~ ro'oca ~
.o~etAFttoAt4onE' AAoA 1Ao h4B6tua HeilJ
toueht TIC fdea, ana st. Louis fought all tho TIP
river towns that desired tho rpad to CROSS this
Btrcam.--a atroam frozen I'm In winter anil oYtop
With low water in su,u1nor. ~ md rnt gt f,oss;a
clung to tho old forry. Tic bri1so IN makng
Blow hontwav blt tho cycsvot;o6 for +hn ,,,,'.
nel through III ety "a se Ton a.. 1tu
and in tino tIc trota and trnva 1vnat AZ gnrt,,
wos. viii 10 permitted Ito to naas withort % obacI S-
This AFTERNOON tho citizonp oseortod the mr.
tv in carrinron tn Shaw,a 9,orf,cn. 1'nfavrctta r
~''~
s31aw's ntunrY
Ia the gom of the eity. mud probably tho 1nost
complete thing OF the Lind in A,uerica, with it's
fruits, aowe5s, and inmenso gfoon-houscs nllod
Intayatto paih in yct In ita infancy and. with
I fo5r vnars tn rrow itH trees. will hc nno II tho
best uarka in Ira corptry. law, Groye coutaius
sho city reservoir, and Is grove almost in It's
nntirb con1jtion. frhn Fair Gro,utlY hnyo so
nftnn laer 6cucrihad thnt m snnca ,,acd he d.
yotad to thst tonic a. Tia ,sortd knows that tia
st, Louis Fair IL tho 1nreeBt thing of the iud In
Tho county.
Redalia 18o nliIos wcat az st. Loujs. on ti,o Mis-
aouri Pacific Hailroad. IVA now turn south over
the Missouri Xausas i Texas Railway, Tho
country ts rolling md comparatively woll eottloi.
I'd progress. Tic party Jincd as Shell CITY,
This ia tho plave FOR tc feeding OF cattle on Tia
stock trains on leaving for the East, it being as
miles cast Of tho Kansas line. I,houco to Vonita
III q 1l1lQ, E0lnf country, nr1tty VOL dotted With
settlements. Wo have entered
TIE INDIAN cousrnY
:wenty-sarsn milos, mud night has closed in,
md for 9j]0 ,n;ca tn train meles IT, n;rht. .ionr
uey through long stretches of prnirio locked up
from BettIeulont aud shut out from the indus
tries of tho world, tho hunting ground Of tho
rild Indian.
July 23.-rho party breakfast at Denison. G
rai}es south Of tho Rod River, and that DISTANCE
outside tho Indian country, and in tic State Of
Tayaa We now ,neat e;y;iiyn+ion for fho n, ,iiv
press ia planted hero. and .tho buaiuosB of tic
world moves on, TLe party iB mot by dooga-
lion Of tho citjzone, for our broakfast ia com.
pli,uent OF tic now city. now countue its
l,O00 souls, aud vat but little moro than year
Old, it nav woil ho eaIlei tin nav wondnr.
We aro now in tho
GREAT COTTON ZONE,
who're genial sl;ics and most 1uxuriant soil
yivo to tho hand Of industry most wonderful
ieturns.
After disposing Of tho breakfast, which was q
most bolntifui ono, and which TIC hungry pas-
songors hud an appetite to appreciate, the party