, 1874-08-29

For tl1tH reason breeders prDfor to breed cattle
FREQ from this prejudice. rs it can DO done quite
az conveniently, and with no ,nors expense. Ali
Intelligent business ruen ergags IN buBi,,asa for
the plollt they oxpect to doriyo. As R general
rnlo pro1tB arc heht whom the best aud most pop
ular commodity is dealt III. D. W. II.
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
The Economy IF Enrnt.E4nbOr-Iill lkc.
gard to FArln. yVeilH-A Now 1Snx tO
sllpcrNcsls tlo UEe Of u kss,stxct In tho
tslltherlng OF Apples and P0t.ttoos-
The Weather..
From Our .lartculthral Corrtspoadt.L
CHAMPAIGN. Ill.,. Aug. q, 1874.
II there ia any one thing Of which tho farmer
Ia lavish, it il labor whether that labor is hire
Of his family or hin,set. He
DOES Nor STUDY IT'S ECONOMY
OF reduce 1t 10 system. Injured to hard work,
ho has no Idea that 1t may 10 thanked aud lis
rongh edgea smoothod down. The man who
hangs bucket In the well has noyer figured the
cost OF labor between ttlnt and pump. Maybe
he will tell you that the water that comes in COLI
/ tact mith the air ta avceter, though tho open
wel may invita- crickots, grassLoppors, frogs,
mice, aud other Yermn to Its waters, that do
not serve to improve 1t. It did not occur to him
TINT little mortar among tie top-conrhes Of tho
brick would keep out all this verlnin that with
cloBe-htting platform aud pump, tho annual
well-cloaniug could DO dispensed with aud that
tho water. in flowing from tho spout Of the pump,
would DO fully aeratod. Tue bucket in tile vol
ia solicited either for its supposed economy, or
its superior value as regarda the water, both of
! which arc
E1pENs1vE FALLAu1Es
rs regards labor and value.
Az . general thing, we use common wood
| h,s& "a. :.
the beat. u that brings tho water direct from
tho bottom Of the we'll. and 1t cannob stand In
tue pu.np-stock to get warm in summer and to
freozo in winter. In case small yent-holo Ia
loft ut the upper valve. whom q common pump is
used, this water leaks out, and tho vent-hoIo
thus answers very good purpose. The family
TINT hns long been accustomed to use the old
well-hucaot. IT given 8 good pump calnct 10
easily persuaded to return to the old loyo. In
| Bholt, the old oakon bucket, aa compared to tho
pump, lina no Saluo, Hayo to tt,a poet, or ths
farner wllo mover couaults tho value OF tigures
| III the economy OF labor.
| In this u,atter Of water, ali immense amount
| Of labor aud suffering u sblf-lnticted un the
fnEner aud his family. Tho vito who has to 40
| 10 or 20 rods to the edge Of tho nearest slough
to get water for domestic uso and tlicn Anua it
up with tho MD OF ropo III her hand. il to be-
pltled, to gay nothing in regard to tho Bknln;ug
| oil OF cricket and grasshopper that have been 30
unfortunate as to fall III. It IL ol,e of the pro-
visions of Nature that these insects should full
into sucl, places Oh woll as streans for they arc
tho natural food of ishes nnd frogs, autl tho
latter could not live III these opon slough-wclls
without t'4or aid. 4 large Bhnro Of
TItK SICKNESS on THE FARM
comes Of tho Neglect OF fnrm-weIla, cisterns and
er-clo5esa.. Wo often hcar tho reiuarli, :" Ny
we'll has caycd in, and I must dig auother."
How deep mas your we'll, may I ask?
Twelve feet; but then 1t waB i'll tho odgo Of
I T1f1t nj f1,o1 7
shall have to dig 20 feet" How far from tho
l,ouao was your we'll? .sFor tint mstter, tho
distance was not great, only 10 rods" And how
many tlmcs day do yon havo to go afterwutcr?
20 rods Of trayeI, makes 900 rods day, ~ miles
u week. or 225 miIes . year. Now, sappose that
you could put that labor into Que job, anl
60 to o. =, . yell ll2 miles distant aud
how would you like tho job3 At 213 miles to
the hour, it would require ninety hours. ur nino
dnyH Of ten hours oacll. Now, lot mo inquire il
thoso nine days work would not have provided
time, get your water by stepping cut OH tho
porch, wien the Hun Was pouring cut its heat
i'll August, the alorm ragiug in wintor, or the !
rain pouring down in thu darkness. Just think
OF tho diferonce, aud consider 1t your slough
well was not
But this extra labor,-thia 225 miles OF au1aual
travel with wator- bucket in haud, Zig thrown OH
tAo WHO 0E CulIAEGI, OF II performed by tuo |
husband, ia ut d time When lie should be resting
from his ie!t-worx, or have the time for tho !
roaulnS OF. his daily or weekly paper, Thcn.
again. the atock-wolls are often located at dis
tanco and involve large amount Of useless |
travel
IN the purchase Of farm. It's water-supp1y is
ono OF tho fist things 10 be considered, aud Que
OF tho Chief itoms in its value. Tho spring that
bubbles up "t TUG foot Of tho hill. and mates 3
brook thus goes babbng through Tho pasture,
Are not alwass duly considered III making III, tho
value;. for these furnish not ony water for tho
stock, but thoy furnish the heavy dew that gives
I'll extra value to tho meadow, past,ItaSo, or
crops. that grow noar them. It III these eoono-
lnies that the farmer should study II ho would
make tho boat Of his labor.
GRAND PRAIRIE,
we must depend largely Oil wells for the water
for our stock and for domestic llHo but, thus |
far. tue great majority Of our farmers hayo not
y been t wise IN obtaining; supply. But thoy can
water-aupply, caused BY culture. has llad some
thing to do with this state Of things, Wo now
have the fourth year Of drought, or tue sinking
or the water III our soil, aud thu wells have !ial
70 DO aulk deeper year after year, and, Ut tits
tmo, mauy Of thom 4ro dry, aud iho Clue ciay e.
bottom offers little encouragement. 4 we'll ii,
my stock yard, that laat year furnished full
a.ply ior tue stock, is now dry. and, liter sink
stratum Of biue clay, it only gives two or throo
buckets OF water duly. This il not ap uncon-
mon case, but Inns its duplicate OH ,uuuy faruIs
Aud this laads uH To \ furthsr investigation III
regard to tho
ECoaohY OF wELl~nldG1Sa.
In the northern part Of tho 6tata the blue clay
10 near tho suraaco, when not supplemented with
1oda of sand or Of gravel; but here clay loan
ar'lt, ~ yellow clay, oyoElios tho blue clay, aud
III tue former arc pockots aheetB, or soaluB, Of
lliehsaId. aud these arc always filled With
eater, an1. nlon the woi reaches these sandy
leposits. wo have nuppIy Of water III propor-
lon to tho extont Of this 4uiclsasl. II tic body
u Band IL !arge, the water III in proportional sup
'ly; and this IL tho dependence Of our shallow
wells, MANY of which arc practically inexl,a.lAt-
'la for farm.llse. Failing 70 strike ono Of t'leso
'aud-pocketa, or stray yein Ut water tint tra-
,oiacs thls yellow clay stratum, wo must dig q
through the band OF blue olay dtlft TINT oyerlics
he modified drift thai ia next in order boIow, i
sstd that holds larger amount Ut waller, G
Whan ths blue c1ay denosit wns laid down tho
2rfnnA In Lan a.ae,, M | l