, 1874-11-28


fzcd by tine. yos that Ina not mad, them !ess
wrong. Tho GRIND Jurs, n. relic OF barbarian
nua OF tho 1nq'!iRition, costa 'Is Al immonao sum
annually. and should DO cast out Of tho tax-las.
Il IA MT o"ginc IN hohanta of disho'leae stato'a
Attorney, for tho loyy ofbiaok'nall. Lot tho
Farrtors' Clubs aud Granger turn sfer attention
to thcEo abuses, at,d demand II change, thae With
out infringing Oh t1o riEhta OF oslcsn MI! Lesson
In oilico. Our axes hare hocc!no burden for The
tarmcr greater than wo can bear. aud thcy musE
In somo was bo lcssened. Tho Court. House
rats have lott no stone t,turrH,u that would yicd
4 tax II thoae officers cann3t aive on the legal
fees Of the oflcos, it Ia tifao thoy resigned aud
allowed hotter mcn to I'LL t,el,: places.
oo1Na TO THE COUNTRY.
Cufcl0o, ILL.,, Nor. 10, 1874,
Mn. "1sunAh"-s.n: ! am q cons.an reader Of
TmS r. # oq IT, Ee rss9 a,1s
ticed that yon kindly auswer question: OH farming
saS 5 .sf fsy ta Il i'lss. ssS ssss
DUP. Ny boya cannot get tteady e%poymen'.
' srn .ms sfrf snslA I'D ii h:as ss' .hss
Hsn ss'l for soo sna h9ys he % intention 10 : sell
IN sd - g oa IT, ff + hs .oN n ~, II yoa
4oauro farm. u s2s por and rsy hat ea.h III!
snco In two ycars: or rent farm OF 1G0 aercR Ny
nenn tn. eoa. nurshasose ae;t. Il sna iron, ths
railroad company ia !ora, and ms,t mo good home
aTho Farm aud Garden n will mnch. obuge. yours.
p. .s.-r have lived and worked TN firm when
boy, and would ke farsu-tifc nlul my family want
to leave here. ]. y.
The best plaos for You to locate is IN homo
woll-settled part OF tho country, vhero you
could Fos work 1t yonr trnde q pail OF tho time,
and than 40.acre farm would TO sufficient for
tlo pl esens* A span Of horsos. hnrneBs. wagon,
plow. barrow. cows, and other Things to enahlo
you to begin farming would colt about $500;
md uNnt ~ nrrea Sf land rt,1s hcnAe of,
juHt possihIo to 1.-Two In. "oul ! cost at tcast
e. 1900. This OH caual tlmo wo, lid absorb your
$1,000. and loavo yon debt oi $lU00 q year aud
intorest. II tho boys are disn2osed TO work,
nlent. II you tako wild laud. It would require
the whole Of tho a1,200 10 put It in shnpp Tor
your family, and tlion you wou1tl have no time
to worh at your trade aud q faslu:o Of tho
lrst CROP or ? low price woul1 bo your ruin.
From lottors that liavo from tn o grasshoppcr
roEiou, the evidence il very stros, that great
deal Of Ralfaying would hayc bee exporiencea
for tho want OF funds aud the want Of omptoy-
mont in all TINT nec,ion had no II oppers appear
cd. Tie mar with largo family and limited
capitai is batter OF in MI oldAettt I'd part of tho
country, al he can almost alwava get onploy-
mcns at more er lesa Tago-.; but. OIL tue wild
ands II often out Of huln"nty's reach, aud must
| suI1or.
There arc many placeH ut The. South rhere
olleep lauds and tlahty OF labor invite tneu OF
m1ao, nt0 nleAnR and inlnstrio1ra habits, es-
rcciai'1 new places Oil tho limo o. loading mil
! roads.
Young people may go West and brave tla
tardsllpH Of pioneer lisc. hut iarl:e families are
saior in old communities. w1!ere III 0 advantages
Of education ea,l be reAizetl.
Forty-ncre fnrm5, with honses On them, Hrb
not plenty; bat. In tue odcr-settloa 4 part Of the
country houses may DO rontcd fur tide, and,
| ~ no nro not compollod to fen.n, ngainst oar
neigbbots' stock, q 40-acro lot tn!scn OUT OF
large farm may be p'tt In orler II. farming at
reasonable cost. such mud, vol ooatod, may
DO had Mt $50 to eG0 rcr acto near
depot. schools, and cllurcl'ca- Tho great
number Of =, farms for se sa'e Contain
aoro, The better plan, perl,aps, would bo' to
rent farm for q year or two and awais q good
opportunity to. purchase. FARMS aro usually
| routed belore tho 1st nj February, Farms avo
gcnorh'iy rcntea for put Of the e1:op Tho lena-
| ford usually taking one-third Of thu crou. Az n
ruIc, thfa Ia tho be.t plan for both pattieB. In
this rars Of tho State. corn is the naan crop, to
which IL aldod oa:s, FINK. aud somb times wnler
whcat. One man and team can put in and culti-
Many tenants llavo taken faimR the
first year ut n teat Of Il to IL bushels
| Of corn to tho aero; bit, aa tho cEt,p docs not
| average moro than 20 bll-ho!H, they have nalo
bad oargain. In Douglas Cusinty. am told,
tho avernsa osnp In not Izss than GO
bushels. .~~son,o fields going 50 to 1t0 bushes,-
two timcy showers making tho dslffurouce in
| yield between the two counties.
cANroN, Dakota Ter, ,iov. is, 1874
MIR. "RunA1 SIR: Ny rose-buslm,s, taat hnve
and snorha has not grown moro thai inele' dur.
inc that time. YIN my peoniaa oon t,xt srriuG II
m9ve and reset them thts fal9 Tho ground has been
frozen about inehes deep for tho past 'hrog weeks
| Your rose-bnehes n1t,st DO bent down and COW
| erol with rrairioav or STRAW, as They caunot
Lear so long roriod Of froat aud col wind. Do
not take OF tho straw too early. Tue SNOWFALL
hHYA IN chut>fofn T tvc, Hrn~
| set i In tho Bpring, eiyo It good culture DUR
lug the summer, mulch with good .coat OF ma
nnro, tuedo not put any In tho soil at tho time
Of planting: Some peonIo wll pe:si,s in mixing
ehruba; but nothing in 10 damaging, 10 thsm
| Put tile mannro OIL tile soil, not into It, and
gradually mix It in auoye the roota AZ It becomes
dscompoaea in tbo form Of h,mt,s. In the
neant'me, tho rains will hava leac cd ont the
plant-food. nna carried 1t to tho 1t,ots of tho
| tlantR. Tho peonins will not bloom the follow
| Ing spring aftor being transn'anted. There arc
few r'Aes thu; will hear tho Dakota winter With.
barrel TUNED over tho planta will be snIicicnt :;
bns experience Ia tho true guide in III: case II is
not uncommon to havo what wo cali h artlv June
rorcs killed here in severe Winters, tlons1 Tho
Blush. and rosea OF this class. arrs'ar hardy.
| The herbhceous plants such as pennina aud lleR
| do well, and shou!1 DO liberaliy plaucfl. II
is not probable thAt Dakota Nill bn ALTO to GROW
any y great amount Of frnt, though tho Isarlv
have trial. Among tho small fraihs, the cur
ran, rop8tberry, Dlackcap raspberry, and the
strawberry, will no doubt produce good crops.
| couHTRY-scuooLs.
! F0np County, ILL.,. No,r- 19, 1874
MR. HunAL SIN AZ ynu Fce1u 10 be 0ujtc a
PHILOSOPHERS on the auirs OF the farm, 80 will please
say word on farm education. yon: are aware that
every four or ays sections ,natntains t1hoolhose
With Two schpoi.term Of threa months In: fns ycar
Nov were law to hare zach alternate nsloolhouse