, 1874-10-31
THE FARM AND GARDEN.

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bnEe Observation-Disclosures E'crcn.
hAAAs-&f01v tho English Ship htri,,y.
Derrfcn-A Work for Erult-Trocs.
FROM Our AnrirnitHrai Co,responde,tt. |
CEAMrA10N, IT,, Oct, %, 1874.
THE Observation-Disclosures. |
Ho hnvo ncvorAi letters from won't Of tllo Mis- |
souri. thanking ".rhe Farm and Garden" for
tho comforting assurance that tho graBHhoppor,
or ratbor locust, Ia not to be oil annual yiytant,
but only scn-occRaionul scourgo, not porhaps
worse thnn tho insocta that scourgo other ocoli-
tics. No ono should sell out on that account,
but 1t may 10 ncocsoary to go Bomo distance to
secure employment, to titlo over until another
crop II uoourod. Tho roal trouble liz,
thnt 40 wido district Is lald waste
Ut t1,e same time, whereaa drought and other
disasters arc usually confined to moro narrow
bounds, and tho atrickon oncB hive leas dis
Champaign, that, on tho whole, has D tiue aver-
On
UADLY HTn1cKKN ny THE DROUGHT
as arc those Of tho Missouri country by
ths grsashoppeg. The showers Aavc como In
BtroakH, ns wo cali 1t. aud loft some fearful
droughty intervals. I know Of many
farms Oh which tho cornt under tho
boat Htate OF culture and planted
in good ssAson, Mill not turn out
10 bushels to tho acre aud, on tho same farms,
tho whost sud oats would hurdly pay for har-
vestug and the tncadows and pastures arc
brown sud bare "a ID wInter. Yesterday saw
rwo fields, road separating them; on one sllo.
the farmer was getting 40 bushels to tho aero,
while tho farmer OIL the other vaR huskinE
twalve rows, go rods long, to mako load Of Less
thpp % buHlc1a. Thoro TaR no difYorouco in tho
land NJ, cntt,ro +bo ,,;troranco ai,o, In t.,o
as shsM"s. IL H.. ~ saras ~ .ss" us ,,sa H. ~ M SUI
moI . 'no"olo LIZ 1a.,ou ~ nofe .aAn ias 'ne
dust Oh one, whilo tho body Of tho ahowera
paaaod over the other. One OF these farmers
will hnyo oorn In soil and tin othor ma
rono ~ ,.,u, IT,. III, ~ ~. H. ..s,,... =.
mi, a. f,r ,o.5,,,. ....., .h,. g. - -; A..
nur,,aaa ,et ~ 49,. .Ae ,':"., -, o. nAa naa w.
to realizo something for his corn, of which ho
had about $50 acres, and Lis essmnto Ia, TINT he
will have to borrow $500 to tide him over tho
v.ar Noq :, tl,s ..,no a;.,.... II, .-,,a.1 ,,,s..
as ~lue an arc" % TINT Of tho grasahopper~re-
gon, the result would have been equally disas-
trous. But tuon NO hesr OF ssresks or wide arcas
TINT bsvc escaped,
Wo need fear no further visitation undor eight
A. to nreaent ono ana ann,a tho % r;at \; emsa acnn
in wot aeason. tl,o DAMAGE ,.iil hc Tonn', ,ona
WHAT SHALL. WE Do WITH rur. rons
that ara now faid IL Tho noat i,nnortsnt oroa.
ton. WHOA il il possible. piou Tie laui doenly.
inr. Should The snripc bo cold and vat foW of
than will hntch. and fRns will In 1euaona1 ,1,oir
power tor niachioi for tbs coming yoar. parn.
s,tea, birds and poultry, food on tic newly
l,ntrI,o1 iua.otx mi th,a 1ess.n fia;r npn,hnra
H. = oanarnI r,,lo. thn apen nre LID f., thn ,irv
lpnd that which in oithnr ,,nflcr cuituro nr a,,h
ioot r. cntturo wnnJ tho for,nar 10 Tins a,,,bIa1
to lassen thnir unmhera wthn,,t onv n.1Jit;omni
ia or abn ~ aome
of Tho eho,i. tI,oy sra oon,narstiynly hayond bis
cnntrol '' ' 'oA -"
Thcre il notb;nc ron,nr1tah,e or 5rcad,nl sbout
tbia AFFAIR or apythiug TIM. calls for more sy,1,-
'"'N' '''' ,,.,xar,,, n,.,.~.na
MANI o1Msh D1sAsfeAs
tnat afo Aaple 10 oo.aIl she !aTmas IN any osnef
pa!s ol sue soun'ry: A., soeehln !oent'ona are
drought orthe @ poll-Tormi @ at tue Nor.h' h thou.
s,;Eu ..3 sn.nEs - ~ su. pA' ~ uun sp.easnf oxas
Mtde ateaa o1 county. IN mo apsanE-"ho,as ,I ms
tsle1. .noy usse nau seSseae " tuSt aua ohsHI;
anaosE nosasoes' me aon @ n,onE' s .es anu .ap H.
secta tue eot..-E.oWes suiser 1so.n Tes mea6aef.
ai1oss, 1, tne cut.w1fm' NE Mas 1s' psete' Tue
en,hcn-oas. ano ,o,onen' sne poo-
neeEer from pee-ca9tetn. tao pasens'niVs
nenu. and pure nailan 4noeas an1
nttal tancics M Of TIC oltmato!oglesl :yrstona and
inns H. IL, iho gsasenonpcf tegon la hot 'ho oniy
one cursed ana to 70 tvolaea, nut wide
area Tor thoqBanoa OF prosperous ana happy
aomes. Anothes VEN, ana tuo !noas o. sne
iafniela O. tllat no" hticxee 1eelon NH have
1orgotten tllese tnanE6 IA she ohangeo eond,ton
OK tho oat1ooat 1he Haoas CROP nos nearly aA
beon saved. ana sloy arc within reaeh OF aad' Us
lailolus ts LeaGAl ~ n.suuss 1. ~ @ eHS's Po'ns'
| NO anaos these thinss NaA -....u
TURN 1N41oHAIloS y, lNTo ornkR cH1ssELs
1ef VINO hns !he Mestefh pfa1sioa Eosaeas an
| attraet1on that - flesssiiple. 1ehnsssee, AlE-
halna, MasisalpPl, hna Lonis1ane, ohef attIac-
| tionn N Their ehenp amos, m1'a enuate, running
s.les'ns' n.,u sa'uan.S sao. i, .nes a s.pa
Hecnfe attoation' 1hat Etea1 ouSoeAr. eoutnern
noc'ut1, n"s pt.a uoeu ae: ~ suosp soutoua - ~
!tpout 4ou5 vstoa6n: aao ~ ~ ti1Hn sut4 ~ WIS
worn ons. uuf lulnoia Gantfal halieoad haa
| direct connection with tho South. and its
! cars aro daily loaded with people to
! md from those States apt} in 4 fow moutbB we
a,nlj son mora of tl,Ia and hnvn tnoro nytondefi
snu aeo u -. auu iae,;a.. ~ n
.sretra,na Hai,v iaaya chicogn for Nav Dr.
loa,nS d;roct ,,;t nnt chonoa IT cara ami iar,,a
treo In fr,,a mi veTot. b'os hns baar, noin0 On
Srr;ao -, tho aan.on eardanar Mt iocIso,,
'6 H;ss writcs NO Tint ho ab,rnod 70 Ghioaro and
et,a' n-ts far,tar Nnr+l, sa h,oE M n ',sha
ot'.e da;i iast anr;nr xt1,ot ,osa of
o;,"in h'"ho1 ~ iIasc croan no"na III, artic,e
slnt - ,;.h'n ~ hnat vt the nnni wcat3,er NJ
tta t;t,,n ~ roochns Tho North ,csa IN. co,ao If
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