, 1875-01-02

now worth Slu per IL. No have bnt to recall Tho
wnatc Of t'imhcrh hal tho pioneers Of Illinois
pn. into their fences, aud that has long aInco
disappeared. The bcst oak asln, tul1p, hlack-
walnut, aud other tin,ber, woro rntliossly srllt
Into rails and mado into worm fences to keep
cattle from tho gran, where 4 teuth part OF 1t
would have fenced the pastures.
iine"btutnps aro SLOW To tlccny. but theao aro
70 iull ct pitch tint tlioy burned out entire,
md thus tho land IN readily cleared; and nA
tlore are no stones In tim way. as in New York
md other B.ates. tho s.col plow has m untn,.
pedeI co,1rse
Jackson, Mtc,, Dec 2o.-At tho Invitation nf
some friends, llaro to-day visited novorat gar-
ticns III aud about tho city, NJ we'll al apent
couple Of hours In tho
nRarsns or TIE INSANE ASYLUM.
The gntdenor. AIr. Alon, had planted hiH Irish
potatoes suno two weeks ago. III tim garden
,ntr9 Mer9 'afxe srrcs Of the wntcr onion Nl'al
l'agas, mud cabbagc. for tho Institution. THO
long autumn drought lind been very telling On
the crops Of vegetables, and yot tl1ov wcro oil
E Eaod. anu the ,trap.loaf turnfp noat superb.
without Which no good vegetables can bo grown,
anil! IN addition, Ind had a dresHiug Of Chicago
ra~-bone rtIrerphosrhato, which waBvery highly
commended, cBpcc,ally for cabbage mud tomatoes.
The pear-trees Ill thcso grounds lnok healthy,
and Iavn produced good annual crups and
from what Cali learn this fruit-trco Ii hotlt
healthy and productive. and wo mnv. IN s'lturc,
look in this direction for snrply Of early renrs:
OIt
Winter; and ths crop is cut nl,d harvested. and
followed With cottoi, or peas. Mr.. a1usGtoyo
showed me. on l'is grounds red clorer. bermuda
grass. whto clover. timothy, and orcilatd-graes,
growing vegetables At largo profit, and follows
With cotton. The difference betwpen ordinary
management md
ISTELL1uENr CULTURE
Ia tho difference butweell n1,tarter Of bale and
balo aud quarter. per acre OF cotton. A picco
OF land TINT Ind produced 80 bushels Of oats per
acre, sown In November aud cut In April, lialt
also produced ovcr bale Of cotton per aero but
this land had boen mannred. The barn Of Sir.
n. WIS filled with clover, hay, and oats, Of Ills
own growing; aud tho hay was selling At $45
per ton to tnso who knew that clover would not
FLOW in the State Of mississippi. And vet hero
10 tile eylt!cnce that rod aud Tllte clover will
grow as freely ~ in Illinois.
III tho course of the day met many planters
aud gentlemen from NIL parts Of tho State and,
while they admitted tho fact that Hermuda grass
made riol, pasturhgo fur eight months Of the
year. aud that rye and oats would supply the
other four months OF winter, yet they had
neglected to avail themselves OF all this and
depended OF tho rtccarous rnsturage OF tho
woods and commons. II Il lar could be passed.
preventing cattle from running 1t large. tho
forage for tho eutire home supply. One planter
told mo that he now paid $500 per month Tor hay
and cor1l,-thc former costing him SAT per ton;
and thak he was NOW satisfied that he could grow
grow with groat vigor, and, when cut before tho
seed IL formed, IL a nloHt excellent has, aud has
no bad erect OH tbs health OF nt1ima'B; hut tho
seed nlrst not be permitted to ripeh, AZ then it
acts rs o dinrutic. aud i4 uuAnited to hor4es,
though young csttlo arc ess injured by 1t.
uele they Aayo
NEW oAT,
called the red or rust-putf oats. It las very
coarse straw and bard hull; but wllcu c1lt q
iittlo green, makes good fodder. Il IL usually
cut aud fed iii that HAy.
Tho gardeners are,now busy with planting
Some Of them hRye spinach or 3 inches high.
aud arc making be1s 1or tho transplauting of
lettuce IN tho open ground Host Of tlson,i inaga
palsted thoir carly potatoes and in a few Days,
will put III tha 1irat planting OF sweet coEn ftr
tho Northern market. The same remark may bn
made in regard to cntly peas; but snap boans
must he deayotl.@ome weekH.
At tho Asylum saw not loss than 3
THOUSAND nusHELs OF SWEET POTATOES
In most excellent order. The potatoes wcro
placed in rick about feot wi1a nuu high,
coile-shAped; ou this Is covering Of rorn-
stalks standing up, aud over tho sides 3 or l
inches Of soil, leaving the top Of tho cono pro-
tecsea by the btalks only. Oyer this, Gu tho
north slo, is roof OF boards sleltaring tho
pit from rain, aud allowing tile sunshine to
reach it. This IL all tho protection tlat the
saeet potato requiroa in this climate. BunAL-