, 1877-09-17

HGtisttu PA5'HcHts oH la!u "ou!i ottfcf be put
~ two nr more rcars bttorc paying anything: o.,
ts principal 10 enable him to Irt his land nm
.scr cultivation. he, In the meantime, only pay
hg Interest uii balaee due III iand. Il lc t,utI,l.
chcap lug house his ra4h outlay will only l,e
foT wnd"ws, nails, lumber aor i'oora {h,s roof
VIII i1e ;tvvcrcsl with u4k shakcs), aill
nr!ck ior chimney, costsnE IN all from s.5 to $40.
u Two families were to sets3c near rath otfr,r,
ohu wcFc shuTt OF tncafIs. they C11lh get along
ior the first ycar ur Two hv owning one wagon
between them, md one yoke Ut oxen each.
Iler could tnke turns In using The wagon for
case one breaking. .pLuw Will answer for both.
| Then there Will bo needed harrow, double
ehoTe' ploW for working crop, hoea, nxes. etr.
Let us no'T SEQ what casn outlay W. hare IN
etarting prairie farm, stippostng that tlls n,an
builds his own cabin, anu cuts aud hauis l,ts
own fencing, ETC.:
Frat paynlcAt un land. ....,... .........,,.$ II
MatcIats Tor caoll. say.."... .......... 10
0ne. halt Interest It! wagon 49,, Is
5nc.half Interest IN breaking. p!ow w..,....... 7
Total OUTLAY ........ =. .... .............s s...a
VI stock ho should llayo at least one tni]rll
COW. the more the better cusling about 81
each, and uno or more breeding saws, witt,
Which to start IN tho pork btlslueas In snlalI
way. which will cost about 81 each. As soon us
!e haa crop to wurk he will require nurse ur
mnle,-eostfng fur nn ordinary auin,at $:tI tt,
s'5. forgot to sncnttuu In other Improve
ncnts thc eost ut Il well for wA&rr silpuiy,
wlI.cf' would be Indispensable. Un tic prairie
these arc nade w bors,g with an auger one loot
depth Of trom twenty-five to fifty feet, witch
viii usually rise In the bore IRON, 1lftern to
twenty dvc lect, ttls Is earbcd BY letting down
successive !en9ts'a Of square boxes or tutery Of
.l1s to Just IL the b"fe, I'LL tl.s whole
1ep!t. fs tubed. Tie water is then
dfawn BY pump Or wladiass
tia hbttIn fr535u Whf,, ~ IL
by letting tho bottom OF the bucket as II COMES
up fall down Oh ii projecting prg In u spout
which lIlta tho valve aud discharges tI'c watcr.
time, and costs. with win,ltass, roac. and buckct
complete, think, nut to cxrccd t.,. All tint
have sen, furnished water of d gooL 1iluIity.
II THf sErTLER LOCATES IN THE FALL,
which ie tho hest tin,e, he can during tic winter
and sprl,le yet, ut ttc least, say from twenty to
twensy-tyc agrcs really for sod crop. Tn this
l,e cati plant corn which II got In Iii good sea.
SON sun "ill g!ye = lronl ten to twenty busnels per
bos n preparing the ground, Pateh Ut sweet
patatoes; sosEllusn enough to make tfs own
no'ashca. (and which lo can get worked
though, as beforu state;, tho crops Of alI kin,ls
Will 10 small IN comparison with wi,at cdn bc
grown alter the lanl Ia thoroughly sublucd.
STU, II nothing unnsralEy un[avorAblo Ia cx.
iced his tenn, nuke hts pork, raise all hs gar
den vegetables, ui,d hare quite an unlpunt Of
Cr0unu ready to ha cross-pluwel IN tue i,1ll for
s0wsfg wheat, anu for oats tic following spring.
During the coming sunltncr. tal, ahl winter,
he tan increase Ills breaking, so as In a couple
OF years to have forty to ttY lcres llnslyr cult
WALTON, ard In the meantime, from tho lucrease
o. o. u hls e. cows End sTine. hc haa sonlet!ling u
nIents on lnad arc put oscr say t''Fcc years, he
cali hare prctty guOi iartu upcncl wlIcn his
tErst payment becomes due.
Ills getting out OF materials Tor, and tho
building OF, fcires, wcllur of oak rails, suuit
bc .lone during tho winter ulontila, SO ns not to
takc tho time needed III work upon thu land in
breaking Or workanga crop.
Eeut rcat!cr OF The TninuNE cuu determine
whether tnc rcsourccs which l,e c.tn coIuI1,ouI
afe sufficient to enablc him 10 luaku
A SUCCESS Full START uroN AN AnxAssAs
rKA1AIE FARM,
labor aud OUTLAY for tgan., tools, building sate-
rials, etc., regulate. II, tustcaI Of building
10y house, he s|nnld build Vt lun,tr, it wiil |
cost ut Ills nearest station about $l3 per III, and
brick for his chimney about ~.
The cheap iratne buildings arc usually onc-,
story, bearded VI. md Io'T!l. without tr1,nc,
;,. ;sxccpt s,lis and patss, thc former Of square
The boarding i4 Of ~ Inch ssAlI nalstl at tho
bottom to thu sll, and at tho top to the ptAtc.
Tue door aud window irnulus MFe lifted tp li!u
upright boarding Without my sta,!dtng. Tic
cracks are patterned on tho outside. II any
tnfsh a mAic on the insidu Il N either linl1Ix
ot bulIdi.g.paper, or, II for hgi.toaai l,o,isv,
Of cheap kllsetihG, stretched tight and ta.ke,l
on insle Of tho wallt. upon wh'xa Wallpaper ia
pasted III on plasterel vail. fllc ceilings arg
Vi threoHuartcrl Inch lumber, aul finished t!lo
aar,e as tflu w4ils.
so far aa tho society and advantages of schools
equal to tl,ose Of ANY now country. A. boioTu
stated, tho settlers upon tho prairD are utostIy
Nutt! t!lcrn pcUpc, but, like any new country, arc
mainly Ge9nle OF small meana. ami arc luy!s,g
tller iathis liitlcr cultivation.
TuElH HoUsEs AND STYLE or LIVING
display few u tAu Injuries usll cIcgancics OF
lIlc. They arc living right down pretty nearly
agcous, for tha future. somu of tho towns,
nuilc of which aro tilore tan three tD lIyu years
ulst, !uok ~ NEAT anu cleansY, hayo ii tasty |
l.nlises. with yards l!lIcl with tlowers .ana
buildings, ns arc uftct fuuntt In country villages
ol tbs saint agr. Others ure ,noru IN tho Cun.
fvdrit lsuals orlcr, With u row Ut sq,larc-
front shantics (rontins the street, abolt
and tho street, anl srroundlll. u.l-
leuseti lots ttlle.l with Ald 1nonopolzed by Al,
crowd VI pi1s, COWS, mules, n,iu
yauns uaFkics, wlo all seem to enjoy IFS with
CatMal zcst.
Tito settlements upon tho prairtcs aro yet too
scattered to establish Au4 maintain sr,UJis nut
slde Vi tho towns, but Us rle aro beIux iilrtl
% a ~ estsbs te ~ ION sst !, tSo
population will atltnit. This portion OF tho
pralFIe eouutEy Visited ani asaures; far rep
5esentatiss ol thc prAlrlc country Ut tut State.
1t mas it, disadvantages as well "a advantages,
amou0 wllleh ure lIa,tty Ut Its 41lt being tou
wet to work 10 eoaseuilulicc Of coplous raitis at
secllng-time tu tho sprlng, tic rreya-
!e.ce of e,ils anI fcvcr during
th9 latter palt Ut summer and early
ta41, And ti!e annoyance from naohluttocs, bulfa-
lo:.nats, and the srcsn-l:casicsl lilies in early
snmlt1er, which are uot only unnoylny to the
i4tlau *tn'!, but sometimes intfet eveFt IuIury
nannsr. an assured. however, list this ill.,
vet aiaoyanee fasts but few weeks, and III tho
pteaeht ttfne theE0 IL No muro 0f II than In my
1wtt Aoiao uear untlu-o.
hiy next letter will treat Of AFkansas u q |
State. aud ol the protls nox being
fszsa irHm ihs growth and .h!pncat og early
Iults W t1a Nortlleru markets. q, Z. Glpus.
PATENTS.
foiio~'ng Is list OF Uuitcl States patents i
ssaed to tas Inventors Of Illinois, Wisconsin,