, 1881-10-24

1fCtA HNA hiU1H~NNhE0 MIA 1-V&1$AUHA
GHud Eicklea-1butch Kiiibs.
fiont Our U,7t Correspondent.
C,tsMpAIGS, H.. Oct. as...-TE,c low spots Nh tho
high rolling ground III which water settles
during tho w'sltcr, un3 then slowly cvaiH'gatcs
during i!,u spring. nrc u KrcHt dctr!mc.lt OH
i,ust lnrt!s T,luso littto patches Ut wet, vnry-
lng from II few fcut a1unru to It'll mere. hnIcr
tho sowing of grain. oftelt for several days after
tlle bnlanco OI tho Held can be eowet; aud thun
frequently II n wet spcll htprcns along lust aa
tile grain ts terminating, and rots 1t, leaving tho
spot to grow up with weeds. i tIlo laid
through tfn centre OF these low places
will wnrnl urd ,1ry tho soil, nlnktn1 It rcnny for
tho hee.t or tito pfow rs souh or soollcr thHn tho
higher ErDuni, bCsItica making the erop uni
tur,t all OYER tho tie,tl, thereby ud'tlng to Its
value. 70 far, exempt III c1scs wnGrb the lauL-
owrer Inns bud plenty of 1ncans, tlle-drainInK
hns ouIy hccn rusorted to as a matter of abso-
Illio necessity, nnl only tho Rl0uXhs hnyG re-
cclvcG any benuif: but the low. ptaccs r,rr-
toned need It Just us buddy ~ tho slnilghs.
When It Is not convenient 10 plt In tile, Ill open
ditch. rluo IN tho fatl, will prove II very uUol
substitute, X tho outlet Ia only tnnte doop
ennsEh.
Whlu un this subject of dltchcs VIZ will refer
to largu Job Of open ditch -muking In this
county, knawn NJ tho
l!E.tvEi. LAKE nltAfEAnE DISTINCT,
where II lnrAp ditch. eioyen Mills tunu. mid SOW
oral a,ieA Of latcrna, hMvo hecm mule tiurIug
the lAst scas,.l, undcr tho l>rulsuue law Or 1871.
t.ke inost Ut tho first experiments ln liln.drai-
Ing. wo think tho Commissioners full into tho
usinl fault Ut not being thorough enough, and
tito drum Mill provo t,nth 100 nnrrow and too
shallow. Tho rldKcs III earth oil huth sites givp
the ditch NV nlt'cnrnnco OF being mt1ch lur4or
i,supurnble linrrior 10 tho surfnct- water iiowMg
reni!ty intu the drain. Whore there is mt much
fn!l 10 creato 4 rapid c,,rrett. and nsslcc quick
h7 iii f1S ft19tS
provided IN nrt!or thnt tile surfnce Mny be slrir
Or washed nut quickly. otherwise. tho dstln Will
sslct tho ',eIit ii, uipi', III. % wo III @ ii'i to
,ee Go S.9 h na l% I've fct asE
i1ll,Ox9i0lt III tho present timer
POULTRY Fun ll,oFrT. :
When cFxs snli9 for 10 Gents Il tlozpr, oycry-
body bud them; but. now thnt ttoy aro worth
aro WORTH thrco or f"ur ecnfs nplcce. mrxt
winter, rs thoy arc sure 10 bc IN the Rmnrr
cities. very few peopio Will hnse t,o,n to SELL II
s, however. Just ng g,lsy to hnye eggs In winter
as IN summer. II ono hts thu nouns to provide
sMttnho auartcrs aud food. 1'ho New York
"For svHs Il. winter 1t H. Indispensable stllt IL
wArtn honse uc prnyI,sut for tho llcis. Tlls Is
host luno By building place with II bnscrnont
STONE or brick house woil!d 10 preferable tu or.G
Ut wtMl ur timber. Ans! hftN.t window should
tx Is t axh ns shnsy s e'sse shs y u
pr0vs.lo,l, so tint ii irt t:ud 10 made III tho
honsn III cold weather, 3nd tho ashes and dry
T0w,s 10 luto In. Tho walls OF tho house e.1unld
bu expnsct only on tho south slau, THO rest he-
W. nnisKca up Win rhr!M: WIN guen nnuse
III II uond I bens NJ. HIN, '"' "'"''' "'o'''"''
4 supply VI green food. such, US caAhagcs,
nst 1 rrny"e, fr H. I'll 3" aaem ~ ~. snry
w s o n Thsa. a1 R,s,y 1 m % W. sa1
m,,st ,nt Il" u ,"rim,tt" ~ e"t rnI r. thsv VIII
stop laying at oncc. 1t Ii snlnu lrouh!n til tn!se
.a.o,, :" ,a s,,, ~ fr,n 1ho, ~ a, M ,,,''s a'
wneh 1no neolho 1Gs'in the,a ~ ~ uay ns nloEe'
pcc!aliy ~ winter when tine doesn't count
"aaea !" lho'eS eA'oo.
M'nEI. At''!'cu'.Tr',Al. coLlEoEs.
or Inc systom whurcll, ,traeticai us Tc,i NJ scl
un,ilIS nErieII;t,rs VIII 10 o ttEht T., q enx,.r
,s sos; ss ,ot Es' MS M,Sr"1s 5 ys Il
)" far III wo kndw, i, nl' tho "iher sai"s, Mi,
s,ar1 4 t"nEht n AZ T. H"S RaH, @ siso
Il ,nonns Of ;irawinK ti1a rosenuo iro the or H..
n.'ShI n"rans IN In .nm +, fuvnr af mir ~ avn as
inl,is,rlai Guivcysty. iocutctl ut this pluuc.
which hNs tho appliances flr toauntug II l,rutty
MIX WIKI, nmly unaii y. to,s"vss of ii. ,'rv,.
icwss. whoh. f1y stnu rrlson, thcy fa, to do #,
.aHo,S r5 a"ct,s "a M n:.o ri IN Swcdn1 a. ~.
count Of whIuh appears IL work recently writ-
ten ~ PauI Du Chsi!i!l. entitled ";rho Iani u
W. tnnif",ts., frn,n H." iitrraF,, jsfctri" Il,
iiarpcr's Mnuilg;
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,nor ny",,s,v dovaint tiui, hor. -, ~, @
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.l y! ~ -, H. "rn,s nr1t, ~, samo
reufinn II, HnriaultI,raj cnI,ruos thnt vran,t,nS
aud hixh- saio,Is 1Sar to our classical college.
Ih"so snnns iia r,nt'.l mn II, n"nE nrn,i,cu