, 1881-07-09

For tho moment they Wef8 only anxious TO get
Mr. Edmund tIoyct,tt, brother Of Capt. Boycott,
Is at 1lawtey Springs. VA.
TO INSURE GOOD CROPS.
a Kennedy Proposed to Reclaim Unpro-
sltsetave Lands.
Corrtspontftnte utoi.e- I)fmocrat.
UAnlEArAntA FAls,t, ILL.,, July 4, lsst.-The
very general circulation Of the 9iol,c-DcNio-
crtit iii Central and Southern lillnnls, hoppe
will Justify me III nsklny spaco fur The follnw-
tng article. II IL tlle more valuable to your
general reader because tiay nfter day SEQ
in your isphtctles that In this and Tint towt1-
slip ,iot more tlIa Init cret, of wheat will
l,c gathered, md that, II the Try weather coh.
tiu,,es. tho corn crop will le below the aver
ngc. Tl1s llnccrt:tn farming should be
ret,letlicd Tilt question Is, Can 1t lle r0n1-
etItef? 1lc object Of this communication Is
!" s!mw that Il ca''. Let 'nc give some III
So,ne years ngo cx-Suprcn,o Judge John
=. Catoi', ut ia Satlc, III, ilad thrown ,!po!!
l!iS hnnds. q large truet uf wild land IN VIII
Col'Ity. Ills Stale. 1t was 1T tho ,stat prai-
r!s character. part Int. part rolling. and tho
nary ngrIruIture uuo,l il, Int never enrlctl
enough tn l'ay tnxcs. liz couldn't sell, atla
krpt II frnln I!cc.ss!ty thinking, However.
TINT 1t,s s's ,lny t .llr.i might erye soln9
lie Ind ii under cultivation; sometimes it
was a wet yenr, sn,nesiii,vs n Try year.
but .nlwnys tla season ni,d his cr,.,s
failed ). y :eolnprotnise: II hH tried
%sa 1 ssaJt Il FIJI @ @ 7 tr s If arass s"T IT, x i Fs xt
s0lis.grAss, ur swale weel. TinIe passed M.
md judge tntnl,. wcnrlet! ard sl1rfrIteit with
cares a! official llo!"rs IN Ills ntloutsat State,
went IL l:nrnpr. One ',ay e summer nntt
WINS bulttg sln'wn .wrr the 'lcncsi,e of q
wealthy landowner, mud was surprised to
see that wrlt. the ground was Tie lowest,
swanptest. there WIRE thc ..bcst and tho
farmer IN llnvc rccitutl, expressed Ills sui.
prise to his Lost. IlH was thtl that the
sECiEr or THE RECLAMATION
Of those latts was II tne application 70 q TIE
the proprietor l!ntl not only sllccce,lest u re-
elSE t G"s ut ] Mf1ss "f lsfto wfGss =, ,;s
prndtcts, aud ut u comparatively Snnll out,
luy. ,juttgr Cation remembered that he Ind
lust siIcI' lntnls lit 1i'tntls. IIttllert! so!trct
u annoyance AID rXHcilse, a,ltt SO !le brought
the idea and method Home viii, him. a,'tl the
very ilrst se;st'tl !esan putting It I'll ntactSe:
'rn-tlny Judge Cni0tl considers his Will
Cbunsy wet-swatH farm ol,n uf tlh t,l0st
productive n,Ml prnftable farms III tlltn'lS. r
tqrn ,lmn wl;le, ls 1as sta'lss !, r. Frs,.! r; +;
aisd hogs without number. Without eabtt
ratti!g .tutlgt tatoll's experience, ! Aal, MI
tl,orize to sny That the application! hf the ny
clanlca! pr's!cIpie of, lile-slralning +, IN
judge Cat0l's experience. 81 valuable. sc
certain, that ~ patcnt-r'glit. guarantee eer'
ttlicAte fs ut MI necessary. And having beer
Justice, and Judge Of the State for nanll
years. '.c authorizes inc to say thar liz wl!
| dressed 70 him Mt ottawa, III. -, =,
| Col. clnrk +. Carr, ot tinlcsbnrg, Ill.,, de-
slyes to atI bis testimony to tic br'leilctn
! effects Of tt-tlrninLng. Col. Carr snys thu
far,n III KMox t,oNnty. Sow G,eru nre i
dszc,, tile faclorics ~ operation, nnl all Of
fur drain tile.
,,anlfneturers IN Central lllIliois, aid tllc}}
eacl, tell me that 1t wit be t,nlmss,'Io to I'LL
present orders. And lust here | tltslrc tn
| say TINT the general lilpsessto' Tint 1t re-
clay, 10 ,nake tiles Is u! bosl'; 'ilIe best ,Ee
liri., mule III Illinois IL nlntlc ut 'luiUMn III
'surllrie mutl.' Thu only secret IL Il, the
burning, rs brtcktl,en nakB hard or soft
| brick ut pleasure.
AMI .3ost:rM MEt1t1, roo.
| Mr.. Joseph Ntr,lill, uf riir CHICAGO T1tIB
uSi:, a,,lt,,s ut.aers, hns BECOME nj, rnlhslns
upn1, this subject OF tl[u.arail,nEu ns Applicst
bic to l!llnofs urairIc. alsA ol'v,Is up ttie col
nn.lls Of Ills paper generously 70 lts navc
caies. Ehitors ;,rG .l't supposed 70 bn ngr
t,0if, fur Mr.. AtettitI WIS raised oil n fnri,l Il
Ohiti, mid knows what agriculture H.. As
sail, ~. MeIill IL MI enthusiast. llt be
lieycs tl,at tho thu; Is not fnr distant wiz,
be tho celitre Nf the gratll'rrouuclnr rcgtoi
alal t1ut willie the gehcrnl aduptton Of til
tile-drabn!ng Will c1'st atlnny 1niillt'ilS OF un
lntH, 1t Will return otll9r unit superior ilIll
FnkS I'm FIfr mi
tint with the general duplication Of tlle
druintny the far.llcrs IT lilfmls mn
successfully defy the rains, the ssnrIl.s, til
t!ruHghts atlt! the carly nl lnte frosts. Frt'l'
H9nsfrsatl VIII gent'ctnca Of sXnertens IN;
Mr.. MtlllI finds TINT tile draining nrcn1.
plisles these results over Wild lands. llthn
ilre too vet IN tlle slrEtt, the tlrAn runs tll
surplus nf allti gives tue tnrnier fro'Ii te1, I
twemsy tlays' advantage in early blowing n,i
sretlill.. II the summer r. one q tlrn1iel
By tho well k1lDwn application 0f tho prime
pic ol capillary attraction the nn'st.tre totne
,tp, hut the r0nls rentli tow!1 t!ecu IlMl "
tint healthy warm supply walleh
MAKES THE l1AlIny, rEnHSSlAL PLANT.
If tile winter rnllls come curly tic tile dral
carries thu surplus water ntf aud tic stirfAc
gsutl,Itl Is LETT dry, 50 tint tho early frGeze
.u nut icnye md tltaw AN! prevent sl'ceus
f,tt gathering uf tl.e crops.
TiIe draining makes l,ny n sure crop; 3
lnxlrtnnt tl,nt the cutting, Is II ,prolltnbl
burden. Tie draining continues tlle Er:.s
ground III such good condition that gr'lzIIl
II valuable nWAy nlnls TIL ft1st, whest ~
tiled meadows aro jn Tie scrv nlhl Sello'
Aid now, Mr., Editor. the value Of thla nj
pItcatEon inllrcS IL my fMsInnr, WHO ca.o.'se
IL Rrall himself Ut It.. Tllerv In no patGti u
t!es: Any t a frsr s WHO hT s'a st''|s ;r Sr 's 81
taku Illinois prairie ntNA md make p0rui
ttrAin ttln.; II hu dratl.-tt!es Its fArin he