, 1881-03-28
No 1senson, However, for Dc
spOntiency Over the UnfA-
vorablo Prospect.
The Farmers VIII Pull Through On
Last Years Abundant
Yield.
Most Complaints Como from Sections
Where tho Soil Is Worn
Out.
Oumpleto and Instructive Agricultural
Ropor.s from Every County in
tho State.

to tho rpAdGrs OF TIE TA1MuHE tho xnnual ro-
port Of tho wlleHt and fruit rroAp" I. .tle ehnrs
necessary to caution tint elass y! 2soplo tncIlnut
to grum1ie when everything is mt bright alll
prosperous 10 put chtck- r1lu oil thGr tlnrR and
Ill feelings md nwMtt tho tlnut :egCIt Ut tho thr.
yrst. II must be kept In tn,nl that tho harvest
Of Inst ycnr wMs unprecedented In tho history uf
tho State: that thu Wlntar rus exceedingly
favorHblo to tho Krain; that tho RprtnF VIII
wurm aud pcasnnt: ti.1t there zero more Morcs
OF wheut sown thnn eyer 0efo.n; nnu TINT tho
year In eyory respect wna mufked With thrift.
prosperity, and cutcrpri8o On ovcry huud. Willie
tho outlook ut present ia nut quttn 40 cheerful
as 1t WINS yuAr ng,, th0Fe II no
pnssfblr roOnl for the must dcapondent
mau to grutnb[c. Tho harvest undoubtedly
will fRtl Hl1ort of tho previous ono. In few
counties, II! localities. the sta"l Ia IN srry con-
tluon; at the autno time. mn u't'ro than glad to
assert on tho most positive authority thnt whcro
these failures OCCUR tho. lanla never did and
mover will rnse line crups until thoy Hre prop
erly cnrcd for.
While tho haFvcst will not ho ma great as 1t
was last yonr. It will be 40 larEo that IL will not
be advisable fnr my orsc-hnrse Rl'oculntur uf
Chicago to attelnnt to mnko II eDrnpr uh tho str-
plus tint will be sent to sHnrkat. In prosecuting
my investigation lust spripR d!jgcht search WIS
n,ade aiming tho fMrn4era to lind mt especially
what they wera dining In tho wny OF rcplcnst-
iug tholr wasted md w0ril-uut lands. Tho re-
suit was 30 very satisfactory that cutlld not re-
fratn from trstEtmtlnK tho Rntic scurch Oil this
ureusnn. II N cvrt, mara urntlfytnu nav thu,
,i,on an nvrr ,'ur hcnn.Irnl iIttto stntn
the strong, sturdy hu4undlnMn IN diving
duwn Into tho secrets Ut 8tlGnCe. hrtnKtlE
to tho eurfnco for Ills usc tho wealth at hidden
trcnsurc therein fouil1. Tho fariutr uE to-'lay
IL not what he WIS years ngD Like nil 0thur
branches If Industry. tho occupation uf tllltnK
the soil 10 mukng ntlvluees In keeping with tho
,,utt n ln i1t11 nut-
sss ''u ',, ~, .a's 1ta.'',, -, s,o,o,a ..,
.tanrht uoar,nr practically IN this s,.,joet,
hayc learned by thls grand rnultd OF lnvcsttgn-
,,,,,, ~, ,,""r ~, a,a,, ~ stuIr
nuen ht1e.1"''' ~ WE! LUZ ','"Ao: =" euo et"H,
or Inc soll anu ~ eonnon!a. as my reno,s '".
Grangors" were Krcnntnaylurtns thoir wnstra
lan,l. Tiny huyo fouuu ou, by this TINT III 90
doing, inatead u losing II crop by letting tllelr
fields |ny Idle for Heason, they aro 50 r1-
cuperatng tlo weakened uements that. wilnn
ths oru,, ~ ,,,t i, rho n,yt vcur. b.vrr1 u,,v
'.uo ..'p - pAt ~ ~" ~ 800 ~, w."
doubt It ~ MI Insured SUCCESS. Thrift md
prosperity seo'ns 10 bo tho mosso tho stnto
~. d,ln9 .Io nea, ,,ov knr,q INV 1ho
farncs ~ to.{inv ,s ,,errInr. rnaeh,ur out c,n.
oraolnK u!l opportunities to work his lund To tho
peat pussbo advantage, It will Oo observed ln
rendax tue nshya rsp"rt tht '"
s"'4 - 'ne'''vtu =, wv ".su. , 70 40 ~"
10 compaot and oI,su char,utur. Thia evil il
1asly rutnotllod by using ;uanuees, not limo. and
Thorough preparation Of tho so!I neforu sowing.
hcfnso vezot"hlo n'nster Is found 10 he IN ex-
eellcnt u,nnurc for such land. ~ its dceon'pn.
nnnn ma whoIr ,m,v oF tho soi 'ooscnInv II
s,1i 70 1nS,Mg Il t., ",nuiow,e. st,snnsot ssrm. M
Heat Is uiso tisvetopc'i b this decay, which il
rv ~ iii nm Nv 'Ir f"r,n"ra ura fHst e1rain.
thna rno,s nh unI. tno,S tni ~ ct,,a a1st
!sseaaslt. 10 @ ts snd - they, , mr1 airscting their
prItey thoY must knSw w,t1.tninT ~ tba
nhnnrss; E9nm deficiency ot th, learning mtptobox
hAs ufton been Mppcd wln, thurc was airetily
enough of 1t: This wns not oniy merely ~llste
Of labor ant nlt.lley; tnt w,h nn iItesttoMrd lt
r. at out ~ nj Mi a!,ch crrors Apm, hnws vi iearmc'1
d1snins wot lands. Iio dtehos Il s't tic nt,,st 1t
1Vheru thero IL IN extended tract ut luw land
without nouns Of dranuKc. in lIstahcta. the
owners ot tno lanu hnve lonra tneotnor II 4tk1
Eng aaheo OF an'oo'e''t o"pao"y ID run s<t s1
~ tnls system nttnurons OF acres o. cxccllont
uaK 70 ,oH Wean ~ at s9omgn IT,, q, ,po nt@
~ ~" xho"t II has shr"n itiscs :, ,sna.i n, III =
nn,H ,xnu1hnr l,ma n,s,rE i,tinonc, IL rr"n,rt1p
tho eotl for thu coming growth nf sprtilx FOR ~
The 1rt'lfa freezes tho 1xnAnsou OF thu whtcr.
%nna u nse @ m wh s pariGss r
each othar una thus iotMUus the hnr1. cotnpact
aoil. " toa waolS; ino outio9X !or hi!o nMr
"a nys smHasssh,n rDs Il "a antrt,x:,,sn;n viii,
ns yea m sssaf T. x XII 'a M1nls nt n rsa
rTdca. Tho appo f.Sis sfd peaci yivh viii vii aSsraso
hr1 being snasle 70 commence ape1nK Whrk."hcn
VII o9 KY 10 s y ~ ~ ~ We,tnof VII
Rer,t ~ tno to'In"s IT, XVI, . wat W a2a.s M txhsrs