The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-26

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70 il D.. rail The cnuntr> b. Wnndef-
fully rich and much - ID + caNvret
with great nclds of grain. II - noe
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h. seen. but there are gvcat stTtts
stacks standing cEtr& where o0 the
landscape. aud the trains arc ttadeA
NTH wheat aud other cereals Tn
Weat ls handled "a foot hussel bAK
which are piled htrh upon freight ears,
ana then covered with taFpaul.ns The
grain is brought IN the railroad an baR
wheeled carts With beds fifteen or
'~oro feet in length. They are hauled
by mules hitched up tandem. taar
mules 10 n cart. The straw - cart
fally favrd Some 81 Il th baied an1
sent to tho stations. where ii u cat-
cred with canvas 10 protect q from
the weather The stacks ou III" farm
are plastered With mud. the eRFtt
here forming i lind ~ rcment wh~t
mixed With water. This cgcctuailN
protects them from the rain. and tn
straw keeps as fe il as though undts
coNer.
No Barns Nor Fenccs.
| wish | could show you some of
the Algerian country through which |
have been riding Tor the part week or
50. IT makes me think of California
The sun here is just ~ bright and IS
Is 80 strong that the clouds paint vel
vety blue shadoWs on the lanascRp
The sky is or the same heavenly blue
and the clouds ncecy white All sorts
OF fruits grow NJ well and the crops
look much the same.
In other re- poets Algeria Is far dit
ferent from any other part Of the
United States. There are ne fences
and no harns. The people OF the
country 1--we In structures Of stone
covered With stucco and washed with
the OF colors. saw a tks
blue farm house yesterday. and stop
ped at a rose pink one tho other NJ
cFnoo There are excellent roads,
but no wagons upon them Ever
thing is OF the cart variety and there
are more mules and dDnkey@ ih2n
horses. oxen are used mainly IN ploW-
ing. now and then one sees an ungain-
" camel stalking s~ullcnly onward anl
not "infrequeutly Il caravan OF mui~~
or a drove OF dog-like donkeys load
ed with grain.
Among Tie vineyards.
Among the beautiful features ~ the
landscape are the vineyards They
spot every part Of the Tell. and proc
Ifi III nv - "'FA 80 49,
burning soil. The Algerian climate
and soil are just right for producing
all Kinds of fine wines. aud II ~ slld
there Is not q spot in the three prs
inccs that cannot be made 10 raise
grapes.
Algeria Is now sending - Fran,
something like thirty million dollar
worth Of wine cverv year. and IL wHl
eventually export wine 10 all parts %
the world. There are 5000 vim
yards already IN working order and
SOM Of these cover many acres. WIN
i TO be seen everywhere. Long iinfH
Of teams haul il Oyer the roads AMI
almost every train carries caTs loal
ed viii hogshcads.
Indeed wine is cheaper here than
mineral water. ! have two bottles nf
wine every day on my table at tho hu-
tells. and IL I buy q lunch at "a railroad
station a quart OF wine Is thrown IN
extra charge. Tho wiue Is
good. too. and Is tho pure Juice ~ III"
grape.
Algeria l. now producing enough
wine every year to give two gallons e.
every man. woman and child I'm IT,"
United states. and her grape growing
lands have as yet barely been touched.
/ see vast areas OF vacant lanlt
among the VINEYARDS and new yile,
are being set out.
| have never seen grapes grow 20
luxuriantly. and produce go abundant
IL anywhere else. The vines arc cut
every year. making their trunk
knotty and gnarly. The main stems
rot a. high az your knee. From
these long branches come out from
season TO season, and these bear the
grapes. Some OF the grapes are II
"A rich navy blue. not large. but fuit
IF juice and sweetness. Others are
crimson and others white. The latt r
as big as damson plgTns and sur
pass In flavor and color the famous
Malagas.