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v. jr Mill Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, mechanics ana the "Useful Arts. OLtOWAY ITS. T. i ESS s, It. T. Used—Editors.' D. p. iioitow« w>, x. . RICHMOND, February 15,1856. .^ir^?.0!;'.^41?. COHHUHIGATIOKS. ■"I For tha ludiana Farmer. Messrs. Editors: The tardy appearance —f the Indiana Farmer, detracts quite mate- „rialiyfrom the general interest it would create it' received in duo time. I know not at whoso door the fault lies, but sure it is that the "Farmer" should reach us at Whitcomb, Franklin county, Indiana, in- less than fifteen to twenty days after date, which has rarely been-the case for the last two years. * -, , ■ * If Iinustake not, there is. a mail direct from Richmond to Brookvillo, at least twice, '""•'not thrice each week, which should insure our papers at Brookville in three or four days after date, at most., I find no difficulty in iny correspondence with citizens of your place, having on all occasions received my letters in due time. Such being the case, naturally creates the inquiry, who is at fault for the slow appearance of the Farmer, and tkeonly .-response is tchol. *,.'■*, '*. * ;Y--- ; . * I am pleased to see you sat out with the fifth volume of the "Farmer" with renewed energy, hoping that your promises may be verified, expectations realized, and patrons benefitted. If, indeed, yours is now, the only Agricultural paper published, in the State, it behooves you to spare no pains in making it as interesting and useful as possible, for rest assured, no journal is better calculated to exert a* salutary influence fhan a well conducted agricultural paper, especially where the field is co-extensiye with the State of Indiana. ..;. .. .. • . '.."...,,.- -'....,'•';.. Tho subject of fences, and fencing materials has received some attention, through" the columns of .the Farmer, from time, to tune; (yet not to the; extent demanded_ from' its importance." -;'. ..-.* .:,,. -' '....*■.-.. ■} ,;.'*!" ', '.,'_rt .That many portions of the" State are very . destitute of good rail-timber, is quite evident, and sooner or later sorao substitute for the .common rail fencemust be supplied.. . •" .•!:.Iii view of; this, many efforts have lately , been made to grow live fences, with rather discouraging results, in a majority of eases. Tho Osage Orange appears to be. the plant generally used for hedge purposes; and not-, withstanding the high reputation it sustains, still failure is visible on almost every hand. The causes which have led to so many failures in the cultivation of hedges thus far, are surely worthy the consideration of every agriculturist, and demands a careful investigation at their hands. •,.: -.>■■■•" .;,-~ ■; , ■: Time" forbids my entering into an investigation at the present, for were I to do so, I should fail to reach another subject that I consider equally worthy, the attention of community, and one, too, that prompted me to commence this letter. Having witnessed so many failures in the cultivation of hedges within the last few years, induced me to consider the propriety of planting out a grove of locusts and other durable timber, and from the best information I can gain upon the subject, I am fully satisfied with the utility of such a course. My present purpose is to plant about two acres in black locusts as soon as I can make the necessary arrangements, and I feel particularly anxious to learn the proper distance to place the plants apart. With care and attention, I hav'e no doubt good post timber may be grown in tho'spaco of twenty or twenty-five years, and as much depends upon getting a fair start, I do feel very desirous of obtaining information from those posted on the subject. i;:, Respectfully, '.,- .V:-:\ John P. Brady. Y"We acknowledge that the Farmer has not always been issued as promptly as it should have been, on the day of its date, but we cannot admit of such frequent delays as ,our friend Brady complains of. We think the mail should bear the largest share of "the blame. * Hereafter,we promise to use every effort in our power"to be always "up to time." -,..<_ .. ■:"'■ .-;....*. ..-;•/;_ ...; "[Publishers. '. .-,..->£, -»*:>, ,,.,;, ,..-,;," For the Indiana Farmer. .*_> • ,,.-;... "-Jacssonburg, Feb".', 1856.'. . Editors Far m er—-This doubtless; will be long remembered es»the "cold winter"—so cold that Shanghais did not lay eggs—a serious drawback on the* luxuries of a winter breakfast..*. .-■*. .■:•*.■■•'"./ / . •:;"• ... • Another, consequence of the extreme, cold hasbeen the unusual amount of fires all over the country—-owing, perhaps, to the increased heat necessarily-kept up in stoves, thus igniting : wood-v'j.ojktiivl. ich was near, pipes or flues. . -.. ' .,■ ' ..*"-.. '-,.-. It is very common for, stove pipes to be isolated, from .wood work by only a thin tube of.potter's ware.- I am.well satisfied from Experience that such,protection.from fires is ■not safe. In not less than three instances, within my own knowledge, have fires originated, when there were no t other means than by so. heating those tubes that the wood %■■.
Object Description
Title | Indiana farmer, 1856, v. 05, no. 04 (Feb. 15) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA0504 |
Date of Original | 1856 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or not-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Date Digitized | 2010-10-04 |
Digitization Information | Original scanned at 300 ppi on a Bookeye 3 scanner using internal software. Display images generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
Description
Title | Page 49 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Digitization Information | Orignal scanned at 300 ppi on a Bookeye 3 scanner using internal software. Display images generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
Transcript | v. jr Mill Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, mechanics ana the "Useful Arts. OLtOWAY ITS. T. i ESS s, It. T. Used—Editors.' D. p. iioitow« w>, x. . RICHMOND, February 15,1856. .^ir^?.0!;'.^41?. COHHUHIGATIOKS. ■"I For tha ludiana Farmer. Messrs. Editors: The tardy appearance —f the Indiana Farmer, detracts quite mate- „rialiyfrom the general interest it would create it' received in duo time. I know not at whoso door the fault lies, but sure it is that the "Farmer" should reach us at Whitcomb, Franklin county, Indiana, in- less than fifteen to twenty days after date, which has rarely been-the case for the last two years. * -, , ■ * If Iinustake not, there is. a mail direct from Richmond to Brookvillo, at least twice, '""•'not thrice each week, which should insure our papers at Brookville in three or four days after date, at most., I find no difficulty in iny correspondence with citizens of your place, having on all occasions received my letters in due time. Such being the case, naturally creates the inquiry, who is at fault for the slow appearance of the Farmer, and tkeonly .-response is tchol. *,.'■*, '*. * ;Y--- ; . * I am pleased to see you sat out with the fifth volume of the "Farmer" with renewed energy, hoping that your promises may be verified, expectations realized, and patrons benefitted. If, indeed, yours is now, the only Agricultural paper published, in the State, it behooves you to spare no pains in making it as interesting and useful as possible, for rest assured, no journal is better calculated to exert a* salutary influence fhan a well conducted agricultural paper, especially where the field is co-extensiye with the State of Indiana. ..;. .. .. • . '.."...,,.- -'....,'•';.. Tho subject of fences, and fencing materials has received some attention, through" the columns of .the Farmer, from time, to tune; (yet not to the; extent demanded_ from' its importance." -;'. ..-.* .:,,. -' '....*■.-.. ■} ,;.'*!" ', '.,'_rt .That many portions of the" State are very . destitute of good rail-timber, is quite evident, and sooner or later sorao substitute for the .common rail fencemust be supplied.. . •" .•!:.Iii view of; this, many efforts have lately , been made to grow live fences, with rather discouraging results, in a majority of eases. Tho Osage Orange appears to be. the plant generally used for hedge purposes; and not-, withstanding the high reputation it sustains, still failure is visible on almost every hand. The causes which have led to so many failures in the cultivation of hedges thus far, are surely worthy the consideration of every agriculturist, and demands a careful investigation at their hands. •,.: -.>■■■•" .;,-~ ■; , ■: Time" forbids my entering into an investigation at the present, for were I to do so, I should fail to reach another subject that I consider equally worthy, the attention of community, and one, too, that prompted me to commence this letter. Having witnessed so many failures in the cultivation of hedges within the last few years, induced me to consider the propriety of planting out a grove of locusts and other durable timber, and from the best information I can gain upon the subject, I am fully satisfied with the utility of such a course. My present purpose is to plant about two acres in black locusts as soon as I can make the necessary arrangements, and I feel particularly anxious to learn the proper distance to place the plants apart. With care and attention, I hav'e no doubt good post timber may be grown in tho'spaco of twenty or twenty-five years, and as much depends upon getting a fair start, I do feel very desirous of obtaining information from those posted on the subject. i;:, Respectfully, '.,- .V:-:\ John P. Brady. Y"We acknowledge that the Farmer has not always been issued as promptly as it should have been, on the day of its date, but we cannot admit of such frequent delays as ,our friend Brady complains of. We think the mail should bear the largest share of "the blame. * Hereafter,we promise to use every effort in our power"to be always "up to time." -,..<_ .. ■:"'■ .-;....*. ..-;•/;_ ...; "[Publishers. '. .-,..->£, -»*:>, ,,.,;, ,..-,;," For the Indiana Farmer. .*_> • ,,.-;... "-Jacssonburg, Feb".', 1856.'. . Editors Far m er—-This doubtless; will be long remembered es»the "cold winter"—so cold that Shanghais did not lay eggs—a serious drawback on the* luxuries of a winter breakfast..*. .-■*. .■:•*.■■•'"./ / . •:;"• ... • Another, consequence of the extreme, cold hasbeen the unusual amount of fires all over the country—-owing, perhaps, to the increased heat necessarily-kept up in stoves, thus igniting : wood-v'j.ojktiivl. ich was near, pipes or flues. . -.. ' .,■ ' ..*"-.. '-,.-. It is very common for, stove pipes to be isolated, from .wood work by only a thin tube of.potter's ware.- I am.well satisfied from Experience that such,protection.from fires is ■not safe. In not less than three instances, within my own knowledge, have fires originated, when there were no t other means than by so. heating those tubes that the wood %■■. |
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