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Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, mechanics ana the "Useful Arts.
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D. p. iioitow« w>, x. .   RICHMOND, February 15,1856.   .^ir^?.0!;'.^41?.
COHHUHIGATIOKS.
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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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