138 PIKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 



Walnut trees. For water we are well supplied by five wells, 

 not deep, but strong springs, a stock pond and cistern. 



NOXIOUS WEEDS 



I do not allow to grow. Cockle burrs, Jamestown weeds, bur- 

 dock, thistles of all kinds, Indian mallows, and some nettles 

 are destroyed on sight. The horse nettle, bearing a little ball 

 similar to a potato ball, grows on the farm and I know of no 

 Avay in which to destroy it. The roots are ever-living, I be- 

 lieve, and go further down than any cultivation will reach. 



Such is a brief sketch of "Prairie Home Farm," and may 

 the description be of benefit to some one. Where I err in my 

 workings, I advise the reader to profit by the error and do bet- 

 ter for himself. Do right yourself, not as I tell you or as I 

 have done. 



« 

 EDWARD WHITTLETON, 



BAERY, PIKE COUNTY. 



Winter Wheat and Corn Culture — Rotation of Crops — Manure 

 !:ipread at All Seasons of the Year — Grood Drainage and 



Hogs. 



EVERGREEN FARM, 



so named from the number of evergreens scattered around the 

 dwelling of the farm, is situated on the Hannibal and Naples 

 Railroad, one mile east of Barry, and on the Barry and Gregg- 

 ville highway. It contains one hundred and thirty-five acres. 

 The orchard and grounds around the house occupy ten acres ; 

 the remainder of the farm being divided into five fields of nearly 

 equal dimensions. The land in this locality is a lively loam, 

 one and a half to two and a half feet deep, underlaid with a non- 

 retentive subsoil of light red color. The main intention of the 

 owner of this farm is to make it a permanent home for himself 

 and his family ; consequently most of the proceeds derived 



