^I)e Jarmcr'£i iilontl)lB Visitor. 



57 



I'Vir the Farmer's Monthly Visitor. 



Inlormation to those intending to emigrate 



to the West. 



Messrs. Hill :— lliiviiij:- rei-emlv iiiiidc ji loiii- 

 tliioiifili ili;pt |i;iit nf iIk' ripiiiiti-y Kiiinvii n.s tlie 

 " (ill- «f.<t," I he;; to lie iHTinitii'il to ;iive jiii ;ic- 

 cniiiit ol' ^;<lnle |i(iill(iii of it Id yuiir iiiiM,t;roiiLi 

 jendeip, 



]ii csliiiijitiii^' llip;i<lv;iiit;a'fs 1111(1 ilisii(lv:iiit,-it:PS 



■ciC ji coi.iilrv, its rlistaiii-H Irniii the •;rciil riipii- 



iiiiicliil iiijirkct witli uliii-li ii ddfs liii.-.iiies,s 



slidiild 111- li.krii ihiM i|ii. .ir-riiiiiil. I imi iiiviiie 



tl.-il .>^iiili di.-ii.i CI- i.~ .,iil| ciiii.in.iid liv miles Ss 



it wjis I'i'Idif il;r diivs (if ll iiiiiiirti'd Fiilliiii. 



Th.M il c \\< i-ici II (■(iiiiitiy uiili lifi- |in-M'iir lli- 



rilitir.-i ((.I- iiiiHn- iiiiiiiii'iilicni IhIkm^ imrlii' soiiip 



diMidviiiil;i^'Cs iirisiiif; lidiii iis di.-iiiiicH ri<iiii the 

 ciMiiiiiPicitil riliesi nf ilip sen lio.ird, i.-i im doiilit 

 triip; hilt llieii- iiiiiiriiiiiidp duiiidlr.x inti) iiisij;- 

 ';ifi'';'iiff', ilpo'i •' |iprsi>iiJil p.\:iiiiiiiiiti(iii (if tlip 



(lipililies lor i ket, wliioli iIk? |iipsKiit iiii|inivp- 



iiients afford. Bo.sion is ;it tliir* linip !)iit ;i spvpn 

 iliiy.s joiinipy fioiii ilir KiuiLs on ilu; i\esteni 

 slioip.s nf Luke i\Iicl;ij;;iii. 



Wiscori.'iiM, jniiiifT it i.« ivip, liiit >ii()iiff in lipr 

 infiilicy .iiid "liiir to liid^nld," Piijoys even at iliis 

 day, -more real |iio.s|)prity, iti proiionioii to liei- 

 |iO|ililalioii, and Ciipilal jiivp.«led, ihaii many, I 

 iiii^lit fiiy almost any of the old Slalps of'tlie 

 Union. I uiti not li: zard an o|.inioii of its liiime 

 |iros|nriiy. Hjtlioiit j^ivinu my |-(.;,^i„is. Tlii.s 

 floiirii-liiiiL' Ti'iriioiy is pi.ii.piv frcp from iliat 

 heavy iiionml rancp, a "Sttile' DpIh," wliicli is 

 ri!im|iiii.' llie pneis;ips of most of ilip SlatPS, 

 while at the saiiip lime slip piijoys tlip lipiipfiisof 

 a ciirrpiicy as <rood as lliiit nf Npw Eiijilaiid. 



The sonlliprn and Hpsipni [lorlioii of liip Tpi- 

 riinry, allliomih a |iiaiiie coiiniiy, is not, jis •rpii- 

 eiidly sii|i|iospd, a vast |ilaiii wii'lioiit a mim tree 

 lo eiilivpii llip eye; oii llip contrary, it lias an im- 

 dtdatiii".' siirfapp, and is in most pints sufficiently 

 iiilprs|ipispd with i;rovcs to sn|.|ily all the iicci-s- 

 sary timher for a dense |>o|inlition. Many of 

 llipse proves are extensive, and Ijir sin|)ass in 

 heanty any that are spcii at the east, };ivinjr to 

 the connlry the appearance of liaviiiff lonjr heeii 

 settled. A faniipr nf small means may here 

 SPCin-e a r-irm of ](iO acres, the cost and iii"i)irove- 

 ments of which, will not exceed ten or tuplve 

 hundred dollars, that, for anj,'ht 1 can see, has a 

 permanent worth equal to one of like extent 

 and imiirovenient located in the interior of any 

 of the Eastern States, when at least four times 

 that siiiii would he ie(|iiired to make the pur- 

 chase. 1 say of ef]nal worth, for J am saiisfieil 

 that the superior richncs.? and fertilitv of llie soil 

 will more than overhulance any infcriorily in the 

 price of the produce. 



Trne, it will reijiiire a short time, and but a 

 short time, to enable the emi^nant to iraiher 

 around him all those delicacies and ipfiiiempiits 

 which he may have enjoyed at the east, hut the 

 real iiaiu and prosperity all the while will richly 

 compensate him lor any temporary inconvenience 

 he may have to expeiipiice. 



_ There are several ilniviinr towns in this Ter- 

 ritory growing np on the shore of Luke iMichii:an, 

 where harlinrs are contemplated, and I must say 

 in justice to the enterprising inhahilants of those 

 places, and the extensive commerce of that lake, 

 liave heen too lonj; neiflected hy the General 

 Government. One of the places referred to is 

 the village of Racine, the shire town of the 

 county hy that name. It is situated at the mouth 

 of Root river, and is much the most pleasantly 

 located town ] have seen in the west. After 

 pussiiijr a narrow sand har at its inoulh, the river 

 is of sufficient width and depth for all the pur- 

 poses of a safe and irood liarhor, and has, by 

 order of the General Goveniiiienl, heen twice 

 surveyed. by different officers of the Topo^jiaphi- 

 cal Department; and hy each a fiivond.le report 

 has heen made, showiiis,' that but liivv if any 

 other places afford such ample faciliiies for coii- 

 striicliiijr a harbor. A short distance up this 

 river is an extensive limestone quarry, at or near 

 which commences a .series of raphis, affoidin;; 

 valuable water privilefje.s at several points, some 

 ot which are already occupied for saw and flour 

 iriills. 



The land was hrouffht into market at many 

 of the other towns on the lake some years eailieV 

 tliiin at this, thus ^riviiiir them a lempoiarv ad- 

 vanlape, which, with equal aid from Cou-res.s by 

 W!'.v o) harbor iiiiprovenieiiis, they canimt long 



maintain. Iii anticipation ofsnch improvement.s, 

 and in view of the commercial iuiporlance of 

 this place, Con;;ress erected a liulil-house, and 

 also made an ap| loprialioii for a IJniicd Suites 

 load, to run from ibis poim across the country lo 

 the Mississippi, which has already been coiii- 

 pleled as laiwest as Janesville oil Rock river. 

 The present popnhilinn of llie villaiie cannot he 

 iniich less than I5C0. 'i'he hiiildin:;s are jieiier- 

 ally new. and maii\ of them in:;ood lasle. 



The court lioiisi' is laiie and elej;ant, not in- 

 lerior lo lliose in many of ibe easlern cilies. 

 Tlieic an; n\ o line nM'eliii;;-hoi)ses, and also a 

 sale and siihstauliid jail. Resides these public 

 hiiildini'S and the hiimeious dwelliliiis and me- 

 chanic sliop,s. there are lour l.iij;e uare-honses. 

 four commodious hoi'ds, kepi in superior stj le, 

 and filieeii or twenty mercantile establishments, 

 many of them wiih splendid storks of {loods, 

 which are sold at a fair profit, and yet so low as 

 to asloiiisb one from "yanki^e l;ind'," until he is 

 told, as i was, that alilioni:li more than ;i thoii- 

 sai ll miles friiin New Yoi k, llieir Iraiisportatioii 

 cnst hut ].5 cents per linii(lre(l; a sum less than 

 siilficient to carry lliein by laud 100 miles into 

 the iiilerior ol our hijilily favoii'd Stale. The 

 coimiry westward from Racine sixly-Hve miles, 

 w.is, iiiilil the ye:u- 1837, in the po.s.<e'ssioii of the 

 Indians, whose title was not until lliat year t^x- 

 liiifiuished, alllionj;h some whiles had previoiislv 

 settled ainonjf them : yet such are the natural 

 advaniaj;es (if the tract referred to, so recently 

 the abode of the savage, that there are novv 

 wilhin iis limits, three or>:anized conniies, with a 

 popnialioii of more than twenly thousand iiihabi- 

 taiils; beiiii; about one third of the wliide popu- 

 hilioii of the Territory. The time is not Ilir dis- 

 tant when a railroad will be cons rncted from 

 ihe lake lo the iMississippi, v.hicli, owin;; to the 

 nature of the country, can he cheaply accom- 

 plished, thereby ;;really lesseiiiiii; tin; cost by 

 land iransporialion of llie minerai and jiiiiirnl- 

 Imal products of llie interior, and coinplerm;: 

 the last link in the {;ieat chain connectina ihe 

 East wilh the West. Considerable qiianlities id' 

 lead from the mineral rejiioiis, which are pemi- 

 liaily rich, wcvf. hroiijrlit in duriiifr my stay nt 

 RaciiK^ to he shipped to New york iiponihe 

 opening' of navigation. Health, which should be 

 prized above all piice ill every laud, is enjoyed 

 ill Wisconsin, in as };reat periection, as iii any 

 other porlion of the world, and liir <;reater tliaii 

 ill other parts of tlie western country, u case of 

 consumption never havinv'been kiauvn. 



The Ibrefioinjr statement of liicis contains some 

 of the reasons for my firm faitli in the prosperity 

 of that infant Territory, and the advantajtes to be 

 secured hy a settlement vviihiu its borders, and 

 };rowiiii;- iq) with Ihe country to become distin- 

 fiuished. 



Why, then, do the yoiinj; fiirmers of New 

 Eiijilaud purchase land at froiii l^ to 50 doll.-irs 

 per acre iu the old States, when they can ^'et for 

 1 25 to 5 dollars tli.-it which will he "periiianentiv 

 belter, and from which they can reach the iiiar- 

 kct nearly as cheap? The inechanic loo, in 

 whose ranks 1 am prend to class myself, could 

 he hut tear bimself away from the associates of 

 his youth, (ivhieh at best will soon be lorn froin 

 liiiii,) would profit by the change, not only in his 

 meelianical business, but by seciirini; a free-hold 

 estate tor himself and liunily, when aire or niis- 

 fortunes have disipialified him for the piirsiiiis 

 upon which he relied fur his own and bis Diriiily's 

 snpport. J. MORRILL.' 



Charkslou-n, jMass. 



TiiiiTs OF THK Arabs.— A miser of Kniii 

 heariu;,' thai there was a celebrated miser at liis- 

 sora, to whoiii all other misers mi;;ht t.'o to school 

 resolvtil to !fo and take lessons of him. He 



went and told him wherefore he was come. 



"Thou art welcome," said he of Bassora ; " we 

 will !_'() now to the market to make purchases.'' 

 They went to the baker. " Hast thou Kood bread .•" 

 "At your service, f;entlemeii, IVesh and white as 

 butter." "Thou seest," .said he of Bassora to liiiii 

 of Kiifa, "that hntter is better llian bread, which 

 was compared to it, and we shall do belter lo 

 fret butler." They went to the hiiiier seller, and 

 asked if he had irood huKer. " .\t your service, 

 butter liesli and sweetas the nicest oil of olives." 

 "Thou hearesi," said the host, "the best hntter 

 IS coiiipaired with oil, which miisl In; far preliir- 

 abJc", Tliey went lo till oil iiieichanl. "Hast 



Ihoii (rood oil.'" "The very h(;.st ; l.ri'Hit and 

 clear as w.iter." " Ho I ho !" cried he (d' B issora 

 lo him (d'Kulii, "then water i.s the best diet of 

 all; i haveii wlioli; lubfnl of it at home, with 

 which I will enlerlain thee nohlv." And in liict 

 be set but water bellire his ■;ui-sl, since water 



was belter than oil, oil i| bntier, and boiler 



iliaii_ bread. " God he praised !" said the miser 

 ol Kiilii, "I have not made iiiv journev in vain, 

 bill have learnid soioethinir of value." 



A well-known Arabian horse-slealer once re- 

 lated as follows, w bat had helalleii hiininlhe 

 deseii: "I oiiee, as I wasasliay in the desert, 

 came lo a iribe of Bedouins. 'ri,ev received ini! 

 with ;;re.il hospilaliiy. and killed aeaned every 

 day on my acconnl. I prayed iIkmip iioi to piit 

 ihemselves to such inconveiiience, but let me de- 

 part. Still they would iioi suffer me lo fro. and 

 every day they killed a camel. At leii'ith one 

 day I fjot ail opporlmiily, drove off a fli-el camel, 

 moiiiit(;d it, and went aw.iy wilh all sikmmI. The 

 owner, who saw me iroiiif.' off w iih his ciinel, 

 mouiied and pursued me. When he had hroii>;lit' 

 me back. In; poinied to a snake that was lyiiiff 

 in Ibe .sand. "Seest ihoii," said he, "the tail of 

 iliat snake there .' I w ill hit it « iih this arrow." 

 He shot, and llie arrow pii'iced ihe poim of ihe 

 tail. " Ajid with Ibis .arrow," said be, :is he drew 

 forth a second, " I will hit its bead." He shot ihc 

 snake's head ill two. "Tlion seest now," said he, 

 "that wilh this third arrow 1 should not miss thy 

 breast, and thou dost deserve it liir rewardiiifj 

 our lios|)iiality with flii;|it and loliberv— hiii', 

 since thou art onr }riie-t,i;o hence in God's name, 

 and choose twenty camels ijiore to take with 

 thee." — Miss Leslie's Mupraziyie. 



O.-v- THE Necessity of Trimmi.xg Or.\amf.n- 

 T.\L Trefs, &:c. — Trees seldom stay loiifr eiion;;li 

 in the iiiirsei;v to have ihc'r lH;'ads propeHy 

 formed. If they were left'iu the nursery tlieiV 

 roots would soiiieliines be too l.iifre to be re- 

 moved with Kaft;ty. In passini; aloiifr the streets 

 I often see trees intended fijr ornamenl that are 

 any lliiiit; but ornaioenlal. They onylit to he 

 Irimined anunally ; for vviihont" a handsome 

 round head no tree can havi; a handsome ap- 

 pearance. To accomplish ihis, shorten the 

 hrauches every spriiifr until the head of the tree 

 is sufficiently lliirk and equally lllled. This will 

 add to its fzrowlh and beauty at the same time. 

 I furnished the rnioii Bank about Iwo years ano 

 wilh some Chiiie.-e Allanthus and silverdealed 

 jioplar trees, whi(!li have been carefully attended 

 to by the officers of that inslilntion. Next sniii- 

 iiier lliey will be admired hy every passer by; 

 and 1 niiidd respectfully request persons who 

 (Ipf'ue instriiciion lo inspect those trees now, and 

 affaiii next siiiiimer. 



Anoiher mistake is freqnenlly made in plant- 

 iiif;- trees in iiusiiil.ible frionnd. lAIany of our 

 streels when iiiaded for paviiifr have been diigr 

 down to fiiavel, or improdnctive clay. In such 

 •iioimds no tree will fjrow. The remedy is Ibis: 

 — Remove the improdnciive frravel or clay where 

 each tree is lo be planted about four feet square 

 .•iiid two feet deep. Then fill up the hole wilh 

 rich viriiiii or lop-soil. With this lre;ilment trees 

 would sehhuii liiil to be credilable lo the owier 

 and nurseryman, especially if well watered the 

 first year. When the rools have once laken a 

 (rood hold ill the ground, wateiiiifr will nut bo 

 necessary. 



BiURs. ^Fanner 1 take care of the birds and 

 they will lake care of you. \ little attention to 

 their habits and regard for their safety will im- 

 prove winr income, and al.so render tlieiii afrree- 



ah!,; 



ompamons. 



A \vi 



in ihe New York 



.loin-n.il oft.'oiiimerce relates llie Idllowiiifj pleas- 

 iiifr aiitcdotc : 



I'..:rly last snmuier I was on .a visit to an old 

 friend in llie comilry.aiid as we sal on ihe piazza, 

 talking of lliinjis Ion;; f;Oiie by, I noliced lli.il on 

 the trees iiiid si. rubs in his y;ird, there were n 

 gr(;ai number of birds, i'leseiilly ihijy flew down 

 upon the pia/za, and qniie a troop of llieni came 

 hopping Inwards us. .My old fi ii-iid put his litind 

 in his waistcoat pocket, and took out some seeds 

 and criinis of hic.id, .ind scattered llieiii close hv 

 his (hair. The birds picked them up, and llieii 

 flew upon the trees again, singing mil llieir notes 

 sweeler than llie strains of Bellini or Anher. 



My friend llieii remarked, that Ihe spring of 

 181'.', having coiiie on early, had brought on the 



