Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-07-02

, de and foot TO light frames OF scau,l;ng
within by spikes the whole expence must
fall below The expence of the other NOV
end, in HE long barn aud will last cen
iUri,s, except The roof and enclosing
plank: whilst the long b.sn wilt scarcely
lat 80 years.
| The Remainder Of his section v III close
win stating III brief way, that -rrry
/ farmer should have horse stable ana
granarS near his uiaasion house under
his own eyes, aui easy to be inspected ::
Also open sheds on high dry ground Tor
sieiiesihg sheep, and "a convenient shed
tod waggona aud plantation ample noDis,
Ia preserve them from sun and ram when
mol used. And iiuaIly, AT some distance
from his mansion, IA war.n house VIII, dit
iereni cells, fnr his swine.
SLCr. III. Of HaUi'1t9 on u PiamtatiOR.
OH The arm le of iauing, II will he ac-
knowledg.d bs ever, intelligent obsrr, er,
that much hiss "t lime, and much slave
~ I" hautis anJ trans Is created III many
ways, by bal cOniriNa ucc: and especial
~, bv round ahou, roads, and distant
barns. To illustrate The subjective
remark. that frequently we iuu "a man
hoiiih2 tract OF two or three hundred
acres ; IN which, HE barn siaH,ls very re-
mole from all The fields, except one.
iiencc, AT least Two thirds oi the l,auilng
of crops to his barns aud of manure out
Ia his fields from his baru-, ART, is ucariy
doublr as far "a IL might be. We Will
suppose there are three forty acre fields
in line, and each held square, that is 81
p"l's or Il quarter oi Il nile each way...
The three then must extend IN lrng,li
| of mile, and in breadth Ii "a barn
he placed on the line briv cent Nv % of ,licm.
n - evident, the distant field will for the
same quantity OF crop, ar Of loads, in aud
out, cost three times as much travelling
at bands and teams, as either OF the othec
fields because the central pom! ia II -
lie poles from the barn, ana HE central
point OF each at The others, only - poles:
,iiat is, The distant one has three times
as much, a. ihe t"o near ones. Aud in
the same ratio, Is every corresponding
point, throughout the fields. Now The re-
medy Tor This waste OF time, and slavery 10
hands and teams, is mol found in Bu,ldiny
barn On central spot; for Ibis !, i'll only
equaIiZc The wocNtfemes, and divide, but
MOI lessen The evil beiH cen tiit IN. FOR,
whatever is t1kcH from Inc one, is .dird la
the other. But lNr remedy is TO bald Two
small barns, on the above plan; and not
one largr one. Then, on The supposilion
that the bafns stand on the lines between
tie fields, The extreme fields will l,avean
average distance, always of 40 poles, and
the middle field AN average of 20 poles,
winch brings the Whole hauling Ia al av.
eraar 80 poles per load, IN, and as ma
ny out; that Is, on the plan of Two barns,
every load costs GO poles travelling hul
on the plan Of only ono barn, each load,
including IN and out, costs 100 poles, or
hall mile that Is, 100 poles more OF an
average per load than where there are Two
barns.
1t will he objected by some, That the
plan OF Two bans will waste mach time
through the winter, in attending siock
and doing business al the distant one
from The msnsion-honse.
Ii is acknowledged, there is some
weight liz lbs objection bnI IL is answer
ed, tie lime can be much more easily
spared than in seeding, planting and Iar
vest mouths. Moreover, the business in
The fields, III good weather, vii! often he
so, that the stock can be'altcuded Without
any additional loss of time. Besides, il
will be considerable advantage TO The
farmer, To have his mich cattle separated
from his otli'r stock. And farther, that il
is not 10 be supposed il. will, in fact,
amognt In near as much time and labor,
90 Nv bdN rug pi'iN bhIH, Is OCt dSIOItCn
To lianIs aud teams, IN securing crops.
and carving out manure.
This Essay " i'll close with adding, as an
Appendix, that every farmer should en-
deavor To have some bees. II will add tn
his profil and comfort every wear, much
more than lie expense or trouble. The
capital expended in AN Apiary, in getting
the stock ct bees, with which 10 begin. is
small, and the annual expense of boxes,
living ihesw arms, aud taking The honey,
is Uncomfortable. The bees will keep
themselves /; aud the clover tiridS and
other flowers wiil*upply The materials for
a pleasant and cheap income To lie far.
mer. A whole cnua'y or tanners, all I,av-
ing bees carefully kept, would save many
hundreds OF dollars IN her families hy
II, and live much more comforts bis. Be
sides, there is an agreeable and plnilos Ophic
entertainment, IN observing the industry
aud economy OF 4 family of bees. For
they appear 10 have lie pairiarchal 60
vernmeni III perfection.
SAMUEL HOUSTON,
| October so, 1918.