Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-17

,hroagbou, the season al they have tcsu dutiug The past
month The weather bSs been COLI and tsmpes'uous
generally, since the Sdi Of April, and river navigati n
ha, been disag 'eeable at best, bu, very frequsn,ly ex-
,reme'y dangerous. IL is an obserya len founded on ex.
peris nee, that as long a, there is a rock in the Susque-
hanna, some one will be found 10 run his boat, ark, or
raft upon n; ard this being said in reference to calm
weather, the numerous wrtc ks that occur when il IL
sormy, viii b, Is ima,ed by those a quain,ed wi h he
numerous falls aud r'p?'es in this river. Canal naviga-
ton is net exposed TO any OF thsae perii', and hsnce we
.ay il wall get into favor with the public, il they ecu
,inue in as good ~Layigable o der throughout he ssason
as they have been during he pas, men h.
The Maueh Chunk canal, The Schuyikill navigation,
UtiOn canal, PeuEsyivania canal, from Mi1ol, ton 10
Cha X, ferry, aud thence TO Leuis,own on he Juuiaia
ani Northumberland! at the junction Of the North and
IVES, Branches, are AL In good order. Ga ,hs Perm
cd aud merchandise ha, assembled, TO ,be above town.,
aud the numerous other towns on ard contiguous 10
burg has baen very bIisk, a, wsll by the loading and
unloaiirg OF canal boats, as the transit Of boa,s TO and
rom The tow ms alluded to.
Alter writing The foregoing, we called at The ofics Of
the Collector OF Canal Tolls at ,hi' plac. on Saturday at
@ noon last, aud learned tina, the ci"arances here du-
ring he mouth OF April were 205; including carrying
wooio en- the PeIn'yivapia canal. And the receip'so
The collector, for the past week. amounted 10 about $40
dollars, and for 'ha week preceding 500 dollars.
DAIRY ARM
We present our agricultural readers with a s%uhjset, 4
the most livelsy in,eses', in the suit lined letter TO he
Edi or o! The .Americon Farmer, fsom IL proprietor Of
- 'k q StAo ~ i"' v NhiNh VIC CGOuAu y VI
to their earnes, conside a ion. We hav. beard much Of
this interesting es;ab!i hnsn,, but not ing 20 sa,is,ac,c-
~ az ibis ooncise s'a!enoni, which fully ju,,i6-s the
idea We had conceived, ,ha' II is p'ecistly such a Farm
a. Is required in The vicinity of Norfnls~ 10 ,xci.e ,he
languid spirit OF agrit, ure in our surrounding coun-
Try, ard leach our farmers the art OF rene " vine their ex.
haus ed lanes, aud OF rrapirg AT the sam tic1e a rich
ha'ves' ty The proesss. Such d arm, or one even on a
sma Ter scale, near Norfolk, would in d lew years be a
fortune 10 The proprietor. Gu: ma k |, is so scontiy
suppl d with the products Of the dairy, and these so
| lUtsTiOr as ~ Qua,ily, that ID would ~ ". an,uls !. , N
agsment 10 such an euterrTise; aud the qian.ity raised
on the Orar ge Farm would readily fad customers here
a the hgh:s; prices given in the BIliiinore maj I.
We see no obstacle 10 such an esiabishm at. The
qnai y o'the laid is OF little consequences. A poor soil
would soon receive sufficient suslenance from the ccw.
house 10 yield Abund ,ncs OF clover aoa hay. Ths ar.
t,cles CT 'oJ pC!chased, are az cheap hsf, as 10 Bal
iImofe. All that il reqCisi. :. attention in tie manage.
mant Of the concern. T.NoyGoIb Hoali
MIR. SMITu: Under an impression Ina, the a.r.eul.
tu.is's o! cur coultry, with a few exceptions, did uoi
employ capital enough in their business, |, about lively
years since, determined 70 cary my ide as INTO fleet
upon My 0 anse Farm, consisting OF 400 acres. AT er
tn, desired fertility bad beer. gwen to the soil, 80 acres
oil 1t were 20 vtrted ino a ga'drn and $40 acres
Ito a dairy arm. or In ,Fe $40 acres, about 10 ara in
wo1d, and about 300 under cultivation.
The cows are In numb II 100 sometimes more, AM
sometimes les'. They are kept in warn, but vel; ven.
tlA'ed stables throughout The Water, a d part of he
spring aod autumn They are n YER txposed TO cold rain
evsn IN snmm'r. They run during the summer IN
'nXuricnt pa ure', each OF wkici. af .rls a comforts.
lie shade. So much Importance is attached 10 shade
that sheds have tie ~ erected ovAr the trougbs. whers
they get their drink. As there is no runirg water nm
tn iarm, we haze TO depend on pump. And i, NAV
not DE OTTO place hSra o stale, that ,wo Doe. one Al
a time, puGp all the wat.r, and cut all the cornstalk,
rtraw and hay used Tor al. he cows and other no,maI,
ct this !a'm These cut articles, IN xrd with corn meal
br,n, shorts and roots, are cook ID by man, of a var,
simple steam apparatus for their food during the winter
with CccasirIa a. vaTia ions.
The cows are at all tunes 10 the stables clean. b,
bang kept c'ean OF their own dirt, by me ms OF a wei
consIrrcsd d.aiI so fixed as 10 receive Ill their dun,
and urine
or the sales Of the products OF This d iiry a.m there
has been, Tor a series OF years, a prog ressive Increase
The account OF the sales of lest year, as rendered 10 ne
by my ma0agsr on The I,' JaGuary Iasi, YOU h I've be.
low; and | am given 10 understand that ID will be more
Ills year. 10 this sa'ement tn proceeds of ;he gar.
den OF 30 acres are not included.
a. ~ oApopseo or I=pdIrs OF puildlr gs. and OF evsru
other kind, r., paid b. my mana yer, 1 have no, Al.
lowed myself to pry into them very clio ,eIy. have
contenttd myself with knowing. that he has 10 d.liv,r
to M, end tina, he does deliver u me with u, limi,a.
ton every day, whatever quantity my family NAV
want oil fresh butter, cream aud milk, and that he
has TO pay me, and does pay me in cash, every 8,
,urday, a "a i,fsctofy net amount Of rent.
Amount Of Sales on Orange Fam for 1890
Milk, S1 800 On
b t. r., 17o on
Dee,, 4 20i 81
Veal, 1eI 10
rss, 70 so
Vegetables, ass 90
Hay, l.I43 O6
5000 60