Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-09-08
AN EXPERIMENTAL FARM IN FRANCE.
NJ COZ. LIE courEu..


700 years since. The college, OF experimental
arm appears like garden III II smiling wilder
ness, SO far as culture gnes. | r'se at foar III
the morning, in order to witucs. the whole
COURSE of tabor in this interesting iastItu-
ton. III
There were from Sc 10 80 s,ufcnts nn Ter the
superintandencc and tuition OF director. n pro-
fessor OF agriculture and agricultural chemistry.
veterinary surgeon. and agricultural impir-
Inent maker. Athaf past ;nir they toJi. sis.,'
rcpast, AMI as tho clock struck ti:e, all were cn
pioy ed ;seme IN Harvesting the horses AMI oxep,r
others IN caring oat and properly disposiag the
implements in .hc field, oih.rs loc.ng, 9th
weeding. some plpagh:ng, some hty making. /
IN a word TO all the variois iDors OF the season.
Tine school is divided info working parties Of
ton nj the head al each steady young man ut
experience, called the 'iecuron,' who directs tn:
work of his party. In all difficult operations n
regular farming .aborcr is at hand to Deriorm |
them; but ouch ~ the ardor and perseverance Of
the youtha, that they rarely allow any d;di:uity
TO their progress. The duty "t one 'dccury'
or ten, dress, iittor and feed the cattle. with
ne muc, regularity a cavalry corps dress their
horses; also to- keep tho farm ward In order.
Thus all, in turn, made acquainted with eve.
~ thing connected with n f,rIn, whether in
gird To horses, oxen, cows, pigs ar m,nures.
These last made andhusb,ndcd VITA the great
est caro-, the mxons being formed of swecpiDgs,
leaves, and weeds TINT bad not seeded, in alter
nate layers with stable mrn,Irc.
The drainugs OF the stables and straw-yard,
run into n tank, to be pumped on when required
as liquid manure, which is the best, most portable,
but least known in this country.
The learned professor NJ. Donku who is adj
mirabie practical farmer, polite and commun
rative he is learned, complained that he had
not u sufficient quantity of manure. ! urged him
10 burn the underwood and dccaying timber of the
large adjacent forests, through which wide roads
we're cut. which would enable him to obtain an
a. 4 49,
Dures either for turnips or wheat; the carriage ut
ashes being easy, and the quantity required 10
dress the land not being great in which he en-
tirely conceded.
At nine all come into their studics when they
write remarks The various operations of .he
morning. From eleve en- 10 twelve is the break
fast hour. From twelve to three is the ine fol
recreation and study, which embraces for the
first class questions of tho following nature:-Ir
farm of GOO acres, one-eightb OF which isaiways
TO he in beet-root, is to be divided into the mos
eligible rotation of crops; show the most profitable
course and describe the nature and the chemca
properties of the soil in each field, the proper ma
nurcs to be applied to them, the quantity of sect
required for the crop, its culture by previous
ploughngs, by aftcr-hoeing wedding. and tn,
cost and labor and the probable return.'
The plans of farming given by some OF tn,
youths, would have done credit to an eXperien
cod farmer, and demonstrate clearly that though
theory alonc in farming ID an absurdi!v, The com
bination Of the practice with scientific acquire
Inents, will operate great me!ioratinn in tn
agricultural world. From three till seven the,
prosecute iheis labor in the fields, being cigh
hours work in tho day. They then come in 70
dinner At eight the director receives the rcpor
from every decurion, OF the days work of his pa
~ often. He then orders the work fJ" the cnsi
ing day, giving a concise lecture tho sutJct
when necessary to the culture of any urGsta
crop. A library ofagricultlral works is open
the students Till bed time, quarter past nine
= The crop that appeared to me to be mos
carefully cultivated, was bcet-root in drills, whc
produced per about $50 pounds of sugar, sci
iag at ten pence per ID. fast us it could be uai
Observation-Disclosures.
AsUDDEa DEATH AND SINGULAR FAMILY
A Mr.. Jeremiah B,con died suddenly nc,
Bridgeton. n. j.. few days since, under SOM
what singular circumstances. He fell DEAD, viii
in the act of pumping some water. and with Or
of his hands still resting the pump TT
Bridgeton Chronicle gives the following partic,
lars in relation to this individual, and of the extr
ordinary family Of which he member:
@'Fhc subject of this notice was. we believe or
OF the oldest native inhabitants in Hopewe
township and with another brother and two 81
tiers had resided on the estate left them bv the
father, ever since his death. which occurred mar
years ago, very much in the samo way as II
sons, he being found dead in the field! The fam
~, in the recollection Of tho oldest inhabitants h;
always Oeen singular. lneir affairs were co
Quoted Dy the deceased sister who died la
spring. And although they lived like savage
the love of money was strong within them, Il
only pleasure they seemed to enjoy hoardi,
up their earnings. The brother and sister no
living are incapable OF protecting themselves--f
years he has been suffered to rove in the WOO
in a state Of perfect nudity, and when the craving
ofappctite impeiled would return to the house
satisfy his hunger, and in the morning flee aga
his hiding places, heing seldom it ever seen |
the nearest neighbors. The overseers Of Il
township finding il necessary since the death
Jeremiah, to take charge Of them and their
fects, he was pursued and taken. He wa. thin
covered with hair somewhat resembling the CO
Of very old oppossum. and stou'ly resisted ev
~ effort to clothc him. and for several days ref
sed to eat any thing.
On examining their miserable abode, which W
f,rd 10 live fhere w