Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-10-11

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rous as any oftheir neighbo,s. The orch
ard has never been laid down to grass, bu
kept in constant cultivation. The trees arr
finely shaped, having been pruned with
skillful hand, and just high enough from sht
ground to work under without inconven'
ieuce the trees are about two rods apart
in some places they nearly cover the ground
We do not remember how many barrel'
we're gathered for the market last year, bu
the quantity was great. Besides this orch
ard, there is another that has been set ou
only 2 or years, Of 2 or 800 trees, all o.
which are sweet apples, designed express
lively for the swine. ALI the refuse apples
are fed to the hogs. and considered much
more valuable for that use than for cider.
The farm is abundan,ly stocked with
pears, pluns, peaches, grapes, &c. There
are more than 1000 fruit trees Of various
sorts upon the place, and all have been
resred and pruued by tl,e hand'of the pro-
Prietor himself.
One ofthe most pleasant sights is a treL
lis, 80 rods in length, covered with the lsa'
bella grape, from which was gathered last
year two ,oas Of grapes, which found a
ready sale in Bosom market at 10 10 IL
cents per pound. The crop was said not
to be 50 heavy this year, but 10 Us It appeared
very great. There is also small house
where The more delicious foreign grapes
are grown.
The phms bad suffered severely from the
curculio. and most Of the trees had lost their
fruit. There is disease upon the currant
bush, which we have noticed N many other
places as well as on this. the bush loses
its leaves perma,urely, and The frui' becomes
wi,hr and worthless. We have IN vain
sought for the cause. Can any Of our rea.
ders inform US, and prescribe remedy =
The vegetable garden is large, and veil
stocked with every variety: what is not
consumed in The family IS marketed or ted
to the swine.
DR.. Phinney has taken great pains to
improve his breed of swine, and probably
there are none superior in the state. As we
have promise from him ola description Of
t,s pigs and piggery for tho N. E. Farmer
we shall no, enlarge upon this subject. He
prefers cross Of the Berkshire and Mackey
10 any other, and most Of his pigs for
slaughter are Of this description. He has
the full blooded Berkshire, Mackey and
asher breeds, and mixes to suit himself We
noticed SOW lately imported from Eng
land, called The Essex half black: the hin.
der par, of the animal is Jet black -."d -'''.,
ar~ara isasf, wnl'e. There are some good
points about her, and she may prove val.
uabie acquisition 10 his stock: not having
recovered from her sea voyage. she does not
appear now ns she will after few weeks Of
good keeping. There is an old SOW near
quite an object Of curiosity. we DO not re-
collect The breed.) ha. weighs 900 lbs. a
H,onstrous overgrown animal she had
been turned out of her pen to enjoy her
liberty little, whicn she did no, howe ef,
seem 10 appreciate much, as all the room
she wanted appeared to be enough to turn
round and lie down upon. She looks as
though she might be the parent Of most
offspring, but We understood she
was without issue, having apparently no IN
clinalion to form an intimacy with the other
sex. The number Of swine is about l4O.
the care of which employs one man con.
stantly.
The barns and other buildings for the ac-
of stock are convenient and
comfortable, with sufficient room for the
hay and grain produced on the farm. About
100 tons Of hay are cut annually, part OF
which is sold. For every ton of hay sold,
one cord of manure is purchased. To im-
prove the land keep it IN high filth. it is ne
cessary Of course TO manufacture a large
amount of manure. This is done first by
the hogs. the man who has the core Of
them is constantly employed at odd hours in
furnishing them materials, such as meadow
mud, peat, weed. &c. second, by sheep: 10
autumn $50 or 200 wethers are purchased
from the droves, and fed through the win.
ter :: by March they are in good flesh, and
bring high price, and pay well for their
keeping; their yards being furnished with
a plenty Of mud and litter. when mixed
by their excrements makes rich compost {:
thirdly the other stock and the manure
purchased, which is carefully mixed with
twice the quantity of meadow manure. One
cord ofthis composition is considered about
equal to one cord Of stable manure alone.
Ia making our observations upon this
place, We feel as if it vas not in our power
to do it justice. as we spen, but a few hours
upon it. Every part Of it shows, that SCI.
ence, industry and skill, it has been render
ed worthy of being ranked among the first
Of we'll cultivated farms in New England,
and lis proprietor worthy of all praise for
the laudable examples he has set for the
imitation Of his agricultural brethren.
From the New ENGLAND Farmer.