Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-29

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very fine Your Committee therefore. NJ
rlea,,ire, award to Anthony Robinson, E.c me- "''a
80. !, and 10 Rev Jesse II Turner, premium -
RIO. CARTER PAGE, Chai,looa
Richmond, October 20ih, lcil.
The Premiums awarded and paid accordin,
viz; for turnips - 10 Mr.. Staples, So 10 Mr. Rcb-,
son. 81 to Mr. Dckin; for bec's g 10 Sr. Turngr y;
potatoes, So to Mr.. Carter, and - 10 ,r Richards
and for pumpkins, So 10 Dir. ROBINSON and - Is M
Turner.
The I'd premium for beeis, equal TO Sc, awarded
10 Mr. I'd Ilill on the following certificate.
AT the request Of Mr.. Edward lii!l q King William
have this dav lad off half an acre Of hs o; III 4,
! acres now IN beets part oi winch >iw pulled ~,
and having taken the tops of, weighed them. and lad
The product L. lie thu halt acre, 1861; pounds, 4
52U,- pounds the acre, equal 10 5:ii bushels ~ n
pounds to the bushell 10 the acre Gwen under II.
''''' ''''S " JOHN LUMPKly
Cen YIN. H. Richardson, from the Srlec, Com
mittee, presented the following interesting Report 81
the best cultivated Farms
| Repoyt Of the Committee Farms
VIM II. Richardson, Warner ". Gay, and Franc,
Staples, Committee.
This Committee having discharged the duties ASSN
ed them, respectfully otter The following report
The first Farm visited BY them, was that o. the ses
Jesse H. Turner. President OF the Society who hand
ed us written statement, winch we here Insert
ITO the Committee appointed TO nsPrct farms, Eal =
award premiums on the same.
advertisements offer my farm for the premium YIN
viii Of course inspect the premises, and Judge TT
yourselves But IL has occurred - me, that i wi 81!
sou in you! arduous duty, II j. as The proprietor sa.e
some of the leading facts pertaining t. the same
.Ny operations as a farmer began IN the year -
In that wear bought 80 OF very poor ard even
exhausted land, intending at that tmc never to o"a
another foot Of land. But, after improving the abo1r
piece became Interested IN farming; and hy additions
time after time rally Of other small pieces Of
lar poor land nv farm consists OF l92 acres. Oi
tins about 10 acres cleared My object end ,r.t
has been 10 improve my land, and get il cultivation
as last a. clear il; bu, in this have faded by about -
acres Of low and very vet land. now have about iCj
acres m actual cultivation, al! Of which has been
proved and most Of It highly.
..ln improving ny lands, nave used lime = sna..
extent bu, my man dependence has been PG'r, .c'at
manures. 81 first applied about oo ca't.loads II W.
acre; nov put about halt that quantity. 4."a5s
apply ii broadcast. and greatly prefer that tn So III
De as top.dressng 10 the grass lands
eMy crops from the beginning have been gTass, c-r
and oats which have recently added bseis a"G 100
nips About half Of the cultivated land (say - acssi
i in grass Of somc kind, mostly clover, timothy aGa
erds grass, Of which The usual product - some"he.e
abogt 5000 pounds TO the acre he balance 4 one.
half in corn the other IN oats. The usual produce
corn Is about barrels the acre, and Of oats ao9l,
5000 pounds Ihs year lie p!oduct =! 'he lat'eF ~
! becn much less.
| "hiy preparations for taking Of ny cops A.
ample 30 much 50, that part Of them, not even ~
corn tops, s!ucks, exposed TO The weather ~!
nlcnce both III putting away, and IN taking out ~ isc
"Ilc force employed on ny farm consists a isr -
gular hands. Besides these, have sixth, but D.
employed almost exclusively with the wagon, or n ~.
garden. also hire labor 10 the amount OF about tour
/ additional hands, during harvest
"My stock consists OF three horses, SIX mules, ;at.
work efs, three mich coms, bull, and :oar n,a,.
Young cattle. Oi hogs, have considerable numa,:
hot not having taken census .! them lately, cahne
al present, state how many OF Inc condition y NJ
stock and oil tho p5ovison made iur their comfortable
accommodation, the COMMITTEE viii Judge i,r them.
selves | VIII ns add that am s,:l manurns al'A
all ms might. For THIS purpose, resort T. ~ farm
pen my stables, my hog pens and cattle shelters.
these endcavor 10 keep well Uttered H." ales.
manure get from these SOURCES, cannot STATE prscs
Is hut IS very considerable. Last year ;as&ee ~
self with the maEuring of 10 acres from ny hone c.
sources. more than did It, THIS year have &c.
myself task Of twenty acres. and thnk shall ~
Besides this, hau! large quantity 81 manure or c0a
ashes from Town, So that, with tile whole. usual,
manure from forty % fifty acres during the year ~.
der this system, my lands so lar from Geeforang ~
perceptiby improving | greatly need an adti'i7tf.
force 10 cultivate them. The Enclosures, and inGtra
the general condition Of tie farm and all appat.
,enances, submitted 10 the inspection Of ,lir On.
Inttee. J. H. ~ RSLE
expected, is in very high state Of prodncts,nes..
lies in the immediate ngghbofhooI IT the ely u
Richmond, the nearest point being !'it!e more titan
one mile, and the most distant, scarcely iln
from the This has afforded the proprietor graf
advantages in obtaining manure, TO which obec' trou!
the first he TO have devoted his ample pceuus,
resources, with great sagcciiy and energy-nsomu5s
that according 10 hs estimate, not less than - To-
horse cart.loads Of manure has been applied every
acre IN cultivation.
Bnildings.-A very handsome and well arranged
family mansion wh all the requisite Offices fer coMvc.
nence and comfort, all IN the best order. Comfortable
houses for domestic servants aud farm la5orvts Sa
bes pretty good. Hog styes--t~o ranges Containing
- pens partly rcofrd erected during the lat
and spring. Cattle sheds bui.dinG, and SD.
b. completed IN slor; time Three large houses roa.
s;rucied Tor the purpose aud capsule of conta.in
suppose, % 5Uu, 900 weight Of kay
very gnod garden.
Crops Detail gwen in Mr.. Turner's statement. II
which We add, that the Beet crop IS superior u apy
The Turnip crcp, though good, inferior some we lc
Cultiyaon-Of the Corn crop appears to have bee,.
defective but that crop good one, and has gown
with it good crop Of pumpkins Other crops and g.:
den in coed order.
Stock-Ilorses and Mules good Cattle ordinary
HogsTwo Bears and three brood Sows with 80
Itiers Of pigs, all Of The Berkshire stock aud Superior
ANIMALS obtained al great expense from MIR AI!ga.
celebrated stock at Buffalo with the exception Of ~
premium Boar President, which purchased Of ii
4 Shelton For one of these Sows II month. I'D,
Mr.. Turner paid 500. 4 large stock OF other Hog,
very good
Fences Chiefly Of plank. with some thorn ,e5-e-
the former, think no; sufficient for complee src
rity.
Keeps farm neutrality-suspicious. papers taken
Farmers Register, Cultvator and Southern Planter
FARM or Ro CATER P,sr
\ 81 acres-2U0 of which is IN culva,ion-the ret
n fine forest Much Of this farm is rich having been
heavily MANFRED BY MIR. Shepherd, Of whom Nr Page
purchased il, and the Improvement continued Tor
time BY alr Page-but the hole susce p,ibc 81 ~
highest Improvement.
Bnildings--A spacious and convenient mansion q
brick, with a.! necessary Offices including com.r'-
Il tpr tnob lar arI
stables, good courthouse, with stables for cattle under,
neath-Fences good.
Crops-Corn, oats, tobacco, turnps
Cultivation Of the crop very good, though
much of the fodder viii be lost, from the y
attending to The tobacco, which Mr. Page cuiyl,s
this year FIR the first time. Tutnip cfcp ordrart
Tobacco-A large portion has already been t.l'
which standing shows that the crop vas 'ayr.