Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-30

u oogins room Tor laboreTs, dairy. poultry house
o"ni large stable with spacious Ion for forage
shed adjacent for wagon, cant and for work i'm ~
"eolhet,a large and excellent COW house with hay.
louaeovs, good eorn house. with shed for tools and
ssIi'euI'utai lmplemenis-"A place Tor every thing
fences. S' s''u
Crops-Corn with pumpkins, oats, clover. bav
nsh "nn sweet potatoes, turnps, ruta baga and
"hne Norfolk; all the crops on the ground fine
Observation-Disclosures. This farm is .enetnllv
III good condition aud IN state ofsleadily progress.
sNe Improvement, fully commensurate with the
means OF the proprietor. Plots % grass we'll 50,
Wherever the land Is suitable.
Me"ute-h large supply raised on the farm
o'aoeS ana cattle yards well Uttered. Suppes oc
sas'onaUy obtained from Riehmond in EXCHANGE
pared. F N'N''s - pro
OF the latter hired. S"' JUG
S'oekI4 horses and a colt, mich cows, all in
me condition, sheep, 40 hogs of all sizes incu
ding superior brood sows with llters of m, 6ns,
nan Berkshire pigs the COMMITTEE has seen. Raises
q" "nlpe supply OF po'k; has sold this year pigs to
| Takes the Cuhiualor and Souih,y, pi,,,,,
hept regular farm accounts until the last vc,,
when, aud during the present the practice has brcn
interrupted by all health. Cannot, therefore state
Ptvhs al thus time over and above the maintenance
OF hts family oi white persons which 10 dc,,vc,
soc from tbs iarn. The profits have n,terly been
hueh reduced cy the low price OF produce Bt,t no
mas annually surplus of corn, oats, hay, potatoes
produce a. tln
dNry, which is conducted by his daughters and ,s
sutncient Tor their expenses Has purchased IN bc
last ~ years. aud paid Tor from IT, 100 acres of ne
iain ana negro man, besides repairing and addine
| courthouse and sheds. '
FAM OF EDWIN HUI.
Inc Committee not finding Mr.. Hill nt home did
no' make n minute or particular examination of his
,arh' lie nos lately purchased IL, and this Is his
hTst years cropping. We noticed hno crops Of
eoin' tobacco, potatoes, with some good beets and
'urhps also good garden and generally an nsnrct
VI hea'ness anu oTter which Indicate the good far
mer and manager. This farm is evidently i,nprov.
ing under good management
,,o FARM OF WV. MrLLEn.
Hlo acres, 50 IN cultivation.
Dul'dinSs-a good brick dwelling k,cbe, ,,,
iaboTags houses of wood. " ~
Good snrden-gOod barn and stables
Su'"'auon-We noticed here the finest crop of
'oo1oeo we nave SEEM especially piece ofprobably
one acre, which has been cultivated bv M. Nj
Ter, with her domestic servants, So y.,y .,,,,..;
" hls portion OF the crop, that the Committee are
sA,ished II can scarcely be Surpassed on the finest
'oolceo Iaud ana, as It is now understood that /
hG COMMITTEE on this crop has not acted Tins Com,
mttcc, although 1t Is not within their n,rs.-iiaI
uIty unanimously recommends that the premium
ou1Ted upon tobacco, be awarded To Mrs Miller
CtopS Corn, oats, tooacco-Corn crop pret,v
good oOacco as already stated, very 6ne-Son,, 1
good clover, and the farm Is in an innrov;ps rnn
u''o"' ""ugh not so rapidly considering lis yci-
III To the Town, 1t might be means IN prorress
LOT "aHiGS manure on thu farm good. The tobac
co here as IN other places, seems TO have nb,or h
large pofuon Of the farm labor but that cron has
been GdHlrahy managed.
Labour-FISe men and one woman
St0c"-Four horses, SIX head Of clttle-incui.
ing thee mich cows; hogs.
Keeps no farm accounts, and takes mo- AyricpI
'u'a' pqpefs. This farm not oupred Tor premium.
-, FARM or ANTHONY RcBis.oS, in.
"t" 'le committee cimc tonSpect this beauti.
I"I ana hlgtiy improved farm they did NOT 6,t ain.
proprietor at home, and consequently mad moi ,h
advantage OF detailed account Of his fnrmin, ner,
IONS Mr.. Robinson IL Justly considered one AT ,
'ul oes' farmers, ana We were much disappointed
II NOT meeting with hm-but we were received AMI
over the farm 10y his faithful ..rv,nt, ana
brennan Charles, whose attachment to his mDs,e or ,
-Sa IN MS service, and honest pride, were manifest.
nlttec. ~
The following is the result of our examination.
buiiuhss-A neat aud convenient family resi- ,
fence. with all requisite offices iCT complete com.
oH-lnciudinS good quarters for laborcrs and do
nestle serNants.-BaTn, statues cifrisge house cut
,rder. va Il" sOOu
Excellent arrangements for saving manure. of ,
"hCh large supply seems 10 he raised uron the =
1iaee y fine arec garden, stocked with frl,, trees
md many choice varieties Of foreign aud native
:rapts. d
CroPs-A very fine crop Of Corn, with the fines, :
Iof oil Puuipkna' We have seen. a large crop of d
Iurn'ps, all we, cultivated. Active prepar,tions ~
or laying down grass land.
Siock-I lie largest and finest stock OF hogs we !,
ave seen, with The exception OF MIR Turner',
ss'HShife' AMI Mr. Dickens Uest brood sows aud ;
heir pigs.
\ lir-e stock Of cattle is KEPT, bu: the Commit !
&c did not see them
Fences-Ail Of plank, and the best we have seen. y
n's i'rm not entered for premium; but It IS one
u the hanIsomest, best cultivated aud most Lishlv -
improved, mat has fallen under our inspection. a
FARh or Isaac a. GoDDlS.
lao acrcs-About 90 open, and chiefly ia cultiya. ,
ion.
Budings-A large and eIccllen, mansion. house. y
WIN appropriate Offices barn, s;aoes cattle sheds
'ut orcinafy-A fine spring, very neatly and taste.
MY improved, by wang and turfng sc and CO. ! /,
cred 10y good house
Garden pretty good.
Crops-Corn, oats, hay, pumkns, Irish and sweet /
good. We saw here the most mo. ,
uC'I'c species OF corn. apparently, that has fallen
'Huer our oGsetTa1on-hav generally Two. and
it'h thrce good ears upon stalk. Ii was origin. 1
NY procured, as We learn, f,om the county of ca ,
oi'ne; and, in the opinion Of this committee, is !
'n,h'hily wo'Lhy tho attention of cofn.grOweTs. I
Cuiu'ai"n- Very good indeed-par,lcuatly of ,
ne corn crop. Mr. GJddn's meadow land lies {
'sau'u'y, and Is all epble of irrigation with
cry Htc expense. Much Of Il has recently been | a
noughcd up, anI re seeded IN a manner which =
oiniHloded our elimination. We cannot, however,
'iLeas expressing our opinion, that the proprietor
would md Il much TO hts interest to top Gr.ss I'm,
.r'sS lands with coal ashes, which his vicinity to
ne Town seems 20 present great facilities ior dong |
We Oh cTVcd some mail on the margin Of the mea-
ow'j but II has not UCcn tested, and no uppIica- |
ION Of u has yet ucen made to this farm.
LHp'r-S'N farm hands, part of them said 10 :
DC inferior.
Stock-Four farm horses, one handsome Young :
Ailon, cisht hcau OF cattle, generally ordinary, .
'ut among Them we noticed q very fine Young COW |
40 hul ol great promise, about - months old
logs inierior-dpcs no; ATTEMPT to raise polk, crn |
ld'TnB II more advantageous 10 purchase. MIR ,
Ioddin puIchlscs no mtuur from the city, but ]
ai'cS large quantity on the farm. Ills attention |
5 chiefly directed TO business which requires his daI !
y presence IN town. Notwithstanding this, his ]
arm is highly credtaJe to HIM as an agricutu- )
dllst.
FARa or CRUTcufIELD CEUmF
The proprietor not being at home, ~ did not |
earn inc number Of acfes, or see any stock.
buildings D~cliing house, kitchen, stable and I
me OF Two oher houses, generally out OF repair
Fences toIcmuy good
Crops aud Cultivation Corn, oats, turnips, po- {
atocs, stubblc land very well sct with over and
ne cor crop, taken as the IlhurOf one man, very
hoe add has been well cultivated.
LaBof-as VIC learn from member Of the COM
niytee) none bnt his own.
The proprietor seems tp he aware Of the necessity
Tor cnuchiug his land, and wc obsCryoda good deal
oi manure lOT the apparent means Of co Getting IT,
though some of % was wasting from neglect, sup
posed 10 bo Unavoidable. The general condition OF
Mr. Crump's farm does not CnulIc him 10 any Of the
premiums, butthc crops altJri evidence Of great IN.
dustry on his part md be- seems TO have the spin,
Of Improvement. Theodore as a reward to his m
dus'ry, and 10 encourage hin IN tho Improvement