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

Richardson. 81 to Mr D,ck.n. for sss,. 20 ~ =,
uuTneIi lor potatoes, ST to Mr. Carter, and IS AZ
Sin,on ,S ana Tor pumpkins, Sc TO Mr. 10
The I'd premium Tor be,ts eoual tn ss ,,.
cate: s WIN"
AT ihe request Of Mr. Edward Hin of King Wi.
lam, have this day laid OF half an aere of M
,oS lo' > 20 aereSl now in beets, a part of whcl
saw pulled W; and having taken the tons oil
weighed them, aud find the produc. TO be on th,
III we're, io,oil pounds, or S9,oss pounds to IN,
acre, equal to 5Sii bushels (of 90 pounds TO an,
ousheD to the acre. Given under my hand this 49,
u'y oI Oe'oosr, ISL JOHN lUNiPklN.
Gen' VIM. II. Richardson. from the Select Com
mltee, presented the follow in. interc,tin, Rrnor,
on the best cultivated Farms:
heP1rt Of the ComB,iitoe on Farms
Frames Staples, Committee.
Ems COMMITTEE having discharged the duties
port: ~
The first Farm visited by them. was tina, Of The
Kew Jesse III. Turner, President Of the Society.
insert: ~ w "s'o
10 the Committee appointed to inspect farms. and
/ TO award premiums the same
=, ""entemen: offer my farm for the premium.
iVu WIN OF course inspect the premises, and Judge
Tor yourselves. But 1t has occurred TO me. that n
VIII aId you IN your arduous duty, II l. as ia. pro.
proprietor, state some Of the eatns facts pertain,ns
10 the same
| n in he
! 1877. In that year bought 80 acres of very moor
anu even exhausted land, intending at Nh :, INN.
never TO own another loot OF land. But fer i'm ,
/ proving the above piece, | became interested il,
Iatmlnsi aud by additions time after Time, generally
OF osher small pieces of similar poor land nv
iarui now consists of 1872 acres OF this nboui Is0
are cleared My object and effort has been TO inn
prove my land, and get 1t in cultivation as fast as
Gear H. nut IN tins have failed by about 20 acres
oi low ana very wet land. | now nave about I6D
acres IN actual cultivation, all of which has becn
improved, and most oi II highly
IN improving my lands, have used lime TO a
slnall extent but my main dependence has been
puresccnt m1nures- At first / annl,,d ,Lcu, sn
cart loads TO the acre; now nut on aL,ut half Tia,
9nAnlly. always apply II broadcast, and great
prefer that tins should be top-dressirs to the
grass lands.
My crops from the beginning have been grass
corn and oats, to which have recently aided bs,ts
anG turnIps About half OF the cultivated land (,,v
~ acics) Is IN grass of some kind, mostly clover
umo1hy ana herds grass, OF which tho usual product
ssomewheTc about 900 pounds 10 the acre 'TLc
balance is one halt IN corn; the other in o,,s r.
usual product OF eorn is about 5 barrels TO tho
acre. and OF oats about 5000 pounds. This wear
the product OF the latter has been much less
My preparations ior taking care OF my crops arc |
ample, so much SO, that no part of them, NOT even
the coin tops, or shucks are exposed to the w,ntb
eii out ali are put under shelter. In this find |
great convenience, both IN putting away, and IN |
taking out for use.
q Ne
regular hands Besides these have n sN,b Inn,
he Is employed slmost eIclusyely with the " AEON.
o. IN the garden. | also hire labor To the smeuni
OF ABOUT Tour additional hands, during harvest
MY stock consists OF three horses SIX mules
four young steers, three mich COWS, bull, anu four
oGes youns cattle. OF hogs, | have a cons,dera
DE numosri but not having taken census Of Them |
IaItIy, cannot, ~ present, state how MANY OF
we e'hHlon OF my stock, and Of the provision made
Tor Their comfortable accommodation, the Commit
tee VIII Judge for themselves | viii II5t add That
am STU. manurlns with all my night. For this
purpose, resort To my farm pen, my stables, nv
hog pens and cattle shelters. All these endeayor
10 keep well Uttered. How much manure | got ,
from these sources, | cannot state preci. bnI II
is very considerable. Lost year tlsked myself
with the manuring Of 10 acres from my home re-
sources. more than did 1t. TINS year have civ.
en- myself task OF 20 acres, and think shall do
IL Besides this, haul a large quantity of manure
or coal ashes from town, 50 that, with tho whole
usually manure from 40 to 50 acres during the wear
Under this sys'em, my lands far from deterorat-
ing, arc peIcepub.y improving. | greatly need an
ADDITIONAL force To cultivate them. The Enclosures
anu indeed the general condition of the farm md ,
l'I MS apPuttonances, are submitted TO the inspec
hon Of the Committee. J. IL IIrRNER'n
10 this We add, that Mr. Turnccs farm, as might ,
be expected Is IN very high state OF productive.
ness, Il lies 10 the immediate neighborhood OF the
MY OF Richmond, the neates, point being lizzie 81
more than one mIe, and the most distant scarcely |
more Than two from the town. This has afforded c
m |
when OBJECT from the hrsI, he seems To hayede
oied his ample pccuniary resources with great sa-
dcIty and encrsy-InsumUcH ihll according to h s.
sIImate, rot less than $50 Two horse cat-oaGs of
MANURE i4s ocen appii.d to every la cul.iya.
Bui5uEs-A very handsome and well .rr,ngcd +,
amIy mansion with al! the requisite Offices Tor con-
eniencc and comiOr', all IN tie bes, order. Com.
oTlaUie houses Tor domestic servants and farm l., q
'0reTs. Stables pretty good. Hog siyes-i,yo .fn .
Ne IE mari ~ r...H H.
ne last winter and spring. Cattle sheds are now
,udiUg, and wlil be completed IN Il short lime ! 1
h!ee large houses constructed for the purpose and
aIa11s Oi couIainingi we suppose, 4 u 5UO 600 v
'eshs OF hay. In
very good garden III
Crops-Dctai gwen in Mr Turner'S statement, Y
which we odd, that the Beet crop IS SUPERIOR TO
ny. ihe IurniP crop, though good, inferior TO
one we have seen. :
Culuva.ion-O OF the Corn crop appears to have !
cen defective, but that crops good one, and ha.
rowing win II a good crop Of pumpkins, Other q
Iops aud gardens IN good order. q
S1ock-liorses and Mules good. Cattle ordina- r
Hogs-Two Bears and three brood So,ys with
So hIiers OF pigs, all OF the Berkshire stock and 4
lpeTior animals obtained at great Expense from MIR
liens celebrated stock at Buffalo, with the exeCp-
on oil the premium Boar President, which was 3
utchased OF Mr. A. b. Shelton. For one Of these c
ows II months old, MIR Turner paid 500. a f
rye stock OF O.hor Hogs, very good v
Fences-Ch-hy OF plank, with some thorn hedge Q
the former, as we think, not sufficient for com. 4
lete security.
Keeps farm nccoun's-Ag riculiurnl p,pcrs taken d
Farmers Register, CulttyalOr and SouthcrE Plan-
Fam OF Ro. CARTEA PAGE. 0
PSI asTes-2OO OF which - m cu.tIvaiion-.he /
est in hne forest. Much Of this farm Is rich, hav- s
Y been heavily MANFRED by MIR Shepherd, OF whom b.
IL Page purchased o., aud the Improvement con- a
nned Tor some time by MIR Plge-but the whole I
susceptible Of the highest Improvement. =
BuiidIngs-A spaciOus and convcni mansion Of {
rick, win all necessary offices, including comfort
bic accommodations Tor RGorers, q fine barn and il
tables, good courthouse, with stables Tor cattle un.
good. 4
CIops-COrn, oats tobacco, turnips r
Cultivation Of the corn crop vcTy good tLopgb
luch Of the fodder will be lost from the necessary
attending to the tobacco, which Mr. Page cun- 1
atCs this year Tor the fret lnr. TurnIp crop Or
mary. Iub4 Coca large portion has already d
zen cut, that which is nUw standing, shows that
he crop was iuTunant; but Il seems to have sus-
aimed much INJURY from worms. Garden appears
o have been we'll cultivated during the earlier part
Il the year, but iattery ncgIecteJ-lhe tobacco crop
ngrOssIng most Of the farm labor
Siuck-FOur Work horses, two carriage horscs
wO saddle horses, and a very line horse colt OF the
jdnndiin stock. Cattle-ST mulch COWS, good
hree oxen not seen by the Committee uogs--A
ufee stock, including Berkshire boar AMI SOW
he latter fine animal.
LaLDr-SN men and one boy.
Keeps fItm accounts.
Agricultural papers tskeu-Cultivator and South
sm Planter.
FARM oF JAMES GoRDoN.
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