Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-08-10
Agricultural.

Farming on Large Seaie.-Whai
large tracts of land are sometimes TILED in
the western States under the uamc offarms
NAV he Judged from the following articles
which are found iu the Peoria Press:
An Illinois Prairie Farm.-Mr. Isaac
UuIerl,ill, Of Peoria. has farm about is
miles above this place, at Rome, on the H.
linois river. which is the largest, or nj lcas,
one of the largest 10 the state.
The first field Of this farm that meets
YOUR view in approaching Rome. consist,
0f Eve hundred acres. under what is some
times called Virginia or worm fence. eight
rails high. Three hundred acres Of this
are in wheat, principally pui in last fall,
aud which was sowcd upon the sod, last
wear for the 6rs, time broken UP by The
plough. Evom sscii ground foil crop is
never expected. befare ilcslarge f,srrows,
which had lain in solid body Of matted
roofs for ages. are thoroughly dccompnsed
and pulYerized. which cannot take place
in few months, The wheat is now (Ju-
" 9th ! "while for harvest; :" and i, is esii.
,na,cd ,ha, parts Of the field will yield
twenty five, and some, thirty bushels to
the acre, ,honch the whole may not aver
apc much over twenty bushels. The diff
ference in the crop is mainly attributable
10 the time manner in which the plough
ing aud sowing were done. The balance
OF The field is in corn and oats.
The second ;iel'', which is nearcs, Rome,
and separated from the FIRST named. by
The road leading from Northamp,onio TO that
place, consists oftwo hundred acres, which
is enclosed with beautiful and excellent
board fence This was done at au ex-
pcnse ri l1G5. which was ahour the cost
nf the fence around tho five hundred acres
This ti,.' c"u,ain> wheat, ryc. nn's. aud
corn. arl -hnw> w'' The La Sale prairie
can da " hen unl,r full snhjec,ion To The
baad of the cuI,iva,or The whenl here
presents sceue beautifully beyond de-
scriplion. II nvertops the fence. which
exceeds I've fee, in hcieht; This clean. well
headed and even, and must produce thirty
five bushels 10 the acre 4 description
of The rye aud oats would be such as might
excite doubts Of lis truth in The minds OF
those who have never seen The crops oi our
prairie sta,c. Tho corn. though fine. is
mol so well grown as it is nj The same time
Of the year in ordinary seasons.
rl'he third field. which lies north o! The
second, will be in very short timc.-
Much Of il is now under fence. broken up.
and pari of il in corn. Il will consist Of
sixteen hundred acres. all under one fence.
The whole farm comprises abnu, two
thousand three hundred acres, has straight
line Of fence on one side. three miles long.
Mr.. u. expects this fal 10 he able to put
seven or eight hundred acres in wheat
Much of this will be in ground second
wear under cultivation, aud with an ordina-
ry season. The mex, years crop Of this and
the sod wheat. or what will be put in new
ground. mny reasonably be calculated TO
Weld at least. an average production Of
twenty-five bushels per acre.
The breaking or ploughing ofthc prairie
cost Mr.. Underhill 81 80 per acre by con-
tract, and wheat sold here nearly all las,
winter al IS cents per bushel; it il came
q litilc under that on some days il went
higher on Others. We add these prices to
the preceding account, that the reader
inay form some idea Of what can TO done
in the way Of prairie farming in Illinois.
Mr.. u. is now building two large barns,
80 by SO feet, on the bank Of the river al
Rome, where there is Que Of The hest steam
boat landings on The river. The first of
these 'ras raised last Saturday, and tho
frame Of The other will be ready to go up
ina short time