Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-02-26

iIi' nc ''H l ~ '"S "NSA
c%ulab!e; for here the corn can be sown broad
cast, upon cheap land, easily cultivated without,
manure, and yet produce a great crop.
Ii was painful TO me that ! had no spare time TO
spend with the HUMOROUS Interesting acquaiat-
ances that / made here
left this delightful town the next morning
after the fair, in company with several gentlemen
who formed a delegation from the PtsiadeIphia
Society, TO interchange civIlItIes with tseirtrlends.
This is exactly as 1t should be: it keeps uP friend
Iy social intercourse, and tends TO sg:rease knowl-
edge and happiness. The vlstts, too, 0. dtStIn-
guishcd strangers, at such a .lne, serves as a
most valuable siimulani to .tcite praiseworthy
exeriion6. This IS a matt well worthy The at
tention Of agricultural 5 Giles. Send de!cga>
tons 10 visit one anoihr-
While in Phlladelpf- | met with our mutual
friend, CT Bcmen' ii with him visited several
places Of interest, :; :uding the Wilmington Fair
We also visited w .hester, and enjoyed the hos
p'tllIty Of Dr.. lexington, known as one Ut the
most scientific @sIterS on agriculture. We also
visited Pdscha. Morris and Joseph Cope's farms,
rs we'll "a gay other of tho highly cultivated
farms at 80 brandy VINE hills.
Mr.. { 80 is known as an importer OF Durham
stock e1I South Down sheep, a beautiful lot Of
which ne had on hand. | look upon this as the
best freed Of sheep for general use in tho coun-
trY. Those deslrous Of purchasing. may depend
tpon the genuine article from MI. Cope.
Mr.. Morris il a large breeder Of ID irhams.-
We saw here "a horse power churn, which makes
100 lbs. of butter a; one operation. The aPPara-
tus Is simple and cheap. Any person DESTROYS OF
obtaiuing inlornlaiion about IT, will fad by making
application TO Mr.. NJ that he IS a ''gentIeman
Elrner"-which means a man Of Intelligence,
and who is always ready 10 devote his time and
abilities TO the PROMOTE of improvement among
his brethren.
| wish he would also publish a description, and
his opinion, of a wheat sowing machine that We
saw at his farm.
AT one of the farms which w visited, | was
struck with the appearance of a fine 10, Of oxen,
fed entirely upon grass, which IS one OF the most
luxarihnt and profitable crops that grow upon these
hills. These oxen are driven, while lean, from
the north part of Ohio, and no doubt MANI OF
them had whIlo young been driven from the ln'e~
rior OF Indiana or Illinois TO Ohio, there used for
work whiio in their PRIME, and then driven 10
Pennsylvania to eat up the surplus grass, and in
turn TO be eaten up by the surplus population of
Philadelphia.
At The Same farm, l saw a very simple aud
cheap apparatus that forces water forty OF iiIty
rods, up a steep hill, TO the house and barn. \
lever, about twenty feet long, with a weight at
one end and a water box at the other, is hung In
the stream, and covered over with a roof, around
which, IN winter time, straw IS placed 10 prevent
freezing. While the end of the lever upon which
is the box, is up, a stream OF water runs III, and the
he weight of that oyerbalances the weighted end
Of the lever, and down goes the box, striking a
pin IN its descent that opens a valve and lets out
the water, when up 1t comes for a new supply,
each movement of the leaver making a stroke OF
q force pump that sends the water IN one perpetu-
al, never firing stream up the hill.
Instead of feeling as though We were trouble
some visitors. seeking our own qualification. we
were every where made to feel more Itko one af.
fecilonate brother visiting another. We were as
sured that our hosts rather considered 1t an honor
han n bur,hen 10 entertain US. o! now | wish
! agricultural brethren would extend the custom
Of visiting one another. Much good and much
pleasure would come Of it.
After our return to Philadetphia, we went in
company with the oxceilen, editor of the Far
mer's Cabinet. a short trip into New Jersey, and
al the farm of Mr.. Edward Tonkln. about fourteen
miles from Camden. saw some OF the finest speci-
mems Of fat Durham oxen, | venture to say, IN
the United States. Mr.. L. is Il large breeder of
Dlrhams, and has done what but few breeders
would DO, that Is, 10 alter soma of his hes, bull
calves for the purpose of showing what can be
done with this breed OF cattle for beef. He also
has one spayed heifer. These beeyes are now
about five years old. and IL was the opinion of
! several gentlemen present that tho largest OK
would weigh 5000 pounds They are TO be fed
another year. Taken together they are one of
The most beautiful show OF fat cattle | ever saw.
Ga our ~retarn, we visited the old 'IIaddonfied
house." built of bricks and timber imported from
England. We now look upon the importation Of
bricks as ridiculous. When shall we ge, our
eyes open wide enough 10 see that many Of our
present importationS are more ridIculous. and
more detrimental to The best interests of the
country?
This house. still in a good state of preserva-
ton. Is owned by a gentleman by The name of
Wood, who owns "ti0se chickens that can ca,
corn Off of a flour barIel standing on end. They
are tall subjects.
was surprised to learn that in this state, 50
celebrated for peaches. the trees have entirely
failed. New Jersey peaches are now nc more
And now. NV dear readers. If you are as tired
OF reading as am of writing, you will be glad
that | have coms here 70 an abrupt close-promis-
ing. however, that you shall again here from your
old friend. SCION ROBINSON.
Lake C. II. Ia, Dee. 1911.