The North-Carolina standard., 1843-05-10
From the American Agriculturist.
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WHEATsHEAF FARM.-We recently made a
visit to the farm of w. A. Seeley, Esq. of Stat
en- Island. The buildings are in style of entire
plainness and simplicity, yet with perfectadaPta-
ton to the object in view. A large and well
constructed windmill, of the most substantial
kind, occupies one of the group of farm buildings
which is used during a great part Of the year in
grinding for this and the neighboring farms
But the peculiar merits ofthe out-building con-
sists in the barns. There are two of them, of
large size, and so constructed, as to afford the
greatest quantity of available room. They
are both built upon side hill, thus enabling the
loaded hay and grain to be drawn in upon
level with the upper side, and the entire floor IS
appropriated to their occupancy, while at the
same time that it affords great abundance OF
convenient room, saves the trouble of pitching it
high, and furnishes the fodder just where it is
wanted to feed into the racks for the stock be-
low. The underground room of one is divided
into stalls for horses on either side through It's
entire range one hundred and thirty feet and
large gangway, accessible by folding doors at
each end, runs through the centre, afording
pie room for carts or wagons for the purpose of
removing the manure. Water is admitted at one
end through stop-cock from pond above, for
ming reservoir from the drains Commodious
yards adjoining, afford space for exercising the
animals. This barn is expressly designed for
stabling supernumerary horses from the city
through the winter, yet its construction admits
of its being used to equal advantage for any other
stock. The other barn being designed for cat
tie and sheep, is open to the SOUTH and the other
three besides are occupied with racks for the
stock, which are divided, when necessary, by
partitions and enclosures.
But the particular advantage of these barns,
consists in the admirable contrivance afforded for
the accumulation and economical preservation of
the manure. Under shelter from the washing
rains and exhausting sun, well mixed with earthly
and vegetable NATTER it is here retained till it can
be advantageously applied to the land. Between,
and contiguous to the barns, is tank capable
Of holding twenty-five thousand gallons, whichis
the receptacle of those enriching liquids of the
farm yard, without the retention and careful ap-
plication ofwhich, to the growing crops or ster-
corated heap, no farming arrangement can be
deemed complete. An outlet near the top con-
ducts off the surplus liquid to a heap of COM
post, if it rises too high before required for use,
by which it is absorbed. At al other times the
cistern is emptied by sheet iron buckets attached
to revolving iron chain, and propelled either
by the windmill, or if necessary, by horsepower,
the shaft gecring into either as required.
No particle Of animal or vegetable manure pro-
duced upon the farm is allowed to be wasted.-
All is preserved and added to the general stock
of compost. The necessity of resorting to the
city for manure at large expense, is here shown
to be unnecessary, and those who at first jeered
at this undertaking, now wisely following
the example. Since the full organization of the
farm, there has never been less than two thous-
and loads of surplus manure ready for use.
A small patch of the stifest and most unprom-
ising clay, from which, Mr.. S. says his first at
tempt for crop of buckwheat, resulted in a.
growth of about six inches; by an addition of a
coating of sand ploughed in, and subsequent
one narrowed over the surface, produced most
bountful yield. 1t is thus the intelligent and OBJ
serving book farmer avails himself of all the prin-
ciples of science and the experience of others, in
his practice