Litchfield enquirer., 1844-10-24

r6,,t material repairs Such is the character Tor
durability and permancnce which characteTl1es az
the improvements made upon the farm. =
When crossing field Of acres OF corn' one OF
the gentlemen proposed to the otners 70 mai
the Yield per acre of the field; no one being will
inc TO hazard an estimates lit was proposed to MARX
when four out OF vemarked seventy -hVe ana the
other seventy bushels per acre oil shei'eo corn lor
grinding Such piece of corn 1t Is believed eau
moi be excelled fiji be equalled by any held OF
seven acres in the county. II Is suthclent 10 say
nj this whole one hundred acres that to appearance
# is not behind this field in point Of fertility ana
productiveness; several OF the heids are Inoweo anu
| pastured alternately, being smooth and eVeh' anu
presenting no considerable obstacle to the opera
lions ot the scythe and horse-rake, and the Whoie
il enclosed principally by walls such as are DESERT
bed on the first fifty acres. Mr.. N. manufactures
more than two hundred loads OF manure annually
part of which is ploughed under IN the spring ior
his corn and part applied as top dressing 10 MS
meadows Immediately after the hay crop Is taken
off he also uses from three to four tons OF plaster
annually Mr.. N. has exhibited his usual dIscrlm-
inaton and foresight in the selection OF his STOCK
Ikcening none bat the best of their kinds. Ill"
horned cattle are all beautiful animals, and so
beautiful and valuable two year old heiers as those
which compose part of his dairy, your committee
have not had the pleasure oil meeting in any stock
|ef critic.
| From reviewing the farm and stock your commit
| tee were conducted to the wool loft, where lhey
| found stored and in the most perfect order, 2ooo
lbs of fine wool being nearly the whole OF four
clips, and worth at present prices at least $looo
Ii will be sufficient in praise of his sheep when
consists of flock Of 100 full breed meffnoes TO say
that the average weg of the eeces last year was
4lbs 10 or of clean wool. The stock IN addition
TO the 100 sheep. consists OF 80 horned cattle, 3
horses 7 colt: rs acres in nr&lng, ID acres |
under the plough this year, 10 of weod, 80 pasture
Of the ploughed land 1-2 acres Of rye produce l03
Shocks 1-2 acres of oats produce 1870 shock more
than 900 rods of stone wall have bsen laid within
ten years; 1913 naples occupying the whole length
Of his trent lines, have been recently ransplaned
all the buildings except small barn Of little value,
have been erected ysMr N. within IS years at an
expense of $4,000, AMONG which are an elegant and
well finished dwelling house erected in 1886;
horse barn and tool house 26 by 36, in all barns
Your committee are happy 70 be able to state with
Mr. N the garden has received its full share of at
tenton Here are cultivated all such garden veg
etables as contribute to the comfort and enjoyment
of the farmers household, and their luxurant growth
and the clean culture, gave evidence of the same
fruitfuness of soil and careful cultivation is
ifest throughout. =
In entering upon the examination of the fruit de-
+ partments, Mrs. Nettleton who had the sole drec
ton and management Of this department, was call
ed upon to direct us and to name to us the various
kinds of fruits, shrubs, and flowers, which in such
rich profuson adorn the yard, seldom if ever have
we had the pleasure of examining an establishment
where such abundant variety of the small fruits
are SO successfully cultivated, together with such
rich variety and profiison of Towering shrubs and
plants, and all arranged with the most consumate
taste and skill, avoiding that huddled and crowded
appearance whiclKR pt to be discovered in the la
dies department. garden, and studying at the
same time that pleasing appearance whichis secu-
red by tasteful arrangement of the various shades
of fl wer and foliage, size and time of towering and
I oil a1
ly spre of grass the fibre of weed was to be
seen upon the whole plot. When we learned that
Mrs. Nettleton had been in addition to the ordina-
ry labors of the ktchen,wth the care of dairy of
eight cows, we surprised that she should find
time to cultivate her garden, has been described
and the enquiry was prompted. what time do you
get to cultivate your garden? to which she replied,
Thy evening twilight and morning moonlight; yes,
Iladies, by morning moonlight. BY an ingenious
rangement Mrs. N. manages to prolong the ripenng
of several kinds of the summer fruits, considerably
haynnd the usual time of ripeping A laed of STRAW
berries and rows OF faSp6errieS are planted upon
the north side Of tho house and successful Is this
arrangement that fresh raspberries were seen upon
the buSies on the 9th of Sept. Among the co.,
lection Of fruits and flowers, are the following -
seven kinds of large strawberries two of gooseber
res four Of raspberries. ten OF grapes, sixteen
reties of Towering shrubs, sixteen of roses, forty
six perennial Towering plants, thirteen bulbous
rooted Towering plants
to visit the farm of Mr.. George Merchant of IS a.
cres principally dark loan, some parts little
gravelly-6O acres in moving, under the plough
this year, 10 of woodland, the rest pasture. The
situation of this farm is such to allow of its being
laid out into square lots, several of which are en-
trey enclosed by good we'll built walls running in
straight lines quite across the farm, and crossing
each other at right angles. The whole is divided
by lane nearly straight which runs from the road
back that everyl lot upon the farm opens into it.
The whole farm thus presents very neat and reg
ular appearance The improvements of Mr.. M.
consist in removing the line ofwalls as to bring
his lots into, regular shape and near equal size,
retaining swampy swae by means Of more than
i 10 rods OF under-drain, and eytermnatng thethick
and unsightly hedges OF briers, alders and white
birch which were growing by the side OF nearly all
the fence upon the farm when it came into his
hands seven years since, and this he has done most
efectually, for scarce bush or noxous weed is
now to be seen in any of the fields so far as the i'm
provements have extended, and this is nearly
I through the whole farm, and supplying the rail
fences with stone walls. built of blasted rocks and
stones drawn from the surface of his fields thus re-
moving every obstruction to the plough or scythe,
and enclosing his fields with substantial fence
which will stand generation with little or no re-
pair. Wherever Mr. M. has built walls, he has re-
moved the surface soil to the compost heap, thus
very materially augmenting the sources of fertility
Mr.. NJ. with the help of four sturdy boys reno |
we'd from one of his fields last spring pile of small
stones containing by measure about "a cords.
The permanent stock on this farm consists of
team sutIicient conduct HIS farraing aparations
and cows to supply his family with butter and milk
being in the habit of buying droves of cattle to
which his crop Of hay is principally fed, and which
is his principal source of revenue
| The tillage crops were good particularly field
OF Buckwheat, which for this season would be con- !
sidered an excellent crop The crop of hay accor-
ding to the estimate of Mr.. M is 100 tons, which
in the opinion Of your committee is not MANY tons