Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-09-03
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KindsrbooK. than we ever could in Wash
inqionsf And we have noloubl, vi Inc
nuiQhboEs Of bis present residence ne y y
can make himself popular, by bis gentle !
manly nlnEsFs, and his courteous, thCSgn ,Sg o
almswhat reserved department. Inc = =
possession OF q cultivated iaste' Will aou =
much to the pleasures Of bis retirement
aad hS msy fad that serenity OF m'nd IN Y
fhs ph.suiis OF agriculture, seldom en-
loved amid political turmOils. he mas
beeur Iormnsle in political and can no" 7
respected Ia private llfs.- BOst. C0ar'
A Day IN THE COUxTRY-VIsIT TO c
I.INDRswALD--We lately passed beau =
lal summers day in the vicinity OF h'n- {
dsrhook. Among other places ofin'er.
esl, We visited Lndenwald, the seat oi
.ex-Prssdenl Vad BursR: ~
LindenwaId, formerly The residence
ofJudes Van Ness, is pleasantly retired,
andicOmmauds very agreeable landscape
view, the most prominent features OF
which are the Kalskil mountains whose
elevated summlls are Oflsn yelled by the
shadowy cloud a-l9al. .w.r,L,
We found M. Van Bursn at tfOme. and
accompanied him in a walk over The farm
When he entered on the occupancy o.
this place, on his Tetirement from the
Presidency three years since, 1t was
much out of order: the land having been
rented fer 90 yeaTs. and been under cul
tivation for the period Of $50 years
several Of the bulldogs had become
poor, the fences were old and were rot
ling down and bushes and grass Of Wild
RFOWIh had taken possession of much Of
the farm. Daring he short time It has
been under Mr. Van BureG's manage.
ment the place has greatly improved,
end 4 course is now fairly begun by which
a handsome income NAV be derived from
il. The garden and pleasure grounds
have been enlarged and newly laid out
bot.hOusss have been erected-and
large number Of fruit and ornamental
trees, shrnbbSry, &c., have been planted
The eIeeh- house SoHlains a collection o
exotic fruits and plants. among whlcl
we're some fine grapes jnst rlpening. Il
the garden we notced fipo samples OF al
the fruits Of tho season. and some Of ih'
finest melons We have ever seen, so ear
" inAhe year in this latitude.
Among the objects which give beau'
and interest to the grounds, are two arll
hcisl ponds in the gsrden. They wer'
easily made by constructing dams across
little brook from splings originating Of
the premses Soon after they wsT'
made. (lhree years ago) some fish wsr'
put into than, and they are now 30 wei
stocked with trout, pckerel and perch
that M Van Buren assures Us they vii
s5ord an sbusdant supply for bis table
This isamslter wen worthy Of consider
alton. There are mHny situStions wher
such ponds may be made, and with a lrl
ding expense, tho luxury Of catching
and eating q fine Etut or pickcTal ina
. bslbsd al any time.
Several Of the fields have been enclr
sodjWith nsw fences and several build
i9Rs erected, among which are a yer
tasty flFmshou,e, and a bern calculate
forsforing one hundred and fifty tons {
lisy 'fler being pressed,
Tut perhaps the mos, important ia
proyensnls WhicR have taken place q
The farm, have been mlde ona tract 3
hug hand, thirteen acres of which hav
been thoroughly reclaimed, aud are Gov
cred With luxuriani crops Of grass orOais
Three years ago ihiS land was aln0s
worthless. II WIS first dysinedby ditch
90. The s'umps, bushes, &c.,- Wer
then cut out and burned, end the ashe
spread on The land d,--It was aheFward
soWn 10 grass, uulnla MIXTURE Of limo
,hV and rsd.tCp see i--.lrie pecks Il
the acre, The wb Ile cost oF reclaimini
was lhiry eight dollars per acre, an
tie Iaud will now pay lbe interest Of on
hundred TO one hundred and fifty dol
lars par acre. Ia this Mr.. Van Baren ha
sst q good example, which we hope viii
be followed by the olhsr farmers in tn
nsigbborhOOd wtO have lands similar
situated. -. ..r
Tie potato crop is one Of consideFa
ble consequence on this farm, as we'll al
on sothers in the vicinity MIR, Van Blu
ZEN raises the variety called Carriers
produced from the Lall few years ego BY
ihs ShSxers. He considers thess BY fsr
the most profitable kind known. They
yield we'll, aud their quality is thought
equal 10 any. Mr.. Van Buren, assures
Us thai al which could be raised would
readily con mln1 fifty cents per bnshsl,
By the qusnu'y. in New York. All the
crops sppesr TO be well m n gcd, and are
promising, Leachfd ashes were tried
here last season with excellent success.
CT albensiit hes also been found from
pIougbipgin clover. - e'az1' Il.
Mr.. Van BUren keeps hut little stock.
sconsideTahle object being The sale Of
hsy, which large portion Of the farm
is well calculated to produce--lhe hor-
- a. narrinnnh and farm work with !