New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-26

crops The master OF the scnooi pays lCr ths
land rent of FIVE pounds per acre, and taxes
and expenses carry the rent to eight pounds per
acre. Twelve poor boys, or lads, live constantly
with him, for whose education and board, besides
their labor, he receives eight shillings sterling
per week. They work, as well as | could un-
5crsland, abort six hours a day, and devote the
est of the time 20 study, or learning The course
Of studies is not extensive, but embraces the most
common and useful branches of education, such
rs arithmetic, geography, natural philosophy,
aud agriculture, IN all It's scientific and PRACTICAL
details They have an agricultural examination,
or lecture, every day. had the granncatio %, OF
listening to an examination Of fourteen OF these
,opng men. brouqht out of the field from their
labor and cheerfnlly admit that il was eminent
" successful, and in the highest degree credita-
bic both to master and pupil. Besides these young
men. who live on the farm, the young men IN
Dublin, at the normal school, who are preparing
themselves for teachers of the national schools
are required To attend Mt the farm and assist IN
It's lgbors a portion of the time, that they may
become thoroughly acquainted with scientific and
practical agriculture in all its branches, and be
able to teach it; the government being deter
mined that it shall form an Indispensable part OF
the school instruction throughout the island
The great objects, then, of the establishment arc
to qualify these young men for teachers by
thorough and practical education IN the science,
so far as it has reached that character and In the
most improved methods and operations OF agri-
culture. Besides THE, it Is intended to iurnsh
an opportunity to the sons of men OF wealth, who
NAV be placed here as pupils, to acquire prac-
teal knowledge OF, and a familiar insight INTO,
ali the details OF farming. This must prove OF
rho highest importance to them in the manage
nent of their own estates.
The superintendent was pleased TO show me
MS accounts in detail, which evinced, as far as
could ascertain, successful and profitable man
apement; but Us there were several material ele
ments to b0 takea into the calculation, shall
not speak with any confidence ON this subject,
without further information, which cannot now
be had, but which shall take pains TO give IN
the fullest manner hereafter
As the crops were uncommonly fine, and the
whole cultivation and management, as far as 1t
appeared, excellent, shall detail some few par
tculars in cursory manner.
The first object was te illustrate the best sys.
tenn of rotation Of crops; and three systems oil
alternate husbandry were going on; enc OF
course Of three crops, one OF five, and one OF
nine; and one special object pursued IN one de-
oartrnent of the farm was 10 show the most eliEI
Dia course of management Of single acre oil
and, SO us to give an example OF the best system
IF cottage husbandry for the poor man, wilo
night have only small allotment of land, and
vhuse object would be to feed cow and a pig, |
md TO get what supplies he could for his family |
such lessons, 1t is obvious, must appear OF tue |
ighest importance in Ireland, when we consider
he condition OF its peasantry, and cannot be
Without their advantages to every cultlyator OF
and.
another object aimed at is to show that
arm is capable of being kept in condition from
IS own resources, and from the consumption OF
he principal part of the produce upon the land.
70 manure is ever purchased here; and the
manager professed to have an ample supply.
tx years t1ial, with crops Of The highest pro-
uctiveness and indicating no dimlnution, but
,ther an increase Of yield, seems to have salts
lctorily established this point. The provisions
" saving all the manure both liquid and solid,
n managing the compost heap, and for increas-
~ lis quantity by the addition OF every species
{ refuse that can be found, arc complete. The
ock consists of seventeen COWS, one bull, SIX
Dung stock, two horses, and one pony and
lev are all carefully stalled in clean, well lit
red. and well-vcntilated stables, with simple
PACE before and behind them, and turned out for
.CTeutlOn, III ydtu, GOOuI wv itouio III a unys
he manure heap is in the rear of the stables;
always carefully made up, and kept well
overed with soil, or sots, weeds, so as 10 pre-
ent evaporation, retain the efiuvla, and increase
ne quantity The liquid manure is collected,
v spouts, from the stables, into tank, from
;hich it is, as often as convenient, pumped up,
nd thrown, by an engine pipe attached 10 the
imp, over the hesp; and that portion of 1t
,hich is not retained, but passes off, Is caught
gain in another tank, and again returned upon
he heap by tho same process es before. The
kiifui manager of the farm prefers this method |
o that of applying the liquid manure directly |
rom a sprinkling machine upon his fields. Either |
node NAV have Its peculiar advantages, which l
hall not now discuss The object of each Is to
ave and to use the whole; and am determined,
% important do deem it, never to lose far OPP
,ortunity of reminding the farmers that the
iqu;d mansre of any animal, if properly saved
md applied, is of equal value as the solid por-
ions; but in most places this Is wholly lost.
The manure for his crops he prefers to plow IN
IN the autumn; and the extraordinary crops OF
potatoes grown by him are powerful testimonies
10 favor of his management.
His potatoes give an average yield OF eighteen
tons gross weight to an English acre, which,
allowing fiity.six pounds TO the bashel, would be
seven hundred and twenty bushels. He has
grown twenty-five tons to an English acre
Either of these quantities, in New. England and
il Old. England, would be considered magnih-
cent crop He plants his potatoes either in ridges
thirty inches asunder, with the potatoes, or sets
eighteen inches apart in the drills, or else in what
here is called the lazy-bed fashion, which is
common practice, but which, as it respects the
Labor required, is altogether misnamed. Ia this
case, The land is dug or powed, and thrown
into beds OF about three feet wide, first formed
ey ridging lor back-furrowing with the plow.
and after wards covered with earth, throwa from
ditch between the beds about eighteen inches
in width, and running between all the beds.
After. this bed is smoothcd off, the potatoes are
planted upon it, in rows, crosswise, at tho dis-
lance of eighteen inches by thirty inches apart,
and they are then covered with about four inches
of earth taken out OF the intermediate dilch with
spade. After the potatoes are fairly above
ground, they have second covering OF four
inches Of earth, Us before, and this compresends
the whole OF their cultivation in the iasy-bea
fashion. When they are planted in drills or