Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-09-21

~, lures CARS since, II was nuch out Of
much out Of order; the land, having been
rented fortwenty years, and been under
cultivation for tie period Of l60 years.
Several Of the buildings had become poor,
The fences were old and were rottine
down, and bushes and grass Of wild growth
had taken possession Of lie frm. During
the short time It has been under Mr.. Van
Bnren's management, the place has been
greatly Improved, and 4 course has beeun
BY which!a handsome income NAV be de-
rived Com II. The garden and plesunre
grounds have been enlarged and new y
laid out-l;ot houses have been erected
and large number Of frui, aud ornamcn-
taltrees, shrubbery, &e:ksSe been plant.
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Of exotic fruits and plants, a,uong which
were some fine grapes Just Vi. e.,ing. In
the garden We noticed line samples Of all
the fruits Of the season, and some of the
finest me,o IS we have ever seen, ESQ early
in tie year, inthis lati tide. ~ h'''''as-
Among the objects which give beauty
and interest 70 the grounds, are two ar,ifi-
cial ponds in the garden. They wue ca
silly mace BY constructing dcns across =
little brnok originate, 8 fcm springs on the
premises. Soon tier they weie made,
(.hree y ears ago some fish were put into
them, and they are now so we'll stocked
with trout, picksrel and ptr,f, that Mr..
Van Buren, assures US that they will al
ford an abundant supply for bis table,
This is matter well worthy Of considera-
ton. There are many situations where
such ponds may Be made, and with tri-
fling expense, the luxury Of catchiag and
snting fde trout or pickerel may be had
at any time.
Several. ofthe fields have been enclosed
with new fences, and several buildings
erected among which are very tasty
farmhouse, and barn calculated ior stor-
ing one hundred and fly tons Of hay i .er
being pressed. aas - 4sfsTrE
But perhaps We most important i'm
proyements which have taken place on The
farm, have been made on tract Of bog
land, thirteen acres Of which have beer thor.
oughly, reclaimed, and are covered with
luxuriant crops of grass or oats. Three
years ago this land was almost worthless
II was first drained BY bitches. The
| stumps, bushes, &c., were then cut on,
and burned, and the ashes spread on the
land. 1t was afterwards sown to grass
using n-ixtnre Of timothy and red-toE
seed-three pecks to the acre. The whole
cost Of reclaiming was thirty eight dollar.
per acre, ind the land will now pay III,
interest Of . hundred to hu, dred and fif
ty dollars per acre. In this Mr.. VaI
Buren, has set good example, which ".
hope will be followed BY the other farmer,
in the neighborhood who have lands SINH
larly situated. hs8 e4a hre 81 t
v The potato crop is one Of considerable
consequence on this farm as we'll as OF
others in the vicinity. Mr.. Van Burer
raises the variety called Carriers, produce,
from the ball few years ago by III. Sha
kers. He considers these by far The mos
profitable kind known. They yield well
and their. quality is thought equal to any
Mr.. Van Buren, assured as that all .whic
could be raised would readily comman
fif y cents per bushel by the quantity i
New York. All the crops appear to b
well managed and are promising. Leach
ed ashes were tried here last season wit
excellent success. Great benefit has ais
been found from blowing in clover.
| Mr.. Van Buren, keeps but little stock
a considerable object being the sale OF ha,
which large portion Of the farm is we
calculated to produce-the horses for CAT
riages and farm work, with, yoke ,
oxen, and sufficient number Of cows I
afford milk and butter for the family, CON
prising about all. We did not see II
cows, but were informed that they wer
grade Durhams, and were excellent Tor 4
dairy. We were shown a good ,hr,
years old Durham bull, whose head 4,
limbs denote good blood, and " ..aose mello
skin indicates That he is th.ifty animal.
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