The Hillsborough recorder., 1845-07-24
RECLAIMING swAMPs


RECLAIAING swAMPs.
7sh, Preidnaf assd Standfrg csmmitset of
fks kkedt kkand Sorids fcr fAf Entouycee-
nn.i 81 DOaEsfie Ladusfy.
GExrIEMFS-la me remsks ahiehI
isllsw. asse ssi.mp'ed 20 giss lhs re
suli. nf ny expenenee IN rselaImine re "a
sssmIs, ~ ~hea I have been ,er, s0e-
ees,f.i.
Arnesliuss has shern lhe rfincip.l bu.i-
ness al ny lie. Brisf pr.enesi fsmer.
lave made msny srperimeHis IN Tie
raIsi c af segsiallrs and The nse ol ma
nare; bar - u now give nv ,less opon
ihs rssl,im,rg % low lspd by lie RON
sifasIian oI bind divhes. u y uh.eh have
had many ytass expe,iel ce.
On nv fern there wsre several c..ld
ssI s~smps. the income &c 1hich would
not Psy shs expenses u hsulirg ihe cattle
on II The mire IN the spr ~. ~hsn ,hey
sts 80 anxious 10 gel the gtesn grass that
graws N abe tDudholrs. Iopfe,enl nv
eauls frnm gsilne mhed. I caused ditch
ss - be sius ,hr"ngh The s~smp and let,
epsn. This id 40. however. presest
ihs esitls getting niu.d. nnr Improve the
quality Of The stsss. except iur . f4w fpr,
from the dnca.s. end, aso,ed 10 Keep
lhs dIiehes open. bei hey Only arsssred
the purpose 81 r.fIs ING Of he rain aver.
and lef, al .he eald spn,g wser, lhsi i
d,,irsd 3, get nd Of. wies sobisrans
en- diwhss haze been properly made and
rorersd. there has moi b,en The least d,f.
kfully IN rid,iirg ,he swamps of spring
water. Swamps thus drained. have ne,e,
been sffee'edby ~e, SEASONS; IN f.ei. samr
Of my swsmp.. which we're once beds oI
mHs in ,hs sprins ii The year. may nov
BE- plawed and plsnled ss early % sny
other laad.
i commenced nv experiments In 1880.
had . cold 80, s~amp. rontaimng auuur
one acre Of lsnd. iyirs before nv house.
which vi lied heavy bufshen &c coarse
swspp grsss, in,ermiS.d with rushe..
skunk cabbage, aud other nor,ous wee.s.
This crop vas only &, ior bedding for
esnle. In the spring of The year. the
ssawp ~ss . he'd of mire: 70, many years
I had one ditch through IL. and frequently
two or three, bu, they neither drained ,hs
swamp. nor improved the giass. PIE.
vious 10 understanding, ] had frequenil,
em,ed sand and gravel On 10 ,he swamp,
which va. dish lor,n. lowestin the centre.
but snh vety little effect.
The swsmp be,ug near my house. was
quite otT,asive, aud believed 10 be unhesl.
thy: u therefore became impor,snt tha, II
should be reclaimed. By sounding, |
ionnd that the mud was deepest ia the
GENRE; I then caused q main fitch 81 feel
vide. 10 be dung through Tie centre ai The
swamp. and deep enough 10 iake the up
per wa,er-eouses. Small dtchss acte
ihea dug from The spring holes 10 lhe
main duch. The Jiehss aee then all
flied with stones east in rromi.cuo.iy, hui
deep enough 10 be cut of the resch OF the
plough. The sones were then levelled,
snd usll covered with coarse has. dry sea.
weed, &c.. 70 prevent The esr,h finding lis
way amo"g The stones thus deposited; the
earth whichahsd been taken oui |. ON The
dnrh ws heo cas-, back.
After this prepsra,'on. ! proceeded with
one fourth oi an acre Is follows: | cullec'
tds quantity II email bushes and eeeds
s"a weeds aud other rubbish. and com
mcncsd plosing ,hessanp with two yoke
o. ken. Having plawsd one forrow,
flied Il with The brusl. ses.w.eJ, &r.,
and tn,ned the nexi fu,row upon il.
proceeded thus until the entire quarter oI
an acre had been pluS ed end treated like
'he fr., furrnw. -.. .:.@ m. m~za ..'
THIS may be by son etbouehtla be smal
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