Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-13


naces OF England and declare his determination
to sustain the Government, II peace should IN
happily BE- broken, and, our word for it, war will
never ensue. The contrary course Will bu, On.
courage that ambitious power in her design 10
plant her heavy foot upon The American CONT
nent and snbjusae US 70 her tyranny
A PLEASING PICTURE
In these piping times, when one is confined
between The brick walls OF heated city, unable
10 breathe Tie fresh air Of the woods and fields,
II IS refreshing 10 look into the country, even
win The minds eye. and 10 imagine some Of the
comforts and charms, TO he found in a delight
lul snmmer-rerea, He who canDo, enjoy in
person The sublime and beautiful natural scenery,
ei'hcr IN his own or ioseiga land, must draw
upon Inc senses OF others, aud satisfy hs own
curiosity by The fruits of their pens or pencils
10 ms end, we transfer 10 our columns the iol-
loving well-tFawn and interesting sketch OF
what must be considered moLe-larm in Viz
slnia. Though we have not been upon the pre-
misses, few years since we passed very near.
and mad partial glimpse of Inc magnificent
private domain, The properly OF Col. Tuley il is
situated near The beautiful little village OF Paris
IN Fanquier coun,y-and has been aptv chris.
tel "Iac IGiicres,' recalling Al once Tie name
Of The proprietor and its vicinity 10 our Virgil
Ma PnJH. Ii is Oh the Clarke side OF Asloy's
Gap OF the Blue Ridge On The top OF this gap
there stands, or lid stand few years since, a no.
bic Tulip tree, al whose base the three counties
oil Loudoun, Fauquer and Clarke united. From
This point the prospect is most varied and piclu-
rescue. The graceful dome OF The "ruieries."
Siisienng in The sun, embosomed in a mass Of
Itch yerduie, presents an attractive feature Of
! The scene. Indeed, this is one OF The most
fertile and lovely portions of Virginia.
wise system OF agriculture has put under The
highest cultivation region oil great natural Ter
tility-and lie comforts aud uxuries OF life are
10 be ioand in protusion. Take them all in all,
the intelligent and hosptahle farmers OF this Sec
ton are greatly 10 be cnvicd. Some OF their
roads are Of the best hnd-and their neat and
elegant churches particularly the one at Mil
wood 10 lovely grove tes,t;. 70 the moral char
acierof the people.
and not feel wish that the same taste and skill
were not more commonly dfused throughout
Virginia Ii cannot be denied, that most OF our
farmers seem 10 plod through life, living from
hand 10 mouth, without making The necessary
vigorous efforts 10 introduce The Improvements
which science has laid before them, and without
The cultivation oi taste, SO full OF comforts ard
refinement. The eSpense would he lriins, CON-
pared 10 The addition 10 The beauty and pleasant
ness OF their residences. A simple cottage, neat
II painted substantial fences newly White-wash-
ed; shade trees ssiiiully arranged; Hover beds
spread oul; handsome gates. gracefully suspend.
ed &c; these items, small in themselves, can be
easily obtained BY all, and give an air Of elegance
and True comfort. Why, then should we not see
these Improvements introduced, in place OF The
presen, rae.e . melancholy condition oithe houses
OF most oil orr small farmers 7 y lille mere in
dus,ry, 4 lille more taste, would do much 10 i'm
prove The fortunes and The refined cnjoymen,s Of
the farmer These reflections suggested them
selves 10 Us during late ride through The neigh
borhood OF this city. There has been change
for the better, bni there is much yet 10 be done:
From tie PdUeE Fa7m0.
col. TULEY'S FARM, ~ CLARKE COUNTY, VA
In continuing our pcre9rinations rough t'c
rich valley Of Inc henand"ah wc 'ooG occa on
a icw days since IL sill he residence Of Co.
ruley near Miliwood This estate from the
vast imp oremenis con -;antly aoin2 on, ard the
pecu lar system pursued IN tie culture N
soil, is esteemed one OF the most productive, a.
well as nGu!>omesr farms in Virginia. There
is in this tract upwards al 1900 acres o. land, oil
the best quality ut limestone, OF which Col. u
lev has some light OF nine hundred in Gu tiva-
lion. The fel are OF conv nj nj size, easy
acces and secured with the most substantial
fencing We ave met with anyw ere; and such
lea estimate ces The Colonel place upon
stone wall, that ne mas about six miles Of this
| speci Of fencing, presenting strong bulwark
10 he depredalions OF animals.
The wheat crop, (ol which Col. I. has about
500 ores III der culivatio } is among The verr
best. as il certan is The Gle. nesr. we have seen
in ourtr wells. In looking over The lie dS We could
no, discover a straw OF aEy other kind OF era n,
or a wee! 10 inlesl the 81 WITH OF the wheat
This CT. when VIC lakc into e nsi CITATION the
vast quaniity in ,iagc, is worthy Of commenda.
! ton and mist force itself nFon The attention Of
the neighhorlood, aid influence CHEERS 10 initiate
so God an example. + ouch The rougbt has
yc, Col rs land has struggled hard 10 repay the
hand that nurses it The varieties OF wheat sown
are the Genesee white, G,org d, Mediterranean
G. lden-siraw, and Pennsylvania Red. lie has
$50 acres in corn, ana abonl 10 acr IN oats,
which promise very fair yield. lie has also
some very fine cattle OF the Shou-tiorn, Devon.
nd TIE swaler breeds. and small flock of sheer,
which he keeps Tor his own use.
In The cultivation his farm, Col. !. ''purSueS
\ IL, Ov.4 =
follows: lie takes field two years in clover and
turns over the sod in the month Of August or ear
" in September. From the 9TH 10 The 18Th OF
October. he sows bushel and hall OF wheat 10
The acre, and harrows il in. After lhc wheat Is
cut The field lies and becomes covered with a
thick and strong growth o. agweed. In The fol.
lowing spring he turns up with a plough and
plauts com before the middle OF April. The
! corn is planted tour feet apart each way, and
eloLt or ten kernels in a hill. The cultivation IS
/ principally done with plough, beginning as
/ soon as The corn is fairly up, and rlonghing j,
! both ways about four times il the season. ~
The second plouehing the hoe follows, and The
| corn is ;hinned TO two stalks in The hill. The
! hoe is seldom used but once, and the corn is
/ billed no more than the plough will DO il. When
the corn is 50 rire that il will mature in the s;ocs
/ il i cut. and ihe lard pun into wheat. Some
lines he soWs on the seed, and plonshs il in
| sometimes he first pluugls and then sows and
harrows in the seed-being governed BY The
ground. After the wheat is sowr, the field is
seeded 10 clover After The whea, is harvested,
nothing is permitted 10 go upon the ground to dis
,urb the Young clover. The field then lies two
wears in clover, when wheat again follows. In
The Spring of each year, half bushel 10 an acre
| OF plaster is sown on the clover, and heavy crops
| of grass are in this way secured. In this course
/ OF farming, he once raised from Two acres OF
land so bushels OF wheat: from field Of GO acres.
he averaged more Than 81 bushels 10 The acre;
and G5 bushels OF shell corn 10 the acre. Re
considers the clover and the plaster as ihe prin-
cipal means Of improving the soil, yet he IS very
/ careful 10 allow 70 manure 10 be wasted. On
Inc contrary. he makes large quantities OF il an
nualy, which he applies 10 the highest parts OF
fields, turning it under With he plough, which he
prefers using as iop-dTessins'
To pretend 10 give anything like an accurate
description Of Col. Tuley's residence, with lis
IN ra,;nth;an classic dones or the beautiful or