New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-21
Rochester-Good Observation-Disclosures and
Profitable Srock-Trayel on the axes.
Correspondence Of The Tribune

ROCHESTER 18th July ls46.
beautiful healthy looking region IS that around
.n5--n and ane farming county between that place
AVID RMS Rochester i the largest and most aorF1sis
rbsv vst seen IN Western Ne7v-York. ard FOR this
s-s are obvious reasons in the fertility OF the sur
rounding countr, il .eat 1Tater-po"ef sad y. e0es
ron with the lakes % steam which e'ets
lie and animation 70 physical power ana resources
NJ ! VI SHERWOOD az Auburn = the fgesue!1 %
me Ne-v-York state Agricultural Soc!sy- ai'd ices
no, mile out OF the IN cottage oil sinpe nc
-o,-r-,oia-os though externally they ook ol4ieI
@ a. are man now building after one OF the plans o.
D5,y-,i1c's Cottage Residences Downing sTch.'e'
rural illustrations begin already 10 break me
which IN the style Of oul-dns eveFF"I.e'e PC 50.
or corn-r ana promise IL that way 10 oe ueelu! aiu
ornamental M Sherwood mas entitled himself 70 Us
nccc.. il Agricultural annals by bringing lis sf.i OF
400 acres mo hE1 condition n very years o ludiclous
management, and by one great and IN most clrcutt
stances safe principle which Is 10 cSilr7e on me % al
the hsy and al the oal OF corn. wheat oats ana pat
lsv Bv such means he makes For ms corn slt potato
crops annually hundred loads OF good oaFn'yAFd
manure 70 winch he adds Plaster OF Paris and the re-
is OF ne!gl5orinz salt works which l. found 10 De
very efficient fertilizer Contrary IS We believe 10 the
general impression Re esteeIns barley S''f to be more
valuable as fodder than tina. OF wheat or OATS
On bis 800 acres OF land he keeps nearly 5u0 sheep
and should think twenty 10 thirty head OF cattle
nearly all pure-bred Short Homs-two young bulls OF
tina. breed and the finest model! serve 10 Aeep up us
stock His sheep consist OF some south Downs. ont
rhisrv M,r!uos o. the highest grade AMI Il Wa really
admirable 10 their high condition as 10 Health and
cleanliness and their superb deeces, winch mad a.. oee
v.rv nicely ana each one separately rolled up most com
Dactv and carefully stored away. alter having oeeh
weighed and labeled with cNactness FOR MS cup OF a>
vear he got 20 cents pound The best young BUCKS are
selling for rom SO 10 sJ AMI ewes oeleVe ior - or
T. head understood him 10 express the opinion that
South Doisrs do nj generally bear keeping with profit al
ter they are four years old. In England the rule with
the best sheep masters l. not 70 Keep sheep IN MS
dock whatever ,s condition after certain age TANK
four wears old The certainty OF maintaining the whole
flock in ,ptop hes!, and condition. Is ms great object
which no temptation OF present proH can induce him 10
sacrifice.
Mr. Sherwooi's dock ia kept in barn yard well
sheltered day and night from about the middle OF DC
tober 10 the middle OF March making about nve months
and consuming he Supposes about an average OF tour
pouud. OF hav each per day II in health they get no
thing bu: hay and keep in ine orderevea attsnlng on
rlorer han True hay sells here now Tor not exceeding
I'VE or Fix dollars ton but il rarely sells so low anu
the question IS il these Northern can DO well with
sheep thus constantly fed for months in the year what
should happen with southern and Western owners OF
tract. OF thousands OF acres, which tccks might
roam without any special feeding throughout the year
Especially If at every neghborug waterfall there was
factory 10 demand the wool and people TO consume the
surplus sheep. Here in this region Farmers sometimes
take small docks To board which the charge Is 81 -
per head for the year
Along The line OF travel, the many beautiful AMI cN
banded lakes present admirable rciei 10 the same
ness OF the journey bu. NJ every point you Hre told
that produce IL extremely low-and the Farmer must
learn 10 he contened whilc he paying IN some shape
without seeming - know it ms share OF the not less
war against feeble beso,ted and and distracted Repub
lie which without our light and knowledge TO save
them have only gone before in falling prey 10 cor
rtpt legislation and executive de,potsm. :