The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-10-29

IFsiing ~rranHi 81 perhaps Ilie ni"si re
mark ,hlr sntr.s Ia rApriimsnisl larmin;
sci al,aim-. IA yIrgnis:
.sHgaW01D f0RESf"-Siafford County.
4 striking rxsnrl,6ealinn = u,sniirsiss
n lI;is. ilnr ,s'aie of the result of injusII,
nal g..oi jndsmrni. We here have |,
f.nn whlrh vas nnrr al,ns,i worlhl. 50
nav rerlsinsl. ami productive in liz
highest sirgfrt.
This estate csmc into The posses.ion 81
SIR. fIenfy Fhziiugh. lew yrsrsagn. ana
.rn,i.;s nf sunie Hire hundred asIrs. u
~ r4'eJ sinng lie borders nfiIr Rappa
faaho-k ,isrr. hut was nnisr is ss .id
"a Is heing poor il quality sni .I,n'sI
wnllaul ihr pale of reclamation. Whrr
Mr. +. i.nns Vn.srssiI'n. The Farm under
rul,ira,i.m vi. ilrd lrss Than five bnshrl,
II wheai n the srrr. Believing thai lllr
farm was .u.r-piahlr of inptU em.hl. and
pa-.rssing IN md, ni.ai'iernrrsy. y hIrh IS
r,mnrndablr in lie bnghes, degree. Mr,
+. We TO work a,1' purp"se.
Afrr acqnainiIilg hirnseIi with The sails
fhs f,rr. Mr. adopted Tie pamnn-
key or five field Nrlhod of culli, aliug
ihei.ni. liaslg u sifang hrlief 10 the
efficacy Of deep p'oHghing, the sub-snll
system was adopied. aud The results arr
such As aInns.k - siaggrr human cre.lu
lliy.
There has never been pound Of guano
on the farm, aud the unly canrns, .rcd
hss been an sapl cation of lime and az
Ter growing heavy crap nf clo,er. plough
ing The sid under. The adoption 81 The
sub-soil mode Il cnllivaling ,he land. Is
Is what Mr.. L. attributes his success.
The entire r"si fnr mannres has not sr-
ersged col of OVER s3n0 in any given
fesr.
Where. frs ycars ago. hrc bushels
Of wheat raald nni be grown. there was
raised lat wear over infly bushels. and
we are assntci that The average crop. This
wear. ol lhr llni under cul,isa,inn. was
over furry bushels Ia Ilie acre! Although
this was the average. vet ,lirfe was pnr.
iidn of the land thai yielded much larger
IN sch gnAnliiy as almnsi 10 appear
Incredible. Ahnai fifteen acres oi The
ianI produced rlshiy-sis husl,, Il To Tie r.
ere!
The cnlire crop this season. of wheat.
was rising siy thousand bushels |!
The cora crop was nn some oi the
rnnrcsi land and IA is known, The season
was detrimental i,lhr growth of This gram.
Ye, with all tie disadvantages. Mr.. Z.
averaged eight barrels. or 40 bushels to The
acre. aud he feels confident that in 1853.
wi,h FIR season. he vii inihIe IN guan.
lily his present coin crop. lis snllre
crop of corn will I've about five thousand
bushels. Fiiy bushels Of Rni!in's purple
straw wheat WAS sowcd, which protlnced
eleven hundred bushels. Twrniy-rhrec
bushels of crate wheat was pn, IN, which
Welded seven hundred bushels.
As an evidence Of The method pursued,
we may state. that in connection with an
pher gentleman. Mr. L. has ,t,nding or
der in New York. Tor one iierre Of sec'.
shea, fr,m lhe Baltic. each year.
The general arrangement OF the farm
Is EXCELLENT Fine large shelters are pro.
vled for sinck--a well Of excellen, wa.
Ter Us IN the barn yard-a pen lor agil.
rnlural implements each field pr,iv de !
with gales-lrncing in fne order, and all
ihose exlcrnas which add IN appearance,
roml,rl and advantage 10 large tract ot
land.
The larm occupies \ decidedly pretty
siiua,ion. rnneing from The pines III the
rear, with graceful slope. down 10 The
walcts Of The Rippihannock. The man
sinu opeiln,ks lhe entire tract. and occn-
pies an elevation whirh rentlcrs Il capable
II being made charming spot. II Is
already surrounded hy hand-nme orn1
mental trees. The walks gravelled. and
partially rnvirone,l with clusters Of sweet
scented flowers.
We The example of hr. Fizhnc'
my be speedily followed. and we shal
so"a have maHy han ispme and pro,lnc,
i've farms rising up from where there !.
nansht nnv save Wilderness of Eine>
covering The nakcdncss of soil.