Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-05-01
wheat at s6 per bushel and MI. Thompson re-
ceved for the product oi hlte Inose than tive
acres over S4OO.

ceived for the product oi hue no,e thsa tive
acres, over S400.
There have been fsrcd during the past sessoa
the very beet of Corn, snd Ptfofoss itO t~shsl~
pr acre, Leg Plants, and variety oi garden veg
eLjlra, on Land near the Long Island kaiirta1.
az L. ke Road. ~ Lakeland, where = P.st-CGoe
has teen ,-'dished. lor which preissrns ut tho
SuflN "Iut, Agricultural FAIR, held Stp'cm-
ber ath, 100, were given. Also Crps, hesns.
"nons, squ4.h,-. punpkins. tcc,s. and t,nn.
toes.
The f,pviog l. 6cm tie Nc~ yirt Farmer
ana Mechanic ol November h Lta s,d ~Ds
niitienby MIR. stan, the editor, ~L" = eli, d the
lands. The wheat. poiatoes, and ,,opt. 70 kr,cdt
10 IN the article, wer. at Lakeland, neal iieSI.un.
willie Station:
"IIaving few hours leisure dsring IN, rnH
week, We we're conveyed over the Loig Island
knrond, To large Tract of the cUunuy Stout ff-
" miles from New York. which we find 70 be
capable Of very successful AMI profitable outva.
ton Although late in the season, and viewed un.
der some disadvantage, we were surprised nj the
quality and abundance ot the crops which had
bcou ihcrcd from a portion Of the land, rs al
50 'hr water crops, which Appeared unusually
r-""''s,pg. Wh".i which h.d iecn sown hut
two - three weeks, pTe-ented a beautiful thriny
app s'1nc,; While turnlps, bt,ts, anG Ctler scge-
tables not Vet gathered for winter use, would
compare nlageously with the beat in the New
IOIh nik Ibttlots III lDr
were very fine, vTth ~ rratigs Of dissos,, ard
staHdi g in the field Was not surpassed by
much that we saw ON lands valued at more than
one hundred dollars per acre. Indeed the vcge.
tables which received the premium NJ the Suffolk
County Fair, were raised Il ON a portion Of ths
ground whh had nj been under euiiiv,t.n SIS
mDnths. Altogether We were very favorably i'm.
pressed with our visit a. these lands, now so Ca
voraby offered 10 the public, at prices which
cannot f,il 10 double in ~ few years, and We would
invite the attention of those who desiIe a cheap
AMI eig bic farm 10 this location"
Ilrriuannvilr Station il located on the borders
of the Lodg Island Railroad, whence cars run
several times day tu Brooklyn and New York.
The surface Of the lind is smooth and level, and
the surrounding country is perfectly healthy, and
within few miles Of this place, h, MY cultivated
ard valuable, having been settled tot n,nre than q
hundred and fifty years and where siini.M lands
sell at from $50 t. $500 per acre.
The distribution will take place in n short
time, by Committee Ia lie selected b, the Sub
scrl ers from among their number. The person
having The first choice will he entitled 10 20
acre farm, worth $1,000 the second TO an l3
acre farm worth $500; the third, l6 are E,rn
worth $500; the dth, IL acre farm, worth
500; the fith, IL acre farm, worth I 600; the
9th, 10 acre farm, worth 5000; the 7ih and
Sth, ra' h an s acre farm, worth Si00; the 9th,
l0,h aud I'm, each, "a 6 acre farm wsrth : 300.
the 18th. 18Th, lirh and fifteenth, cnch, 8
.crc fam, worth $3.50 the 10Th, l7th, 18th, 18th
an 2).h, each acre ia,m, worth $500; and
all thr others wil be entitled to Village Lots,
each % ~ 100 feet, lying together. There aro
no blanks. This is not lottery; every person
gets Er S25 handsome lot of gro nd, eInal to
5 city lots. The di,riIuton will take place
soon.
MAssrR OF DIsTRrBUT;os or THE HER
M.SyILLE IoTs AND FARMS.
-. A A 81. 4 IL
Station. so miles from the city If New York, a
Car aud Engine House is now being built, nrnr
this ,lugc, and the last tram leaving Br,OkiVp
late each afternoon, stops near this Sttion, and
returns early in the morning. The dstl ibution
will be- as ioluwsi All persons su -rribng will
receive "a receipt which viii be- numbered. Al
the drawing all The numbers ON the map, Gom
80. sol tn 1000 Inclusive, will bc placed in the
heel. The fret number drawn will en,illc the
holdrI 10 Farm Of 20 acres, and the following
~ numbers drawn will euttlc the holders of tho
numbers ~ drawn to the forms ia the order laid
down on the map, after which each subscriber
will receive each village lots, % hy 100 feet,
lying together, which may bc drawn To h- mum
Der, until all the numbers in the W ,cri are
drawn, but two--t fist OF which VII e. title
the hohlcr to a farm e 5 acres aud the last one
tn a fam of 10 acres, NJ laid down on tie map;
! the first nunihcr drawn from the wheel should
! hc No. 1925, the holder Of the number so drawn
Il wlllreccSe a ~ acre Farm, and the succeed z
/ number. IN !hc same maIlcI as described.
Il The hands as good as represented, and as
Il good rs any nrw ltnd on the Island, and Wien
colt waited, will produce in the highest degree.
/ The Land was once heavily timbcrei some
portions are low covered with thrifty growth
! Of Noung wood, oak and pnc. Wood is plenty.
/ and generally cheap in that part OF the leland
! Frc-wood u cheap that which is suitable To l..
Gu, into cord wood, Tor the New ioIk market, 10
of uniform price, and has for great many years
been always considered cash article on ths
Island.
There ~ m trrial on the land Cor common
irncins--good chestnut rail, can hr had within
few Iutlrs OF tha-e lands in abundance. All build
ing materials can be hdJ at the dcpors Of Crook
Ism and G,cenport, aud AT many he mediate
places, al the usual market prIcrs. There are
/ M unrluus streams oi water rising IN these new
Lands, aul running into the hIcat SUu,h Bay,
which arc remarkable fpr their putty, and never
ai-indccd, dry weather makes very little
chang IN them, ~ are unE,ilmg; and wells are
nf various drItas-problbly, over these new
lands, IN the mIl jlc region of the Island, the
Gag, depth will hc about % feet; 1t Herman.
VIE. A. th ground IL higher, they are deeper.
Su acribcrs are not compelled to build.
Tnrre are now chuichcs and schools within
two or three miles oi the village; and " thin four
ma-, mills, f,cories, stores and villages. All
thrprivllr.,r If AN old settled county are to i~
had here; ard the people OF Suiulh County p'iia
themselves on hcing a highly maral, orderly.
and religious people. All oi my subscriber, are
persons are svrctallty.
The Land can be- very easily cleared, and the
cost uf settlement viii depend entirely upon tie
settler; h. can las oui : much 90 huc as.hs,
ch ,pscs. | do not know oiany ol,'ctiord.,o ths
pL,crur 10 ia" band for settlement; and .iha
sam. l.bor' aud Industry which make successful
AL pr ,svc3 ous settlements in Other parts OG the
county, bestowed upon these lands, cannot ta,l
T., pro luce favorable results.
The climate ~ ia every particular healthy and
p',isiut-thc roads are good, and always pass
able ~ all seasons oi tue ,car-the winters are
short and mil i, compared To the winters On the
nun T. the north at the highlands there IS sci.
dom slrshinS more than twO OF three weeks un
the lsand.
What - rcnnrkahlc, n crop IL seldom injured
by drpu. .ht--thc,c - NJ part ii the country where
tnarc j. 80 little injury from drought as on Icns
Isltnd; nor is there any INJURY iro'n wet--thelc
T. ~ W.T. or cold land ON the Island. All thr
llld dms the margin nl the streams can be made
hghN valuable Il, "a small cost, hr there is no
.nca ihint a, "A Hood or lrcsact, ia the interior
part oi the cuuItrl, 10y winch often very great
duna,c !. done such an event the csrr,ins
on , hrilgr, or the breaking Of u mill.dam, with
o,c,t damage, j. almost unleard II on Long Is
Land Tho streams anl hays abound ia fish and
wrli fowl, ~ great abundance, and every variety.
Tho hnI il now b'uig surveyed, and the lots
AMI farms yt,kci ont, ~ ~ to designate each lot
An farm a. hid down ON the Mp, thcreb, say-
~, subscriber. from an cNprn,c ior sruv,y ins.-
Person. wI.hing to avail themselves ui the ,plcn.
d,I cnnncr for a Homestead Or Farm offered
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