Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-05-29

, ETY., of a superior Kind, and was sold fcs -
wheat at IS par busbel, and Dr.. Thempsoa rs-
ceived for the prodUst of isile more thas twe
acres, over S<0c.
There have i~e1 raised during ,hs psss s~asea
the very h~.t ri Corn. and Ptssssss 16o tssA.is
pr oers E;, Plan 8, and variety u garden 's.-
=t,lie.. ~ Land near ,i,s Long IsIaSd Rak.Ad.
at Like isr,i,1 Lakeland. ~h~rs P'stsOacs
IA 1 l.en lsci, ior wlssch prumums u the
>ut,lk .ouu'y Agricultural Fair. held Sepien.
her 9th. 1880, were g,v'a. Ala, rsssp esans.
"a'rns, sla,sh;-, pumpkins, Lssiss md to'iia.
\ toes.
| Inc following is from the New Ymk Fafs~v
ana Mechanic Of November 7'h 1850. and ~ss
writt-nby Mr. STAR, the editor. who visited the
ianjs. The wheat. potatoes, and crops. rfrrrsA
70 in the article, L,,ksland near liersnnIs
1 vile station!
"Having . few hours' leisure dsring the psa
week, We were conveyed over the Long Island
Railroad, Ia large tract ii the eoantsy slovl G-
| " mile. from New York.. which We lind to bs
capable of very succcssfuIl AMI pro6labs cultivs-
ton. Athou.h late nthr sca,on, and viewed ua-
der some disadvantage, We vert surprised NJ tho
II quality and abundance of the crops which had
u lctn gathered frdn PARTON Of the knd, ~ nj
~ I'll, miatrr crors, which appeared unusually
II promising. Wheat which had lren sown -
two or three weeks, presented a abeautiful thrifty
appearance; while tunips, becis, and oth~r W gs-
tables not Vet gathered for winter use. woVh
II compare advantag agcousy with the best in the New
York market. Potaio~s already ia the cellar.
were very fine, rsthoSf a vsst,Ss ef di.ssss. and
corn standi g ia the field was not surpassed Ly
much that we saw on lands valued nj more than
one hundred dollars per acre. Indeed the veg..
tables which received the premium Al the Suffolk
County Fair, we're raised from portion sf this
II ground which had nj been Under enlhvasie~ ~
\ months. Altogctbri " were very iavorxbiy IN
II I'D mi vlsii IL fhsse lsnAa n.
! vor'bly offered To the public, a. prices which
cannot fail ~ double in E,w years. mud we would
/ invite the attention ol those Who desire . chesV
snd eligible farm 90 this location.
/ IIermannviIe Station 10 located on the borders
Of the Long Island Railroad, whence care rua
several tim-s day To BrookI.n aud New YORK.
The surface of the land is srD,pi, and level, aud
within "A few miles Of this place. highly eativAted
and valuable, having been se,,lcd ior more dan
hundred and fifty yearf, and where similar lands
sell at from $50 To $500 per acre.
H The distribution will take place in q slors
time. by Committee to be sercled b, the Sub
scril ers from among their number. The petseN
having the first choice viii I've entitled to q 20
acre farm, worth $1,000; the second 10 IN 10
acre EARN worth $500; the third, q l6 ace kra
worth $500; the nh, IA acre iArm, worth
H 800; the fifth, IL acre farm. worth 5000; the
4 9TH, 70 acre EARN. worth $500; the 7'h aud
;, sh. each an 8 acre E,rm. worth Sa0O: the 9Th.
phhand lhh. each. . acre farm worth $500;
tw 18th. 18th, 1+tk, and fifteenth, each, a s
acre fam, worth $3.50, the 10th, l7th, 18th. 18th
/ and 2Oth, each I acre farm, worth $500; and
all the others will be entitled to 8 Village Lots.
each 25 10y 100 feet, lying together. There ais
no blanks. This is not lottery; every p~rsDa
gets for S25 a handsome iot of ground. equal to
3 city lots. The distribution will take place
soon.
MASsIn OF DisTnrnurios OF THE HLa-
II MAAvILLE LoTs AND EAKMs.
II On the Long Island Railroad At Hermann lilo
Station, 50 miies from the city of New York, q
Car and Engine House is now being built. near
this village. and Nv ks,s train leaving liroskiya
late each afternoon, stops near this St,tiou, and
rcsurps eary M the morning. The d,s,riLutioa
will be as follows: All persons sul,scr,bing will
receive receipt which will bc numbered. Al
the drawing all the numbers on the map. foM
L No. SOl IL 1000 inclusive, viii bc placed in the
| wheel. The first nuinl~r drawn will eutite the
| holder To a farm of 20 acres, and the follow ing
| 10 numbers drawn will entne the holders of the
| numbers So drawn to the farms in the order laid
! down on the map, after which each aubscriLer
will receive each village lots, rs by 100 feet.
L lying together, which may be drawn b. his
| bcr, until all the numbers in the wheel are
/ drawn, hut two-thc first Of which viii crtits
the hohicr to farm of 8 acres, and the hst one
To fam of ~ acres, AZ laid down the map.
r II the frat npner drawn from the wheel sh"uid
| be No. 1928, the holder Of the number so drawn
will receive a 20 acre farm, anl the succeeding 4
nu nb'rs IN ,he same manner as described.
II The lands are A. good ~ Represented, and -
! good as any new LAID on the Island, and visa
cultivated, will produc- in the highest trgroe.
H The land was heau timbored soas
/ portions are uow covered with thrifty growth
| Of young wood, oak anil pine. Wood IA plenty.
and generally cheap ia thai part Of the l,land.-
II Firc-wood Is cheap that winch is suitable to bs
cut into cord WOOD for the New York market, 10
oi uniform prwe, and has for great many years
been always considered n cash article the
\ Island.
ll There is m tcrial on the land for -ommos
fcncins-good chestnut rails can be had within =
few mules Ot these lands in abundance. All build
Llg materials can be hal AT the depoIs OF Crook
Il lyn aud Grrsnport and at many inte'incd'ate
Il places, at the usual market prccs. There ara
uuIncron. strtarns of water rising ~ these nee
Lands, and running into the ureat South Bay.
which are reniarkable for their purity. aud never
isil-indeed, dry weather makes very hule
change IN them, ey are unGilins: and wells are
! ot various depths-probaby, over thcse new
lands, IN the mid lie region of the Island, the
erage depth VIII he about 25 tect; at Herman
vile. as tn ground is higher, they are deepc,.
! Subscribers not compelled to build.
/ There now churches and sch 'ols viii
Two or three miles Of the village; and thin four
miles, mills, f,ctories, stores aud villags. Az
the privileges OF an old settled county ave to 10
had mere; and the people OF Suffolk County p h.e
! themselves on b~ing a highly mora', orderly,
and religious people. All OF my subscribers arc
| persons are spcCtlbIiy.
II The land can he very easily cleared, and tho
cost Of settlement will depend entirely upon the
settler; he can lay out much 10 little as ho
II chooses do not know ANY objections TO the
| ph,ceor to the land tor settlement. and tho
/ same labor and industry which make successisl
II AID prosperous settlements IN other parts of the
Il county, bestowed upon these lands, cannot fail
To produce favorable results.
The climate 10 il every particular healthy ssd
II peasant--the roads are good, and always pass-
II allie at all seasons OF tue ,clr--,he wintsrs ara
short and mild, compared to the winters the
main q the north of the hiyhlands-there 10 sei.
dom sleighng more than tao or three weeks oa
/ the Island.
! What q remarkable, 4 crop 10 seldom injured
/ by dronsht-there Is NJ part oi the country ~hero
/ there is 81 llttle injury from drought as on Long
Island. nor is there any INJURY irom wet--thrrs
1 u NJ wet or cold land on the Island. All the
hand along the margin at ths streams can be made
highIy valuable AZ a small cost, inr there 10 ne
such thing as flood ireshet, as IN the interior
part OF the country. by which often very great
damage Is done such an event as the cair,, ing
oh "A bridge, OF the breaking VI mill-,iain, ~uh
\ great damage, is almost unreard of on Long Is
\ Land. rhc streams aud bays abound IN tsh ana
wlld fowl, in great abundance. and every var,rt,.
II The Land Is now being surveyed. aud the lss
and farms staKed oht, go as To designate each lot
asi farm a, h,id down on the Map. thereby ssv.
ing subscribers from expense ior surv,ying.-
r.rsoa. wishing to avail themselves oi the sple..