Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-04-24
p The lo,. are situated in the viIl,c. Of HER

OF th.ir early AMI l,e tam, between tau place
and Brooklyl. II j.. our oi the hsa t,r'st ILtc-.
~ the Unlci Stiirs, tnt within Hi.l. ui Il ~
kpakmn, Lake, baauIiisl sh. H of water about
three miles ~ clrcu niei-ncc, at singular transi a.
rsqcy, aai of greu delt M,th 20 aLuli,ue. VI
G,A ia. village is Int mics distant lrJn the
gtct South Bay, Which ~ miles vide anl ~
milcs bong. ubuldautly supplied with oysters,
clans inI fish OF va.iuur kinds.
+ e,o hands WI! prpduc" much per sc'e.
with the siur cultivation. AZ an. iaHd within tiiy
mile, %, IA" c,ty oi New ioik.
! "Loso I,LAsp WnEAr.--At the annuI
meeting vi the New Yoik Agricultural S1clct,,
I he'll At ; lbt pu the 2Jlh inst. for awarding
, premium, on Field Crops, W. fad SuE,lk CDua.
! Is stands second bcst--no slght honoi--n fais-
/ ing Wheat. Mr.. Samuel l.. Thompson, of Sc.
t,ukot, fc 'riyed The second premium uf -, for
Winter Wheat, ~ bdshrs | peek to the acre
/ Mr. Ia Imp.on's waeat Ia "i a variety which has
b'rn o." ht y r-'r' "1 'ar H"'l tn'
the ,irl proves it well AL .pled To- thc soi. S>r.-
/ Tn. agricultural cIplritir' "f | - Island Ae
/ brg.nuirg ~ be- developed IL !.gfr.
ssclaukrt j. abput nil.s from ,hi, Ind (iler-
/ mlpnylr), ahd is no better by nitrr iiai these
/ now u Tered f,r sal. This wheat j. q ne" ylii-
I ety. Ola superior kIuh, auI Was sold 70. s-.d
wh -, At - per bIshal, aud NJ Thompson re--
\ ccyed Or Ia proIJci oi alitlg .ua.c !h4I tRo
acres, oye' 400.
|. There have been raised during ia. pas: ,cason
the yrry b'.t Of Corn, AMI PJtto,s 80 ts.tE,
| per- as,e, Ely Plants, aud q variety OF gIrlrn v,g.
\ ctthrs, oh it1l near the Long lsiaui X ultudd,
|. AT Lake Kpli, or Lthciand, where po,t-D lice
|, has b''l established, for whrh premiums % tie
|. SuE,% uultv Agricultural Fair, held Sp,cn-
4 be 2jh, l5jJ, were gwen. Also peas, beans,
oiJ .s, lu,hca, pInptIn', beeI', aud t1ha-
toe.
|. Thr f,IlJMing is from the New York Farmer
ana Nerhlnic Of November 7,h 1850, and was
writ'cnh. Mr. SrAR, the editor, who visited the
hpIs. Ia" wheat, potatoes, AMI crops, referred
T. ,u %" ulc,c, were at Lak-ar4, near iicrminn-
|. yii.t ~alloa;
II "lidrns few hours leisure dsrns the past
week, wr werc conycyr over thu Long Island
Railroad, 10 "a large tract 81 tn cuun,y about hI-
|. Is milis from New York, which We hpi o. hc
caplb. of very succrs suii dhI profit tbl" cultva-
tiDl. Although late iuthr season, and viewed un-
/ der SONG daliyallagc, We were surprised al the
l' quality and abundance Of the crops winch had
/ been thrrrl from portion Of the land, as al
80 tn winter crops, which appeared unusually
! promising. Wheat which h.d brcn sown hit
| Two three weeks, presented a bcaulIll thrifty
appearance; while turulps, bncts, anI other vrge-
, table. not vet gathered tor " .:'r u.c, wuu'd
/ compare alylnldsronaly With IA u-. 10 The N"w
/ York mlrkr. Pnn'urs ahcA Is % ,t- ccl'-r.
/ were yrrs fine, pts ~ 4 rr,'-. 2 ,b.,;.r. and
/. corn sttpdi = IN tn h',i wIs not ,'r#,s "a ~
mach that W. saw un Ian IS yi.g ID a .lprr tan
I onc hun 'rcd dollars per acre. ln.te5 a., gc-
/. tlblr, which received the premium at tn rulniS
7 Count, r,ir, vprc raised from q portion Of this
! gronrl ,es, n hR Mt been "a Ter cutie TN ~
/ N a'iy. Altogether We weic VERY lavoiabi, Iu.
pressed with our visit To- TIA '-e Lands, now Ia
vJr,hy offered 10 the pubic, AT prices which
| cannot iil - double IN s i'W sears, ,auI wr would
inyitr III, attention Of those who dcsile cheap
AL 3D.. bic farm t. thi. ornipn."
!, ilnrn'uuyic Station i, located on the bprdrls
/ or r0. Lpdg Island kaihoad, whence ca,s run
! So, ... .;.n , q day to !toohlya AMI Sew YORK.
! I'll. ... 'l." u' ia' land is surpth aud luvrl, and
"a surrounding cpuptry j. perfect healthy, aud
! w.i'.,a t,u mi.s Of ths place, highly cultivated
anL ,a....e, hryirg been settled for more than a
huud,ed and llty ,cars and wh". similar lands
| sell At from : 81 {, $500 per acrr.
4 The distribution will take place in "A short
/ time, hy Committee 10 he sclc, tel J., the Sub
| sctii ,is from anon. their number. The p-ison
! having the ft,t choice viii br entitled To "a 20
/ ac,c farm, worth lGOO the sc"opl 10 an -
! acre Ern worth 900; ~" thid, 10 ac,c farm
! worth s5j the lth, IL acre tarm, worth
! 500; the hrh, II acrc farm, worth soon; the
|, 9Th "A 10 acre farm, worth 500; the IN aul
/ S,h, "a n ~ < acre farm, worth SiDO; Ill" oh,
iOth and ii,h, each, y ACRE farm worth $ 800;
the l2ln, 18Th, 18th, and fifteenth, carh,
acre Eum, worth $3.50, the 10Th, l7th, 18th, l4tl
a" . 2Nh, racha ! acre itm, worth 300; end
ail ihr others will be- entitled e. Village L,ts,
eIrh p 10y 100 trcr, ling tog't 81. There arc
NJ bL,nks, Tin, is not Iotlriy; ever, person
! g,ts iyr 2J a huu..uUc lut uI gruup,, equal To
r.B lots 1ht distribution w,a tab" place
I soon.
Il MANarE OF DIsTRIEUTIOs or THE U.U-
II v,NyILLr lorS ANu FARMS.
II On the Lput island Railroad Al ilerm. -nyiilc
station. 81 miles from the city # New iork, a
Il C,r lui Euuur House Is nuw heinz hnl.', n-ar
\ tn. village. and the L,t train lcyiug lruokkr
/ lt'r each afternoon, stops ucar ths t.u.u, AVID
n returns oatly ~ tuc morning. In" dI-trbuuon
/ will -. as Glluws: ~ prrsous su.5c.iiug vii
I, rec ~" a receipt which VIII br numbered. At
the lrau my all the numbers on the map, Gom
II No sol 10 1900 inclusive, viii he placed "a ia"
II hrl The trsi ruWtci drawn viii eutitie the
Il holi.ftpa t,riu 81 - acres, aud thr toll VIZ g
! ~ uuu'rI, drawn viii cntitc the holders If The
!. nrMhr- su drawn ~ the frm~ ia ~" order laid
Il Il ,nnIuu lhr map. after which each suh,crtl er
II vii receive each NvIiugc l,ts, % hy 100 feet,
II krg together, which may be- drawn to hi mum
II L'r, until all the numbers ~ the eel are
II dawn, bat tW,--t ii,>t ui which VIII CrtfI e
the hul8cr tpa f,im of acres. and the la,, ~ e
Il to fam &C 10 acres, ~ Eli down on ihc uaI /;
Il rlthc inst uuuicr drawn iium the wheel ia
/. BE- No. l22J the holder 81 tn nuu.hrr so drawn
Il viii rrrriNr ~ riC farm, aHd the succceCi &
/ numb - m q st'up mmu"ras du,clllrd.
/. The lands ne as gopd a. ieIIosencd, md MS
/ yort as ia, rev LnI nu the Island, aud wien
cultivated, viii pruducc H. thr hil h,sl dcgr,e.
/. IU. I4u. Wa. once heavily tubrrc. s.u.
II portion, are low covered with a thrifty growth
II of ,uuug wood, pak aud Pine. Wood is plenty,
\ nui generally cheap in that ppt of the lsaud.--
|. firc-wool is cheap thu which IL suitable To .
cut into cord wood, trte New lork market, ~
II Of uniform price, and has for great many yrais
III been alNtys consider ed u Cash Article On the
II Island.
Il There is IN t~ria on III. land FOR comm
n frqcing-gopd chestnut rail- can I've bad within a
II e., miles of these lsldg in abundance. Al build
II ing u,tpri,s can be- Ia At the tcro's of .'rn'k-
II lyn aud Green, ur;, and AT many in,e mediate
II places, Z the usual nuhct prc's. There mo
II uu.nrfuu. str ANS &C water Ii.Iug IN these nyN
n Lands, and running into n, Grrit South Bay,
/. which are rpmlik able loi ihcr putty, and never
7 ,u.-iudrci. d., weather mukos very hU's
II cl,tp,a iu IN un, Cy are uulaug; and WCls ave
Of y,riou. probably, over these new
II luls, "a thc m,ar Jes lon ui the Leland, the av-
/. cfiy. d,prh WI lc about p feet, at il,rmau-
/. vrlc. ~ IA ground /. higher, thcy are dccl er.
7. ~ul.~rihr,s are not compelled to Nu.ld.
rurIc ulc now chucrcs ahl shonls within
. ts, or three milrsul the village; auI ithjn tour
II uu.., milis, fctprcs, stores and villages. Aii
+. IA .piiyI.gn.ur an uh settled county mc to I.
had here; aud rhr pcoplr oi SUFFOLK County p'ide
themselves un h.iug "a hIghN moral, uId'rly,
and rr lpns prupic. Al "i ny sdsrrbcr, ave
person, ui ro,prctahllty.
TIA, Ian can ho ve,, easily cleared and rh"
I cost IT srur. .Irlt viii dcp.ud cutrri! urun tie
II srtt,r; hr ril l,y out as mnch orIs li,tie as he
n rhun,rs. dp MI kuuw uiduy uhjccu ~ To- the
/. rl.r,o, tu the llpl &c u settlement, ami tar
N sane ahpr and industry wh,Ch make succrssiu'
4 snI prosperous settlement, "a other parts "t ,n-