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Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-05-06

aceroche par la bride; mais lie p,atyre
animal n'avait pas tronve CONNIE moi de
reau pour apaiser momentanement sa
soft, ct, lie cou tendu, l'oreille base.
Pnil eteint, il,se trafnait plut6t quill nc
imarchait, malgre les solicitations reite-
rees de l'eperon. En- vain les molettes
de fer touramentaient ses flames ensan-
g|antes: ces Efforts redoubles ne parve-
naient point a lui fare hater lie pas. De
temps en- temps, .je m'arretais, cherchant
a 'distinguer les traces a peine WsibIes du
Iazo sur le sable, espefant anssi que les
voix de tcenx que Jattendais frappe-
raient mon orailIe; mais tout Eaisait
silence. Dessbouffses de vent chaud,
haIeine embrasec du desert, r~asaient
seniesia terre en- soupirs negaux.. Je
reprenais alors ma marche spenib1e en-
repetant machiaalement cetfe phrase:
. Quand on n'arriye pas anjonrd'hui. on
n'arrive pas demain. Deja rombre
des bois de fer s'allongeait sur lie sable,
qui, echauffe par le so.eH de toute la
iournee, renvoyait des e~fluves %bralantes;
DIES nuees de moncherons, a~yant-coureurs
do crepuscnle, b~rnissaient an loin; tous
les signes precurseurs de Ia NUT Sc mon
traientun a un, ct p~ersonne ne yenait.
La douIcar physique Sc jeignait a Fan
goisse morale; seatais ma langue Sc
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Tcrmes ct Conditions.
Succession Sale,
Succession of LaStic Bertrand

Succession of La>tic Bertrand.
BY virtue of and in obedience TO an or
der of sale to me directed by the hon.
the Fifth judicial District Court OF
the State Of Louisiana, in and for the
Parish Of Assumption, dated april 3rd
1852.
Will be offered at public auction, by A. F.
Hickman, sheritfof this parish, MONDAY 10th
may 1852, at ten o'clock A. NJ, on the premises,
on bayou Sorrel, in this parish, the following
described property; Belonging to the above sue
c%ession, to wit
10. A Tract of Land,
situated in this parish, on bayou Sorrel. measrr-
ing eigty seven and a half superficial acres,
more or less, being quarternofth east of section
6, L 1873 and ran zee Is E, whichland is cut
by bayou Sorrel, and Is bounded OH one side bv
land Of Ade!ard Falteman, together with the
buildings and improvements thereon.
70. .Another tract ofland,
situated in this parish, on bayou Long, measur-
ing one hundred and sixty one $4,000 superficial
acres, being the quarter north west of section Z,
F Is and rangee Is E., bounded below by land OF
James NcMurphy, and On the other side by
80 The household furniture, the farming
utensils, two cows and calves, atmule, five hogs
etc.
Terms and Conditions:
The movable property payable in march 1853,
and the landed property payable one third in
march 1853, one third in march 1854, and the
remaining third in march 1855. Purchas, rs to
give good and sufficient security, with special
mortgage on the landed property until paid, and
all sums not punctually paid at maturity to bear
interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum.
Parish Of Assumption, April 7th 1852.
40 Il. F. Hickman, Sher1t
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gonfer, ma gorge s'embraser. Tout a
coup mon cheval hermit, ct, CONNIE 81
quelqne mys'ericux advertisement lui
a~rrivait snri'aiIe. adu vent, il prit aussit6t
une marcbe presqne rapide. Moi-meme.
an moment oil lie disquc du soleil So
chancrait sur la lisiare du boisa I'hori-
zon, je crus entendre dcs mugissemens
lointains de bestiaux. Plus dc doute,
je devais stre pres de qhelqne rancho.
Une demi-heure me snffit pour atteindre
ces arbres defriere E%esquels le soleil etait
descendu. Une PLANE immense SQUIRT
alors devant moi, ct eus jus les yenx
lie spectacle. lie plus radienx, spectacle
don't je vondrais pouvoir decrire lie char
me ct la majestic, mais don't ceux-la seuls
peuvent Sc afaire*nne ideeequi ont eprou-
5e les tortures de Ia soft a,aamilieu des
deserts enfammes don't lis ignoraient
Fetendue. ~
Tn large taps d'un.gazon vert ctlus-
tire, %dscoupe sous les pieds des homInes
ct des animans en- chemins toftueux.
.couvrait Ia surface de cette PLANE. De
nombreux gommiers series les unseontre
les azure supplement, par rentreIaee-
ment de Ieurs cimes, a la .maigreur de
leur feuilIage, ct protegeaient ces gazons
de leur ombres Lair hmide ct .frais
qui yenait caresser mon visage au sortit
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-05-06

des bois etouffans que je laissais derrie e
moi ~m'annoncait que rean deyait circu-
Ter p~artont sors une Iegere crodte de
terre, ct ftconder cette delicicuse oasi-.
Fin effet, an milieu de &C vert tapis ct
sous l'ombrage dc deux beanx frenes,
une source a%bondante remplissait une
large citerne. Une waste roue misc en-
movement par quatre paires de mules
vidait ct remplissait tour a tour les cent
seaux de CUR attaches a sa Scirconferen-
&C, ct versait a fots, dams de gigantes-
.ques troncs d'arbres creuses, n eau
limpide ct dure qui etincelait ,glorieuse-
ment aux rayons du soIeil couchant.
Epanchee en- mile flets de 'ubis au pied
DIES gommicys, cette eau abreneait leurs
%racines ct portrait jusqn'a l'extremite de
leurs branches une frafcheur viviiiante.
Des miIIiers de bestianx de toute espece
venaient ss'abreuyer dams les auges de
sbois sans ouvoir tarir Ia source feconde
qui les remplissait. Plusloin, au miIieu
dune popssiere doree soulevee sous leur
galop retentissant. unc troupe immense
de chevaux bondissaient, les naseaux ou-
verts, la criniere au vent, dams toute
I'impetuosite savage de leurs %alIures.
C'etaient des courses fnlles, des ruades
furieuses, des clans indomptes, un tour
noiement a bonner ic vertigo. Lie bruit
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AVIS yUDECEAIRsS
VENTE DE SUCCESSION9

Succession de Eugtnie Scholastiquc Aysene,
spouse dtcedee de Maxile Bourg.
En- vertu dun ordre de vente a moi adressc par
Honorable la Cour du cinguieme district Judi
care de lEtat de la Louisiana, dams ct pour la
Paroisse Assumption, en- date du Ter avril 1852.
II sera of1ert en- vente ~publique par Alfred
TGte, encanteur dument commissioner ct asser-
mente. dams ct pour la paroisse assumption, lie
Samedi s de mai 1852, a dix heures du matin,
sur les lieux, en- cette paroisse, sur Ia rive gau-
che du bayou Lafourche, dams lie Brule Bayou
Choupic, les prophecies suivantes, apDartenant a
Ia dite succession, SAVIOR
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de sabots qui frappaient lie sol retentis-
salt CONNIE un tonncrre lointain. Les
rauques hennissemens des e%taloas, les
mugissemens des %taureaux, dominaient
de temps en- temps &c formidable ct jog
ycux tnfnulte. Parfois I'm escadron nom-
breux Sc detachait du groupe. des che
vaux, ct Sc precipitait rail enfamme
vers lie commun abreuvoir. LES meutons
s'ecartaient en- bondissant, tandis que
les ~taureaux, levant leur mufle humble ct
noir, Sc disposaient a repousserles enya-
hisseurs a coupsde cornes. Des chacals
ct autres rodeurs nocturnes, pousses
aussi parla soil, ct oubliant que lie soleil
briIlait encore, que l'homme etait pros
che, montraient de loin leurs mnseaux
~effiles, leurs yenx bril1ais, sans pouvoir
attendre lie rclour des tenebres pour
prendre leur part d Ia noria (chapeIet
hydraulique qni sert a faire monter l'ean
Dun puts OF dune citerne), qui, CONNIE
la providence de &c desert, versait a tous
sans distinction lctresor DIES eaux. Telles
|devaient etre les citernes des temps bi-
bliques aupres desquelles les patriarches
plantaient leurs tentes ct ~donraient
l'hospitalite aux anges yoyagears.
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SheriH's Sale.

Difttih . ~
Francois Qnetant.-No 334--vs. Jean
Baptistc P%erpere.
THE STATE OF IOUISIANA.-5th
Judicial District Court, in and for the
parish of Assumption.
BY virtue of and in obedience to an order of
seizure and saleto me directed by the honorable
the above court, dated 25th february 1852.
| have seized and will offer for sale, at public
auction. at The court, honse of this parish, in
Napoleonville, on SATURDAY the 9TH day ofJune
1852, between the hours of eleven O'Clock A. M.
and four O'Clock PM, the two lots of ground he
reaft: r described, to wit :
1~o lots orparceh q land
situated in this parish, IN the village of Pain
courtville, designated as Nos. 81 and %, the first
measuring so feet front by 100 feet in depth:
the second measuring 60 feet front by 1T feet 4
inches on one line. and 1874 feet and 10 inches on
the line which separates it from lot No "a, toge-
ther with all the buildings and Improvements
thereon.
Seized to satisfy the above writ, interest and
costs. Terms-Cash.
Parish of Assumption. may LIST 1852.
so II. f. Hickman, Sheriff.
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Vente par lie Sheriff.
S,-.o H NJ 90

Vente par lie Sheriff
FRANCOIS Qu6tant-No 334-vs. Jean
Baptiste Perperc.
ETAT DE IA LOUISIANE.-Cour
dn Cinquieme district Judiciairc, dams
. ct pour la paroisse Assumption.
En- vertu dun ordre de saisie ct de vente a
moi adresse par Honorable la susdite cour. en-
date du 25 fevrier 1852.
TAI saisi ct ~'offrirai en- vente pnbliqre. & Ia
Maison de courde cette paroisse, a Napoleon
vile lie SAMED1 5 JUN 1852, entire ONE heures
du matin ct quatre heures de l'apres-midi les
deux ]terrains CT apres dacrits: SAVIOR
DEUX IERRALNS
OIL morccauT de terre. situes en- cette
~paroisse, dams lie village de Paincourtville, desi-
gnes CONNIE les lots Nos 81 ct 90 lie premier
mesurant 60 p'eds de face sur 100 piods de pro-
%fondeurs; lie second mesurant 60 pieds de face
sur 1T pieds ct 4 pouces de profondeur, sur une
ligne: ct 1874 pieds ct 10 popces sur la ligne qui
lie separe du lot No "a, ensemble avec les BATS
ses ct authorizations qui en- dependent.
Saisi pour satisfaire lie writ eli dessus, ~les;intc-
rets ct les frais.
Conaltions-Comptant.
Paroisse Assumption, lie Ter mai 1859.
SO Il. f. Hickman. Sheriff.
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Teutc de Succession.

Succession de feu Lastie Bertrand.
En- vertu dun ordrc de veute a moi a.
drcsse par lhonorable Ia Cour dn
Cinquieme district judiciaire dc fEtat
de la Louisiana, dams ct pour la pa
roisse Assumption, en- date du 3 avril
1852.
II sera offert en- vente puhlique. par A, F..
Hickman sheriff de cette p~aroisse, lie LUNDI 10
mai 1862, a dix heures du matin, sur les lieux,
en- cette p~aroisse, au bayou Sorre!, les proprietes
~ci-apres decrites, appartenant a la susdite sue
~cession, SAVIOR
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10 IN moroccan de 1erre.

situe en- cette ~paroisse, au bayou .Sorrel, mesu-
rant quatre-vingt sept acres ct demi de super
fcie. plus on moins. etant le quart nord est de
la section 6, II. Is s, ct rangee Is E.; lequel
moroccan de terre est traverse par le bayou
Sorrel ct est borne dun cote par la terre dale
xs Htbert, ct de lautre cote par celie de Ade-
lard Faiteman. Ensemble avec toutes les Ba-
tisses ct ameliorations qui en- dependent.
20. Un morceau dc te1rs,'
situc en- cette p~aroisse, au bayou Long, mesu-.
rant cent soixante ct un acres ct 5O,lO0 d.acre
de snperfcie, etant lie quart nord Quest de la
section 7, TBS, ct r 10 E, borne en- bas par
James McMurphy. ct de lautre cote par -
so. Les meubIes de menage, outils aratoires,
deux vaches ct leurs veaux, I'm mulet, cino CO.
chons, etc. &c
Tcrmes ct Conditions.
lie mobilier payable en- mars 1858, -et les
terres p~avables un tiers en- mars 1853, I'M tiers
en- Mars 1854, ct lie dernier tiers en- mars 1855.
Les acquereurs devront fournir des eau
tons bonnes ct solvabIes, avec hypotheque spe-
ciale sur les terres j~usqu'au parfait Placement,
ct toutes sommes qui he seront as ponctuelle-
ment payces aux echeances, p%orteront intGret d
ralson de HUT pour cent par an.
Paroisse Assumption, lie : avriI 1852.
81 Il. f. Hickman Sheriff.
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) r
DON ANDRE SOLORZANO,
COLLECTOR g. AGENT,
COLLECT
Assmnnpodone @ao

FORGERON EFT NGENIEUR MECNICIEN
.gAtE JACOB II. ALMENDINGER pre-
AVAha Went les planteurs quill ,executera a
domicile toutes sortes d'ouvrages de sa profess
sion, qu'on voudra ben lui confer ct quill Sc
transporter sur toutes les habitations on il sera
appele, pour Y executor les reparations des ma
chimes a vapeur, ct les METRE en- peu de temps ct
a des prix moderes, a meme de bien tonction-
ner. (n9,6i
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INSTITUTION DE JEUNES GEMS
Dirige par M. E. MARTIN,
- 4 Donal1sonvilfe.
4 Donaldsonville.

M. Martin remercic les peres &c fl
mile de la confance qu'ils ont daign6
Iui accorder depuis IA ans. II Went
dc %s'adjoindre un professeur d.anglais
qui, depuis seize ans, a -professesdans les
premieres institutions de New-York ct
de la Nile Orleans.
Prix des p~ensionnaires avec les
diverscs branches d'enseignement
en- anglais ct en- f~rancais, par an, $50
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Succession Sale.

r Succession Sale.
Succession of Eugene SchoIastique AysGne,
deceased wife of Maxile Bourg.
By virtue ofand in obedience to an order
of sale to me directed by the honorable
the Fifth Judicial District Court of the
State of Louisiana, in and for the
parish of Assumption, dated April 1st.
1852.
VIII be offered at public auction, by Alfred
T6te, auctionneer, duly sworn and commission
ed, in and for the parish of Assumption, on Sa-
turday the 9Th day Of may 1852, at ten O'Clock
A. NJ, on the premises, in this perish, N the left
bank Of bayou Lafourche, in the Brule called
bayou Choupic, the following described proper
ty, belonging to said succession, to wit:
10 a tract of land
With all the Improvements thereon, situated on
the left bank of bayou Lafourche on bayou
Choupic, measuring fifty seven 81 100 superb
cial acres. bounded above by land of Etienne
Aysene, and below by land of Amedee Tete.
20 A negress aged about eighteen years.
80 Farming utensils, kitchen utensils, house
furniture, cattle, horses, hogs, etc, etc.
Terms and conditions.
ne NHoFedD!e property, oil SUMS OF tel dOl-
lars and under ten dollars in marchslS53, and
all sums over ten dollars one haIfin march 1853
and the other half in march 1854. The landed
property, four hundred dollars cash, and the ba-
lance in three equal instruments, one third in
march 1853, one third in march 1854, and the
remaining thirduin march 1855. The negro wo-
man, one half in march 1853 and the other half
in march 1854. Purchasers to furnish good
and sufficient security, with special mortgage on
the landed property and slave until paid, and all
sums not punctualIy paid at maturity, to bear
interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum.
Parish Of Assumption, Cd .4prI 1852.
80 ALFRED TETE,
A Auctioncer.
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PEsNSTONAT
DE JEUNES DEMOISELLES.
Dirg6 par e. MARTIN,
A DonaIdsonvilIc.

Ain de pouvoir repondrc aux vnnx
DIES peres de famiIle, M. Martin Went
d'agrandir son etabIissement ct de sad
joindre une maftresse d'anglais. ;.
La religion etant Ia base de toute mo-
rale ct dc toute bonnie education, sera
I'm dcs principles fondamentaux de Tins
t%itution.
Prix de la Pension avec les d.
verses branches d'enseignemcnt,
e%n@anglais ct en- francais. ...... $3.50
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JOHN IL. ILSLEY.

JOHN II. ILsLEY. a. NJ. GAEDET.
NOT1CE.-All professional business en-
trusted to the undersigned will receive their
di'igent attention. They will attend regu-
larly the sessions of the courts of the 4.h
and 9th Judicial District.
nonaldsonvillc. 23rd march 1852.
JOHN IT. HSLEY.
AMEDEE Nj. GAUDET.
AZ Attorneys and Counsellors at law.
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ETAT DE LA LOUIsIANE.-Cou,
dn Cinquieme District Judiciaire-

Ia lhl LIZ iAi IN AIa-COui
dn Cinquieme District Judiciaire-
Pareisse Assumption. = Succession de
Alexandra Giroir, DECIDE.
Attendu que Jean Baptiste Guillot admins
trateur de Ia dite success ion a ce jour, depose
en- cour, IN compile provisoire de son admi-
nistra ion, ensemble ayec une petition en- de-
mandant l'nomologation.
En- conscquence, toutes les personncs inte-
Tessaes sont par ces presentes ~notiiees ct re-
quises de dcduir, leurs objections, ST Giles en-
ont, u Phomologation du snsdit compte parde-
Nantle grefIier de la cour ci-dessus i%ntitulee, a
son bureau, a Napoleonville, dams les dix jours
qui %suisront la premiere publication de Get avis,
simon lie dit compile sera approuye ct. honlologue
conformement a la loi.
~ Tamoin ma maine e l. sceau
de Ia dite Cour, &c q avfil
1917.
Desire Leblanc,
40 Grefier.
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A. NJ. GaUDET'.

JOHN II. 1LLsLEY. A. NJ. GaUDET.
-AVIS.-Les soussignes. a%vocats, exerce-
ront leur profession dams les Cours du 4me.
ct Cinqnieme districts iudiciaire<. lis APP
porteront tous lerirs soins aux ~afaires qui
leur seront coniees.
Donaldsonville. 90 mars 1852.
JOHN IT. HSLEY-
- AMEDEE NJ. GAUDET.
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NOTICE.

LOST.-Between the Plantation Of
DIR. Williamson and P~aincourYille, a NOTE
dated April 18th 1852, drawn bv VIII.
Pugh, payable 10 Joseph Fl. Pugh or order,
in the month OF March 1853, for the sumsof
Fue Hundred Dollars. The finder Of said
note will lie literally rewarded, by returning
it to me.
Paincourtville, April 18th 1852.
AS JOSEPH II. PUGH.
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STATE OF LOUlSIANA.-The 5th
Judicial District Court.,- Parish of

STATE OF LOUlSIANA.-The 5th
Judicial District Court.,- Parish of
Assumptions Succession of Sarah
Tong. deceased widow Of Jean Bal .
ti~tc Triche.
Whereas Joseph Robatham administrator of
said succession, has this day filed with the
clerk of said court a provisional account of his
administration, together with a petition praying
for the homologation thereof.
Notice is hereby given to all whom it may
concern to show cause, if any they have, in the
Office Of the undersigned, clerk of said court.
in ten days after the first publication hereof,
why said account should not be approved and
homologated, and the funds distributed in ac-
cordance therewith.
~ Witness my hand and SC |
of said court. - Parish OF
Assumption, this 3rd day Of
~ May~lS52,
Desire Leblanc,
5I Clerk.
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WANTED An apprentice to the Blacksmith
ing Business. A slave would be preferred. :
SO Apply to ]. Z. CRANE.
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La suite an proclaim numsro.)
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4 4
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-09-23
Honey Bees.

The Albany CuAirator has an enter
esting article on honey bees, from the
pen of distinguished professor, from
which we quote the following paragraph
Many, nearly all, suppose that the
bee culls honey from the nectar of the
flowers. and simply carries it to its cell
in the hive. This is not correct. The
nectar he collects from the flower is
portion of its food or drink the honey
it deposits in its cell is a secretion from
its mellifc or honey secreting glands,
(analagous to the milk secreting gland of
the cow and other animals IF they
were the mere collectors and transports
of honey from the flowers to the honey
comb, then We could have the comb
frequently filled with molasses, and
whenever the bees have fed at molas-
ses hogshcad. The honey bag in the
bee performs the same functions as the
cows bag or udder, mercl, receiving
the honey from the sccreting glands,
and retaining it until proper opportu-
nifty presents for its being deposited in
its appropriate storehouse, the honey
comb. Another error is, that the bee
collects pollen from the flowers, acci-
dentally, while in its search for houev.
Quite the contrary is the fact. The bee
while in search of nectar, or honey, as
it is improperly called, does not collect
pollen. 1t goes in search of pollen spc-
cially, and also for nectar When rhe
polls Of the flower are ripe, and fit for
the use of the bee, there is no nectar !;
when there is nectar, there is no pollen
tit for its use in the flower. 1t is gencr-
ally supposed, also, that the bee collects
the wax from which it constructs its
comb, from some vegetable substance.
This is also an error. The wax is Sc
erction from its body, as the honey is ;
and it makes its appearance in small
scales or fakes, or under the rings of
the belly, and is taken thence by other
bees, rendered plastic by mixture with
the saliva of the bees mouth, and laid
on the walls Of the cell with the ton rue.
very much in the way a plasterer uses
his trowel"
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-09-23
Agricultural.
stones ON Cultivated Land


It is an error to suppose that stones
should be entirely removed from land
which is under cultivation The stones
which would be in the way of the scythe
while moving, of course should be re-
moved, but all the smaller ones should
remain and if wholly or partially i'm
beded in the soil, they preserve the
moisture during drouth, and thus serve
materially to increase the crop. The
following article from the Gentlcmam's
Magazine, published in 1878, is to the
point:-
"It has been long known to the ex-
perienced farmers, that taking away
very small stones and Aints, is detrimen-
tai to ploughing lands in general; but
more particularly so to thin light lands,
and all lands of binding nature. 1t
was, however, never imagined that the
damage could be so great as it is now
found to be, since unusual quantities Of
fints and other stones have been gather
ed for the use of the turnpike and other
roads. In the parish of Serenage, in
Hertfordshire, there is a field known by
the name of Chalkdell field containing
about two hundred acres; the land OF
this field was formerly equal, if not SUI
perior, to most lands of that county /;
but laying convenient for the surveyors
of the roads, they have picked so often,
and stripped it of the flint and small
stones to such degree, that it is now
inferior to lands that were formerly
reckoned not much over half its value,
acre for acre.
"Nor is it Chalkdell field alone that
has materially suffered in that country
by the aforementioned practice; several
thousand acres bordering on the turn
pike roads from Wellwyn to Baldock
have been so much impoverished, that
the loss to the inheritance forever must
be computed at a great many thousand
pounds. What puts it beyond a doubt
that the prodigious impoverishment of the
and is owing to no other cause but pick
ing and carrying away the stones, is,
that those land, have generally been
most impoverished, which have ben
most often picked; nay, l know a field
part of which was pickle I, and the other
part p!oughed up be ore they had time
topick it, whore the part was picked lost
seven or eight parts in ten, of two sue.
ceeding crops; and though the whole
field was manured and managed in al
respects alike, yet the impoverishmen
was visible where the stones bad bee
picked off, and extended not an inc
farther; an incontestible proof of tn
benefit of stones"