Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-08-13
VOLUME TX NO. 10.
WHOLE NUMEER, 435.

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acre. We saw also portion of a timothy
field, somewhat elevated above the other
portions. amounting perhaps to three or
four acres, where the great drought of last
year had utterly destroyed the grass, 50
that it had to be plowed up for other pur-
poses.
There are some thirty acres in Corn on
the farm, all Of which has a most pro-
missing appearance; but there was one
field of about twelve acres, planted with
seed Of the Dutton or eight row variety,
which is not only the handsomest field Of
Corn We have seen this year, at any pre-
vicus time. The soil seems to be pecu-
liarly adapted to this crop, and the yield,
which we trust will be carefully measured,
we anticipate will be very large
DR.. M'Crea does not agree with many
intelligent farmers, that Corn is a greatly
more profitable crop than Wheat He
thinks, on the contrary, that the latter is
equally profitable, and rather prefers y,
taking the general run of the seasons.
He has had some practical experience in
cultivating the two crops, and person Of
his wise calculations ought to possess rela-
bic facts on the subject. When farmer
farms at random, guessing at what he
raises and what even this and that 6eld
contains Of land, but measuring nothing
is necessarily ignorant of his business,
no means of knowing what his different
crops produce-what their relative ad-
vantages are-or whether be makes or
loses money by any one or the whole Of
them.
The books of the farmer should be as
accurately kept as that Of any other busi-
ness man in the community. He should
know what everything costs him that he
buys or uses; and what everything sells
for produced upon his farm. A debt and
credit account, carefully kept, and diary
of his operations, will furnish him, at the
end of the year, with a faithful exhibit of
what he has been doing the past twelve
months. By it he can see at a glance,
what his expenses have been-what his
receipts have been-and what his profits
are.
DIR. MCrea, We are pleased to see, has
adopted system, which through the able
assistance of his farmer, Mr.. Neiman, he
has been enabled to carry his plan of ope-
rations faithfully out, greatly, we have no
hesitation to say, to his interests and con-
venience, to say nothing of the character.
which 1t must give to any farm.
The barns and general out-building. at
Ardenhelm, were constructed with an eve
to the uses to which they were to be ap-
piled They are large, and are kept in
the best possible condition. The stock is
but trlfilng in extent, sufficient being kept
only for family supplies-but excellent in
quality. The fine shelter for the imple-
ments and wagons of the farm; work.
bench and tools for farm use; the fine
manure yard together with all the para
pharnalia inseparable from a well-manared
plantation, struck us as being controlled
by one who thoroughly understood his
business, and was determined to make 4
living by it. This idea impressed us more
sensibly from the assurance of the Doctor,
that he realises over six per cent. upon the
value of his estate, estimating the land
to be worth $500 per acre
We will conclude by saying that We
made most agreeable visit, and, as is the
case whenever VIC go to see any Of our
agricultural friends, learned something
worth remembering connected with the
noble pursuit that challenges so much for
our SYMPATHY Germantown 7.legrapA.