Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-02-11
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:or Carlisle. At fredericksburg, mne
miles distant from Harrisburg, stopped
and TOOK sleigh for the house OF TREND
where / renamed day or two, a. hcaa
quarters, sallying forth occasionally 70 see
wha. woald be OF most interest IN aSric"'-
ture, Sc. In that vicinity | had the graz
fi;asioa Of making the acquaintance OF MI
Rob,. Bryson, whose farm was pronounced
a nad.i one, by competent Committee Oh
the Cumberland coua.y Agricultural ooc'e-
~, few years since. So far as was ca
pablo OF Judging q. this unpropinous sea- |
son Of the year, they did not pay Mr.. B. an
andesesved compliment. Everything a.
bout his establishment had place, and ev-
e.ythias was IN place. His barn was the
most complete structure Of the kind l had
ever seen. II IS built on the side Of mod
erately slipping hill, and has two storles--l
might say three, if the stabling for horses
cattle, &C., be considered as the tirst.-
These are completely arranged, and on
level with them were close warm cellars LOT
potatoes and apples. thoroughly ventilated,
and construed SO that they could be hliea
thro' trap-Goors from above, which were I'M
de- the shelter Of the bridge to the first sto-
~. On The second story, horse power
was arranged to thrash clover-seed, she'll
SoVn or Gu. fodder, al of which IS housed,
a21 cat and then passed between cast rub
bers that ground it to fine soft pulp,which
with sp5inkling Of meal or bran, rendered
il most excellent feed for stock. The grain
IL thrashed on the floor first s is conveyed
By spout into the wind nil on the second,
where il Is cleaned without any interrupt
ton from those engaged in thrashing. Am
pie room is found for the hay, which being
housed before harvest, the grain is placed
ca top Of IT, and the; thrashed OIL In time
for iss use. Such Is the convenience and
ample room Of the barn, that four thousand
Bushels Of wheat have been thrashed and
carried through on the second floor, imme-
1iately after harvest, where it would safely
remain in the chaf until such time as 1t
would be convenient to remove il.
Mr.. B. has some half-dozen permanent
Eme-kilns, most conveniently arranged, and
which he keeps almost constantly employ
ei In burning hne for sale. He uses both
wood and coal in burning, principally the
later. The fine or refuse coal is found to
answer bes. on account of its cheapness a
ton OF coal being sufficient to burn from $50
TO 100 bushels of lime. II Is carried by the
farmers to the distance Of twelve and fit
teen miles, for the purpose of application
TO the land. About 100 bushels per acre is
the maximum quantity used on the best
land, and the mode Of application is varied
according to circumstances; some prefering
70 put il on corn land Others on land design
ed fox wheat, s. others again on grass lands.
Cumberland county is very pretty sec
tion Of country. The North Mountain,
here called the Blue Mountain, with its
snoot b, Irregular outline, bounds the Northern
side Of the county dividing it from Potter
county, and the South Mountain (omr Blue
Ridge the Southern border, separating it
from Adams. Limestone abounds almost
everywhere. The face of greater part of
the county is quite level and comparative
ly little woodland being seen, reminded me
much Of some OF the counties around Lex
ington, Ky. Carlisle, the County-se at is an
old town--but handsomely situated, and in
the Summer season can well imagine will
present beautiful appearances. Dickinson
College is situated here, and is IN flour
ishins condition. The U. States Barracks
for mounted men, is close by the town, and
is an object of interest to the stranger.-
Twas here the troops under the charge OF
the lamented Ringgold had been brought by
him to such perfection in manGuverng, pri-
or to the Mexican War, that rendered them
so effective in that campaign. The mention
of the name Of the gallant soldier, induces
q sigh from any of the villagers.
The iron establishments of this, as well as
almost any other part Of the State, have
suspended, for the want of what | fear
twil be long time before they will get,a
sq9lie protection. Our National Legislature
win suffer the country to go to the dogs, be-
fore they will attempt to remedy the evil
mad, stupid, suicidal policy.
The country between the town OF Harris
burg and this city, regretted TO have to
pass over in the night. down the Susque.
hanna. 1t is described as very interesting.
This county Lancaster) is emphatically
tn county in Pennsylvania, whether you
regard it politically, agriculturally or in re-
spect to population. It gives about $500
Whig majority. Has population of about
$4,000 and is PROBABLY the best farmed
county in the State. THIS city with pop
ulation of about $4,000 is fourishing
place. The population is mixture of Ger
man, Welsh and Scotch-Irish and most
industrious, economical, proyident people.
A large number of cattle are fed here
They are all Stalled, for the most part with
gram ground without the cob-though some
feeders prefer to use it with the cob. III
they do not get full price for their grain,
they consider they have their profit in the
accumulation Of manure. The cattle are
carefully stalled or battered, often watered
in the stall, and sometimes only turned out
in the yard once a week for exercise-ma-
ny take the pains to curry themiik horses,
and'haye their coats smooth and glossy, |
when ready for market Our Virginia cattle
are generally much preferred to those from
The States of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and
the individuals trading from Virginia stand
much higher than Western traders, because
Of their frank and manly dealing.
This county does not handle as many
cattle as the neighboring county OF Chester,
but turns its attention more to the cultlva-
ton of grain. The lands are finely adapt
ed 10 wheat, corn and clover, and are much
improved by the use of lime. The farmer
who is niggard in the use of lime, cannot
keep up--he will get behind. How far our
good farmers IN Augusta, Rockingham,&c.,
are behind these best of farmers here, I
feel reluctant to say, least be looked upon
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