Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-04-17
SOWING GRASS SEED.

SOWING GRASS SEED.
We find in the Albany Cullivator the sub
Joined experiment made in sowing an abun-
dance OF seed, with the result-a result which,
we feel pretty certain, will attend every simi-
lar experiment, where the land is equally
fertile. As the present is the season when
farmers will be thinking about sowing grass
seed, the article will moi come amiss
Farmers, as well as other people, like 10
make good bargains. Some of the worst
bargains they make is with themselves. For
eXample,-,o save five dollars of seed they
lose twenty dollars Of hay or pasture. By
way OF experiment, and TO exhibit the advan-
'ages OF good supply of seed, the writer
sowed In the spring of 1850 piece of ground
10 grass, at the rate of one bushel of seed ne,
acre, or half bushel of clover and the same
quantity of timothy. In less than two months,
the field afforded prodigious amount OF pas
lurage-iuI twice as much through the sea.
son by estimate of ordinary good pastures
The presen: year the grass was allowed 10
grow for hay, which has just been cut and
drawn III, Il mo 10, 1851, and the product
was found TO be three and half tons per acre.
Where can we find permanent pasture or
meadow that will do this? The soil was of
Ordinary fertility only, or would not probably
have yielded more than so bushels of corn
per acre. The amount of paslurage afforded
by the second groh of this grass field, fully
warrented the belief that ton and half per
acre might have been cut, making fire tons
| Of hay per acre in all, for one year.
The hay produced where plenty of grass
seed is sown, is of much better quality Than
where the stalks stand thin on :he grouud.
good anecdote is related by Mr. Eaton
in his Annals of Warren, of one Boggs, who
introduced The first flock of sheep into that
| place. He brought them from Pemaquid by
water, and while sitting on the windlass one
day, got sleepy; and began 10 nod. The
patriarch of the flock, taking it for chal-
lenge, drew back and knocked him spraw-
ling upon the deck. Whereupon, Boggs,
more pugnacious than wise, seized the old
fellow by the wool and chucked him over
board. But he got more than he bargained
for by this counter movement, for the whole
flock, feeling bound in all cases to follow
their leader, popped over after him and
Boggs, being several miles from land, was
obliged 10 heave 10, and with much difficult
ty recovered them again. He concluded
that he had the worst of that battle, at both
ends -Kennebcc (M) JO,uncl.
In late San Francisco paper we see it
stalled, that California has been fine field
for Army and Navy gentlemen, and many
have amassed large fortunes. Six of the
finest buildings in San Francisco are now
} being erected by Lieut.. Maynard, al cost
of S65;OoO. The rent, however, being S7Oo
per month each, will soon return The orig.
nal cost.
, THE Japanese lea is highly praised but
their mode Of drinking it is peculiar. The
; leaves are reduced TO very fine powder,
which is put into box. The cups Of The
} company, when the beverage is 10 be served
are filled with hot waller. The box is then
, offered TO the guests, who take out as much
as will lie on the point Of pretty large
o knife, stir it up ill it foams, and drink
il hot.
AT the last meeting of the Royal ILsiiu.
- ton, the Duke of Northumberland in the
d Chair, ]. S. Russell, Esq, read paper Con
wave line ships and yachts" in which he
II admitted the entire superiority of The Amer
, lean ship.buIders over the English, and adj
mitted that we had the fastest, best and
most scientifically constructed packets,
c steamers and yachts.
e THERE is now living in France, an old
= soldier with false leg, false arm, a glass
g eye, complete set of false teeth silver
l. nose covered with substance resembling
'r flesh, and silver plate resembling part of
'r his skull He was under Napoleon, and
le these are his trophies
JAMES LEWIS, WeIshman, was drowned
in Heaton & Carter's Slope, near Tamaqua,
| on Thursday the Sih inst. The ''Legion''
le says he struck his pick into and opened
~ pool of pent up water, which rushed
ie upon him so suddenly as 10 render his es
~ cape impossible.
,b THE Emigration from Germany is said ,C
be increasing, and resembles the Irish emf
grafton, as the exodus Of a nation. Through
the city of Calogne, there have passed in the
> course of brief period upwards of 10000
H. persons.
he
or The steamer Maj. Wm. Barnet, is doing
o- a handsome business between Easlon anC
hs Lambertsville. She carries increased load
of freight 10 Eason, and the iniermedial
places
- HEN belonging 10 DR.. ], II, Hero, of tn
'" Water-Cure at Atho, Mass, laid within ?
u hours, Hhree good sized eggs The he
~ was Cochin China.
-, A direct rail road Communication be
- tween New Orleans and ST. Louis, is the la
% test grand scheme that has attracted alter
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