Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-05-06
AGRICULTURAL.

WAIT Two ACRES Can Do.-The twenty
sixth meeting of the Germantown (near Phila-
delphia) Farmers Club, was held at the house
of Philip r. Freas, on the % of November
He is the editor of the Germantown Telegraph,
q warm and active friend of agriculture, horti-
culture, etc., and the originator of the Club
Though his whole plot of ground comprises
less than two acres and hall; yet he manages
to produce upon it in perfection, little ofevery-
thing. Those who are signing for more land
will do well to read this carefully, and inquire
whether it would not be wise to cultivate their
present acres better than to add to their num-
Der. The reporter at the meeting states that
during the present year there was cut two tons
and quarter of prime hay; there were patches
of turnips, carrots, parsnipS, beets, cabbages
three kinds, onions, peas, frejole and halfa
dozen of other kinds of beans, satisfy, lettuce,
okra, corn (Stowelrs Sugar, and Adams, pota-
toes, pumpkins, three varieties,) squashes and
tomatOes-egg, plants, asparagus in abundance,
celery (of splendid 9uantty,) together with
almost every other kind of vegetable to be
found in the cataloge. His fruits consist of
melons, six kinds of cherries, five kinds of
plums, peaches; twenty-eight varieties of select
pears; twelve varieties of apples; red, white and
black currants; gooseberries, blackberies, and
four varieties of raspberries, grapes, etc., etc.
In the garden and mansion yard there was
very choice collection of flowers, among them
many select rose and rare vines. The orna-
mental trees consist of five varieties of fir; the
Japoinca cryptomeria, the Deodar cedar, the
Irish yew, and the American arbor vite; the
European linden the sugar and silver naples,
the English and mountain ash, etc. etc. In
addition to these, there was number of beau
tiful Polish fowls-black, white and spangled-
and pea fowls in the barn yard-a fish pond in
the gsrden-and large number of choice,
fancy pigeon at the house. In all this there
is an excellent taste displayed. We noticed
that the house and Offices were lighted with gas,
warmed with heater, and supplied with wo.,'
from the public works. Baths, hot -''u coiu'
have, for years been supplied Nv" reservoir on
an elevated back buildi.o, holding some fifteen
hundred Gallons ,nlch has also furnished pure,
soft rain later for various parts of the bull
dines.
In the garden is a small green house exca-
waited in the ground, SAY to the depth of three or
four feet above ground, and covered with filass.
In this enclosure or pit are arranged the usual
shelves to receive the pots; and we are assured
by Major Freas, that it is the best possible
provision for flowers, and almost every descrip-
ton of plants in winter. Roses, particularly
flourish in much greater perfection. During
the whole of the last unusually servere winter,
but single delicate night blooming jessamine
was at all injured by the frost. In his green
house requires no artificial heat. In the hot
beds we found cucumberS and caulihowers up,
lettuce heading and spring radishes full grown.
We may truly say, in regard to the Telegraph
Farm" that it is farm in minture, but in
comfort, convenience and taste, without any
large pretensiops to more costly elegance, it is
apattern plantation" and would in the full
growing season, afford compensation for visit
from any of our ponderous farmers. In a word,
it is, in the strict sense of the word, a home
N. f. Farmer.