New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-25
AGRICUL TUE6L L5sE AT TOzPKTNS.
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Along tie vestsn Oh re OF the Hudson River ;us
before entering the Highlands, are seen exssassy,
quarries Of limestone extending for half mile aboys
Stony P0in.. The river hills rising some seventy q
eighty feet above The vster, have osen qusTied iox
tin they expose vertical face OF rock beneath shicA
are the great limekilss in continual operation In.
number of thess belsn. ing 10 the Messrs rompkns
no tss than thiry-niDe, each Of which Is capable Of
proGuc pg from $50 70 300 bushes Of skei line dsy
or about 10 900 bushes in sI The sc.u pro iae.ca
as a. are now consia ,ty ic operation, may be est
mated at about 5000 bushels.
The limestone, limited in extent on the shore 4,
about half mile STANDS IN Les-iy ve-tica sheets or
strata, which run back cbiquely from tee river 70.
waro the south west Il o. blush gray color net
aoge her uniform in quality the most of /. prodrcIae
ine bet or ssed for agricultural thsn buii5ins pur
poses. Its position readers il rem .rSahfy easy s
quaIyDg and conyenen, io delivering the stone iuta
the kilDs; while in front Of these is abundant I~k
room for the numerous Scoops ans echooners ths On,
constantly employe: in taking away the lime afer d
has been exposed 10 open heaps 70 Stake 10 he air.
Thus prepared it doubles 10 bulk aud may then b.
shoyoed into the holds Of vessels without danger OF
beating II vet In the transportation tins saving
tie expense of barrels. The composition Of this s.ors
differs from the marble of Westchester Couuty In no,
coItanirg carbonate of msgnesis as vel as carbon.
ste Of lime 1t Rerefoie best suited for the purpose,
70 which it is applied. The purest varieties Of it, II 10
true make a fair qua ity OF barrel lime, bu. in the
large way II is found more advantageous TO let al 20
The production of the cheaper article. The repa-
tstion of this lime as manure aud The entire disus.
of that Of Westchester County FOR the purpose,
finn the results cf the experiments mste by Tenant
described in the Philosophical Transaction for theyesr
1892 that he msgneslan lines positively injurious
TO vegetation. Suc5 experience with them has probs.
bly, led to the very general bu ine1cussbe, neglect
OF ire Of all lime py The farmers the east side
of the river and along the shores Of Long Island
Sound. No other but this will account for the
s gular fact that the value of this manure is so much
better sppr, cated in southern direction. It's market
is alons the coast 81 vugnis, Mspland Delaware aud
New.Jesey. II is transported to within 80 miles d
Philadelphia, wbe,e it comes in competition with the
cheap lime made up the Delaware River. The de-
nard for il is greater than the supply and ye. none
of il s called for from thu East though it is sold at
price which should make it sproftsbe manure to ship
10 any part of the coas, Of New EGG llad--even 10
1hCmaston.
Tie kilns sre of the kind csiled perpetual shaped
within like an egg, constantly receiving Goa ana
limestone ABOVE aha osc.hfSnk OofDeu De-
low. The fuel is mixed pc, and dus'-anihracise.
which is thrown in with alternate layere Of he rock
1t is brought by the vessels which tsks away the
lime aud costs, delivered, only about o. per tun.
ibis ia sufficient for burning 200 bushels of saked
me making the cost for fue only ore cent PSF bushe
The same sum is paid by contract for the iabsr Of
quarJing the rock and barring; SO that the wsols
cost including the extra expenses Of furnishing tes
for blasting and ether materials, and Of wheeling The
line on board the vessels cannot much exceed II cents
per busbe II is sold for 81 cents, cash. The cost Of
The kilrs is abost 81 900 for es,h pair. They are
built together in pairs for convenience OF constructions
and of discherging each pair opening into one srcd
below.
Ii the making two spears Of grass grow where only
one grew before be esteemed as some good done tie
public, the Messra. Tompkins m.y well regard with
satisfaction the result Of their enterprise Ccnmenc
ing their operations with very limited rasans, someF
81 venteen yeans sinca, they have gone steadily on
building up pr osperous business snd itte town OF
their OVID eniicbng the Immediate neighborhood, AMI
spreading fertility over the fields Of distant Staee In
retired nook among the riyerhlls, sheltered by the
Dunderberg mounten from the cold winds Of the
NORTH Il cir little village of vhitswashed houses lookS
out upon the river giving to tie pssser by but mere
glimpse from the swift steamboat Of It's romantic stu
alton, and its neatness, both suggestive Of pure sir
bringing health and comfort 10 its busy inhabitants
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DEATH OF A MIsER-As HEIR WASTED.-Ths
well kr own miser, John Herryman, citizen Of this
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