The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-03-09
American Institute Premium Farms.

The Transactions Of the american Insti.uts
for 1883, recently issued, contains the report Of
the committee appointed to examine farms, and
award the premiums offered by the Institute
$50, was awarded to WIN. WArsoS. Esq, West
Farms. Westchester Co, n Y. for "the best cul-
tiva,ed farm of 100 acres
The farm is situated about Y miles from the
City Hail. Newly ork. on the easterly side of the
Bronx river, and about two miles from the East
river, and contains 224 acres. The soil. formed
from "debris Of primitive and other rocks" is
considered hard to work. but when prepared by
blowing and sub soiling, produces one of the
richest and most endurabls soils which belong to
any formation" Mr.. w, who emigrated to this
country Nom the north of Ireland, purchased
this farm about Is years ago. and has converted
it into what the committee, after having done JUS
tice to a table which reminded them Of ''the
hospitality described by Dean SWIFT hundred
American paradise, ,ormnamented with shrubbery
shade and fruit trees, flowers" DC.
The crops consisted of 68 acres of timothy
which would produce an average Of p tons per
acre. lawn Of IL acres, laid down with clover
and timothy; 81 acres Of corn which looked very
healthy and clean; 81 acres Of black oats. and
several ytields of potatoes of the Mercer and
Dykeman varieties Mr.. W. plows up sod land
in the fall for corn and potatoes plants the corn
in hills three feet apart. putting in shovel-full of
manure to each hill. hoes it once, and plows it
twice both ways. The potatoes planted in drills
two fee. eight inches apart and about twelve
inches between the seed; the manure, 50 OK cart
loads per acre, is spread in the drill and the seed
planted on it, and all covered with double
mould board plow. This we know is the COM
mon nethed of planting potatoes in England, but
i, does not seem TO prove very well adapted to
this climate since though he has planted in eight
or ten differen: fields and changed the seed fire.
quently, Mr.. w. "neyer has more than 100 bush
els per acre"
Oats follow the po,atoe crop. The black oat
answers best AMI produces heavily in both grain
and straw Mr.. w has imported three different
kinds from Ireland, and sowed them separate
with some of western oats, In the same field;
the latter ripened quick, and produced nearly one
third more than either of the former. tie repeat
ed the experiment fl ON the seed three years,
thinking the imported oat required to be acclima-
ted but is now convinced oat answers well
as our native oat He has done the same with
FIVE or six kind OF potatoes, but now feels salts
fed that none answers we'll as the native Mer-
GERS After the oats harvested, he plows
the stubbe and gives it light coat of manure,
which he harrows, if short, and then sows timo
thy and clover in September, The clover makes
fine pastures ia the fall for young stock The
next spring it IS dressed with goo lbs. OF guano
per acre. The increase of hay the first season
every three years, and it seems TO renew the
grass, and yields much heavier and cleaner
crop than other manure He generally cuts
from two TO three tons per acre. His rotation Of
crops is, corn, potatoes, oats and tlmothy-the
latter yields we'll for nine or ten years
The stock the farm is one thorough bred
mare, Is Shetland ponies, Is Ayershlre and )
short horn cattle, 55 Leicester and South Down
sheep. and 53 pure Suffolk swine.
The silver cup for the best farm Of not less
than 80 acres was awarded TO A. II. Hubbard.
Flatlands Long Island. The farm contains 63
acres 80 acres were in early potatoes. which
are taken up in July and August. and sell in
New York, miles distant. at from 60 cents to
81 50 per bushel. After the potatoes are off. Mr..
H grows second crop of drumhead cabbage.
turnips and carrots; he set out over $4,000
cabbage plants last season. (1852.) The early
potatoes yield on an average 175 bushels per
acre. The seed potatoes cost s25. and the ma
nuring and cultivation $50 per Mr.. H.
had also IL acres of potatoes planted in June,
for the fall market. The committee does not in
form US whether potatoes planted So late yield
good crops.
Mr.. Hubbard's other crops were acres OF
Mediterranean wheat, 7 acres Indian corn. Z
acres timothy and acres timothy and clover
He sold from his farm in 1852. s., ,937 worth OF
potatoes alone Country Gentleman.