The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-11-06
English Farming.
BIT JUDGE HENRY =. rRrScu OF rIrrER.

lspent several days under his hospitable
roof, and gave his stock Of animals pref.
ty thorough examination. lie farms about
5000 acres. and has hundreds Of cattle and
horses, and thousands OF sheep. Perhaps
q ride round the !arm, for it is quite too
large to walk over, may give an idea Of a
large farmers Affairs in that part Of Eng.
land. Mr.. Crisp is, like most farmers, u
tenant, and not the owner Of the land he
occupies. These tenan!cies, usually,
find, arc not by written lease, but by
sort OF understanding, not quite definite
enough for my taste, regulated much by
the customs Of the particular estate. A
largo proprietor, Lord somebody. or the
Duke Of something, owns some 20 or $1,000
acres, which has been in the family thou
sand years, or, at least, from the time Of
William the COnqueror. This proprietor
usually gives no personal attention to his
estates, SO far as the rents are concerned.
but entrust sli such sEiirs to a steward,
who mikes his bargains with the tenants,
and the lord Of the domain sometimes does
not even visit farm in q generation; the
tenant occupies at fixed rent. which he
pays half yearly in cash, and although
neither party Is bound for more than the
year, the tenant often occupies for his life
time, and his son takes the farm at his de-
cease. Landlords are willing to give long
leases, but tenants seem TO prefer the year
ly system. 50 far as have observed.
The tenant farmer seems to 20 on and
make permanent improvements, often ut
great expense, and lays out his work us if
he owned the fee simple, and on the whole,
homes are more permanent IN this land Of
mere tenants, than in our land Of fee simple
owners with migratory hab'ts. The farmer
pays rent Of, say five dollars per acre, an
nually, for his land, and conducts his oper-
ations in his own way, provided he does not
cut down trees, or Plow up any pasture land,
or disturb the game. such as harcs, and par
tridses and phcasauts. which 60 where they
please, and DO US much damage ~ they like,
,,nmolcstod. A .i..,o, ~ ,b.,;.. ssmo-
Lceper, lives on the estate whose business /,
is to protect tine game, and catch the poach.
ON Who rr.suws % ,orch ,bo.s animal.
which ara bs,a n. sacred n, N. csoso IN
Ro,n... .,,;,o, 1ho cam. ,0ws ar. .ra
ever have b,.n n fruitls.s sourc. Of crime
and ,pfE.r;ns and alxa, . will be ill I'm.
man nature !. thoroughly CHANGED On e,.
srv estate wbor. have hoor ! bo,. ro,;coa
x;,h INDIGNATION m. ,0r.,os os tbss, ,.s.
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and U.r,;r. .rd o,hs, n,;,,a,. r.n;m.,.
so much delight. Around in some order
though With no rrc,, rscul,,;,v ara h,,,
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