New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-12
I is42. Views Of Nature. "
HIGH FARMING.


We have often expressed our opinion that farming
in this country could be carried with profit in all
the northern States well planting could be In the
Souih or as any kind of manufacturing industry that
furnishes an indispensable article 10 the world, where
the business is conducted with skill, capital and gen.
era irtehe ence japted TO the business.
In pioof Of this We copy the following account from
The Valley Farmer, intellgeDty conducted paper,
published al ST. Louis ard Louisville, of .
"vIsIT TO A MISSOURI FARM,
"We recently visited the farm Of Mr. Richard Gen.
try Of Petts County, Missouri, and, as we have e-
quebtly seen fStteriDg accounts OF large farms In
other Statee, have concluded 10 furnish descrP-
tior of this farm readers, In order to show thai
Missouri behind her sister States IN large faIms
or gocd farming.
acres of land three thousand i've hundred acres OF
which are under excellent fence aud In high ststs OF
cultvs,ion II is divided chiefly into lots of forty
soree-makng over thirty miles of fence on the farm.
The fence is mostly made OF rails, with stakes ana
rceIs and kept up in tie best cocdltion There Is,
however mile and qusrter OF post and board fence
ON the farm and some two miles of Usage orange
hedge which, however, has net yet been turned out
"There the farm six'y-hve large gates, OF
the b Il construction and about the same number OF
draw-bars The gates and oars are made IN large
capeIter shop in rainy weather, when the napds can
be employed 81 nothing else. AL of the imp ements
Gle put in repairs at sucn umss and many OF the aim
farm consists Of high rolling prairie, OF sn excellent
quality of SOIL ard the other thud Is in tmoer, imOe-
olsiely adjoining the prane.
"TheTe fourteen hundred acres Of the farm set IN
bluegrass seven hundred and fifty scres IN clover and
timothy meadow three buncred ds1ty scrss IN corn,
one hundred and sixty in oats twenty acres 10
Hungarian milet snd the balance OF the farm under
febcs Is in woods pasture. 80
There are Oh the farm twenty seven large artih-
cial ponds many Of them Of much depth, atordng
stock ap abundance Of water at seasons Of the year.
Daring our witt three stone employed 10
erecting large stone pillars In various parts OF the
fsns st the outlets OF streams IN which large water
gates were to be hung, 30 that IN csse OF freshes,
which are common 90 lsrge prsrss, the gases wonld
open by the action Of the water snd close when the
water had passed, and prevent the fence fson being
wasbeo, ara the escape OF stock fIon one tsid TO
anotoeT.
"One of the most striking features Observable is,
" at this lmmeDse farm, rot single weed 20 be
seen Even the fence corners, that common recepts-
Gle Of all tia. is foal most farms, as clean of
weeds ss any city lswp. Whist do farmers who have
or y two or taree hundred under cultivation ssy
10 this Here are upward of thirty miles Of fence,
without a weed or briAr surrounding il, while mxny
farms with only mile OF two of fence, raise enough
weeds to seed the whole refhbofheod The whole
farm is pattern Of nsatness. The nands pass over
svsry field as often j. is necessary, and P.n every
burr, briaT and weed that oares to chow ifseh Thh
has Been done for many years, until the weeds have
been sabdue6.
"hI. Genuy Ass bssa l,ge saeep grover, Some