New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-30
ALDFENE ".

Wit view b. having u certain Pr'Pfti'n ID go
jerry Cows in bis milking STICK, hr. Ccnse' has
purcla-ed good bull, I-a~io. g good -nsp~l'
suooth animal, large, than tie general fua Of hs
oas-. ard larger than the bull We 81" IN Mr.. Coh
stahle, a yr,.. ago We think that In Grst-ra,t
dairy one jersey should be- kept for each ten 81
other kinds for although they not large miihers'
yet What they Do give has such large percentage
Il cream that mixed with the other milk i; impsrs
20 II a wonderful richness and dGvor. Unfortunately
our milknen, iIste.d Of adding ooe Jrr-ey to escb
ter otLcr- are moro in The custom Of adding mach
larger proportion of liquid from the q" iron-taiie1
COW or town-pump. doubtiess With tie view Of re-
ducirg It's reduces to tho capacity OF the weake-'
digestive organ.
On the bill sides and mountain pastures al tae farm
ono hundred SouthdowB sheep find subsistence. lhe
gr, ater part OF them have been bred b. Mr. CcnSei
himself. some by Thorne, LoTudes, Wa.,lnshHu'
Lrcnr ana even .jona- Webb himself, nine cf the
ewes having been imported from his flock b? Col.
Mor1i- aud SIR. j. VI. Sherwood. With p"ut? 81.
land at his di-po-a, aid abundant pens and ya.rd-
room. there ia no reason Why Mr.. Conger should uo
get up very fine fock Of Southdowns. He is near
the market WHERE Bis mutton viii command the
hiehes, price,, II he should wish To sell To the
butcher, and he has wisely commenced by having
the very best blood on both sides.
SWIM.
Tire. u the best English breeds Of -slrc, BeTk.
Shire, F,,rx aud Suffolk, are represented here by
bgh-bred auinA-, many Of them pnzc taLers, aud ~
1ar % we saw ali good Of their kind
Our ruaders will agree with u, TINT il l. not otes
such a combination of VARIOUS breeds car be found
on d single farm. TINS gentleman hsa undertaken 10
breed pure Shorthorns Devon-, Ayr-h!re,, and Jer-
soy cattle, horses, both thoroughbred and grade,
SoutEdowu sheep, and three kinds Of swine, beside
as.uniLg the weansome and d-ccuresng task Oh
bringing rpa very large farm. Fortunately hc can
bring 10 the development % hs schemes the assist
ancc If princely ncon. and thu, hs II IN h!s power
to feet results which would be- beyond the reach 81
any ordinary proprietor. A. h" is not q iGrTner by
prufr-son perhaps be- will allow Ia otter f."
practical suggestions.
First. lie should at once have made sh ecourste
survey Of his entire farm, and on good map desig'
nate each lot by an appropriate number or letter oy
which il could always be known. On TINS msp he
should make note, each year of the treatment gVcB
Ia each lot and if drained have the cOurse, fall, and
length of each drain registered.
Second Purchase an efficient -tumP-pulleT 70 ~
move boudcs from the surface ethcr before or after
blasting.
Th,rd. Cnde.drain almost the whole place, except
the rocky hills with tile doing CERTAIN portion eaos
wear in the most thorough and under the III.
rection Of a competent engineer. The open dtchee
so far adopted are very inefficient, and by constant.
filing up are a source Of continual expense. real
thorough piece Of tile drainage will pay al imInediHt"
profit and continue to do 20 for many years, while
the EXPENSE for repairs il Il tfe. II he wishes
To raise forty bu-hc Of wheat and thirty to foy tuns
Of mangoid wunzels drainage IS u first requisite We
might truly ray an Indispensable one. With ono OF
Pratt's ditching machines, fifty rod. be dug in
day. and there is enough good clay in the vicinity to
make the tile at Ii small coet.
Foprih: Gradually deepen the blowing, and always
use subsoil pillow.
Fsfh: As it is necessary 10 produce large quaint
ties of grain roots and hay TO sustain the already large
herd. aplly, in addition to- the baru-yaul manure
which can be made, liberal quantities OF special fer
tizers such a. guano bOne-lu-t, lime and phosphate
Of lime, all Of which judge required by his
soil The necessity for such practice Is sufficiently
shown in the fact that he makes but one thousand
loads Of bsrn-yard mannre, which gives him scarcely
one load to each aero Of arabic land. To obtain the
five or ten thousand additional which he absolutely
needs is scarcely possible in his vicinity, whereas
these special fertilizers very portable and en-
i've. aud may be purchased in any desired quantity in
the city.
yC1ITH AND DISEASE.