The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-03-29
s> ENGIIsH FARMER.


VI. Cf-p occupies about tivc 'i,r-aud
acres oi l.rd which j. in separst" farms,
on each of uaich is a resident baii.iE lie
keeps about 3,G4) South Down sheep, few
cattle. many ho,-e-, (Suho'ksl inraiing
several blood cart mares, or" besa.'iu
blood stallion. t!rgc years Oh, AMI ,;}y
y3tGatay of pigs lie work a fsn T ,ir-
Of cattle Of the Du'ch b-ecd Tlel er
hayncs-ed to the plough, cart, IT wia'"ya-
they are to draw, exactly as wo hr
4 korse-just tie application ol Wnf /
nave .yna talked Of It ajways St. arl .n-
euri To ne a yoke They = by h., oa1
REIN, and d. their work very easlly-ua
screaming. hooting or thrashiuc in most
css-s horses are used entirely. Dn Nir.
G. farm did Do: So less than four teams
in 4 field at uue Jimc-cacL consisting q q
pair # horses ard oxcn--and lis plough
ing is not beyond SIX inches deep. lie
ucyer requires more than tya hor-e. for
haeaij.g NJ. Hi. land Is mostly very ligh',
sandy loan, and some Of II : very poor
He manurcs quite heavily should Judge
about seven or eight cords per acre, or
heavier than tni- for certain crops IN fact
the land for every crop is prepared as a
market gardener would prepare it. Much
manure Is used, everything, almost, being
done by horses, and implements drawn By
them.
\ man + be large farmer, here gen
tleman farmer. 80 called, (aud they are
both gentlemen aud farmers, must have
tie requisites. which would have made him
equally gentleman me.chant lie mu-'
know the principles and details Of farming
n well n any Of his men, but be works the
brain rather than the hands, and cxercisc:
a general aud constant supervision.
Nr Crisp keeps FIVE roal horses fJr hi.
own driving-all good ones. lie Is ire
queut,y riding from morning till evening
asked him how many agricultural horses
he kept He replied that be did no. know
but should miss one if gone. In thrg'
selIs noticed twentr horses and eight OK
cn 2; work, in two field, FIVE teams each
, and in & third. four teams He works Onl-
he Suffolk breed. Tie showed lDe iiy'
ma ty'G.LrcLt -rsl4blA -Ad444JtE- n ~ J 81
old colt was the finest Of hi, age eve
p saw. ! don't wonder man Is inclined I
: spend mouey, if he has it. and taste VIII
= al. when such animals are shown him
! lis black PIGS are very fine. anG seen
! 70 be taking the lead in this variety. NI
. c. breeds more OF them than Of the white
? lie has 4 good number Of the latter, az
2 from them have selected bcaE :o7 y0u
e low abou. ten month: old. tie IS IL
ole and brother to the orc which took II
y. frs, prize st Chester Ir. {. purs1cs
/. d;freren: course in breeiiDg from that 10
lowed b7 many in n country. lie prefer
|. breeding stock of Two and q Lali to 6;
|. wears Old. to that q less age. The prog
i Nv i stronger AID more thrifty.
= On SATURDAY morning M Crisp tooh I
/, 70 walk over his farms. We were On l..
. from nine O'Clock in the morning til two
> the Afternoon, and l should Judge nr
= have walked az leas- ten miles, mostly cT'
e plo1ched ground He pursUes the tou
70 shi.t system. In this mode Of rotation 2
Z err piece Of land bears the same crop :
l. once il four years. The difference 3
tween this and the six-5hitt i, that n Z