Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-08-16
CHBURG. TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 16. 1859.
Railg Titaiaiau.
from the New York Observer.
A EnmOlia Farm.

IhtVa pucSauS tuo IhoEutuk HouTo musI uoiikn-
fully at Iona, az was stated last week, We reluc-
tantly took our leave Of DIR. Graut, surrounded
with his horticultural treasures; and our obigiug
oarsman soon and safely plnoed us the dock at
Ieekskill. An express train Of the Hudson River
Railroad soon took us up, and after an hours
rapid glance at the various points of interest
which are SO multiplied on all parts Of tho noble
Hudson, handed us out at Rhinebeck. Here. by
steamboat, which plies daily oach way between
Newburgh and Albany, We were taken to Roun-
dout. opposite. After inspecting the outer works
of the Newark Water Lime Co., here located. which
arc capable OF quarrying, burning and grinding
eight hundred barrels of cement daily wo were
landed Mt Pclls dock. on tho westsido Of the riv-
or II short distance below. A few minutes walk
brought us to the mansion of Robt. l.. pcll Esq.
whose farm products have attained such IL wido
celebrity.
Ii was our good fortune to find Mr.. Pellat home,
n home most charmngly situated, and s,rrro an
ded in every feature and object to make tho homo
OF II Prince desirable. Space would not allow us
ia describe u 1.-THE of what here challenges the at-
tcn,ion Of the visitor Our columns have alrc ndy
been enriched by the pens of others. who have
passcd days in rambling over this farm of twelve
hundred acros. VI is our purpose to alluo ton
few only oi the objects which most prom inent.
The abundance aud the excellence ot Mr.. Pell's
Newton PppnS, have made them famous or, l>otl.
sides of the Atlantic. Over two hundred acres
aro planted with orchards. There ARE 10000
trees of this single variety in full bearing. Such
has been the care and cultivation of this fruit.
TINT none have heeu sold nta price less than $S
per bhl. aud many Of them in the English oar
ket have brought ns high as $50 per bbl.
Great care is taken to cultivate and azure
III" orchards. The mode Of manuring IL to p ough
within few feet of the Of trees in one di-
reciion aud when duly prepared, drill for pc atoes
and manure heavily in tho drill These nre tho
roughly cultivated with the horse hoo and small
subsol plough.
Mr.. Pel informed us that ho had over eighty
acres in cultivation with potatoes on this laim,
aud twenty acres in England, and all Of one VA
riety, Seeding of his own production, which Inns
sold the past two seasons NJ prices varying ir om
Sl2 to IS per barrel, We have not tested the
quality IF this pn,atoe but it has nhgh ropu tn
ton. The rot has not hitherto affected it.
More than one hundred miles If thorough ,trai ns
have been laid on this farm. Tho material has
been chiefly stone. There ure nine miles uf ic-
lichtinl walks, winding along tho banks OF The
Hudson, up the daes aud around tho hume ro us
fish ponds which boantfy tho lawns and gro un, IL
in the vicinity of tho residence.
Mr. Pell has given more attention to tha nrti-
fcinl propagation of fish than uny othr, person
perhaps IN this country. In some OF the Eonds,
where different varieties have found u con mon
home, 1t was amusing to witness the calling of
them to the shore by signal md while tlous .nds
literally of young shad would throng tho hnnd
hol ling piece Of bread pickcrel Of ono or two
pounds in weight would founder in the midst Of
them, filing their ample mouths with II portion
OF the young fish. and for the moment Dispensing
the entire fry. The Tench and Barbel, two new
l'''c''os ~ nN" n"Ne 'e't"'y oeeh imported, ana
~. ~, app is "'"'' ',P'!'"S III o"e VI '.''So P''us:
ihe P'"ns were 'orhea ny exca'n''hS peat "'neh
WA: here 'n,' many 'ee' III "eptl. me supplies
Nn''n ieeo '''o p'''"s '"ne ''ph '"e orh'hs ihnhc
lialcly about them, which have changed what
was once n shaking qnasmre into some of tho
'h'St ana most pr''ntu'e ncal"w land on tho
'arn'
SFawherlcs. rnsnherres ana grapes are here
raised ior market lhe varieties OF the 'rst two
are grown chiefly from seedlings produced ON the
iarn vi the strawberry, we could NOT Judge. as
IL was out oi season he raspberry Is red. ana
has reseh'bianee to The Antwerp, but with dls-
tinct and valuable peeuarliies OF It's own. IL Will
continue 10 iuh'Sh ITS nun ten d"ys or 'wo weeks
later IN tie asoh tian the oh varieties IL ~
mnch ilriner 'erry than the Antwerp, AMI VIII
bear transportation Letter than any other berry.
lhe vineyard was IN excellent condition. con
sistng OF the Isabella ana tata"hn Nines' wth
'rult better advanced than we had seen IN The
vie'nlty os the city The garden wns IN advance
ni n anything we have seen elsewhere TINS season.
The melons were forward extraordinary oder
ana neatneSs reign everywhere
THE CHINESE sitEEr
he only variety to wh''h Mr. Pei gives attention.
arc curlousl'y we helicvc they nre the only
oncS OF the k,nd IN the country. They are prolific
beyond MI other k'hds--oiten producing az many
as three, four, or fivc ut time, and bringing forth
twice year! but we confess they are not to our
fancy Ihe mutton, however. is said to bo oi
very ugh character, and wholly devoid OF tho often.
s'He iiayor peenilar to mutton at times But we
must 'all To- speak o oher varieties oi stock, and
Oh other Objects IN number, which greatly inter"
ed hS dnfiiS our snort visit. VI oiher matters we