New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-09
NEwYoRK DAILY TRIBUNE. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1861

To grub out land that has been chopped over, and
burn the rash and prepare it for the pow can be done
on contract for IS an acre. To clear the scrub-oak
land costs from $5 to $40 an acre, according to the
density Of the growth.
Mr.. Wilson's growing crops, and the wheat stubbe
of the present season all indicate bis land as produc'
tive as any part of the State.
At Mary Barrow's an old style Jersey woman farm
er several miles south Of Mr.. Wilson's, we were 70
particularly struck with the fine appearance OF hed
of corn that we stopped to inquire OF the hired man
how Il was produced We found that the Land naa
been the year but one before in wheat, sown with
clover and this season. and last Spring powed
once, with a poor old nag, and planted with corn'
"Yes, but you manured high we suppose" we said
iperrogaively and got this reply:
"waal you see, we couldn't done that; cause
we hadn't but forty-cne horse loads altogether for 70
acres, and we wanted the most ont for the truck"
The truck consisted Of beeu carrots cabbage, cucun-
bers, melons, &C., and very productive patch Of
Lima beans, grown for marketing. So we were satis-
fed that the soil was not nfertils even unaided by
clover, which had fed the corn, because the " truck
patch had not been clovered, and had been in
cultivation long enough to obiterate all signs Of the
forest.
We passed one other place, which had been in the
hands OF tenants by the year for long time class
who are royerbal for their ability to render land I'M
productixs but in this they had sguay failed TO
accomplish that result for the present crops are BY no
| means poor ones.
| Our next witt was to the large farm Of Andrew
Sharp, five miles north of Millyilei from half to a
mile east Of the railroad and just about in the center OF
| al. "a bx,M NJ \ ondis Mr. Shapn
menced work here in December, 1853 upon 27O acres
purchased Of and in partnership with Richard A. Wood
of Philadelphia the owner of the whole 10000 acres
as we'll a. large manufacturing interest at MilI@ile
and having determined TO build this branch Of the West
Jersey railroad he was anxious TO doyeope the aeri-
cultural value of the wild land, before Offering it for
sale He could not have chosen better man, as be
had grown to middle age as Burlington County
farmer by nature personally industrious, with good
executive ability to direct the industry of others In
less than three years he has got 234 cleared and
10 crops this season, all well ncosed and divided into
several fields with cedar rail pole fence; has built
two-story dwelling about &c by 40 feet guess and
a smaller house for farm aborers, and stable and
pnanery, and some other out-buildngs. The needed
large barn is not yet built but will be ne lie want
is already felt, as may be judged by the croTs
Considerable part of the land wss cleared for the
plow 81 acre. and on some of II the first crop was
buckwheat lined with so bushels in powder per scre
This crop may be put in July to Goth, and yields 70
to 80 bushels per acre, harvested in November when
the land being sowed with $50 be- of Peruvian gusnc
and seeded with rye yielded IL to 10 bushels per acre
and $40 worth Of straw. The rye stubbe turned after
knocking of large growth Of oak sprouts and dressed
again with guano and seeded to wheat gave 10 or IL
bushels. The crop which be was threshing while we
were there promises more, Of very plump grain, snC
the straw is very heavy.
We went over tho stubble and found the clover ant
timothy, from seed sOwn last Spring, on the wbea
without aarrowng, looking as well as we ever saw
upon any old cultivated farm, and with little worl
done In the Winter TO clear off come roots and roitei
stumps and setting stakes to mark permanent ones, b
will be able to cut the crop next year with mowin
machine, and we will guarantee two tuns per acre
he will give the overplus il il oyerruns the estimate
Part of the land was planted with potatoes for fins
crop which yielded 100 bushels per acre. Ii was the
lined with so bushels per acre and seeded with whes
and clover yielding average Of over IS bushels pc
acre, AID the clover now looks beautiful.
Other portions have been planted with corn
fst crop. which yielded 30 bushels Of yellow fin
corn, and the second crop 10 bushels, and the thir
crop, treated 10 lou Ids OF Buano We se SURE no Vu
would estimate below 10 bushels an acre.
In other cases the crop Of last year was fol
lowed with oats this season, not yet thrashed but viii
average probably 40 or so bushels. Sweet potatoes
beans melons, and in fact all garden vegetables, a
well ss young peach and other fruit trees planted tb
year. show very plainly that this longnegected trac
Of wild land should remain wild longer, and Their
Is now strong probability that it will not for unde
the auspices Of Mr.. Lands it will be divided int
small lots with roads located to accommodate al
the surveyor 10 now busy at this work-and all pur
chasers will be required to build neat comfortabl
houses, and either fence their lots in uniformity o
agree to live without fence which would be prefera
bic, by which means good population will be secured
who will establish churches schools stores mills, me
chanic shops and homes-homes Of American farmers
surrounded by gardens, orchards, fields, and comfort
of civilized life, in q region now covered with scru
oaks and forest trees in the wild lands Of West jersey
II any one, tired Of city life, or thrown out OF EN-
ployment, or from any arrangement Of business, de
srous Of changing his pursuits of life, orwho is from
any cause desirous to find new location and eheaI
homo in the country, and who may read and believe
what we have truly stated, he will do well TO 60 and
see for himself what may be seen within two hours
ride out of Philadelphia.