New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-23

ence to any system of drainage by which the featse
could be extracted with the least expense
large The owners Of the property have alss
dug the ma and and sold II on the bank for five 10 six
cents bushel This is is equivalen, 10 msny cents
for eight pounds Of potash ia the favorable
condition for agricultural purposes The difficulty -
be encountered in obtaining il is from the influx q
water. IL is almost universally opened la low places
ard sbe water Immediately flowing in the upper por.
on of fhe bed o1y is removed, and the WORK Is tbea
extended along the surface. The thickness Of the bed
has been found to be twenty feet. and it s even
reported TO be in places forty feet. Arrangements
row made 10 uncover tho mari considerable sur
face at once and excayste it with the aid of steam
pumps. BY this means II will be furnished in large
quaint ties TO NEE. tie anticipated demand.
As the mari il used by the farmers, application u
90 OF 80 loads the is. under ordinary crcum.
siances deemed sufficient; though for poor soils never
before married. 100 loads more are applied TO good
advantage; and upon good soils marled every year. .
much less amount than the smaller quafty named %
often ample. The useful effect Is cOosidered equai -
that of several times the quantity Of stable manure,
while the price per load is materially less. The mari
also, has the advantage Of being free from seeds Al
weeds which stable always CONVEYS 10 the ED.
To whatever extent it is applied, BARN Il dobe 10
the land il tie mari bs Of good quality; and no ios
epsues, occurs in the excessive Of very soluble
and volatile fertilizers, like guano and other animal
manures. On the contrary, tie potash combined with
the silica OF the green sand not dissolved and removed
by water but remains in the soil until thin coutnasoa
is broken up by the action of the rooets of the panta
It's beneficial effects are thus continued until the whole
of the potash has been taken up and served the puposs
for which wss designed.
Jv al
the loosenipg and temperug quality Of the graina asd
for sandy soils marls are found which enfcunty
mixed with clay to produce the contrary effect h
the use Of marls in composts have no knowiedees
but from s abundance Of potash, an element NOS
Astounding ia the ordinary ingredients Of couoss, and
its deficiency in those stimulating compounds which
they contain il would seem that it must in this way bs
found particularly useful. With varieties Of thS
mari tie sea shells they contain add small propoioa
Of lme which 30 far goes Ia beneficial; bs there
is no doubt mixture Of mari with cheap agricuhura
lines would be more effective fgr coils aud crops
than either alone.
Beside the ua,l the products Of the farms and orch.
ards will contribute the resources Of the road; ana
more than all this may be expected Of the products ef
the forests should if become the policy Of the company
70 encourage the transportation Of wood to the he~.
York market At Isesent however, neither the rolling
stock of the road provided or the business that mg
arise in their newly increased demand for frewood,
nor have large supplies been cat to season N readiness
for the " utter fuel
Returning from the mari bed 10 the main line, th4
cars ou carried ms 70 the terminus of the rosd at tho
Bergen Iron Works. TAis was one OF the old New.
jersey iron establishments founded in the last century,
and engaged in the manufacture of pig iron from The
bog ores of tho vicinity. Controlling territory Of
2 900 scree Of land tie company were possessed os
abundant resources Of and wood, and their opera
tons were prosperousy carried On till the ores at is
were exhansted end The smelling process was brousS
to close few years ago. Thh wss the last of the
bog ore furnaces Of the Atlantic region OF Esw-Jereyto
blow out. For more thsn century tho district hsd
been fainoua for its production of iron, and in pse
times the transportation of s entirely carries
on in vessels running Massachusetts, 10 aid supply
ING number of blast furnaces then in operation In the
soutbeastern part Of the Stste region much reser-
bling this NewJesey in its soil and pine forests
and bog ore producs These furnaces long ceased
operations but as the industry, skill and capital there
devoted TO thi. business found other useful channels il
kindred pursuits the conversion Of pig iron more
eheaply furnished from other regons into finished ard
ces Bergen ii bss been found profitable TO divert
the grea, power and abundant labor at command
10 the production OF csst-in water and gas pipes and
! N o. --v..xu tns raw material
and tie fuel now come chiefly from Pennsylvania and
heretofore at heavy cost f transportation, the works
sill successfully compete with other establishments in
the New.York market and their products are favors-
| bly, known in distant parts of the United Stsies-
| The opening OF the road was q matter Of great i'm
poranee t. this company for their communication with
! New-York has been by expensive ronfe, by sandy
roads, TO the Camden and Amboy Railroad or to tho
! head OF Navigation for the Metetecunk, and
! thence " Bsrnegat Bay, whence 10 New-York BY
sloops round Sandy Hook the voyage long and in
secure. They were consequently among the moss
ei6cieLt patrons of the enterprise, and party was
cordially welcomed 10 the mansion Of the principal pre-
pretor, Mr.. Robert Campbell, who haa prepared
bountful entertainment for his numerous guests Here
D the heart Of the sandy region Of NewJersey he ha
secured delightful residence upon the borders Of Tho
| pond above the works. An extensive garden and
orchard, Notwithstanding its sandy sol, evidently
warded the care devoted to IT, in the profusion Of il
vegetables, fas, and flowers, and the lOcusts, catal
pas ron-wood and other trees afforded agreeable.
shade those who rested themselves in the heat of the
day upon the green sward in front OF the houss.
Speeches and song followed the entertainment, and
our party returning 10 the train, carried Long
Branch, where half an hour WIS allowed for o stron
along the shore, whence we returned 70 Port Nom
mouth closing the day by the evening sail up the bar
Dor and the festivities Of the occasion with dance ky
moonlight upon the open deck Of the stea mer.
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