Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-02-22

Practical Evidence.
It's cettiny one # the st extensive fertility iracs
~ an un 81 level position, and suitable nduu tor plea
slh !GtuHS mi We au'Ev "a this side ui the p,u
r,. We uuud some ut the ooest firms apparently jus
as pr h- paauctlvrGs when first cleared forest A.ty
The Gee" gust would soon discover the cause cf this
continued ieru!y The whole country isa marine depl
SIT, aud l thou2 the soil we found evidences OF a cnIca
reous substances, grmruly the ui uduated calcl
Te"us mdrl, showing nmny distinct of ancient shells
"I the Territory rmutuni and tins marty Substance Is
scattered HiI through the su ~ very cumnuled lyrn
and ~ the exact cYd easily nSsilutgu Bv such
plarts rs the farmer desires To cultivate.
MARI IN all lis forms, has been used To fcrt2e crnps in
fHyaHu Illh lhe 'iHC 1t was uccuprd hy the KuIHans
and ~ 'TGnc~ u"d Gern7ny uar ted counted on asa
valuable bed OF nnurr that cnn be dug and GATED
sprrd over the held. ii " much valuable then II
mast be, when found already ulNtd through the soil
where new particles wal be turned up aud exposed nn!
transformed ~ the uwners vyv.y lie s,I.a tie
earth.
Having then satisfied minds Of the cause, they viii
MT ue excited with the yyruuu, stlar,ors the sine
general character s.Ics Hr least upruC,s, is entirely
rem lucrative tAecp'aS It's puducycess i promoted BY
artificial fsrulIzliI
few word, the qonty and value Of this land for
cultivation ui which Wrhavr = strong pruui
Oar first vIst WAS + NtIum " ~. Franklin town
ship, Gloucester c'uHty whn purchased eight
uuth It Mlvl~ about three ers fr the purpose Of
establishing steam ma. tu wTS Up the lumber nlp uin-
uri 10 send II by The railroad wcIs the ireyy,od
a"i coal, Tor which he bull. branch Track mile unda
hail lug. lie ais shed sixteen miles the r. ud with
ues, ana ms %" uhl mIje the mil pTuhahe, though his
mann '.''t vast open Id'u, ''ng hScomr convinced
that thr al was vua-I- lur cultivation. Ia tins lie has
nt ureu dISpp int,d. some uf his crops Yiuyr For
hs'Ecr hi vu' HE second time u cropping, 3lG bushels
~ p'aors 'n me acre worth 90 busLel ~ the field
lhs Aear, seven a'ges, whnut manure, produced $50
bushels uI Ia felt the first crop was prIt rs
plntet un's the roofs and yitGtd - bushels The 10.
tat RS were dug Unj Wlr1t S'yu unl yield - bushels
uai the suthIc turned under aud soy t. Lurl;,ybrlr
wQeh yielded 81. bushels and then the gluund was srvn
"c'''er and timothy, which Sayc ui inst crop ,: tons
PEI acre
rnetrttzers applied o. these cro,s were frs, ase
from c.curugs; second 225 uuds ct phosphate Of
hne thnd, 200 unds Peruvian guano then 81 bushels
"i saGcd lime ms been spread upon the clover since
muwed, ana TUNED IA !ur wheat:
Mr. Wilson'S growing crops, aud the wheat SubJle Of
Tie present seas al! Indicate l!s land as productive
any part ofthe Smte.
Al May Burrows an Old style Jersey woman farmer,
several miles south ct Mr. NIsp's Vc were 30 pacu.
pry struck with the I'm" apptHiuce o held UI that
stopped to inquire Of The hired how 1t pro-
duccd We uud that e land had been the year but one
stus 'n ad last sprg puwed once, with one poor Old
uJg uud planted with Curu
YES, but YOU msnurrd high, we suppose ," we said
nterrugniyriy, and 4 q thus Trry:-
''Wadi, yuu we cJu!cuta done that cause we
hadn't bat luIty uuc yds utogtjhtT p uCIes,
and wanted the most ont iOI the trucsn
lac Truck consisted Ct b-els cdrrOis cabbage,
beTs, mUuus, &c uHu VrIy puHauCuyr puIc uf ll.ut
beans gown tor na kvlng - we were satisfied that ne
su WAS not icftue even uullGed by clover, which had
fed the C1r because the upcH PATCH had NJ urcn CJ
Vcred, and had been IN cutga long eUuugh ~ uulte
rate al Signs Of The I"rrst.
oar visit II the farm Of Andrew Sharp, five
miles north "t MAyle, hon ha u luile east Ol The
wr ad, md Just al"ut Ia The Crn'Ie ui NmrkiId. Mr..
S1p nur'ted work here lu DeccWH'r, 80, up n 30
In LEES tntn IN years he tgs got @3l uees
N.
nn several heds WITH cedar raj or pole tenee has hut
two story dwelling, about SO hy ~ feet, and smaller
house ipr fam ib1fris and staOrand gauury ud some
/ ulhrr uut.builuugs.
Cons lerabe part the land was cleared fr the plow
at nine tJatsan acre and some al It The hrst crop
huCA wheat, hmed with 81 bushels pl VdtI per acre
Tins crop may be put IN July lh, 10 auh aud yes ~ to
80 bushels Per acre, harvested NuvCm uT; when the
land hring slYed with $50 lbs uf " uvia puana and
seeded with rye, yielded ~ To l5hushrs r acre aud
dniiuls wurlh ol straw The le s,uhhe turned after
shocking # large growth Of ak sar,u,s and dressed
AL nd "a ~. hru
lhe crop winch he was lhrvshiug while there
promised moIe oi very plump gram, and the straw is
very heavy.
We wentover the sluube and found the cluver ard H.
moihy, iIom seed swcd last spring, the wheat without
irIwmg, huking as we as we ever sawlt upon any old
cultivated Iarm, and wha nile work done m winter To
u sle zoos aud rolled Sumps, and setting stakes TO
marx permanent ones he wilhc able tie crop tie
next wear with moving we viii guarantee, two tons
pei acre, il H- w the uvrrpus the estimate
Pant of The lud was planted with pnutues for ast
rr'p which welded i20 bushels per acre 1t WAS Then
nud with 50 tusnels pc acre aud seeded VITA waeat and
clover Welding uvcagr e over IS bushels per acre and
/ The clover nuw louAs beautiful
Other portions have been planted with ccTu as b,s,
crop, VIII, yielded 80 bushels ul yellow flint corn and
the srcl crop iO bushels, and the thIId unp treated u
$50 lbs o euann, we aIe are sure no on. Would eslmae
(The reader viii recorct Tint the writer is now sneak
ing iand perfectly new, and which can scarcely be con.
! sideIed in ghud arabic condition. tn
In utheI cases the c'rn crop last year was followed
with oats this seas'n not Il theshed bat Will average
aud fact, all garden vegetables well young peach
aud other iu trees planted this year, show very plainly
that tins nHg-negfced tract of nnd should remain
longer aud there isnuwa slOng probability that i will
fur under the ausrces ui Mr. lAndis n viii he divided
into small lots with TaiS lncard ioaceummodaie the
surveyors busy Rt this woTkaud all purchasers
Will lie required to hud neat comfortable hnuses. aud
either fence which would he elerahe, by which
good popua u be secured WIN will establish church
schaas mills mechanic shops and hnmes-hunes OF
American farmers surrounded by guIdens orchards fields
! and comforts uf civilized life,
Ifanone frnm any arrangement of business is desrous
of changing his puTsus. uf who is fn drsi-
Tous find healiOn aud cheap hume in the ennny,
aud who may read and believe what We have truly stated
he viii do well To and for hin self what may seen
within two hours' ride 90; to philndslPhla
! SOLoS ROBINSON
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