Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-09-13


Philadelphia, at o'clock, \. NJ. and 4 p. NJ,
lunlcss there should BE- change Of Lour) tor Vine
land, on the Glassboro' and Millvillc Railroul.-
When you leave the cars at Nneland Station. just
CHARLES n Lands. Postmaster.
Founder of the Colony,
NlNELASp, 7. O., Cumberland county. n !
p. S.-Therc il Il change Of cars at Glassboro ---
Also beware of sharrcrs on the from New York
and t'madolphia to Nncland, inquiring your bu...
ness. Destination SC.
RGronr or SoLoS Ronl>soS. or Iur NEW YgnE
TnlnrSE, UPON THE VrNELANp SETTLEMENT
. r Tho following is an extract from the rcror. Of
Soln Robinson Esq, published in the Ncw I,rk
FStbDnC. in reference TO NEcluui All persons can
read this report with interest
ARraHfagsS of Farming acgy homo Iua,Lltsl--
Rcmarty Dlon .nan-.Sol, rs gyct Erirg-
The Cause Of FirHhty-.iDoum If C,ygs
Prodtcc3-Prac;ica5E Eriar,cl.
It Is certainly ono Of the most extensive fertile
tracts in an almost level position, aud suitable con.
diou for pleasant farming that Wr know Of th, yi.o
of the western prnucs. We found some ol the oldest
farms apparently just pruitubiy productive NJ
when iirst cleared of fore. itty hundred years
ago.
The gcooclst would soon discover the opl., OF iii.
continued tartility The whole country i- marine
deposit. and all tdr>nsh thr soil ijul evidence
Of rulruTeon, substances. generally in the form q
iudura'ci caicareUus mari. -uuwiu. inp.y distinct
trm- ot ancient shells ui DO" ',rtIy formation and
this War'y substance j. scattered all thr.,- the Soil.
in a yary comm ,li ed t,.rrp and in thr .,.., -i
liou mos, easily as-i,,ilatrl l., such rl,.. a ,i-
iHrrnor desires TO cultivate.
H.rl IN NIL il. forms hg, boon ,,..I fr t.-il.g~
crn,. In Fu.Iana from the time II Vas ,ryi,j I,,
the Romans, and ia Iruuce and Gcrmuuv mari bed
is counted on as q valuable bed Of nnuu~o tLst can
he lur and rgItcd and srrcol over m. irr5 UI,,
much more valuable. then. il must be-. when found
glrcndy mi ycd through inr so where now rsr.i,la-
viii b@ turned M rnd opposed and transformed 10
tlr owner u,. every 'imr be- -:ir> the earth
Nal iu- then satisfied ul,r mind, of ie cal1.a tiav
viii not b, excited with y,Sui,r nj i,juIlf.
evidence Of fertility in soil which in other sif,I1.
,i1rs having the same general characteristics, or nj
least Appearances i- entirely uur, uucrative yccut
n. .s rrtluctiypp,z, g rro,la,ri - artificial f.rti
zat,oB
\ few words about the quality anI value Of this
land for cultivation Of which We hay. some g.rang,
proof
Our arst yisi, was 10 William b Wilson, Franklin
township Gloucester county who purchased some
,i,h, miles north of MIyin ahott tNru. y.,,. a,,
for the rurrosc Of establishing steam mill owGrk
IN the timber into lumber. 10 send If ~ the new
railroad a. we'll as the trcvooi and coal tr which
he luilt a branch track a mile nnI half I,u, Uc
also FURNISHED sixteen IN Ills of the rog 't' ri7 ,
has no doubt made the Iuii urlG.,l'a u..r-h hil
main object VA "a omen n farm Ls.yr, .,. con.
,ur,d hat the soil va. yI,ral,. for .,r,,I,., In
mi. Ir l.. uo, b,.u Ii.tf.r.ir..I 81. -.. Of III.
rr.r. rroye For i...y... il.r ,,.r r......., -rrn
ofcrnruin,. 3Dj bushels Of rotalou, r rr worth
GO cents bllshel in the h,l Tni- wear ,.. ur n,r..
u;,I,It ,,a,,,r,, - r3,.I ~ a,, i' 20
@ TI5 tI a., -, ,,.. ,r... -
NV T -, -, I ,''' ',' -; ,I T." T. g.. ..' -
I J''' ,,, - ,il , ai ,;nIll ,'
~ s,,Ibi, tr,rrod ,,lar :,I .,,,. d.. I..r ~
Tii IlaI t"5 bhr " ' ''.',
, - 49, ,|i ~, ';n.,L, ,Iit., .' . "''
o. ,r. NOV o,rc c1 ''',''
The fertilizers nprli,d to these .r-fs were. ars,
ashr. FROM clcurinI. second g2a r...I- ~ ,i!rrr.
. phosr mate Of lime. third. .ap tr..f, P.fl,i1
luan,. thcn 50 bushels ul .laLrI lime En. been
spread upon the clover since il ,;I, moved, and
turned i'm for wheat
Mr Wilson's growing crops and the .hca, strl'le
Of thr present sea son. ali ii,a- lis land a., prgtuc-
! tive %, any part Of thr state
At MARY Burrrws an old s'ylc Jersey woman.
farmer several miles south uf Mr Wilson. $. we we're
- particularly struck with the riuc r ,earn,c of a
field OF corn that We supg,d To iu4glt-. of r hired
mau how il was producei ", found j..t the land
had been the year bl on, l.' p, "a s., heat
clover uud this cut one season aud
once, with one poor old nag" and planted w!ta
corn
YES. but YOU manurcd high We suppose o. We
said iu,crrosnii, ely, AND got rhi. reply 80
"Waa you see We c0l IN + = done that. c,,so wa
hadu bat forty ho,rc loads altogether for %
acres and wanted the most on Z for the struck -
The truck consisted OF brcj- carrots cabbage. ri.
I cumhcr, melons &c and v,rv productive. 5....,f,
of Lima beans. grown for markc,i.- So We were
satisfied that the suil was rp, iutcrt,. synumaiiai