Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24

Robinson and VIM Parry, sent together with the
| Vineiund Rural.
Route to the land Leave Walnut street wharf
| Philadelphia, at O'Clock, A. NJ and 7. NJ,
(unless there should be change of hourD for Vine
land, the Glnssboro and Millville Railroad -
| When you leave the at Nincland Station, just
CHARLES X. LANDS, Postmaster,
| Founder of the Colony,
| NiSELASD, p. O., Cumberland county, n. j.
| =. S.-There is change of cars at Glassboro -
| Also beware of sharpers on the from New York
and Philadelphia to Vineland inquiring your busi-
ness destination, &c.
REPORT OF SoLoS RoBINsoS, OF THE NEW YORK
| TRIBUNE UroS THE VINELASD SETTLEMENT.
esTs Tho following is an extract from the report of
Solin Robinson, Esq published in the New York
TribNne in reference to Vineand. All persons can
read this report with interest:
AdvantageS Of Farming near home-Finoland-
Remarks upon Mari-Soii, ats great Fertility
The Cause Of Fertility-Amonut Of Crops
Produced--Practical Evidence.
| 1t is certainly one of the most extensive fertile
tracts in an almost level position and suitable CON
dition for pleasant farming that know of this side
of the western praires. We found some OF the oldest
farms apparently just ms pro6tably productive
when first cleared of forest fifty hundred years
ago.
The gcologis would soon discover the cause of this
continued fertility. The whole country is n marine
deposit and all through the soil we found evidences
OF calCdreOts substances generally IN the lOrln OF
indurated calcarcous mari, showing many distinct
forms of ancient shells of the tertiary formation and
this marly substance is scattered all through the soil
in very comminuted form, and in the exact condi-
ton most easily assimilated by such plants the
farmer desires TO cultivate.
Marl in all it's forms, has been used to fertilizc
crops in England, from the time it occupied by
the Romans and in France and Germany q mari bed
is counted on n valuable bed of manure, that can
be dug and carted and spread the field. How
much more valuable, then, it must be, when found
already mixed through the soil, where new particles
will be turned up and exposed, and transformed to
the owners every time he strs the earth.
Having then satisfied minds of the cause, they
will not be excited with wonder at seeing ndubtabe
evidence of Fertility in soil which in other situa-
tons having the same general characteristics or at
least appearances entirely unremuncratyc except
its produciivenees is promoted by artificial fertili-
cation.
A few words about the quality and value Of this
land for cultivation, of which we have strong
proof.
Our first visit to William D. Wilson, Franklin
township Gloucester county, who purchased come
eight miles north of Mllvillc about three years ago
for the purpose of establishing a steam mill to work
up the timber into lumber, TO send of by the new
railroad, well as the frewood and coal for which
he built branch track mile and half long. He
also furnished sixteen miles of the road with tics and
has no doubt made the mill profitable, though his
main object was to open farm, having become con-
WINGED that the soil valuable for cultivation In
this he has not been disappointed of his
crops prove For instance, last year. the second time
cropping, 3O6 bushelso of potatoes acre worth
60 cents bushcl in the field. This year. sev en- acres
without manure, produced 3j6 bushels of oats In
one field, the first crop potatoes, planted among
the roots and yielded 10 bushels. The potatoes ere
, dug and wheat sown and yielded 10 bushels; and
+ the stubble turned under and sown to buckwhcat
which yielded 333 bushels and then the ground was
sown to clover and timothy which gave II first crop
?! tons per
The fertilizers applied to these crops were first
ashes from clcarngs; second, 22j pounds of super.
phosphate of lime; third, 200 pounds Peruvian
guano then 30 bushels of saked lime has beer
spread upon the clover since il was moved, and
, turned in for wheat
Mr.. Wilson : growing crops, and the wheat stubbl,
of the present season. all indicate his land as produc
tive as any part OF the State.
AT Mary Barrow :, old stylc Jersey woman
farmer, several miles south of Mr. Wilson we wcr,
so particularly struck with the fine appearance of
field of corn that we stopped to inquire of the hired
man how it was produced, We found that the Land
had been the year but one before in wheat, sown with
clover and this cut season, and last spring plow ed
once, with one poor old nag and planted with
corn.
'Ycs, but YOU uanurcd high, we suppose ?" W,
said intorrogavely, and got this reply -
, 'Waal, You see, We couldn't adonc that cause W,
hadn but forty one-hosre loads altogether, for .;
acres, and we wanted the most on for the struck >
The truck consisted of bects, carrots cabbage Gu
! cumbers melons, &c., and very productive patel
OF Lima beans, grown for marketing, So we were
satisfied that the soil not infertile even unaded
by clover which had fed the corn because the truck
6 patch had not been clovcred, and had been in cu
tvation long enough TO obliterate all signs Of tn,
forest
Our next visit was to the farm of Andrew Sharp
five miles north of Mlve, from half to a mile eas
of the railroad, and just about in the of Vine
land. Mr. ShaIp commenced work here in Decem
Der, 1888 upon 270 acres In less than three years
he has got pa cleared and in crops this season
all well enclosed and divided into several fields with
cedar rail or pole fence has built tive story dwell
ing, about 10 by 40 feet, and smaller house for farm
laborers, and stable and granary and some Other
' out-buildngs.
Considerable part of the land was cleared for tn,
plow at ~ an acre, and on some of it the first croI
was buekwheat, lined with so bushels in powder pei
acre This crop may be put in July ith TO 20th and
yields 20 to 30 bushels per acre harvested in Noyem
ber; when tho land being sowed with $50 lbs Of
Peruvian guano and seeded with rye, yielded IL tc
10 bushels per and $40 worth of straw Therye
stubblc turned, after knocking of large growth OF
oak sprouts, and dressed again with guano and seeded
to wheat, gave l5 or Ii bushels. The crop which h,
was threshing while we were there promised more
of very plump grain, and the straw is very heavy
! We went over the subble and found the clover
and timothy from seed sowed last spring. on the wheat
without narrowing, looking as well ever saw il
, upon any old cultivated farm, and with little work
done in the winter to clear off some roots and rotteI
, sumps, and setting stakes to mark permanent ones
he Will be able to cut the crop the next year with
moving machine, and We will guarantee two tons pei
acre, If he will give the oyerpus if it overruns th,
: estimate.
Part of the land was planted with potatoes for a
first crop, which yielded l2O bushels per acre II
was then lined with 80 bushels per acre and seeded
with wheat and clover yielding average of over
10 bushels per acre. and the clover now looks beauti
full
Other portions have been planted with corn as a
first crop, which yielded 80 bushels of yellow flint
corn and the second crop 40 bushels and the third
crop treated to $50 lbs of guano are sure no one
would estimate below 40 bushels per acre
1.-THE reader will recollect that tho writer is now
speaking of land perfectly new, and which can
scarcely be considered in good arabic condition
In other cases the corn crop of last year was fol.
lowed with oats this season, not yet threshed but