Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-03
CHARLES X. lands, Postmaster,

land, on the GlaSsborO and AlllNiIlc kMlrOad.--
When you leave the oars at Nineland Station, just
CHARLES X. lands, Postmaster,
Founder Of the Colony,
NISELAED p. O., Cumberland county, n j. |
p. S.-Thcro is a change of cars at Glassboro'.- !
Also beware of sharpcrs on the curs from New York
and Philadelphia to Vncland, inquiring your bus-
ness, destination, &c.
REroRr OF SoLoS RoBISsoS. OF THE NEW YORK
TRIBUNE, UroN THE VIsELAsp SETTLEMENT.
rT' Tho following is extract from the report of
Soiin Robinson, ESD, published in the New York
Trt6HAe, in reference TO Nncland All persons can
read this report with interest
-AdCantageS Of Farming ucar home- Tineiand-
Rcn,arks upon Nari-,SoH, ats great Ftrtiltty-
The Cause Of Frt2uy-Amoam Of Crops
Prodaced-Practicai Eridence.
It is certainly one of the most extensive fertile
tracts in an almost level position, and suitable con-
dtion for pleasant farming that know of this side
OF the western prairlcs. We found of the oldest
farms apparently just proftably productive as
when first cleared Of forest fifty or hundred years
ago.
The gcologist would discover the cause Of this
continued fertility. The whole country is a marine
deposit, and all through the soil found evidences
of ealcarcOus substances, generally in the form of
induratcd cacarcous mari, showing many distinct
forms of ancient shells of the tertiary formation and
this marly substance is scattered all through the soil
in very comminutcd form, and in the exact condi
| ton most easily assimilatcd by such plants the
! farmer desires to cultivate.
| Mari, in all its forms, has been used to fcrizc
crops in England, from the time it was occupied by
| the Romans and in France and Germany mari bed
is counted on as a valuable bed of manure that can
| be dug and carted and spread the field. How
| much more valuable, then, II must be, when found
already mixed through the soil, where new particles
will be turned up and exposed, and transformed TO
! the owners use every time he sirs the earth.
Having then satisfied our minds of the cause, they
will not be excited with wonder at seeing ndubitble
evidence Of fertility in a soil which in other si;ua-
tions having the same general characteristics or at
least Appearances, is entirely unrcmuncrave, except
its productivcness is promoted by artificial fertili-
cation.
few words about the quality and value of this
land for cultivation, of which We have some strong
| proof
! Our first visit was to William D: Wilson, Franklin
! township. Gloucester county, who purchased come
eight miles north of Mylc, about three years ago
for the purpose of establishing steam mill, to work
up the timber into lumber, TO send off by the new
railroad us well as the frewood and coal for which
he built u branch track mile and half long He
also furnished sixteen miles of the road with ties and
| has no doubt made tho mill profitable, though his
main object was to open farm, having bccouIc con-
vinced that the soil was valuable for cultivation In
this he has not been disappointed as some of his
crois prove For instance last wear the second time
of cropping 800 bushels of potatoes on one acre worth
so cents bushrl in the field This year seven acres
without manure, produced $50 bushels of oats. In
one field the first crop was potatoes planted among
tho roots and Welded Is bushels The potatoes were
dug and wheat sown and Welded 10 bushels: and
the stubble turned under and sown TO buckwheat
which yielded 338 bushels and then the ground was
sown to clover and timothy which gave as first crop
2! tons per acre.
The Fertilizers applied TO these crops were, first,
ashes from clcarings second 225 pounds of super
phosphate of lime; third. 200 pounds Peruvian
ruano then 50 bushels of slaked lime has been
spread upon the clover since il was moved, and
turned in for wheat.
Mr.. Wilson growing crops, and the wheat stubble
of the present season. all indicate his land US produe-
: of tho St0to
AT Mary Barrows an old style Jersey woman
farmer several miles south of Mr. Wilson's, we were
SO particularly struck with the fine appearance OF u
field of corn, that We stopped 10 inquire of the hired
man how it was produced. We found that the land
had been the year but before in wheat with
clover and this cut season. and last spring powed
once, with one ''poor old nag and planted with
corn.
'Yos, hut you uanurcd high, suppose ?n we
said utcrTogatively, and got this reply -
'Nasl YOU see, We couldn't adOne that cause we
hadn't but forty onchosrc loads altogether, for 90
acres, and we wanted the most ont for the struck -
The truck consisted of bcets, carrots, cabbage, Gu
cumbeTs, melons, &c, and very. productive patch
Of Lima beans, grown for marketing. 30 we were
satisfied that the soil not iniertile, unaded
by clover, which had fed the because the "ruck
patch had not been cloveret, and had been in cul-
uyaIoh long enough 10 oohlcrate all signs OF the
Our next visit was 10 the farm Of Andrew Sharp,
five miles north OF MlNille, from half to mile east
OF the r,roSa ana Just about IN ,he centre OF Vine
Der, lS5S, upon 21O acres In less than three years
he has got 2l acres cleared and IN crops this season
all well enclosed and divided into several fields, with
cedar rail or pole fence has built two story dwell
ing about 20 by 40 feet and smaller house for farm
l lahorcrs, and stable and granaIy and some other
out-buiIdngs,
Considerable part of the land was cleared for the
pow at ~ IN acre, and on some of it the first crop
was buckwheat lined with 80 bushels in powder per
acre This crop may be put in July 4th to Goth, and
yields 20 to 80 bushels peraere harvested in Novem-
l her
Peruvian guano and seeded with rye, yielded IL to
bushels per acre and $40 worth of straw Therye
stubblc turned, after knocking off large growth OF
oak sprouts, and dressed again with guano and seeded
10 wheat, gave 10 or l6 bushels. The crop which he
c was thrcshng while we were there promised more
of q very plump grain and the straw is very heavy
and tmothy from seed sowed last sprin on the wheat
without narrowing looking as well as We ever saw il
upon any old cultivated farm, and with little work
done in the winter clear off roots and rotten
; stumps 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 pel
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