Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-08-30

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Improved land il also for sale.
TINBER.-land can be bought with without
timber The timber at market valuation.
The title is indsputable. Warrantce Deeds given,
clear of all incumbrancc, when the money is paid.
Boarding conyencnces at hand.
Letters promptly answered, and Reports of Solon ,
Robinson and Wm Parry, sent together with the
ViHCtaHR RHrdt.
Route to the land Leave Walnut street wharf !
Philadephia at o'clock, A. NJ, and =. NJ, |
(unlcss there should be change of hour0 for Vine
land, the Glaasboro' and Millvillc Railroad =
When you leave the at Nineland Station just
opened inquire for
CHARLES X. Lands, Postmaster,
Founder of the Colony,
NiSELAND, p. O., Cumberland county y. j.
p S.--Thcrc is IL change of cars at tilassboro' -
Also beware of sharpcra on the cars from New ork
and Philadelphia to Nineand, inquring your busi-
ncss destination &c
Rrronr OF SoLoy RoBiNsoN. or Tnr NEW YORK
TprBuSr, upoS THE NISELASD SETTLEMENT.
.sy Tha following is an extract from the report Of
SoIn Robinson ESD, published in the New York
TribuRs in reference to Nincland All persons can
read this report with interest
, advantages Of Farming near homc-TtHelana-
| Remarks npon 1fayi-Soii, its great Ffrtihty-
/ The Cause of Ftrtiiity-Amoam Of Crops
! Proaucca-Practtcal Ersdcncc.
1t is certainly one Of the most extensive fertile
tructs in almost level position and suitable con
don for pleasant farming that We know OF this side
of the western prairIcs We found some of the oldest
farms apparently Just as proft8bly productive a.
when first cleared of forest fifty or hundred years
ago.
The rcologist would discover the cause of this
| continued f,rtility The whole country il marine
dcposit and all through the soil found evidences
of calcarcous substances generally IN the form of
induratcd calcarcous mari, showing many distinct
forms of ancient shells of the tertiary formation and
this marly substance is scattered all through the soil
in II very comminutcd form, and in the exact condi-
tion most easily assimilatcd by such plants the
farmer desires to cultivate.
Mari. in all it, forms has been used to fcrtilizc
crops in Eugland from the time il was occupied by
the Romans aud in France and Germany a mari bed
il counted ON a. a valuable bed of manure, that can
be dug and cartcd and spread over the field. How
much more valuable, then, ii must be, when found
already mixed hrOugh the soil, where particles
will be turned up and exposed, and transformed to
the owners every time he -trs the earth.
Having then satisfied our minds OF the cause, they
will not be excited with wonder at seeing ndubitabc
evidence Of fertility in soil which in other situa-
tons having the same general characteristics or at
least appearances il entirely unrcmuncrarc, except
a its produciycncss is promoted by artificial fertili-
1utu.
A 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 u. Wilson, Franklin
township. Gloucester county, who purchased some
eight miles north Of Millvillc about three years ago,
for the purpose of establishing Il steam mill to work
up the timber into lumber, TO scnd Oft by the new
railroad. rs well as the ircwoOd and coal, Tor which
he built branch track mile and II half long. He
also furnished sixteen miles of th" road with ties and
has no doubt made the mill profitable, though his
main OIL icct to open farm, having hccoUr con
ymccd that the soil was valuable for cultivation In
tins he has not been disappointed, as som" of hi,
crops prove. For instance last year, the second time
OF cropping 3OG bushels of potatoes acre worth
to cents bushe in the field. This year, seven acres
without manure, produced 1856 bushels of oats. In
field, the first crop was potatoes planted among
IL, lalT ht4l Ihp utpps Iprt
dug and wheat sown, and yielded 10 bushels and
the stuhblc turned under and sown to buckwhcut
which yielded 33i bushels and then the ground wa
sown to clover and timothy, which gave as first croI
2! tons per acre.
The Fertilizers applied to these crops were, first
ashes from clcarings; second, rs pounds of sNpcr
phosphate of lime; third, 200 pounds Peruvian
Iuauo then 30 bushels of slakcd lime has beer
spread upon the clover since il was moved, ant
turned in for wheat.
Mr. Wilson, growing crop, and the wheat stulb
of the Prcscn; season. al indicate his land a. produc
tive a. any part OF the state.
| At Mary Barrows, old style Jersey womai
farmer, several miles south of Mr., Wilson :. We wer
50 particularly struck with the fine appearance OF
field OF corn, that we-soppcd to inquire of the hrc'
man how il was produced. We found that the LAM
had been the year but heiorc in wheat Sown Will
clover and this season, and last spring plOwc
once, with one poor old mag and planted witt
corn.
"Yes but YOU manurcd high. we suppose ,' W
said mtcrrogati,ely, and got this reply =
"WaaL you see, we couidn t adone that cause "
hadn't but forty onchosrc loads altogether, for >
acres, and We wanted the most on for the struck
The truck consisted OF boots carrots, cabbage en-
cumbcrs. melons. &c, and very productive pate
of Lima beans, grown for marketing. so We wer
satisfied that the .oil was not nfcrte, even unaiic
by clover, which had fed the corn because the truc
- patch had not been covcrcd, and had hcon in cul
. tivaton long enough to obitcrate all signs OF tn
+ forest
Our next visit was 10 the farm Of Andrew Sharr
five miles north Of MillNiIlc, from half to mile
of the railrond and just about in the centre of Vine
i land. Mr. ShaIp commenced work here in Drccm
bcr, 1858, upon 270 acre.. In less than three yraT'
he has got 23i cleared and in crops this
, all well enclosed and divided into several fields, Wit
cedar rail pole fence has built two story dwell
ing about 80 by 10 feet and smaller house for farm
9 laborcrs, and II stable and granary and some ohe
/ out t-huildings.
: Considerable part of the land cleared for tn
, plow at 80 an acre and on of il the first GRO
was buckw heat lined with 80 bushels in powder pc
acre. This crop may be put in July ih 10 Goth, am
yields 20 TO 80 bushels per acre harvested in Novem
Der, when the land being sowod with 100 lbs G
= Peruvian guano and seeded with rye yielded l2 t
, ID bushels pcr acre and SlU worth OF straw Thcry
stubble turned, after knocking of large growth
oak sprouts and dressed again with guano and seede
to wheat, gave Is or IL bushels The crop which h
g was threshing while We were there promised NOR,
of very plump grain, and tho straw is very heavy
: We went over tho stubble and found the Glove
and timothy from seed sOwed last spring the whea
e without narrowing, looking well as ever saw
upon any old cultivated farm, and with little wor
done in the winter to clear of some roots and rotte
Is stumps, and setting stakes to mark permanent one
r he will be able to cut the crop the next year with
n moving machine and will guarantee two tons pc
aoro, il he will give the ovcrpus if it oveTruns th
q ! estimate.
II Part Of the land was planted with potatoes for
y first crop, which yielded 100 bushels per acre
was then lined with so bushels per aero, and seodo
i with wheat and clover, yielding an average of owe
l5 bushels per acre and the clover locks beauti
ful.
Other portions have been planted with
first crop, which yielded 30 bushels OF yellow hin
l. corn, and the second crop 40 bushels and the thiI
crop, treated to 100 lbs of guano, We are sure
II would estimate below 40 bushels per acre
THE reader will recolloct that the writer is no,
7 speaking of land perfectly Now, and which ca
scarcely be considered in good arabic condition -Ep
" In other cases the crop OF last year was fol
- lowed with oats this season, not yet threshed bu
will average probably 40 to % bushels Sweet pota
toes beans melons and in fact all garden vegetables
as well young peach and other fruit trees plantc
this year. show very plainly that this long neglected
q tract of land should remain longer, and there
now strong probability that it will not for unde
y the auspices of Mr. Landis it will be divided int
. small lots with roads located to accommodate all