Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-17

prices and all improvements can bemade at cheap
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ny MIi9lo uao mi VI, ~ Iiles on. o .o as
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sell at from siSs to goo two and hall acre =, ,V Ss
@ soo 20 siao W szVV .WV niu a s. sv y.' u 20 s,
Soo 10 Ply, anu town io. oy rcc. & ha,anc
within wear II i oply upon farms of twenty acres
or more tIet four years, time Is giyon
Tn Monmf,ctnrcys tho town esords n fine opcnipr
of the Shoc manufacturing business and other arti-
country has large nopulation which affords GOOD
market
This settlement, IN the course OF several years, VIII
be one OF the most psaueiui places IN 'he county
anu most hgfeehoe io, "rcsiuchce', -. -
~ Is ihten1eu 10 hiahe me anu rIuiS bon,hhs .hs
u as , ,o arIet Ev.rw and con-
venicnc6 for settlers will be Introduced, and will
insure the prosperity OF the place Inc hard times
m o !; n,n,yo,s aoyio =, rsort t avr;cn
turc for living. !
Large numbers of people arc purchasing and peo-
pie who desire the best location Should Well the place
at once
Improved land is also for sale.
TIMBER-Land can be bough, Win OF "inon'
TIMBER. Inc unper =, nlarhyv svrn,no Heads r;o,
clear OF all incumprahce, wnen the money Pai"'
Boardlng eoh'enichces a' nahu ,,e c.,
Letters promptly answered., ana hepor,s Oh soion
kobinson ana Wm r"rS sen' "seunei WIN 'he
| VLnefaRa hmrat. -,
Phadolphia, at O'Clock, a. NJ ana g 4; w: M
unless there should DC chahge oI nour ior sine
| land, on the oiassooro anu mlil,lie nMroae
When you leave the cars ~ Finelahu ouiuoh, just
| opcned inquire ior =. ,-n,, n-,
| ehAhLEo n LhNDio, Iosunater,
| -, - n rouhuSr oi tlo Soionny,,
| NlNELASp r. O'' 0unoerianu county ~, .
| p. S.-Thcre is change of cars at dlasboro' y
Also beware of sharpcrs on the cars from New ork
and Philadelphia to Vmeland, inquiring your busi-
ness, destination, &c.
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| REroRT OF SoLos ROBINSON, OF The NEW YORK
| TRIBUNE, upos THE VIsELASD SETTLEMENT.
80 Tb ElIo,virc ia nm cx,roct from tho renort os
| ctt;1 pb;nson Esne nmbi;sboJ in tho Now Y.rt
| Tr;Jnnc in rcfcrenco to Vinolond All persons can
| ro,d Me renort With ;ntcrcst
reu" 'hiS repof, WIN =. ln.'ie'' . ,,,.,,
A@U@"tageS 0 farnls"g "e1" no"e-' t"efa'a-
| Remarks Hpon HarI-SoiI, ttS great Fertility
rbc C,,ee of E,yiiljty-Anouy, of Cyon,
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Ir0""ee"-1' -1'"e''e"' I''oe"ee'
II is certainly one of the most extensive fertile
tracts in an almost level position and suitable con-
dition for pleasant farming that we know Of this side
of the western prairies We found some of the oldest
| farms opparcntly inst MS proGtably productive as
when first cleared of forest ffty or hundred wears
| ago
THE gcoloeis would soon discover the cause of this
| continued f,rtihtv The whole country il n marine
deno.it and all through the soil we found evidences
of roIcareous sub,tonces generally in tho form of
| ;nanrntnd calcarcous mari showing MANY distinct
forms of ancient shells of the tertiary formation and
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in a vcrv comminuted form, and in the exact copdi.
lion rnost casv assimilated by auch rlapts ms tho
farmer desires to cultivate.
| Marl in nil he forms, has been used 10 fertilze
crops in England from the time it was occupied by
| ,he Romans: and in France and GERMANY n mari he'd
is counted on as valuable bed of manure that can
bo due and carted and spread over the field How
mucb more valuable then IL nust be- when found
already mixed through the soil where new particles
will be turned up and exposed and transformed to
| the owners usc every time he stirs tho earth
Having then satisfied our minds of The cause thcv
will not be excited with wonder at seeing ndubsble
evidence of fertility in soil which in other situs.
tions having the same general characteristcs or at
Ions, onnearsnces Is entirely unremuneratye eycept
"a its productiyeness is promoted by artificial feri
zat,on
A few words about the quality and value of this
land for cultivation Of which we have some stronr
nroof
Our frs. visit was to William D. Wilson, Franklin
| toynship Gloucester county, who purchased some
sbt iIes north Of MilIviiic abont three ycars 400
far tbe nurroac of establishing n steam mill 10 work
mn tbo timber into lumber to send off bv the new
railroad ms we'll as the frewood and coal for which
ho built a branch track n mile and n half LONG lie
oI rnrnished syfocn miles of the road with tos and
has no doubt made the min proftable. thougb his
main object was to open farm, having becouie con.
;nnn5 tbet tbc so wos yaimabIs Gov cn1,vat;or Tn
tbis bc has not becn disanpointed "a some Of his
crnnS nrovp For Instance last year the second tiIne
Of cropping 3O bushels Of POTATOES on one acre worth
60 ccnts b,shel in hc field This year sover acre.
) wtbnmt monnrc ,roJnceS 95f bnsbeis oF cots IT,
ono fell tho FIRST cron was notatoos nlanted anony
The roots and welded IS bushels The potatoes were
dug and wheat sown and Welded 10 bushels. and
tbe stubble turned nnder and sown 10 buckwb
which welded 33g bushels: and then the ground was
sown 10 clover and timothy which gave as frstcron
81 tons per acre
The fertilizers applod to these crops were frat
ashes from clearncs; second 22s pounds of super.
phosphate of lime third, 200 rounds Peruvian
rruano then so bushels of .laked lime has been
spread upon the clover since it was moved, and
turned in for wheat
Mr.. Wilson $ growing crors and the wheat s:ubblc
Of the present season ali indicate bs land as produc
tive as any part of the state
! AT Mary Barrow's an old stvle JERSEY woman
farmer several miles south of Mr. Wilson we were
so particularly struck with the fine appearance Of a
field of corn that we gtopped TO nouire of the hired
man how II was produced We foind that The land
had been the wear but one before in wheat sown with
clover and this cut one season and last sprinp plowed
once, with one "poor old nag" and planted with
corn
, sYes but YOU rHanured high we suppose ?" VIC
! said iptcrrocaiiyely and got this reply -
: "Wanl Won see we couldn't adone that ceuse W,
hadn't but forty one-hosre loads altogether for 2;
! acres and we wanted tho most ont for the struck
The truck consisted of beets carrots cabbage, GU
, cumbcrs melons, &c, and very productive patch
4 of Lima beans grown for marketing So we wer,
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