Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-03-29

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! (uncss there should be change of hourJ for Vine
! land, the Glnssboro' and Millville Railroad
| When you leave the cars at Nincland Station just
CHARLES X. LANDS, Postmaster,
| Founder of the Colony,
! NlSELASD, p. o.. Cumberland county y. j. !
! 7. S.-Thcre is II change of at Glassboro'. -. |
Also beware of sharpers the cars from New York |
and Philadel phia to Nincand inquiring your busi-
/ ness, destination, &c.
I REPoHr SoLOS RoBISsoS. OF THE New YORK !
TRIBuNr uros THE NISELAND SETTLEMENT. |
~ Tho following is an extract from the report of
Son Robinson, Esq, published in the New York |
Trib"Ue, in reference TO Vincand. All persons can
read this report with interest
4drautagcS Of Farming near VineL7Rd-
Rcmayks "poH Mayi-SoH, ats great FcrtiHty-
The Cause Of Fentiuy-Amo"m Of Crops
Prod"ced-Prac,icd Evidence.
1t is certainly of the most extensive fertile
tracts in an almost level position, and suitable con-
dtiou Tor pleasant farming that know of this side
uf the western praircs. We found OF the oldest
farms apparently just as prohtably productive as
when first cleared of forest fifty a hundred years
, ago.
The gcoogist would som discover the cause of this
continued fertility. The whole country is marine
q deposit. and all through the soil found evidences
of calcareous substances, generally in the form of
induruted calcarcOus mari, showing many distinct
forms OF ancient shells, of the tertiary formation aud
this narly substance Is scattered all through the soil,
in very cOmminu,cd form, and in the exact condi-
ton most easily assimatcd by such plants as the
farmer desires to cultivate.
Mari in all its forms. has been used TO fcrtilizc
crops in England from the time it was occupied by
! the Romans and in France and Germany mari bed
il counted q valuable bed of manure that can
be dug and carjed and spread over the field. How
| much more valuable, then, il 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 sti.s the earth.
Having then satisfied our minds of the cause. they
will not be excited with wonder ut seeing ndubtable
evidence of fertility in soil which in other situa-
tons, having the same general characteristics or Mt
least appearances, is entirely unrcmuncravc except
it, proluctiycness is promoted by artificial fertl-
zatiou.
A few word. 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 some
eight mrs north of Mllville about three years ago.
for the purpose of establishing 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 ties, and
|, has no doubt made the mill profitable though his
,r main object was TO open farm, having bccomc
~ yinccd that the soil was valuable for cultivation In
y this he has uot been Disappointed ns some of hi.
crops prove. For instance last year the second time
n cropping, 3O6 bushels Of potatoes acre worth
m 60 cents bushe in the field. This year seven acres
r. without manure produced 356 bushels of oats. In
he one field the first crop was Gotatocs planted among
f the roots and yielded - bushels The potatoes wcr,
n dug aud wheat sown, and yielded 10 bushels and
the stuhble turned under and Sown TO buckwheat
| which yielded .}33 bushels and then the ground wa
to clover and timothy, which gave frst crol
! 2! tons per acre.
rv The fertilizers applied to these crops were, first
ashes from clcarings second. 22j pounds of super
NJ phosphate of lime third, 200 pounds pcruyEl
IN, guuo then 30 bushels of slakcd lime has 6ccI
spread upon the clover since it moved, ans
,r turned In for wheat.
'' Mr.. Wilson growing crops. and the wheat gtubb
,r Of the present season all Indicate his land produc
m tive as any part Of the state.
" At Mary Burrows, an old style Jersey woman
farmer, several mile, south of Mr. Wilson's. wc wrr
- particularly struck with the fine appearance OF
field of corn that stopped TO inquire of the hire,
lnau how it "as produced We found that the Ier,
had been the year bnt before in wheat sown viii
clover and this cut season, and las spring plow &c
once, with one poor old nag and planted wiu
= corn.
"Ye- hut you rusnured hgh We su0rose p" y,
N said intcrro5atiYely and got this reply =
% ''WAal you see, We couldn' adonc that cause "
Iy hadn't but forty onc-hosre loads altogether, for
H.! acres, and We wanted the ont for the struck
The truck consisted Of heets, carrots, cnbbagc cu
, cumbcrs melons, Sc., and very productive patel
eu Of Lima beans. grown for marketing SO wer
satisfied that the soil was not inf,rtilc even unaidc
OF by clover, which had fed hccorn because the truc
ne patch had not been coyercd, and had been in cul
at uvntion long enough to oberate all signs of tn
'ur forest.
Our next visit to the farm Of Andrew Sharr
five miles north of Myille, from half to "a mile cHs
for Of the railroad aud just about in the centre of Vim,
ch land Mr.. ShaIp commenced work here in Dcccni
he he has got 24 cleared and in crops this
rs, all well enclosed and divided into several fields wit
cedar rail or pole fence has built two story DIV ell
ew ing about 36 by 30 feet and smaller house for fr
ere laboreIs and stable and granary and some othe
nd out-buildings.
ng Considerable part of the land cleared for tn
s, plOw at 80 and of il the first Gro
be was buckwheat lined with 81 bushels III powder pc
acre. This crop may be put in July 4th, TO 10th,
yields 20 to 80 bushels peracre harvested in Noycm
bcr when the land being sowcd with $50 lbs
CIV Peruvian and seeded with Welded ~
~ 10 bushels per acre and $40 worth of straw. Thery
'ch subblc turned after knocking off large growth
oak sprouts, and dressed again with guano aud secde
To wheat, gave Is or l6 bushels The crop which h
i've was threshing while we there promised more
has OF very plump grain and the straw is very heavy
eI- We went over the stubble and found the Glove
om and timothy from seed sowed last spring the whca
he without narrowing, looking well as saw
les upon any old cultivated farm, and with little
mo done in the winter TO clear of and roe
lis umps and setting stakes to mark permanent one
ner he viii be able tn cut the ,rop the year with
I'm moving machine, aud viii guarantee two tons pc
for acre II he Will give the oyerPius If it ovcrruns III
or. estimate.
him Part of the land planted with potatoes for
ew first crop, which yielded l2O bushels per acre,
old then lined with 30 bushels per acre and seode
li. with wheat and clover, yielding average of
Ill 10 bushels per acre, and the clover now looks heaut
full
Other portions have been planted with corn as
first crop, which yielded 30 bushels OF yellow fiji
en- corn and the second crop 10 bushels and the thr
IN crop treated to $50 lbs of gaano, on
ern would estimate below 40 bushels per acre
The reader will recollect that the writer is no
IN speaking of land perfectly new, and which ca
Id scarcely be considered in good arabic conditionED
kes In other cases The corn ron of last yeur was 10
'a' lowed with oats this season. not yet threshed bu
nee will average probably 40 to so bushels Sweet pot,
toes beans, melons, and in fact all garden vegetable
as well as young peach and other fruit trees plane
are this year show very plainly that this long gece
tract Of land should remain no longer and there
ee now strong probability that il will not for, undC
", the auspices of Mr Lands, il will be divided int
a. small lots with roads located accommodate all
the surveyors are busy at this work-and n
be- purchasers will be required build neat eomfortabl
not houses ana elher fence which would be preferable
les by when means good population VIII be secured
ust who will establish churches, schools, stores mill