Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-06-14

and Philadelphia TO Nmcland, lnqu!TlnB your busl-
ness, destination, &c.
REPORT OF SoLos ROBINSON, THE New YoRk
TRIBUNE, UroN THE VISELASD SETTLEMENT.
ssS Tho following is an extract from the report Of
Son Robinson, Esq, published in the New York
| TribHHc, in reference to Nincand. All persons can
read this report with interest:
Adrantagcs of Farming near rhomc-ViRelan9-
RcmaykS npon Mari-Soif, ats great Fertility
Tie Cause Of Fertitity-AmoHm Of Crops
Pro9ucea-Praeticat Evidencc.
1t is certainly one of the most extensive fertile
tracts in almost level POSITION and suitable con
dion for pleasant farming that We know of this side
of the western praircs. We found some OF the Oldest
farms apparently just as prolitably productive as
when first cleared of forest fifty hundred years
ago.
The ccologst would soon discover the cause of this
continued fertility. The whole country is marine
deposit, and all through the soil found evidences
of calcareous substances, generally in the form of
indurated calcarcous mari, showing many distinct
forms of ancient shells of the tertiary formation and
this mary substance is scattered all through the soil
in very comminutcd form, and in the exact cond
tion most easily assmilatcd by such plants as the
farmer desires to cultivate.
Marl. in all its forms, has been used TO fCriiZc
crops in England, from the time il was occupied by
the Romans and in France and Germany mari bed
is counted Il valuable bed OF manure, that can
be dug and carted and spread over the field. How
much more valuable, then, it must be, when found
already mixed through the soil, where PARTICLES
will be turned up and exposed and transformed 10
the owners every time he strs the earth.
Having then satisfied minds of the cause, they
will not be excited with wonder at seeing ndubitable
evidence of fertility in a soil which in other situa-
tions, having the same general characteristics or at
least appearances, is entirely unrcnuncraive, except
its productiyencss is promoted by artificial fertili-
zaton.
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 D. Wilson, Franklin
township, Gloucester county who purchased some
eight miles north of Mvc, 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, as well 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 doubt made the mill profitable, though his
main object was to open farm, having bccorue con
Ninccd that the soil was valuable for cultivation In
, this he has not been disappointed, some of his
crops prove For instance last year the second time
OF cropping 800 bushels Of potatoes acre. worth
90 cents bushcl i'll the field This ycnr, seven acres
O without manure, produced 356 bushels of oats. In
the roots and yielded - bushels. The potatoes ere
c dug and wheat sown, aud yielded 10 bushels and
f the stubbe turned under and sown TO buckwheat
4 which yielded 3S} bushels and then the ground wa.
sown To clover and timothy, which gave as rstcruE
! >! tons per acre.
The fertilizers applied to these crops were, first
, ashes from clcnrings second 22J pounds of super
y phosphate Of lime; third, 200 pounds Peruvian
guano; then 30 bushels of slakcd lime has beer
= ! spread upon the clover since 1t was moved, ana
{ turned IN Tor wheat
Mr' wilson growing crops ana mo wheat Stubbl'
o tho present season an Indicate MS land as produc
tive as any part of the State.
= Al Mary Barrow = an old style Jersey woman
h farmer several miles south Of Mr.. Wilson We wcr,
particularly struck with the fgc appearance of
hed OF corn 'hat we stopped to inquire "i the hircl
man now u "h3 produced we louhd mat the lanC
hu pcch Inc year pu' one pclorclh "h'a', So"nWlil
Clover anu 'hlS cut one s',Soh' ana laS, ilhE puW'I
once WIN one POOR Ola nag ana planted witt
corn; ~,
put Huu u''nu'c" hlEu' We 'uPlrSc W.
. s''i" u,l'ctroSa'lNt'y' ana SUl ,h'' i'ry
u Naa'' you see we c"uiun auone that causcw'
/ nal nui ioI,y one n1'lo loaos ntosether, Tor =
u'nrS, anu We Msh''a Tue ilos' on ior ,he struck
aI' ""eh " J'o'', eHlio'S ,"uoasc' GU
80 49,; L -, "ru CIV ,Iiy lro'uShe Puc'
VI irlIa pea',i' sr""n ioI narhc.nS' % We Wer
sh,heu .ht me % I" wai hol llerile, even unhldeS
y Tm.I t % ln ii ', 1eIN1Ss' % 'he lruct
"n o. , ", ",u I,' iI % prrh III cui
: @ nNat.'h 'onS 'nouS" I" ooi'er"'o al signs "i TN
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ui ho Nl' " va ~ M I'm isIi Il Euue" Thafl
nfG nleS norm oi Ml'lle, from nan 10 mule eas
Hi nv ii'', W Si anu Juse ao"ul III i ,i' centre oI VINE
ai.' sc t ,n"tl ,o Soll'hcGu Worh mere IN pecem
u I e ", %; no III i ' :; 'n"l utcc years
M ,T % orcIo,cJ n6 d;,iod u y, vruII ,s seas?
= cedar rail pole fence has built story dwell
II ing, about 80 by 40 feet and smaller house for farm
" laborors, and stable and Granary and some othc
g out-buildings.
d Considerable part Of the land was clearod for I'M
& plow a 50 an acre and on some of il the first crn
:, was buckwheat lined with 30 bushels in no,ydr n
u acre This crop NAV be mt in JuIv ltb In oob sn
Yields % TO 30 bushels per acre harvested in Noycn
bcr; when the land being sowcd with i5O Ibs q