Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-07-05

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country ms this culture is the most profitable and tho
best adapted to market. Every acvantago and con.
vcnencc for settlers will be introduced, and viii |
insure tho prosperity of the place. The hard times
throughout the country will bo an advantage to the
settlement it compcls people to resort to agricul
ture for living.
Large numbers of people purchasing, and peo
pie who desre the best location should visit the place
at once.
Improved land is also for sale.
TIMBER.--Land can be bought with or without |
timber The timber at market valuation.
The title is indisputuble. WARRANTED Deeds given, |
clear Of all incumbrance, when the money Is paid
Boarding conveniences at hand.
Letters promptly answered. and Reports of Solon
Robinson and VIM. Parry, sent together with the
VinciaHd Rurai.
Route to the land Leave Walnut street wharf
Philadelphia, at o'clock, A. NJ, and = NJ
(unlcss there should be a change of hour) for Vine.
land, on the Giassboro' and Millville Railroad -
When you leave the cars at Vneland Station just
CHARLES K lands, Postmaster,
Founder Of the Colony,
VISELAND, p. O., Cumberland county n J
p S:-Thorc il a change of cars at Glassboro' -
Also beware of sharpcrs on the cars from New ork
and Philadelphia to Nineand, inquring your bua-
ness destination, &c
REroRr or SoLoS ROBINSON, OF THE New York
TRIBUNE, Uros THE VISELAsD SETTLEMENT.
gy, Tho following is an extract from the report Of
Solin Robinson, Esq, published in the New York
read this report with interest;
AdvaRtagcs Of Farming near homc-Viaoland-
Remarks upon Mqn-Soi, its great Ftrtiiuy-
Tie Cause Of Ftrt'iity-Amoam Of Crops
Producca-Practicqk EUidcncc.
1t il certainly one of the most extensive fertile
tracts, in almost level position, and suitable con
dition for pleasant farming that know of this side
of the western prairles We found some of the oldest
farms apparently just as proftably productive as
when first cleared OF forest hty or hundred years
ago
The geologst would soon discover the of this
| continued tsrlity. The whole country il n marine
deposit and all through the soil we found evidences
of cRlcarcOus substances, generally IN the form Of
| indurated calcareOus mari, showing many distinct
forms of ancient shells of the tertiary formation and
this mary substance is scattered all through the soil
| in a very cOmminuted form aud in the exact cOndi
! ton most easily assimated by such plants the
| farmer desires TO cultivate
| Marl in all its forms, has been used to fertilze
crops in England, from the time it was occupied by
| the Romans and in France and Germany mari bed
| il counted n valuable bed of manure, that can
| be dug and cartcd and spread ov6r the field How
| much more valuable, then, it must 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 the earth
Having then satisfied our minds Of the cause they
will not be excited with wonder at seeing indubable
evidence of fertility in Il soil which in other situa-
tons having the same general characteristics or at
least Appearance is entirely unremuncrativc except
AS its productivcncss is promoted by artificial fer-
| zatIon.
few words about the quality md 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 Milville 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, as well the Grewood and coal, for which
he built branch track mile and a half long He
furnished sixteen miles of the road with ties and
has no doubt made the mill profitable, though his
main object was to open farm, having bccome con-
WINGED that the soil valuable for cultivation In
this he has not been disappointed, as some of his
crops prove. For instance, last year thesecond time
of cropping SOC bushels of potatoes on acre. worth
90 cents bushel in the field. This year. soven
without manure produced 3J6 bushels of oats In
one field, the first crop was potsoes, planted among
the roots, and yielded 10 bushels The poatoes were
dug and wheat Gown, and yielded 10 bushels and
the stubbe turned under and sown to buckwhest
which yielded 333 bushels and then the ground wa
sown to clover and timothy, which gave as first crop
q tons per
The Fertilizers applied to thsac crops were first
ashes from cearings second, 225 pounds of super
phosphate Of lime third, 200 pounds Peruvian
guano then 30 bushels of slaked lime has been
spread upon the clover since it was moved and
turned in for wheat.
Mr.. Wilson's growing crops and the wheat subblC
of the present season. all indicate his land pruduc
tive Hs any part of the state.
At Mary Barrow's, an old style Jersey woman
farmer, several miles south of Mr. Wilson's, were
so particularly struck with the fine appearance of
field of corn, that we stopped TO inquire of the hired
man how il produced. We found that the lant
had been the year but one before in wheat, Will
clover, and this cut season. and last spring powCd
once, with one poor old nag, and planted Will
| corn.
'Yss, but You manurcd high, VIC suppose p W,
said intcrrogutivcly, and got this reply -
"Waal. you see. couldn' adone that cause W,
hadn't but forty onc-hosro loads altogether, for =
acres and we wanted the most on ior the struck
| truck pi heels. On
cumhcrs. melons, Sc, and very productive patel
Of Lima beans, grown for marketing so We wcr,
satisfied that the soll was not intcrtile unaidet
by clover which had led the corn because the "truCl
Patch had moi been cloVcTed, and had been in cul
tvation long enough to oblitcratc all signs OF th
forest.
Our next visit was TO the farm of Andrew Sharp
five miles north of MilVillc from half to mile cas-
of the raroaa, and Just about in the centre of Vine
r land. Mr. ShaIp commenced work here in Dccem
Der, 1858 upon 27O acres In less than three years
he has got 23i cleared and in crops this
all well enclosed and divided into several fields Will
cedar rail or pole fence has built two story dwell
ing, about 80 by 40 feet, and smaller house for farm
laborers, and stable and granary and some othc
: out-buildings
, Considerable part of the land was cleared for tn
plow at 80 acre, and of it the first crol
, was buckwhcat lined with 80 bushels in powder pc
acre. This crop may he put in July 4th, to20h an,
yields 20 TO 80 bushels per acre, harvested in Novcm
bor; when the land being sowcd with $50 lbs 0
y Peruvian guano and seeded with rye, yielded II t
ID bushels per acre and $40 worth of straw. Ihery
stubble turned after knocking of large growth o
oak sprouts and dressed again with guano and seeded
to wheat, gave IS or l6 bushels. The crop which h
q was threshing while we there promised more
: of very plump grain, and the straw is very heavy
We went over the stubhe and found the Glove
and timothy, from seed sowod last spring, the wheat
= = without narrowing, looking well as we ever saw
upon any old cultivated farm, and with little wor
done in the winter to clear of roots and rottc
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 PC
acre, il he will give the overpus if it overruns III
: | estimate.
! Part of the land was planted with potatoes for
!, first crop which yielded l20 bushels per aero
i was then lined with 80 bushels per acre, and seede
= with wheat and clover, yielding average of oyc
. bushels per acre. and the clover looks bcaut
ful.
Other portions have been planted with corn as
fret crop, which yielded 80 bushels Of yellow fiji
d corn, and the second crop 40 bushels, and the thr
crop, treated to 100 lbs Of guano sure no on
would estimate below 40 bushels per acre.
ITho reader will recollect that the writer Is no,
/, speaking of land perfectly new, and which ca
: scarcely be considered in good arabic condition
!, In other cases. the corn crop Of last year fol
lowed with oats this season, not yet thrcshed bu
will average probably 40 to 30 bushels Sweet pota