New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-28


The town plat IL laid of In lots 80 BY 100 feet price
20 each first come. first served. and no change Of
Price. The same rule holds with the farming lands at
same The farm lots laid on In forty acre tracts,
but can be purchased in regular Subdivisions larger OF
smaller as may be desired.
fenced with boards or pckes but that requsition has
been dispensed WITH the settlers have determined TO
do without fence End TO outsiders cattle tha'
trespass upon the vneland domain:
Iho great cost Of preparing the fern land for imne
date use is in grubbng which Is worth from sio 70 so
an acre | observed one stump machine nt Wo,k on
contract to clear piece very thcy sea WIN Dsk "p
mitch nine stumps at $50 an acre. Much OF tnc ialu
however can be plowed and cultivated by gruDDing ont
an all bushes leaving the larger stnnps " decay gradu
ally which they will 10 II the sprouts IRE Knocked Oh
heard Of two persons who had left the place and
two onr and these because the labor Of grubbnS was
80 great Several other persons after getting mouse
and good start for farm had sold out; put tne IN
mediatey made O Lew location. and went u GruoDihS
When I was first there the tract was almost de'
ttutc Of passabc roads other than nirrow, cIoo..u
paths, for hauling out wood and charcoal ex
cept one north and south road, ara that was
never made nor repaired, ard thore were OH!
three or four houses that in distance OF s1 OF egI
miles Now In half days ride in various directions
ives never out Of sight OF new hGlses areacy In
habted or building Most Of the buildings are raIne'
though very good building material can be had eheep
w. OF a more durable character than WOOD ms :
Kind Of adobe or concrete brick made OF lime SAND
md gravel Of peculiar character that abounds on the
land The bricks made eight inches wide eighteen
long and six inches thick and for atwostory house.
"a BY e6 feet with onertory projection IL by % feet
contractor offered 10 make and lay mp the walls LOT So
the owner furnishing the stone foundation lor wnieh
there convenient quarres u sort Of ssnoy iron
stone observed that the new steam-Hili 10 made OK
this material and the chimney OF stone which nolcates
that the bici arc strong and the stone hreproof
After oil this description perhaps readers wn ihin.
that have not nnsw cred tho most important questions
-" Il this land productiver "Csn poor IAN locate
there and live I" What are the productsr These
questions will answer for although have not the re-
hottest interest," direct or Indirect IN tneasa noi Wy
other land nor with any there nor elsewhere whs
has have the interest OF humanity that MAKES
me desire IN see every wilderness changed from inc
nbodes Of wild beasts 70 hsppy homes Tor my fellow men;
IL it succeeds then may hope TO see great many thou
sands OF acres Of similar land in NewJereey Delaware
Maryland and tie Eastern shore OF Virginia converted
70 some moro valuable purpose than furnishing employ
eat for few half civilized charcoal burners and wood
cbopprrs rabbit hunters and cranberry pckers such rs
made up the population Of large districts for many
TO show what can be done I viii relate few fact.
Of What has beon done on the tTepucd poor SOL o.
vlneland.
efascrs LIE was refugee if mistake not from No
bile where be left comfortable home oDd finding, ON
his arrival North the necessity Of creating anew one
settled upon u tie farm tracts at 'land in Dec
ie6l. where be has but nice house and good barn,
and he and his boy With very little hired labor nave
Ill dot and got ten acres under guilty aton and
four more grabbed ready for the plow. nund them
digging potatces; the average yield was lso bushels
per acre fcrt1ed with light dressing OF snpcrphos-
phate Upon adjoining rows dressed with nttle horse
dung and green sand mari the yield would DO greater
mari was useL Mari costs 81 Us tun at tee station,
being bought by Mr.. lands In large quantities. and
given settlers In small quantities at cost san COL
taIns about % buskeis ard used In various qdani
tes from 20 30 bushels per acre, and very vau
able manrre upon all the Dsst soils OF NewJersey. II
appears be particularly beneficial to grape vines ana
tie settlers are very rapidly making the pace rea
Vinclsnd for they have already started more than
hundred vineyards and In some Of them which had had
10 fertilizers whatever. noticed growth Of canes ~
feet long the first season
vegetables Of all linds par.c ilry sweet potatoes rs
one could desire In various gard~as saw very thrifty
pear and peach yess and on the farm 81 Mr. 6ercw.
orneriy Q clerk in rHE TRIBUNE Office, very large
plat Of exceedingly thrifty aebarrs. Everywhere
the appearance OF the Indian corn was eeLntiu oeiny
jast then in the perfection Of s full growth md iIpe
ness. l did notiesr a single one complain Of unpro
ductveness OF the sol Why should they' Hero If tie
reason why not'
Hound a reason quito sufficient for iron one OF
the farms that Visited L. Is owned ey Aober Srosd
same character as the NOS u tie 'ineasd rect Ia
deed this may be said to be part Of It. though II vas
purchased W Ar. Is: ten years ago he nast have
nown tie nature Of tie soil and Us capabilities for
- born within two rnics Of his present location
lie has ~ under euivetor al Of which he has
cleared and fenced with lis owa hands Tbs Iarn Is
in beautiful state Of cultivation. and his crops show
that 10 Is profitable 1t Is so easily ked that no heis
one mule quite sufficient for blowing III, prineipa!
reliance FOR fertility IL upon clover; yet lie told me until
crop The study Was how 10 4 4 nd Of It,
lie farms upon wha, Is termed the fyeccrse system
that is year wheat the ground FOR which Is ma
npred broadcast be has TIE mhrors 10 spare which
Is not always the The wheat Ind Is soyn with
and tho crop cut tvo years IN June Tor hay,
and IN September for seed Ire fourth year |. s planted
md Ia IN
bushels rer rcrc. The wheat crop ranges from ~ 10
20 bushels and Will average Isl IL was II this year. The
clover bay sells at s2 lnn out OF the pcd whica y
equal 70 SO wnen dry The eid II always large. and
tho after growth Mr. B. thinks Of great advantage "
the Land He believes in sll kids OF mulchiIg.
Tho nh year Of the course the land Is we'll annred
for vsgs.sse crop PlnclRsy pS.atSes WIN na a sss
IN q good 10 very profitable, nsk e. from aUOo
Loads per acre, fun co., bees. carrots, rutsoage.
squash, lima beans, tomatoes. euesmbers etc. ars
grown as part Of TIE vegetable crop which averages
100 per acre and all oil III time or the whoatso
ing and leave the land N tine condition fos Tia. crop
Straw ses readily ut $40 tun. but Nj Breacrin has
learned better than 20 sell Il for that. lie prefers 10
feed it at homo ard convert IL into rannre lis sys-
TEN of farming does not permits him 20 fc.p much stoes.
bot no he makcs tho moss OF everything for manure
Ioes lot have 10 buy much. Tho two years IL tive OF
clover and one in wheat. villa an sftergrowth that
keeps tho ground well shaded holds IN good .srtiy
Indeed no considers his oldest olds the beat and rs he
has cleared and fenced hs farm win MS oTh
ings with Its proceeds, beside snpporsng lam.
lily. and getting q little ahead" be IS pretty well
satisfied that he is not located In barren country
Yet mis- farm Is just what the whole region may 90 under
the same system " cutira alton ard t. 10 why have
and do st advocate its settlement and conversion to
usefulness recommend Virsland. because. While the
nj held at reasonable price itissystcnarcaly man
H. and liberal share OF tho proceeds are expeho"o
y, 80 proprietor N sach q manner that every one
cnlo.s .neits and every slar feels tho adyan-
ta here OF good neghborood such ID Isolated settlers
in the woods cannot have do not cay that other tfscts
are not equally good but 10 not know any that Afford
oil tie advantages that tis does " those IN need Oh
cheap homes.
In conclusion, I ask one favor Of my readers DO not
bore ne nor THH 1pIptsg for further information.
You have the name OF the proper person 10 address,
,f,a sn him aud not M J.. n,