Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-02-07

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tufe for living
Large numbers of people are purchasing, and peoe
pie who desire the best location should visit the pac
a tonce.
Improved land il alan for sale
TiHBEs,--Lani can be bought win witsoxt
timber. The timber at market valuation.
The title is indisputabo. Warnntee Deeds given,
clear oil all incumbrance, when the money is paid.
Boarding conv cnienees Mt hand.
Letters promptly answered, and Reports of Soon
Robinson and VIM. Parry sent together with the
ViNelaHd RHral,
Route 10 the land Leave Walnut street wharf
Philadelphia, Mt o'clock, A. NJ, and p. NJ,
(unlcss there should be change of hour) for Vine
land, on the Gassbcrc' and MiiIyiIie Railroad
When you leave the cars al Nlneinnd Sutton, just
CIlARLEs X. LANDS, Postmaster,
Founder Of the Colony,
NISELASD, p. o., Cumberland county, VI,
P. S.--There is change Of cars at Glassboro'.-
Also beware of sbalpers ON the ears from New York
and Philadelphia 10 NinclGnd inquirnS your busi-
ness, destination, &c.
REroRT OF SoLoS RoBISsoS, OF THE New YoRK
TRIBUNE, uroN THE VISELAxD SETTLEMENT.
q The following is an extract from the report of
Solin Robinson, ESD. published in the New I.rk
Tribnhe in reference 10 Nineand. All persons can
read this report with interest:
Advantages Of Farming near home -Tineiana-.
Remarks npOn Mayl-SoH, its great Fsniiity--
Tie Cause Of FtHitity-Anloant Of Crops
TrodUcea-Iracticat ECt0cHce.
1t is certainly one of The most extensive fertile
tracts in an almost level position and suitable
,,ition for pleasant farming that know o. this side
of the western praires We found some OF the o lest
farms apparently just profiubly productive
when first cleared OF forest fifty or hundred years
ago,
The ceologst would soon discover The c1usc Of this
continued fertility. The whole country is marine
deposit and all through the soil we found evidences
of calcareous sulstant generally in the ilrm Of
ind cd on
forms of ancient shells, Of the terttliy formation and
this marty substance is scattered all through The soil,
in n very comminuled form. and i'll the exact cond-
ton most easily assnlilated by such plants as the
rrmcr desires to cutiYate.
Mart in all its forms has been used to tertiiize
croIs in England, from the time IL was occupied by
the Romans; and in France and Germany mari bed
is counted on rs valuable bed Of manure, that
be dug and cnrtcd and spread over the fcsd. How
much more valuable. then. it must be, when found
already mixed through the soil, where particles
will be turned up aud exposed. and transformed to
| the owners use every time he stirs he earth
Having then satisfied our minds of the cause they
will not be excited with wonder ut seeing iniubabio
evidence of fertility in soil which IN other sllua-
tons having the general characteristics at
least appearances is entirely unrcmunCratvc except
lis productiveness promoted by artificial fer.
cation.
A few words about the quality ard value Of this
land for cultivation, of which we have some stron
proof.
Our first visit was to William D. Wilson. Franklin
eight miles north of Mllvilic about three years ago,
! for the purposc of establishing steam mill owoik
up the timber into lumber, to send of by the new
riroal as we'll as the tirewoul and coal for which
! he built branch track miic and Il half long. He
also furnished sixteen miles of tho road with ties, and
| has doubt made the mill profitable, though his
main object to open farm, having becomc con-
Nnceu that the soil was valuable iOI cUitNU,lQn In
/ this he has not been Disappointed some OF his
| crops prove. For instance, last year thesecond time
of cropping 500 bushels Of potatoes mere, worth
81 celgs a bushc in the field. 11is year, acres,
without manure, ploiuced 3jj bushels Of oats. IN
one field, the first crop potatoes, planted amoSg
thc roots and yielded - bushels The potatoes were
dug and wheat sowp, AID yielded 10 bushels and
/ the s.ubhle turned under ana sown to huckwEcUt
! which yielded 33l bushels and then the ground was
sown to clover and timothy, which gave as crop
,! tons per acre,
| The Fertilizers applied TO these croDs were, first,
ashes from clearings second, 22j pounds of super
phosphate of line third, 209 pounds Peruvian
guaEo then 30 bushels of slaiei lime has lcen
spread upon the clover since ii was moved, and
turned in for wheat
| Mr. Wilson's growing crors. md the whcnt subble
of the present season. all indicate his land as produc
| tive ms any part of the state,
| At Mary Barrow's old style Jersey woman
farmer, several miles south of Mr.. Wilson 5, we we're
so particularly struck With the tinc appearance Of n
field of corn that we stopped 70 inquire OF the hirel
man how it was pro lueed. We iound that Tie land
lad been the year but before in beat, sownwith
clover, and this cut seasor, n,GiNztsplr powcd
once vi h one poor old nag and p.altei with
| corn.
''Yes but you manurcd high, VIC suppose ?" We
! said inierrogatively, ana got this reply -
"Naal, You see, We couidl' adonc ihnt cause We
hadn't but forty ouc-hosre loads altogether, Tor 2S
acres, and wanted the most ON fox the struck -
The truck consisted of beCts, carrots, cabbage,
! cumbcrs, melons, &c, AMI very productive pach
of Lima beans. grown Tor marketing, So we were
satisfied that The soil not nfertlc, even unailed
by clover which had fed hecorn, because Tho truck
patch" had moi been cloyered, and had been in cu-
ivation long enough to obiiierate all signs Of tho
| forest.
Our next visit was to the farm of Andrew Sharp,
five miles north OF Milye, hom half 10 mile east
of the railroad, AMI just about in the centre OF Vine
| land, Mr.. SldLp commenced work here in Deeem-
Der, 1898, upon 20 acres In less than three years
ho has got pa acres cleared and in crops this season.
all well enclosed and divided into several fields with
cedar rail pole fence has built two story dwell,
ing, about 80 by 40 feet, and smaller house Tor farm
laborers, and stable and granary and some o,her
| buildings.
Considerable part Of the land was cleared for tho
plow at 50 an acre, and some Of it the first crop
was buekwheat, lined with 81 bushels in powder per
acre, Ills crop may be put in July 4,h, to 20th, anl
yields 20 to so bushels per acre, harvested in Noyum
Der when the land being soWed with 100 lbs, OF
Peruvian guaEo and seeded with rye, yielded ~ to
10 bushels per acre and Sl0 worth Of straw. 1herye
subble turned, after knocking of largo growth OF
oak sprouts and dressed again with guaho and seeded
to wheat, gave 10 or 10 bushels, The crop which he
was threshing while we were there promised moro
of very plump grain, and the straw is very heavy
We went over the siGbblc and found the clover
and timothy from seed sowed las, spring on the wheat
without narrowing, locking as well as ever il
upon any old cultivated fam and with little w2I s
done in the winter 10 clear on roots and rotten
s,umps, and setting stakes TO muIk permanent ones
he will be able TO cut the crop the next year with
moving machine, md We will guarantee two ions per
acre, il he will give the overplus ii il oyerruns the
/ estimate.
| Part of the land was planted with potatoes for a
first crop, which yielded 20 bushels per acre. 1t
was then lined with 80 bushels per acre, and seeded
with wheat aud clover welding an average OF over
10 bushels per acre and lhe elo' er now looks beau
| full,
Other portions have been planted with corn as a
first crop, which yielded 20 bushels OF yellow flint
corn, aud the second crop 10 bushels ahd The third
crop, treated to 40 lb OF guano we are sure one
would estinpie below 10 bushels per acre.
The reapsf will reev'leet thai the writer is now
speakWE u lapd perfectly new, and which can
scarcely be corsi Tered In good arabic condition ED,
In other eases the corn crop OF last year was fol.
lowed with oats this ssason not yet ihreshed, but
/ WI average probably 40 To 80 bushels Sweet poa-
toes beans, melons aud la fact, all garden vegetables
ne Well as young peach aud olher fruit trees planted
this yeaT ShoR very plainly that this loHg meg ee,,d
/ tract " land should remain longer, and heTo ia
nov strong probability that Il will Lot tor, under
the auspices of Mr. Lartis it will be divided into
sniA lois, Nllh roads loeaed % accom- mediate all