New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-09
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
TEN ACRES ENOUGH.

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me comparative profits Of farming on large
ID small scale is still mooted question among
.otical men; but the author of this pleasant htte
.,ose idyl shows how much may be accomplished
- few acres, and with limited resources. Ire
h,tanate Agricola relates his own experiences as
,,.s farmer in a style of modest and attractive
sunlcity. tempting the bafled and weary resident
4 the city to follow his example and rush incon-
sosutly into the fields; though without the native
,.nvdness and practical skin with no small share
= (which the writer is evidently endowed, his con-
,ss 10 rara felicity might tread in his steps, but
al meet with similar success. Residing in his
.sye city Of Philadelphia up 10 the age Of forty,
NE author tolls us that fatigued with the cares and
,nrietes Of business ife ls determined to escape
yhus he had the chance, and plant himself and his
I,usehold gods on little garden-farm in the vicin-
~. With wife and six children, and small
uuisl not much over two thousand dollars in cash,
hat entirely free from debt, he selects location on
ns Jersey side of the Delaware near Philadelphia,
nd from that time, begins TO put money in his
prse and greatly enhances the happiness of his
hnily. His green domain of ten acres proved
more certain th0u gOld-mine, II not as lucrative.
With the exception of few occasional drawbacks,
pirenixd him that bis garden was not the garden
Eden, his career was one of palmy prosperity;
md none of bis readers can fail to sympaihise with
ne naive satisfaction with which he records his
Rseess.
fske as a specimen his account of the good luck
hs had in euitiva'iDg blaekberries:
In the course Of my agricultural reading for some
srs previous TO coming into the country had noticed
reat iainss said Of a new blackberry which had been
hseoyered In the State OF New. York. Tho stories
syipted in relation IL were almost fabulous IL was
eprcsentcd growing twenty feet high and rs bearing
Berries nearly large a walnut which melted on the
lpngue with usciousness to which the sotest ice
rean was mere circumstance, while the fruit was
Md 70 be strung upon it, branches like onions on
rope single bush would supply large family with
suh smsged at the e1tTsysgant accounts given
n s wexsmHled productiycness and matclless favor.
thad supposed that knew all about black but
here was o great marvel In q department which had
been proyerbaly free from eccenrices of that kind
But followed it-in the papers--for 4 long time.
At last saw il stated that the rare plant could not
Va prcpagated from the seed but only from Suckers,
md therefore very slowly. OF course it could not be
sforded for less thnn dollar ap;ecei IL would b.
unreasonable 10 look for blackberTies for less IL
struck me that the superior favor claimed FOR IL
be little Of the silvery orderthet in berries bought
d that price touch might be detected even Of the
most sBrerous fragrance. Still was an amatsur-in
isnall way Irejoiced IN city garden which would
psdly accommodate hundred Of this extraO!diDary
bsrry especially It was said 10 do better and bear
Eore fruit when cut down to four feet instead OF being
showed 70 grow 10 a hight Of twoniy.
Ii thus seemed 10 be made for such miniature garden
N myself One ge1erOns advertiser offered 70 send
inclosed with the money had never before heard
hackberres being sent by MALL but the whole thing
sns recommended by men 10 whose standing all conf
asnce could be placed and who as Far as could be dis
sgyercd, had no plants 30 sell. Under such eircum
yfances, doubt seemed TO be absurd
sent FIVE dollars ard the stamps. But this was one OF
IL pl.
lst bowful Of the fully ripened fruit eighteen months
rterwGrd. Well. the plants came in Ietter-uierc
bbors Of greater root-eertainy not thicker than
hin quill not Of them having top. They looked
ke long white worms with here and thero a bud or
Ue. never saw. uuti then, what considered tie
reanest FIVE dOll6rs' worth OF anything had
kSght; and when NY wife inquired what those things
we're was planting. replied that they were }tc veg
rsble wonder Itch distant correspondent bad sent
ua Not dreaming that they cost nearly dollar
piece at the very time owed quarters rent she
kopped the subject.
But planted them in a detplyspsded and rch sunny
border, deluged them every week with tuds from the
Aniy wash, and by the close Of tho season they bad
est up more than dozen strong canes which stood
yiI feet high The next Summer they bore crop of
hut which astOnished From the group Of bushes
ckea fifteen quarts VI berries superior 10 anything OF
be kind had ever eaten then cOnfced the secret
my wife; she considered the plants cheap at Age dol
arz, and pronounced NY venture good one 1 !ihnk
~ had more than five dollars worth Of Satisfaction il
Aowing them to our friends and peighbors- We gave
pints OF the ffuit and snch Its fame ana
popularity that feel convinced We could have readily
Esposed OF il ell in the same way.
Ono Of the reporters for peuy paper hearing OF the
matter called in absence 70 see them. Ny lie pO-
ttely acted as Snowman. and beiRg very eloquent OF
Seeh on any matter which happens 10 strike her fancy
ke was quite communicative rs be desired She did
Aot know that the fellow penDy-alineT whose yo-
patson IL was 20 magnify snthi into mountain To
Asr extreme CONSERVATION well a. TO nine The next
nsInings paper contained bslfcOlurin article de-
rxibing my blackberrios even giving InY name and tie
sber Of the house by ten o'clock that day tbs LITTER
gss down with strangers. Sbo had thus been ppb.
tey invited 30 call and see the new blackberry Our
syT,ceite neigbbors laughed heartily over my riles
ysIstioD and for the bret time in my life saw her
khnost immoysble good temper i've way: The nui-
psaee continued for weeks the vile article had been
soeisd into some Of the neighborng country papers
sna thus OF bores infamed with cum
ssity This little Vexatous circumftanee Afforded IN
nstakabe evidence Of the great interest taken by me
public in the discovery Of new and valuable fruit
eosld have disposed Of thousands Of plants IL had hsa
ham for sale.
This was the Eew.R .Rochells or Lswton Blackberry
KAs suckers which up around each roo.
Isansplanted along my border until had more than
syo hundred Of them. This was long before a single
berry had been offered for sale in the Phadelpis mar.
k though tie papers told that the fruit was selling
n New York al half dollar Per quart, and that the
xreAt consuming public Of that city having tasted
Ia was elamorons for more. am constrained TO
psy that the nurserymen Who had these plants TO sell
Ma not over praise them This berry has fully realized
Al they promised in relation 10 III ana deDt OF thank
h,oess Is oW ing 10 the men who first discovered ard
ssused il to he propagsted. II has taken it, place IN
public estimation beside the strawberry and raspberry
md will heBcefOrth cODtnae 10 be fafoIlte IL every
market whore IL may become known.
This extraordinary hut was first noticed IN 1894 ny
Mr.. Lewis A. Socor Of New Rochelle, AeW'York, Tho
sbseryed single bush growing Wild III an open neld
so. loaded win astonishing clusters Of larger DeIIes
han he had ever seen and Of superior Tchness OF ga
Eor. At the proper season he removed tie liant 10 MS
arder where he continued to propagate Tor seYeis
naIs, during which time il the unqualified aoini
ton Of all who had opportunity OF either seeing or
ssting the fruit Numerous plants were distributed
md It's propagation IN privae gardens and nurseries
began quantity Of the frnt beng exhibited at the