New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-16

change is wonderful ,,,, tho
south of tie garden and extending down up"m ant
,orernnr,hased Varian Farm this great nnprosenoa
of swampdrainlns is still progressing, ~ ~ srenst
work upon ii when there. IN the niuu' ~, some
of them ditehng' ana 1'h9rs hos ceased 10 count
farmers would cal nay. MI BHiler has of erds and
II rs such: he prefers 20 convert 'h be ulace be
grass into manure When he 81 oot IL, fun OF good
lui 10 Duy IA. tMs Emo weedy product Of 'ecah1ea
land Beside this he has t".nc not N his limo of
he has none for sale; selling my no has bought more
iluns' Win;sr. then he succeeded ~ ',''.'- w. ~"
rgcr- and st Winter twelve ,uis ,rs q srrulus OF
TO the ttcman OF NE ock ocsimc every thing upon
hY. ere 20 Oh! ort everything possible into mannre
For Ills purpose he r nS 70 obtain portable rcd ing
Il"rS; Itch he can use ~ excaNatng muck n'ceh
H. tr ,ert below tbs water level IhiscrcusinS
OF tWeht, nsrIoulnry wanted in the pTcscn, garden,
nnc ,,ce about i've cct deep was oAeaNhicd IN nc
w. ~ I, pond AID remained Tor severe, years u.'
Of clear spring water almost 10 ,e prJn oo'u -
~" ro,is aud cuYrruc and cuiiNHtnt me surface
~ tbe swamp The muck IN the bottom oil me ponu ms
risen almost 10 the surface from the pressure upon Wv
adjacent ground With dFcdslng,inaelaue an III,
mspse quantity of this oozy muck could be removed ana
Nortb.vrst of the house there another swamp OF
about fifteen acres which Mr. Butler has Giaiheu ~ II
cost of about $40 per bying used large nud cA
pensve tile where stones would have answered COUNTY
we'll and having made covered drains where thihh,
il would have been quite As well to nave Ien OPEN
bitches To drain this swamp II became nccesST, 10
make cut about 500 feet long through ridge whicu
was twenty feet deep fIOm the apex. and oomp'Heu ~
yrca, nort of rock There were two committed
by the engineer who bad tins wok IN chnite III ,ue
first place he made GlOwFnce Tor the hatnihi snpS
dcnce Of the face of the swamp when anyways 0cour'
after the water is removed In yer! WEI on', INV
know the surface to settle two icet heio" lt' olta
position The consequences Is ilh TINS c&peisn, gu 10
nor deep enough to thoroughly drain the lana me
second error was, making tins out, wheh pasShsc
could have been opened iuto nclghoOnhs Drooh' tnc
channel of which could have been deepehN 10 10 W
i,.f of fhp /.
than the deep cut. his error Mt Butter now proposes
10 remedy Dy pursuing the course wAich shou" nave
been originally adopted. -
hen tured over become rmcr and hImer every year
even in the present very wet season. the
of hay which tits swamp yielded was nearly all sa''!
uanled away with OK teams It's prcduculehrss Was
ulenced by tie immense stacks seen upon - Oouct
for Notwithstanding the great barns Wl'eh Mr. butc
has built. taere Is still want oil room; nee. .c
sy OF stacking: for which. 10 me was unNecesshI
10 apoloczc since | do not believe stacks ihoicl'e
soyenly farming. When "a neatly made ~ tirse hIr
the percentage Of los Of hay Is yer! rnai' p["pnu!
not equal interest upon tie cost oil suicieht pan
room for storage. Ill,
beside the svamps and other Lands drained, which
make but Little show u stranger IN the way OF ~
provemcni there are others which are dIstnctv ~. o
This NAV De understood when state that ~" nave
been paid out fr wall buildnc. At - % per r9u-shs
On rods or over twelve mics oi fence. ihia ~ eh
t,rlv TOO ,nnch for farm of 'h., SIZE. Bu shid thr
proprietor "what else could DO with tue sohef Anu
beside when 4 commenced operations, II was NECESSARY
=
N is not quite necessary now, since onr cool thoug
not perfect rod law rid gicat Improvement In regard
10 cattle running M large IN ine Highways SIN 'ners
IRE some rebels against tnat law-men VINO Know aila
ought TO DO Ter than turn their cattle pre-! uPo"
their neghbors " ,,
lanes and nconycniently small Enclosures. but the
stone had 20 he "got lid Of somehow ana they are
much more slightly in the form Of stone fences ihah Tue!
One OF Inc GOOD effects Of the great improvements
which Mr. Butler has made upon this place is the 'is
bile improvement TO De seen upon ms,! OF .ne -, i
ing places. THIS is quite uoiieeable upon mar 9i ~.
Bruin who includes upon his estate The "d Lennn9r
Cooper place-the place where he wrote the nst OF hT
sores oi popular noles-the pace ABOUT "nien ~
Il iscenccs huug which gave him The material Tor MS
exciting historical tale OF Harvey Birch and oher caf
D. Upon another farm, owned by Col Lewis q. Morris.
Q. known as IIerdsdae. large important chnngrs haye
Al been IDade Upon the farm OF Mr ROMAN anu Q.I
" simil,r improl emens are making. In short IN the
e. whole neghborhood there general spirit OF TchoVa
y tiun perceptoie. ,.,.,, - ill . A,
is this: viii il pay 10 make such expensive improve
I" mens upon lana FOR farming purposes III "echeste'
az County, Mr. Butler answers the question distinctly
4, Ii will" He is not yet prepared 10 give lbe hs.s
because the not a posted bnf he mas kc'
~ them accurately and those for the farm distinctly sepa
10 rs ed from for The garden and cOner'alOLy IL
:. may be- asked by some practical man Waat pfont ta'
can be upon "a farm. can not answers presume mr.
Ellis, Who conducts the business could can ohiv say
grapes arc produced by the and are never 500 Al
less than II 10 per pound and many az 50 ana 81 ~
does not To me tnat independent o cos oi su'c
which made as perfect ~ cit'h hhu
make them the expense OF production can De very
great a good deal IL the wO-k Is done by small
steam CINE with which. and little hGndiu oil wood
water be pumped ana the vines spTihhcd al great
saving Of maunhl labor.
For agricultural uufpo,es / have always cOntended
. that laad within twenty-five miles Of New-fork. con
yenient TO rail or carriage can tc prohtaby
l. farmed when its does not exceed eJD pvr acre
. do not suppose the Of Mr. BnteIs farm has yet
reached this SUN. though its cash value has including
all his improvements, which up TO tins time should o.
counted as original cost and upon that interest should
be charged With the labor against the cost oil pro-
Il ductiOns
IS OF course upon this farm and others similarly sit
IF uaed all the produce consumed by The proprietor
family should much credited 20 the farm though
il sold In the city markets. and tins iOint not
often properly considered Ii Mr. Jones and bis wife
n who 1--we upon the farm and supeTnteDd II under Mr..
Buffers directions upon yearly wages, were employed
TO conGuct II for portion OF the products they would
charge at market price, ali that we're delivered to the
owner. Perhaps l ought TO allow MIR. Butler salary
in the account since he gives the concern the dement, OF
his general supervision. Although he attends 10 other
business every DAY in the City. he seldom leaves homo
Il in the morning without consultation with the farmer
aud bis orders for necessary purchases He also
superyircs all contracts for latOr. and has general
ERECTION Of all the employed IL impTov ements and
ia this finds q great source of ENJOY ment III IS happy
thing for the that II has few snch men who
4 are willing 10 spend their time ana money IN showing
their less able or less enterprsng ncghbOis The
trys agricultural capHbity Win hun, the busln"ss oil
q improving this farm has become his great source OF
o amnsemenths recreationhis escape IRON the ton 0i
city business What If be spends more money than he
. Veiy percentage returnsi Do not other men spend
I money for Amusement or recreation at Sarhogn, or
other fashionable watering places Who spends II the
most ratiOnalyi But have yet TO learn whether he
has spent dollar that would not be readily returned II
he chose TO sell the place. do not believe that to has,
nor do believe that all he has added u the value of the
land Is much sunken capital the far Is 10 DC used
: for ordinary agrcul ural purposes do not believe
that his is lefty farming cant phrase meaning hat
the farming is supported by city and not 'rm.inade