New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-15
sunbeams that havo banched IT'S wood and oorroded Its
iron TO uselessnese.

Tho barn is still empty. Tor athouRn us c"ner o""'
moving machine, and although July is at Its close hc
has not vet cut cock of hay. No natter 1t Is lesson
worth learning to hear that the grass upon the brohA
meadows is quite good. or little DETER wheh CUT
late"
Having seen this farmers house. let us look at his
farm That field in front of the house used to be val
u,ble meadow Int getting oyerrun with bushes 1t is
now pasture The next field used 10 produce corh' 10
we know by the wellsodded Hills which the wagon
ots and pitches and which we are not able 10 a'o'a
because of the great growth Of iron.weed when Is
neither food, fuel nor fertilizer But it has It's use
The owner says, 1T is good protection to the young
turkeys largo brood Of which found following an
old gobbler far away from the farm.yard.
In passing over this pasture the proprietor remrkeu
truly upon the natural fertility of this soil to produce
grass and as evidence of it, and how cheapy sucn
soil could be formed, said: 'Ihave not bought hor
sown pound of grass seed for years; springs up us
soon We stop blowing"
Truly, and so do weeds; and so does wealth spring
up wherever clover and grass seed mostly sow ana
whenever the process Is stopped the farm very soon
becomes like this one good to pasture cows II only one
to about ten acres kept and good for turkey range
for the immense growth Of weeds. particularly IN Wct
season like this affords such abundant shelter iIou 'he
hawks.
As we entered this great corn-hi COW pasture ana
turkey hospital, discovered that the owner once had
taste for growing pears. for he had planted small
orchard of dwarf trees 1t is almost needless to say
that 1t will not afford delicious repast Of fruit this
year. because grass springs up naturally ms soon as
the plow stops" and then COW pasture is really not
the most favorable location for dwarf pear orchard
1t has been frequently tried, and oil who have tried 1t
inv ariaby denounce dwarf pear culture.
| II tho fofd var tree "shOr.pning
IN process Is always recommended but nowhere that
remember are COW teeth supposed 10 be as good As
sharp knives for pruning. Besides, they are apt to
prime at the wrong season, and sometimes they give
with the horns an unnatural twist to the limbs which
as in the present case is apt give the whole orchard
rotten unpromisng look. However. it is a way that
some folks have of growing trees and needs to be
looked at occasionally TO make us fully appreciate
different mode more generally approved by the mos!
successful fruit growers.
Leaving the pear orchard, and crossing fc corn hills
covered with grass and weeds come TO tie corn
field where we learn that the present appearance OF its
growth is not owing TO any fault of the soil but Is
spoken Of as an evidence of its strength and fully
proved it too.
"Tbere said the owner "ook at that piece Of corn
the second one on the same ground without manure;
that shows you the quality OF the SOIL
| "But why not use manner
"wen / let it TO O TO plant on shares and told
him that could have much manure no he wanted AZ
the barn.yard; but somehow be couldn't or at least
didn't haul it; but he viii get good crop"
Yes and get the best OF your land. so that you VIII
probably leave 1t to grow up to grass Us this pas
ure has DONE In the meantime the manure Is going to
waste in sun and rain. and washing down TO the
brook"
As this could not be denied turned our back upon
the cornfeld and went into great orchard o. old I'M
pruned. large apple trees where constrained TO
inquire bow many cords OF wood the supposed 1t
would afford por acre ms 1t looked like forest
than n fruit producing field.
"Ohi" said he. this Is very productive orchard.
suppose there hundred loads Of apples went to
waste here last year. don't prune II because Nr =.
an old resident here says 1t Injuries an orchard to
prune IT. though suppose 1t would not do any harm TO
cut away the dead limbs"
No think not, some 81 tho live ones either n
done as 1t should be before they are oVcrgrosn An
apple tree may jus, well he pruned and kept In neat
handsome form. TO be lett 20 grow Into scraggy
Jungle Of brush But perhaps the labor Is unnecessary
where the unpruncd orchard produces hundred loads
more than the owser cares 10 save.
think this year any who has apples viii care Tor
them since have not single fruitful orchard IN
this great nppleprodacing country.
Perhaps the reader has seen enough tbs farm 20
induce him TO Try and avoid tie appearances upon
his own II 30. | have attained the objcc, had In
view in holding up bis vision. The owner wishes
and no wonder to sell IT, and he could readily DO 20 at
price suited agricultural purposes but for such 1t
worth 500 per acre. and In It's present condition
II is not attractive residence for city gentleman
and IL is not yet wanted for city lots There is quito
enough land wasted within sound Of city bells by mark
ing IL out into lots and lanes 10 BE- common and utterly
useless and Of less value than II ten or fifteen years
ago.
Tb. farm once noted as being the best the Bronx
YVES probably bougl' dozen years ago "to hold for
rise" Iihcld dozen II will sink the capital in
vested Ii is worth or would bo II had been kept in
decent orler about 800 for farm and that,
and no more il exactly what nj similarly situated lands
ore worth In Westchesier County. High cultivation
and good buildings will enhance the value. AT present
farms are generally held at speculative prces-not
what they worth for farming purposes.
little below Scarsdae Station there Is a large farm,
which has been greatly improved by It's present occu
pant J. Chambers. whose elegant stone mansion Is
prominent object to passengers the Harlem IL
must be taken for the farm house, that is further
back and is occupied by the real farmer while the oc.
cupan Of the stone house does lis share Of tie farm
work IN the city. The farmhouse ia good one. and
the barn IL model for Others 10 follow aud the general
appearance Of everything connected with farming opc-
raons exhibits mir Of order and neatness worthy Of
much attention than afford It at tie present
visit,
Whoever dives thirity horse past this barn viii be
apt 10 notice thing which should be Initiated upon