New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-15

s'-Careies-ness with Farm i"-
ples''' NJ. III.
-. ..,,hom Hunts Bridge, on the Bronx a
Star'n. observer may see enough. if he has an eye
very csiss ,,ture, before he reaches White Plans.
70 bosUue At descriptions of scenery lshaii mol
70 Eli n,,,; shall only throw glance here ana
urder'a" % of,be objects which / hope may be both
here at ''n a. attractive.
!rterespDs :. ,ts bridge where the trial OF moving
The is~ held owned by Isaac Sherwood. and
machines IA for long time by lis father is fine
Prs'lODs' - Good old time farming 1t is now spec
sYsei-..,rsss which might be adyantagesusly im
.,s, some OF his neghbors. The house Is sueh an
tssu y farmer should lave and enjoy 1t is not
'o.ot stone, Ike some already noticed at cost 50
the owner croans every time he looks at his
.ocoupt and when he is assessed for taxes
,,st white cottage two stories in the CENTER
-. story WINGS with wash.house, etc, standing
,,s ,n me rear 1t has a southeastern exposure
'..-a, sonewbat elevated from the road. but too
The situation would te greatly improved by
.-r;ns the road along e flat and making a lawn
,o0 oy sneen rods wide $40. ing gently down nom
,ts front dcOrse,.
~, sbesrvcOd crows corn, re. oats, potatoes grass
,..,.s sr ordinary crols, but the ono most relied
20 proauce prot ia lie return Of ready cash Is ihe
,s.,oc one that has long held sway in the valley OF
y. p.o,, nrequiies 20 ID land. highly MANFRED and
..s.o,,hlv man pulated, and will then yield hand
.os nrOst The seed is ualy planted about the hrst
:, Inir and Kicking continues Aug 20 till Frost
~ Stssrvod gathered lat year ls0O 900 from an acre;
~ pssse conductor Of the Mission Farm two or
md II
Ia. also in The same vicinity, beat that making tle
sross receipts for the product OF an acre oil TINS nara
iookins soil smcDg tie Westchester rocks over 500
The market is at Wordan's llc.'e House. close D!
Hunts Bridge tie price ging from 81 to - 10 per
fbOusand Hay and apples in roOd seasons are prohta-
Ma crons. rye pays for growing because straw is
worth as much sometimes more than the gram. Corh
nd potatoes are planted because they always nave
bsn and farmers 60 not know how TO do without the
Asa general thing corn oats, rye, potatoes ana oucA
wheat are grown by all Weschester County farmers
sid Mr. Shearw God S good one as can be found il
m GLASS but as evidence that he does not ma such
AIMING profitable upon land worth $500 to $500 an
scr as 1t is generally held in that part o: Yonkers
toynshp he is anxious to sell all but few acres around
the house.
There arc some errors in the arrangement OF this
farm, equally with many others. which are worthy OF
notice. 1t is in paraelogram. running back from the
Bronx up bill, with a rocky. steep hillside about hal
rsy dividing the tract. This should have been left oI
he permanent wood lot, instead OF which it occupies
about onefourth the OF the fam at the upper OF
vss end. and some Of tie best soil on the tract.
Amer the error Of some former owner had been CON-
ed bv cutting off the forest along the hill side an at
s.mpt was made to remedy the evil by planting large
,,ehsrd which serves or fine shelter to the field be-
NV and the house and garden. Within year or two
this orchard appears to be following the lead Of great
MANY old orchards in tbs county. In spite OF good
treatment steadily declining, the leaves look ye
by and limbs decay. Upon the writer's place. near oy'
GOOD many old apple trees have died the bark upon
the trunks deeaying and Ieeng of as the first symp
toms. A gentleman OF large experience says IT is
owing blowing sod which had not been pcWed oeioie
Sor thirty or forty years and high manuring which
caused and vigorous growth in the old trees ana
tie result was freezing the sap between the body OF
wood and the bark and throwing it off, It's noticeable
chat it is fist affected the south side of the boie
Another Of the errors in ar an ing Mr.. SheaTwoods
farm one that is very common. 1t is very important
that il should lie avoided in future.
The barn was buit by the roadside ind not FAR from
the river At the time it was built 1t was probable
tha. corye,ience to water was considered paramount
rather than preservation Of manure, Otherwise the
ate chosen would have bee9 away from the road,
where all the drainage would have gone to enrich the
soil and the stock instead of having TO go ont in the
highway and in Winter down TO TIC ley margin OF the
river to drink would have had their water in trough
In the yard in their stalls conducted there from
never failing hillside spring not forty rods distant.
Another Of the mistakes u(on this farm common 70
great many others the practice burning wood which
could be sold in the tree at from three to five dollars
oord while coal could he purchased at the door for six
dollars tun Even now, with coal at nine or ten dol
Irs. suppose cord of stove wood ready prepared
costs more than tun of coal At this rate i. is no,
economy TO burn wood, and much IA 1 love trees and
glory in grand old forest Ike this upon the .arvooa
arm, do not think any one afford to keep " od
and where the soil is Gs valuable ii is within ten
niles OF Central Park, merel 10 produce fuel. But
10 think that every farmer could and shoud grow trees
br ornament and use upon waste pots aud rocky hin.
rides like tie one have mentioned, and many other;
that have been denuled Of trees in mere spirit of de
iIucti1eness. Upon next a dining farm this erfo
Of exposure Of bare rocks is more papabe thar upon
Mr.. ShesTwoOds Place. while the few acres Of wood
land occupies piece Of rich black muck bearing few
scattering soh naples This could be easily made dry
enough TO p:Oduce more than any other three acre,
Tiled by The present occupant No passing by tLG
plce vii wonder that rich portion Of the land i
hus neglected when no peTceyeS tLat the owner has
a'ed so long in the little oil wood coored house
that ii would fall down moi upheld by the great stone
chimney yet he has never had barn nor any
'her oui'54Ading, however small except couple Of
odDuieh barracks aud she'd tat serve the purpose O!
naole anu storage Tor hay aad grain have often seen
ue dr'inage from the cow-yard running in a dark col
@ec stream quite the road seeking the level OF
We nVer on the other side 1t is worthy Of notice 10
age mat the natural and much used entrance from the