Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-05-28
SOrirultural, &r.
By our Agricultural Editor.
Sou h j. Observation-Disclosures.

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an injunction placed upon i, 50 that lh, south
ern portion from Manchester i not now opera
ted, and the connection to Phadelphil s brk-
en-. 1t is claimed, and probably not Wi'hou'
reason, that the road was des'guel to de'e'p
the coast interests, but was seized uion by tie
holders of large tracts Of wild lads and built
too far inland in their Interests. lie that as 1t
may, the effect has been to largely develop the
hitherto almost worthless lands Of the section
through which it runs, and although there is
vet much wild land, Furnishing villages and
productive farms are scattered al along the
route.
Toms River, the present terminus, is not on
the main road, but is seven miles from Manchester
toward the coast, on a branch which leaves the
main road at nearly right angles 1t is a four
ishing little village, the shire Of Ocean County,
three miles from Barneyat Bay, at the head Of
navigation on Toms River, fine stream Of
water aaoriing just above the village. a con-
siderable water power, upon which are a grist
and Touring mill ami saw and planning mill
II is claimed by those who are acquainted with
both localities that barring the want Of hotel
accommodations, Toms River has far greater
attractions as a summer resort than Long
Branch, and sales Of lots have been made, in
considerable numbers, to gentlemen Of wealth
who contemplate building summer residences,
and seyera, very fine houses are already erected.
As one step toward rendering the place more
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arrival, at a meeting called for the purpose, 10
change the name Of the village and post Office
to Bayport, which change will probably he AZ
proved by the Legislature and the post office
department without delay. a very credible
weekly, and monthly Agricultural paper are /
published here
Mr.. \. P Stanton, formerly New York mer-
chant, well known TO most Of the merchants OF .
Vermont fifteen or twenty years ago, resides .
here and owns a very large tract Of land, most f
which is uulevelopei 1t has been cut over for .
wood and coal, but there is on much Of It a con-
siderable growth Of timber at this time. Most
Of it is timberei with pitch pine and oak al
though there are several thousand acres Of thrift .
ton and what is generally called white 7auI.
and to the casual observer Is as uuinvit.nr o.,
can well be imagined Underlying the surface
coil some twelve 70 twenty feet is deposit If
green sand, called mari, which is also Of oceanic
formation, is proven by the presence Of or
ganic remsins. We picked from portion Of it
just dug out from sixteen feet below the surface
q very perfect tooth that once gracei the head
Of a shark.
This " mari is delivered along the Railroad
at seven cents bushel. and an application Of
100 to 200 bushels to the acre renders the white
sand productive soil.
We saw as fine crops Of clover, winter wheat.
rye, potatoes and garden vegetables. and fruit
trees generally, as could be wished, growing on
land that we were assured had received no 9TH
er treatment \ field Of clover rarely excelled
in luxuriance, and the finest peach nursery we
ever saw, were upon the farm Of Mr.. Stanton.
and we were informed by him that the soil bad {
been treated with muscles (-lell f.h) sel man d
ure only, at even less expense than tie mail 4
Ar. Stanton has the finest cranberry log we q
ever saw and we have seen s, me { the test in +,
Massachusetts. There are 500 acres enclosed a
in the lot and arrangements made for flowing
the whole Of It. About so acrs are intel IN Il
the most thorough manner AMI the aubrrries B,
set and most Of them in ieari e, aud it i. hi. d,
purpose to extend the bearing area 100 acres
This Of course is upon the cedar ami not on the ",
pine lands. We saw several other very fine boys I'll
At different places along the route Mr. S has. IN
besides others which We did not see. one peach
orchard Of eight thousand trees jus; come into vo
earring He has also a very larga number Of Ca
hoice trees ready for transplantng, for which he
9 making preparation Mr. Stanton's lands IT,
re no; in the market although be treats per- ,,t
'ns desiring to make improvements, in the
.ost liberal manner
At Manchester are the railroad shops aaI "i
eniy Of lands that are in the market on terms up
SUIT purchasers. IN
At Bricksburg, twenty-seyen miles from Port
is large iron works and the town VIII
nee the lands were thrown upon the market. ING
= had healthful growth. School houses.
urches, local newspaper and library asso-
'uon attest the character Of the population.
rther on toward New York the population &, con,
re dense and the lands more fully settled. aero
The capability of these lands for the support ken
a producing population is fully established. we'd
1t only remains for the people to iutel,i- for
lily develop their resources to make them deo;.
ong the wealthiest farmers in the country
,ir proximity to two Of the best markets in ii
country, the ease with which the soil may
worked, the abundant supply Of mineral
iures, the facilities for procuring marine
lures and the refuse Of city establishments. T.
the genial climate are all eminentlv advar- 'nars
Gus and now that railroad system is lHe
6 developed, and communication with the N''.}
ide world secured there does not seem 10 be tuIn'
good reason why they should not rapidly was
rought under high state Of cultivation lay q
he defect of the system Of culture it seen, talp'
: Is the want of a iudicious rotation IN
b the FEEDING Of the lands BY animals y ''-'
'Aiiy should form a part. The soil e
especially adapted to the Prod seems
r, roots, wheat, and the Mill. action Of II
Tor green fodder. and wheys = or Indian the
5 market gard an such is the case, hear
ng Of o.l O, s,o- the speciality, the MILL
:. .,rae. e especially the feeling way
fully advantageous to the step
'''' ''Y,
u was undertaken on business entirely your
su o the subject matter Of this article, and fetcl
opportunity for observation was much re-. nife
cted by the necessity for hasty return. -.
hope, however, to be able to 20 again in like