Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-17
ENGLISH AGRICULTuRE.

The New York Evening Post, gives Oh
following interesting account Of one Of th
most original ss veil - characteristic an,
practically successful farming experimen,
Of our time. The letter is dated London
June g.:
The old-fashioned farming Of Enxlan,
does not differ greatly from the common
farming Of the Northern United States. =
The crops are slightly different. tse build
ings very different. but the various farm
processes are nearly identical. Plox -
500 and reap-they mean the same in botl
countries. Whsn We come 70 The youni
farmers everything is changed. Scienc'
and brains are coming to the aid Of th,
toiling hands. and farming is abou. to en-
ter upon new, more honorable and, i
possible, more useful stage. II is be
coming an art. and young men Of rul.ur,
and capital are preparing to win the gol
den rewards that rightfulfy belong to tha
hrst Of sll Observation-Disclosures.
As to which leads in high farming m,
opinion is that Americs. IL not leading, i
destined to lead. As this is not the slight
est consequence to us we will drop it
Let us for our own benefit examine wha
our cousins in the front rank of moderr
farmers are doing.
CITY FARMERS.
These gentlemen farmers. with thci,
chemists and steam plows. are making :
deal of stir in England. The sturdy olt
toilers. born and brought up on the soil
gaze with scorn upon their snoring en-.
cincs and bags Of phosphates "Oh be
fail soon. He docs not do as his grand
father did, and he'll soon see the end o.
his land and his money"
Wait bit. Seems to ME the crops or
the city mans farm appear very respecta.
BILE. Let's have good look at the p,ac,
and its produce. Taking the railway le
us run into the county Of Hcrtford and
visit remarkable farm in the town o
Sawbridgeworih. On leaving the cars We
pass through fine farming district. o.
the exquisite beauty Of the landscape. aud
If the picturesque old farmhouses. we have
nothing to say. Photographs have made
both familiar. We will only remark. in
passing. upon the excessively disagreeable
surroundings of all the rural dwellings
and upon the pretty but absurd English
hedges. How the English wife can allow
her visitors to appr oach the door through
such slough Of barnyard offenses is pas
finding out. In America we at leas
thrust the barn. with its sights. sounds
and smell. out Of sight. and do not leave
it before the parior windows. As for the
hedges. about which so much poetry ha,
been wasted. they are blunder-a nes
for yermin. the home Of the weeds and 8
bar to good culture.
AN ENGLISH FARA.
All. now we reach something different
Coming out of the close and narrow lane:
we enter new country. The high hedge
that entirely shut out the view gives place
to sensible -feet-high railing. or stone
wall. and the country spreads out wide
and smooth on every hand. We are now
approaching the centre of farm of fau,
hundred aud City acres. Yonder is the
dwelling house, with it's group of barns
Evidently the owner Of this place is in ad
vance of his neighbors. We reach ths
picturesque old house. with its red roo
and lattice windows. and ask permission
to see the place.
The owner. Mr. John Prout. of Lon.
dou. is no. at home. The foreman, a yer,
intelligent young man, appears.
Like to see the place I? So ycu may
with pleasure. From America. I suppose
Glad to hear it. Mr.. prout lived 10 Can.
ada six years. He was farmer there. -
That accounts for things. The barn.
and out-huildings are upon the American
plans. and much better than the thatched
absurdities Of England. Though they stand
unpleasansly ucar the house. yet they have
been evidently remodeled upon new ideas
Crossing the yard VIC enter stone house.
and The young man shows huge pile q
crushed bones and q number of bags ol
super r-phosrhates and other chemicals.
We 60 out upon the farm. Next the
entrance gate is Geld Of wheat City.
Ave acres-one smooth square of growing
wheat. The heads. Just appearing. glis.
ten in the warm sunlight. and the plant.
stand tall. thick and even. q triumph o.
agricultural, science. Never in Americ:
or England have I seen such wheat.
do not dare to say much ahou. il. for fear
you will think me indulgiug in travellers
tales" The color of the koilage was some.
thing remarkable. and the size of the s,rav v
L.
through all the SIX fields into which the
place is divided. With the exception O
about forty acres of clover injured hy las
Summers dronehsl the appearance Of Oh.
land and its growing crops was something
almost past description. Success had
crowned this farm. II no other.
Standing near the farmhouse, the en-
tire place can be seen at glance. Not
hedge marred the estate. The Only di
visions we're by the road where the steam
engine travelled. AMI the open drains wher,
the underdrains discharged themselves.
hfsroRf Or run rAax.
The character and history Of the faru
vas given me. in part by the foreman an,
In part by Mr. Thomas Rivers. the we'll
known nursery man. ~ho lives in the sam
town. The farm 10 what is called by n
local geolcgisss a''bculdcr clay.a heou
tains some chalk. aud ~. probably 1t on
ftins the bed of an old lake. This.
thiak. II corrces. Il 10 real clay. fArm
It has bosa sccupied for long fime.-
kif>y yesrs ago q vas caltisaaed spon 4