, 1873-07-28
THE FARM AND GARDEN.

Tho Now York Agricultural Editorial
Party Louve Now Observation-Disclosures
cs Now Jersey PcnnsylynniA--
Washington and tho Department. OF
Agrlculturc--To I1nrper's Forry--OlA
John IsroWn--Tho Shenandoah Val.
lcy--Ovor the IBlue IkidEc--Thc COlln-
try--Wcsterr Varginfu--A Country OF
CUul, Iron, md Snlt.-'T1c New River
--Thc EKannwhn Salt-Tyories..A Now
Ctty--A NtEllt-EKilo on tho Ohio.
From Our Agricultural Correspondent.
Nix SuAMEn-Toun.
JERSEY Cry, July 15.--At 1850 q. H., the New
York agricultural editorial party left this city for
An extended tour through the Middle aud WoHt-
ern States, as fur as salt Lake. They number
twenty-five gontlomon and six ladies. Tho Penn
sylvauia Railroad Company gayc them d special
train, with observation and dining cars attached.
THE 6ALT-MAnsnEs
arc tho first thing to attract attention. To 500
people cutting marsh-]lay whom tho tide makes
things trilo moist, is novelty to Western
man. There is d decided difference between this
kind Of hay aud thia Kind of land, and tin a1nnCh
hay and tho Bloughs OF tho West. Tho
latter may bo drained; but tho only way in
which the former is mado available ia to fill thom
up, and this is what tho railroad companies aro
doing. in order to got plenty Of depot-ground,
and solid land for tho residences Of their em-
plovos. In time, Thousands OF acros OF these
low, sandy marshes will be solid stroots, contain
Ing long rows OF buildings. Commerce has her
needs and aha M,ilds at lie poiuts of distribu-
tion for the worlds gooaB.
NEW JEnaEy.
Thu oenaral oontour OF tho south mart of Now
jersey iB quito slulilar to that Of tho Grand
pr.irio There are NJ hills. aud tho surfaco ia
gently rnlulatine. The soil il sandy, and OF lit
tlo anparent yaluo for farming; and Just now tho
whole stato Ia suffering with soyoro drought. A
little rvo and somo oatu aro soyn. while gardon-
vegetables, fruit. and milk, for tho city market,
ara III, chjef stan1oa. An immonse SIM ia spont
annually by the farmers of this State for ma-
| nuras and eomn,orcial fortiizers, but at this
timo thcao avail hut A trif1o for thu drought ia
hav;nc ;ta own vav. and tha tr,,ol-urowora md
farmers OF New Jorsoy aro Bad.
TIE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY
have A do,1ble track of stoo]-rails and aro nut
! ting I'm largo dopots tor tho storage OF Wostorn
s.a;. - ~ ,,;,,ta ~ d.,,ond o,or, IN linz -,
k'".n Nv ~ pom.a " u0!aa"a a1.ns ~ .1..o ~
tnolr !a foao' neslaos u ,no telmnus ~ 'o,soy m
! City, and OF late arc largely increasing tholr
| rolling stock. The road is most admirably
| managed. and. az tic country ia nearly Lowell
n.,a ,eua;a - I11. o,oo, enooi o,1 i,aovv +ta,na
and doVoid OF mis- e1oaE speed a!'a noa'y era1na
Blu tuo oiuoA " *uo a"y' !"o ~ nA1e0 0o1o'o
reaching Ironton were made in 30 minutes
pretty GOOD rate Of travelling to euabIo ono very
t,o-o,,n,,s IN .t,,a7 tno oorntrv
'N'1oasu1s W nsous Wv soua.as.
| AtIsn eAs6lSa !N1o HI'Hoa1fAs1A'
the soil la loss sandy. the farms arc larger, md
the country becomes moro rolling, The big
Dntob barnn, the w},itowashod foncoa and firm.
,,,,t1;7roa % .;vo H. tornos = thr;etv o,,,oorarco
| puAolnse' s1so tno 1a'na t.'Nts "PPoaA nnoo
Ohestor and Lancaster Counties aro aaaa to oe
the best countieH In tho State, and tAoy are cor.
tainly samples Of good culture but tho drought
IL making serious nroadg on the grass and uprine
a.a S s,,,ral, t1,o 49,, - ,a;'s.a1 w.
| crops. though tho crop OF winter "hoas
which Ia 1nss IN ehooR' is very hno. INT
wheat crop is tho main one OF this pnrt Of tht
etate. though grazing ocoupiea the next position
n,ha ao,3a ara much 1nrper t,,nn tho avoraoo nj
! He' 81 IL, 20,
New YORK 1afms' ano VIZ 900 nelsnos oaoaol
thistles nor dalaies In tho field. As We proeoet
toward Baltimore, tho laud becomes moro bro