The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-05
at'lsas4ias Aegister,.,
BAILEY REGISTER.
Farming in west yirsin,a.

What to plant and when to plant Il,
are questions which give good deal Of
mental exercise to farmers during the
winter months, hard enough to be de-
cided by those who pursue an establish
ed system Of farming. but harder still
for those who are governed BY mere
probabilities.
On looking over the farm OF Peter s.
Lewis, Esq, OF this county, have noted
down some observations which may be
interesting to others. He is one OF the
most successful farmers in this region,
and manages his place upon the mixed
system. lie possesses what / believe
to be essential to his comfortable and
contented farm li'e-a good home.
Standing in grove o! fine old
forest trees, the house is one
OF perfect comfort and convenience.
Built OF brick with a cellar under the
whole building, it has at least one con
venience OF Inestimable comfort to
housekeepers, pit in the cellar which
receives the coal ashes as they are
shaken from the CRATES. and from this
place they may be hauled al leisure.
The garden, separated from q beautiful
lawn by neat wire fence, Is always
the earliest, the best and the richest in
rose flowers. Close by, at convenient
distance, are CRIBS, cowhouse, barns,
blacksmithshop and ell the buildings
necessary for q first-class farm. In
short, everything about the premises is
II that two energetic generations could
plan and execute.
The farm contains about thirteen
hundred acres, pretty nearly divided be-
tween river bottom aad hill land. Four
hundred acres are kept IN cultivation
the res. is permanentgrGss laud Almost
every variety OF soil ia represented
pure sand, clay and rich a!luyial. The
rotation OF crops is generally a good
clover and timothy sod turned down In
the winter for corn, next crop OF oats
TO &c. the lard clear and in good condi-
ton Tor the third crop, which is wheat,
with 3 seeding down TO clover and tim
othy. The sandy fields are generally
fed on the winter previous to blowing
as the trampirg is very beneficial
About one hundred acres OF corn ere
raised every year, averaging sixty five
bushels pr acre; the same number Of
scres of wheat averaging as q general
| tIirr tyepfy hrahe Ella
MIR. Lewis sells yearly seventy. five
head o! tat cattle, sometimes IN the
early part Of the grazing season and
sometimes in the tall, just as the mar
kets RUE. One hundred head OF hogs
that have followed the corn fed cattle
the previous winter are fa.teued in the
'all. In addition to this, q stock o!
two hundred fine Cotswold sheep are
kept; they yield about ak pounds o
wool per head, and are sold Oft i'll the
fall TO preserve the uniform uumpeg.
| Nothing in the way O. crors, except
wheat, is ever sold OF The iarm-Lhe
object being to ra;s, jast enough TO b
Consumed and pnt back Oh The tllabl;
land by the stock that the grass lands
will support through the g:az,ps
season, The great advantage OF TIN
system OF farming, is tina. everything Il
carried to its luil and ultimate increas
or value; cattle, sheep and hogs al
remain in first hands until ready 10
market. Middlemen make but Iigh
profits here, as by using the Ohio rive
and railroad, farmers can easily marke
their own products either east or west
| do no, believe there is a singl
Farmers Grange in the State OF Wes
misunderstanding none in this region
and not much prospec: OF any organi'
cation. a. D.
Mason Co, ". ia.