The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-21

On our rounds through tbe routhern
portion Of the county last week, We stops
ped at the farm III Matthew Atwater, Esq
iormeriysone IL Tie Representatives from,
Orange. We had often heard OF Mr.. At
waters success as farmer, aud fortuna.
tely we sawshis hsrm at that period when
the crops had been gArnered, and an ac-
curuie statement Of results obtained.
Tile farm lies partly III Orange and
partly IN Chatham, along ilie waters ~
Persimlnon Nursery Branch, the land
gently undulating. part Of It low ground
AMI MI of q grey loan. Hight and easily
worked. Mr.. Atwater settled the place
about 1850. most ~ the iraat being then In
forest, the balance old field. He camped
With his wagon for more than a month on
the spot where his dwelling now stands
mill he coulderect a tenement for the use
Of his family. Now, he lives inan ex.
cellrni two story. nicely painted framed
building, surrounded with barns and
stables and all necessary outbuildings. a
large portion Of the original growth 70.
tanned for shade, while extensive and
thrifty orchards replace much Of the forest.
The Old fields have been enclosed and
brought back Into service, new grounds
have been cleared, the creek In some pla-
ces TURNED by ditching and The whole
farm presenting just such an aspect as
intelligent industry might be expected TO
lmpart.
Mr.. Atwater employs noiarge force, and
II Is NOT no much 10 the magnitude AZ 10
the success OF his lal,ors that our atten-
lion was directed. Besides his own labor,
he employs two crupl'ers, andhe gave us
the following results, not guess work, but
M the test Of actual measurements. From,
twenty three acres he gathered one hul-
dreJ and uIneiy six barrels ofcorn. from
u fraction avrr one acre, on kind Of Is
land formed by ditch cutting of bend
In the cieek, he made one hundred aud
two aud half bushels. From the pari Of
tile farm originally 10 old field. the yield
averaged eleven barrels per acre. lie tells
ofths extraordinary performances of an
old mule. nineteen years old. t,y whose
work was made me hundred and thirty
two barrels nf corn. two huadred and f0rty
three bushels &C wheat nd one hundred q
twelve bushels ofthresae,l oat-; and by
whose extra labor Of five days. eight hun>
dred pounds o. seed cotton were made.
What with his corii. wheat. cats, cotton,
I0tatnes The showed " one of six pounds
weight. fruit, park &c. MIR. Atwaier
comes as near making two years support
out Of one years ia,nr ~ some other far
mers we have lately read of.
THREsHINo APPLES.
Mr.. Atwatrr showed u. his process for
making cider which shovel. and efficient.
He us-s his wheat ihresiiing machine as q
crusher for the apples. He sinksa hogs
head In tie ground, cutting away portion
~ one side 10 admit the shuie of The gin.
The latter Is then brought up To the hogs.
head, the sides being buar,led up to pre-
vent the lateral escape of the fruit, the
h0r-e l1wer attached aud sci la no,iUn,
the apples pour-d In the hopper, aud 10
an instant they nre delivered into The
llogsliead IN y fluid paste, aud thence
transferred 10 the press. Mr.. A. has nia,le
during the season for himself and neigh-
bors several thousand gallons. We tasted
some ma,ls Of the Hall apple. the best we
have ever drank. He has NOW about one
hundred and fiify gallons on hand. BY
the above proccss, there l. SCARCELY limit
10 The quantity made in a day except IN
the capacity ~ the pres.
We realized Ia seeing Mr.. Aiwater's
operations, how completely comfort and
Independence were at ihecommand ofthe
really industrious, ihrifty aud intelligent
planter.