Wo. 112.] 685 



This discovery, and an enhanced price, have induced many farm- 

 ers to sell a portion of their lands to the numerous purchasers 

 from the city of New- York, who, from the great facilities afforded 

 by the several railroads that traverse the county, are induced to 

 seek a home among us, and enjoy the pure air, the enchanting 

 scenery, the rich fruits and flowers, and the productive har- 

 vests which a correct system of horticulture and agriculture can 

 secure to country life ; while others, less inclined to part with 

 any portion of their patrimony, adopt the plan of cultivating lesf^ 

 land, doing it in the best manner, and laying down for meadow 

 or pasturage a large moiety of their farms. In this way they can 

 combine the profits arising from the dairy, and fattening stock for 

 the city market, or dispose of their hay instead, with all the other 

 products of the farm. 



Many of our large land-owner? haye turned their attention still 

 more to the improvement of their breeds of cattle, by crossing 

 with the Durham, Devon. Ayrshire, and other high bred stock 

 fromEur«^pe. We would on this occasion remark, that several of 

 our citizens have latterly bestowed great attention on this subject, 

 in securiTig a superior race for the dairy, and farm stock for gen- 

 eral purposes, which entitles them to tlie tlianks of the communi- 

 ty. We have had annual public sales in this county, for the dis- 

 |)osal of choice animals of pure and parade blood, which have been 

 attended by a large number of purchasers from various parts of 

 the Union. This has greatly increased the dcmawd for fine nni- 

 mals, and made it an object of sriflicient moment with some of otir 

 enterprising breeders of stock, to make nn annujil trii» to Europe 

 to replenish their herds with those, if possible, that are still tinei . 



The prices of lands in this county have been much enhanced 

 by the great facilities the railroads afford, for rnpid daily and h' »ui~ 

 ly communication with the city of New-York ; villages increasing 

 rapidly, and new ones forming along the borders nf these public 

 thorouglifares, whicli make it self-evident to the farmfr, thnt he 

 «QUSt either adapt his agriculture an<l horticulture to these changes, 

 80 as to enhance tlie j»rodueti<»n of his lands, or submit t<^ a small 

 interest on the pri<'e his farm would command in fh • market. 

 This is causing many to enrich their lands as far as thev cau ob- 



