1857.] Correspondence of the Clncinnatus. 363 



of the river hard by ; a cheap drain tile machine however, would 

 be preferable. Mr. C.'s manner of 



MANUFACTURING MANURE 



is also worthy of remark. " Near his barn and stables an excavation 

 has been made, perhaps 100 feet square. Into this all the weeds, 

 vines, stalks and old straw — indeed everything of vegetable material 

 grown upon the farm that can be readily gathered^ is thrown into 

 this place, with which all the manure from the stables is incorpo- 

 rated. By drains all the slops from the kitchen are conveyed to this 

 place of deposit. When an excess of water from protracted rains 

 accumulate, it is conveyed to the meadow through under drains, 

 which is found to be a most efficient and powerful method of ma- 

 nuring." 



This gentleman makes a right improvement, also, of the various 

 agricultural implements, of which he has a number. He is the in- 

 ventor of a roller used in the cultivation of potatoes, with three 

 sections, which will roll three rows at a time ; a simple machine of 

 intrinsic value, to be had with little cost. The culture of fruits on 

 this farm and vicinity are beginning to receive more attention. 

 Those now cultivated are principally peaches, strawberries and 

 tomatoes. These are preserved in air-tight cans and sold to the 

 river boats. 



An Agricultural Society for the county has lately been organized, 

 and Mr. Collins is the President. Indeed, among all the farmers I 

 visited there were none but what are interested in and putting forth 

 exertions for an advance in agriculture in their midst. In the neigh- 

 borhood of Bridgeport, nine miles below N. A., there are the Messrs. 

 Farnsley and others paying marked attention to progressive science 

 in these regards and are worthy of much praise for their disinter- 

 ested endeavors. 



CLARK COUNTY, IND., 



adjoining Floyd and Harrison counties below it, also a river county, 

 is, as a certain friendly farmer informed me, "as rich as cream;" 

 that is to say the land generally, what I saw of it, has a rich, creamy 

 appearance and the owners themselves are wealthy. A few years 

 more will bring out their resources, and with other counties in the 

 State more fully developed they will be able to compete, and 

 possibly from the strength of their soil get in advance of them. 

 ' July 21, 1857. W. H. 0. 



