650 



THE FARMERS' REGISTER. 



ed, and no applicalioa of il has yet been made 

 to his ("arm. 



Labor— Six farm hands, a part of them said to 

 be inferior. 



Stock— Four farm horses, one handsome young 

 stallion, eight head of cattle, generally ordinary, 

 tut among them we noticed a very fine young cow 

 and bull of great promise, about 15 months old. 

 Hogs inferior — does not attempt lo raise pork, 

 considering it more advantageous to purchase. 

 Mr. Goddin purchases no manure from (he city, 

 but raises a large quantity on the farm. His at- 

 tention is chiefly directed t© business which re- 

 quires his daily presence in town. Notwithstand- 

 ing this, his (arm is highly creditable to him as an 

 agriculturist. 



Farm of Crutchfield Crump. 



The proprietor not being at home, we did not 

 learn the number of acres, orsee any slock. 



Buildings— Dwelling house, kitchen, stable and 

 one or two other houses, generally out of repair. 

 Fences tolerably good. 



Crops and cultivation- Corn, oats, turnips, po- 

 tatoes, stubble land very well set with clover, and 

 the corn crop, taken as the labor of one man, very 

 fine and has been well cultivated. 



Labor— (as we learn from a member of the 

 committee,) none but his own. 



The proprietor seems to be aware of the 

 necessity for enriching his land, and we observed 

 a good deal ot manure Ibr the apparent means of 

 collecting it, though some of it was wasting from 

 neglect, supposed to be unavoidable. The gene- 

 ral condition of Mr. Crump's larm does not enti- 

 tle him to any of the premiums, but the crops af- 

 Ibrd evidence of great industry on his part, and he 

 seems to have the spirit of improvement. There- 

 fore, as a reward to his industry, and lo encourage 

 him in the improvement he seems disposed to 

 make, we recommend that the society award him 

 a gratuity of $10. 



Farm of Major Miles Gardner. 



—Acres — Finely situated for improvement, and 

 has an abundant supply of marl convenient to it. 

 We did not find the proprietor at home — nor any 

 thing particularly worthy of note. 



Farm of Thomas Jennett. 



12 Acres. The committee accidentally called 

 at this litile place on the last day of their exami- 

 nation, and found every thing upon it in such ad- 

 mirable order that they feel bound to report it. 



Houses are comfortable and in good repair, his 

 land improved, and means in operation forcontinu- 

 ing and increasing the improvement. Good crops 

 of corn, pumpkins and potatoes. 



Stock — Two good horses, tvvo cows and some 

 verjHIne hogs, especially a litter of three-fourths 

 Berkshire pigs. Makes corn and forage sufficient 

 for his family and stock. 



Mr. Jennett is a cripple, unable to move about 

 without crutches, and cannot himself perform the 

 usual labor about a farm. But it is evident that 

 his time and attention are fully occupied and well 

 directed. He hires a colored man to do the work 

 that he is unable to perform himself, and employs 

 much cff his own time in wagoning wood to (he 

 city. The committee regards this as a case of 

 extraordinary merit, and they unanimously recom- 



mend the worthy individual to the liavorable con- 

 sideration of the society, and that a gralu.ly of 

 ^12 be awarded him. 



Farm of John N. Shields— Poplar Vale. 



130 acres — handsomely divided by live hedges 

 of cedar into convenient fields of meadow pastur- 

 age and tillage, with a fine lot of fbreel land. 



Buildings — A handsome mansion house of brick, 

 brick kitchen, with all other requisite out houses, 

 in good order, including stables and cattle sheds, a 

 fine and well arranged tarm yard, and large heuse 

 Ibr forage. 



Crops— Corn very fine indeed, and well culti- 

 vated, oats, hay, turnips, and potatoes ; fine 

 garden. 



This beautiful farm has but recently come into 

 the possession of the present proprietor, whose 

 progress thus far indicates that he is soon to take 

 rank among the distinguished agriculturists of 

 the society. His fiarm is finely watered, and by 

 that and its vicinity to the town is convertible at 

 small expense into a dairy farm. 



When the requisite time shall have been afford- 

 ed him Ibr improvement, if not sooner, we doubt 

 not the proprietor will be a successful competitor 

 Ibr more than one of the society's premiums. 



The loregoing reports are given in the order in 

 which the farms were examined from time to 

 time, as we were enabled to devote ourselves to it 

 during a period of several weeks, and including 

 every farm entered for premium, besides several 

 that were not. We confidently expected and in- 

 tended lo extend our examinations lo the farms of 

 several members of ihe society resident in other 

 counties ; but it was finally impossible to do so, 

 and we therefore very reluctantly yielded to the 

 force of unavoidable circumstances which limited 

 our labor to the county of Henrico. 



We particularly regret our inability to visit Ihe 

 farms of Mr. Corbin Warwick, in Goochland, 

 and Mr. Lewis F. Harvie, in Amelia — of the 

 improved system of husbandry on both which we 

 had heard so much as to satisfy us that a faithful 

 report upon ihem would have been highly accep- 

 table to the society. 



We trust we may be permitted to eay for our- 

 selves, that we have endeavored to perform the 

 duty assigned to us in such a manner as lo pro- 

 mole Ihe objects of the society in advancing 

 agricultural improvement, and in rewarding 

 unpretending merit, industry, and good manage- 

 ment. 



In awarding the premiums offered by the socie- 

 ty upon the most highly improved and best culti- 

 vated farms, this committee has been governed 

 by what Ihey believe lo be a principle of vital im- 

 portance laid down by the executive committee 

 in fixing Ihe amouni of the premiums, to wit : 

 " Reference being had to the means (as well 

 pecuniary as others) of the proprietor for improve- 

 ment—the amount of labor employed upon it — 

 the means resulting from the vicinity of the farm 

 to the city, &c. The object being to place the 

 industrious small cultivator with limted resources, 

 and no other labor than hie own, upon the same 

 fooling as the largest cultivator with ample 

 resources." 



The committee, therefore, unanimously and 

 without hesitation award the first premium of $25 

 to Thomas S. Dicken. 



