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FARM OF GEORGE DOUGLASS, ESQ, 
to bum off as early as possible, harrow well, and 
always sow oats with the grass-seed, no matter if 
as late as July or August, as the oats kept the 
weeds down, and if they did not ripen or get a suf¬ 
ficient growth to be mowed for fodder, they would 
at least make a good covering for the grass. We 
think it very important to put on an extra quantity 
of grass seed in first seeding new lands, as the 
leaves of the forest-trees on the ground, chips, roots, 
&c., prevent more or less of it taking. No chance 
should be left for the weeds to come in, as it is 
more difficult eradicating them at this time, after 
once getting their growth, than at any other. 
The first cultivation of the prairies is entirely 
different from that of woodland ; but as this sub¬ 
ject was pretty fully discussed by Mr. Murray, and 
Mr. Robinson in our first volume, we shall not 
enter upon it, trusting that Mr. Robinson, agree¬ 
ably to what he then led us to hope, will now 
finish up what he intended to say on these inter¬ 
esting matters. 
Upon the management of the forest-lands at the 
south, we do not feel qualified to enter; and trust, 
therefore, some of our friends in that quarter will 
do it for us. We believe, however, that corn, cot¬ 
ton, rice, and even sugar-cane, are usually their 
first crops—we at least have often seen these crops 
growing on very new land in the southern states. 
Manure. —When the soil has not already a suf¬ 
ficient quantity in it, the best manure for new 
lands is lime, as this tends to hasten the decom¬ 
position of the coarse vegetable matter with which 
it is surcharged, faster than anything else which 
can usually be applied at a like cost. When clo¬ 
ver is sown, a top-dressing with piaster is very 
beneficial. 
FARM OF GEORGE DOUGLASS, Esq. 
' We had so much to say in our last Volume of 
the agriculture of Long Island, that we do not 
know but our readers may think us somewhat 
partial to it. In describing Mr. Douglass’ farm, 
therefore, we shall merely mention such things as 
we found different from others which we visited. 
This excellent farm is beautifully situated on 
the east side of Little Neck bay. The mansion 
and outbuildings are elegant and commodious; 
the view around is picturesque and varied in a 
high degree, and the grounds are laid out with 
much taste, and handsomely planted with trees 
and a profusion of choice shrubbery. The garden 
is a very fine one indeed, and rich in vegetables, 
and fruits, and flowers. The fields are of conve¬ 
nient size and well fenced, principally wtih stone 
wall. A good stock is kept here, mostly of milch 
cows of a high Durham cross, all of which prove 
uncommonly good milkers. From these, and the 
horses and oxen necessary for the farm work, a 
good deal of manure is made. In addition to this, 
the farm being bounded by the salt water, large 
quantities of sea-mud are thrown on the beach, 
which is gathered up and made to add to the 
riches of the dung-heap; so that Mr. Douglass has 
the means of enriching his land to any reasonable 
extent, and can, therefore, crop it more severely 
than if it were differently situated. 
Rotation. —The farm is under the management 
of Mr. Johnson, who politely took us over it and 
showed us everything which he thought might 
deserve attention. He puts his land hard at work, 
and the following is the rotation. First year, after 
mowing, break up the meadows and sow buck¬ 
wheat. Second year, spread the manure broad¬ 
cast in the spring, and plant with com or roots. 
Third year, sow oats or barley, and at the proper 
time, after harvesting, put in wheat with grass- 
seed. The fourth year the wheat is harvested; 
the land then remains in grass for six years. Un¬ 
der this system the soil has been steadily increas¬ 
ing in fertility, and the crops good. We are not 
sure, with such abundant resources of manure at 
at hand, that this rotation may not be the best, 
although the different kinds of grain following 
each other so rapidly, would, under ordinary cir¬ 
cumstances, be considered very exhausting. 
Preventive against the Turnep-Fly. —Mr. 
Johnson informed us, by mixing one pound of 
snuff, two pounds of sulphur, and two bushels of 
ashes together, and sowing this mixture broad¬ 
cast upon the turneps as soon as they appear above 
ground, it would completely prevent the ravages 
of the fly. If soot can he had, it is also an excel¬ 
lent ingredient to add to the mixture. 
Among other little items, we saw here a very 
fine Scotch cattle-dog. He is of medium size, 
with long, silky hair, and possesses a very intelli¬ 
gent countenance. He suffers somewhat from the 
heat of our climate; yet, nevertheless, does his 
work up in excellent style. Mr. Johnson has suc¬ 
ceeded, he thinks, in acclimating the Scotch holly, 
so far that it stood out the severity of last winter 
without protection, and flourished well the past 
summer. We should think this a pretty severe 
test; and we shall rejoice if this beautiful shrub, 
with its silver-edged, deep-green foliage, can be 
successfully introduced among us. Mr. Johnson 
showed us several large trees that he had trans¬ 
planted, which we found doing very well. He 
