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MODE!, FARM.Near tliis meeting house lies a tract of 400 acres of land, once owned by an old “Friend named Natlnm Hunt. An association of Friends In Bethnnia purchased this land Instyear, in order to establish a sort of Modelfor Fanners, designing to furnish them with whatever information, example. c., they may desire. The wholesome example exert -erted by these model farms is bound to blessonr country. It can Ih no injury to have a tpalpable example before our eyes of any of Christendom.good thing from any part If the Maryland, or any other association, possesses an implement, or a method of cultivation which is really superior to our own, it is a plain case tliai the model of that improvement will at least enlighten us, and enable us to determine whether it be really an improvement or a sham.The open example is better than the print-4lt;T story. Tins in the plain and simple design of the “Model Farm.”At tlieinkd of all departments stands William A. Sampson,of Washington, D. C. He is a inodfcl of imtnstry and energy a mnn of indcfatignble perseverance. lie is a Friend all Over. He is revising the order of things in this system. Instead of sitting in liis portico, requiring hia lalmrers to crtmc up in speaking distance and there receive their nrdcre for the day's work, he is up early, on the farm, and no lulmrer on the place docs more thnn W. A. Sampson. I saw him one hot afternoon, in a melting sun, seated in his sulky reaper, cutting oats; nnd hotter work no man does. Jlia eye constantly runs over the fields, to see Imw mutters are going, and his loud voice often sends directions to hands at a distance, how or what to do. Yet W. A. S. is a man of refined and intelligent character.This is our trne policy —pcrmnnl attention to onr oirn buninett. Confidence in nun has departed. Tn send a man to • field to work, and ox|iect him to work faithfully, is nonsense. We must be there oursclvcs.-And the understanding must lie, that lie that works hut little, eats but little; nnd this is to be determined by the employer.William A. Sampson's success is proof of this orthodoxy in tho fanning business, On land which had but little if auy reputation for fertility la-fore ho took it in hand, he has this, «*ul| tin second year, raised Hue crops. He plow* ilaep, and pulscrues thor-ouybly. Ha is demonstrating the fact that wheat grows in mnsepncncc of labor as well as fortuity. Ami lie is proving that fruit trees can grow where the majority of |eoplc think and say they will not grow. Drainage is demonstrated to be a good thing.— How many a fiirm ia depleting year by year for want of ditches. And bow ninny farms are surcharged with rock which could bo gotten rid of by simply cutting useful ditches and filling them loosely with ruck; answering the double purpose of gutting rid of the rock and keep the sides ot the ditch fruiu falling in or otherwise giving trouble to the ditch cleaner.A lour Imran load of hny or loose ottto canbe lifted Irom a wagon and put into the hay ■■ mow. at four grabs, by a simple fixture. W. I A. Sampson b»s this In operation. Yonatick a long iron probe into a load of hsy, nnd when you tighten the rope to draw, up comes as much hay as one bone can pull.The barn is large, well arranged, with a road leading into it. Tho wagon drivesioto the barn, unloads, and is out ngaiu. Plows; wagons, carriages, harness, hay, oats, corn, j wheat, cows, horses, cattle, steers, and rakes, are nil under ono roof, preserved Irom the I weather. A latticed case extends from tlw I top of the liarn tn the basement, where the j hones are, with gate* all the way down. The ! stock feeder goes to the top of ibe hay, j throws down his feed through this casing, and as the supply of hny goes down, the next grate below serves ns the opening, and 90 on to tho bottom. The horses heads are all turned to this casing, so that when the hay falls through, a few lifts puta feed into all tlie troughs, and ono of our greatest desideratum! are .supplied, namely, raving of lalwr. One man can feed more with this arrangement than without it, and it takes less time and less labor.All through the model finm this is $ept up—raving of land, material and labor. u 8hu»t cate are getting in demand. III have my own wool to cut, I desire to know the iborleA antl'rauit wajkto accomplish it, apeciaily when llio thermometer stands at UAW. A. 8*mpson ia getting the people to read farming journals and buy fine seed.Neighbors came in and asked whcr. the “fine stock wns to arrive,” William told tkern he had no fine stock, but wanted a lew High Ppint cows. Uo bought a few. Among them wns one poor red. cow, in very bud order. Now slio is fni anil sleek, ami prm,! to the peoples’ eyes that the cow stood more in need of food Ilian blood.These leagues arc wlioiw.jjme, and our people had Ijetter learn them.
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Weekly North Carolina Standard
Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Wed, Sep 02, 1868
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