. Rapport . Fig. 32 265 (g) Horse-stable ;(r) Sidewalk ;(s) Yards; N. B. The points indicate the spots where ornamental trees are Fig. of a stall half width same stable animals with their heads to the wall. Mr. ROBERT ROY ( points, silver medal). Mr. Robert Roys farm is situated in the third range of Ormstown,three miles from the village. When he bought it twenty-five years agoit was in a very bad condition. The composition of the soil is good, butthe land consists of hillocks of limestone rocks and boggy low lands with,in the intervals, good bits of rich clay loam in
. Rapport . Fig. 32 265 (g) Horse-stable ;(r) Sidewalk ;(s) Yards; N. B. The points indicate the spots where ornamental trees are Fig. of a stall half width same stable animals with their heads to the wall. Mr. ROBERT ROY ( points, silver medal). Mr. Robert Roys farm is situated in the third range of Ormstown,three miles from the village. When he bought it twenty-five years agoit was in a very bad condition. The composition of the soil is good, butthe land consists of hillocks of limestone rocks and boggy low lands with,in the intervals, good bits of rich clay loam in which grain of all kindsand hay grow abundantly. The low lands are difficult to drain and areapt to suffer from excessive humidity in heavy rains, notwithstandinggood ditches at the proper places. 266 The area of the farm is 162 acres, but 120 only can be ploughed ; theremaining 42 acres consist of stony hillocks, used as permanent pastures,.4 acres in woodland part of which is a sugary. At the first glance from the highway, this farm does not produce afavorable impression owing to its boggy nature and the incompletedrainage of the
Size: 2080px × 1201px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectagriculture, bookyear
