Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-12-07
From the RichmondVisitor.
EARL STIMSON'S FARM.

Springs OF that name, is well known as
having obtained the premium in 1919,
offered by the Agricultural Society for
the best cultivated farm in the county
And that his success was not owing TO
the want Of excelen, farmers to contend
with, is evident from the fact, thai he
obtained the premium over one, who, in
the same year, gathered Us bushels oil
corn from one acre, and IA bushels OF
potatoes from one acre. No single acre
of Mr.. Siimson's farm eqoalled either OF
these; but the premium was awarded
him on the ground that the profits oil the
! whole exceeded those OF any other farm
in the county OF the same extent. No
wonder that his house is resorted to by
| A griculturaisls from all parts OF the
country, wishing to profit by his expe
rience. A correspondent OF the Anne
ican Farmer, who appears TO be cifI-
zen of Maryland, has given an interest
ing account of visit to this celebrated
farm. From this we have selected the
most important facts
Mr.. Stimson went to Galway in 1912,
with no capital except sound under
standing, resoiute mind, and habits OF
industry and economy. The average
crops of the farm, at that period, were
80 bushels Of Indian corn per acre, IS
Of wheat, 30 of barley, 80 oil oats, and J
tons OF hay, In 1921, his average crop
was, OATS, 90 bushels per acre, corn 81
spring wheat "a, barley so, and clover
and timothy 81 tons. The clear profit o
8 acres from 1912 to 1891, period Of
eight years, after dsducti0g the in,eres
On the value of the land, as we'll as iii
expenses of cultivation, amounted to
Slo30 so cts.
His whole farm consists at present o
Two hundred and fly acres of arabic
land, Of which considerable portion is
pasture and 100 acres covered with
wood. When the writer, VINO furnished
these statements, was there carly in Au-
gust last, Mr. S. was reaping his princl-
pal crop: and from appearances, com
pared with past years, he ca'cu 'ated on
gathering $50 tons of hay, 1000 bushels
OF grain OF all sorts, and 10000 pounds
of pork Mr., Stimson's regular mum
Der of laborers does not exceed six bat
no less than thirty were then employed.
The writer here very justly remarF $,
4" how eminent the advantage when ycu
can thus hire laborers 10 meet exactly
the demand on your farms, and having
accomplished your purpose, discharge
them, and free yourself from further en-
pense."
An analysis of the soil which yields
such heavy crops, gives the following
results water 9. 5, animal and vege-
table matter IL. S. clay II. S, silecions
sand 54, carbonate of lime 8, soluble
salts |, aud oxide OF iron l.
Mr.. S. never has recourse to naked
iallows, but keeps his lanls covered
with crops. His plough never sink
beyond the depth Of three inches, and is
always drawn by one horse. HIS ma.
nure is always given to bis crops o
small grain, spread on the surface aId
turned in with light harrow. His ge-
neral system IS to SOW clover and Iimo-
thy, the first Of which disappears aiiti
the second year. He never mows hIs
land more than four, aud seldom mort
than three years; and whenever il does
not yield at least d tons per acre, he
pastures it down, then turns over the
sod, rolls it to make the burrows lie
close, spreads his manure Give large or
loads TO the acre) and as soon as pos.
sible after pIoughlng and spreading the
manure, sows his grain.
When reason was demanded fer
this strange mode of cultivation, SO op.
posed 10 every rational theory on the sub
Iect, this p ain matter OF fact man gave
this pertinent reply: 81 pretend not to
be deeply versed in the rationale of
farming; my business is with its results.
| can only tell you that in ulling my
land, at best lsborious business, my
object is clear profit. have tried all
the systems that | have heard OF, and
can only say, that the one follow is the
one which most improves my land, and
yields me the greatest nett income from
labor and capital.
Ii was stated thai Mr.. S. had no capital
when he went to Galway in 1912. He
has now, in addition to this profitable
farm, an excellent tavern and two stores.
He has grown rich, and other farmers
may byindustry, and by what the writer
calls " adherence to the Spanish proverb
= Go not to your doctor for every all,
nor to your lawyer for every quarrel, nor
to your bottle for every thirst.
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