The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-10-20
Great Yield from ono

WecoPy from the last Tarboroupbs.'
the following letter from John s. Dance
of The best farmer in the State: VT
"MR. EDITOR: have made such ..
| binary production extraordinary for ,b;a efas
country OF Oats and Hay from an ao.' Hsa,
that propose 10 give on an accoun, o( y
| acre in question comprises lots Nos. -,
: this town and was seeded to Oats and
March, 81. Tie Oats IN 81 were raHe
followed in '52 and $50 by excellen, ' .I h
good as ever saw in The Piedmont W.T.
Virginia. The land was we'll MANFRED; !" se
and SO and received in addition 80 ha.ISAs
ashes in so.
In The month o. March last pow.1 i
seven or eight inches deep, sowed two h,'
Oats and applied $50 pounds OF Peru,i,r
mixed with one bushel Of plaster and h,,s- s
and cross harrowe d the whole in. T
The latter part OF June cut the Oats Il.
ting occupied three hands two entire DAYS GsE
being badly lodged, caused tho slow progress,
hands. '.
After cutting and curing hauled off III.
and the yield was nine tlrO hOrye aca2pop h
equal 10 to~r and a halt stacks. regrel a,
did not weigh the product, but feel sale in a.
that il would Lave been between seven and
thousand pounds.
A fine crop OF crab, grass now sprung tn.
nothing was done TO the lot, save pulling On
weeds and briars twice. On Monday The y
Sept. commenced moving the hay. whco
from two to three feet high all over the acrp +,
PlIventure The opinion, with great dealol
tanty, would compare fNvorsbly with the be-,
New England i'inrOihy. ltrequIred the laIr,
one land for FIVE days to NOW it, and "
weighed, after four days curing and suiEcp,
dry to house, made seven thousand five hurd,
and twenty one (752I) pounds. Now here is,
amount of provender truly astonishing to hawbH
made on "iDgIeacre, upwards OF iourtrc hou.r
pounds Of Oats and Hny. sufficient 10 maintains.
horses for Twelve lDoDths.
Now where is any dom display led in abandu
ing such a country as this 10 seek virgin sol
the South and West. The over captiou. may Il
"your product cost you too much" WNeTtI,
the cost Tn" only item Which cost any csSNu
The $50 pounds OF guano at q cents per Fua
50 IS. The balance wss labor, and well tss
labor to bring about each result.
once hssrd OF a (srmrr in Ia life county BIN
]cered by yankee about the condition of his IN,
His reply was lh8t his fodder crop the pas, ~
Was short. why don't you raise grass l7ml
tho yankce. "Our climste don'l suit IT," Gua
furmnr. I, was ia The rDids. Of sunmct end a
yankee fTi"pd cnfne from Halifax to Iris pi,
narrated his cunrrTsHtion with the farmer ardv
he had sfen n1ore grass that d0y MGn he uGa
IN ore day before. Every erdy knows Wh
TO struggle with the grass from the LIST Of ng
the Is, of August and every body knows is
often hapPens that grass wins ilIe victory. b
the cry no longer be raised That COR climate duai
suit grass, hen seven thousnrd pounds Of cr
grass Hay Gun re rnate on an Rcrc. NoIlag,
necessary. bat TO curIaI your cotton crop SON
acres. according 70 Tire sIze OF the farm, nsrH
it well, pull OFT the weeds and hriars and a
Timothy Of the South [crnb grass viii % n
balance.
Calculate the production Of this ncre Il Wesr
prices Of Oats and Hay, one dollar per hontr
and We have The round sum Of one hwndroi OIL
f37ty.Ere do!iars. Objections mnv be md' I
vaIpIng crrb gra-s Nay nth NoEih'Tn Bay
the Uhj"ction II not hold good. | couh" 81
sorroe' be it snid) TO peng Hay from III" Nn
one seasoO, and HsserI that aceX cHred crabEm
Hay is in every respect squal and often suPn
10 the yankee e'tlcIe.
dem il proper to s:nte that took a numT.
gent. r,eE both from tn~ and county strcftlHr
10 zee The CIoTs OF Oats and Hay and cEnrI
fd"D'Ey appeal TO tkem 10 sustain me in tie ~
ments here set forth. Very respectfully
Your obi WVNN,
JNO. 8. DAM