The home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1857, 1857-02-13

house, ana DellWOrthS SpelllnS-DOo
to store the minis Of their children
with knowledge.
! can tell OF some rare scenes abou
my school days when | have more tim'
and space.
What a change u few years
have made! Where our beautiful lit
tie town of Winchester now stands
with spires pointing heavcnward--ln'
dicating it to be place Of religion
and learning-could then be seen the
wigwam of the poor Indian, who con-
sidered himself lord of the soil. am
OFF the subject again, but now to the
point.
have stated that we have made
considerable advancement, and say
further, there is more room forimprove-
ment now than ever before. We have
a county susceptible ofgreat improve
ment, and the means by which it can
be done. ! here purpose to point out
a few of the means:
How many farmers in this county,
during the long, cold, snowy spell of
weather that has just passed, did not
say, during its continuance, to himself,
when he would be out among his
stock, and see them standing about
covered with snow: swell, think |
vii! never let another winter catch
me without shelters for my stock 49,
Now, | say this is a good resolution,
and let US try to not forget it, and be
prepared before another winter comes.
| am going at it this winter, for fear |
will think, when summer comes, it will
never be so cold again. When we
prepare in this way, am warranted
in saying, that stock will do better OF
half the amount of food than under our
present system Of scattering our shucks
and straw about in the mud to be trod-
den under foot, and then wash off,
thus losing not only the food which
the stock cannot eat. but also the ma
nure. Remember, when you lose ma
nure you arc losing your wealth.
This may seem to many too small a
matter for then7, but permit me to say
to you that this system is very wrong,
of letting our manure waste away, for
men in the country can save enough
manure through the winter to renovate
all the poor spots oftheir farms, which
land in it's present condition does not
pay for one half of the laboor laid OUT
in it's cultivation. The farmer is un.
willing to leave such portion lying idle.
This plan would be much better than
cutting up fresh land, destroying the
timber which will soon become very
important item in this country. Many
of our farmers are now laboring under
many disadvantages from the want OF
timber. Recolcct that are not the on
ly people that will need such facilities
Many of us want our farms for oul
children, and unless we take care tc
provide and improve, leaving our plan.
tations in a condition that will enable
them to live comfortably, they will be
compelled to look out for themselves
new homes in some far-of country
and this, our beloved Tennessee, be
left to other races, entirely ignorant
that we once lived here--who will re-
tain not even the vestige Of vague
and empty remembrance Of this great
country and people.
Let me say few things about our
little town Of Salem and it's surround
ing country. This is quite as neat a
little town as any part of Franklin can
boast, filled up with enterprising citi'
zens. There are three dry good stores
with articles good and cheap, and az
accommodating clerks as you would
wish, and one of the best hotels in the
State; a pretty good grocery, and plen.
ty good doctors to keep up the capilla.
ry system, and blacksmithing done at
short notice. besides which there are
number of other good things too te-
dious to mention.
Now, you think Salem j, possessed
of great talent. In this you are not
mistaken, and IL Won approye of our