The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-04

The following is the letter of the
Committee appointed by the Farml-
cr's Club to answer the questions
propounded by Mr.. II. Il. MYER, Of
Indiana. The letter was endorsed by
the Club:
u. j. MYER, ESQ, Eduidad, Shelly
o., IRotfdRd--.Sir: \ communication
from you to the Clerk of the County
Court, was read before the Maury County
Farmers Club at its last meeting, when
it was resolved that a committee, APP
pointed therefor, should answer it.
In answer TO your question, ''What
crops are generally raised, whether corn
and wheat, or cotton?' we reply: As a
general rule, since the War, lured on by
the hope OF very high prices, (such as
were realized about the end of the war;
majority of our Farmers have been
planting cotton; but being disappointed
again and again in that hope, each year
has reduced the amount OF cotton plants
ed and the ensuing season VIII present
smaller crop of that staple in Middle
Tennessee, than any previous year for
some time. Nearly all our farmers
have, however, planted both corn and
wheat, in conjunction with cotton.
You next inquire, "Does stock rais-
ing pay? We will state few facts, re-
latlng to climate, soil and products, and
then las you are a practical fariner')
leave You to make your own deductions,
for an answer to that question. We are
persuaded that there is no necessity for
feeding stock more than three mouths i'm
the year, proper attention being given to
grasses. We think there is no better re-
gion in America for clover than Maury
county. 1t affords good grazing from the
middle of March till the last of Novem-
Der. Blue grass grows well,-perhaps
not so finely as in some parts of kentucky
but, we repeat, well. Orchard grass
| grows here as well as anywhere we have
ever seen. Timothy and Hurd's Grass
both do well, paying finely in Lay re-
turns. Good lands well cultivated aver
age ten barrels ofIndian corn tothe acre.
Now, sir, as our winters are much
milder than yours, the amount of food
required per day, for a given amount OF
YOU, it beinga known fact that large
amount of food is taken up in procuring
animal warmth.
Sheep do well without any feed;-in-
deed, horses and cattle do well through
out the winter, without feed from the
barn, Except during SHOWS, which are
rare and OF short duratiOn) when blue
grass lots have been reserved.
From two to three tons ofhay are gath
cred from the acre.
AS to markets, "they extend to every
part ofthe country, from Boston to New
Orleans, from Charleston to San Fran
cisco.
For the ''prices OF stock" we refer YOU
| to prices current to he focnd ia the news
papers.
You next ask price of land. We reply
| from fifty cents to one hundred and fifty
dollars per acre; the former, what is
known as barren land, the latter good
and wen situated. As a general rule
good lands vary in price from forty to
sixty dollars per acre. 1.-The character
of improvements" vary 1--WE presume)
about rs they do in yvur countTy-barns
not so good as a general rule as with you.
| Either small OF large farms can DE
| bought to suit purchasers in amount.
"Are Northern men welcome visitors
| in your community" The SORT you des-
| cribe, 'honest men who attend to their
own business are greeted with a hearty
welcome God speed them to come,
| We want their energy, enterprise, and
capital to help develop the rich resources
of our country. We have enough North
| ern politicians-quite enough The ne.
gro having been raised i'm our families
though his relations to us he changed
still we feel kindly toward him, and rem
der to and demand for him full justice
and equality before the law, yet being
distinct races, we are tar from admitting
him 10 terms of social equality, nor need
that man from any part of the world
who receives him into social Fellowship
hope to enjoy the hospitaliIies OF ikt
masses ofour people.
Let yourself and friends come along
and look at the country. We will bt
most happy to show it, and render you
any information we may have in REGARD
toit. Most Respectfully,
X Z. GORDON,
JNc. Il. HAMILTON,
\ u. F. WADE