The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-04-28
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d. G. Helm, at the now Drugstore, has
a new kind of lamp. We have tried
one OF them, and find it gives splen-
did light, is very simple in its arrange
mont, and apparently Is very safe. 1t is
also very cheap.
Msjor w. B. Wilkes, of Miss, attended
the last meeting of the Maury County
Farmers Club, held at Col. D. +. Wade's.
and wrote the following interesting ae-
count of what he saw aud heard to his
county paper, the. Aberdeen Examiner:
HuRRIcANE, MAURY Co., TENN.
April 18th, 1871.
MAJOR JoNAs:-By invitation, l at
County Agricultural Club, held on the
18th inst, at the residence of Colonel
Wade. The object of the meeting was to
test the relative merits of several fine
Harrows. About twenty-five members,
gentlemen of intelligence, attended at
the palatial residence of Col. Wede, situ-
ated on the Mt. Aleasant Pike, in the
centre of the fine country known as sthe
Garden Spot of Maury county"
This is one Of the most lovely countries
in the United States. The lands gently
undulating, of the richest order, with
beautiful clear running streams, dotted
with many splendid residences, sur
rounded with fine parks containing
large and noble old trees of the native
forest growth; the rich soil carpeted with
luxuriant growth of Blue Grass, neat>
ly kept and tastefully intersected with
elegant carriage drives. The fields and
open lands mostly in fine meadows of
Hurd's grass, rich and luscious pastures
ofclover and blue grass, or gently way
ing with rich green wheat folds. In the
midst Of this noble scenery, at the man
sion Of Col. Wade, the Club held its meet
ing where the subject of Portable Fences
was very ably discussed, and commit
tee appointed to report on the merits OF
the different patents.
Dinner was soon announced by the
hospitable Colonel. How can describe
a Club dinner in the heart of old Maury
county, Suffice it to say the cOnfection-
cries wore not ransacked to furnish it.
1.-THE Garden Spot" supplied the materi-
ais. The latest and most tender lamb,
the richest and firmest cOrned beef, the
largest and sweetest ''twO year old ham,"
also the most excellent of last season.
Now, with these served up to suit the
most fastidious taste, with potatoes,
both sweet and Irish, of last season,
and the great variety of fine vegetables
from the garden, together with golden
butter and rich milk from clover, none
ofthe members could complain they had
not partaken ola most sumptuOus repast
of the productions of noble old Maury.
After dinner we adjourned to rich
meadow, lately broken to the depth OF
ten or twelve inches, where four fine har-
rows were tried fully as to their relative
merits. During the day the subject OF
labor was never once alluded to. Cotton
was only mentioned as mostly abandons
ed. The energies of the club were to be
expended in making the lands "fat.'
Those noble lands, now worth from S75
to ?150per acre, are to be made STAT" with
clover, literally supplied with plaster,
intersected with portable fences, and Gull
tivated with improved implements. The
effects of plaster were really astonishing.
1t is the confident expectation of some
of the most intelligent and enterprising
members, that in few years they can
produce $50 bushels of corn per acre.
Oh! for the the same spirit to pervade in
noble old Monroe. If our enterprising
and intelligent planters generally, will
"feed" our rich and formerly productive
praries, instead of worrying over labor
and mules now of uncertain profit IN
cotton, we will have commenced the on
ward and upward march to improve
ment and wealth, and be able to equal
old Maury, the Garden Spot of TenEes
see.
This interesting subject needs further
discussion w. b. WILKES.