Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-01

so we see that putting in full time our
mills are able to turn out $40 barrels.
This -four Iot only supplies our own
consumption almost entirely, but large
quantities are shipped North, East and
South, and stands high wherever intro
duced.
CoRN.-According to the census of 1910,
Tennessee was the first State In the Union,
as to quantity of this grain, but the rapidly
increased population of the great rich prai-
RE States had even before the war made
her take secondary position, though she
was still well up. But that event while it
acted rather as a stimulant TO extra efforts
in agriculture in the Western and North
Western states almost completely prostrat-
ed it here, and the close of the war
found our farms wrecked and
went to work to repair damages, aud in a
year or two we again became an exporting
instead of al importing people, and while
we have had some seasons not favorable to
large crops, we have every year shipped to
other States more or less of this kind of
grain, some years nearly entirely supplying
the demand for Northern and Eastern
Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and
even sometimes shipping to North Carolina
Virginia, Baltimore, New York, Cincin-
natl, Louisville, etc. Before the war but
little of the largest of our crops was shipped,
being used generally in feeding stock or
wasted, as we then had but little transpor-
tation facilities. But now by means of our
many railroads, Large portions OF the inte-
rior are accessible, and the surplus can
now be carried off. Nashville as a corn
market has very rapidly advanced, and the
books of the Nashville and Chattanooga
Railroad, which Is our best outlet, show
much larger shipments from here than any
former season. One firm alone has ship
ped within the las; twelve months, mainly
by the n. & G. r. R over 1900 car loads.
The quality Of Tennessee corn is excellent,
and always preferred for milling purposes.
BARLEY.-The raising of barley for 3
few years has much increased in this To-
cality, and it would be well for some of our
farmers to continue its cultivation. Three
or four years ago, on account of shortness
of the Northern crop, Barley reached q
very high price here, and an unusual guam
tity was sown, and the result Of large crops
elsewhere as well as in our section reduced
the price to very low figure. Consequently
this grain has ruled low ever since until we
fea- our farmers viii become so discouraged
as to entirely abandon its cultivation. This
we think will be unfortunate.
RYE.-Our farmers do not we think SOW
enough Rye, judging from the demand and
consequent imports during the past season.
While the yield per acre is not great and
the profit realized on the sale Of the grain
alone is not great, yet to advantages of pas
turage, and the improvement to the ground,
are valuable considerations.
HAY.-It is gratifying to see our people
in the country giving their time and atten-
ton, so much more than heretofore to the
raising of hay. The sales in this market
Of home made hay is rapidly increasing,
and many crops the last season brought in,
would compare favorably in quality with
that from any section, but the greatest
trouble with that class Of hay has been that
but little, If any of it, was so tightly baled
as to enable the shipper wanting to send it
away, to get the number of pounds in q
car that the railroad regulations require to
entitle the party to lowest rates OF freight.
In conclusion we congratulate our agri-
cultural friends upon the good crops OF this
year, those that have and those still to ma
ture. The crops Of Wheat, Rye, Barley
and Oats already made should certainly be
satisfactory to the tiller of the soil. Early
hay was short from dry weather in May and
first part Of June, but the later hay crops
are heavy. From all sections we have the
most encouraging accounts as to corn. Our
farmers must, however, remember that
whilst Providence has blessed them
in an abundant yield for their
labor, the same is the case nearly all over
the United States, and when larger crops
are raised over the country generally, high
prices cannot be expected for the surplus.
Corn and oats especially are now lower
than they have been at any season of the
year in all the markets of the country for
nearly ten years. We would take this oc-
casion TO impress upon our friends the
importance oftaking care Of their crops after
being raised, and preparing for bringing to
market in good order. 1t is exceed
ingly unfortunate after years toll to make
crop and the blessing of good seasons be-
slowed success upon the efforts of the farm
ers, to see by little carelessness or negli-
gence ali lost or seriously impaired by leav-
ing grain or hay too long in the field sub
ject to damages of weather, or after having
secured the same all right, by bungling,
careless way of handling, offer it in the
market poorly pressed, if hay-wheat, oats,
rye or barley badly cleaned, or corn negli-
gently shelled and sacked. A little extra
pains and industry in these matters pay
better than the same amount of labor at any
other time.