Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-04
FARM AND GARDEN.
A MODEL FARM.
Scientific Farming Practically Illustrated

Scientific Farming Practically illustrated
Notwithstanding the spirit of the age and the
advancement of science in all its departments
there are still many farmers who have not yet
burst the bonds of the past, but are content to
tread the paths their fathers trod and scrapc
the surface with one-horse shovel pillow in
stead of penetrating the sub-soil. But on the
other hand, we are rejoced to know that with
the dawning of q new era in agriculture, many
Others are up with the times in spirit, if not yet
in practice, and are on the road to success by
taking advantage of all attainable ends to So
curing higher order of culture.
A MODEL FARM
We wish that all of the old fogies could wit
ness the success that has attended the efforts of
Chancellor o. p. Temple on his farm, near
this city, just beyond the University ground,
and adjoining Payne's Addition.
The entrance is from the Kingston pike and
the residence is approached by a winding drive
over we'll kept lawn, which slopes gently
from the house which is in plain view of Fort
Saunders. 20 the limits of the enclosure. The
grounds are ornamented with trees and beauti-
iul shrubbery and flowers, evincing the cultur-
ed taste and filling the visitor with admiration.
The farm is small, consisting of only forty
acres, which not as large as many single corn
or wheat fields in East Tennessee, but is man
aged with skill and judgment showing that if
Judge Temple were to tell what he knew
abou farming" it would be worth listening to.
THE VINEYARDS.
The cultivation of grapes has been very sue
cessfully prosecuted and the vineyards have
yielded largely this season. The space allotted
to the largest vineyard is one acre, and the sight
of the full clusters hanging on the vines is one
that even resident of Rhneland would enjoy.
He has fifteen or twenty varieties and with few
exceptions all have done exceedingly well, the
Coucords and Catawbas especially.
The larger vineyard has southwestern and
and the smaller a southeastern exposure and
both seemed to bear equally well. The trellis
are only about six feet high and the grapes are
easily gathered. In the midst of the season
the daily yield was eight barrels and as the city
could not consume the entire prodact, Judge
Temple had two tons made into wine.
Dealers in the city have been supplied with
this luscious fruit since the beginning of the
season, and our citizens have been enabled to
enjoy this table luxury at small cost, the grapes
selling at ten cents per pound In addition to
abella, Delaware, Hartford Prolific, Herbe-
mont, Eumelan, Aliens Hybrid and several
other varieties.
Judge Temple has paid great deal Of at
tention to fruits and has almost every variety
adapted TO this latitude. Peaches, ounces.
apples, and pears, the latter of summer and
winter varieties, are bearing finely, and the
yield would have been fine through the trees
are young, but for the rayages of the curculio,
which has made its appearance and done great
damage. His entire peach crop this year will
be failure. but with such variety it is almost
impossible for all to turn out badly.
Small fruits, strawberries, raspbcrries, cher
ries, etc., are also largely cultivated and have
become widely known in this community for
their excellence, and, during the season, scores
of women and boys are employed in preparing
them for market.
FLOODED CATTLE.
Judge Temple is firm believer in blooded
cattle and has several fine Jerseys and Dur
hams. The former are noted for the richness
and the latter for the abundance of their milk,
and to contrast their shapely forms with the
common scrub stock make their excellences
the more apparent. He intends making addi-
tional purchases next month from Northern
importers and breeders and before great while
win have as fine herd as could be reasonably
desired. Judge T. fully understands the neces-
sites of farmers in this respect and if those liv-
ing in the county, at least, do not improve their
stock it will be from want of effort on their part
VEGETABLES AND GRASSES.
4 considerable area is devoted 10 vegetables.
which under the care'of a experienced gardener,
are brought to high state Of perfection.
The best varieties of grasses are also culti-
waited. Among others we noticed the famed
''blue grass" growing in all the luxuriance
Judge Temple has demonstrated the wisdom
of small farms well cultivated in preference to
those of vast area poorly worked, and by rota-
ton of crops and scientific application of fer
tiliZers produces more on forty acres than
many others do from five times that amount and
of better quality, which of course bring better
prices than common articles TO say nothing oil
the saving in work and expense for manures.
We commend his example for imitation.