The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-03-14
Letter from e.. a. Hunt.
IIUNT's STATION. Tenn.
March llth, 1872

MllCil lllhs 1863
| EatOr Home journal:
Having recovered from the wounds re-
ceivGd from .Col. NJ" in his last attack
made on my fort, about tie l9tl, Of Febru-
airy, | do not feel willing to surrender or
back out from my contemplated object. |
was aware OF my inability to do full jus
ice TO Il subject of so great importan Z as
the one | set out to cnligiitcn tilt Farmers
ofFrunklin county in. am willing to ad-
mt that there arc many farmers in this
county who are much my superiors in Civ
ing instruction in this important branch
of business; yet it seemed t, be II difficult,
matter 70 get them started until | opened
the fire. and should | fail in everything |
have undertaken, | certainly will have lc-
complishcd some good by enlisting su,ll
talents as Col. NJ" of the Cross Road
farm, possesses in the enterprise. | am
well aware of the difficulties | labor UNI
der in being able to write articles for pub
~licaCion with the educational style OF my
friend, sol. NJ" They will he read with
us much interest us anything coming from
the Colonel" rs Il very large majority Of
my county farmers labor under the same
difficulty that | do, which is Il great mis-
fortune for rs, and We now src it, and hope
to rear Il generation of men in our stead
that can fill our places VITA as much abili-
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track. | must return to my object, which
was to rndeavor to bring about II better
and more practicable system of tanning
We all know that we are "A long ways be-
hind some other sections of our State, and
at least fifty years behind some ofthe older
States. Now, what is lacking? Is the
fault in the people. or in our soil? Veal
agree that we have Il fine section of coun-
try, calculated to give an abundant yield
when skilfulIy managed. Our object isto
endeavor. as far as we are able, to throw
all the light on the subject We can, and
| am not going to talk to sensible men
about things that | do not understand. !
know every man in this county will not
agree with me, yet if ] should succeed in
turning three-fourtlis, or even onc-halt,
from the error of their way, shall feel
that my labor has not been lost. lam not
vain enough to think that | will get every
man in the county to embrace my system
at once, yet | flatter myselfthat Il great
number will, to some extent, try my plan
of farming the present year. and iin'i that
they are correct, and that by the year 1873
there will be almost III entire revolution
in our farming operations.
Now, let me tell you how to plant your
garden beans. This is quite All important
obicctto our lady friends, and, once tried.
will never be abandoned. | have practicei
this plan for four years. and am fully sat
isiied that it doubles any system have
ever known practiced. Now for NY plan {:
When the time arrives to plant, which
will he about the Sth day of April. lay off
six rows with bull tongue pillow, three and
one-lIalf feet apart; tilen take your turh-
irg pillow and throw up beds OH these six
rows, AS high Us you can, tlirowi Ing out all
! the middle; then scatter Il; small amount
nj some well-ruttcd manure in the bottom
of the vatcr-furrow; plalt your seed ;
cover about 30 inches deep. Alter the
beans are up, with about our leaves. COM
mrnce working them by drawing down
the ridges with your hoe. By the time
they CONNIE nee to run you must get a lot
Of pOlcs-say seven or eight feet long
set them one foot apart, and bend them to-
gcther at the top. twisting them so AS 10
form a how. The vines will run all ov:r
the top, and form II complete arDor, which
will keep them from Blowing down. lal-
ways get ME a lot of hickory-bark and tie
| the end of the bark to a stake, or post OF
the gar,len, and then make one loop
around the top OF each pole or two poles.
where they are topped together at the top.
When you get to the end of your row fas-
ten the same way. and they will stand
firm. without being blown about by every
wind that may chance to blow. Get your
ridges worked down level, and you have
the work DOM. Then your wife can walk
ont and gather a mess OF beans without
being exposed to the sun. Never plant
more than two rows. unless you want to
make beans for market. II your rows
should be over thirty yards long. you will
have some trouble to keep the beans gath
cred.
Plant bunch beans the same way, ex-
eept the sticks. The ridges protect them
from the frost. Should you wish to cover
them It Is bui little trouble, as yOu can lay