Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-02-29
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NEAR DANvILLE, Ky Feb. %, ".
Mr. Wallace, Editorof the 1Od-
serrer--SIR-I see, from your pa
per that you have a Farmers
Club in your county, and from my
acquaintance with some of its
members, and their mode of farm
ing, am pleased to see that they
have formed the Club, knowing
that men of their experience, ill.,
dustry and means will be of very
great benefit to your county and
adjoining counties. noticed the
remarks of several of them in
regard to the best and most bene-
fetal mode of cultivatinG their
lands, with an eye to improving
them, as well as making it remu.
nerative. l think my old friend
Jacob Vance advanced a good idea
if he had only put in a crop Of
oats, and would let his clover
stand over two years. / first put
my ground in corn, the next year
in oats, the following fall l would
turn under the oats stubbie with
all the green vegetation that it
grew, SOW my wheat, the clover
on that. | would not suffer that
clover pastured or grazed the sum-
mer or fall after cutting the wheat,
but rake up all of my wheat chaff
and straw on my galded spots the
next spring, cut first crop for hay,
the fall crop for seed, and if !
needed the land for cultivation,
would again seed in wheat, then
the land would show the result
in a large yield, and next in corn.
Mr.. Vance l regarded very fine
farmer in many respects; others, I
differ very much with him. He
owns one of the very best of Ten.
nessee stock farms, and whilst he
has an eye to improving his lands,
| considered his mode in one res
pect impoverishing it. He keeps
mules, horses, and cattle. He
las Cane Creek running through
his farm, one large and long wood
land pasture bordering alternate
ly on each side much under low
water mark. He has his sailing
place; his timber or in other
words much scrub trees of no val.
ue, that his cattle lay under in
heat Of the day or stand up to
their sides in the water. The cool
water and lying upon the damp
cold bottoms causes a much Ion
ger digestion of their food; con-
sequently they do not eat so much
and of course the fat is not put
upon them. would shut them
from the creek, keep them where
they would be warm, make a boy
drive them regularly to Water,
let them drop their manure upon
my fields, instead of enriching a
mans lands a thousand miles
down Cane Greek or some river.
He loses enough by sending off
the cream of his farm in the
weight of live stock, but when he
ships it both by land and water,
it certainly isquite very great
tax upon his soil. He has lands
, finely adapted to orchard grass,
and | am fully satisfied that when
, be or any other good farmer in
your county gives it fair trial,
they will exchange it for no other
, grass, for your soil and climate
suit it. If the above ideas should
meet my old frieno's Appreciation,
and you think worthy Of publica.
ton, you can do so. / was once
/. citizen Of your county, and
, hope that / was no drawback tic
it. Whilst cherishing great sue
, cess to her citizens, would be
, pleased If in my power TO assist all
| can for their success. Hope that
, she may stride ahead in her PEG
pie, stock and her undertakings
l am, sir, your friend, ,