The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-05-09

WHICH Nc olu IOF TOUR years. Leaving
there he went to West Virginia, and
again engaged in farming. The war
coming on after residence there of
three years, he again determined on a
move, this tine selecting Ohio as his
home. Two years spent in farming in
Ohio led to another meve-fUrther west
ward, into Kansas. Farming and mer-
chandising there occupied him for two
more years, after which he came to this
city and remained for several months.
Finally, leaving here, he located in
Mississippi, near Sidon, point up the
Yazoo river. At this latter place he ar
rived little more than year ago, and
being entirely without money, effected
a rent of ten acres of ground from
Judge Southworth, planter, who for
merly owned a considerable number of
slaves. Upon these ten acres he pro-
duced, unaided, nine bales of cotton,
which were Aacently sold, returning a
clear profit of 800 for his years labor.
With his present experience, he thinks
the ten acres might readily have been
made to yield a profit of $500. Mr..
Averbeck has this year rented sixty
acres, and is now in the city for the
purpose of employing a number of
Germans to work on the plantation-he,
Judge Southworth Mr.. HiIliard and
each to take some of them. With this
additional force increased number of
acres and one years experience in rails
ing cotton, Mr.. Averbeck feels quite
sanguine of his prospects for the pres
ent year.
In reply to an interrogatory from us
respecting the climate and state of his
health while living in Mississippi, he
said that his health had never been bet
ter since coming to this country, and
that each day through the season he
had worked in the field at his cotton,
and that, also, there were several others
of his countrymen on the same planta-
ton, each of whom, like himself, were
in perfect health.
Editor-Do you think that section
adapted to your German population?
Mr.. A.-Yes, entirely so. know no
part of the Union where, with reason
able care. of themselves, white men may
expect better health, or by energy and
industry reap more certain return for
their labor than in that part of the
South where I am at present living.
Editor-How have the citizens-treated
you, and how are they disposed toward
emigrants who come among them to
make homes
Mr.. A [ have uniformly met with
kindness at the hands of those people,
and so will every emigrant who goes
there with the right split.
Editor-Do they interfere with you
in your political views?
Mr. A.-No; [ vote as I please, attend
to my business, and, indeed, am thor
oughIy satisfied with my surroundings,
believing that I have at last alighted
upon the right place for money making.
Editor-Do you cultivate anything
beside cotton?
Mr.. A.-No. 1 think there is more
money IL it than in corn, and believe
that the West and the Northwest is the
proper place for grain; although the
Judge and others there contend that we
might and should raise fine crops of
corn. I believe one serious error in
Southern culture proceeds from the ex-
treme shallow blowing that is almost
entirely in vogue. Deep blowing will
protect both cotton and corn from
drouth, as well as from excessive rains
and the soil in most instances is so deeE
that it is difficult to reach the bottom
even with the deepest pillow.
Editor-What progress are the ne
! groes making?
Mr.. A.-Some are doing we'll but
the majority, however, are not. They
are disposed to take too many holidays
in the first place, and in the second
when at work will not put in full days
labor, making it late before going intC
the field, and leaving off before nigh
comes on. There is a family of eigh
colored persons renting from the Judge
their land lying beside mine; and will
their united force they made ten balei
of cotton-iust one more than I made
singIe-handed. You can readily see tn
reason of this was because they wOul,
not work steadily.
After some further remarks upon tn
condition of affairs in that section, ant
the future promise of the planting in
terest, NJ. A. left, .impressing us that h
was thoroughly imbued with advan
tages there found, and that, so far as h
was able to judge from an agriculture
standpoint, the South had decided ad
vantages over any place he had tried 70
this purpose.