, 1875-01-02

| TIE FAlkAl AND GARDEN.
TIT tho rlncy Woods IN South FIlssis-
xippl-C1ovcr nnd fsrnssc1-lanv nnsi
non-Two Crops IL Echr-t;nrt1enii,x
iM W,ntcr-tlN~t-rrn1t Ont*.
From Our Asrieailnral Gorrtsronisnt,.
hirCoAp CRY, Miss, Dec 21.-ThiB point Is
1Q5 miles north Of New Orleans, aud SOS milca
south OF Chicago, mud IN the rinoy woods region,
"A region Of yellow pino that Bt1etches from
Toxas to the Atlantic coast. With pine.1ands
ia npt to associate sandy, rather barron soil
for farming. But that is not so OF this section,
as the coil is rich clay Of easy culture, aud
adapted to great variety Of staple crops. As I
intcnl to spend soma weeks in this State aud IN
Louisiana. shall etteayorso give truo scconnt
OF things connected with tho farm. management,
tho soil, aud climate. that may interest the
readers Of THE TRtpUSr.
On close inspection Of
THE RnIL,
no ono would enpnuse that it twould be possible
to exhaust ita fertility; and yet haye been
shown many fields that havo ceased to bo profit
ablo for tho culture Of cotton. Dnt to mo this
in no objection to tho county, and 10 real draw
back 10 the Value Of tie country. Twenty years
ago wo llearl tue anne story In regnr.i to tlte
wiieat-auds Of Southern Illinois, but blight
change in tho mode Of culture soon dspolled the
fallacy; ard. even OIL the rich prairie OF Central
Illinois, It il not an uncommon thing to soc
farmer lock TIP tile fertility Of his soil By pluu-
ius whcu tho soil is too vet. The planter Of
Mississippi las tho same power over Lis soil to
lock np its fertility for time, aud yet ho may
not know how to unlock It.
II requires no stretch o1 the Imagination 70
rec how tie old planters rolled in wealth, aud
how tic changed condition have paralyzed their
cfrnrra In MI directions t,,crc IL n lack Of cf-
s.. 49, m ~ ',sa,, .t . ~" -. "
iott ~ 'eoo'ei' ~ iacA W 'uo 1Aae'uetp' ~ ~
eept 'l,o ne" coldlt'on ol things ana to rebuild
u n9s' 81 1 s ss ns ss a ls s@s sna9
oor,,,orco Tia av,rao, nro,t,ca ~ ,n .,r, NJ
eoal' aeo p'1ae 80" "a go, -
eot.o" se''e to-aas 4ol Foo' 1uo' WINS e'o'er'
orchard-gsasa Herm'ta grass, nud red top. may
DO enslly grown for forage, lay ie worth $l5 per
ton. corn il sI.a5 rer bushci oats 81, rotatoea
49,, .,-,,,,, 81 -, -, IN 80. l,,.t,.1 t,,..a. sn -,
~. eA W o' po.' "u'Ae', ."to' w ~
"a, W ce''H ""u ,,i'A A!'nos' ou' q tne uAe0''o
set people purchase at sless figures, OF do With
nut them. II might h, a,kod v,,v suel, state
y. ,,,'.,,1u o,;.4 e., .,,,,,. IL .h.t ,,,.ra :.
~ 'a'"e' oA"'' ~ AePi' 90 'i"' NAote
NOTHING STRANGE IN ALL THIS:
lor re1heMber mat ho1 ion8 ago, 1arMers o.
'Nofshefh LIMOS were MaRlhg the inquiry !,
clover eonid 1o grown, II t!n,othy Tould hta'd
the winter, and II apples anu other fruits coAlt
be grown. And. when moysdinto Centra! lE'-
mons, "aa surprised tnat tne farmers aia 1lot
gtow potatoes for staple article Of diet, but
LIVED manly ou honlny, cofn.ofold' Iacont
washed aown WITH htrons coi1eo; and OIL wen dls.
so'sea ~ WHISKY net"een 'neas. .! Ieco'!ecs ! u
arna ha roa to ahow al ha sas
ana county fai1s. some OF ne cows haa cost
h!m over Souo eacn, ana ono OF tue male ANIMALS
2 cool Inousahd. Atles shoWlnk ne a! thehe
ite @a'na.e a'ciua"g Easae nn1npef 1 o. cows
down 80 = dl'nof OF eofn-ofeaa' 1fiod na.
con, strong coHed. anu an extra dish OF
app'o-sauco, made OF dry apples; no put
ter or ml,3' notatoea, .of eafaeh-seeetanies
OF any klnd. IAat sort Of iTi11g among the
ssock"me'' of Central Illinois waa quite CONF
mon, o. lht!'es tne faIe nhs !eM ahott years
nafe en!llcen 10 cnahee M tnatt Ahaho 1armer o.!
that part of tue state bus what hns h's SUPPLY u
potatoes M yesesaolee; &ad the bacon and
hpnl'ny aol1 less conspicuous p1sltlon gu the
table. iien stock-growlng hoia tho nrst posi-
tl"n. ami little else hai attention. hut, To-day,
cneesc. butter, fruit tho small grains: aud reg
etablod. hn'e que prominence, and, WIN
gseater variety Of food, tho general health hae
tec'1 enhanced, anil aEne and foscr, before 80
cofniton, nave almobt Unsupported. II thete
Changes lave Deen no recent III CohtFal lllahols.
va certainly should Lave
llopxs OF cHANoE roa THE BETTER
been tho aroiter Of the farmers profits and OF
his mode OF living,
i, For the past tive years. asontsIern economtBta
have boen preaching iosa cotton GO and moro Of
corn anu other pioaucts. Ihev need not pfeach
less cotton, 1oF tAat u the great staple, aronnd
which all other things cluslori aud, by tho
growing OF moro gFash' moro eoF'l. oats, pota-
toes. ahd vegetables tho gfeatcF thor nbtlity to
grow moro cotton. Grass makes horses. cattlo,
milk. aud butter and, a. the same time, thoro
animals supply plrne-food Tor the cotton aud
other croEH; and it ia easy to REQ that In the
growing Of oil those crops: the cotton-crop s In
creased III volume. shall have OCCASION to re-
for to this subject Al proceed il its inyoetiga-
ton.
Taeso pinc-iands are supposed to be less rich
than tue hardwood lands and the riyes-bottonB,
and YET they
nnaw lMMENsE CROPS
when dressed With cotton-Hood or manure, and
produce cotf0lt Hnghr, rice. 4nd au other crops
Of tho latitude: ln tho soil theto is : lack Of
limo, Of potash and sulp phur. Tho lime can be
supplied from tho bela Of mari or banks Of
shells; and clover. and no doubt other grasses,
will he largely bouehted by plastaf. lilo Mayor
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