The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-07-12

and keeping it in repairs. On two
hundred acre farm it will take at least
seven good mules or horses to cultvite
1t propcrly-One yoke of good oxen for
hauling, tour good cows, five b eeding
Sow., and twenty sheep, That IL ample
stock FOR 'uch sized FAM but it can
support more if deemed necessary. This
stock should be stabbed and penned Of
nights to save the manure. Ten good
hands are sufficient as laborcrs, provided
you have the most improved plow-and
II the farm Is owned by an active, cner-
getC, progressive young man, hire your
hand' Tor money wages, and manage the
whole yourself But should the owner
be advanced in life, and incapable OF
active superintendent, get the most
reliable hands you can secure, and farm
on share system, but keep an eye your
sell to is whole details. ThisiS my system
being old and inhrnl--and have sue
ceeded ~ well ~ any, and ! have hands
that have been in my employment for
four years Now we will discuss the
advantages Of diversified crops. In the
first place diversified crops afford the
advantage OF rotation and without rota.
ting the crops it is impossible to keep up
the fertility Of lands, or keep them from
washing or Outlying. Corn and wheat
draw more heavily from the land than
any crops we plant or in other words,
they are the most cxhau1tiup crops,
unless 1t be sugar cane and SORGHUM
hence corn or wheat should never be
planted on any field but one year when
IL ought to be followed Tor two years by
some other crops, say oats and cotton :;
let oats follow corn, and cotton follow
wheat, and corn follow oats, and Then
ten acres for truck iarmirp can he
rotated after corn, but keep your lands
under rotation all the while, s, as To
keep them from running down or wash
ING, Cotton is not cxhausling to land
as much rs corn or wheat, but the long,
clean culture it requires subjects it TO
washing from rains even through the
winter months, for there IL neither
grass or weeds left from the clean
culture it receives to tie the land
together and prevent its washing
A prudent farmer keeps an eve
to the preservation and building up his
lands and to do 50 he must adopt diver.
sllled crops and the rotating system
Again, no farm can be made self sustain
ing and success without raising all the
supplies needed ON it. Your bread,
your meat, your milk and butt r., your
vegetables and stock Of all kind must be
the product OF your farm. II you do
TINS nifty acres IN cotton will rive Won
more money OF your own than 1000
acres in cotton, and no supplies raised ;
and how much more cheerful and pros
porous a farm looks, when we see on it,
growing, corn, wheat, oats, potatoes
turnlpS, clover aud grasses, fine garden
and fruit orchard, ana to see fine horses,
colts, cows, caIves sheep, hogs and poul-
try OF all kinds. Such looks like farm
ing, and what farming was intended to
be, and when you see such farm, YOU
will ascertain that its owner is free and
independent man. and lives in comfort,
and all around him lives contcntcd, and
his cattle are all fat and sleek, thrift
and prosperity is all around him. Such
is the only farmer that prospcrs, and
why, because he is the true farmer that
understands his business and farms ac.
cording to the rules of farming he don't
make farming Il speculation, bat he
makes it practical success, relying ON
his farm for his support and income, and
all who will adopt and pursue such Il
course will make farming prosperous
Farming must be diversitied--alI cotton,
and no grain, grass, stock, poultry and
gardens neglected will break any farmer
that farms ON such system.