The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-08-30
Che Granger
Giles County Stock.
From. the Rural Sun.

OF 1t brought to market. The yield
per acre is about sixty-five per cent.
of an average crop, but the acreage
was more than double that of any
previous year, giving large in
crease in the aggregate amount of
wheat raised, and the market has
shown an advance in the price of
from fifteen to twenty five per cent,
which is a most cheerful showing
for our farmers.
The corn crop has improved Won
derfully in the last thee weeks and
now promises to be fully up to an
average crop, and think consid-
cradle increased acreage has been
planted The crops of barley, oats
and rye have been very inconsider-
able; those of the latter that have
heard of have yielded well, probably
above an average. l think it Is an
oversight in our farmers not to pay
more attention to the barley crop.
1t will bear early and long con-
tlnued grazing and still produce a
fair crop of grain, which never fails
to find sale in the market, and IN
addition it is one Of the best feeds,
when chopped, know for horses.
1t is most gratifying fact that
the cotton crop Of Giles county is
on the decrease from year to year.
Our farmers are beginning to real
ize the disastrous consequences of
growing cotton, and are substitute
ing wheat, corn and other grain
crops and grass as fast as possible.
The time is not far distant when
small patches of cotton will be seen
where large fields now cucumber the
ground. This is a consummation
most earnestly to be wished, and is
sure to come, for nature has issued
her fiat, and her laws must be obey
ed sooner or later.
The recent movement of beef
across the Atlantic is beginning to
attract the attention of our farmers
and open their eyes to the advan-
tages our county offers them to
share in the profits of this great en-
terprise. Already an increased in
terest is being manifested in stock
growing, and a strong and growing
demand for improved animals for
breeding purposes is shown by our
farmers. A few of them have been
laboring to this end ever since the
war, and their praiseworthy efforts
have resulted in greatly improving
the general character of the stock
of the county. and it is to be hoped
they will soon realize the reward
their labors so richly deserve.
AS the Sun is regarded as the or
gan of the farming and stock grow
ing interest of our State, and par
ticularly of our section, 1 have
thought it would not be amiss to
call the particular attention of your
readers to one of these enterprising
gentlemen of our county to whom 1
have referred. l mean James E.
Alternately, whose picturesque little
farm, arlington lies some eight
miles northwest from Pulaski on
the bank of Big creek, one of the
most beautiful streams of the many
beautiful ones of our county. Ar
lington, lying on both sides of the
creek, presents almost unrIvaled
advantages for a stock farm. 1t is
watered all over with never fail
ing springs, so many, indeed, that
doubt if Capt. Alternately himself
can state the number of them, and
is beautifully diversified with hills
and valleys admirably adapted to
the growing of grain and grasses.
Capt. Alternately is one of the vet
eran stock growers Of the county, |
and, indeed, was one of the first in |
the State to breed the pure Berkshire
hogs, having introduced as far back
as 1853 from the best breeders in
other States, particularly from Ken
lucky, the best animals he could
find. The war swept away his
herd, but since then he has renewed
his efforts with increased energy,
profiting by his long experience in
The business. He has a small herd
Of pure Shorthorn cattle headed by
Juan, very fine young bull of the
Adelaide family. Juan is a regis
.ered animal, and regret l cannot
give his pedigree IN full, not having
lccess to Capt. Alternately. He was
pred by Dr. E. T. Noel, of Durham
arm, near Nashville; he was sired
~ General Anderson, out of DIR.
NoePs famous milk COW, Pink, and
s, individually, very fine animal,
over twenty two hundred :
pounds, and only four years old.
The herd contains some fine heifers
ired by the fine Rose of Sharon (,
'ull, Beauty's Duke, bred by Capt.
lark S. Cockrill, and was by bis
til Duke of Thorndale. With this
the future can but be !
promising. But Capt. Abernathy's
orte lies particularly in hogs, and
venture to say that it is difficult
D find a finer herd uf Berkshires
nywhere. His herd has been bred
p from sires of the best families in
le country, such as a boar by
indy johnson, a celebrated hog Z
nported from Canada; Tom Moore, =
r, by Ledbetter's celebrated Tom
Ioore, dam Fanny Fern, (Tom
Ioore, Jr., was full brother to NAL 4
ohm. and the prize SOW Mayfower. c