The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-24
Questions and Answ-rs.

your letter which appeared IN n 90
serrer Of December 4 should be pub
lished in hand bill form and sent al
over the State. II would DO great
good. Many Of our farmers do not
know that there Is a Department OF
Agriculture in our State.
Answer.-Our farmers, a. a class.
read too little. We are giving as ex-
tensive circulation to the publications
of this office as Is consistent with our
financial ability. We get no money
from the State, and our means are
limited. All publications from the De
partment are now given through the
columns of this paper. As soon as the
crop season opens, our monthly re-
ports will again be issued.
c. II. C. Harnett county.-Cant you
have published the formula for com
posting that appeared in your August
report: There is a great demand
among our farmers for them.
Answer.-We have to be governed
in our publications by the means at
fer to have been reproduced IN the
columns of the FARMER y MECHANIC.
G. \. T., Caswell County.-Some of
us are anxious to buy some Chufas
seed. Can YOU tell us where we can
get them:
Answer.-Mr. f. O. Beasly of Ben
louisville. y. c., and Mr.. r. A. Adams,
of Smithield, n. c., have specimens
in our museum and say they can sup
ply you.
2. We also want to build some pri-
vate fish ponds. Can you tell rs the
best plan, and how to stock them?
Answer.-Have written to L. S.
Fish Commissioner, for the informa-
ton. He writes that he is having a
work prepared, specially devoted TO
this subject, which we hope to supply
you as soon as it is published.
II. c. T.. New Gork.-Have recently
read an article in the papers on the
climate and other advantages of your
State. | write for a party who wishes
to make a new home with a moderate
investment. and if the half be true in
the article referred to he viii come
and look for himself and have no
doubt will settle.
/. Answer.-We do not know to what
article you refer, but we sent you a
copy of the FARMER AND MECHANIC, of
last week containing much important
information from most reliable sources
as YOU will see. Would be glad to
supply others who may wish to learn
more of our good old State. Also send
acopy to your friend.
j. X. H., Cedar Grove. \. CT am
more than pleased with the FARMER
AMI MECHANIC. It's just good enough
and every North CarOlinian should
feel proud that we have a weekly Ag-
ricuitural paper as good as the best in
any State | have seen. Every farmer
who is able to take a paper (and all
are if you could only get them to think
so,) should have it, and | shall take
pleasure in endeavoring to extend its
circulation. | intend also to send you
from time to time specimens for your
Museum.
If the farmers would all render this
kind of aid, the success of the depart
ment would be an assured fact. We
want more reading, thanking farmers
in North Carolina. Let the blows of
their sinewy arms be directed by
brains that are trained by thought and
study. and their rewards will be as
tonishingly augmented. You are
right-try to get your farmers to read
ing more. Send on your specimens.
there is plenty of room for them and
they are needed.
T. w. H., Halifax Co.-Our people
are beginning to investigate the ques-
ton of the stock, or mo fence" law.
Will you be kind enough to give us
your views on it:
AnSWef.-DO not tnlnk a general
law would work wellin our State-but
there are numbers of counties that
would be vastly benefited by a law
similar to the adopted by Neck
lenburg and which is now SO popular
with the farmers of that prosperous
county. OF all the inexcusable meth
DDS practiced by the people of the
South for robbing posterity of its
rights, none is more so, than the reck-
less destruction of our forests.
\ few figures may aid you in your
Investigations. According to the EN-
sus of 1870, you have in your county
146, 100 acres improved lands, which
divided mt, Gn1l- ~ q oa-,e oh -.