The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-09-11
roBAc, 0 cuLruRR IN rnE EasT

Taitarro raisng bids fair 70 become a
ew industry il, Eastern North Carolina.
Experlnanis made the past twn or three
years by several enirrprising farmers in
this section have fully satisfied expecia.
,ioiis, and We rxprc, suon to see the weed
cultivated here una large scale. md "a
r'miribu's 70 the cnds of our agriculture
and lnanuiacturcs amdler valuable auxil-
nary.
f OF the srras agricultural staples Of the
country, cotton and iol,accu are IL the
greatest Importance cotton as furnishing
the material for dry gn,ls. aud iabacco |,
as furnishing he material for the manu-
farfure IL onr sfile must saleLls COM
nulitics uf hume aud foreign markets. The
first l,n lunr beeu the leading crop il, this
@ction. aud II the experiments il The cu!-
turc u the last. nuw IN progress here. sl,a.l
prove sncrrssfu! snl rcmanrratiye. as there
Is every ,rsson 10 l,ape. there il every
redsh TO h"3e. there will hardly be a
limit 70 the extent which the culture Of
the weed may assume in E,slerD North
Carolina IN a Few years the production
would equal that uf Western Carolina.
sud III the wakc " tobacco farns Here
would speedily follow tobacco factories.
aud every profitable industry which can be
introduced here il 20 much added 10 our
wealth aud the value II our lan.Is.
We know of tire. farms within a radius
VI twelve inllrs ef Goldsbor, 81 each 81
which thirty acres of ,oIseco werr l,nted
the present year. rs matter uf cxprri.
neat; and The result has been altogether
satisfactory ard shews ie,nelusnely that
Il can bc 1ultlysIed on Ipally farms hero ia
tho East with profit and perfect safety.
1, ripe,.s earle, herelhaa uisewhcFee':: the
ciof may all Le caIed By the midale Of
September, thus esading the danger aud
exposure 10 je.irucIive trusts aud sIur,ny
weather. aaL thea t,s the quality Is Of a
finc grade. Tulacro grnsn ii, lGhoir ruun.
ty took Tie premium 10 the Durham market
yclr ago. aud a slnali lot IT the present
years crop funnd market the other DAY
II from !" 10 cents roInd. making the
average O., cruis pound rrslizipg about
Slnu To The sric .t..a saf
~ te succc-sfnl aud pr,ti.shle the crol.
nqnircs miy pnper attention Messrs
.. :. 4 S.l. woeifu cxlcrimrnic,l this
,car nn ttctf farm near l..,irangc. They
piamel msaIlg ihiry acres. md rnplnye ell
The services u good toI,accn farmer fr,.m
np The country. Oh the 25ih oi April tfey
Pot out eighteen scns. aud twelve acres
nurcihe hrst Monday il Nav. Thcy cam.
Tcnced topping the 18th nf june. aud cut
ting The IS b a july. BY the 1T Sep,
tcmi,cr they expect Ia have - harus cured
II about III. nuU pounds and will pto.ahly
get thmugl siihil,e e,,rirs crop By the mil.
lie oi S,Idrmbrr; r,ald do ~ earlier but
Tor wsnt u barn rHn,. #&
The quality cf the wood is fine yellow
bright aud compares fsyorAbly with tic test
np.cunhiry rr,wih. Mcssrs. Wp,en ex.
peri 10 make pt lcas, 70. 900 pouud.. which
is considered fair yield from thirty acres
hut they think that this rai, bc greltly in
creased. aud they ill 80 inie tho caIture
,nure extensively next season Our young
town+man. Mr. Annld Borden is also cx.
pcrimsniing with aihirty aero crop. and
gives " cpnrts equally encouraging aud
- arc the reports lruui a. y Speight. esq.
IL Saulsion iosu,hip. who l,as rso thirty
acres Present indications are that go"d
m1ny nthefs sill embark ID tobacco culture
next season. Onr Western friends may
laek TO their laurcls. -Goldrboro MesseH>
ger.