The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28

sues tue dealer Tor udua8t>, dIu
SEXES all the fertilizer Of the same
brand found on sale IN the STATE.
Not only are fertilizers analysed,
but every farmer can have the
chemicals he Uses IN composing
home manures, analysed free of
charge and the result, together
with the name of the manufacture
er, is published in the local State
dgriculfurisf.
We notice many dairymen return
from market with faces sad and
long, after having disposed of the
seasons products, while others re-
turn with joyful countenances and
plethoric pocket books and the
question arises, why the difference :
This can be very easily answered,
by stating that the former shipped
an inferior quality of goods to
market, found bat few buyers. and
was even glad to clear out the lot
to the spectators. On the other
hand, the latter took a prime quail
ity to market, and he knew it.
With this knowledge be turned a
deaf ear to the middle man."
and found a ready customer in the
shipper, from whom he obtained
good prices, and Don returned
home.
lie who learns to produce most,
and makes his products of the best
quality, not only has a good amount
to sell, but obtains a good price IN
a ready market. But the inditfer-
ent farmer never learns the art of
raising large crops or improved
stock; consequently he has but
little to sell, and that of an infe-
rior quality. SO he is, in effect,
almost excluded from the market.
1t IS always profitable to make
good butter. But the one who
makes and carries poor butter to
market, must make up his mind to
work for small pay. And what is
true Of butter is also true Of every
other product of the farm. Not
only should this butter be gilt
edged. but the cheese, the mutton.
and beef, potatoes, beans, and
everything that the farmer takes
to market, should be ~gilt-edged,
because that is what makes the
farm pay. Reader, how are you
fixed IN this respect: Does your
farm pay:
A correspondent OF the Danville
Neus, who recently visited the
Agricultural Museum al Raleigh
by invitation of Col. l.. l.. Polk,
the Commissioner of Agriculture
for North Carolina, writes Crock
lngham presents a very small exhi.
bit, and when | came to the apart
ment assigned to Caswell | had to
turn my head to blush for our
neighbors. What do you suppose
| there found as a sample o what
the great farming county of Cas-
well can produce? Simply a small
bundle Of very inferior dark Tugs.
That from the home of the SHADES,
the Graves and the Warrens. Tell
Buck Thomas to 90 and make
Zeke SHADES, Frank Warren, Jerry
Lee, or some others of the numer-
Gus fancy-wrapper raisers of his old
county to send a few bundles Of
decent tobacco down here to Col.
Polk, and for the sake of Caswell's
former reputation don't let the
thousands Of people who visit this
museum longer 90 away with the
impression that Granville and
Orange are the only counties IN
North Carolina that raise fancy
yellow tobacco. What do the peo-
pie Of Caswell means Why, every
shelf in their apartment ought to
be loaded down with fancy tobacco
Of every kind.
1t pays to have for tn purpose
Of a store-room and shop not a
small, cramped up place, but d
large, light room, furnished with a
stove. In this room all the valua-
bic seeds may be arranged, and
many of the crops got ready for
market. Farm implements and
machinery car here be repaired and
painted, and all things got in readi-
ness for the time when wanted.
This will not only saw much time
and labor, but much very poor talk
will be saved to use upon the shy
steTs when they poster, as they in
variably do.
Examine all the stable floors
carefully, and be sure they are all