Sharp County record., 1879-12-04
TIC MAP.
FARM TOPICS.

Poltmon Ioeyn q recent trip up the country
| nj hg% Wnlles Vl meeting of the Stock Breed
cOntrar: attenu o;otion of Mississippi, learned
has rees AsSo, Comment NIissiSsippian that
|orchester m 2 u r from from Kansas had made de-
around ne llier tion in the locality they
is aO" settled, by Their moue ueforo Ul T;Sita5
very and cotton. t tneIelorg 1riss assi'f" 70
o'a. M ,ior oung, near Columbus, MlSS of tf
e this v, 'Vs some points. The plantations -, Oh
lne1dp - s Kansans joins that OF tins gentle
Is Of B r ~ The former are under MS conIrol l
l9ht by that of an associate. WIN great
oroI;tv Iil Major Young had leased them
|ot DOrcs 0se,, acres for year, free OF rent lie
|nd accom-, AZ, ,on+pd them number OF acres
was ac5fn III +bp usual rent of such land-S4
e six yes ~, scre o. per annum. There are three
|Dorc6pgn "si satbar son and sOn-in-law. The
was NO. =, h,na son-in-law have their wives
EreSS, 9th them. A., pun,
Pt good Co This YEAR the son-in- law, Mr. Evans,
fore Sno sI;ncto over-crop himself, planted
Z the 6s' .aros in corn, 16 acres in cotton, and
| lies. l., o.. acroS of oats. The usual plant OF
this ske%,olored man is 10 acres IN cott0h ana
etween : corn. and they do not half till that;
" of tbe nlanted his corn in the latter part OF
| |thod Of .arch' He began to plant cotton April
le tie VA fb File was very late, starting dlSad-
he Proas lptaoeouslv in not having quite the i'm
| senn aro91ts 9 he wanted, and in having
| |ithomF ~ ,' late andw spring. He cultivated
corn and cotton with walking cult
|ceremo, tons Nc and left the ground nearly level.
" miyS. Sore ' was a very severe drouth, and he
ridaw5. ado had mistake once in cultiyating
| es bpn, I corn too deep-cutting off the roots
bver oEsxt the side where he last worked it.
r as f. bsara several planters say that, at one
1re Name, bis corn was the most beautiful
ich htherdoking crop they had ever seen; but
lme wa, lie six weeks drouth, and Partlcularly
Ter to ME- last working, injured it fearfully.
mt tborr By Starting so late with his cotton, he
His As injured by the boll-worm, and by
|poea6a ,e yery wet August. He and his father
ESomnI5 I Id me that each expected to make
|n, f'' bout s1 900 cleanmoney. They figured
startling bout This way: $40
erbusbSS, Twelve bales Of cotton, at $40 bale,
o live 480; / POO bushels of corn, at 5Oc. per
foyo-1lshel, 5000, and 2j0bushels OF oats, at
Ind b53. Oc.. S125, making total OF Sl,2O5.
Of b%,Sothing is allowed for poultry, hogs,
frooro, tc. The actual result will be about as
nJogG uioG', blows Nine bales of cotton, at $40
oon4 Ter bale. $500; 800 bushels Of corn, at
!aIbar lOc. pei bushel, $3.50, and 100 bushel OF
:, ra,iinjats 1T soc, S75, making the total only
non l'' +,6S5. He had paid S15 for all work up
Ip+ 4n o October 9TH but as he has worked
how a. ome outside, he probably will come out
To raI:,. .bout even. He says he sees his mis-
omon "noo, AXE, and by another year, under the
onJ ,In ni anne Conditions could excel this years
JVu ~ u5e n. rops. But as he may not in lifetime
morir @% lave such long dry spell, and need not
p, po'T !,r tart SO late, he will have far better
|.o ou T ,hances. Heis greatly pleased and pro
/ foa,4 cow Doses to have for next years crop GO
\ iViG at acres SO in cotton and % in corn. He
gu -. Hl saws that he can attend it. He intends
lsi i,l 10 plant in checks, and expects to raise
ruon. On ma bale to an acre. | hope he may, but
HIJnr hioh it looks too sanguine. However, one
iIIn Iar' gentleman near Aberdeen, Miss, has
u"'I raised from to 1-2 bales per acre by
0n n.,I planting in checks, digging holes and
iv@ sj fertilizng well, and piling the clay
.u uuU about the base of the stalk so as to keep
glnS down grass If Mr. Evans should raise
II, ,j J bale to the acre he will get good deal
anu Of money.
|Ir lri His father-in-law, Mr.. Klmer, had 16
nns ~ acres of cotton, 22 1-2 of corn and 3 Of
'soro oats. He and his young son titled these.
h"ma 'nn The father is considerably past hard
,vT aTir work. They paid @Sfor work. They will
.!lit !.i' make about the same crop as the first
y 'h n mentioned gentleman. | nearly forgot
'inJ to say that when their cotton was just
Ain'- fairly up, they dragged it across the
rows, much to the astoniShment Of one
e e., LII planter, who said they would ruin it.
|lusl But this narrowing, almost every one
Wort says, was very beneficial, as it made the
lGau,! earth very mellow for the tender roots
|deTr OF the young cotton. These men plOw
OeE with a big plow-I forget their favorite
(ls I and use riding-plows and walking
caul cultivatOrS. These are being introduced
| into the neighborhoOd where they live,
|lVofG and many people are watching them
|erm andpropOse to initiate them. Indeed
+ | verify believe that | see the unmis-
tethOi taxable signs of q revolution in cotton
lnou culture. Many people have been to see
|Iund the work They all admire it, say it
! pre- was never equaled, and that they intend
Eoul to initiate it. Several years ago, the
inb late DR.. NJ. L. Dunlap of the Chicago
bgnr Weefly Tribune, when on a visit here,
|E told me that he thought level culture of
EO vi cotton, with the cultivators in vogue in
|ltyg the prairies west, would be better than
|db tne Southern style. The work of these
se Kansas men is averiication of his judg
Tents ment.
btn, Ending that they were so well pleased
Stu N every way, | wanted to learn what
|r'Cn tney thought of the country and what
|F9 aspects most struck them. The old gen