The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-27
No+os From Correspondents
showing the Productive Ca
Dacitv of the Soils Of Various
Counties, and on Improved
Breeds of Stock.
From Col. Polk's Hand-BookJ
BI.ADEN.

BI-ADE-N-
This comfy reports a fine yield OF
,-aat porat IS. In 1917 the great
drouth cu- most of tie crop s. OF
Tmnroyed breeds Of h IS. among
fl, N in Berk hire thsive best.
BRUNSWICK
George w. Swain p odu ed - bush
q. of corn per acre on swamp land,
thnut manure. b. +. Holden made
- bushels on common pin land. NJ
". Hilbe,n proouced 800 bushels OF
ew.at NOT toes ne acre Edward w.
r vior produced 1870 pounds OF seed
co ton per acre. Dr. JnO. ID Bellam<
PRODUCED 30i bushels If chufas On on :
acre. JnO. ID Tayl L plant q 30 aces
o. rice, which yielded an average Of
- hu~ heels Per acre. Up.ard rice L
grown with an average OF 20 bushels
p + acre.
Sheep do well and are very numer-
Gus.
BUNCoMBE
/ VI. Hatch produced leo bushels
of com ,n one acre. Gait. Polk pro.
drced 30 bushels # wheat to the "A re.
An les and ( apes Of the finest quad
lily are grown.
GOOD AYRSHIRE and Dlyon cattle /;
ais, the Angora goat.
Berkshire aud Essex hogs are bred
with CT at success.
On improved lands. 50 bushels of
corn and 10 bushe S of potatoes have
h4.r produced to the acre.
Tobacco f fine quality Is grown in
this county.
BURKE.
OF i'm. we'd stock, Burke has the
Dpv, n and Ayrshire cattle, the Mer no
and Sou hd wn sheep, Il Essex,
Der shire and hlte Chester h -.
All EXCEPT he last d w, Ii. Pcs fl III
) to 8 moths Cd ale reported 5
wrrghlag from $50 to $50 pounds.
CA.ntv we'll All pied to sheep husban-
d Y, but suffers Leavy loss by dogs.
The farm RS are atXi Us to have a
dog law"
CABARRUS.
Com wheat and cats are reported
of "A good averag yield
The Essex, + hnd-th hi a. Berkshire
and Ches er breeds of h Is are b ed
W TIA success and p oil . A portion Of
TN ; cuun V has been under stock laws
whrch work adm rably and are be>
coming popular. All OPP osi 10 has
ceased ana fame S are + u dly i'm
proving Their condition.
CAL WELL.
JIG. Harp I oduc d - bushels f
win e wheat from rhree hash is sown
Tlirten and a half bushels 10 the
bushel of seed vas aver ged tn oagh
tn ,n.ire c OPP cfJ II bernethy
Devon c%artlr, lie g. tsh I md
ether nmpr we'd bre q % o-e a e
kep y many. md hr - Il p j.
to Sow % keep t"sr hog aha
have be + ones,
Mr.. j I'm Nj. IIorck ports ne *
tranrdinary yell o. go bush /. +
corn so busu els If sweet . tat : %
bushes If sheat and 1890 bustre S o
lri>h potatoes, per a IL, a. btln III de
OH Lower Creek. o. Iu b rry ,rree
'0' bushels OF Wet potatoes and 81
hiS1'l> VIII d. aud n Is III il Z
1900 bush Is d" Ire II 20 toes.
he \ nshdowu sheep and Essa1
a'd CheS er breeds Of hugs thr We
we'll
CAMDEN.
The average fertility of soil and
adap'abtilty 10 various crops is ID OBJ
ABLY not surpassed by any COUNTY
though no eX raordinaIy sield is r
IN improved stock he pure blood is
12f-ely moor grated IN thu grsd s
~ On ana Durh III III tie cattle, Cts
" ~ and So trdown in sheep and
nHNShlfe and Essex in the hogs
II Use, cattl. md hogs thrive well
shell not SO we'll.
CARTEtsET.
swamp lend are unsurpassed in tn
'''oc'lon OF corn per acre. Uplands
W nu'mProVed, yield - bushels D r acre.
nI U \. Emmett has produced 1900
pouhqS OF se,d cot on per acre GA
u'e[ lands, without m .nure. Stephen
co', anu produced :, 100 pounds Of seed
~ II On one acre with home made
maIure' Lands with clay sub>soiis .
rage one bale per acre.
bacn~ oul'lVat1on of watermelons Is
as C rpd an lmpo t feature. AS ma
dn.o3 "lS'>claSs melons have been pro- /.
sol h. per acre. OF sweet Do atoes. !
p,o6 - ":ueiS 10 n acr is cnrSid.red A :
Itoi .ieii' ) l.. b Ii. of Newport 5: !
icyas ''eu l, 90 bushels of rice or 30 :
are proved breeds % cattle and hogs ,
u eng Introduce d. !
to p mes seem &c be indigenous :
l. CATAWBA.
bushels 81 Hoffman produced 80 {
II. Bsck y, "h'af per acre. Capt. f. 9
acre, . ms bushels of wheat on one |
nlarure NH application of stab Q a
100 NM K. Whitman produced d
uS OF seed cotton per acre. c