The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-03

produced by many.
Poland-C China and Berkshire hogs are
breu with good results.
FRANKLIN.
Mai. X. Stallings produced 4. 300
pounds OF seed cotton on one acre. In
1876, Dr.O.L. Ellis reaped 81 pounds of
wheat from n pound of seed. Henry
Best, 1876, produced 2.945 pounds of
seed cotton per acre on unimproyed
land. Daniel Insco produced, in the
same year, 2,225 pounds on one acre.
}. >. Jones produced : bales on 4 acres.
and III 1873 produced 100 bushels Of
wheat on the same land. David Var
borough, III 1873. produced 800 bushels
OF potatoes on one acre.
The Berkshire and Chester hogs are
bred freely and do well.
Henry Pearce produced, in 1873, 49
bales of cotton on % acres of land. In
1876 he produced A. bales. and in 1877.
10 bales on the same lot of - acres. In
1878 he produced IS bales ON Is acres.
notwithstanding the severe hail which
damaged the crop.
ASTON
William Baker produced -! bushels
OF wheat from |! gallons of seed sowed
broadcast. \. i. Craft produced l.6I7
pounds of seed cotton from one acre an
z rods.
OF sheep, the Southdown and Merino.
and the Berkshire and Poland-China
hogs which have been introduced. do
we'll and are becoming better known.
GATES.
The a%lluvial and ..Pocosin'' lands.
when first cleared, frequently produce
from 40 to 90 bushels of corn per acre.
On uplands, when improved, the yield
of cotton is from | to l. bales to the
acre; oats 80 to 40, and wheat 20 to 80
bushels per acre. Tobacco, sorghum.
peas, peanuts, Irish and sweet potatoes
are cultivated successfully.
The Poland-China and Berkshire
hogs are bred profitally. The Chester
W lte is not considered SO good.
GRAHAM.
Soil rich and fertile, though our
special reporter sends no record Of ex-
traordinary yield.
The Essex, Poland-China and Berk-
shire hogs thrive well.
Sheep ~husbandry very successful.
with little OF no trouble.
GRANVILLE.
d. Tilley produced $780, 90 worth of
tobacco per acre under the improved
system OF curing 1t yellow. This county
is universally considered the best for
line tobacco III the State.
Improved breeds of cattle, hogs and
sheep have been introduced and widely
10Y Berkshire hogs are generally
ored and have proved very profitable.
GREENE.
Elias Carr produced $500 pounds of
seed cotton on one acre. X. y. Oar
len, III 1878, produced 400 bushels OF
sweet potatoes per acre. The produc-
tive capacity of the soil is claimed to be
unsurpassed III the State.
improved breeds of stock are report
ed as doing well. The Berkshire hog is
The tavorite breed.
GUILFORD.
Uriah Lamb, in 1877, produced 1000
bushels OF corn on 20 acres of land. Col.
J. L. Morehead produced an average OF
% bushels of corn per acre, on a lot OF
10 acres of land. Henry A. Garvis pro-
iuced 400 bushels of Irish potatoes on
5ne acre. j.. 5. Ragsdale produced 100
bushels OF sweet potatoes on II hail
tcre. W. IL. Idol produced $50 bush
lis of turnips on one halt acre. ID. W.
Benbow produced $500 pounds OF
orchard grass per acre.
Improved breeds of cattle. hogs and
sheep are bred freely and with profit.
HALIFAX.
II, A. Patterson produced on bottom
inds. without manure. 100 bushels OF
per acre. On the same kind OF
and, Thos. W. Harris produced 80
bushels per acre, Henry A. Hand pro-
tuced 66 bushels of wheat on / acres,
md an average of 50 bushels per acre +,
throughout his entire crop of 30 acres.
J. +. Bue produced 800 pounds OF
eel cotton per acre. Is. ID. Gray pro
.uced % bales of cotton, averaging 40 I
,ounds each, on - acres OF improved
and. One field of - acres on Roanoke
produced an average OF II ba.e ,
.er acre for ) years in succession. Along
ne Roanoke river an average product !;
i - bushels of corn per acre has been !
Produced by many. L. W. Nicholson .
nd \. Ii. Davis, on improved land. /.
oiuced on large areas from 1000 To
300 pounds OF seed cotton pei acre. :
j.. ia rctt, OF Ringwood. produced ~ .
], ,sicIs OF corn On one acre. II owe i
500 pounds oi seed cotton on anothe. i
Ie. j
improved breeds of stock have been ,
Introduced. The Berkshire hog Is the Y
breed. [
HARNETT. |
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