The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-10
APRIL 10, 1871
SoU1H LOWELL, \. {.
March 81, 1879.

Atrnf1Iltll: IIoit 49,
.ho Uillsboro Recorder, need create
80 alarm at least. My experience
1be farm, though not running
over 4 great number of years, IA:
boon in a manner, special with these
IRONS. and this is my observation
the quantity, and especially the
ou,Iitv. of the small grain crop is
Enhanced bv a severe winter. This,
Nth me. is an established fact Of
,Le reasons why | am not so sure
One cause. | believe, is that the
hard freezes leave the soil thorough
" ~pulyerized and in the best condi-
lion to profit by the Spring rains
another. many Of the insect enemies
are destroyed and still another,
the termination OF the noXlous weed
seeds is retarded until the grain
CROP masters the situation, which 1t
clearly will do if sown early enough
~ the Fall to rot and tiller before
the excessive cold comes on. There
i another reason, quite as lmpor-
tant, perhaps, as any Of the forego-
mo. Our grain crop is generally
seeded too thick, and the severe
winter does a good work in thin
ninn it. Of course, i'll the CALLED
spots and all very poor places 1t
syeeps the deck, but as every fla
mcr knows, such places do very lit
tIe. even under the most favorable
circumstances, in making up the ~
cage crop.
We have now passed ali danger
from freezes, and there is, so far us
| have seen, plenty of wheat on the
Ground. Oats have suffered more
severely for the reason the mass of
the crop was put down on very thin
land, and indiiferently put i'll. But
q neighbor of mine-a farmer IF
mo e than forty years success says
that oats will make a good crop, if
we'll set a foot apart on the ground
on the first day of April. 1t is the
water that does the sad work i'll the
winter. \ want of proper drainage
H.. IL. I'll, HI rr,tA. ,,n.,1
mo this last was the mildeSt in this
section for many years, and yet |
have never seen SO poor a crop har-
vested, quality and quantity ON
Sidered. Then we had an album
dance Of rain and no freezes. If the
rule works both ways, we may look
for a plentiful harvest.
Our people are well up with their
Spring work. Extensive prepara-
tons made for a corn crop. Not
SO much for tobacco-rather a hope
ful sign than otherwise, for it viii
thereby be better and bring more
money.
That very useful and faithful Ito
his Instincts and highly interesting
little animal, the sine qua non of
domestic bliss, by whose rearing
and protecting we can most clearly
show our contempt for the rights of
others, the irreprcssable dog has
AGAIN been cultivating his taste for
mutton in our midst.
Jonathan Nichols and C. Il. vii
son, Sr., of Little River Township |
aWoke II beautiful morning last
week to the blessed fact that they
I,ad contributed a mite at least, to
lhe>e Egyptian Gods. Mr.. Nichols
Niidhg mne dead sheep and some
wounded, and Mr.. Wilson eighteen
"'ad and several more badly hurt,
n"' counting the lambs left mother
I[>>, ana a>tray. The fo!mer gen
e'tlaan has passed a long and use
,"l HE on the farm and now rs AGE
y creeping on, he had turned his
S'''h'Ion to a small but select flock
from which he was deriving much
I'g'>"fe, and preparing the way for
s'la profit, when the blightcr
r'"icS IN the form of North Caro-
,i'8 untaXed luXuries, and spoils
l"T nuts OF his care and toll. |
pe'lc'e these gentlemen have been
1"'"lefatcd for their loss to the
n''I', OF Witnessing the death of
''I NANCY bulldog and Il tooth
nee. Unreasonable men in
,'" Il they are not satisfied with
If rave no doubt hat the people
Worth larnlinn LII l