The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-10

iionh LOW 70 Z;OOO pOunGS OF seed COZ
ton per acre, have been produced BY
many. In the northern portion of the
county as much as 1000 pounds Of to
6acco nave been produced on one acre.
JACKSON.
Henry ". Hooper produced. on 10
acres OF land, 100 bushels OF corn. 400
bushels OF Tu a'ps AID 1928 pumpkins.
all without manure William Wilson
produced 60 bushels of turnips on t OF
an acre.
Devon AID Durham cattle have been
mtfoduCed. and are bred with profit.
The Bcrk~nire and Essex hogs are com
mon and thrive well.
No extra yields reported.
Improved breeds of cattle. crossed on
the naive stock, and the Essex aud
ioiand-Ch'oa hogs are being Introduced
and much sought after. HOGS of all
the various breeds thrive well with the
exception of the Chester White.
Nm. q. Fordham produced 1.125
pounds OF Int cOtton on one and a half
aces Of poor lane.
A few improved breeds of cate and
sheep have been introduced and promise
Ntit- NH Oubtt'I w IiIdIlS DdS SOtDc
half.bieed Cotswold sheep which clip
ped 9 pounds each, on the first shear
Ing, aud = pounds Oh the second. The
Essex hogs, when crossed on the native
ssoca, are the most popular.
From 40 TO 30 pounds of honey per
hive are frequently obtained. Only the
native bees are kept.
j. C. Kennedy prodr ed, in 1874,
100 barrels OF corn on ) acres of unim-
proved bottom land, and 600 bushels Of
sweet potatoes on one acre. A. ID.
Pa.,ott produced - bushels of corn per
acre. aud l,223 bushels Of wheat on IS
acres of unimproved laod. The same
gentleman produced 3O2 bales of co,,on
on 33 aces, N,thort manure Ii. G..
Parrott, in 1876 produced 8 GOO pounds
OF yellow tobacco on ) acres.
Deyol. Alderloy aud Ayrshire ca,ile.
and the Betkshi e aud Poiand-Chiaa
boys are bed successfully.
LINCOLN.
Forty-ive basnels OF wheat and IS
bu-helS OF 60 II per ac,e have been Ie-
90, ed b. Maj. W. A. Graham.
Ay.shire cattle and Berkshire hogs
have beea introduced, and az repo.ed
a doing we'll.
MACON.
Capt. Jno. Reid produced 10 bushels OF
wheat per acre. NJ. Ramsey produced
80 bushels OF corn on one acre. The
heaviest Yield Of corn reported was lO5
bushels per acre.
lne Devon aud Ayrshire cattle,
crossed 0nnatiye sock, are bred %pyoi.a-
by. as Wcllas the Berkshire and Poland
China hogs.
MADISON.
j. j. Gudger reports a yield Of 100
bushels OF corn per acre. NJ. A. ChaDd-
Ter repor,s % bushels of cotn on an
are OF bottom land, and 80 bushels OF
oats per acre on corn land. Zachariah
Henderson, IN 1876, produced a crop Of
tobacco on p acres that Melted him
eIO27.0 90, after deducfing freight and
commission. In the same year, Lee
Henderson realized $500. 90 on less than
acre Of tobacco.
Improved breeds of hogs are being
MCDOWELL.
J. G.. Neal, in 1877, produced 90
bushels of wheat on | acre. S. j. Neal
reports 80 bushels of wheat, IS bushels
Of corn and 30 bushels Of Irish potatoes
Ter acre on unimproved land. The
yield of corn was IS bushels of
corn per acre.
The Essex, Berkshire and Poland
China hogs are bred with success. No
improved cattle reported.
MECkLENBURG.
Sandy Mckee produced 5,1S3 pounds
Of seed cotton on 8 acres of land. L. L.
AIcCord produced 800 pounds of seed
cotton per acre. John w. Wadsworth
produced 912 pounds of lint cotton on
enc acre. Capt. Neal, Of Steel Creek,
has averaged one bale to the acre for
several years, y. A. Wilson produced
rpwards Of 5000 pounds of seed cotton
On SIX acres. w. w. Phifer produced
/ 600 pounds OF seed cotton per acre on
20 acres of land, }. VI. Davis produced
l9 bales on 20 acres. j. L. DOWd
produced an average of 200 pounds OF
iced cotton per acre on 10 acres OF
..nd, with il mule. DR.. |. W. Her
ron produced % bales of cotton, avera-
400 pounds each, on II acres. r..
Grier produced sc bushels of corn
,nd 2.4O0 pounds of seed cotton per
acce. II. K. Peoples produced 700
bushels of corn on ten acres, and 1000
bushels on 40 acres, John w. Wads-
worth produced 6 acres of oats yielding
y! bushels per acre, and 6 acres of
yheat yielding 2S9 bushels per acre.
Six thousand pounds Of Orchard grass
}er acre were produced by the same
party.
OF improved stock, the Devon and
AErshire cattle are bred also the Berk-