The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-11-13
What One County Can Do.

We wish to avail ourselves Of some figures
we find IN the Oxford Torchiight, from tie
pen Of its agriculturist correspondent, Mr..
j. B. Hunter, of kittrell. The figures he
gives are by no means the most remarkable
that could be gathered. There are a IL n
o. fly othecsi in Granville alone, il may be,
who could exhibit as successful results as
those given by Mr.. Hunter. We referred
to Mr.. Knott farming recently, but WE IN
derestimatcd in some particulars whilst we
oycrshot the mark in others. He made So
900 pounds Of tobacco this year. If he sells
it at the price he got for his last crop. over
$40 per hundred, he will receive over $40
900 for his crop. He worked % hands.
This would give the average for each hand
$50 for tobacco alone. He made $50 bar
rels corn, APO bushels wheat, and an excel
lent crop Of oats. He has fine grass lots,
good buildings and good stock of hogs in
excellent condition. He<cured this year 90
barns Of tobacco and lost none by fire. We
give his figures for last crop:
Last years crop averaged over 80 per
cwt., the highest price obtained being $50,
the lowest 81 for dark tips. Has sold one
two-horsc wagon load of 1900 lbs. for ST.
226, an average of over $65. 50 per cwt.
Often sells loads that bring him $500, 5000
and ST, 900.
IhiC yCiIo tSo, Wv v INV e'SiS II
tobacco 5000. In 1878 average sale Of every
acre planted was $500"
Think Of it: $500 average to every acre
planted in tobacco. Messrs. W. \. s. c.. G..
Harris cured So barns averaging 800 pounds,
lost none by fire. For crop of 1878, highest
price S7I.55-average for entire crop 5000
per cwt. They made this year Is, 5OOpounds.
If they average $4,000, they will get 81,
$50 for their tobacco. They worked 8 hands.
The average will be Sll o. on tobacco.
They raised 100 bbls corn, 60 bushels wheat,
$50 bushels oats. We give this last because
it is a far ute,dge Of Granville county
farming as practlced by the more lntelll-
gent and pushing. There are a score or
who 90 beyond it very greatly. There are
farmers, as we said the other day, who have
Some years ago Mitchell Currin's three sons,
the oldest eighteen, the youngest fourteen,
and an invalid, who only worked when he
felt able, sold their crop for over So, 900,
besides raising corn, &c. Another Mr..
Currin sold his crop for 81, 700, which was
raised by himself and a negro boy fifteen
wears old. He raised besides home supplies.
Mr.. B. F. Hester told his crop for 1900,
raised on ten acres, and by two men and q
boy. But even in these figures We have
not, perhaps. equalled those that are at
tanned some years by such famous farmers
as the Tileys, j. B. Hobgood, the Dalbys,
the Peeds. and others. We think you will
look in vain in other States for such farm
inc. Be il remembered that these farmers
either raise all or the greater portion OF
what is consumed on the farm. la a sec
ton Of Orange, and il portions OF Person
and Casvell. you can find farmers who
fairly rival the Granville farmers in the
production Of the fine yellow tobacco. We
will mention again what we stated IN these
columns two or three years ago, that NJ.
Dennis Tilley, OF Granville, sold in Rich
mond. Va. in one day, nineteen tierces OF
tobacco. His lowest price was So per
hundred and his highest $13l. His aver
age was all Of 800 per hundred FOR the
nineteen t%ierces. He has sometimes got
more than S131 for his best, but never made
such an extraordinary average at this. La
spite of what North Carolina IS dong III
farming, hundreds and thousands OF It's
people are emigrating to other States IN
search Of homes Wilmington STIR.