The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-03
~o+ae From Correspondents
showing the Productive Ca
oacitv of the Soils Of Various
Counties, and on Improved
Breeds of Stock.
From Col. Folks Handbook
CIEANFLA\D.

CLEAVELAND.
TX Wells produced, on improved
L.uI 2.ol0 pounds of seed cotton pea
ra An average of 100 pounds OF
...J cotton per acre is obtained BY
,..a,, Rev. Wade Hill produced %
LS.trLnf wheat to the bushel OF seeo
..nn On the Buffalo bottoms an aver
..cnflGu bushels Of corn per acre has
ION proIucei. and In one instance l25
Ir.hal. were produced on n acre.
CI,ycr and other grasses do well.
Chester White, Poland-Chna ana
p.k-hire hogs are bred. The Essex
lni Chester are considered the most
profitable,
CRAVEN.
Some very large yields of cotton and
corn have been reported from this
county and published by various papers
tbrnurhnut the State. Mr, b. Wealth
.'>hr, produced thirty 450-pound bales
.t.a.rrnD ON - acres Of land. which l.
u.f considered an extraordinary crol
when the seasons are favorable. OF
...fgt. ITO bushels per acre have been
r,rjr,ed by many. Paul Jones, IL
49,. planted / acres IN early peas.
t-ln which he realized 40 bushels. O.
l.t bushels per acre. From the same
I.t he gathered six tons OF peayine for
s-a for feeling stock.
Ilr >mallwoud. II New Berne, has
r,rrarted some fine Berkshire hogs,
viii h are highly priced.
CUMBERLAND.
g. ". Billiard produced s. bushels
,a one acre. W. Il. Draughon pro
Iuced 4>t bushels Of sweet potatoes pen
are. y. l.. Ray produced % bushels
Of rice per acre, and 1000 pounds of
crab grass hay on n acre. Some
swamp lands. without manure, have
l..r!ucel 90 bushels of corn per acre.
The Devon and Durham cattle have
been introduced; also the Southdown
did leicester breeds OF sheep, all of
witch have done well.
Crops Of chufas have yielded finely
ANA have become popular.
CURRITUCK.
Upon the lands known as the Bul
Yard. 90 bushels of corn have beer.
raised to the acre without manure.
The crop OF watermeions has reached
the number Of 1900 u to the acre.
NJ. I. f, Baxter has a breed of hogs
Berkshire crossed on Poland-China
that. with ordinary feeding, will weigh.
when 10 months old, about 200 pounds
net.
DAVIDSON.
Alfred I~Iargrave, in 1876, on sandy
upaui soil, produced 20 bushels o
wheat to the acre. without manure On
red land he produced GO to one, witt
top dressing of fertilizer. .Ino. \.
French. In l>77. produced 43 bushels If
fine wheat from | bushels ofseed Sowil.
The Berkshire and Poland-China
hogs. both OF the pure blood and crosse
o. the common stock. are bred wit
IT dltyIng results.
Col. 7. VI. Holt, on Linwood Farm
lroduced Il. acres of land. Emit [
crop of I40 bushels Of seeds sown aver
aged - bushels per acre. All on clio
SEP ta.low. This gentleman has a breed
OF fu fine Devon cattle on the san
l.'l, and produced % tons OF turnip.
DUPLIN.
james F. Shine produced $50
l"oltt> OF seed cotton on four acres. al
'f' bushels OF chutas on one acre ais, |
I'D t%i>tcls OF oats on one acre. q. ".
session. produced 80 bushels of corn Oh
'ae age. ald l6 bales of cotton on il
e.S VIA. :. Bowien makes from
800 ID bush Of rice er ac.e.
1 u."Nei b eei, oil Durham cattle
IL .oAn >t;cen, Je.sey red al
'.'~.i'. = ho--. ae bred extensively.
hhuECUMBE.
Jesse Mercer produced 20 bales O
g.''a pn 90 acres. joel Cotton pit
'1r'ri ~ ba.e> on % acres. MANY ia
IAr.> have produced from Is to 20 bae
w. '"e Hl'" with a >utiiciency Of fan
o.I"'s IT, be >eIf->ustaining. Fine
'''> 81 Timothy and Orchard / a
i' Eglortel VI. j. Battle produce
r"''' bushels of turnips on one acre.
.'lH usually Yields from Dot 80 bushel
On u'nproved lands.
improved breeds II cattle and hogs
die being introduced.
FORSYTH.
'''n "a to 80 bushels Of corn per
NM. nave been produced and, ON M
I Irossi lands, tobacco has proved very
nr," "'Io.e- Clover, Orchard grass and
SHOW hne results.
IMPROVED breeds of cattle and sheen
"A. ggr2mng we'll known and do we'll
b. ! ?laiid China, Essex, Chester and
mul'e hogs are bred to some extent.
bnIn H. d%otten, in 1877, produced 30
land wheat per acre, on clover
toIacco ~. Il. Wicker LOO pounds of
i. q per acre, on old field pine land.
sqoe, osS produced 800 bushels Of
potatoes on one acre. From 40