Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-08-11
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ersss removed from the ways and man
ner. Of those who live In the country
We appreciate the nay-be-so distinction
that attaches to Us ~ dwellers In town,
ye, We are never 30 happy ~ when visit
Ing . friend whose home 10 far removed
from the scenes, the customs and manners
of our villagcs
When we drove out with the editors
wife 10 the home Of our good, We might
almost ssy our best friend, Will Cooksey,
We were actunted by several motives.
We wanted to make visit often promised
bnt long DELAYED. We wished to examine
for ourselves fine orchard 10 a. to learn
II fruit growing could be made successful
| ia this parish, or we should say, in this
climate. We wished TO inspect crop Of
corn ard cotton in company with an intel
ligent, successful farmer, so that We could
form an idea as to the damage inflicted by
the continuous rains Of the last three
weeks. We were snxions to tempt our
sppetite-the appetite Of sick man
with the numerous good things TO he found
on farm, made doubly enticing by hav-
ing passed through the hands Of q skillful,
capable and intelligent housewife. And
We were anxious to have . good old-fssh-
ioned talk with one of General Lees vet
Grams, now q farmer of more than ordinary
intelligence. Here were surely motives
enough aud abundance Of wishes, oil Of
which were, strange to say, grstifed.
We found that Mr. Cooksey had mag
nihcent young orchard, and from him we
gained some ideas on frnit culture, that
we will present to our readers at an early
day in q separate article. We followed
our friend from cotton 10 corn field, thence
back to corn and cotton field again, in
specting, under his intelligent guidance,
cotton in all conditions and localities, ex-
cept Oh very low-lyihg bottom lands; aud
strange to say, notwithstanding the rains,
there 10 every indication Of fine crop.
We saw no hollis rotting, vet the foliage
WAS most luxuriant, in mary instances
shading the bottom branches, or rather n
portion Of the bolls on the bottom branch
es There WAS, in all the fields, quite q
quantity Of small hollis and forms lying on
the ground. Yet we were OF the opinion
that the cotton was the better for the loss.
II every bloom or form on the stalk from
the beginning were suffered 10 mature it
would be impossible for Mr. Cooksey, even
if be doubled his force, to gather his cot
ton crop. We take the crop of Mr. Cook
sey Ia be n fair sample Of all crops in that
alike, much Of it fresh aud generally well
cultivated, and We conclude that even
now, after the rains, the lack of sunshine,
SC, &c, that the yield will be large
one, if-aud the if means of course other
disasters yet To come. We saw some EVIL
dences of rust, also signs Of boil worm
but nothing at present dangerous, yet
much, that with little encouragement
would result disastrously. Take all things
together, in that portion of Claiborne
prospects do not look at all gloomy.
And now about corn. We saw some
ordinary corn, and some that was extraor
binary. OF the first there was only few
acres. The average yield will he abou,
twenty bushels to the acre. As Mr. Cook
sey's cotton was a fair sample Of that of hi
ncighbors, so was his corn. And onr con
clusion is, that if all things work oil
smoothly without disaster Of an extraor
binary kind, there will be all around oul
friend q bountful harvest.
Now let us see who will participate il
these blessings Mr.. Sam Langford, ar
intelligent, industrious young gentleman
with nice farm and comfortable home
Mr.. Joe Langford Mr. Asa Hester. who
has splendid fresh place, and Mr.. Johr
p. Hill, with place of similar charac
ter. Here are four young men, all marie,
within the last three years. All hav,
good farms and good stock. Their corr
aud cotton is in fine condition. They ar
making q splendid start in life. With
continuation Of their good habitss it i
easy to predict that the end of the mex
decade will find them all far advanced OF
the way to a permanent prosperity. Their
are in Claiborne parish many score Of sucl
fine young men, and on our reliable land
there is room for many more.
In this neighborhood there are amonI
the older citizens, Col. John Kimbell. DIR
Lsngford, Elder n. z. Ardis, +. W. Co,