The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-07-22
HILLSIDE.
Rambler" Employs His Facile Fa-
Der in Describing Mr.. W. G. Car
teT's Stock Farm.

EDITOR CITIzEN:-Hillside, the
farm OF Mr.. VIM. G. Carter, is in
the midst of tie hills east Of the l..
d N R. R., about % miles from Blu
ford's Station, and miles from
LynnvIlle. 1t is most appropriately
named-it is IN the very midst of
the hills. 1t contains about 400
acres, of which nearly 800 are in
pasture and under cultivation, much
the largest part consisting of the
former. The balance of the tract is
heavily timbered, with the excep-
ton of about 20 acres, it is well en-
closed and admirably subdivIded
into fields, pastures and lots. The
neat mansion nesting amidst a
shady grove, sits snugly on a little
bench on the south side of a con-
siderable hill, which effectually pro-
tects it from the winter winds, and
commands beautiful view of the
valley on the south, stretching
across Judge Spofford's farm to the
fine hill beyond Richland creek;
but with the exception of this very
fac outlook there is nothing but
hills on the right of US, hills on the
left of US, and hills to the rear of US.
There is, within a stones throw of
the dwelling, a very fine young or
chard of apple, peach, pear, cherry
and plum trees; the first are bearing
an abundant crop, and the others
and other outbuiidings are very
good, but of some of the gates on
the place am compelled TO say
that they are in the condition of Il
young man / once heard of who
had joined the church on probation.
During the six months trial he had
not kept within strict bounds, and
at love feast he took q back seat,
holding his head down and feeling
very badly. The old brother who
was conducting the service, having
a happy time as he slowly wendell
his way through the congregation,
came at last to our yoIng friend,
and gently laying his hand on his
shoulder, said to him: "Well, my
young brother, how have you been
doing?" The young man, sinking
his head still lower, replied: "The
fact Is, brother Weaver, I've been
doing durn Stacking" Hillside is
admirably adapted to stock-breed-
ing, especially of horses and sheep;
the first require the hills to develop
their muscular power, while the
sheep require high and dry lands,
and / believe that cattle are more
thrifty on these lands than on low,
damp bottoms. Mr.. Carter has
learned to appreciate the capabili-
ties of his farm. For years he has
not suffered the soil-sappihg cotton
plant to grow on the place, but more
grass and more stock to consume it
has been his motto for a number of
years past, and now he is prepared
to realize yearly income as surely,
and as ample, too, as If he were
growing cotton, and then his land is
growing richer every year, With in
creasing capacity for profit. ! hope
l will not be understood as advis-
ing the total abolition of cotton
growing in Giles county-far from
it. l think there is much land in
the county that cotton growing will
not greatly injure. and it is a wise
policy for our people to raise
mixed crops, but it is certainly sui
cidal to run our bill lands-and the
hills largely preponderate over the
bottoms of level land-in cotton,
fot it would require but a few
years to make them barren waste,
and our hills would soon pre-
sent nothing but CHASTITY gullies
telling of poverty and ruin. How
ever, my observation leads me to
record the pleasing fact that our
farmers are certainly, if slowly real
izing these facts and are gradually
taking measures to increase the
and to improve the breed
of stock, and the time is coming
when our romantic county will pre-
sent the pleasing picture of focks
and herds grazing on thousand
hills. If | can contribute even a
mite toward Fastening
this happy result, it will always be
a most pleasing reflection.
Mr.. Garter has now got fairly
into this good work, He has pur-
sued the plan of keeping his pas.
lures ahead OF his stock, gradually
and Improving both.
He has now ID head oil horses anu
mules, flock ol 54 head of pure
Cotswold sheep, herd of 81 cows,
and small herd OF Berkshires. He
commenced with u filly that was
foaled in 1868, by Tennessee Regu-
lator, a very hne horse brought to
this county from New York, as
horse of trotting family by Mr..
Moses Hart, a well known horse
man of this county. The horse
soon fell into other hands, and 80
little attention was paid to pedi-
grees by our people that Regula-
tors is not known. He finally
came into the possession of Capt.
David Rhea and was sold by him, it
is said, for $3.50. This FLY,
which Mr.. Carter named Alice Reg
ulator, was out of a mare by Cam
BELLS Leviathan, son of imp. LIE
reported to be thorough
bred, and Alice's gr. dam was de-
scended from imp. Janus. She has
foaled Mr.. Carter IL colts, two of
which died young. On the others
he has actually realized 81, 100, and
has now left of her produce fine
young mare, Laura Brown, by
Black Prince; three foals, which
are worth, at low estimate, $3.50,
and a young stallion, George Nam
brine, by Henry Mambrino, by
Chief, sire of Lady
Thorne, 2:1s4l; his dam by Tom
Crowder, by old Black Pilot. Mr..
Carter holds him at $500, which
puts Alice's produce up to $4,000.
In the meantime, she has been used
in the pillow and other work on the
farm. Mr. Carter has a fine mare
by General Rousseau with a very
fine FLY foal TO George Mambrino,
and has recently purchased a fine
mare by second Stackpole. These
four mares. with George, constitute