The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14
For the FARMER AND MECHANIC.
Montpelier Agricultural Club.
(C0ncluird from last Ueeh;.

(ConcluHedG from last week.)
r. A. Bullock, wheat looks badly,
oats just coming up, thinks wheat ha'
not had a fair chance to show itself yet
hopes it will come out 10 time, ha:
some rye that was seeded late that |:
far behind Mr.. Haithcocks, has not ex'
amined his tobacco beds.
Mr.. Thomas, is about up with hi:
neighbors in farming operations, has
his blowing pretty well up, wheat look:
badly as vet, has not examined his to-
bacco beds.
Mr.. Royster, said he had seen wher
Mr.. Boyd put his oats in with a CLEANER
and was very much pleased with tht
experiment, wheat looking very well
put in his wheat forward before the cpld
and wet weather set in, has his land
nearly ready for putting in his crops,
tobacco plants just coming up
Mr.. Walter Bullock. wheat crop he
would class in 3 divisions, lst, seeding
very good, End, looking pretty fair, 3rd
and last, seeding was we'll put in, har
rowed in part of it, narrowed twice.
and strange to say, when 1t was harrow
ed only once it was better than When
it was narrowed twice, oats coming up
well, tobacco plants up, uses straw Tor
covering would like ttr all the club To
See Mr.. Haithcock, clover and orchard
grass as well as his rye.
DIR. Henderson said a neighbor ell
quired of him how to raise grass, M
told him to prepare the land OH which
he wished to Iaioe grass, for corn. slight
IL cultivated aId he would have a good
crop of grass; he tIied il and succeeded
finely.
GA motion the club took recess during
which time dinner was announced. The
dinner was superb and each and ever!
member dll himself credit on the &C
casion.
The club was again called to order
in the afternoon.
Dir. Thomas opened the discussion
On''What pays and how to make 1t pay
said this was a more difficult question
to solve than it appears to be upon the
first view, most of US know very well
what pays, but how to make it pay lie
the question. 1t pays to make our
crops with as little expense as we can,
and it will not pay to let the expense OF
making exceed the net income, but how
often do we fail to even meet expenses.
If we succeed in MAX ing a good crop
and sell it for a good price it pays, but
if We fail to do SO it does not pay. How
are we to avoid the failure?
| think it pays to cultivate small crops
and manure them we'll. Cultivate we'll
what we plant, keep goodteams, wagons
and farming implements of all kinds.
have bitches well cleaned out, keep
good fences and above all, use as much
economy as possible. 1t certainly does
not pay to buy too much fertilizers as a
general thing, sometimes If every thing
suits, you may make something, but II
seasons are uniayorable and with the
uncertainty of labor it is very doubtful
whether it pays. 1t certainly pays 10
have a good garden and raise plenty OF
everything for the use Of the family and
do it with as little expense as possible
L do not think it pays 10 keep too mach
stock, but to keep well what we have
and to make all the manure We can.
think it pays to be a member OF our
club as besides the other advantages
and pleasure We enjoy a good dinner
a month.
Mr.. Boyd begged to be excused
from making a speech, thought 1t pay
ed to cultivate well, keep good stock,
farming implements, in tact keep every
thing on the farm of the very best,
raise all the home made manure possible
and apply literally.
Mr.. Walter Bullock said he agreed
with the gentleman who proceeded
him, We ought to keep good teams,
manure cultivate well with good
implements, land improved is equal to
money in bank, said he thought IT pay
cd to use good bought fertilizers with a
hand.
Mr.. Haithcock said "a a general thing
he thought we were deficient in labor.
Unless We have good reliable labor and
of 1t at the proper time we would
fail to realize our expectations.
Mr.. Aston said he applied 400fbs
Obee's Tobacco Compound to an acre of
land, las year fer tobacco, had sold
enough tobacco from 1t 10 net him 30
dollars and had more than enough left
TO pay tor the fertilizers. This expert
convinced him that it will pay to
buy good fertilizers for tobacco and ap
ply literally, thought any crop would
pay with proper attention.
Mr.. Register thought an acre well
MANFRED and cultivated would net more
han several cultivated I'D the ordinary
On motion the club adjourned.
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