The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-21
,VOI.. VII. NO. 26
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We farmers IN thus section arc very
busy u! ing 10 get our crops planted IA
tltne, 10. II seems that ucariy c.cr, oue
- o,i..l siih farm gork, owing 10 -
.uuch D4l weather It l. gwen NJ b.,
all tina, Il i tac coolest, mos, backward
spring ever known. We heard, how
ever, VI Que IndIvidu uai who ella tns that
the spTins OF 1857 Was a little woasc
than this. Judging lrom the amount
oi glauo used, We suppose that North
+ Carohna WI! make a very large CROP
this Year Why don some one start :,
ertizer company Ia Raleigh La Tact
1t looks ike We might have factories at
several places ia North arollna besides
Wilmington. II Northern companies
can pay the tax, aud freight besides. on
guano brought 10 the State, and get
nch at II, why cant some OF our own
people do the same here al home
,ay give u more factories of different
kinds
Success to you, Mr. Editor, in your
efforts 10 induce Immigration and capi-
tai TO our State. All things cousideret
climate, health, soil timber, minerals,
water, water power, g., North Caro-
llna Is the finest country the sun shines
upon, the garden spot of the world,
10 my opinion, and am more aud
more of that opinion AS | grow Older
have tried more Northern cline
have tired the West, and the South,
Qived two years III Mississippi, but
give me the "Od North State For
ever. II you have copy 10 spare Of
the FarDicr and Mechanic containing
your able and valuable article on the
resources of North Carolina, | would
tn aux you 20 send it TO me. Am glad
you have a good circulation up North
send copy of the Farmer and NE
chdatc up there some times. Your pa
per is given up to be the best ever pub
lishei in North Carolina. 1t is by far
the best now. Our people are slow 10
learn the Importance of advertising |
know a party who advertised with you
a short time ago, and he has already
several communications in reply 10
he .'ad Your offer TO give five iincs
Tor 1881 for the sum of s. % is very
llberal and it looks like many would
Jump at the offer see the Southern
Novelty Go. OF Whitakers, advertise
with you. That is a move IN tue right
enterprising and reliable, and we hope
will succeed. Every body should have
one of their catalogues of rare coins.
The writer keeps one in his pocket all
The time. In that way one can tell at "A
glance when he IS running up with
valuable coin ! used 10 tank that 1t
was only the very old coins which were
sought after BY Numl~matists, but
arge premiums are offered for rare
COINS OF recent dates.
Before | close must write a little
more about farming OF course you
know ours Is a fine prosperlng cotton
Twenty bales Of cotton to
he horse Is getting TO be very com
mon. You can tell those fellows up
North that North Carolina is GOOD,
Eastern North Carolina Better, and
hat an area between Fishing Creek
and Tar River in Eastern North Caro-
ina Is the Fmext IN the World. Tell
hem, too, that am raising Jute this
ear, and improved varieties Of other
eed oats that will produce 80 bush
lis per acre, wheat 81 bushels per acre,
large grain variety, Golden Grains
;orn, the grains Of which will measure
nearly one inch square. water melons
hat will weigh nearly 100 lbs, aud cot
on that produced six bales and over
,er acre last year. will try TO let you
hear from these prolific and mammoth
'arietIes later IN the year. II DIR. As.
Jury. of Charlotte. succeeds with that
Flying Machine" get him to fly it
lown here and will send you 100
,ound watermelon the 4th Of July
ou will then be convinced that | am
n enterprising, scier tific,