Smyrna times., 1881-03-16
FIR fbe Solltrna TImes.
For the Smyrna Times
Practical Suggestions to Farm

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Now that the steaIner j. T.. Tygcrt has re.
suinTd her trips between Smyrna and Phil. !
adrlphi Offering easy and cheap transpOr- |
tatiuhs for both freight and passengers, it |
becomes the interest Of all persons in this
community but especially the farmers Ia
take advantage OF the opportunity thus
offered ty shipping their products 10y this
boat direct to the city markets. Many !
products such as young pigs, dressed hogs,
| calves, eggs, poultry and Lutter would find
Il ready Sale at good prices, provided FARMERS
will take more pans in putting these arti.
cleS IN such COnditIun as To attract the city
dealers and cOnsunrrs. The article of but
! ter might he made IA source of considerable
! household revenue tu the iarmevs IT they
| would take more interest and care in its
manufacture hy adopting the latest i'm.
proved methods OF colouug, working and
! printing or rather pressing INTO half pound
| and pound cakes for that is generally Ac.
! Uepted to be superior to the old mode St
! printing as II Is done with less labor and
| makes the butter more firm aud solid 30
that 1T can be Transported To better all.
/ vantage. Better attention should We given
to COWS and their feeding and then every
farmer should provide himself with the
latest Improved butter tun in which his
butter could he shipped So as to arrive in
tie city III Erst.rate condition aud sold dI-
rect from the hoat without comparatively
but httle expense at from 80 10 40 cents "a
pound instead OF 20 to % cents, the price
nav obtained in the nome market. 1t l.
not unusual for ch"lce butter known as gilt
edged to sell as high as IS cts. u pound.
IhI~ Is fancy price, however, and only IA
hinlted quantity could he dispensed al at
that price.
Farmers should also in view Of the prob
ahl- lpss OF the l'eaCh cr''p take new lie
parIurp IN another direction, and now Is
the tIIns To make preparation. Instead ui
placing the Who'll. OF their promising de.
pVndpnce on wheat, corn, oats and hay,
f the prices Of which are likely to rule low.
. they should make an effort to grow carly
aud late potatoes, cabbage, peas, table corn,
| tomatoes and such other vegetables AZ
I could he shiPpPt from day tO day toy the
: boat which would find ready sale on the
toat To huc!,t0r> ani dealers aud thereby
. save Carlag~ an'I either -xp-n-Ps. Putatoe-
1T so cts. IL hu-hel, cabbage. at s. a hundred
Tomatoes ut - cts IA basket and early corr
< at 20 rts. per dozen ears are much mere
p profitable to grow aud with fair average
II yield much less lahOriuuS and very much
/ more rrnunVratiVe than wheat or corn, tC
4 the farntpr. Barrels and truck baskets Cal
~ he procured 1T sffihll 08DrnHt 10 sup SuCi
z kind of produce aa might be found mos
T. advantageous which should have the ship
pers Initials marked distinctly on eari
basket or barrel which could bp returnP'
Il no doubt without expense To- the shipper
l or used over and again during the whol
i season. Potatoes and cabbage might h
:, shipped in bnrrels they are more hulk
lr and sold in that manner, putting in a Gel
?. tain number of heads of the latter in eacl
: barrel, while tomatoes, corn and I.eas nigh
= sell to hettrr advantage shipped in what
y known the Jersey truck basket. !
seems Qilitp evident from the present out
look that farmers who are ambitious T.
n make money and improve their hnancia
h condition mutt engage in producing some
W thing more remunrrative than wheat AM
~ corn and there is perhaps nothing NOR
- profitable to grow if properly attended L
lp with u well directed etinrt than those art
in Giles above enumerated. And should
Is sufficient number OF farmers engage in thi
i'll new departure to make il u material uhjSc
no doubt Mrssrs. Tygert & Co. would b
induced to make very reasonable rates 10
ld transportation and offer very inviting fac
it, itirs for the sale of their produce, persona
d, transportation and return Of empty pack
nd ages. All persons engaged in agrcultur
IN should ponder over these suggestions an
lr, bp prepared to decide in time what ia he'
a. to be done taking all things into consider;
,cS tian. Who of our progressive and ent"
IN pri4ing farmers will take the lead ? w
MS shall see.