The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-22
Another Hemefactor.

We bring forward the name Of
another man to be placed on the
high roll OF honor as a real benefac-
tor TO his country, This week DR..
E. P. Council is moving for the
fourth time this year his field of
Johnson grass. He too, has been
laughed at, but not ''laughed out Of
countenance" Now here are the
results. He is saving this year five
tons per acre. This sells readily
at go per :on. This turns out 4
hundred dollars to the acre. A
thousand dollars worth of hay from
ten acres of land. This has been
accomplished in three miles of
StarkvilIe. The facts and figures
can al be demonstrated. They are
ready for any mans investigation.
These facts are to us most signifi-
cant and suggestive. Here is the
product Of the lands for one wear
amounting to at least four times the
market value of the land. D., Con
nell has also Bermuda grass, and
this year without any special pre-
paration cf the land for the crop, he
has saved S2s worth of hay
to the acre, over and aboEe all ex-
penses connected with the making
and saving Of the grass. Now in
this case the land IS uneven and
could not be nov eli to good ad.
vantage. Ofcourse there had been
no blowing or narrowing. The field
become sodded with the grass. and
had to be abandoned from cultiva-
ten jast as is the CASE with many
fields in this country. The land
was regarded as almost worthless
until the thought of moving the
grass was entertained. Now with
little trouble and less expense the
land yields1 clear profit in single
year Of more than twice the current
price of the land. lust this kind OF
showing if it could be ihade in re.
gard to natural advantages in Texas
would put this whole country into
a fever to go there. Yet these things
come right up here under our eyes
and make but little impression. It
is perfectly clear to any thoughtful
mind that if the population now
here would bend ali the natural al
vantages Of this country in the right
direction, this country in five years
would not only be independent but
rich But what Of the value of this
hay? The writer has been using
the Johnson grass hay for some
months, and finds that it is as good
for horses as the best of fodder
By actual experiment. it was found
that the hay and fodder, both of
the first quality, put before horse,
would be eaten together with equal
relish. We have not tried the Bur
muda. but many who have, prefer
it to Johnson grass. or any other
hay, In regard to the productive
nest of our soil, we mean our bot
toms, the land best adapted to hay,
this fact is significant. This John
son grass grown ny Dr.. Connell,
was moved, as has been stated,
four times this year In many places
the hav cut at each moving, would
average three feet in length This
makes an actual growth OF twelve
feet in year The longest growth
of grass that we have heard of was
in England from soil stimulated to
its highe,t capacity, we believe by
Lord Raglan. The length of this
growth was, if memory serves cor
rectly, sixteen feet.
This disproportion between the
value of the product Of the soil and
the current price Of the land pointed
ont in this article is something won
derful We have no wonder that
such state of things exist any where
else in the world. 1t shows de-
probation Of real estate and a want
of ready money such as no other
country can show. It ce rtainly af-
fords food for thought. But as we
are not now in mode for moral.
zing we will leave that for the reader
to do.-East NissfssfrPi Times,
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