The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-08-23

Last year it was my pleasure to be at
Mr.. John r. Bevill's plantation and in
svited to go out to the field where he was
having oats seeded l here saw q hand
distributing the seed with patent cover,
and FIVE twO-horse plOws ploughing them
in, and two twO-horse iron-teeth harrows
smoothing the ground. 1 was again there
in harvest time and Witnessed a sight
never before seen in this part of the State
"a reaper cutting oats, drawn by horses,
with gang of hands following, binding
and shocking, and teams and wagons
hauling the oats to the barn.
Mr.. Bevill finds this . profitable crop,
realizing $50 per ton of 1900 pounds
readily. He had in 25O acres that made
him a good average yield. He has
planted between three and four hundred
acres OF corn that is looking very fine,
his section having escaped the prolonged
drouth that other sections suffered with.
He has for feed to his stock in its green
state, with oats, two acres of pearl or
cat-tail millet, which puts out and grows
as fast as it is cut. He also cuts and
cures it for dry forage, the yield of
which is very great 30 the acre.
His acreage to cotton is very small, but
it is looking well, having it highly ferti-
lized and kept perfectly clean. He will
keep all the cotton seed made on his
place and return it to the soil as ferti-
lizer, which pays him many times more
than all the money he would get for it to
sell It for making OIL Had eight acres
in sugar cane last year, the same guam
tity this year, the growth of which is
satisfactory to him. His last years crop
of syrup realized him handsome sum of
money. He win plant two hundred acres
in field peas, and viii put in twenty-five
acres Of sweet potatoes !; had in the same
quantity last year, yielding enormously
He fed them to his hogs, cattle and
horses mixed with corn. giving half to
each, which win be good suggestion to
those persons who planted only vegeta-
bles and corn
He is successful in raising hogs, all of
the best breeds. He has the Poland
China Although accumuIating fat easily
and growing very large, he does not Ike
them because Of being bad mothers, over
laying their pigs and killing them The
Jersey Reds are fine hogs, but are 50 sa-
silly kept that they are too lazy to get
out Of the shadow Of the corn crib; he
objects to them on that account, an Oh
lection well taken on plantation where
there is so much TO support hog life in the
fields and woods. His favorite for all
purposes, as prolific breeders, sire. thrift
in getting around and making their iiv-
ing, (some accuse tAsnn Of being misehisv-
oas = those pefsons must ksep good
ssDces.) rapid growth ana taking on hssh
ana fat, ready = ~ lvs rnonths old 70
break the beam st swc I'D thres handsed
pounds, and noe oveflisd, 80 he Bezk-
shirss. He yin M d1s hanidrsd head d
hogs this winter, snd Anl1s tkat - can
raise then np 20 slsnghtsr u time for
almost no sosG, On his huIbsEFiez osss,
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