Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1882-11-18
Tennessee a Fruit, Vegetable and
Grain Growing State.

a large majority OF the most valuable
fruits, vegetables and grains, as well as
the grasses, than Tennessee. When
our farmers and gardeners take the
necessary trouble to prepare their
lands, and give proper care and atten-
ton to their orchards and vineyards,
and crops of grain and grass, they can
produce as fine vegetables, fruits and
other predictions as any other State.
We copy from one of our Nashville
exchanges the following article con-
corning the sale of some Of the exhib.
its at the late display before the Da-
wilson County Fruit and Vegetable
Growers Association at Nashville;
A number of articles displayed at
the fruit and grain exhibition under
the auspices of the Davidson County
Fruit and Vegetable Growers Associa-
ton, were sold yesterday.
Twelve bushels of the extra early
potatoes, second crop. were purchased
from the association by Col. Ed. S.
Jones, and shipped to Philadelphia to
be displayed by BUST Il Son, wholesale
dealers in seeds.
The fine corn on exhibition was pur-
chased by B. S. Rhea & Son, at an ad-
vance on ordinary market rates. Sam
Piles we're shipped to st. Louis, Ciucin-
natl, Chicago, Cleveland, New York
and other points North, to be exhibited
in the Exchange Board, as samples of
Tennessee growth.
Mr.. H. B. Clark. who took the Sec
ond premium for yellow corn, paid one
dollar per dozen for the same that took
the premium for the best dozen ears,
and shipped that with other samples of
corn and second crop potatoes to India
napolis, which were displayed in the
Board of Exchange with favorable COM
meuts. Parties gave twenty five cents
per ear for samples of the corn.
The firm of McIver & Lipscomb
purchased the premium wheat at twen-
ty-6ve per cent. over market price and
ground up with their celebrated brands
of -four.
Over 500 has already been offered
as premiums on corn and other pro-
ducts for the display that will take
place next fall
1t is indeed a compliment to Tennes
see that second crop potatoes grown
here should he sent to leading Phila'
delphia seed house.
The Davidson County Fruit and
Vegetable Growers Association has
been a most valuable means of adver
Using and bringing to light the agricul
tural resources Of Middle Tennessee.
What Davidson and Sumner coun
ties have done in this respect, Warren
Coffee, Cannon, DeKalb, White, Var
Buren,, Grundy, and nearly every othel
; county in the State can do. Wher
properly prepared even the Cumber
land Mountain lands produce the very
, finest vegetables and fruits to be founC
in the State. What our people need t.
do is to prepare their lands for vcgeta
bles and plant their orchards and vine
yards in favorable localities and Of sucl
e varieties as will give the largest ant
e most certain crops of salable products
Y Our soil and climate are such that W
: may grow earl vegetables and fruit
: 50 as to supply the northern and west
) ern markets before similar crops ar
: made in those sections, and in this wa
+ We can nearly always realize good pay
0 ing prices.
t In agriculture and horticulture lie
J. US educate ourselves and our sons, gu
? wives and our daughters that we All
:, they may know how to make farmin
y pay. The time is coming, and not ia
l. in tive future, when farming will pa
g well if our young farmers will stud
l. their business and work intelligently
% While we do not expect our wives an
t. daughters to do manual labor in Il
% fields or garden, still it is important #
h them to know how these things ougl
Y to be done. Instead of trashy move
" and worthless fiction, place in the
et hands good agricultural books and p
al papers that they may spend their IL
ID sure time reading these aud thus sto
Y their minds with useful knowledg
If They soon become interested in agl
ID cultural books and papers and so fam
$, lar with their teachings that their know
re edge and advice are valuable to al
ir successful farmer. We need the
IN counsel and advice and should educa
~ them as well as ourselves in the CORE
We theory and practice of our professio
or Gallatin.
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