The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11
Agricultural Facts.
Small Farms Dairy Farning-Bermuda
Grass-SIo,ooo a Year from Thirty
Acres

Crawfordvilie ga Democtat.
On a recent visit to the Exposi-
ton we met Mr.. Frank P. Jones, OF
Burke. Having known him in his
own county, we were familiar with
his reputation as man of fine prac
teal sense, and ac farmer of extern
ded and successful experience. In
conversation with him on matters
of farming, he gave us some ideas
which we briefly give:
own about one thousand acres
in Burke county, That land | have
divided into e number of small
farms, placing tenants on each.
One hundred and forty acres | have
reserved for myself.
Forty acres were planted this
year in corn, peas being planted be-
tween rows; forty acres were plan>
ted in oats, and after that peas on
the same ground, forty We're devo-
ted to cotton, and the remaining
twenty to melons. You will see
from this that ! am not on advocate
of large crops of cotton to the ex-
clusion of other things. | think
our farmers give
TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO COTTON
and too little to other products,
My plan is much the most profitable
from several points of view. In the
first place there are other things
which pay better. Take watermel-
ons for instance. My twenty acres
of watermelons have paid me as
much as my cotton this year with
less than half the labor, During a
previous season they paid more than
twice as much. | have a cousin
farming in the same county-Dr.
w. B. Jones-Who devotes great
attention to them and makes fine
profit simply from the seed Of the
melons. They pay him an average
of ten to fifteen cents head in that
way. He runs farm of thirty acres,
devoted solely to the raising of seeds
Of various kinds, which pays him a
profit of about 800 a year. The
seed Of the old fashioned collard
paid him $3.50 an acre this year.
'But is there no trouble in find
ing a marketH" we asked.
''None, whatever. He
FINDS READY MARKET
not only in the South, but in the
North and West. OF course he
advertises, but outside Of two OF
three agricultural journals he does
little in that line.
There is nothing that keeps back
our Southern farmers more than
this idea of all cotton. Ny plan is to
RAISE EVERYTHING I NEED AT
HOME,
as far as possible. | have followed
this plan, and have tried to impress
it upon the negroes who work fol
me. The result is that some O
them are more independent by fa1
than the majority of white farmer.
in Georgia. | had one man with
me who stayed on my place unit
he bad accumulated about 5000
This he put into piece of land. b.
following my plan he is to>day
worth So, 800, and is out of debt
He bought his place five years ago
This man lives as we'll as | do my
self.
There are many ways in which
our farmers can make more none,
than by devoting their whole at
tention to cotton.
One thing l have great faith in i
DAIRY FARMING.
| expect to give it good deal Of at
tention henceforth. | am starting
TO clear 100 acres of swamp Lane
and put it in Bermuda grass 70
that purpose. Men of experienc
in that line say it will maintain
from five to ten head of cattle pc
acre. At low estimate this nue.
land will maintain 500 cows. Blu
suppose you put the figures. dow
to one cow it will keep up her
of 100 COWS. Say that each of thos
will give three gallons of milk or
pound of butter per day. At TWEEN
ty-fve or thirty cents a pound, yo
have twenty five or thirty dollars
day. It may take four years t
bring it to its full capacity, but
expect the time to come when
will net me about
$4,000 A YEAR.
Then a good deal can be made b
the manufacture Of cheese to go ir
to that line. 1t is one of the mos
profitable industries of this country
and you always have a good ma
ket. l expect no difficulty in ge
ting market for anything on m
farm. | can easily dispose of ever
pound of butter I make to ac
vantage. As to labor very lit
help is needed. Four or five me
and about ten girls will be ampl
: But | don't expect to stop at tina
Each COW will give say two gallor
of sour milk. Let that be fed TO
pig. Give the pig pint of meal
day, and at the end of twelN
months you will have about e
pounds of net pork. At seven cen
pound it will bring $2I. The
take the calves of hundred COW
They ought to bring $40 AHEAD
beef at year old. Then you ha,
four or five tons of manure a We
from each cow. This manure