The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-08
Farm ems

Glad to notice. from the list OF state
Fair Premiums, that 80 many we'll
known citizens are rearing the be>i
strains Of poultry. We have often re-
marked thst it is one Of the curious
things OF Southern farm lie 70 zee men
ra.s NJ the commone~t breeds OF hogs.
sheep, cattle, fowls, apples. peaches
etc. etc. when there are plenty Of first
elias. quality that would cost not a bt
more to raise. and would turn out my
oer cent mare protit. The explanation /.
ve suppose. that III ",lavery-days' The
south wao solely intent upon maxim
cotton. willie since the war the great
mass Of our people have had to rake and
scratch to get along Is best they could.
This excuse. however. belongs rather TO
the past than to the present n viii
not do at all for the future. Perhaps II
Nil not be needed. The FarDter 0ad
.Nerhaaic ha, had the pleasure (and It i
a qetutte pleasure TO make notes OF I'M
provemenis anywhere and of any kind
among our pcople)-of publishing many
items within the past two or three
wears. illustrating the march Of new
IDEAS and new methods among our far
mers. The signs come from all dlrec-
tons. \ single firm in "A SIN Ill town
near Raleigh has sold 300 pieces OF az
ricultural machinery during the past one
or two years. Twelve years ago there
was not "A sulky pillow west of Raleigh.
and perhaps not one in the state. Now
there are hundreds. \ lady writes u
from a county Tar up upon the slope OF
the Blue Ridge that she had just been
out TO take Il ride oyer the plantation.
on the sulky pillow which her young son
managed with perfect ease, dong the
work Of four men. Another irien /.
Chas. c. Moore, of Alamance, mentions
N a private letter that his grain-drill IS
doing good work i'll almost any kind OF
land. Last week. he says, Il drill
ed on the toughest of hill sides. and the
drill did its work ii~rst-rate. My rye and
clover cannot be beaten i'll these parts
Last we,k we gave a bright account OF
the industrial outlook in Buncombe. and
the trans-muntane country. This week
we have a letter from Mr.. j. a. F.. OF
Rutherford. who gives the same report
of the cis-montane region. "Ruther-
ford was never i'll more prosperous con-
dition. Crops OF every kin abundant.
1t would surprise you to see the old time
broom-sedge fields blooming white with
cotton. People are more industrious
and public-spirited than ever before.
Everybody pleased with the new Far
mer and .Hechdaic."-From the same
county, in Il recent letter, DR.. Oliver
Hicks. formerly of Granville mention
ed that he planted half 4 t%ea-cupful of
>cjo. or monaghan beans, Ito which we
referred last spring as being superior to
either hay or corn for stock feed.) and
has Just harvested half a bushel of the
bcaus.-a marvellous yield for a tea-cup-
ul.--At Sampson county Fair, W.
\. Faison offers a ~Southdown ram lamb
for best display OF sheep; his own, and
\. NJ. Faison's flocks not to compete.
Capt. II. Z. Paddison, Z. I. Boykin,
W. III. Moore. ID. y. Grantham, Geo.
L Jones, and others. offer numerous
special premiums. The last named
gives a toilet set for the prettiest young
lady at the Fair. Now, girls, get on
your bonnets. and be the "fairest of the
FAIR