The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-07-26

We had occasionoal Y a day o.
two aao to take a run up th Iii
nois Central as far US Du GU, in,
seventy-six miles north OF Cairo. We
never before saw the country from
Bolivar north looking so beautiful.
The farmers have been blessed with
bouutiiul rains, and crops ofull kinds
are good. A fair wheat and Il good
oat crop have been saved, the corn
is the best for many years, a j large
quantities Of clover have been So
tered and stacked for, winter use.
they lave had rain beyond N ilan
within the last weel and every whore
along the Central in Weakley Count
and in Western Kentucky the people
are in fine spirits AMI the country II
prospecting. Ii is true that we look, a
at the country from a car window.
quite the practice these days, but We
did more, we made bold 70 interview
the grangers vino got aboard at The
various depot$. Tn say that the
outlook is cheering. Our judgment,
m de u from what we saw and hear
i, thct no such bountiful crops have
been grown in that section az the
crop Of this year, ii immediate dry
weather should not cut off the corn
crop which now has such a splendid
appearance.
The fruit and berry fields mot
patches in Madison and beyond look
thrifty, and there are many evidences
of diversified farming.
Ole of the most striking thing to
an observer in the lively country be-
tween Milan and Cairo is the alb
sence of large farms. There is not
to be seen a big corn field on all the
route. Each man lives in his own
bright cottage or cosy farm house,
with stables and shelters at hand, a
Reaf garden and flowers, fAnked by
twenty to thirty acres IN corn, a few
ACRES in wheat, few in oats, the
tlniE places set in clover and peas, Il
Pota&o patch, an Orchar'', and occ ,sion
ally,a little tobacco. Now add a few
| good cattle grazing in an inclOsuTe,
~ standing lazily at the side gate,
near which is 4 we'll of cool water
from W-hich a boy with one suspen-
i der aaA sore toe is filing pig trough
i wlale q man perched on mower is
cireERg hay field in the back
/, ground, and you have faithful pic
reaf an average farm in the "Jack-
lson purchas," and ado hing Tennes-
see cSun ties, as it 10 ,As through these
glasses. New people are coming in,
and prosperity comes on apaee. It
could not well be otherwise, with the
| spirit that is abroadin that region.
Is any thing useful to be learned
| by rejecting on these pictures which
/ have met our own gaze?
! There Is, and it is this; The land
owners of Hardeman county have it
| in tkear power to adopt measures at
once that viii bring into this section
hundreds of poor skillful farmers,
who have been forced to learn les.
sons of patience and economy by short
crop seasons and rigorous winters.
In many respects, we have greatly
the advantage of Western Kentucky
aad the northern portion OF West
Tennessee. Every degree of latitude
oouRts along here. We can raise
every thing they can and cotton as
surplus crop. We can cut cur lands
into small tracts, sell and rent them
at such prices as will induce small
/ farmers to come in, and thus make
one acre worth what three are worth,
and have the population besides.
! These people win increase the surplus
products for sale, put more money in
the country, give our merchants more
customers, and enable us to keep up
our country schools ten months in the
year. These things not only look
we'll on paper but they are capable
Of demonstration. Money for the
farmers means money for all Of us.
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