The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-25
TILE GRdSSES.

VIII we CONTINUE W w q 80 ~
ncated or nnedncated fools, as the
case may be, in Halifax county
We ask this question not extensively
nor in malice. but with an ABIDING
interest and strong hopes for the III
ture of the grand old county OF hal
flax, the birth place Of some OF our
brightest human luminaries ard
heroes, now gathered to their fathers
beyond the River.
With a soil and climate not sur.
passed by any county or State IN the
Union for the production Of home
supplies. we import seven eigbths of
all our meats consumed in this
county, and at least half or one
third of all the long forage used in
the county. Now we think we speak
advisedly when we say that we can
raise all our long forage with one
tenth of the cost in bringing 1t
from Chicago Or Utter shipping
points to this section.
Our soil if made rich enough, and
it can easily be done, will
produce Clover and Orchard grass
equal to any in this country. W..
FL. Kitchin has two small clover lots.
On one he has fed four cows and
calves, a loS Of sheep, and ten head
of horses and mules from the frst CT
April until now. His stock is all III
good order, and his COWS are fat, and
he has been flooded with milk and
butter the whole season. He has
Just cut and housed the other lot Of
clover ana orchard grass and from
the bulk in the barn and stable loft,
and under the gin hotise and in g
large i6 foot square pen, we think he
has enough on hand to feed twenty
head of stock until the first Of Octo
Der OF November. and his lots are
now bringing forth the second cror
Tie two lots growing these grasses
contain about eight acres. The
cost Of seeding, growing and hous>
ing these grasses. after making tbs
ground rich enough to produce them,
was four dollars per acre--$32 in all.
He thinks he has already gotten
over $500 from the lots.
Now, as the no fence law will ab,
solutely go into effect the first day of
next September, would it not be
taking time by the forelock, and the
part Of wisdom on the part of each
farmer to prepare frona 'wo TO ten
acres, according to Use So, uf -
farm, and seed down in clover and
orchard grass by the first day OF
September September is the time
to seed it in this section. n AXE the
ground rich. Plow and harrow it
we'll, and make it perfectly level,
then SOW six quarts of clover seed
and twenty-five pounds of orchard
grass per acre. then harrow and roll,
and you cannot fail. Select land a
little stiff, with clay subsoiI, and
drain we'll. Your best cotton land
is your best clover land. Now,
clover is just as good for hogs as for
horses and cattle.
By doing as above suggested. we
verify believe we can emanclpate
ourselves from our masters who live
in the Northwest, and become a
prosperous, happy and contented
people. We wonld save the freights
on our melt and hay, and half dozen
OF Ter contingent expenses before
they reach our smoke.houses and
barns. Then plant less cotton, get
more money for iC and then keep that
money at home, and invest it at
home, and out of banks where it is
generally gobb.e up by unprinci>
pied Shylocks. When we do this
will become free and independent
people, until then we will continue
dependents of other people-hewers
of wood and drawers of water. BE
sides we will not be worried out oi
our existence when the grasses grow
as now, but rather rejoice at the
abundance OF earth's production
without pillow, hoe or horse.