The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-12
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The favorable, spring like
weather for the past ten days has
been duly appreciated and well
utilized by the farmers, who, as a
rule, are little behind with farm
work on account of the rough win
ter. But the loose, easily worked
condition of the soil, caused by the
many hard freezes, fully compen-
safes for the days of inactivity and
Idleness, as a less amount of labor
will place the ground in fine condi-
ton for crops. Much of the wheat
is frozen out, and the land has
been sown in oats, which will pay
as we'll or perhaps better than
would the wheat. The oats sown
are entirely the rust proof variety
and thereby the contingency of los
ing, perhaps even the seed sown,
from rust is avoided. Oats, l
think, have several advantages over
wheat, the greatest of which is the
good condition on which to SOW
clover or grass seed, being almost
sure to get a good catch of either
while on wheat the land is packed
and the surface smooth, giving the
rains a chance to bunch the seeds,
and withal a very poor seed bed.
Another advantage that is not con
sidered, is the use of the stalk
fields for stock which can't be used
with wheat, but grazed all winter
when intended to be sown in oats.
And lastly, the stem of the oats is
very much better for hungry cattle
during the winter months.
As the Confederate monument
matter is again to be placed before
Giles county citizens, 1 would re
suggest the idea proposed by the
CITIZEN last summer, that a plat of
ground be secured somewhere in
the city on which to erect this me
mento of our southern heroes, and
not place it ia the court house yard,
an unsuitable place it seems to me.
The wealthy citizens OF the county
ought to have enough patriotic zeal
of their county town to buy a small
lot five or even two or three acres
to be made into a park, planted in
shade trees, ornamental shrubbery,
etc, and in the centre the monu-
ment. 1t rather seems that a mon
ument that would do justice to the
people of our fair and fertile county
and do honor to our fallen brothers
and fathers would be somewhat out
of place and would look awkward in
a corner of the court house yard.
The amount necessary to purchase
said plot of grOundl could be raised
without taking a cent from the
amount subscribed for the monu-
ment, and in fact | think g great
many would give literally to both
who have been deferred from en-
couraging the work because the
site selected was unsuitable and I'M
tasteful.
Mr.. Neill McCallum has spent
the last few weeks with his son, j..
D. McCallum, at Elkmont Springs,
returning home feeling much bet
ter after drinking that health re-
storing water. Although Elkmont
was far from being paying invest
ment to Mr.. McCallum, his hopes
have never wsned as to the final
success OF this place as a popular
summer resort.
Miss Mollie Davidson returned
last week from her home in Fayette-
vile, gladdening the hearts of her
many friends and pupils. She has
been kept St kome much longer
than she intended by very severe
illness.
DIR. W. E. Wilson and wife Wis
tied the family of his mother the
past week.
"A regal friend of ours has an
idea OF extending his dominions
and with his intent has establish
ed his King dom in the heart of a
Prospective queen, and Mad
am Rumor says that he has been
successful. MEMO.