The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-06-06

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.rha' and has w ever, The butcher
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ftt calves. aud the farmer hrs r. frH 10
srIu Tho best. NJ course. always rom.
maud The highest price, aHd these are
urr ~ BIZ .0lcrtcl first. aud II any nrn
lcit OVER they nro the poorest md least
valuable for raising M other purpOse-;
but they nro kept, and % ltflc extra feed
may be- given 10 push them forward,
with the hope Of making o pn,.ably
goDi animal out " u naturally poor one.
II Chi. SYST N Of selection I. sept mp
for 70 fcw years, rs 1t often is, q degen.
Grated herd IL the inevitable result
Really first class cow nrc always in de-
mand, and IN extra ten Or twenty doll
lass is usually a great temptation 10 a
farmer who is in need OF n little rcady
money. The very best COW N, there
fore. often sold when She ought to hayo
been retained Tor breeding purposes, in
order TO advance the standard Of the
herd.
Sheep husbandry has no doubt dcgon.
Grated on many farms In thu older
States through Just such m~ismanage-
mcnt The largest and fAitc,t early
lambs are always picked out By dr0yrrs
and the scrubs left on the hands Of the
farmer, to 10 sold later in the .ca on 10
the local butcher, or bg reserved to keep
up the average number Of animals. II
Is no wonder that the average weight
OF spring lambs or yearlings decreases
in n few years under such u system BY
proper selection not only can the weight
of the animals be increased in q few
years, but also the iincncss and length
Of the wool, In fact, progress in sheep
%husbandry Il due in u great part to
selection. but good feed and proper care
have probably not been neglected.
In many instances farmers have de.
voted nearly all their land to raising
grains and other crops that were dis
posed Of IN bulk. leaving little or moth.
ing to be returned 10 the soil. The
grain, straw and hay all went TO mar.
ket, with little or no thought Of the rc.
suit Of this practice Of continually tax.
ing from the soil and returning ne
equivalent in any form. Finally 4
change of system became imperai yc.
and then q change OF ownership more
likely followed than any attempt to re-
store wasted fertility. At first ligh
crops are attributed to dcgencratcd ya
r%iclics; but after n few changes In seed
with little or no better success, th
farmer is willing to admit that there /
something the matter with his land o
climate, In fact, there is usually nj
excuse ready to explain why the Gro
failed. without giving the only corrcc
reason. We have noticed, howcycr
|, that when n certain race or breed ,
animals has dcgcncrnted on ono farm
, they may be found rs good rs ever, ,
! even improved. on another, and ofte
IN the immediate ncighborhood. bl
under different management. III
same IL true with most xmas Of far
/, crops, aud there does not seem 10
. any %dcgcncrat ON OF old ,ar.ct.e s wh,
cultivated OF new rich soils. or on o
ones either, provided proper attcntiC
is paid to supplying the Elements III.
n require To- secure full development.
u some Of the oldest varieties Of IRA
II known are still cultivated AS suocci
70 fully rs they were centuries ago
" every instance where they have be
= worth keeping they are still in ext
l' cncc, and II would be very difficult
u discover in them any signs OF dcgcnel
H. ton. New and improved breeds OF a
y mails or varieties Of plants often Gro,
y out or take the place Of old ones. |
rs this is not to be regarded ~ a sign
~ degeneration In the latter, or that II
ic would have become obsolete hal
j. superior ones appeared to displ,
X them. The old Durro corn or sorghtl
cultivated by the Egyptians. no &
IN knows how many thousands Of We
y ago. Il still rs healthy and prolific
ever, and. while new and improved
~ rict * have appeared, the oldest ah0
u' no signs OF running ont. The sam.
~ truc 81 the oldest varieties of whc
oats. buckvhcat. rye, barley and lad
corn.-M. j. Sun.
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