The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-10-09
A Comfy Pair.


As the livestock interests Of thi,
county increases, the need of some
thing to inspire a generous rivalry
between stock>breeIera III their eff
forts to improve their stables and
! Le1ds, is felt rlore and more. And
now the stock-raisers of the county
are determining to do all in their
power to further that already large
and increasing interest. 1t needs
10 argument to prove that all of
our farmers should pay more atten>
ton to the raising of livestock, and
less to that of cotton. Ours is an
excellent stock country. We have
an abundance of pure water and
nutritious grass, and as fine horses,
cattle and sheep can be raised here
as anywhere else in Tennessee. The
expense attending the raising Of
live stock is as little here as any
where in the state, and is much less
than it is further north, where the
winters are SO much longer and
colder, than with us. This genera
ton, like their fathers before them,
have had bur Little experience in
raising anything except corn and
cotton, and anyother system is an
experiment with them, Prudent,
cautious people take to new modes
OF living, and to new ways Of DONG
business with which they are not ia
slowly. Hence, the great |
in getting oui people to |
stop raising SO much cotton, and to |
commence the raising OF a greater
quantity Of live stock. Most any /
intelligent farmer will admit that
The present system is ruinous, and
they will as readily admit that it
would be better for them if more
attention WAS paid TO stock raising,
But many of our most intelligent
farmers have seen the folly .sof the
I'D system OF farming, and haYe COM
neuced to raise more Of the grasses,
ma horses and cattle. THIS is par
icularly SO ia the northwestern |
part OF this county, That section
an boast of some of as fine stock as
an be found almost anywhere, and |
he interest is growing year by year.
We know Of nothing which is better
to further the interest of
tock-ralsing than the establish
aent OF county fairs. At these fairs
can exhibit their stock, !
nd all the agricultural and me- (
haulcaI products of the county, as
veil. These annual exhibits beget
n interest in such matters which
vii be of all incalculable benefit to
he people of the whole country.
I ighbors vie with neighbors IN
he contest fer the premiums. The
lccessfui go away elated at his sue
ess, and is thereby encouraged to
enewed efforts to excel at the next
,Ir. And the unsuccessful go away
ei,rmined to be more active than t
YER before, hoping thereby to come j
# victor in the next contest. In
hat W y all ara !enefitted.
We should have d county fair at
'olivar. Stock shoald be raised
his fall and winter SO that the work
f preparing the grounds can be
ON uenced next spring and com
'leted in time for II fair next fall, i
We have talked with. a number OF
ent emen, from different portions
+ lac county, upon the subject
nd all seemed favOrabiy Impressed ,
ith the idea. We suggest that
ONE one Interested i'll stock-raising, |
all a meeting OF all the stook-rais-
Of the county at an early day, so
hat the matter my be discussed
nd such action taten rs viii soon
urply this great need Of our czu4-
=. The Bulletin will be pleased to
.ublish cummuaio4tlous from an.
he feeling an interest in the matter.
ow is the tins to move in this mat
er. Next spring on summer will be !
90 !ata lor fair next fall. K