The Southern herald., 1886-08-07
EnIightened AgrIeulture.

I Inc neaulHB OF bnlS afucle was
suggested to the writer by a most
pleasant visit to the residence Of
Mrs. Lucinda Webb, who resides
three miles cast of Liberty, and
whose plantation is under the con-
troll and management of Thos. J.
Webb, who has been engaged in
farming all his life, and has done
so from choice. A day might be
proftably spent on this farm and
surroundings by many farmers
much older than the above named
gentleman. Every thing about
this place is in keeping with adj
vanced ideas of agriculture. On
this farm may be seen diversified
crops, all giving promise of sue
cess. The corn crop is already an
assured fact, having been planted
and worked at the proper times, is
now a full crop. The oat crop has
been harvested, and is now in the
house secure, and is large. The
land from which much of this val
liable crop was taken now presents
an abundant crop Of peas, which
were planted after the oats were
cut, and all around the place may
be seen the potato patches, sugar
cane, melons, and large vegetable
garden, each showing high and we'll
directed cultivation. And in con-
nection with all this he has pas
turage for his stock of horses, cat
tic and hogs, with all facilities for
controlling them to the best posi-
Bile advantage, and which has re-
suited in an increase rarely wit
messed in this locality, and which
furnishes a surplus Of work stock
for the farm, milk and butter for
the table, beef, bacon and pork for
the family, and for the market
whenever desired. Again, in order
to reach full average yield of all
his field crops and patches, this
model young farmer and economist
has inaugurated a we'll advised
system Of raising large quantities
of home fertilizers, with which he
not only keeps up his land, but
annually improves it. We knew
this farm many years ago, and
know from observation that the
present system of managing it has
greatly improved its fertility, and
has eliminated in q we'll defined
independence of this wide awake
young farmer, who has not wasted
his best days casting about for an
easy place, but has worked his
way up to place of permanent
ease and comparative affluence,
during which time many misguid-
ed young men have been inquiring
for an easy situation, where liv-
ing could be. made without manual
labor, and are to-day out of en-
ployment, out of money, out Of
character, and out Of hope. The
foregoing successes we claim to be
the result of carrying out advanced
ideas in the science of agriculture,
and which are within the reach ot
all young men who are willing tc
work up to this system. There is,
however, something else needed to
bring about such success as We
have mentioned. The proper i'm.
plements of husbandry must be
had, and on this farm we observed
good plows, hoes, cultivators, and
many other convenient and labor
saving implements, some of which
are inventions of this young far.
mer, viz: A seed planter, which
can be used as o distributor of com.
mercial fertilizers, or we'll decom.
posed home saved; an implement
to space the rows of corn, cotton,
or other field crops which require
to be laid off at equal distance one
from another; a pea planter, which
can be used for all round seed; he
has invented for convenience and
for saving time and labor, an ele-
vator, by which one man can un-
load in a few minutesa a wagon filled
with corn; has improvised a con-
ductor OF. water from the well into
the store room, and many other
conveniences about the place which
we have not time to describe, but
are of equal utility to those we
have mentioned.
Location Of Schools.
The School Board met on Mon