The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-26
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country in SO prosperous a condition.
Like many others in the North, l sup
posed that in the South, cotton, corn
bread and bacon was about all they
had, but found that they were rails
ing quite as great a variety of crops as
we are in Vermont, and in fruit they
surpass us by far, nearly all varieties
of small fruits growing in great abun-
dance. Grasses of nearly all kinds do
we'll there, and on May 18th, | saw
growing and nearly ready to cut on
the farm of Capt. Williamson, tall
meadow-oat grass, orchard, Italian
rye, Kentucky blue, redtop, red-white
and alsace clover. Also on his Fair
view and Neusuoco farms one hundred
and fifty acres of cotton, n hundred
and thirty-fve of oats, n hundred of
rye, s~eventy-fve of corn, one hundred
and fifty of grass, eighteen of grapes
and ten of peaches, pears and plums.
Peaches were about half grown, and
promise a large crop. Lands are cheap
and labor low, the usual price for col
ored help being fifty cents per day and
board themselves, which is a fair price
when we take into consideration that
it costs them little or nothing for rent,
and the cost of living is about fifty
five cents per week for each person,
four pounds of side pork and a peck
of corn meal being a weeks rations.
Lands can be bought for from eight
to fifteen dollars per acre, that would
make very good farms if placed under
the care of a good Vermont farmer for
a few years, and it seemed to me that
the chances for good energetic men
were quite as good in the South as in
the far West. Their way of letting
the land on shares is a decidedly gen
erous one. The land owner finds all
tools, seed, team and keeping for team,
and gives tenant half the crop, who
could ask more? The raising of fine
cattle and horses is with them a COM
paratively new industry, but judging
from a manner in which they are
starting in it will not be long before
they will out do old Vermont. They
are not making the usual mistake of
starting with cheapnon-standard stock,
but are buying the best money will
buy often paying from $1,000 to
$1,000, for a jersey bull or COW.
During my stay, I attended the annual
exhibit Of the Wake County Cattle
Club, an organization chartered under
the laws of the State of North Caro-
lima, with headquarters at Raleigh, the
object of the club being to promote
and encourage the breeding of cattle,
and to collect and distribute informa
ton relating thereto. This was the
fourth exhibit and was full of interest.
The day was fine and the animals were
early in their places, under a commo-
dlous shed used for the occasion. A.
Jersey herd owned by Maj. R. S.
Tucker and headed by his splendid St.
Lambert bull, ALBERT Stoke Pogis,
16,494, A. j. c. c." valued at 81, 600,
o words of praise from the crowd
of appreciative visitors. The fine COW
"Fleur de Bonair, 80, 7O7, A. j. G. c.,
were magnificent specimens of mich
cows. There was a superb herd of
Jerseys from woodland farm"
owned by w. G. Upchurch, which
was led by the grand bull, "Value"
of Woodland, 1915, a close, decen-
dant of Value I'd. They were greatly
admired, and were said to be one of
the best herds as to quantity and quail
ity of butter to be found in the South,
they are under the special care of Mr..
H. Rowland, formerly of western
New York, who takes great pride in
his business, and is eminently success
full. He has several other COWS that
are still more valuable, which he did
not show, not daring to run the risk
of injury. | saw several on his farm
that he had refused $1,000 and Sl,lOO
each for.
Fairview farm, owned by Capt.
Williamson, was we'll represented by a
few choice and highly bred young
animals. Cloverdale the property of
DIR. R. H. Lewis, sent in a fine herd of
Guernseys, with Edgar, $50, A. G. c.
c., and esquire" of Cloverdale, son
of Squire of Larchmount at the head.
This is a fine breed, and impresses
every one as we'll adapted to any Sec
ton of the country. Oregon farm
contributed the herd which won the
500 premium at the North Carolina
State fair in 1887, for best herd of
Jersey cattle. Brookside herd, owned
by W. G. Stronach and Cool Spring
dairy, the property of T. H. hurry,
exhibited some magnificent stock,
also Capt. j. B. Burwell, and many