The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-08-27

Two Blades of Grass to Grow
Where One Grew Before.

Editor Citizen Since so much has beer
said on the theory and practice of farming
and the Farmers Alliances Ofthis section
your correspondent has observed more
closely thcimprOvcmcnt i'll this great i'll
duStry, increase of farm products, etc
Stopping i'll often with Il farmer to spend
the night | occasionally stroll round
about his premises to see what is going on
The scene of my last ramble was at
Morgan Hill, i'll this county, last Satur.
day morning, early. The owner of the
premises is Mr.. John Davis. About ten
years ago, when first heard his name
mentioned, he was spoken of as Little
John Davis an orphan boy that uncle
Jacob Sans raised. When John married
and left, uncle Jacob his uncle, gave
him COW and one silver dollar John
traded the COW for an OK, and the on died
leaving John nothing but the silver dollar
and a few household goods, together
with little plat of poor land, belonging
to his young wife, whose father was
killed at the battle ofChckamauga, lcav-
ing Il widow, Mrs. Nancy Morgan and
little Ruth, three years old, now Mrs.
John Davis. These facts mention to
SHOW opportunity, etC.
The first thing that called my attention
was Il large bag of white wool which had
been taken from Ruths lambs. The
next was Johns barn cut up in stalls,
Shcadcd around with 4 large loft above
where | saw about l6O bushels of wheat
spread out to dry; q moving machine
md rake stood under the shcd. Near by
were three fine cows, which from their
appearance, had not less, perhaps, than
| two gallons OF milk, each, ready for the
| lcaplng calves to relieve them of. In
| the same field with the cows were six
one year old hogs; one old SOW and ten
| pigS,all with rings i'll their noses to pre-
vent them from roofing up the grass and
clover upon which the dew drops lay
sparkling in the morning sunshine
The landlord said "HcrciS my meadow. +"
looked up the slope, for it was a steep
hillside, and never saw a prctticr second
growth of grass and clover. There was
not strip of flat land connected with
the meadow. Clinging to the hill were
sixteen huge hay stacks and two naked
poles, making i'll all, eighteen stacks OF
fine hay, which will averages 3 900 pounds,
each; the two that he hauled off, weighed
$500 pounds. The wet weather spoiled
about 6,OOO pounds which he had thrown
away into the gullcys. This hay is all
sold to Mr.. Will Blanton, of this city, at
one dollar cash per 100 pounds, on dc.
livery at the stable here am not a
good gucSScr, but am satisfied that twenty
acres of turf will cover all the grass
that | saw.
Mr.. Davis will make several hundred
bushels of corn. He has six acres of to-
bacco, which, if well cured and handled,
will bring him on a good fair sale,
81 200. Allowing that he will make
300 bushels of corn, (which seems sure,
together with 100 bushels Of wheat !;
$3.50 worth of hay already sold on de-
livery, besides what was spoiled, Mr..
Davis will reap anincOmc Otabuut $1,000
from his hillside farm i'll Buncombc, this
year, outside Of his little oat crop,
potatoes, cabbagcs, etc.
Does it pay to farm i'll Buncombc !;
Mr.. Davis land was a few years ago
poor; he has used quantities OF plaster,
guanO, together with manure from his
barn and stock yard, till he not only has
now, large crops from his farm, but his
future prosperity seems to be fixed
| must not forget to say that Mrs.
Davis is the equal of her husband in i'll
dustry, economy, and every other way,
that prudence and virtue suggests to a
true wife.
The general success of this young man
and wife is due to industry, economy
and energy, which they possess i'll a high
degree. Grass has been the great re-
;,,,,,rnt,,,. a. 4 Ia t., NI,rn
OBSERVER.
p. S.-Thc only work stock on the
farm is a span OF fine mules.