The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-06-15

worn out" land, that ls salu " n1vo
~ cultivated since 1878, so the Mes .
"a Of Calhoun tell us, and the bui'd- I
- upon 1T were two "puncneon 9
onsas witt, adobe chimneys," relics OF 9
snrlmItlve sge and primitive people. {
ina n these relics was left standing as /
erin contrast with the latter day im-
,snvements. The brown log cabin, 10 ]
ia shade of catawbs trees, now white
q snowdrift with blossoms, is OF Pc.
.tic Significance, as we'll as Prac,lcail
iamop siration ofihe march OF progress.
rhe pair Of Handsome Cotswold sheep
rrazing near In placid enjoyment. |
seemed the only creatures that did not
glance from the COM
two-story, modern residence,
recently built, to the tumble down,
cabin, and draw Its moral
thereon.
begun last June, and now, aside from
the dwelling house, stands the laooIa'
tory, tenant house, two-story barn.
40 by GO feet, the roofs ana
walls covered with corrugated iron
large stable containing twelve stalls,
ak for horses and six for cattle, with
loft overhead for forage. A tool house
ON this exemplary farm contains Inn
nroyed farm implements; and In an
engine house five horse power Book
water engine and boiler is seen that
runs a twepty.saw Outlet gin, feeder
and contIenser, which is used for GIN
ming cotton experiments. a scientific
grinding mill for the purpose of crush
Ing corn and green cotton seed for
stock. also Dicks ensiiage cutter, ON
which ell forage, consisting OF African
millet, Milo maze, oats, etc. are cutup
for the stock. All these buildings are
neatly painted and present an attractive
appearance. So rapid has been the
change that II seems as II some magi-
clan had been at work, or some NEGRO.
mapcer, who waved his wand, saying
ssPresto. change" and 10, nm ideal farm
blossomed in the heart OF the wilder.
ness. In this instance, the indomina'
BILE energy Of the director, Dr.. w. @
Stubs, anil the earnest cooperation
of his able corps of assistants, and thu
substantial endorsement OF the popula
and efficient State Commissioner O
Agriculture, Major T. j. Bird, ha
proved the magician's power and ne
crOmancer wand.
The experiments consist of cotton
corn. sorghum, buckwheat, peas, groun
peas, sIndry crops, with all kinds
commercial fertilizers. The experiment
field Is divided into thirteen sections
admirably arranged, aud lies to tn
northwest OF the residence. Section
A. b and @ are devoted to rotation {
crops of corn, cotton and oats, one-ha
of each plot fertilized and the other ha
uufertilized, the object of this being
test the increase Of produce by tt
process of rotation of crops on laBt
fertilized or otherwise.
There are experiments In potash an
phosphoric acid and heterogeneous ferti
izers, Plot No. 4 is devoted to thirt.
seven varieties of cotton No. TO e.
periments in cotton to ascertain II
proper distance In drill for best yiel
No. 6, also cotton, showing the dihe
eut applications of fertilizers. Farmin
In q scientific way, proves interestir
even to the uninitia:ed In the mysteri
OF agriculture. The experiments
corn are even more pleasing, as it
more advanced than the cotton at tn
season, and we see clearly where scien
rises above old methods, by the Ia
dark-green stalks towering above
dwarfed brethren, that grows in {
green and yellow melancholy" upt
unfertilized plots of ground. Tho #
lowing experiments in corn are show
The different merits OF twenty-s
varieties of corn. Corn with phosph
rio acid and potash. Corn with nitl
genous fertilizers. Corn showing resu
of dinerenttimes of applying fertilize
The experiments in field peas {
equally valuable to the farmer, a
eleven varieties are raised with a
without fertilizers, with various result
Three kinds of peanuts, in luxurit
growth, tempts the genus sssruall DO
who visits the farm to stgrabble
pindars," while visions Of circus tel
and cheap shcws-where the ubiq
tous peanut vender dispenses bis wa
and refgns supreme floats rosily in
mind OF the ssmall boy" who Is
sme all the world over.
Sixty-five experiments in Irish pc
toes. seven varieties of clover, twel
varieties OF grasses and grain, sh
magnificent results, Sixty five an
half bushels of oats were raised to
acre: wheat, seventeen and five-eigh
bushefs to the acre, and fifty-one bu
els Of barley to the acre, all being h