The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-04
NEEDS OF THE FARMERS.
Bright and Dark sides ofthe Situation in
North Carolina.

NEEDS OF THE FARMERS.
Bright and Dark sides ofthe Situation in
North Carolina.
For the past two weeks the press Of North
Carolina has been rejecting complaints OF
short crops this year and prospects OF poor
ones next. At the same time encouraging
rsu0rt- have been given Of excellent results
Of careful farm work. While many farmers
are inclined tO he dishcartencd when con-
templating their immediate affairs or those
OF their sections. they may take heart by con-
sidcriug what their brothers have done else
whore. aud may be convinced that the
shield Of agriculture hrs its bright side as
well as It's dark. 10 the present condition
several elements have contributed. and
view of them may De had from the following
utterances Of North Carolina newspapers.
The Scotland Neck Democrat says; In
EASTERN Carolina especially there Is an OBJ
....,able want of small grain crops. IL is
clear to any one that during year Of great
scarcity as next year promises 10 be, large
Grain crop is desirable. 10 is fact that ~
This country there has not been breadstuh
made 40 support the people year. Inc
consequence must De that great part of
the bread used for the next ten months VIII
have 10 come from other fields. Now, II
seems 30 MS that it will be a wise thing IN
eforv farmer throughout this country to sow
wheat. rye and oats 90 supplement the snort
r0ps.'
Tho SNOW iIiil Baptist says "Ihe crop in
that county j. surely far better than was
first thought for We are informed by the
BUYERS here that their receipts up 10 last
~afrmiay night are several bales in advance
of last years for the same date. The crop
throughout this county. taking everything
into consideration, is much better than that
Of sister counties. and our people have great
cause 90 De thankful. Some Of the farmers
have made as good "A crop as they made last
year." u.,
The Raleigh correspondent Of the WI
miuuOn Messenger says; "Lieutenant-noN-
eruor Holt. of this state. has probably
heafen the record a. 10 wheat growing upon
This continent this side of the Rocky Noun
fains. Upon eighty acres, the past season,
be gathered over for. y-siX bushels Of wheat
per acre. He says the crop was made with
out the application Of any fertilizer what
ever. lie sOws no land that Is not clover
sod. Here is % valuable pointer for the
iarmcrs.n
The Monroe Enquirer records that Mr..
Henry Godfrey. "A tenant ON Mr. :. j. Rich-
ardson's place. near NaXhaw. ran "a one
horse farm this year and raised lo,2>6
hounds Of seed cotton, which made fourteen
GOOD bales of cotton. and IN addition he
raised 10 bushels 0f corn. This was nrst-
rate tor an "Oh year,
The Ionoir Tonic has IL thus: I'VE should
bo thankful when we read Oi hard times m
fhe East. our corn crop viii bread ms and
feed our stock our wheat crop gives us a
surplus. we have some stock 10 sell. our
cr0ssties and other lumber furnished sur
ulu. and our tobacco crop makes us indie
nendently wealthy. We are better on than
ihe East and the Soush By 100 per cent. IT,,
when We have any money. would De cas-!
and our own debts could bee paid
The Rutherford Banner chronicles the
sale I'm that county Of oVU acres OF land TO
parties from Maine, who VIII immediately
begin the opening up of the land and colon
lling it. ,,
The Wilmington Messenger says. "Of
course farming pays IN North carolina II
nrOuariv pursued. I'm energetic, JudiciOus
farmer succeeds while Ignorance and lazi-
ness sits In the lock Of fence and Neeps
over its failure"
The Raleigh Call states that Christmas
nieht nine car loads Of negro eNodusters
len here for BRYAN. Texas. Orders were re-
ceived here that day for seventy more iaml-
lies. These people are going from The
northern part OF this county and nom
Franklin. Those who left Christmas night
had regular revival in the general wait
ing-r00m at the depot. AT least 300 particl-
pated and there was singing and praying
until nearly I O'Clock. when the Train lett.
There were prayers for Raleigh and its peO-
nle for Wake county and for "Old N0rf Ca
liny.r some Of them very pathetic and force
ful. 10 was truly "a strange scene, and
many railway people were interested wit
nesses."
The Goldsb0r0 Argus SAYS "Nhat with
the colored exOdustors for the West, and the
mrpeniine hands bound for the southern
pine fields. our city Is full 10 Oyerilowing
those days with cullud folks and Idle
| farmers looking on, while their fields are
going 20 wreck. and DO arrangements being
made for next years crop. What the farmer
needs TO comprehend just now, and be I'M
pressed fOTcibly thcreWiih, Is that IN the lace
/ of last years % short crops he must NIL IN
every mOmentOf spare timen this year ON
| the farm. otherwise he will never succeed
| With an the past fine weather. running
/ through several weeks, we are very sorry q
observe that very few Of the farmers in this
/ section have taken advantage Of II to pre-
pare their lands and haul out manure Tor
next years crop. This should not be mus
/ An'intelligent and well informed cOntri-
butor 10 the Wilson Advocate calls atten-
/ tion 10 existing defects, and points oul
remedies As follows: 'lwO-thirds Of the
/ and that has been in cotton in Wilson
county for the past years should not De
planted at al next year, but should rest or
/ b. sOwed 10 peas. Crops should be cul
down 90 Il few Of the best acres on the iarin
and ali the fresh land cleared up possible
| III had the space ] would like 10 tell you
how 10 clear 10 up al very little expense
| ..Don'f cultivate much land next year,
and 0nly such as will pay for cultivation.
| This plan will leave "a rest or in peas a
/ larger part 0f the cotton and corn lands 0l
| this county, besides heavy expense foI
iheir cultivation. Clear all the fresh land
Won can and cut down expenses. DOM
YOU farmers think we could get away with
/ a very heavy expense by having the stock
I law
suppose we have a meeting at once and
provide some means by which We can dc
away with this expense Of fencing. We
J have plenty Of rails on our lands to fense III
our stock for several years, and as We art
bound 10 turn out 10 rest great deal Of oul
poor lands we could pasture them very
easily
when YOU come % look nj this old custom
Of fencing in the crops instead OF the stock
yOu will lind IL 10 be a very expensive iuNu
~. Compare the expense Of keeping up th'
fences with the actual profit Of the stocl
that runs al large, and YOU will be sur
prised. FWill some several thousand In th'
county speak out, and let's try TO stop TIN
expense
North state Gleanings.
The Wilmington star gives the following
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