The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-27
A MODEL FARM.
The Successful Record of a Thomas
Vile Liveryman.

The Successful Record of a Thomas
Vile Liveryman.
TOWNSVILLE, Ga, June 26.-H. B.
Ainsworth of this city not only runs the
most extensive livery and sales stables in
Southwest Georgia, but he is one of the best
farmers. In company with Mr.. Ainsworth,
the NEWS correspondent yesterday visited
his magnificent farm. two and ons-half
miles from Townsville. The German mil
let field first attracted attention. Mr..
Ainsworth said: 81 have eighteen and
one-half acres in that field. 1t took thirty
odd bushels of seed Chat cost over So 10
bushel. to SOW it, and | used as much as
half ton of guano to the acre on part of
it. You will see it is about ready to cut,
and more beautiful growth l never saw.
l have two moving machines. A man with
the old fashioned scythe would be lost in
that dense growth. | will harvest at least
FIVE and maybe six tons to the acre, and it
is worth as much as good hay, stock thTiv-
ing well on IL without further feeding. My
crop from this field alone will be worth
between 1900 and 1,70O. I wouldnot
sell it even for the latter sum. 1t is easily
cured and 1 regard it as an extremely val
liable and profitable crop. / have tried
very hard TO induce my friends and the peo-
pie generally TO plant it and have ordered
many bushels of seed for them. They are
gradually coming over. will plant at
least half of that ground in sweet
potatoes and expect to make fine ones
there, too, for it is very rich"
The LeConte and Keiffer orchards, thirty
odd acres, we're examined, and it might
have interested some people who think this
is not fruit country to see the solicitude
of the owner lest the weight Of fruit should
split the trees TO pieces. fhe growing corn
and cotton, the cattle and horses
ADD hogs were not overlooked. When
your correspondent, becoming thor
oughly interested, asked Mr.. Aims
worth what his farm produced in the
aggregate, as matter of private and pub
lie interest, said be. There are $50 acres
in this place, $50 being cleared. l bought
it some thirteen years ago for trifie.
That land you see there planted in corn.
and which will make very easily forty
bushels to the acre, would not then have
made three. believe IN intensive farming.
| know it pays. l. use both COM
mercial and stable g manure.
use immense quantities of both. l
have planted all these orchards and stocked
the place. Four regular hands do the work
with the improved machinery used. Last
year made 81, 500 worth of corn. rating it
at so cents bushel, 1000 worth of sweet
potatoes. sold over 81 600 worth of rease.
$500 worth of horses and $500 of cattle.
raised 81 200 worth of hogs and $1,000
worth OF German millet, besides some cotton
and other crops.
Il fully expected to clear "a 900. but some
things cut down my profits little and they
would fall somewhat below that figure.
What have done and am still doing others
can do, but they will not belive it"
All people who are skeptical about farm
ing paying should see this little farm and
what is being quietly done there. 50 quietly
by its unpretentious and modest owner
that many Of his immediate acquaintance
know nothing about it.