The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-10-14
THE FARM AND HOME.
WHAT CAN BE DONE ON THIR-
TY-FIVE ACRES.
Intensive Farming-Handle Bees Care
fully Useful sheep Pelts-ROlling
--Farm Notes and Homo
Hints.
al on ThIrtr-Fiye Acres.

A Southern paper gives the expe-
rience OF Il farmer in Mississippi.
Last year he raised on his thirty five
acres 800 bushels of corn 100 bushels
OF Irish potatoes l25 bushels OF sweet
potatoes 220 gallons OF molasses, $500
worth OF Strawberries beans peas
and radishes and |. $50 crates OF to-
matoes, which Melted him 1915. Be.
sides he fatted nine hogs saved ten
bu hels OF speckled peas seven tons
Of fine hay and kept cows sufficient TO
furnish milk and butter for his family
and sold four to five pounds OF fine
butter per week. All this from thirty
five acres OF pine land.
A Louisiana paper commenting
upon the above says: We are satisfied
that the above results can be easily
obtained on any of our land in this
country by proper effort Even bet
ter results can be obtained by inten-
sive farming. Where we have such
O climate as we possess, and a soil
and subsoil that is not only rich in the
elements of fertility, but is especially
adapted to holding and utilizing all
fertilizers that are put into it. the
farmer who is willing to pursue the
crude methods OF running over large
field and fighting the weeds and get.
ting few bushels per acre instead of
concentrating his Efforts on small
piece OF ground is blind 10 his own
interest
We believe it is much more profit
able and u great deal pleasanter to
raise 81, 600 worth of produce on ten
acres than to raise the same amount
on fifty acres. If any OF the lands in
Southwest louisiana are brought into
thorough cultivation by perfect drain.
age deep blowing and sub. soiling;
and then, are intellgently fer0ili2ed
properly planted and cultivated. the
very best results are sure TO follow.
Hree it will pay big to fertili4e
any OF our lands. for our
climate and seasons are such that the
valuable products raised in the world
can be produced; and the quantity
per acre can be greatly increased by
fertili2ng For instance about 10 10
20 tons of sugar cane per acre is
about us much us our best land, well
cultivated will produce without fer.
tili7er. BY putting "a 10 s. worth Of
fertilizer per acre the yield is increased
10 twenty-five 10 forty tons per acre.
Now when we remember that exactly
the same labor is required to make
the crop in both cases except the
| putting on Of the fertilizer which
can be done at the rate of ten acres
per day by man and team using n
distributor-aud that sugar cane
sells readily at 81 per ton. it can be
seen that by using So worth OF iertil.
izer per acre the farmer who raises
sugar cane will incl case his receipts
$40 TO $50 per acre with scarcely any
more expense except for fertilizer.
Almost the same relative results can
be obtained in any crop.
Farming will pay immensely in this
country If the intensive system is
adopted for almost all crops. Oh
course there is limit in this. 1t is
undoubtedly true that the thing We
are advocating can be overdone
For instance, as high as 30 bush
els OF corn has been produced
on one acre in this state.
but the labo and expense put
on one acre in order to produce this
result would probably cost more than
the crop was worth. We believe,
however That it will pay to so cult.
vate and manage our land as to pro.
duce rs to 100 bushels of corn pei
acre and other crops in like proper
lions. This can be done by first
thoroughly draining the land by tile.
ing; second thoroughly pulverizinG
the soil to the depth OF ten to twelve
inches third, using fertilizer intelh-
gently as TO quantity and
qualify fourth, planting gooG
seed, thinning out 10 the
proper stand and thorough cultivation
Our climate and seasons will do the
rest and a rich reward will follow
When Southwest Louisiana lands are
farmed in this way the business Il
sure to bring in u rich reward TO the
happy farmer
While Southwest Louisiana cannot
boast OF as rich natural soil perhaps
as Central Illinois or Iowa 1t Is I'm
doubtedly true that her soils can b.
much more easily stimulated will
fertilizers. and made to far surpas
the richest OF the lands Of Illinois nnC
Iowa--even with fertilizers th,
value Of her products. Let Us max,
the most OF our opportunitieA