Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-12-06
WHAT SAW or TENNESSEE FARMING
>orrs 90 \ NORTHERN VISITOR.


rounding. seem Ia te az nearly perfcct
and calculated Ia make man happy s
can ~ found uIoa this beautiful earth.
No one that has not lived or trsyelsi
\ through thi. country can form corr-vt
/ is,a ~ shat Nas suffered here during
the struggle that nearly torr our fair
\ land a.unisr. Some of the most famous
battle. of the rebellion we're fought here
and In q !. vicinity. aud during a rvc,nt
ride II % miles q friend pointed out to
mc from the car window many spot.
where Thousands of brave m.n had met
death. some many mile. from home aud
frisnd., aud oth.r- almost within slght
of the homes wher- they had hrst seen
IN. light. ~ our train rolled through
the rich countfy trcmlng With grosing
crups and the hill.i,les dotted With cat
tle and horses, he ssid Ia the: "When
the war eud-,i will venture to .sy that
Ia al this fertile tract there coai no, BE-
found snoagh provision. to provide a
meal for the occupsnts % this train.
cur coantry ~as devastated, aud What
you -. to-day l. all the gro~th and re-
sult of the Last - wears of Industry"
No country, unless rich In natural ~
.ourcc. could shos such wonderful re-
cuperatlye capacity. Agriculture h're u
an honorct vocation, and farms ranging
from .upo % 1.Do arrc. are az carefully
and thoroughly managed a. farm. in
mauy ~ our Central sud >cs England
states that cohtain one-tsnth the scrc-
Az.
d se,ms just a. easy to run large
farm automatically aud thoroughly az
/. .msll one, although thi. SEXTON !.
favored by nature as IerhsP. !. no
other In thi. entire land. The climate
of Tsun...., seems Almosi perfect. IN
cept for an ocva.ional c,.ol dsy the warm
pleasant autumn extend. up Ia the ''holl-
da,s" aud then after q month of winter,
the work ot ploNlng and se~iing Tor
spring hsgins.
Oats must be .own Ia February Ia
warrant the expectation II good crop,
a. The almost ,ertain annual drouth that
og,rur. after the early spring rains
comes AZ jusi the time when the tender
plant. Mcgld nesi nouri.hment, IN"
s~,sl had teen sONu In latter March or
April. When sowu earlier than that,
how ever. the blade has made q gro~th
sufficient to carry Il through any hsrd-
.hlps cncountervd.
ot.. baNs,sr, srr but little grown ~
the climatic Conditions are not faNOrshle'
4 found harlsy faVorit. crop, aud os-
ing Ia the length oi SEASONS v u possible
o. grow two crops . year, sslde from
rrnoVating crop a. p. plowci undef
grrcn. n. an example. \ friend ot min"
living upon = farm ot about LOO acre.
la. fine grc,n field of barley covering
I.rhap- .s,ruty-dye acrc.. Last spring,
after cuttiag the grain, he had the held
ploNe,i aud ~oNu to pas. aud about
Sstt. I.t th.-.. had reached a height of
thTr- fc~t. All ~erv then turned under
a. a green manure aud before ovt. lst
tl. pr-.sut crop of harley had covered
IN. l.nd Ulth a beautiful coat 81 gr-cn.
Asa money crop hnd pOtat"e.s gen
sr.l faN0rite. The climate alloss oi
ero~ing two crop. each year, aud With
out ANYTHING hsyoud green mNnurinc,
an average yi.ld u liD bushsls for zach
rrpp. u.r acre. 4 friend Who ship. hi.
eror. Ia the distant MARKETS told me
thai h. had sold thi. year la i1ttshurs
aud thst his .xIsn-ss ior transportation
and s.lliug amounted Ia stout ~ c"nt-A
barrel. iiud u the crop net. the pro
ducrr herr - cruis bu.hcl " ls CON
.tirr,,I profitable. \ Weld 70 l51 hush~l.
~o,,li make the net results sJ' 10 aud
Of thi. fully ell SO ~ogld ~ pfont after
driucting al expenses Tor lAuoi sha
...,i. As a laigv land owner explained
o. me: hi. sum l. more than !" Ft
c,.nt. on the inVr.tmsbt o.. the t--i l'nd
,sn 4. bought at a reasonable dl.tAhe"
from the eity st sloo an acre.
Mhsrv two crop. otIotai"es are : groNh
ln ous -.asou trum the th" -ame shd'
thI. make. q prvfit ~ 80 "r - Irr crni
un "a. capital Invested, bat "i cour'e, all
..a.on. arc MT ,lu,lly fsNofahl". " a
rub. ho~.,et. th. fir.t crop !. ready u"
az .ud .hip ~ hen ncN ur early potat''e'
,,,u,,u .n,i a .u,sl prig, in large m'rA"i.
,,d tb. ..,ond crop !. rps la % tot~r,
Ting th.u pl.c,si in the mirkst la c'''n-
,.tition With the pro iuct. of ui"re
nofth.rn sud EASTERN clim"..
n. .ail |. a rich. clay loan. undeflshl
a ith Hu..ton., aud blue gas, together
a i'm clover. I. indigenous. MI oth"r
n,ti,. gra..@. tiouri.h, such az timothy,
orrhsrd grass, a., ani a. TIE rlhh~
.smlt. ot stock grazing the ruilre year
an. can easily s.c shat sn si' 'antssr"u'
..,tIan N 4. icr bfeciing and stock rails
ins There nrr, a. q rule. net tN"nti
~. in M. YEAR When u become. nee
...,ry 10 stable stock, excerpt that all
ar. tsksn In during the cold nlghis' ihr
/ Land l. rolling, not hillN, ~hich ih'uIe'
pl.nty ~ running water. a very lmpof-
t,pt feature In .eleyting location fo'
breeding senturr.
Corn m,se.a luxurant growth, sni
io.p hu.hsl. ~ ears a. the acrc l. only =
common Weld. Thi., added to the Ia>-
uri,ut groNth of grs--, make the A"'p-
Ipy ,nd fstt.uing ot stock inexpensive
MI profitabl.. Nearly all large and-
o,.,.sr. make a ba.lness of fstienlng
h..f animals, the rich grss.s- leaving
h,,, uttl. grain nsS~-ssry Ia add w.
nnishing touche- of TAT
An.ti,.r profitable Industry U, DAIRY
ing. such fsuloa- f.rus as Belle N.sar'
yN,u Fsun ani othsrs k.eping iTxe
herd. of Jerseys. As acqusint'nr "s n
in, . farm of l.O acre. informed me thst
NJ. k.pt Is COWS, aside from hi- working
sto-k aud hr,--Siing fes horse. "n h.
,,rv. ~nhoat bsying anyth'n. r>cep,
,,,n- and that h. sold the mix al 10
r.nt. /. gallon delivered Ia the bay.r st
,,. farm. This, ot courss, gave him
,,r,,ft of about sloJ per head on hls b.ru
st mllIer.. aside from the inc"a's "'
stock. ,,, ,,,,.
sWe.t potatoes are Q profitable INDUS
,,v. hui dId not learu anything ss '"
,he mo.l. of cultivation. Near Nashville
m,ny small farmers are engaged intru
f,Tming. aud some Of the lani-own'ts
| .llo~ one or more negro servants '"
grow garden truck. but q. rul, iarn',
Inc \. conducted on a large scale, ana
the profits, although small, asrr.s.'s q
yco'ily sun from the extent OF the "p.
sr.tIon.. Perhaps q brief soeount OF
nv yl.It. to such noted farms az bei'.
Meade. IIerinitag. and others may ce "i
in,.rr., Ia rrader., aud also = orief refer
sn., 10 the once famous Folk pl.nts-
,Iou. formerly the home of frrsinsh.
Jane. n. Polk. and comprising al 'ha'
time atoat 1850 acres.
A. mi. letter has already resche'
.mnl. length, will defer further men
,I.n for another letter.--Country Gentle
man.