Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-21
GOOD FARMING.
Something About the Beautiful Home Of
Mr.. J. r. Cover, the Model Farmer.

This writer enjoyed a pleasant ride
Thursday with gentleman visiting
this section, through the country on
the Keysburg road, by way of Ross.
view, taking in many places and
things. Just at noon we hauled up
at ]. r. Covers, on the north side OF
the river from Port Royal, where we
got a good dinner, horse fed aud an
hours rest. Mr.. Cover has one OF
the most delightful farm homes in
Montgomery county. He has 800
acres OF splendid land. 1t is
known as the old Weatherford
place. The house is located on a high
point, affording a charming view
of the river as 1t circles around the
ancient city Of Port Royal, that once
came 80 near being the capitol Of the
State, and the magnificent valley of
waving grain and blooming clover
that spreads out all around shade
trees cluster thickly around the
house and In the town. Adjoining
on the hillside is grand park of
majestic forest trees, alive with chat
tering squirrels and singing birds,
frequently playing around the house.
Everything appeared go cheerful
and promising and the family 80
happy that we ventured to enquire
of Mr.. Cover how he managed to
keep his place up to so high state of
productiveness, knowing that many
years ago 1t was regarded as hardly
self-sustaining. "Well," said he,
"that is very easy" 81 simply look
after my own business, attending to
everything at the right time and in
the right way and don't share out my
land to be butchered by choppers.
MIR. Cover further stated that Col.
;Veatherford had improved the place
very much before he bought it,
which was six years ago. He paid
$40, 600 for the farm and spent some
$4,000 for the improvements; that
he had simply followed the old sys-
tenn OF three shifts, keeping his
land we'll set in clover, and
used no fertilizers except that
from his stables and barn-yard. His
income from the farm has never been |
less than 10 per cent. on the capital
invested, over and above all family |
expenses. Mr.. Cover says it is use
less to contend that farming on aver
age good land, properly attended to,
will not pay, but 1t will not pay to
farm out land for tobacco on shares;
a man may get $50 or $50 per acre
rent, in that way for few years, but
he will soon have a very poor farm
that will bring him In debt.
The farmers all through that Sec
ton seem to be in prosperous con-
ditiOn.
BROAD ACRES OF WHEAT
are to be seen on severy side and the
most prosperous crop that we have
ever seen growing In this country.
1t Is heading out beautifully, and the
stalk appears strong with a luxuriant
growth of green blades-almost
black--and stands thick and regular
lyon the ground.
CORN is WELL UP
and growing finely, much Of 1t hav-
ing been plowed over and put In
good fix. The farmers never were 80
busy. Everybody and everything
has the move on. They are just now
In the midst of
TOBACCO PLANTING
and they are putting 1t out with
whoop and hump, without stop
ping to get the crick out of their
backs plows are busy making rows,
and men are setting out as they go.
This is going to be year Of Democ-
racy and plenty.
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Good News