Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-02-15
hidden mysteries. American Agricul-
FARM TALKS.
An Interview Containing Some Scraps OF
Information.

An Interview Containing Some Scraps OF
Information.
Mr.. Jones-I think shall 90 over on
to Paulsen's plantation and put in a
crop of corn this year.
Mr.. Smith-But don't you run big
risk? 1t is several mSs from your
home, and If drought should catch
you, your labor win all be lost. Brown
tried it two years ago and he told me
he lost his seasons work and was out
at least two hundred dollars by his
venture.
Jones-That all came from his lack
of judgment. He planted northern
corn, and his neighbors told him it was
all mistake, but he said he would
show them, and the result was he did
lose his crop. Northern seed corn will
not do for our sandy lands.
Smith-But if the drought comes on
in this sandy land, be your seed north
ern or southern, will it not be all the
same?
Jones-Not if you get the right va
riety and work it well. 1t will stand
almost any drought, The fact is, we
are finding by experience what is adapt
ed to our soil and climate. There is q
variety of rye and variety of corn, if
the seed is grown in southern soil,
will do well nearly every time, where
seed grown in northern soil is sure to
be failure. This is partly true of the
watermelon and several other seeds
Then there are other seeds that must
be grown in the north or imported to
mature early enough here to meet the
market, or competitors who use judg-
ment in selecting their seeds and hav-
ing them tested, or purchasing of deal
ers who do test their vitality before
selling them.
Jones-What kind of corn will you
plant if you rent the plantation?
Smith, shall plant the long
toothed, red cob variety. The seed is
grown to order, on high pine land.
The cob is very small, the lSernal large,
and is the most productive, and with
good cultivation, crop is reasonably
assured, be the season wet or dry.
Jones-By the way, heard you had
your barn stored with the wonderful
pea hay. What do you think of the
pea?
Smith-Yes, l am feeding the won
derful pea hay to three horses and foul
cows, and for the first year in the south
| am free on the hay questions, having
enough pea hay to carry me through
and my horses work as well, and my
cows give as much milk as when fed OF
northern hay. l think, with the won
derful pea, Florida clover (beggal
weed), crab grass, the red cob corn, cas-
sava, sweet potatoes and other product
we know are adapted to our soil ant
climate, any farmer or horticulturis
who pays tribute to the north or ives
for hay and grain, or who does no
have butter and milk, pork and lard
chickens and eggs, from stock fed from
the products of the farm, and with tn
, stock make his own fertilizers, is a
least not thrifty farmer. | have hat
hold of the wrong end of the poke
, long enough, and had my hands prett
/ well burned. Last year l got hold O
, the other end, and see daylight
ahead, and prosperity even for
southern farmer. That pea was
, salvation to me. 1t eXcels all othe
q vine crops suitable for hay in ii
: enormous productiveness of vine an
: seed, and may be called the enterin
b. wedge or keystone to the arch tina
= opens the way or completes the stru'
+ ture of southern farming, making tn
: south no longer dependent.
. Jones-I am glad to have met 70
q this evening and to have confirme
very strong convictions that the sout
l. has a prospect of the removal of TIL
next greatest incubus to slavery, an
G that her redemption, agriculturally,
IS nigh. / shall seek another intervie
% soon, for there are other points wis
h to get your opinions and experienc
a upon. Good evening. Geo, w. Has
# ings, in Texas Farm and Ranch.