The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1894-06-08

Sensible suggestions.

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practical manner. We refer to them
now for the purpose Of relteratinQ them
as the subject is one Of vital Importance
"Your section" they remark, "posses.
Ses the finest farming lands and the
most salubrious climate in the world
and should be to-day financially indie,
pendent Instead of having to borrow
on a crop before it is male, she should
have her corn bins and larders filed
before commencing q crop.
with all your patient toll and econ
omy, you are neither so thriving nor
as you should be.
'There is cause for these troubles,
and we offer, without presumlng, the
following suggestions
u. The credit system, as it is now
IN vogue IN the south, is disastrous TO
The planters and tenants, forcing them
10 pay extravagant prices for supplies,
causing their crops to be forced into
market with such rapidity and in such
quantities as to break prices almost In
Varlably below the cost Of production.
y. After noting for years the effect
'f large crops Of cotton, we find that the
'verproduction Of the staple is the key
note to the situation, and we strongly
advise all parties interested in the pros
oerity Of the south to discourage the
planting Of a large acreage this year, land
levote their labors first TO the raising
4 grain, cattle and hogs, and. give the
'alance Of their time to the culture of
logs.
'This policy will bring good results
n many ways. For instance, many
mall farmers-and large ones also
re so heavily in debt when their cotton
J ready for sale that they are compelled
D LEI it 90, even though its price is be-
)w its intrinsic worth, while if they had
upplies at home, produced, and not
ought on credit, they could afford to
D hold their cotton until they felt justI-
edin selling.
with the production OF enough pro-
isIons on each farm, cotton would be-
ome surplus, and soon the incubus of
ebt would be Lifted from your people,
nd each year would record rapid strides
| wealth.
Decreased production of cotton and
lcreased production Of bread, meat and
her necessaries, will bring about a
Iore prosperous condition Of affairs for |
le south, and we would see grinding
)yerty banished forever, and plenty |
Ould pour in upon you."-Southern
ultiYator.
Here and There.
This "all-muscle" view of farming
Is done a great deal to detract from
Ie dignity Of agriculture.
Agriculture is full Of science, no other
dustry or profession furnishing as
uch food for thought.
A good food for a SOW with young
gs is a mixture of equal parts Of corn
cal, ground oats and wheat bran.
Dry axles add double. sometimes tre-
e, to the labor of a team. Nothing
.ys better than frequently oiling wag-
axles.
The man who is aroused 10 securing
tier stock soon wakes up to the i'm
rtance Of better care and feeding.
The best way to get a good herd Of
Try COWS is to raise them; then, If
Q not what they should be, you know
g reason why. II
Poultry yards should be provided with 4
hiking troughs so that the fowls will
be obliged to drink water from con-
and stagnant pools.
The fact that the number Of horses
,duce1 in every country of Europe is
,ry year decreasing, should encourage
: horse breeders TO prepare for |
inevitable demand that must soon I
ne from that source. Z
The festive cut-worm has been getting
his work in Tennessee in the most .
Itructive way. Whole fields Of corn y
7e been cut down and had to be plant
over. Fields of grass and clover In :
ne cases have been eaten up as COM !
tely as If they we're burnt over BY =
Horse Notes. D
4 horse that is a small eater does B
generally amount to much. il
The value Of a breed is brsed upon
earning power Of Its representa-
'he stallion Onward has added four
! trotters and PAGERS to the class Of n
that can go mile in 2.3O. p
ialls are quickly healed by applying <
min, keeping saddle or collar away =
q the gall, meantime by the use Of :. -
s. - :;
Iorses whose shoulders and back are >,
n washed in strong brine are sell q
troubled with sores when plough r
and planting. o,
ireeders increase their chances Of OBJ
ing early speed by breeding their al
es to stations who have shown ear az
peed themselves and have produced Is
y speed. lii
aying horses strength without re- d'
ng service Is a great art. Trotting la
ugh sandy or muddy places and on G
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