The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-09-06
Farmers Department
EDITED BY
b. F. PASSMoRE.
MOTTO:
He that ploweth should plow in nope
Good.

Our Flora correspond ent. in his las
weeks contribution to our agricultu-
raj columns on the subject ITO Raise
Hogs Cheap" has given volume In a
small compass, as to the feature OF
food ana variety in this branch OF IN
dustry. The February turnip idea Is
a new one to u.s. All the other success
sions with shady and well watered pas
ture, we have tried and can fully en-
dorse and confirm. We would only
add that the 6rst thing to plant Is
plenty of corn as it is necessary at all
stages of progress to help the variety
and put on the finishing touches, and
that we believe more fat producing
stuff can be raised of it to the acre than
any other product, not excepting gooo-
ers and peas, fine as they are. We are
off on New Madrid corn too, and would
like to have our correspondent give us
an article on it in due time. his sue
cessions and kinds of food, are the very
best for the purpose and enlnently
practical and suited to our climate and
soils. We agree also with the idea that
grade stock of all kinds are the best
for us, thus insuring hardness, prolif-
icacy and assured profits. The fever
ish and restless desire of our people to
grasp fortune by few imaginary skill
full and dextrous turns of the tickle
wheel, instead OF going upon the idea
that 1.-The mills of the Gods grind slow
", but exceedingly sure and fine" re-
ceives "a severe blow in these words.
when the Southern farmer realizes
the fact that this is an age of small
things, and looks after colts, calves,
pigs, hav and potatoes, and gives up
the idea of getting rich raising cotton
and buying every thing he needs, then
this will be the garden spot OF the
South, and our lands will be sought by
those who are looking for home
where com forts abound. +" How many
are practicing the very contrary of this
teaching, INDUCING great expectations
and looking for big results from big
operations III the future, whilst the
small things" right under their noses
attended to and aggregated, would
build the foundation upon which the
superstructure of competency, indepen-
dence and comfort would assuredly
rise. Don't despise the day of small
things The practice of the iniunc-
ton contained in this article is worth
many hundred times the subscription
price to our paper, and if we could only
induce the farmer element to contrib
ute practical results of their successes,
and inspire the mass of them to read
and study their calling, this land of
ours would blossom like the rose and
be dotted all over with small rich farms,
fat stock and neat houses, inha bited by
intelligent, happy, prosperous and con-
tented people. If we could only ''set
YOU afire" with that desire "to do"
which when it takes full possession of
man prevents his standing still, and
forces him to constant action, we would
have conferred upon you IA benifice ct
and lasting blessing. How can men
afford or be content to be idle, when
they see nature SO active, regular and
systematic in all her doings in order to
give us this beautiful. life giving, pro-
ductive earth and all aud water SO
fresh, pure and green each succeeding
day. Even the brutes, fowls and fish.
es must need labor hourly each day in
pursuit of even that food nature gives
without toll. Shall man with his God,
like reason and power, be lower than
the animals.