The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-08
The Constitutions Farm.

| We take pleasure in announcing that we
| have one thousand acres under CULTIVATION
! on this farm. These acres are accurately
measured and located in the states Oh VIZ
gin.a. North Carolina. South Caroiiha'
| Georgia, Florida, Alabama, MISSISSIPPI
Louisiana, Texas, West virginia oliO'
kentucky, Tennessee. Arkansas, 1ndian
! Territory and Oklahoma Territory
Our farmers are perhaps the best, each
| in his own section. ana we nave mao pidllt-
| ed with great care cotton. corn. tobacco,
/ waternelons ard sweet potatoes. As an
/ good farmers should. are keeping rec
I ord CT how the land was prepared "hen
and in what it was planted. the cost OF
| planting and the method; the number OF
l. times it has been thoroughly plowed and
the dates. the fertilizers used upon it and
their cost, if commercial fertilizers. If
! made at home the method and cost. We
are keeping also the dates of heavy rainfall
and also the seasons of long drought. We
are noting carefully the conditions OF the
crop and will tell every stage of advance
ment on Nay 1st June 1st, July lst, Au-
gust 1st. September list, October lst and
November Ist We will be able to TELL when
the crop is finished, it's total cost, and viii
allow fair wages for all work done upon it
including the gathering of the crop. At
the harvest time we viii know how many
bushels or pounds we have raised of the
FIVE articles and can estimate carefully the
total value OF the crop, its market price,
the total cost, the net gain or loss, anu
as model farmers, We can give any lat
relative to the crop which is important
These thousand acres are being carefully
cultivated by as many practical meE ana
we have no doubt record VIII b maze
which will so Ear towards Illustrating the
sCuth'S great possibilities in agriculture,
and stimulating the culture Of every posi-
bic acre that will add TO the independence
OF the people.
While we cannot view all these acres
in person We feel sure that the cotton II
well grown and that the bolls viii mature
in due season, opening their wealth TO the
picker. The corn stands in thick ranks,
waving its thrifty plumage defiantly. Tho
tobacco rows are neat n their military
precision and the broad leaves gather tho
sunshine anI add its wealth to their pc
cular properties. The watermelon vines
have run riot ana the green and striped
beauties cluster in thick profusion 10 tho
delight of the farmer, aud as u great
temptation to the ooiored brother and -
the Maynard scho0lboy. Beneath tae viSor-
GUS vines, growing from the COne-Shaped
hfIIs, 1.-THE sweet potatoes are lying IT
heavy clusters as they extract from the
Clark. cool earth their nutritious quality and
atmcst burst in size.
Ne are pleased With the prospects of our
wtIl-kcpt farm; 1t can - seen from noun
tain, riverside and plain and while it has
every advantage of topography and climate
ana cannot suffer all At once. from unI2-
yorable conditions, so broad is its extent,
il cannot prosper all at once. In some pOr-
lions Of our farm we need rain; IL others
H. 7.Fr# : IN
its whole scope we IRE more than gratltIed
with tie outlook.
We believe we VIII reap one thousand
Of the best acre crops made this year We
cre we viii be able To show at the EXPOSE
ton this fan products that Viii stactie
the who is TOW advertising his Utah
apples, and woulu ineced have caused the
spies who went over into Canaan 10 bring
/ back report equal 10 the gTdDes u Is
Ne give good cheer to all the tillers of
the soil aEI W. make these announce
nents TO let them know that from the
quiet field there comes an iniluenee that
is felt in every part Of the lat.d- The peo-
rle truly wish th- farmer wei, and cspe-
cially hope for abundant crops in this year
OF financial debate and uncertainty.
We sent out last week large sized ruled
blanks TO receive our crop reports upon;
these are 10 1e filed odt uniformly, CIV
ing the facts, and returned 10 Us by the
Three gentlemen WIN act as judges in
I the farm crop confess, whose skill. Impair
tialty and eminent ability cannot be qGes-
toned. They are: Hon. Robert 7. NesbitI.
commissioner of agriculture for Georgia;
Hon. John Hollin5sworth, lately cOamis-
sioncr of agriculture for The state of Texas,
and Hon. John Robinson. lately commits
sioner of agriculture for the state OF North
Carolina.
These gentlemen will meet in Atlanta
in November, during the exposition, and
after "a careful examination Of all reports
make decision upon which Will pay
$lo1 cash to each of the five winners OF the
crop prizes While this may be a consid-
cradle inducemeu- 10 some. we know that
all viii realize handsome profits from the
cultivation OF the prize acre
Next year we trust several thousand farm
erS wili take up The crop offer which viii
be announced in due season.