The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-07
A Farming Lesson From Kansas.

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SO the guessers are estimating.
The usual protests and palaver
were gone into about a reduced &
acreage, but the prospect, all the
same, is for considerably greater
crop. The fact is, the great South
is not fully awake to its own best
interests. If it was SO; it would
diversity its crops more as posi-
tive-necessity, and raise all it con-
sumes. The South is great ag-
ricultural section, and,~ IF. wise,
can not only grow all it needs, but
much to feed the other people of
other lands. Kansas illustrates
the benefits of diversifying crops.
1t has greatly reduced in five years
its mortgages and: improved its
condition otherwise. 1t still gives
chief attention to raising live
stock, but it has gone into other
industries. TheKansas City Times
says that the cereal crops are still
largely cultivated, but "the fruit,
the dairy interests, the poultry
and egg trade, are bringing hun
dreds of thousands of dollars an
nually where but few years ago
they were scarcely known as
sources of revenue. Formerly
these things we're shipped to that
section from the East and paid
for in money that came from grain
and live stock. If there was a
failure of the grain crop the coun-
try suffered for many Of the nee
essaries of life Now the big crops
may fail or prices be depressed,
: and yet the agriculturists be COM
paratively comfortable at home,
from the simple fact that they are
raising these things and selling
= them to others, that they once
: were in the habit of doing with
Y out"
The wisdom of all that mus
: impress any man of ordinary in
telligence. By diversity of crop
n Kansas has steadily improved
:. that is the fact. 1t has stoppe,
If the suicidal. policy of raising to
much of cereals and live stoc
n while neglecting other importan
If crops. 1t has learned by expe
neethat it is wise to keep you
v money at home, and the way t
N do this is to make the farms sci
supporting in all things pessibl
of 1t is very absurd to have GOO
as farms in climate like the Sout
as and depend upon less favored Sc
tions for prime necessaries, as we
ly as fruits and other comforts. TT
IS way to independence and thrift
to grow less cotton, spend less f
of fertilizers, grow all crops, raise q
nd fruits, raise your own cotton al
hogs and horses and mules, al
he keep your money at homes.
s. Since preparing the above !
les have seen the following in t
Ter Chattanooga Tradesman, and
copy it because it is On the line
St the above reflections:
of 'It is we'll worth while to oft
'th remind Southern farmers til
it they should raise their own col
wheat, potatoes and meat-fo
lch for man and beast. Some yes
re- ago South Carolina farmer W
a a 81 900 prize by digging 627 bu:
: OF els of Irish potatoes from an &C
Another South Carolina husbal
Lsts man, q: T. Drake, of Marble
OF county, same State, won anotl
The prize by raising 2554 bushels
eth corn On one acre. He did it
age raising two crops"
Not only can two good crops
ted made in one season in the Sou
rles but great, even unexampled
on suits are secured. What North
MI farmer ever grew in one year
UGH bushels of Irish potatoes on
Eye. acre of ground? They cannot
is that cup there" What West
we're farmer ever made 1854 bushels
part corn on one acre!- Never ha
hey been done, and never will it
In done 'up there" What Come
L917 cut tobacco grower ever made
alue1 $50 by his own individual lal
re- Whoever. cup there" ever m
81, 200 average on every acr
En- tobacco? That has been done
five North Carolina. The Trades1
h If says:
each "Mr. John C. Fletcher, of
otes same county, won prize by
pile ducing On 100 acres of land in
t of season SO, 726.45 worth of: nj
tons rails; the items running from
ster- dozen eggs to forty-eight bale
cotton. We could fill all thre
deep the pages here set apart for &c
any rial with similar instances of
'or a results of good farming in
r for South
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