The Holly chieftain., 1897-11-26
ma AovA,rAaEs os,aaI oAy,o,
An 1nsesoseiag Getssr "a. srvtsntjeW
ana ~ Aasontaus - hav
lmg omati Farms.

An 1nsessstiag letssr en. srsieatieW
ana ~ AaeontnGe - blav-
ing ousati Farms. q
CetfArsss Boosu- Tucxan,
Salvation Asny Hssdousrtes,
: New york pf&y. n. X.
nsar Sir, Whea shs piaa Of iocatiae
settIsn On ssssla tsacts Of land In the
Arhausas vsIlsy asdsr The suspluss Of
Sslnstion ARMY wss frst msntionsd 10
ne. ] advised a1ainA sncourasing il.
ssasing thaf 4 ~ intended u bring
into The vsllsy - undssifaLls class OF
c'tissns. Assb shs feasibility Of the
plan. II men skilled ID ths caltivati,n Of
the soil wsrs selected. I had NO ques
sion. sincs By usny ysass' expsris.ce
- Colorsdo hsd copvincsd me that in1
favssabls looalisiss. snslh holdiaes with
irstesiioa and thorough cultivation
wouA b. nsss psuatahls md aasocisssd
wkh more pIssssass ard conssntmsnt,
than The ksgss hoiiLass ard indiIsrsst
ca1Givaaioa nov spnmoa thsoashoat
tas county.
] have lnnR believed that bseauss Of
'the prodlDslity q The land. ths aysssss
,iarmsr - attsans - to caisivsts naovs
dian y epes lpa tth economy ri "
r., I! ssA I. \ ~ ssnsss ls 4 Ax,ss
l51yG = Il ~ = II 1ssS6 M ssSi2Ke i ~
soessed spos. = 10 acsss. hes mi bssn
|snidsd " any oshss pnrpose than 70
|fssnish homes Tor The people. Nov
thst III poblie lands hass pssslimlly
ali paassd iato psivsts owner.hip, and
- appsoaeh ths inevitable pssiod Of
sabdtsbion. 5 beg to eivs sons Ssssons
Why J bslisvs that : 6toup u astslen
possped osths requisits skill. viii sne-i
cssd upcn small hoidisn in ths Arkan-
- vsllsy.
Je ons nathnilias With irrieaAion and
ths climatic con1itions prsvailins IN
the arid rsgions, Il y dif3cult to Isx-
ploin the mdnatstsl si6niamnce Of the
astiadal Application of watsr = prsctic-
l. Colombo. The EASTERN farmer
when b ~ i lasps csap says ~ had !
favorable ysaf. ard when his crop is
small he says he has hAd bad ysas.
Il svsIl known tha* lie yeass of high
- pseductiveness. uhsh conpassd
with Tie vsass considespd I'D, mir o.
Avsfasp, ~ vssy nv.
Injadsina d the rewards ~ hsmins.
Ne sss thasssoss conpSlsd . ADOPT =
The ~. IL avefaee ysas or he svssaes
oa > numsss ~ eonsecsiivs ysass.
Ifyoa ssk whist constitutes . eood
yssr o. . bad year. the Grnep viii tell
yoa tAst dusinG the former the weather
sas Eood, aad during he lasesr u sss
bsd. 1his dsAnition VIA analysed
neans that duvins ihsgood ysar thsrs
W. shs right amount ~ ncistnrs and
The light amount Of slsshins ~ heat
psopsrly dislsibatsd thrsueAoat The ga
soa. aad thaa during The I'D ysass.
contrary copditions pssyailad. I.
Now tbsrs y . mayphIcf psogysas In
agriealtsss In .eIkeF tasnnits and Il
aeans tbs ssms 10 Ssch, namsly, The
succpnesl conventian viii nalnvs. max
Ing sssvaat whes ponsibis and over
cunning o. avoiding ~ svils whsn nsess-
essy. Ths asnss Of ths humid psessn
10 doninatsd ~ ths vssvisg huno,s II
ths climaas. Tit Szins too much Of TOO
littls, be nust submit. One ysas his
Nod msy ~ ssramp. thsns ysas his
caails nay die Of thirst. With ~ ~
msnts unsoatsollabls. Il = scascsly 10 b.
sxpsctsd thas hs ean mahs any nsassrisI
scientific progress. ltN Ii she abssncs
* ~ unesrtain elsosnl * wea1hss and
lloietuss. thAt ~ And ~ greaease valus
- ~ irsiQb,s iands a ~ aid rsrjon.
r ~ latese ths Gun psaol1mIly alwsys
1Aanep - ~ wa4sf 4 app3isa when
- - needed. Il npst r. obvinus
Bhestflss ut With . ~ leient ssppIy
y vaAaf ~ srdav,sl spslissaen, ~
nxsl s10iuna alons sGosds ! IN ~ ~
ti9s sslsayaaiea a ~ ~ vkiels
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