The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
FARMER AND PLANTER.
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While Ulzee farming Is 10. P-ozsz-
tie d noi vish q advocate raising
speezal crops only. This would e=r-
tzinzE PrgFe uere Improbable tor tae
general nzss Of farmers Bzt there
are 1zng farms which are particularly ,
adapted . certain crops aad where t1e
farmer has mastered the details Of s1y
sueh crop. he uzY with great prozt
grOa u 30 the exclusion Of anything
else TIE farmer shoaId ind out wha.
his lz1d : best adapted 70. then master
the details thoroughly and grow tais
crop for al there : Il !, 10 matter
whether i Be s4azsnes Or beans. Gu
c1ubers o peppermint. sheep or tar-
keys. tobacco or hops. or anything eHse
which VII p4F = good return for the
money and lzBsr invested
Specially farming. As opposed 70
mixed farming, means more pzrticu-
lzrly special lines Of farming and not
growing one special crop ouly. It may
be fruit growing, grain raising, truck
. ing or market gardening, stock rails
ing or dzirying with its zccompzni-
ments Of hogs and calves II the
farmer grows fruit the crop should aOt
be al peaches or Strawberries. but the
farm should be deToted largely 20 fruit
Of al kinds By starting with straw
berries the summer will De COZ
I tinued with raspberries. cherries,
eurrants, go0seberries, dewberries,
black kberries, peaches and plums,
while the fall will find him busy
with pears and grapes, and apples viii
keep the work going half through the
winter. In such line Of farming a
mans thoughts are concentrated large
I ly in one direction and his energies are
expended where they VIII accomplish
the most IL he tries 70 keep dairy
and produce hay in addition 10 fruit
growing he viii find that the COWS
must be MIXED at the same time the
straw berries need picking, while a
meadow of hay must be watched and
raked when the cherries are ft TO pick.
The trucker viii not grow cabbage
entirely. nor viii the dairyman keep
nothing but cows, the poultryman raise
anything but broilers. nor the grain
grower give his whole attention to
wheat But he should select line OF
crops which will nick one with the
other and not conflict, and produce
enough Of one Of two things TO WELD
some influence in the market
/ This Is 3 broad subject for discussion
in single paper, but enough can be
said 70 show the folly Of trying TO grow
everything prodtably on one farm The
thankfulness Of many writers n well
coming return TO the good old times
Of peace and poverty and mixed
/ farming is more mOOnshine than any
thing else--Edwin c. Powell, in Coun-
[ try Gentleman.
HINTS ON SWINE FEEDING.