Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-01-20
TOBACCO
CULTURE.
W. J. Leary Writes an Interest
ing Letter To The Far
n1SrS,
Goenton. N. c., Jan. Ia. 90.

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The arpendrd article cut frou
the Progressive Farmer show
that it pays to raise tobacco arc
that it will not pay to raise cot
ton Wheu we have a better mon
ey making crop. Mr.. X. l.
Roswell tried tobacco during
the past year with marked NC,
cess. A few days ago he tolc
me that his tobacco crop was
worth from two TO three cotton
crops. THIS is practical results
not statements made upon theo
ry, but based upon facts, and
this year has not been favor
able for raising tobacco; with d
good crop year results would
be much better. The prices
have ruled high, and If the usu
al rule holds good that the sup>
ply aud demand regulates the
market, then the prize will hold
good for sometime to come. EX
pert tobacco men say that the
supply is not up to the demand,
and that is not at all likely that
1t will be for some years to
come, SO that those who raise
tobacco need lave no fear about
the ma. Set and price. He IS
the best farmer who uses good
Judgment. Work is very i'm
portant, but good management
is absolutely essential, if success
is sought. The man who has
good Judgment and uses it Will
accomplish much more, with
less work, than the man who
work S hard and uses no iudg-
ment A display of Judgment
i'll selecting money making
crops is of the first i'm portance
and our farmers should remen
Der this, and give special atten~
ton to it. A good agricultural
paper Will 'ichly repay the sub
sCriptloD many times over, and
the practical suggestions made
if adopted with determination
will greatly aid the live farmer
i'll reaching success. No farmer
ought to be without a good pa
per. 1t vii constantly educate
him, and give good and perhaps
someideas that had never oc>
Cured to him about his busi
ness, aud if he has not already
adopted the method of scientific
farming 1t may cause him to be-
come interested in the field Of
expounding thought and use
fulness; io1 scientific farming
has paid, and will pay as we'll as
any business in the world. If
you do not believe it, turn over
a new leaf and try it. l would
advise our farmers to get good
books on farming, chicken and
stock raising, and read them
and thoughtfully: it
will pay you and pay you we'll.
A good idea is to exchange
with one another, so
that the best methods may be
and the best results OBJ
tanned. What we are is largely
a matter of education and there
fore tits our duty to become
educated aud trained farmers,
for education is training IL any
good direction. II we are far
lners let us be educated aud
trained farmers with the best
thoughts and ideas OF applied
farming. But for the skill and
scientific knowledge of her far
mers Germany, agriculturally
speaking, would be one of the
poorest nations on earth and yet
she is not, and her farmers de
serve the credit for it. Take
heed, ye horny handed SOUS of
toll, and deter mine to make
yourselves farmers in the high
est serse. You cannot afford to
delay. The old duty of our
fathers will not do in these
days and times when competi-
ton in all lines of business Is so
stroug. 1t is a duty you ow
and your families to
get all out of your calling that
you can legitimately. Your
home life, and all that you de-
sire to haveand to be, depend
upon it. You have an honora-
BILE calling. then love it, foster
it, care for it, with all your
mind and strength of nature,
and riches will come to you in
the ma ernal world at least. Mr..
w. L. Boswell told me a few
days ago, that he intended to
give me the facts about his to-
bacco crop, and when he does l
hope to have the time to lay the
facts before our farmers, so that
they may profit by his exper>
ience. I believe tobacco is a
money crop, and the only one /
know of that We can handle sue
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