Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-01-05

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with the same objection - TO the
cost OF stocking The farm. Besides
the soil is not of . character to fur
nish sufficient feed or grazing for
that industry. Picture . dairgman
on one of our small light soil farms
driving q herd of fifty well.fed Jer~
seys--all q picture imagine the
same drawing Eve hundred gallons
Of milk to creamery per day-all
imagination dream of that dairy
man with q bank account Of five
thousand dollars to his credit--all
q dream think of that man paying
his taxes with check drawn on the
faith Of that dream, only to have
the same returned unhonored, for
cling npoa him the realization that
he was chasing > phantom and .
delusion instead Of the Jerseys.
Gentlemen, it is impossible for
as to follow in the footsteps of two
wealthy farmers from New York,
who by awaiting themselves of the
natural resources of a fertile section
aud untold expenditure Of money
have brought their farms up to such
high state of improvement, as to
dt them for any purpose. that the
climate will permit. They~of course
are prepared to stand any loss that
might come, while a failure with us
would bring distress and penury.
From observation and experiences
of long lifetime, have noticed
that all tobacco planted early will
mature and cure we'll, always com
handing q remunerative price.
Therefore the whole theory of sue,
cess in tobacco growing is embraced
within the following, namely: that
is to have o superabundance oil
strong. healthy, early plants, and
to secure that end, see that the to.
bacco beds are made with care and
fertilized highly next avail your.
self of the first opportunity to sci
them out IN well prepared land, in
telligently fertilized, then carefully
cultivate, secure, and assert the to
bacco-and my word for it, all this
complaint about the poor quality
II the article, will cease. 1t is tru.
that our tobacco market is off a.
present, due to the fact that thu
buyers have encouraged early ship
ments of tobacco when not properl,
conditioned, and doubtless hav,
sustained loss thereby. They nov
advise farmers to hold the tobacc'
antil Spring, when l believe it viii
sell for a remunerative price. j
% just here that / would say tina
fearing the influence of Professo
Amoss' letter might tend to cnrtai
the crop the coming season ans
thereby cause the French OF neces
sity to adopt the tobacco IF SOM
other country, causes me to speal
out. We are not discouraged, a
the fluctuation in price is not pecu
liar to this product, but to ever
article of merchandise in the land
Fruit is not always profitable
neither is butter. Everything il
life has its ups and downs.
The advice from the Department
OF Institutes has been so meagre
and its resources so easily exhaust
ed, that we are not prepared at 1
moments notice to abandon an ole
friend which has served us so Ions
and SO faithfully.
Innovations come so rapidly upor
the heels Of each other, and oul
country is becoming so large and
expansive, that shall not be sur
prise6 to hear of anything thai
might happen. Nothing seems Of
any value that is not new. But fol
my part, and think l voice the
sentiments of nine-teuths of the
farmers of st. Mary's county, am
not prepared for any change, and
propose to fight it out on the same
old line. Very respectfully,
4 HrNpv ~ Ansxr.