Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-10-26
FARMER ANDPLANTER
THE LESSON OF THE DROUGHT.
Facts That WeII-rosted Farmers are
Familiar With and Which 9th
crs Must Learn.

scarcity. This is better for such
farmers. though worse for the coun-
try at large, than good crops every
where. 1t may seem somewhat sell
fish for one farmer to profit by the
miSfortunes OF his neighbors, but IT
can not be called foolinSh. There is q
degree of independence inherent in
agriculture that renders this particu-
lar brand Of selfshuess a virtue rath-
er than a vice, for everyone is placed
upon his own resources and charged
with the duty of cultiyatirg his tai
emf, as well as his field, and providing
for his own, and if others charged
with the same duties see tit TO barter
ultimate success for present ease,
they must pay the penalty and pay II
TO their more thoughtful neigheors
This is a diyinely appointed system of
rewards and PuuishmentS, and isl
right. In farming, Us i'm every other
calling, every man is charged with the
duty of doing the hes, he can, and IL
he refuses he is punished; while he
who does his full duty is rewarded
by having the Peh"I! '"'"V' wv ~
him.
Every posted FARMER MO, , . " -. w.
make iariN sooo crops -' '',o a. - :,
seasons, as is proven by conditions IN
the drought stricken Ss''''"S Va o'.'
country during the past S'"s'A' - Is
also known lh&l SOME '''FS
more or less LOT want % I'''l me-
every year. ana tna.' "o"''Vt So
the crops may ne' 'NyS " o',u - '''
been better II they A"u "'' 81 - ~ . ~
The process otconseF'.hs lI'''s' .l0 IN
cultivated helus IS we" N'""'' ~ ''',
farmers VINO READ Ia+ih P"P'i>' "''''
yet Il majority oil lny"l 9''"e' 70l'',
almost every fea" AL"
seasons OF drought lH'S seem ~ =
TOO optimistic IN th''F oN"''i"''o"3'
As their actions ma! ne roI'S' u''''
they say; Inc good IoIa WIFI S''," Us
RAIN just When we heeu ~ >" "'.
the USE ana il the Soou ''''U l','S
]
next year; Inc good Loru surrey "I'l
not IAN us two years III SUCCESSION
They forget lhat tine onIS way ~
secure the dressings oI Il'"''H Is ~
deserve them, ana mat 'ne oNIl way
to be sure OF good crops year "l 'e-
year is to DO the very oesV ialllII"E
possible Then PROVIDENCE u'sPtHseS
its blessings hDeraIy' IL mus pe'n
demonstrated That lalr crop OF coln,
for instance, can De MADE il tHe SOIL
is saturated When the pants HraV APP
pear without drop Oh Fa'Il 'IeIe-
after; also That the same nlelhooS Vi
preparation and CULTIVATION VIII pro
/ portlonately beneh' the crop III la
yorable seasons. ANA as Saiu petoIe'
all Well-posted farmers are lainIllar
with these facts and processes, Whelh-
er they put this knowledge IN practice
or not. a trip over the country III
July showed that some farmers maze
good corn crops, Whlle theIr hel3h-
bors on the other side oil the cross
ANhNC i''"'N nun " >''l va ''
all cases an inspection showed that
the difference in the crops was the
result OF different methods OF cult
walton, presumably aided by different
methods of preparation. IWenty-tour
years ago, and before these drought
beating methods were generally
known the writer OF this determined
to test in corn the method recon-
mended by-A. NJ. Purdy, of New York
for carrying strawberry plants
through droughts. An acrewa deeply
plowed and cross plowcd during the
winter, narrowed level, and corr
planted on the level surface about the
midle of March. After planting ne
other implement was used than Il sid,
harrow with ten teeth. The neigh
, "y,n ' carr viii bIo,y down" som,
IT. d. A.. -, 81.