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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

b,s letter in full, but I do not think IL would do any good and might deter some young men from determination to ,aiin in the modes of today, make eVerEtnhe on the farm that he consumes ann "to to at home, buying nothing "i'h
 make the crop.
 My friend proceeds. 'I cultivate my plantation largely upon the share sFs. tenn, the laborers furnish the iaool a''' H','' feed and clothc themselves ana recelNt one-half they. produce. A nne-muie iarip produced tel bales of 2otton last E'a' weighing j.309 pounds which sold Tor ssP, F; the charge for ginning passlHt and ties. freight. storage and .nsuramr, e,, amounted to $3i .00. which deducted ron inc above leaves sS6s 72. as the net pro ceeds of the ten bales. The laborers ln- tero st in that cotton was Sie4'do, "Ihen was divided between two men ana tnf'r wives made an average Of $ieb 10 the hand They fed and clothed themselves nut of this amount. Their average ac- count was S26. 45 and their average III terest after paving their >acc'nnls va, WaS S1e 64 was $i GS 2-3 per month TOT tne'i years work Tn addition to the cotton 'thev received one half of the corn. whlrn was about fifty bushels. This mule tarm Uas better than the average ot the pan tation Nv crop If cotton was an aV- craze of nine bales to the mu,c ann shont ninety bushels of corn and when I got through paving up was no nf1.sf off financially than | was one year pre- ]
 all my expenditure IS upon my tsrn''E' . ,h. nIantation and the negroes.
 My friend also thinks farming IS grad uaH- losing caste. and he adds; Not q son of mine shall bo a farmer II can prevent it. and l would quit 1T romih
 i have ono son with the American Ie'- egraph Company and l graduated one from the University ana ne IN now on his fourth year course ot electrical en- gineering and will graduate in June from the Massachusetts Institute of Techono- gv." Our friend is farming from force 9f circumstances, as evidenced by ms declara ton that he would quit ] could" He does not love his calling, mas no ambition to elevate it and is after me king all he can out of his tenants. That sort of farming is not farming a' all ins the true sense. and is no test.
 | know man who lives in MontRnn- cry County who has made success al
 f;rming from year in to year out TOT 1 {, 1ood number of years, and he IS III II For inc love of it, he gives his best efforts and talents to it's development 3no advancement and has set an eSanple m his farming operations that any one UouId do well to follow. He has depehu- ed upon nothing but his farming ppei re, tiC ms for living and ne haS tahSh i. u.i
 II any first prizes at the d, oad,e a'iu nr rrs trict Fairs for all the products or Fla l farm He makes everything thdt ls mdo' | nn a farm. has everything for his nome | ornsumntion and to spare, and mas h"lI'- i inr, to bllV to make his crops "llh' tit | t lie in his own words now ne HldHF | tts ,ons and his story is a credit rath' l th.,r 1 drtractiou from t1" pr"trSTIo1 "l
 VT "'''' Bv |. R McLend"u.
 | Al vo,Ir request | chcerfullE g,Vc N". my methods nt prel1riOG land, vult'' at InE and gathering my crops.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
Did Not Know the Thieves. Z

While Louis XIV. the Grand NopsEeh. vas chewing the recently arrived Amhas- sador through his picture gallery, he op- served that the Englishman made n~ demonstra tions over pictures of which ne was justly proud. He finally brought him to the end of the gallery. where, placed upon a raised dias. was7one of the finest pieces of statuary anywhere to be found The central figure was representation of the crucifixion, and on one, side was 2 bust of the then reigning Pope, and on the ether a bust of Louis himself
 The Englishman pretended not to rsc- ognize any of them.
 My Lord" said the King, you do not seem to recognize any of these figures
 Lord B. put on q puzzled look aud shook his head
 Why, said the King. that figure in the center is Christ on the cross; that on the right side is our Holy Father the Pope; and that of the left Is ourselves
 T thank Your Majesty for the infornia- tion." said the Ambassador. Tt Is true. I have heard that Christ was crucihed between two thieves, but who they were. until now never knew"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FARMERS WHO
 APPLY SCIENCE TO THEIR CALLING

two-thirds of the corn ration Tor yuns and July. and in fact, work stock VII oo rood work on sorghum alone; taken not to make stock eck on !. - first, but 1t is safer to feeo . n'''e 'o'"
 ..By " the use of sorghum. peas, pota. foes and chufas fattened al the meat last winter will need. wien almose no and usss sss sst.T tss sora Sweet % may be planted by the acre and left TOT ths hoEs to dig as they need them. Pea nuts f,iay be treated in same way as Pvs tatoes. Nothing fattens hog tsS.sr S .rn,. us ]. riety for swine. If they breakfast on s, Sns one. they dine on the other. Chufas VII lie in the ground all winter ano hsop sound and fit for hogs through Januaty r, and February and March if planted m large areas For sows and piss durmg winter and spring months there is no
 Many years ago found that the SOW s wss ~ a very " profitable investment. Work stock when not. employed. need no otne, food and cows will double the now N Nol milk in three days after being turned Q. 1t, and sews and pigs .srr VIII do suowed wss W te Sraza on the rye patch. These minor erops as regarded by the many. savs corn every day they are in use ny uns stock. I boldly assert that hat snd A,aohs1 hse1
 
 they need for home use. and d plenty to feed those who follow other pursMt., without the use Of single gram oi corn, I would not say, this IS the Wises, policy to follow, where land Is rlcn enough to make twenty bushels to tne acre and often more. am writing 70 help these who have poor land as com pared with the best lands of the state.
 A Real Farmer.
 ITO he a real farmer means more thar to be the fortunate owner or oreeci, loading shot gun and pointer dog have not the time nor the training to write methodicaJly on any subject.
 should have said while writing abou peanuts that in this neck of the wooos two varieties of peanuts are generally II the lead. Lime in land is a necessity tt | grow any kind of peanut. but the twt | named above are known as the Georgi' running kind and the Spanish Tnf Georgia peanut must be planted earl; as 1t 'reduires the summer and fai months to make 8 full crop. The plan l runs on the ground and continues to forn ! until checked by frost, while the Spams | nut grows upright and makes a cluste | of nuts around and close to the taproo' 1 Ry planting this nut thickly on fair av ' craze land very large yields may D
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

Corn.
 For corn on upland, bed the land. breaking the came. and when pIantinE time comes list. with turn ing piow on the wIter frrrow, row. mssxane asS -;, 2 by opening with a small scooter and GOV. erinx with double blow, using small blows to avoid covering too oeep; when up to . full stand and the plants iaIee ercugh for rlowman to see run run q naIae slGe ine the harrow as close to the plants as pcsibie not to injure them; the harrow fiushes the soil, kills thousands of weeds and grass in the sprout. turns light ana heat to the small ,nS roors rania,y Ss sh' COT" anu
 'sThe old plan of blowing corn every three weeks, as practiced by our tathers. .did very we'll, when the land was r,ch enough to make crop or corn ana crou of grass at the same time. but now, conditions have changed in most of the lands, barely being able to make but one crop, and that one small one. without fertilizer. Keep all weeds and grass killed. as they begin to grow with slna.. '. the hoe, until the plants are large enough to bear soil being thrown to them by tho blow, after which. if the. bowman does not keep the beds free from grasa that will If possible, tlush the land every ten days, and often"r would DC better. | try to grow my grass in one place and my corn in another:
 q never blow corn deep after the hrs' blowing It does no harm to plow as deeply as possible while the plants art small and before the roots begin to ru' out in search Of food after which time freuuent and shallow blowing Is all the crcp needs.
 Peas.
 Years ago began to plant peas be tween the hills of cora by digging hole: with a small hoe and dropping peas Il the holes and covering then, with ih' blow as the corn is ploweti On old lam in order to make a good crop Of peas they must be planted early and vel worked. but on new land. liheral SOW ing brc sdcast is all that is necessary l laying by time. I cultivate peas for twi reasons one is to raise food for stoci and the other is to fertili5e the land. Flo fertilizing purposes it is no exaggeratioi to say the pea Is ''The Glover of the south." It is no longer an experiment with me, l know whereof l speak in re gard to p.a planting to improve land 1 I try to lay by corn clear of grass an
 weeds with hiil of peas nom six irche | to one foot high between every two hull ! of corn in the held The corn and peas lsi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

by in this way will so shade the iaiu that they will hold possession unul .na trop is made and in September nas q crop oi corn and P5ls on eNti! aow ,s, of Iard instead of weeds and crab grass the DC as do but little harm to tnS toIn' while n thick covering ot pea Vines 's turn to the land bouptltul suPit. pi nitrogen already stortd TOT lutuln ,,tr When | fertilize with commercial nii uurc, 1 put t in the furroW aittr ru'i- i,ing around the corn the second tIlls and coVsr at once. but ~hcre hdrHyeiu
 manure s used to get 3Gst reSu.tS f,rtS,M 'it ,a SOW in the TOW. Go Jd and paylns reSutss may be obtained either way.
 ''l find working corn before sunhp is very beneficial to it. Ii does no other good it enables the plowman ll reach the further side ot the field, Just before 1t needs blowing or the very hnur it needs help. When the first rays ol rising sun have to wade knee oeep III grass and wecds before they can warm the roots of corn and peas II VIII not reguire Il philosopher to sec the lnJul done by these no%ious soii caters ,,o crop. pig mp tho weeds and let tho e rn grow is the only true rlethod now adays.
 For cotton prepare as for corn save where I f"rtli2e I put a small amount under the seed. say l5o pounds per acre. and feed the plants as IL grows untii dt 
 the same precautions aS to keeping out weeds and grass as 1 do in corn II IS a fatal mistake to let the weeds eat up the fertilizer: Dig up the weeds and let tbe cotton grow. Is an ahsolutc h"- cessity to full crop of cotton. II IS an impossIbIlity to maks crop ot wteus and a crop of cotton at the same tune on the same lana.
 As cotton is d sun plant, l find rom actual experience that working 1t before sun-up does it as much good, fl not more than 1t does corn. l do all l can to give dew drops off the cotton leaves as early as possible by keeping the weeds sub dued while young.
 Diversified Crops.
 If every farmer were to diversity to that extent of making the farm Sel1- supporting independence and prospeTlIN would abound throughout the lana cap, italists may furnish money to spin ana weave cotton, wide awake men may bulld shops to work up the hard wood of the South lumber men may work the yello" hines into first class building material and sell it for a good price. yet all this will not place us on the road to com plete and substantial prosperity without farm independence: diversified farming to the extent of making the farms able to feed not only the breadwinners but the vast hosts who work in mine or shop The keystone to bind the whole fabric together is diversihcattpn- No other people can furnish this key save those who tiu in. soil out of which must come bread for the cater
 Most peorl" ,pu iler sorghum pot C. | toost peanuts md rlUi1S Js minor crops ! . hon n fact 4. | use them they are me major crops E, the use of earlv s"T- | chup muiAs and cows may be fed | wholesome rauon m June, thereby saVnz
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
Rv n W. McIver.

By D. w. McIver.
 It Is a source of pleasure to ind men in any profession who have been sue. willing to give to others the beneit or their experience. Such men as these are not ashamed of their calling and are an honor to 1t. Farming is the grandest and nobiest of all caIlings, and when fol. lowed scientifically and intelligently ana with energy and thriftineSs yields moro results for the same amount or enersy and scheming and work than ali tne ress combined. The man who farms with the purpose of making it his ffework and has ambition and a desire to excel. gen, orally makes success or nimeen anu
 turns out to be not only indepenoenL
 but makes his imprint upon the business and social world. The man who farms
 with success and makes something ot himself usually does 1t by his own ef-
 forts and owes no other man so much as in any other calling. Right here in Montgomery County there are men who have farmed and found pleasure ana profit in it. while others farm because
 they have to and make living out or ing about it as a profession or business,
 are simply in it for what they get out
 of 1t, neither do they strive or care to elevate or promote farming as means
 of livelihood for our young men. one of this sort of farmers writing to me re- gently, says. among other things: Farm ing is the only business that l know or that is considered a success when you begin on the 1st day of January no
 worse off financially than one year pre- vious. A farmer is considered fairly sue
 cessful if he does not quite pay out" My friend draws picture that is the exception for a
 farmer is not as rule consid- cred success who does moi quite pay out" in this day of advanced.s scientific and intelligent methods in farming. My
 friend is from the Black Belt and has become discouraged from the fact that
 he has gone through the fire and storm of the advancing period. when our smoke houses and corn cribs were in the West.
 and when 1t was even more runous than it is now to raise cotton and buy every thing to make it with. He goes on to tell what he says Is the plain trutb about it." in which he paints most dark and discoura ging conditions in the rich est and most fertile farming section of
 the State saving that there is 'diiapi- dation and desolation to be found on ev- cry hand" That is not the result of my observation in the Black Belt under the up- to -ds te. methods in farming and I am | sure my friend will think better of !, when he changes his old time methods | of making crops. wish I could print
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
Willis's Snake Story.

Willis is maid of all work m the Guard office in yGoiad and has always borne a good character for truthIulness. The office force was discussing won- derful snake story. some one had told, and the foreman asked Willis what he thought of what Vt; does think q itg Nothin' wonderful bout dat tale to man what knows snakes lak l does.
 Did I ever tell yer bout a tame chick en snake whut my ole marster had durin slavery?
 q never? Den I'll tell 1t now Whlst de forms is a dryin'.
 Some of us niggors. cotched a young chicken snake an was proJectin wih II. Ole master seed us, an as he was ahus a foolin' wid bugs an crecters generally, he tuk an tanned it.
 "Ole marster raised lots O chickens in dem days an dis bein' a, chicken snake, he narcherIy kep it in de chicken house.
 .At fust de snake'd cat do eggs. but bime by he cotched on to dc pint dat ole marster wanted de eggs fer hisself, an he quit eatin em.
 He quit eatin' 'em, he did. but de way dat snake'd hunt de eggs an put em in big box would a surprised pusson what didn't know snakes. No sooner'n he'd hear hen cackle dan away he'd wriggle an come back wid an egg in his mouth. An I tells you ole marster wuz proud o dat snake! Why, he wouldn't took | de best nigger in Texas for him. | Long in de spring he was missin most O de time, an We was gttin' oneasy | bout him. till one day. he crape out i'm under de crib wid as fine a bunch of little chickens as ever you seed. Matched 'cm out hsself.
 Den ole marster was proud. He'd set T lA -l,a Ar a,,' xxrat t.hh h ER N- | in to chuck an cratch for dem chickens
 lack a hen. an laugh fit to kill hisself. | After dat de snake do dc most O de hatchin. Being monsous big he'd set on
 lots O eggs at a time, an I tell you he l kep' dem hens busy" | Whatever became of this wonderful | snake?' asked the foreman. Oats what Tso gwine to tell you said Willis.
 "I.ong itf de fall de boss was buildin a 1 biz house. an he took us niggers to dc bottom to get out logs an bo.ds, 90 -dey | want nobody at home to look after de
 snake.
 .De hens wans't .Iayin' an de snake. | hatin to lose dc time. found box of white dokncbs in de wood shod. an think | in" dey was eggs, he had sot onfcm till | he was mos daid. | "OleA Amarster showed him by signs dat | dey want eggs an got him to stop | He doctored him, too, but de snake | des pined away an died Seemed like he l was 'shamed an mortfied-bein chick en snake--at maxim sich a mistake, dat
 he sho did die.
 l GUS niggers buried him in dc hen house | an ole boss tuck on SO dat we cotched l hm>anudder, but he wouldn't have it an | said.
 But laws a massy, here we is runnin on here an dem forms all ready for dc press.'''
 remain a mystery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
Few Get the Princes Autograph.

New York Sun.
 Prince Henry while here was naturally as..d often for his autograph. but it is es- ,i,,ated that not more than % persons sue ceeJed in getting il. Most of the requests came by mail. - . .,.. ....,, esnds on the other side. decided to give his sutograph only to certain individuals These an-r t6e president of a society or club of
 s.ob he was tho guest and one or two "i tbnss nearest him at the tshlc, To this ruF he pArfistcuflv adhered
 .1 inc dinners st which ths rrlnr" NaS < .,,a., in th,s ritv and elsewhere requests f1r st. .utoxrsrh were sent to him r large nnnherF. most of them in notes aHHr@> te' r. ,n m hir. through the presIdinE officer, Not iev
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

obtained. This nut may be planted early or late July and make good crops in either case. but the chiei virtue ol lnis nul in the way uf harvesting Is It's haDlt of growth When ripe the plants may he pulled up by hand very easily, bring Ing with the plant all the nuts. By throwing the plants as pulled up in heap rows and let lie in the hot sunshine two Inass may be stored for hay. Cows and mules will cat the nuts and nay ana grow fat with no other food. Of course tiog5 will cat the nuts and hay too II con- hn,d where they cannot get grass'
 Harvesting.
 As to my methods of harvesting my crops, do not know that they dimer from others. unless 1t be in promptness to gather al the right time and store all seeds In such way as to know exactly W here to find them when seedtime comes.
 Profits for the last two years have moi been troublesome to look after their safe keeping yet, I have not seen the farmer who lives at home, that is beg ging his bread. but I invariably find such farmers living at case, happy and con tented with their surroundings. at peace with the whole world and the balance of mankind.
 herewith report the following details of the so-called minor crops raised on my farm last year. viz;
 Cat tail millet. fed blow horses ~,
 4n days cents apiece. b-Oo Sorghum. fed q horses. cows and
 20 hogs l2O days. ? cents apierc... F W Whipporwill peas. horses, 3o days.
 , cents apiece. ................. l'oo EsrIy corn Dent and June> horses
 and 20 hogs 50 days, 1 cent apiece. l3.W Spa nsh peanuts. fed 70 hogs 20
 days. cents apiece. l2.OO Georgia peanuts, fed 70 hogs GO
 days. , cents apiece, .............. -4.W Turnips, fed to cows, 20 days
 3 cents apiece. ..................... 5.p Turnip seed sold . ................ l0.0y
 SdS days. , cents DO
 S5S days. .. v. ................... 15.OO Eggs for home use. cents day
 Airing year. a. ............. la.W Eggs sold. Q. .. .. .................. lO.W Chicken1 sold . ................ l0.0O Chickens used at home. .......... D.O Turkeys sold. .................. 1OUO Rutter sold . . .................. F. .0O NiIk sold . .....,.............. 5.00 Cane syrup for table. ......,...... F. Sweet potatoes for hogs to root. lJ0 bushels. 25 cents.... .........., B. .JO Sweet potatoes for table. 75 bushels. N cents. ..,..''.. .''..''..'''. oi 'OV Cow peas for hogs. 70 bushels, Sl.,. 5O.OJ Corn fodder and hay, etc, for 1902. POO 0i Pork 2OO0 pounds 5 cents pound. 100 %
 Total. .. ... .. ......................S .S655 2l My farm ig improving each year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
Did Chamberlain Swear ofp

London Cable Dispatch to New York
 World.
 The noticeable absence for two months of the orchid which Colonial Secretary Chamberlain had been accustomer to dec crate himself with on all occasions is at tributed to the Boer war. It is asserted that he registered a VOW to discard his fayorite flower until the war ended. just as Queen Isabella of Spain onca vowed never to change a garment until Grenada
 Stiu' a general slackness in the hereto fore 'spruce" MT. Chamberlain has been noticed the only characteristic hit of stvie he clings to being his monocie. A tailors' periodical lately rldlcnled Tn and his general shabbiness in appear anCe one offense against "smartness being the wearing of side-spring boots, ar as thev are irreverentiy nicknamed, ..iemin1as'' The side-spTing boots are snnposed to indicate tHat the Colonial Secretary is becoming a "tenderfoot,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
He Wanted to Sell.

A gentleman who formerly resided in Mier, Mex, related the following anus ing incident the other day. He said a citizen of the town went to the Aicalde one fiay and said to that official: "Senor, I desire license or permission to SCH buro (donkey)."
 well" said the Alcalde. go and sell the animal have no objection.
 The man left and entering d nearby lot where there were several donkeys, took one of them and sold it. In few days the owner of the animal found It in the possession of the purchaser. and ln- yestigating the matter. had the vendor arrested and taken before the Alcalde. What did you mean by stealing this mans animal and selling itg' asked the klcalde. ,, donkey and you gave it to me, sald the
 But I supposed 1t was your own don key" said the Alcalde.
 'lf it had ben my donkey would nor have asked permission to sell it., said the man. Tt would not have 3cen neFc sary.
 As everybody knows. former Congress man W. R. Holman of Indiana. by ms posed in Congress involving ar appropriation. had earned for watch- fulness and persistent opposition to himself the now famous SobrlqIet oi 'thH
 "Watchdog of the Treasury. on an oc- casion. however. not SO many years ago, the House had under consideration bill affecting Mir. Holmdn's home district and carving with 1t large appropriatio To the astonishment of every member. Congressman Holmap, in q strong and convincing speech favored the bill. ap- propriation and all. Tho ttouSc was stunned, and slowly recovered. Finally. Lowev.r Congressm m Cummings cf New York arose and said MT. Speaker. the eloquent and Impressive argument We have just listened to brings 10 my m'nd | those beautiful lines of Lord Byron; ''''Tis swet to hear the honest watch dogs bark
 Bay deep n.outhed welcome as VIC draw near home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
The urchins Were Proud.

New York Times. :
 one morning as the Rev. Dr. Cobb came from his West End Avenue home and was about to step into his carriage couple or bright looking hut very dirty urchins stood near contemplating with evident admiration the doctors perfectly appointed turnout. The doctor spoke cheerily and pleasantly 10 the lads who were charmed by his condeseension As he was about to drive off of the boys said to the other in proud and triumphant tone of voice;
 "I-s gifts his swill!''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
All Wood.

A little boy in the mountains ot Colo rado whose family was entertaining a relative who had wooden leg. met hts chum and said Gieefully. "oh. Billy, my uncle that Is at our honse hIS got a wooden leg" Huh" said Billy, that s potning when | WAS down to DenyAr [ saw man in front of q cigar store th3t was all made of wood"