The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-11-07
Poor Farming is Poor Pay.

HIS seCoHu article, the HrSt time, we
sized him up as a But we read
1t again, thought of the buzz his
former article stirred up, and con-
cluded that his aim was TO help the
truckers along with his ironical ar
ticles by getting some one to reply
to them. He says he has dropped
the subject. We own that we have
been victimized, so this is our last.
We promised to tell him some
thing about corn.
Last spring every thinking 'armer
knew corn would be high in the
coming August and September.
Why didn't some one of them plant
a few acres of early white corn, fill
the land with peas az Lying by time,
raise two-thirds of crop of corn, a
big crop of peas; sell the corn at a
fancy price In September, and i'm
prove his land. This is staple crop,
Bolivar could have shipped 500, 900
bushels at Is cents net to the grow
ers. This variety of corn is with :
out doubt just the sort for Harde
man county lands. 1t is early and
reaches maturity at time before
the dry months of June and July
can retard its growth. The stalks
are small or medium large, uniform,
the joints short and stout, easily re-
sisting strong winds and keeping an
upright position; stalks rarely over
eight feet high, while the standard
varities often attain growth of II
to Is feet. The ears form nearer
the ground than any other sort, sell
dom higher than four feet; are of a
uniform size, good firm grain, small
cob and long shuck, well covering
tips and keeping out silk worms. 1t
is good for feed or meal. There are
often two well-developed ears TO the
stalk and nearly all same sized, with
few 'nubbins." This corn will do
well on weak land, and no matter
what the season, wet or dry, there
is always crop.
Are Hardeman farmers asleep to
every opportunity?
This trucking. The best way is
to command buyer. If you don't
get that you can make it all right by
using your brain little and getting
in extra early and having an extra
nice article.
The difference in freight per 100,
of hundred pound lots and car load
lots is 5 cents per hundred.
The difference in the quality and
earliness of tomatoes is sometimes
more than a dollar a bushell. Other
truck likewise.
Do You know that large per cent.
of these truckers are easy-going fell
lows? We have five days advantage |
in climate, and a wide awake man
will have easy, successful sailing.
l will take back the word "easy,"
for if you do your duty it is no easy
job. Eternal vigilance is the price,
and it is a good one.
This seems to be an opportunity
of a lifetime. Are you going to
let it pass and continue to grumble
about hard times? We know of one
man who says he is certain that
sufficient acreage will be plant ID and
enough truck raised to command a
buyer. "But," says he, ''if every
single man backs down | shall plant
the acreage l subscribed and l shall /
make a success of it." Bully for
MIN. A dozen men like him would
wake up our county and make it
urn over.
On, yes, the banks. Seems like
J. l.. @. mentioned this to draw us
)ut. We have been told on un-
doubted authority that one bank at
Hum boldt received in one day over
s3G, 900 on deposit. The banks of
hat place, with only 5000 inhabi-
ants. averaged $4,000 a day On de-
,osit for nine months, in the truck
hipping season. And 10 see the
country around there the acreage
eems insignificant.
You may want to know what are
he profits per acre, expenses, etc.,
md much else. You will have to
10 like we shall do, viz. Read the
BULLETIN, it is giving this subject
more space than could be expected;
20 to the Farmers Institute next
they will discuss "Does
Truck Farming Pay?" Attend the
meetings of the Association, their
next meeting will certainly interest
you. Two FOR ONE.