The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-26
FARMER PLANTER
AMONG THE
ing a s~ojourn Among the
Faruers Of NeorSia-

We have recently enjoyed the giori-
ms privilege Of getting out among
the farmers. Oh. what a Joyous feel
1ng l. IS 70 breathe the pure country
siri To rise with the LARK M break
fast with song birds welc.mlng the
rising sun. gives one 4 new apprecla-
ton ef what morning mt.us what
o. -icus folks thes. tsrmers are
They are the lords u all hey survey
Tu-s call not man master They X
sue their cwn orders au1 come auc 20
win g.. pleases them Efw oft =
handed is their hospitality. They vel
come YOU with 10 stinttd Wclc5me.
They make YOU feel Tx YOU aresone-
body, and Of come Use in the world
Their tables are sp-sat With q free
handed bounty that wAets the ape
tite and stimulates the digestion.
They can aEor1 70 De generous be-
cause il IS al -ai.ed At home. The
milk. eggs and chickens % not taste
like those we buy in the city They
lare not stale nor starved May God
bless and prosper them. Trey are
the backbone 4 the land. On the
farms the boys grow up who -each
the top in every Inc Of business
Here freedom rocks her cradle. Here
j. the nursery # statesmansnip. Here
Novs the blood THAI keeps The u1ti'n
gong and supplied with brains and
energy ever fresh AMI vigorous.
We found the farmers generally
cheerful. They were well up with
their work. The grain crops are
generally disappointing because they
were soy7n too ate. Another reason
wa that very much # the land was
not well prepared. We know these
= be the reasons, because right in
the midst Of sorry crop we world
ind some good. Where the land lad
been thoroughly prepared and the
grim sove5 II proper season the crop
wa good. We found this to be true
wen in the dryest places The same
wa. true u the cyr1 and cotton. On
land well plowed The stands wLre
god and the plants we're growing
right along as though 1t had teen
raining.
But many, very NAM were com
planning that the dry weather was
running their crops. And the com
plant was nj HIRING no depth =
earth when the sp-ia- d-o1gh, came.
Immediately they u.therel away.
TIL has a.wa IS been the case. and
VII continue 30 10 the end # time.
Why are our farmers so slow 10
lean this plain iesson2 They csn
maze their soils deep and fne. When
tho have done this, then spring
d~ro-gnts viii b. f very little hin
d@erarce 20 tho growth u lie plaars.
The object lessons are scattered all
over the country. They can be found
in all sections. Fellow farmers. study
them and learn ior yo4r future Genc-
f. that you can 60 and do the same
on your farm.
There might be some cxcqse II this
kind e preparation IVES expensive.
b. II is not. T-v1 mules r. one plow
AMI pue man VIII break more land in
a DIS and 90 IL cheaper than one mule
20 each plov ana two hand to pay.
TIE land will be easier 70 cultivate all
the year. And the crop viii be ~
mlcA better tn3. instead IF costing
yol something, this kind ~ work will
actually pay yJu 81 profit FIR doing il.
We find so many Inen who say they
would like 20 DO better farming Il
they were able 20 begin. These men
are entirely mistaken in their ideas Of
what better farming requires. II does
not require my outlay Z capital. All
that is needed i- JUS g. begin break
ing the soil deeper with any Kind Of
Plorv you peter. This may he done
wi'h a one-hors-, or a ~two-l0rs., or !
f~s1r-horse, LIST As it may sui your
convenience. Make up your mind and
begin As you improve your land you
vii increas- your income. And as
you increase yuIr income YOU can do
more and better work. Il is q kind
Of self-regula-;ag process. Each step
helps 20 take the Lcxt.-Southern
Cultivator.
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