The sea coast echo., 1903-11-07

all Of the men belong to the order of tn,
Woodmen of the World, and society
for preserving the German language and
lcustoms 10 maintained In the community
Their dwelling houses are built Of stone
after the old Dutch architecture OF on,
and one-half story, with large recep.
ton hall in the front. Their barns, as q
general thing. are much larger thar
their houses. Every piece OF work done
around their premises impresses one
with it's practicableness. Tho stores and
other buildings In the town OF Comfort
remind you OF the pictures Of the old
tayerns, inns and shops OF the old coun-
try, though the buildings are new and
well constructed, principally OF stone.
Well, we will get back 10 the farm
Their fences are built of rock, that is the
most OF them, the newer generation "a
learning that wire is cheaper. Their
soil is a strong black loan, with Just
enough sand TO make iteasily cultivated.
1t is in places three feet deep and as rich
as an..ash bank.
The farmer Is in his field twelve
months in the year. He breaks his soil
with q mammoth sullxy plow, drawn
usually by i've arge horses three to the
tongue and. two In the lead. His soil is
then pulverized with a disc harrow.
Then, with another riding machine, his
lands are seeded with wheat as late as he
can, then oats,and by then corn is plant
ed. BY the time Of the spring planting
is done, harvest begins on the oats and
wheat. Thisis all done with improved
harvesting machinery. All OF this cul-
tivating is done with riding machines
also. There being no grass in the fields,
little hoeing is needed. Cotton is thin
ned by hand.
Assoon as the wheat and oats are har-
vested, the stubble Is planted in cotton
and late corn. Some Of IL in sorgum,
particularly in spots where the lands
seems impoverished. Where wheat was
allowed to get over ripe, the ground Is
turned under, and pulverized, and fine
crop Of volunteer wheat springs up. The
wheat and oats are thrashed and markct-
ed and the straws stacked for winter
feed for cattle.
find that this is the place from where
we get Texas Rust Proof oat seed.
The corn and cotton are then TO be
cultivated and laid by; the sorghum is
turned under to enrich the land. The
corn is gathered.
The women and children are, until the
middle Of December, picking cotton, and
the man of the place is preparing his
ground again for his wheat and oats.
When the cotton Is ready to be
marketed five horses are hitched up TO
three wagons, coupled together like cars.
The three wagons carry eighteen bales
Of cotton, and in this way one man
markets the large crop on the scale that
he made it with--his riding implements.
There are eight or ten good heavy
mares on each farm, and as many colts
are raised every year. These Dutch are
opposed to foreign-bred fine stock and
stick to the breeds they found in Texas
sixty years ago. Their horses are the
original Texas mustang improved upcx
with good treatment and pleSty Of feed,
giving them good, topsx, steady anil
NAL of about 1000 lbs$ Their COWS like.
wise, are the .dscendants Of the Texas
lone born, fnpsoveS upon. They yareeE-
ceptiOhsily laFge and fairly good milk
eFs.
On each farm Is a dairy, with cream
separator, etc,, where basteT and cheese
are made for sse market, Every farm ia
well stocked with hogs which are always
well fed from the dairy ami other sogrc-
81, There are, however, few hog
ranches IN the community with a. high
~ twenty five hundred hogs on them,
Another industry Of some note here "a
z fyA7s@sb%s Hfss71 ERDN HSfA AfDstR s4AS Nes~sS
degogpe rfYcS. During The season, which
| Is nov coming On, the farmers 90 out
With their families and gather them by
the wagon Ioa1. They bring 8 70 10
cents per pound On The local market and
are shipped from this section By Inc car
Dioad. All N these things yoa may in-
agiBc, 70 Doubt, are sights 70 the eyee
81 Jones countian. No churches, no
courts, no preachers, no lawyers. A pc
caliar YET . very remarkable people.
Becr IL beverage universally indvIg-
~ in by both sexes Of them. Their ro-
bust health ~ an object Of eternal envy
/ ~ the hundreds of health seekers flock
ing 10 this section.
4 On the average Dutch farm win bt
found $1,000 worth Of improved labor
saving machinery. Windmill, chun
cream separator, harvesting machinery
and riding cuitiYators, and he 10 nc
doubt justified, az the average Dutch
farmer markets ten times asmuch as th'
average Mississippi farmer. NOBLE.
Z. Canada might find relief for its boil