The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-14
MODERN METHODS OF
 MONTGOMERY FARMERS
Water Works System For Cattle on the Hunter Vaughan Place Flowing Done with Traction
 Engine--RaiSing Fine Stock.

machinery is used in the planting, cut ting and baiing of the Johnson grass hay.
 While cotton is of secondary im- portance on the Vaughn place. one would hardly gather this from the sMe of the crop A four hundred bale yield on any one farm or plantation IS tnfns to excite comment and praise. This IS what was gathered last year from the 500 acres in cotton on theVaughan place: A pretty good crop for the number or acres used and a much better cotfon crop than appears at first glance. in- asmuch as Mir. Vaughan plants cotton in way that is little out of the ordinary. Cotton and corn is planted together. There being eight rows Of cotton and two rows of corn. That some of these prairie acres planted in this way produced a bale to the acre, is nothing short of remarkable.
 There Is still some cotton on the Vaughan place. which the owner Is taking his time to sell While 1t is now considered bad form to tell how much cotton a farmer is holding in this general fight against the bears, it may be mentioned without a touch of con- fidence that the visitor can count forty bales in one row on Mir. Vaughan's place.
 Uses of Machinery.
 That traction engine of Mr. vaughan's place would be valuable
 
 gle item. of blowing aloneA This en- zine pulls two gang blows, each of which has four blow points. It is no trouble to break up thirty five or forty acres a day with the untirinE trac- tion engire.
 All the corn on the place is cut and not allowed to remain until the fall months on the stalk; It is thrown in ates the ear from the stalk. The stalk and fodder having been shredded the shreds are shot sup into the barn by which picks up the seed cotton from the wagons at the modern gins. The ears are carried into the crib by an endless chain. Is given it's true estimate on the Vaughan place. The traction engine and the corn shredder are interesting because of their novelty, but mowers form conveniences are called upon there to do the work In their separate spheres.
 respondence on @Mr Vaughan's place has reached so high a degree of im- portance that they demand the time of one man. Thomas Jones, well known In Montgomery, has the responsibility of these importanU charges.
 As to Stock Raising.
 The Hagah stock farm was original ly part ot the Vaughan place. It was sold off early last yeara to Frank J. Hagan, one of the best known stockmen of Kentucky. and who was IL Breeders Gazette.s Mir. Hagan was greatly impressed with Montgomery County as a stock raising section. He had bought iifty-ninea head of pure gomery County place and was going extensively into stock raising here. but on visit to Kentucky he fell a vic- kN~.. NA |. t.A aAV was his enemy because of a business transaction. Since his death the place has been ably managed by Mrs. Ha- gan, who was reared in the blue grass miliar with the care and the raising of stock. Of her 1t is said that the stock and cattle upon her place re- ceive better care and attention than any stock upon any farm or planta- ton in Montgomery County.
 There are now on the Hagan place thirty-three head of the finest red short horn cattle in the country. These cattle were bought by Mir. Hagan from the best stock farms in the country and they are registered as the best of their class. It is said that there is not a cow unon the place that cost less than $1O0 and some of them were bought for double the money.
 This Kentucky-raised cattle had. however. to pass through the lnevita- ble experience of having Texas fever No way has, yet been found by which Northern bred cattle. can be shipped South without their catching Texas fever on the Southern farms. The fever of course bothers native-bred cattle but little. It has been estab- lished that Texas fever comes from a. tick which attaches itself to the cow and inoculates the blood with a pois- onous bacillus. While the cause of Texas fever has been discovered and placed no absolutely certain remedy for 1t has been discovered, Inocula- ton of various forms reduces the death rate and mitigates the fury of the fever.
 Care of stock.
 Through this trying experience the fine short-horn cattle on the Hagan place has already passed. It takes courage to bring high-priced and high bred cattle to stock new stock farm in a comparatively untried section with the full knowledge that they must undergo the Texas fever and to which some of them must certainly succumh.
 The cattle on the Hagan blace are not to be sold for beef to butchers. The stock is too valuable for that purpose. They are Iof pure strain and are to be sold breeders and grow CTS. The herd now includes . number of Alabama born calves who are strong and thriving and whose birth