The progress., 1905-02-25
A RMER A'NDPl ANTER.


Ine eQltOr1al IN november l0Ln ~
sue on Laying : Foundation for Sue
sess" was certainly timely, and the
opening sentence, The majority of
farmers are farming by force Of habit
Or by surrounding circumstances" can
not be too often or too forcibly i'm
pressed upon the attention Of southern
farmers. While attending the fair at
Macon we had gentleman to give US
his experience, which well illustrated
the case in hand, and made a profound
impression uRon us, and we take the
liberty to repeat 1t to our readers, hop
Ing it may make lasting impression
upon some of them and assist some-in
making their plans for the new year.
This gentleman said:
Il was born and reared in Hancock
county. | owned a good farm, but
worked 1t along in the old Shallow,
shocking style, went fox hunting and
took an active interest in local poll
tics, SO got badly in debt. In fact, !
aad to sell land, stock and everything
% pay out. | came down to south
Georgia, near Dublin, and rented a
two-horse- crop ON halves'-just like
any other tenant. A wealthy man
down there saw l was not afraid of
york and he made me a proposition
% oversee for him for wages and to
lei my two sons run crop on shares.
stayed with him three years. He
started me into the method OF deep
blowing and high manuring, and
began at once to make large crops
and to clear money each year. Last
'alI | bought of him 210 acres OF land
md commenced on my own hook
,gain. have 10S acres in cotton,
have ginned 81 bales ana will make
about 100. Have already glnned fonr
Weighing 1920 pounds; will make ~
and AZ bushels of corn per acre.
Used 600 pounds of fertilizer upon
every acre cultivated bought the in
gradients and did my own mixing;
broSe every foot of land as deep as
t1o-horse plow would go. bad Z
acres for hay. | broke this land with
a two-horse plow and put GOO pounds
of fertilizer broadcast AMI planted in
peas and sorghum; have fed away
several loads; baled 125 bales and
have enough to bale that much more.
Under my cotton and corn | put 200
pounds of guano in drill before plant
ing, and 200 on each side after the
crop comes up, and when | work 1t
the Sc econd time. will clear any
where from $1,000 to $4,000 on this
years CROP
Now. this ought to make us think.
Here Is man past middle life, with
everything lost by following the "old
methods" in vogue in over three
fourths Of the south. But forced to
begin life again, he adopted new meth
DDS and his efforts are crowned with
abundant success. The question now
Is, will we wait to be forced, or will
we voluntarily change to deep plow-
ing, thorough cultivation and high ma
nuring? All who read and think,
1--WE know the right. and approve it
too;
Condemn the wrong, and yet the
wrong pursue"
Now at the close Of 1904, and at the
beginning Of 1905, let's quit all half
handed methods-all these spreading
out" Scattering over" ways, and be-
gin Alright the only true and worthy
way of thoroughness in all our work.
And look forward to the only genuine
which must come from
well-tilled land and diversified crops.
Thinking more of corn, grain and
stock and less of cotton, and then we
won't be standing around waiting for |
1t 20 go to ten cents, as we see SO |
many doing now.-G. F. Hunnicutt, in |
Southern Cultivator.