Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-01-12
FARMER ANDPLANTER.
FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS.
when shall We Discard the Old sad
Adopt the New aud Bettes
Methods:

The editorial in November 18th is
sue on Laying a 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 a gentleman 10 give US
his experience. which well illustrated
the case in hand. and made profound
Impression upon Us, and we take the
liberty to repeat it to our readers. hop
ing II may make a lasting impression
uron 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 good farm. but
worked it along in the old shallow,
shocking style. went fox hunting ana
took an active interest in local poll
tics. 50 got badly in debt In fact.
had to sell land. stock and everything
10 pay out came down to south
Georgia. near Dublin. and rented
two-horse crop on halves'-just like
any other tenant. \ wealthy man
down there saw was not afraid of
work and he made me a proposition
to oversee for him for wages and to
let my two sons run a crop on shares.
| stayed with him three years. He
started me into the method of deep
DlOwirg and high manuring. and I
began at once to make large crops
aud to- clear money each year. Last
fall bought Of him 2I0 acres OF land
and commenced On my own hook
again. ! have los acres in cotton.
have Sinned 81 bales AMI will make
about 100 Have already ginned four
weighing 2020 pounds: will make 80
and ~ bushels Of corn per acre. |
used Goo pounds of fertilizer upon
every acre cultivated. bought the in
gradients and did my own mixing:
broke every foot of land as deep as
q twohorse pillow would GO had I
acres for hay. | broke this land with
a two-horse pillow and put 500 pounds
Of fertilizer broadcast ami planted in
peas and sorghum have Fed away
several loads; baled 1875 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 il
the second time will clear any
where from sl.50o to $1,000 on this
years crop
Now. this ought to make us think.
Here is a man pas, middle life. with
everything lost by following the odd
methods" in vogue in over three
fourth1 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
ruring' All who read and think.
I'VE know the right. and approve 1t
ITO:
Condemn the wrong. and yet the
wrong pursue"
Now at the close of 1904. and at the
beginning of 1905. lets 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
prosperity which must come from
wcll-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
IL 10 go TO ten cents. as We see SO
many doing now.-G. F. Hunnicutt. in
Southern Cultivator.