The Forrest City times., 1905-11-03
FARMER AND PLANTER.
SOME EARN MAXIMS.
They Are Not Entirely New Int ihc3 tppls Now Just as They
 Did Twenty Years Ago.

dueed from DiXon's System of Farming as published in 1884 They will stand reading and should be preserved for reference:
 ]. The three great essentials are: First. the theory (true plan) of farm ing; second. theory of controlling h. bor, and executing all work to the best advantage with least labor. third 0ast anu besO success depends on quick perception. wise judgment. that seldom or never errs. How IS this to be ac- quired except by the use of books in conjunction with practice ?. All vegetable matter placed on your fields. will, in due time, turn to cotton and corn. ;. Land must be well broken before planting. Commence in time to do it; but the later don2--in this latitude the better for the land. 4. There is only so much corn and cotton in any manure. and the sooner you get il the better.
 3. Plough deep, cultivate shallow. and you will have no trouble ill grow ing crops.
 6. Subsoil one-fourth your land every year
 :. That land pays best with guano. that pays best without it. And this is on soil that has plenty of vegetable matter in it.
 s. Drain wet lands. Terrace hill- sides; then deepen your soil to the full extent of your ability.
 9. I consider preparation half. and the best half of making a crop. 10. The planter should follow the laws that govern the universe. and only when he does can he reach the highest efficiency.
 II. The planter sheuld mix his own manures, and save the profit of manip- ulating
 l2. The more vegetable matter you have on your land the more nitrogen you can command.
 13. The more nitrogen you store away in your land the more you can obtain from the atmosphere
 fl. To he successful in agriculture, you must know where all the ele- ments of plants are, and how to con- trol them.
 15. One inch of clay each year over good soil, will do no harm in any land
 16. II requires till the 1st of May to break your land right, and this is time enough to finish.
 r. Fill your soil with humus, to stick the sand together and to darken it. This will prevent it's refecting the heat, and will cause it to receive it gradually and to part with it the same way
 IS. With clay lands, do the same thing, to make it ploughable at all times
 19. It Is better to plant late than not al all, or in half-prepared land.
 20. In 1868, I planted a twenty acre lot, finishing the fifth day of May; used SG0 pounds If my compound per acre. It made 32 bales. The lint paid di- vidend on one thousand dollars per acre. after paying all expenses; and the land was in much better condition for another crop. Including the sale for seed. it paid dividend on four thousand dollars per acre.
 21. Vegetable mould should be kept up to the same standard as appears in virgin soil
 22 Rust is nothing but poverty caused by land being depleted of vege- table matter
 23. Make just the amount of cotton wanted at paying prices; keep out of debt; be the creditor; make your supplies at home; then and only then, will you have power.
 24. Large cars of corn are more easi- ly gathered than small ones; the same is true of perfect bolls of cotton
 9. Compost manure should be spread on the ground, and applied immediate ly. so that the decomposition shall take place exactly when it is wanted.
 26. From every source, let as much atmosphere into the land as possible.
 27. There is no such thing as failure. when man does his duty in the eultiva- ton.
 2S Save a portion of your income eT- cry year, and buy everything for cash.
 %. Make all supplies at home, that can be made.
 30. Teach your laborers how to work; how to do it with ease and efficiency; and to do better and better work eY- cry day.
 31 An over estimate of the impor- tanee Of deep and thorough breaking of the lands for cultivated crops can not be made
 90 The four great cardinal points in Dickson's system of farming are: Deep preparation. thorough maturing, sur | face culture and rotation of crops. You want to stir the whole surface between the stalks of cotton or corn; pulyerizing every clod and leaving a dust-blanket to hold the moisture for the plants instead Of allowing it 10 waste upon the air. We have seen many who have tried the dust-blanket, and every one was highly pleased with the re sults,-Southern Cultiyator.