The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-02
Artesia.

farmers have sat quietly waiting
a break in the weather and they
have been rewarded, for the sun
shines and the wind blows. We
hope to get two days blowing in
February. as we had five days in
January that we got in with the
pillow making seven days in two
months. Well, we have seen it
as bad once before. In the win
ter of 1879, I was living on the
Peters farm west of Artesia, and
| didn't get to pillow but one and
one-h half days ia January, and
but a few days in February, but
March was the finest farm
weather [ ever saw. N.Y. mules
were well rested and in fine fix
and by the 25th Of March I had
my corn crop all planted and my
cotton land all bedded and by
the 9Th of April had finished
planting cotton. The crop of
1905 depends entirely on the
weather for the next five weeks.
A good team with sharp pillow and
steady going ought to bed two
acres day through March ifthe
gro md is in good order, so. if we
can get four weeks blowing we
will get in a full crop in due
season.
Once again | wish TO call the
attention of the farmer to the use
of cotton seed hulls. What is
good feed for a COW is good feed
for a horse. AS the farmer has
had to feed so extravagantly on
hay this winter. in all probabili-
ty some of them will run short
of hay and fodder. if so, just be
gin with small quantity of the
hulls at a feed and your mules
and horses will eat them freely
and it is as good as the best hay
and a great deal cheaper. IF
your horse does not eat them
readily, mix a little shelled corn
or oats with the hulls and the
horse will soon acquire a taste
| for them as a man has to become
! fond of beer. Some COWS refuse
them until starved into the habit.
Hay costs nearly twice as much
as hulls and is not near as good
for feed Let every farmer who
has to buy hay try the bulls and
help to destroy the last year s
over production. Mix in little
cotton seed meal with the hulls
and you will need but little corn
Cor your work stock.
Brother farmers, in your mad
rush to get in big cotton crop.
don t forget the garden. Keep
your weather eye on it and as
soon as the ground is dry enough
go in with the pillow and spading
fork. There is quite a kick go
ing on against the government
sending out seed. The best gar
dens | ever had was planted
with John Allen" garden seed.
The Memphis Commercial APP
peal has registered a kick against
the seed business. BetteG go
slow on the agricultural question
until you hear from the farmer.
Bless your sweet soul, Mr..
/ Gambler sent me some cabbage
seed last spring that stood the
zero weather without cover, while
cows and hogs were freezing.
| They made no heads as cabbage
should do but they ask Jack
Frost no odds.
Mr.. Gambler sent me some to-
mato seed once and in moving
we lost the seed of them.
would give $500 for a package
of the same kind. The bush was
as large as a cotton stalk. No
sticking and trimming up. 1t
stood clear of the ground and
held its fruit up just the same as
the cotton The fruit was of
good size and fine flavor. l am
going to let a few of my Gambler
cabbage stand this year. I be-
lieve they will head up in two
years. It takes some folks AZ
years to head up.