Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-11-02
FARMER AND PLANTER.
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They Appty Vow Just They
MD Twenty Years AGE

/ The following maxims are repro
iuced from Dixous System Of Farming
as published in 1851 They will stand
reading and should be preserved for
/ reference
I L The three great essentials are:
First, the theory ttrue PLAN Of farm
/ ing secoud. tleory OF controlling IN
Dor. and executing all work TO the best
advantage with least labor. third. last
and best success depends on quick
perception. wise judgment. thar seldom
or never -rrs. How IS this TO be &C
quired except by the use OF books in
conjunction with practice.
> All vegetable matter placed on
your fields. will. in due time. turn 70
cotton and corn.
. Land must be well broken before
planting. Commence in time to do il.
bur the later don in this latitude
the better Tor the land
T. There is only 50 much corn and
cotton in any manure and the sooner
yoI get II the better
8 Plough deep. cultivate shallow.
and you will have no trouble in grow
ing crops
8. S.ibsoil one-fourth your Land every
year
= That and pays best with g,iano
that paws best without IT.. And this is
on soil that has plenty % vegetable
matter in it.
Drain vet lands. Terrace hill
sides. then deepen your soil to the full
extent ~ Tour ability
.. I consider preparation half. and
the hesr half Of making a crop.
lo. The planter should follow The
laws that govern the universe. and
only when he docs can he reach the
highest efficiency
H. The planter should mix his own
mauures. and save the profit Of manip-
ulating
T. The more vegetable matter YOU
have on your land the more nitrogen
Tou can command.
r. The more nitrogen YOU store
awav in your land. the more you ean
obtain from the atmosphere.
u To be successful in agriculture.
you must know where all the ele-
meuts Of plants are. and how to con-
troll them
Is. one inch Of CLAW each year over a
good soil. will do no harm in any land.
Is. r. requires Till the LIST Of MAY to
break your land right. and this is time
enough 10 finish
L. FIJI your soil with humus. Ia
stick the sand together and 70 darken
it, This will prevent ITS rejecting the
hest. ami sill cause ir 10 receive it
gradually and 10 part With It the same
way
IS With clay lands do the same
thing. 10 make il ploughable al all
{ 1eS
10 lf Is better 70 plant late than NOT
a. al. or n half-prepared land
- In lsss I planted a rwenty-acre
TOT. finishing be dfih cav o. Nav. used
So pounds II nv compound per acre.
Il made .. bales The Hnt paid a di-
vidend on one thousand dollars per
acre. after payiu- an expenses. and
the iaad vas in much better condition
for another crop Including the sale
for ss~t. r. paid DIVIDEND on four
thousand dollars per acre
= Vegetable mould should b Kept
up 70 The same standard as appears in
virgin soil
= Rust IS nothiug but poverty
caused by and being depicted q veze-
table matter
= Wake Just the amount Of cotton
Wanied az paying priees. keep out u
debt Do rae creditor. make your
supplies ar home. then and only then.
viii you nave power
q Large ears Of corn are more east
+ gathered than small ones: the same
is true II perfect holts Of cotton.
= Compost manure should be spread
on The ground. and applied Immediate
ly. - that he decomposition shall take
place exactly when it Is wanted.
Is From every source. let as much
atmosphere into the land as possible.
- There IS no such thing as failure
when man does his duty in the culriva-
ten
= Save a portion OF your income ev-
cry year and buy everything for cash.
- Make all supplies at home. that
can Be made
"a. Teach YOUR laborers how to work.
how 10 do il with ease and efficiency:
and % do better and better work ev-
cry day.
q An over estimate OF the impor-
lance Of deep and thorough breaking
of the lands for cultivated crops can
not be made.
- The four great cardinal points in
Dickson ; system Of farming are: Deep
preparation. thorough manuring. sur
face culture and rotation Of crops. You
want 70 stir the whole surface between
the stalks Of cotton orcorn pulverizing
every elod and leaving a dust-blanket
10 hold the moisture for the plants.
instead Of allowing il TO waste upon
the air We have seen many who
have tried the dusr-blanket. and every
one was highly pleased with tie re-
sults.-SOuthern Cultivator.