The Grenada sentinel., 1907-02-23

graduate of West Point at an army
post where l was once stationed:
When placed in charge of the COM
pany garden he ordered the sergeant
to buy some turnips and have The
men assisting cut them up tosplant,
as they had done with the potatoes.
One of the greatest obstacles to
success one has to contend with Is
the ignorance of the average farmer
or hired man, who treats with con-
tempt the literature Of the agricul
lure department.. preferfing. the long
exploded theories and. systenas3sof his
father Therefore +eieAis Obliged to
study the modern systems to direct
;intelligently, and must have, too; the
courage to force her convictions and
live through the days of doubt and
unbelief of her employees, watching
that they do not assist their desire
for her failure and thereby insure her
future dependence upon them.
In 1865, long before any such as
sistance was given the people by the
government, a woman who has since
become prominent in affairs, with the
aid of a negro refugee and two or.
three hands" to help work and pick
the crop, raised seven bales OF. cot
.on surprising in quality that raised
by men farming in that section Of the
country. Prior to this she had never
seen a cotton plantation. In addition
she grew the hay, corn and oats for
her teams, and all the garden produce
consumed by her family, having In
her Well-stocked garden the first eel
cry ever grown in that part of the
country. Her flower garden was
noted for it's rare varieties of roses
and flowers, yet she found time TO
teach her. child! Hers name was a
familiar one to every soldier In the
western army for her work in their
behalf 1 80 .s-s-1' q. -5}.ff'}z'f''ii d.
II truck farming or any branch OF
1t is undertaken, a woman, to be
successful, should be willing to be-
gin-ip q. small waN-too large ideas
and sudden enthusiasm are too often
the SECRET of thea failure, and disgust
of women with farming as a profit
able .Eenture.,i ; .i..t.s.-.-. fiattr-, 80.
Cultivate only SO much land as you
can direct personally. requiring but
one or two men for the, rough work
of plowing and tillingt the, soil. Much
of the lighter work can even be un-
dertakeh by a woman herself where
necessity demands. This need not be
done in a way to destroy any good
looks or persQnal"attraetiens she may
possess. With proper attention she
r1ay still preserve her smooth skin
and hands which mark the woman OF
refinement, Iugexrhange for the pale.
Iifeless cpmplexion, the narrow chest,
she may acqTffe the glow of heaith'
the expanded chest of good lung de-
velopment,rand the brightnessTl:.s'oqf
eye indicative of happiness and men
tai activity.
!. To truck farming the larger crops
can ba added in order to provide for
the stock and animals necessary to
carry on the work or add to ones
comfort in living. Corn and grass
crops are profitable as we'll 4
i --s , ~.t =
On entering upon /. farming one
must examine the land or select 1t
with reference to the crop one wishes
to cultivate oriwhich is} most profit
able for the market one is to supply.
The question OF soil J enters most
prominently into all ones plans and /
profits, as the feeding and working OF
the soil quickly increases Or dimin-
Ishes the profits in expense and la1
hor. Fertilizing materials or food for
the soil beyond what may accumn-
late on a farm where animals are
owned and fed are now prepared and
sold by companies at less cost than
pne can prepare them by the old
methods, This greatly simplifies the1
work and reduces the time necessary
to the proper preparation OF, the soil,
Then, too, they can be accurately de-
,pend ed xupnn containing only, such
sigredfent as are absotutefy essen.
tfaI to the growth and character OF
produce. While one must be
gdided4by ones market there are q 4
few thingssvwhicK apply Ito au mar 4
fets, SyIFakf
- Specialfies are abetteT than too
many things whiefls efeapefr az tKs
seaseara aswaaces, gA farms grQwinsrslt|
kinds Of Vegetables requires as e much p g;9.,