The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-23
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HON TO MAKE A
FARM PROFITABLE
Carolina Man Runs His Place
on Scientific Prin- "
ciples.

GREENSBORO, N. e., september sS.-l
Mr.. j. T. Pruden. of this city, who
for long time was a successful rail
road contractor. two years ago had to
give up this occupation on account
of failing health. He had one of the
prettiest homes in the city. where his
family resides. and upon relinqulshlng
| contracting work came home and was
! an invalid for several months. Finally
he purchased fine farm of 100 acres
| three miles from the city. midway be-
| tween Greensboro and GuIford Col
| Iese. He became interested in this
! diversion, spending much of his time
| on the farm. and for over year now
has been completely restored to health,
| and Is again making money farming.
But Mr.. Prudens first resolve was to
1 raise no crops for sale that couldn't
/ walk TO market"
Live Stock.
The first winter he bought fifty
/ young steers and fattened them on the
hay and corn he had raised during the
/ summer, getting fancy prices for the
Ifattened beeves in the spring, and hav-
ing big lot of manure to spread over
4 the land. a large part of the farm is
/ now we'll set in the improved grasses.
This year he has had two fine cuttings
of hay, and there is being raised now
on the land thirty-elght two-year-old
ting fat on the pasturage. These mules
II have been purchased. all but about
thirteen Of them having been bought
last week at horse fair In Virginia
When old enough for sale and full
grown this farmer Will get fine profit
on his investment and fine price for
his hay and corn and silage in this
shape. Next month Mr.. Pruden will
have forty head of young steers
brought from East Tennessee to fatter
!. for market. He keeps a good herd Of
CATTLE has a fine jack. and the bes
J. breeds of hogs. He has largely solved
the labor problem by ehe use of ma
chnery. Water is kept ever In reaci
: of his stock by the use of hydraulic
ram at the creek which forces waite
4 through pipes to his barn, stables ant
: residence. He has just completed tw'
i, silos. one of eighty and one Of forty
: ton capacity. They are right at TIL
: back door OF the stables and barn, an
o there is no trouble or exposure Il
v feeding during the winter. These stlo
y are filled to Overlooking from thirteel
y acres OF corn. all cut with q harvester
3 and is blown from the silage cutie
7 into the silo. Ills hay is air-dried b
:, the use of a side delivery rake, whic
makes high winrow. thus letting tn
l. living fiat on the ground. Attached t
ID the wagon. when the hay is to b
is hauled UP, is a loader
II, machine Labor.
n. This machine, as the wagon move
1e beside the upright winrow Of air-cure
wagon and packs tremendous loa
8 upon it. When the wagon reaches tn
Is barn another machine takes Che fha
to off the wagon and hoists 1t into tn
to the use of twelve high-priced men cut
n; ters In the old way. and the ha!
an loader In connection with the vic
y. side delivery rake. saves about as niue
Of. A great many other wfde-awake IA
d mers besides this correspondent. al
watching Mr.. Pruden with intere.s
Nc and are SO far deeply Impressed :, WI ".
n the success he has met In doing
n new class of farming In Guilford, p
Ct. has already demonstrated that propG
to ly prepared and fertiltzed land I
he Guilford will produce az fine tirnot
'ly orchard grass and clover hay as We
'er as regular deep sod, as in sectlol
more famous for these crops, his fie
or. of fifty acres set to grass being
OF perfect sod on every spot, after ha
y ling furnished Two heavy crops
a. hay.
ap- Got idea In Virginia.
' 'nd He Is no eSperimenter. but unde
~ stands his usiness having been rails
ast on Virginia grass and stock fat
ds. in tho celebrated grass s nelt o. IL
would he a blessing to farmers
the cotton and corn and tobacco tlele
Tho 1t is a one horse seed drill to be US
between rows OF corn or cotton
plant peas, rye, crimson clover. whe
Or oats. With this machine he h
sn- planted peas between his corn 70,
en- ~, in regular drill space, q fertilizer 9
i ms tachment putting n little of this as =
.' "a peas are planted. With a machi
u.9 like this every row OF cotton, co
ern or tobacco could be planted III r,
To 10 peas, crimson clover or wheat. VII
her her laying by the crop, without the e
act pense of blowing or loss OF til
ere in waiting for these crops to N,
~ ture. and thus insure a cover at lea
Mi, to tho land during tho winter. oft
dis, getting a fine spring cutting or pc
Oh turage from the whole plantatl Jon
a." With the use oflithis drill ma
hts FARMERS out West are now sowing th'
Nv wheat between the corn rows and 8
ord their entire crop otfSwheat In NJ
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