The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-09-12

Ing. but ! have since seen an even more nEhl3
developed system Of agriculture than that found
in France. There is perhaps no more careful
farming anywhere earth than In the little
countries OF Belgium and Holland through shIch
/ have now been travelling for some days. While
In Germany. which have Just reached the land
appears 10 be little less fruitful.
Neither Belgium nor Holland Is more than
one nth the size OF average Southern State.
yet each supports population three times ~
large. II either North Carolina or Mississippi
were as thiokly settled Belgium. tho popula-
ton would be about 100000. or one-third that
of the entire United States And yet so carefully
is the land cultivated that Belgium. undoTstand.
makes more than enough bread not only Tor ia
great rural population but for its millions and
millions of townSpeople and factory workers as
welI. Think of one Southern state making pro
duoe enough to feed onc-third of the people In
America.
And the horses tho magnificent horses they
are themselves worth coming across tho ocean 10
see. If I bad needed anything else tn consiuo"
me OF tho need for the fight Tho Southrrn Farm
d.ay.ttc IL making for better work horaca In the
South thia trip to Europe would have supplied
81 DO you remember that picture NC had OF the
nrst page of The southern Farm .asrtic about
sir ~ccka ago. Tho Sort OF Work Horses West.
orn Farmers Use.' showing four biz fngacslaF.
ma looking horsca ready to hitch 10 tbs
harrow The picture must have impressed you
for nc dont often such biz. asronE fc3lowa
in tho Cotton Belt Well. anyhow. u is horeea
such m these tha, you Roo European farms.
and IT IN with them that the farmers heFe break
and cultivate the land ~ith such thoTnughpoaa as
10 produce the splendid crops have seoa sro~'
Ing everywhere I have yet been.
Aa for the draft horses In tho cities. they hare
been tho admiration of our cntire party. Co9seE"
profemnors college Eirla. la~YrFa-cs~Fyboay Ia"
paid the Dutch and belgium horses tributes OF In
tcr~s;. inspection. and praise such az even tn"
masterpieces OF art In the great galleries here
Nigh, wcll envy. why. they look IA blg an
Barnum'g elephants waa the mol uniuataablc dc
elara,ion of a young LADY as Tho great PcFehoTons
passed by kingly horses. bearing thomS"lf""
am IL conscious of royal blood strong as lions. but
thoroughly gentle. beautiful In form. hauling
gigantic loads wagons which ~hon empty
would alone make good loads for the miserable
looking dray horses bnlaborod By negro drivers
la our Southern to@unmand doing IL all ~iih
such wonderful aud wIth huch majestic ana
rhythmcai movements that IL ~aH positive
pleasure Jus, To watch them for an hour at
time.
over here In Europe the farmers believe In
three things: % good stock: t2l plenty at IL:
t3) good of H. The only exception would
make 10 this last statement ih The coz. IL rather
goes against the grain with me 10 hee cows hitch"d
To carts like oxen ia commonly done la many
European countries especially Germany: but
even th.ae cows. must say. seem sleek. ~~i-f"d
and ia good gpritn ! haven't seen horses rib"
IA cows since have been ia Europe; the
Europeans won't have poor stock. Neither have
| seen n muie-and OF courh. there are no me-
groes. except few negro tourists.
Before passing To any other question. however
let me correct any Impression that tho COW IL
discriminated against over here In that she must
often pull carts or ploughs. and assist In max