The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

bacon for grease.
John plowed all his land every year for cotton
except a little piece of bottom land that went in
corn every year. and he planted that one stalk IN
4 hill. SIX feet apart each var. because" b. sald.
corn must have air in the south" and hs 20,
more air than cnrn. and not enough for sun
plies John said "farmtn' doa't pav" I'm, n.
~"ut on rear after rear in The same old way and
piowed he land right up 10 the windows for cot
ton. and took his holidays in bed wi,h tsvcr and
agua.
One spring. however. he azd ha x..r took a
rare holiday by Invitation ut hia cousin. ~. Hon.
James Crakure. ~ho lived in = pretty home In a
northern iown suburbs. surrounded by a aeautl
fal farm. 1tth g~av~l walks. sarahher~ trees
and an~srx~ John aaa hta site had aever Jared
40 aarnptaonalr in their lives There was run.
alag water in he bed rooms. and aue porcelain
hath-sahs IN the bathroom. which aaa heated bv \
radiator from the kitchen range. soft carpets
covered he sourw. and the hcda had aots ma,
fv"*ses made from cotton felt John and hts ~sfn
felt like living in Paradise. Then tho table wam
supplied with fresh meats. With green poaH.
snaps. tomatoes. cucumber. and u rrutaatun Of
TswrfahIem Of al sorts. Joha @onacrrd wher.
they raised all sheme things. and ~aa told that
they came from the South where no Tired. and
hat they had 10 buy them az fancy prices. and
they sasa How fortunate yon are 10 live In n
*'TFS&" $500 &3@ &@s S&fN rs &8&s#s AAEAAA mig
before anv nj them can DO had her~. Yon muH,
80 happy IN live wher~ saeh Injuries can no had
40 cheaply FOR the gathering Va wouta lore IN
''v. on a Southern farm and enjoy 'h~se biesaiaEn
hat cnss 20 much here"
1nhH cot 20 thinking Said he, Wife. ws are
not gnsng to be Crackers any more. ~. are Euins
30 Bee Craknrrs" Aud taev weat hume. aad Inha
seat 70 ~org ard laid 90 y space around his
house. for - lawn. and sowea IL. and plantr. ~otur
tgeea and shruhberT. and laid oat suwrr b~aa for
hs ~ifc. Hu took Tt,r Southern Farm .as~tfc and
learned he vaiue af n farm rotation. aaa changed
his farming Til he made more cntsna ri ane.
fourth NJ his la1a tAaa he bad before made on
all of H. te bad cnrn 10 >~lI. and oats tor an
mules and bar Is wegt. aaa bacon AID mutton
sad BRET. Then 10 did an, forget no vegetables
but started = garden. ard studied he b~as meth.
oda tor producing \ auup1v Of he best In variety
The old h0unr ass painted and a broad pnrch
3dded ~ hts farming b~gaa ~ 9av. Ills children
began 70 take ga interest ga thr home. and they.
ton. read he farm paper. aud went into he com
petitions offered tor farm boYa aud gtris. and
ot;ea beat jobs himself, aad made him thluk. \
~in1tnilI and 4 deep pipe ~~iI and a tank soon
gave hem water In sao house for range asa aata
and fever maa rn more
sorn~ r~Ars arp his cousin. the Hon. iatn@a
CrakDr~ and hs ~tfs. came down for u vinit IN
he soush IA tat- wEntrr. and hey were so Dr.
lighted @isa everything. especially ~ita the sTrnh
headed lrt.arr fron shr slasn~c0s~r~d frame IN
he garden. which waa So crisp and fresh Thar II
made th- lettuce tAry had b~rn buying North
s~~tn @orthI~-s Th~r wsw~ M PLEASED that tho
Hon. lanes Determined ,1 bay a littie place In
ia~ s.fn1 section for u AIntrr home IN escape the
Fgors ~ he NORTH. aud 20 have fresh vegetables
from thriF o~a garden Instead Of shr stale ship
ped stuT
horsi, Get away from home. John. and sou
how other people I've. and YOU ~iii realize that
f"u az" not living up 10 your opportunities. and