The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-29

Pinehurst. One row was measures
and the crop estimated to be 4oo
bushels.
Eagle Springs, N. c., Nov. IL, 191O.
Mr.. J. B.. Erik. Eagle Springs n.
Dear Sir produced LIS bushels OF
sweet potatoes on halt an acre "a
ground this year.
Iackson Springs, n. c., Nov. II, 1910.
Mr.. J. B.. Erik, Eagle Springs. n.
Dear Sir-I raised 40 bushels OF
sweet potatoes this year on CIV
eighth of an acre.
Eae,e Strings. n. c., Nov. IL. 1910.
Mr. 7 3, Erik, Eagle Springs, n. {.
Dear Sir-This year I planted three
fOnrths of an acre to corn. l ola not
give 1t any special attention. p'o"eu
it three times and hoed IT once. =
gathered eleven one-horse wagon -ioaus
of corn from this patcn' apous Q
bushels to the load or about 50 bushels
of corn. NJ. M. SUITS.
West End, N. c., Nov. IA, 1910.
MI. J. 3. Erik, Eagle Springs, N. Z.
Dear Sir-This year l produced'ten
bales of cotton, weighing 500 pound
each. on ten acres Of land. Inere are
thousands of other acres in his sec
ton which would be just as good as
mine if developed.
M. c. MCDONALD.
West End, n. c.. Nov. IA, 1910.
Mr.. j. B. Erik, Eagle Springs, n. {.
Dear Sir-On an acre Of highly i'm
proved land that I worked under the
:-~S~,,ot}or IF tho Tinted States dem
o~nstrator / raised 139 IL bushe Of
corn (by weight), at a net cost OF
about rs cents to the bushel. l also
had other corr that made II bushels
to the acre. J. B. VONCANON.
Pinehurst. N. c., To- IA, 1910.
Mr.. J. B. Erik, Eagle Springs, N. Z.
Dear Sir-On some of the poorest
land in Moore county. that we have
3een cultivating for seven years, we
have raised as high as 80 tons o
silage to the acre, n our averag
crop is now about Is tons to tn
acre. A. NJ. SWINNERTON,
Manager PinehurSt Farm.
Eagle Springs. N. c., Nov. IL, 1910.
Mr.. j. B. Erik, Eagle Springs, N. c.
Dear Sir-In the springs Of 1907 l
set three acres in peach trees, and IN
19O9-three years later-they Melted
me s247.6O, and this year my net re-
turn was $1,107.
Mel. KENNEDY.
Eagle Springs, N. c.. Nov. Il. 1910.
Mr.. J. B. Erik, Eagle Springs, \. G.
Dear Sir-This year / planted three
quarters of an acre in sweet potatoes
and produced over 200 bushels. This
IS not extraordinary, as people have
made 400 bushels to the acre in this
49, 1~o ~roJ,nol IN I,,ChofC IF
irish potatoes on One-sixth Of an acre
this year. c. Fl. GRAVES.
Southern Pines. N. c., Nov. 16. 1910
Mr.. J. B. Erik. Eagle Springs, n. c.
Dear Sir-In h summer Of 1910
[ planted eight acres in corn that |
had had in peas and grass that yield
ed 35 bushels to the acre without ma
nure or fertilizer. I also had two
acres with manure and fertilizer that
yielded 60 bushels to the acre.
M. n. SUGG.
Southern Pines, n. c., Nov. 16, 1910
Mr.. J. B. Erik, Eagle Springs, N. G.
Dear Sir-In the yea 1903 l pro-
duced seven bales of cotton on six and
a half acres. / have averaged a bale
of cotton to the acre this year
1 am inclosing you a picture of my
corn this year. did not measure
TINS corn. 1neTe Is no ITOuDic TO make
fine corn and cotton in Moore county.
X. S. MARKS.
HARD FACTS-TWO
Southern Pines. N. c., Nov. Is. 1910
Mr.. J. r. Fix, Eagle Springs, N. c..
Dear Sir-For several years I have
averaged SIS, net, an acre on dewber-
ries. On some acres / have made a
good Zeal more than that, but this
is my average.
H. p. Y