The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-18

For more than half a century cot
TON has been the great crop OF the
farm. And now as one neaTs the
talk OF high prices. shortage IN IeHas'
good crops here. with us conse4uens
nnuard look of the farmers, one Is
Constrained to echo the old cry, Cot
- is king" The darkies picking
in the field, the alert step OF the ousy
owner the good natured negro drlV-
ing the load to be weighed and thence
to the gin-all these gse pros
pcrlty. ~.
far,n,s greater productiveness-25Q
| bales as against q former 100 bales
Mr. Townsend's answer was snort ana
10 the point: Deep plowing. shallow
cultivation and perfect SEED"
He has a man going through the
fields gathering some of the choicest
ears of corn and finest bolls Of cot
ton to be planted in a separate patc'
TO grow seed to greater perfectlon.
The heavy blowing is done IN the
fan with q 4-horse ploW, and the
ground lies through the winter TAX
inc storm and sunlight alike, except
where the farmer prefers a cover
crop Of rye for the sake of the n
Another plan of Mr.. TOwnsend's Is
the mixing of fertilizers hlmseIf.
making a study of each field and try
ing to give to each what is needed
Tor its upbuilding instead Of dumping
upon the land just Wha the fertilizer
trade sends out in mixture.
The effort of the owner has been
to bring UP the average yield of the
farm rather than to specialize on d
few pet spots, yet there are feftlle
fields that have over-topped the rest.
For example, over there at the LETT OF
the house there were $50 bushels OF
1D~p nou-r on two a0raC and here
in front is a 4-acr field yielding SO
bushels to Il acre. On this neio
were used $50 pounds of fertilizer per
acre in three applications. At the
last blowing (and. by the way, the
crops have from ten to twelve plow-
ings) q bushel Of peas to the acre was
soWn broadcast, from which the esti-
mated yield of hay is SIS. The slower
IS worth $50. The two will cover cost
of fertilizer. cultivating and gather
ing the crop.
Adjoining this corn field is one OF
oats, yielding Is bushels, with two
tons OF hay to the acre. For the fer
tilization Of this land 125 pounds of
nitrate of soda per acre were used.
The cotton crop is notable for its
average yield, 25S bales to 240 acres.
From n acre there were gathered
$500 pounds of seed cotton. Sixteen
acres gave Is bales. The average
quantity of fertilizer for the whole
crop has been S25 pounds to the acre.
These results are to be considered i'll
the light of the fact that the present
owner has been on the farm only two
years.
The young landlord may give III
sententious phrasing his views OF
successful farming, as for instance.
the sentence already quoted, Or.
again: Rotation of crops. vpe
and barnyard fertilizing and proper
proportion in chemical fertilizers"
out an onlooker may supplement- HI.
dlctum by inwardly quoting the arr
ISL, Ople, who, when asked what h
mixed his paints with, answered.
with brains, sir" Given brains
tireless energy and the faculty. CT
putting ones heart into his work.
things will certainly be brought 60
pass n farming will be q success.
Leaving the crops and turning to
the barnyard and lots where poultry
and pigs are kept. one sees eyery-
"neTe signs Of careful provision ana
SOUND Judgment. The mules for
neavy work are big and strong the
are or fine breed, the thrifty
suuns MOSS are Of pure BiItmore
a.iaih anu promise to add several
liunured collars to the farmers an
nuai profts. Altogether the home
GU - are such as to
WIN the tired visitor to a larger love
Tor the quiet %restfulness 81 . liz
wherein the worlds harsher CONNIE
IONS are stllled, and where enar@1
ana ambition are turned into beaIt6
full channels. @ieh-
MRS: T. L. TOWNSEND
L~ncolnton, N. C.