The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1911-01-27

b. instruct and assist the farmers,
NJ Michael IN various occasions pay
lhg visits u inspection His "deadly
parallel" was not without good re-
suits. AZ soon ~ the plants were pnt
~ ground the difference between the
two methods was apparent, but when
the harvest vas reached this dllIef'
ence was greatly acccnt0ated Not.
withstanding the good results OF Mr..
Michael's FIRST crop he expects TO pro
duce In 1911, from seed which be has
selected from this years crop, a har'
vest that will not only be vastly
larger but superior 10 quality SO
well satisfied are the members OF the
Central Iemstyo with what he has
already done that during the coming |
year he is 10 be given practically
free rein and the expenditure OF more
money than last.
| POSSIBILITY IN BESSARABlA.
From communication received
from Mr.. Michael concerning the pos
siblity OF corn production In Bessa-
rahia and the present condition OF the
industry In the province, the follow
Ing points are drawn;
. "Thc 0rst practical work which ]
, found IT. necessary To do was TO con
, vince the sticklers for their own
Q primitive method Of the superiority
= OF the American system, which ! dld
] by planting alternate rows OF corn In
I the Bessarabian and the American
y manner. As soon AS the plants APP
l. peared the difference was so apparent
y that u only required the harvest to
n convince the most skeptical.
" "Kishinev, the capital OF the pro
)f vince, lies IN nearly the same latitude
t. as Duluth The province, II superim
h posed so that Kishinev coincided with
G, Duluth, would be in the northeastern
/. corner OF Minnesota. Though lylpt
n so far north, the climate is very mucl
s, modified by the Black sea, It's meat
a. temperature being about that Of lows
and Illinois, and, as most OF tn
province lies IN the famous 'blacl
v, earth region, in fertility 1t CORES
Il ponds To the rich prairie soils OF TIL
nt American corn belt. The Wisconsin
ne Agricultural Experiment Station ha
w determined that a minimum precipi
I'D tation per acre OF 252 miIllmeters ar
lis required for the production OF sixt
Is bushels OF corn per acre, and as al
nd Bessarabia lies within the area O
ng precipitation above 300 millimeters
nj so far as water is concerned, sixt
"a bushels OF corn per acre can be easil
as produced; yet In 1908 the averag
les yield was only sixteen bushels pc
,x- acre, owing to the Bessarabian metho
rst OF cultivation, viz: Some peasant
ad SOW corn broadcast In the spring an
IRE then plow the land, while Others plo'
er. the land aud then broadcast the cort
ex' afterwards narrowing II in, the MOI
IA advanced following the plow, sown
ng In the corn in the furrow, to be CO.
ip- cred with earth as the next furrow
nd turned
)se "ln the province l,030,700 acre
he owned by the peasants produced IL
ial 40S, ii2 bushels OF corn, being fourtee
ac- aud nne.tenths bushels per acr
mt 73i,S3 acres under corn In the lars
ice estates produced IL, ,67S bushel
. being eighteen bushels per acre. Al
= riculture In the future will be largel
y In the hands OF the peasants an
small farmers, the acreage OF ii
large estates being rapidly sold Il
debts, more than 100000 acres bavir
been offered for sale 10 the month I
o. October To liquidate obligations
a bankers.
A AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT
l "There will be large demand
:, the province for one and two row see
IL drills and cultivators, but the demar
C Tor plows will be slow, the people e,
'e as yet appreciatng the merits OF
H. good plow,
s. "rhe mass OF the population OF BE
h' sarabia Is OF the Moldavian race, III
70 similar TO the Roumanians. Di
persed through the province are col
nies OF Germans, Russians, Bulg
u rlans, Turks and French, all engag,
Is primarily IN agriculture, there ber
III no manufactures. Commerce is Who'll
'v n the hands OF the Hebrews
n 1t is predicted by advanced Bess
y rahians that. AS "a result OF NJ
Michael's efforts, the time Is We
u near when the province will lead ;
y. other provinces IN Russia In corn c,
" tivation, and, after supplying hon
. demands, will do large expo
~ business.
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