The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-09
CHICK RT&S,

.urmation" win be found the one
which b asmostly to De dealt Win
The black aliuviai soil win be found
low down In the valleys and is always
fertile, and the granite formation VIII
be found higher up II Is good Tor
grazing, but aso responds quickly 10
the application or manure.
Piousnins Begins.
When the stamping las been nnish-
ed-tLe way viii be clear for plough
ing, and this may. be accomplished by
the ala OF either oxen, mules or don
keys. BY the use or the last, taking
team OF sixteen 10 two-disc
plough, it is possible 10 plough an acre
in one and half days. The team and
plough wilkireQuirs three nattves to
look after them. ylWble the ploushing
is important, snd mealies and other
crops must: be. sown, there are other
things TO seen,toi To begin win, see
ing that there Is no house To live In,
il will be suffio ient for the time being
to spread large bucksail over a hori-
zontal pole and so form tent. The
next thing TO do will be to build
hut and long time after dwelling
house. Bricks are essential for the
farm buildings, and pit must be
sunk and bricks made without delay.
An average native will form about 900
a day, so that II Is not long before
a kilnful is ready These are burnt,
op6 hYiIdiuO commenced AT once
First the stables, then the cowhouse
and other places. including the shed
for the fodder II II wonderful how
huge a task II all seems when 1t is
first planned OUT Hipa time,aDd steady
application overcome all difficulties,
and by and by the farm stealing Is
complete Next comes dwelling
house, and when IL is finished 1t is
pleasant to contemplate from Its
stoep. or verandah, the work which
has been accomplished The farm Is
stocked with .oattls.l and pigs; the
dairy is complste; tue meaiies are be-
ing planted and will be reaped In
March. Auxiliary crops are being
tried to see how they prosper, and all
goes well
If supply Of water is available
from river and artificial irrigation,
then a wonderful Transformation can
take place, as intensive culture will
be possible, and all Kinds of fruit and
vegetables win be produced In un-
limited quantity During the winter
months. or from April to october, the
rainfall throughout Rhodesia is prac-
tically none. The rainy season com
mences Ia October and ends in March,
and during the remainder OF the year
| the country is dry and parched and
the heat becomes greater as the rainy
season approaches On farms where
! there IL no river it is necessary to
find water somehow, and this is done
| by sinking a well, or wells, which can
be done at very little cost Thus, a
well so feet deep may be sunk for
| fve pounds, ana the cost of windmill
pump to raise the water, together with
a l,500-gallon store tank will be about
e150. Even with such limited sup
! ply OF water as that to be obtained
| from well, II is possible TO carry or
some artificial fruit irrigation, and the
return will be enormous-orang
peaches. vines, lines, figs, apricots
paa-psa and other fruits responding al
once to the supply Of water.
The kind of farm we have imagined
is that Of the ordinary farmer who
contemplates carrying on general pro
duce; but there is another style %
farming which is much practiced, anC
which involves rather more capita
than the ordinary farmer has at hi'
disposal This is ranching and tn,
growing Of rattle on the weld grasse
as they exist In hope of building up ,
meat export industry.