Pocahontas star herald., 1915-02-26

7 ~ 'NN''' ~ w AfNf ~ oHte
led TO the conclusion that smalle
, crops, and better cultivation ar,
, The best plans, | would like To dis
cuss the future OF tins great Missis
sippi valley, aud what IT will some
time be but ! will not trespass on
yonr good time TO do that now.
But will add that the time will
come, when il will be divided into
small farms, from 100 acres down
to 40 and less, aud It all we'll i'm
proved with good hon,es, barnes
and real homes, then, this once dis
NAL swamps will attract the ad.
miration Of the world, so to speak.
My advice to all that expect to
make a living by tickling mother
earth, not TO procrastinate the time
to secure little plot OF land on
which 10 build n home. IL you
can't buy 100 acres, get so, 40, 20,
10 o" even 5 # you can't get moro,
any one can get some amount II he
will but make an effort, and make
home on II and not be forced TO
move at other peoples bidding; pos.
sibly you will be able to add more
to 1t later on; YOU can rent from
some Of your nelghbors and still be
at home. Did you know that you
can make a good living for a small
family on or 10 acres Of this good
land, my worl for 1t. ] told you
on the outset that am not farming
now, that is true. ] live in town
aud have three small lots, all told,
$50 feet by ll5 feet on that / have
comfortable room house, two.
story harm, wood house, smoke
house, poultry house and yard, u
front lawn; a small orchard Of l2
bearing peach trees which produce
peaches weighingl IL ounces each,
between the rows Of trees have a
small strawberry patch, which pro.
duced this year al the rate of 200
gallons per acre and the drouth cut
the crop short, aud ! have a grape
srbor 20 by 2s feet, that bore II
bushels Of delicious grapes which
readily sold at dollar per bushel,
which wonld be $3.50 per acre. j
still have a small garden, so by 100
feet, on which we raise all the vege.
tables, aud more, than we can use;
this year was not so good, but We
made kraut from our early cabbage
andIn July set two rows in late
cabbage; the extreme drouth killed
about half Of them, but the iall
rains cused those that did live Ia
come out afresh and make head,
to the size of G to pounds, l hav,
them billed up for winter use.
Two years ago ] made cabbage,
with no extra trouble, at 2 cent.
per pound, would yield at the rat,
of $3.50 per acre. So Yoa see If
had 5 acres can produce enough
on il TO support my falily Of five
all grown; 8 acres or corn properly
handled will ordinarily produce 22i
to $50 bushels, sufficient to fatte1
our meat, keep COW and horses; !
acre to put to potatoes and cabbage,
will produce all we could use ard
have some TO sell; ! acre for grapes,
berries and fruit etc will give us
an abundance to use, and sell or 9
hundred dollars worth; and raise
our chickens etc. This is no guess
work nor theory, but my own prac-
tical test without any special effort.
Do you want to know low to do
the same and produce such results?
1t will not cost you a cent TO get
the receipt:
Fertilize your land, prepare your
seed bed well, plant your crop at
the proper time and keep the weeds
and grass out, that's all there is to
1t. At frost you could carry all the
weeds and grass IN one coat pocket.
| am now preparing my barden for
the next crop and intend TO race
with all the women in the country
this year; and / think i will keep a
minute record Of every item raised