Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-07-05
EDITOR VISITS WYATT FARM.
Delightful Day Passed Among Kind and
HospitabIe People.

The editor had the pleasure of visit
ing the farm of John Q. Wyatt, eight
miles south of town, Sunday. 10 say
that Mr.. Wyatt has one of the best and
most successfully conducted farms in
the county Is no exaggeration. He has
14O acres enclosed and 100 acres Of 1t
under cultivation.
he has as tenant d. W. Kearley,
who is one of the best farmers in tie
county. Mr.. kearley has clearly dem
onstrated his ability as farmer by the
work he has done. All crops are In a
splendid state OF cullvtion and we found
by talking with him that he is firm
believer in careful crop rotation, grow
ing Of legunes, deep plowlng and
shallow cultivation and turning under
green crops. His methods are in keep
ing with the most approved methods
advocated by the leading agrculturlsts
OF the country. He does not think he
knows all about farming by any means,
but realizes that he has learned a few
Of the prime features OF successful
farming, but is glad of any information
that Will improve on what he has
learned.
Never has it been our pleasure to go
over farm where every crop was SO
clean and IN so good state of cultiva-
tion, fences IN such good order and
every detail of the farm work SO care
fully looked after as is the case with
Mr.. Kear,ey on the Wyatt afrm.>
Mr.. Kearley has most splendid as
set IN five sturdy boys, all OF whom
are quiet, industrious and energetic
farmers who have real love for farm
work. All IN all he has a most admir-
able family and all love and enjoy farm
work and never are so happy as when
tililng the soil and producing good
crops. He has 25 head of cattle, 40
head of hogs, two span of mules along
with generous supply of modern farm
tools.
Mr.. Kearey showed US a mule team
that he began working when they were
only ten months old and with which he
made crop and has been working
them every season since. They are
now five years old, are splendid anil
mails, we'll kept and show no evidences
of ever having been stunted by over
work or abuse.
Mr.. Kearley formerly owned small
farm in Sequatchle valley but sold it
and moved to the mountain to try his
hand with the view to purchasing land
and making farm to his notion. The
high price of land in the valley pre-
vented him from securing such farm
as he wished to own. His experience
thus far has fully convinced him that a
splendid farm can be readily developed
here on the mountain when proper
methods are employed.
Mr.. Wyatt realizes what capable
man he has and for that reason is CIV
ing MIR. Kearley such cropping chance
that he IS moi likely to purchase land
farmers as Mr. Koarley and such fam
lies as the one he has are d very de-
sirabe asset for any county and we
were much gratified to hear him de-
clare his faith IN this section and his
determination to own farm OF his
own within few years.
The kindness and generous hospital I
ity shown US by Mr.. Kearley and Iami
ly assured US that we were heartily |
welcome to their pleasant home. 1t is
rare indeed that we have passed a more /
pleasant day than we did Sunday for |
the people were overtlowing with kind
ness and they had such splendid results
to show for their efforts that the day |
passed pleasantly and all too quickly.