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Vol. 5. No. 37.
ARRfES
GASTONIA, N. C., SEPTEMBER 14, 1911
One Dollar a Year
e have the best country on the face of
globe ari.i can raise anything almost that
grows in the ground at a profit, if we only get
It in the right way. Don’t work your olu
'Orn-out land, bring it up to a better state of
tivation b}- a system of rotation. Sow
'Ore grain, peas, etc., thereby working more
e^etable matter into your land. Don’t get
iJ^to too big a hurry. are in too much of
lurry to get through and lay-by. The farm-
^kes to- think that his job is done and
ature must do the rest. We are largely
^ounding our reform in agriculture on deep
seed preparation of the soil, b^ter
® » and shallow and intensive cultivation
continued Of course it is necessary to
c. implements so that we can get over the
ground rapidly and the man who has not these
ements should get them in some way im-
^ lately for they will pay for themselves in
year, must also have stronger teams
late time and we will attend to that
of the w'orst mistakes we have
^ in trying to farm our lands is limiting
in^ crop, and sometimes think-
^^g t at when the land lies exposed for a half
trutl that we are letting it rest. The
tilit frequently looses more fer-
iclle^ , ^ exposure during- the period whe'n it is
Th ^ during the crop producing period.
^ ^^st progressive step to take is to keep the
^ doing something the year round, and we
In^^j in the corn and cotton fieM-
'vhiP^’ should plant cow peas,
e It detracts nothing from the corn it does
of great value for feeding the
P ^ fall, and then it leaves in the soil
^I'ge amount of vegetable matter to feed
-So next season. You can also
^nd your rows crimson clover or rye
useing about 3-4 rye and 1-4 vetch,
th corn is harvested these crops will
^^Shtily and in the spring furnish a
^tnount of material to turn under ani
^ ‘’Oh or may be cut for hay. Num-
'^on ^1 have been reported where crim-
^ yielded over two tons of hay per
the^ plow the land for
crop in the spring.
p(.j, ever to become great and pros-
thr ^^nuer.s and have thrift everywhere
die country, we must adopt some sys-
pla ^^tation, at least we must have some
tin,^ our farm so that we do not con-
y^^j. laise the same crop on a field eac.i
'd dislikes to be put at the same ta^
a
the
eveTy year just as much as a boy gets weary
doing one iob the year round. “We should
do more tiian just rotate for cotton and corn?
Tor farms that are adapted to the production
of these plants the fertility could be maintain
ed by planting every third year in cotton then
run two years to corn, planting between th.e
rows each 3ear some fertilizing plant like
cow peas, cTmson clover or rye and vetch.
This would restore the fertility to such an ex
tent that we would probably get as much cot
ton out of the one crop planted once in thre^
years as w^c now get out of the crop in two
yea: s Some , farmers may be able to take a
longer loTaticn. If so, they are wise farmers
w'ho do this. A four year rotation is an ex
cellent plan w’^here cotton is planted only once
during the period, corn twice, cow peas and
oats once. The successful planter must es
tablish a rotation which includes some pasture
or heavy shading legumious crop that will kill
out w^eeds. One of the m^ damaging things
ir corn and cotton production today is the
presence of weeds and grass. They so foul
the land, overawe and subjugate the young
plants that I believe about four times as much
damage is caused by foul lands as any other
pests. However, we can never expect to re
duce this condition very much or eliminate
weeds and grass until our highways and fence
corners are kept free from weeds which dis
tribute seed cn every hand- Sooner or later
we shall be compelled to make war on weeds.
Do not fail to have a plan.
Plan right now to raise your food supplies.
We need cotton, it is our money crop. We
need hay and corn to make this money crop,
and by growing those food supplies ourselves
we can make this money crop, a money crop in
the fun sense of the word. This being true
which we must admit, is it not the part of wis
dom and good management, to grow first the
food supplies needed on the farm. Raise all
the barn yard manure and cow peas you can
and the wheat and corn you need and then
what cotton you can and you are independent
and have your land improving all the time.
That to buy hay, meat to eat, is not the pro
vince of the farmer and no farmer is success
ful who does it The South needs more farm
ers, farmers who live at home, who grow corn
and live stock, eat home grown food and feed
home grown feed. This would mean a glor
ious Southern independence- A good man-
ao-er will have one or more good cows. A
cood manager will have one or more good
brood sows and will see to it that two litters
are presented to the sow each year. He will
have a nice flock of chickens and perhaps
other kinds of poultry, and crops will be
planted for these needful animals and fowls.
He' will grow oats for his horses and mules,
likewise corn. He will grow potatoes, turnips
and other forms of vegetables. He will grow
fruits of various kinds, and when all this has
been looked after close attention will be given
to a production of a cotton crop, under such
circumstances the farmer will buy sugar, tea,
etc., and such products from the merchant,
and his eggs and pigs will pay the bill. There
will be 1)0 long time credit asked - from the
merchant, and when cotton prices are to the
farmers liking, cotton may be sold and money
put in the bank. No debts to pay and no fear
of a mortgage foreclosure and none of those
harrowing experiences which is the common
lot of the man in debt. I am glad to notice an
awakening of the farmers along business
lines. I hope to live to see the day when we
and our dear ones may enjoy some of the
pleasures of life. May you also manage and
plan with this end in view.
W. S- PHARR.
Lenoir County Farmers’ Union Pic
nic and Rally.
The Lenoir County Farmers’ Union will
have its annual picnic and rally at New Hope
local, four miles south of Kinston, Saturday,'
September 23rd- There will not be a formal
meeting of the Union on this occasion. Mr.
A. C. Shu ford has been invited and expected
to make a speech to the farmers’ on that day.
Everybody is invited to come and join us in
haying a good time^ Dinner will be served on
the ground. E- C. CARRAWAY, Sec.
Kinston, N. C., Route No. 2.
One of our readers wants to buy a Guernsey
Bull, any age. Can anyone supply him . The
same writer wants a gasoline engine.
We desire to call the attention of our read
ers to the advertisement of the Kalamazoo
Stove Company, in this issue. If any of our
readers desire anything in this line it will pay
them to investigate the special free trial oflfer
of this company. Ask for their catalogue No-
659-
Seed Rye wanted by The Wakefield Farms,
Charlotte. Please quote prices.