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THE SOUTHERN WORLD, MAY 15, 1882, JferinuUmiHl fHty*rtmti[t. Farming in Alabama. Searcy, Ala. Ed. Southern World—In conversation with a neighbor farmer a few days ago, he said: “Every one should plow their coni and cotton shallow, after it first comes up." He also said that in planting guano people should lay off the furrow's deep, plow deep, and make high beds. My plan (und I am generally successful), is run the furrow that I put my guano in just deep enough to keep the scooter from plowing up in planting cotton, and set my plow so that I may break the ground well and throw up low beds. I run around my cotton with u sweep for chopping; when I get my cotton chopped, I run around with a sweep and I plow deep; I then plow shallow the rest of the season; I plow my corn deep the first time only. I am a farmer of several years experience, and I find that cotton stands drought better on low beds; it sheds nearly all the forms that comes before the tap-root strikes the hard ground; it also forms and matures faster af ter the tap-root strikes the hard ground. J always have made good crops when I have good seasons. Now I would like to hear from some of your readers that are experienced in cotton cultivation. I now have corn twenty-eight inches high, cotton four inches high. J. R. Searcy, of this pluce, has twenty acres of land in oats, that will average torty-two indies in height; he hussome that arc extra good, and will measure seventy-two inches; in fuct, crops generally are very good ami times are progressing in this country. Our village is fast improving; we are going to have a depot built here soon. Mr. J. F. Herndon, of Atlanta, is here and speaks of locating here. We have a good Sabbath school, a good literury school, good churches and good friends and neighbors. People are not mortgaging their crops, cattle, horses and lands this year, while they formerly mortgaged their household and kitchen furniture. Let us still hope for times to progress and Tub Would to pros per. 0. K. Snidbr. Up-Lnntl Klee. Ed. Southern World—Mr. J. H. Nichols, April 15th, page 5 says: “In the first work ing greut cure must be taken to reiuovu all grass and weeds, as the rice plant is deli neate.” In the long ugo, I made up-land rice, and hud but little trouble to clcuu the first time. 1 had the best steel hoes—scovel, the pattern given by myself to R. L. Allen, then of New York and a visitor—hud them . ground once a week und kept sharp by 13-inch cross-cut saw tile duily use, and shaved off bed, rice, weeds and grass. In a week the rice was high enough to chop through and turned the earth up with a bull-tongue plow. It is a cheaper crop thus worked, than corn, and made double as much per acre than same land would of corn. I was the only one in the county who grew up-land rice; the seed cost me two dol lars per bushel, and I let the public know all about it. I believe a cheaper feed per acre than corn with hay thrown in. A friend of mine engaged in the charcoal business so as to require a pair of mules, hauling cord-wood continuously about 1845, assured me he fed alone, rice in bundles; the mules kept sleek and healthy; and cheaper if corn alone would have been food enough. Some forty-five years ago I had sown rice in a rich piece of low land, a rain drove the hands in; the water was on the land a week or two, backed up, and the seed washed back next to high land, and when dry, about a fourth of the land was literally so thick with the green plants that the earth was hidden, yet even thus, I had quite a nice yield. ^ H. J. N. Make Yonr Supplies. Ed. Southern World—The “Market Re ports” published in a paper in a town on one of the monopoly railroads, which I see this night, April 28th, forces me to ask why not make all your supplies? I began life on my own resources, in slavery times, some years ago, and truly do I say it, when times were not so favorable as now. Admit these times are different, and so were they then. Is there a man now, a reader of The World, who fifty or sixty years ago would have sent his hands to the field and at their discretion “todoornot to do, that is the question;” would he have not been “there too?" Bulk sides 12%, bacon sides 14, bacon hams (sugar cured) 16%, corn 1.00, corn meal 1.20 hay— There are advantages now, that no man bad in “Dixie” if anywhere, fifty years ago. Any man who has 100 acres of land, unless in the sand hills, but can find 5 acres that would yield two tons of red clover per acre, an acre of land that could be manured to grow 250 bushels of green top Swede tur nips, and 10 acres that can be made to yield 40,50 or 00 bushels of com and 10 of cow jieus, with a good pasture of crab-gross per acre. An industrious man cun prepare and culti vate all and not half work. Such a condi tion should unable the owner to grow and fatten 75 pigs, to make 15,000 pounds of pork. The clover will feed pigs from March 15th to October 15tli; the peas and crab-grass until the 15th of November; then Swedes and corn until 15th of January. Ten acres made rich (u(>-lnnd) will in three years en able the owner to cut 25 tons a year, not to cost in labor |3 a ton, and better than Timo thy at|32. Why will ye be dependent? H. of H. A Voice from Louisiana. Red River, La. Editor Southern World—Your good pa per arrives regularly and is read with con siderable interest and filed for future refer ence. It is well for us to have good agri cultural papers, and the World certainly deserves liberal patronage and such other aid as can be given. Thinking you might like to hear from this part of the South, I send you this hoping it may find a place in your columns. High wuter, frequent rains and the cold winter have made planting backward, but now we areht work in our cotton and hope to do well. The drought last year combined with the disposition to plant all cotton, is causing a heavy importation of corn and hay by rail and boat. All now say we will raise plenty in future. Some few are trying grasses and improved stock. Here I desire to ask why all journals recommend we sow clover and grosses in the spring, regardless of climate. 1 think it a mistake us faros the “cotton” belt is concerned, but would like to hear the opinion of an exjiericnced and successful grower of clover and grasses. 1 suggest us u proper time the first ruin uftor the 15th of September. Ground intended for either grass or clover to be laid by level—if cotton lund, the weed will bo large enough to protect the seed from the suu und birds, if corn lund, the grass, weeds, etc., will protect the seed, which I suggest be sown und let alone. No preparation will put ground in better condition for seed than the ground well worked in corn und cotton. My objection to spring sowing is, the weeds starts with the crop und choke it; the crop 1ms not time to muke root to stand the summer heat and the hurvest of spring plunting is much later and uncertain. Here let mo say I believe the further South we go, the better clover we make. I specially de- siro to know all I can of clover for I intend to make it a crop for shipment and will get $20 to $25 per ton for it at home. Caddo. Our Southern World. Editob Southern World—Your valuable paper is read with pleasure and profit. If named for our Southern States or as others have said and written, "Our South Land,” "8unny South;” etc., its founders were for tunate in selecting a name though one of old has said, “There is nothing in a name.” For be It known 1 Wo certainly have a world in the southern part of our great Union, as your recent grand Cotton Expo sition fully deriion8trated. We claim the second largest river In the world, especially after a great rain-fall along its tributaries as was recently the cose, and since the recent improvement made at its mouth by our great civil engineer it is the first, as a thor oughfare and shipping channel, and doubt less the aborigines thought there was some- thing in a name when they called it “The Father of Waters." We have thousands of miles of sea and gulf coast furnishing hundreds of good harbors with tens of thousands of miles of navigable streams and railroads leading thither from very many rich sections of country in which are the best of water powers, timbers, minerals, virgin and im proved lands, herbs and undeveloped treas ures in quantities sufficient to employ the laboring population of the civilized world for years, if not ages to come. Our territory from Maryland to Texas furnishes every shade of climate and variety of products excepting those of the Torrid and Frigid zones. We can produce all the cereals, cot ton, tobacco, flax, hemp, sugar, syrup, tea, fruits, melons, grasses, live stock, poultry, implements, machinery, silk, llnnn, woolen RR* WttQR (NQdi, fori, hfitf, fowl, lather. wares, notions, stationery, trinkets, etc,, as cheaply and in as great abundance and va riety as other parts of the world, if we would only determine to do so. We should have dozens of lines of steamers plying be tween our ports and those of foreign coun tries in order to export our products and import what we prefer to buy. As Suvun- nah Georgia furnished the first steamship to cross the Atlantic ocean, let hernotbein the rear nowin the carrying trade, and may her sisters on the sea strive to compete with the foremost in exporting our increasing pro ducts. We should provide for and invite skilled laborers, cultivated people of moral worth and capital from other states and countries to come and aid us in developing this grand country, “Our Southern World" by increasing our population, capital, rail roads, ships and factories, and educating our children to the highest standard of religion, temperance, industry, virtue and scientific knowledge, and we may expect peace, pros perity and happiness as the legitimate fruits of our^labors. And then, Mr. Editor, her namesake at Atlanta will flourish like the green bay tree, throwing her branches North, South, East and West, filling the passing breezes with odoriferous perfumes and dropping her rich fruitage in the homes, shops and fields of this great nation, from Canada to Mexico, and our children will rise up and “call you blessed.” Olin, Iredell, Co., N. C. John F. Foard. “Whatsoever thy Hand Flndcth to Do. Do It with thy Might.” Editor Southern World—In 1820 there came into our little world, George Stokes, a boy born in Southwest Ireland, and just 20 years old. He wanted a school, said he was competent, had to earn his bread and would take a school until he could do better. With out making a long story of it, George proved to be a first-class teacher, a worker, a good fellow and made his mark; passing away after making a fortune and a name long since. Little brother, dear boy, oh! how loved, hus followed—was one of his pupils and was in mere boyhood, impressed by his teacher, alwuys to do his best. Seemingly, the Irish pedagogue had won “little brother” entirely, und even when u little boy he wus as diligent and true as the older people ure when in chase of railroad or factory stock. His only idea, “do it with thy might.” Strunge was it to all in our little world, that a mere boy, remember only twenty yeurs old could be so accurate a scholar und still strungcr that he impurted to the muss of his pupils to be accurate and earnest. In our little world there were no poor, no lich: not one even of the softer sex was ushamed to be seen employed. It was not a bee-world yet the ugc of tramps had not reached our lit tle worldaud the by ways of such not known. With ull this “little brother” wus always spoken of, the bust at spelling, reading, ac curate in figures; ready, quick anything calling for hard work, long ride, dispatch, “little brother” was ready. As he acquired age, more important duties; foreman of a large cotton mill proved unfit for his duties. “Little brother" was asked to look to the men and women for a little time; he was there three years and brought all into order. Never worked at any trade, a day. After ward he had control of a large force in "Flank Road” craze; then a thirty hand force in a factory; then the Government that was neededhisdisciplined mind, habits of attention mid-day or mid-night. Thus his talent was ever in demand, and I might say he was never idle; with all his ardor in persisting in whatsoever his hand had to do, he never flagged. No one ever knew of neglect or when clock chimed the hour he was not at hand. No doubt the drilling by that sterling Irish boy gave habits, may I say principles, that gave every one with whom ho came in contact with assurance that our “little brother” would be always prompt. Seldom was he ever heard to say, money; as an ob ject, it was, let me be useful, let me succeed. Men made largely as a result of “little brother's” plannings and persistence. Yet, “little brother” died and was buried by sister Bet. Ohl how much is lost by our boys and girls for want of good work in early accuracy and training. ' Eds. Friend. The following is the result of an experi ment with corn. That which was planted at the depth of I inch, came up in 8% days; 1% inches, in 0% days; 2 inches, in 10 days; 2% inches, in 11% days; 3 inches, in 12days; 3% inches, in 13 days; 4 Inches, in 13% days. The more shallow the seed was covered with earth, the more rapidly the sprout made its appearanoe, and the stronger afterwards was fof |Wk,-(Q$UQW#y (Ky.)Niwii Early vs. Late Oats. Last August we published in these col umns, an editorial showing the advan tages arising from sowing oats in August or September, and requested that some of our farmers should make an experiment of the matter by making twodifferent sowings,one early, the other in December, and give us re sults. Among those who thought enough of the matter to try it, was Mr. H. L. Hart, resid ing near Brooksville, in this county. He sowed one field the first week in September, another in Dccegiber. We have before us specimens of the oats from the September sowing; they average five feet high, with (urge heavy heads, and are well immured. The other field is only a foot high and will not muture before the middle of June. The first crop is splendid and tafe from any dry weather that may come; the other is depen dent upon uncertain seasons for six wfeeks. The advantages of an early sowing in this cuse are too clear to be pointed out.—[Cuth- bert(Gu.) Enterprise. The Navy Bean. BY SOUTHWEST BY SOUTH. Editor Southern World—I do not know if you be a Soutli born or a North born man with Southern principles, and I am not will ing to get on any body’s corns fori know it hurts. I do not mean to do it, yet, I must risk it; when I say you 8outh peo ples deprive yourselves of a great luxury, by not patronizing pork and beatis, not much pork needed, only to do the seasoning. If your people do not know it you should tell it so often it would be engraved on the memory—that more nourishment lies in the skin of 100 lbs. of beans, than in like weight in the skin of hog or steer, yet your people must have meat at double the cost of beans; delicate females demand flesh, why? It must be u result of early Gaining. Fur be it from me to bo a vegetarian. Flesh is well enough in its place ; what is better than a nice beef stake for breukfast, not cooked as hard and about os thick os a iirst-cluss flint hide? For dinner, occasionally pork and beans well cooked, the beans put in water the over night, then about ten to twelve in the forenoon, owing to dinner hour, placed in a proper vessel with boiling water to cover, und keep at u moderate boil, until water is boiled uway ami beaus thoroughly cooked, then place in a baking pan, with a small piece of well washed barrel pork laid on top and gently pressed into beans und baked until the top is browned and meat cooked. 1 am sure it is a dish whole some und nourishing. I have grown the navy beans in latitude 31 degrees, in drills 2 to 3 feet apart, 8 to 10 every foot, as we do bunch snaps, l’roduct os large os the pea or more, 20 to 30 bushels and worth 3 or 4 dol lars per bushel. Johnson (trass. Editor Southern World—“When doc tors disagree, who shall decide ? " I have a letter from one of the truest scouts that ever wore the gray; (his father and grandfather Southern and farmers) who declares he believes Johnson grass the best for stock, that he “cut for hay, June, August and Octo ber 1877 and July’78, It did not seed in ’78 and ’79; have seen ’80 and ’81 lay out but not pastured, a little visible.” “This year to be planted in cotton and will report”’ A planter near Greenville, Miss., was re ported to have been forbidden by county court to sow the seed on his place and the high court of Mississippi, dissolved the es toppel. The “Khedive" of Mississippi is reported to have said he would not give one dollar an acre for the best laud in Mississippi bottoms that had this grass on It The "Cap tain of Scouts” above says, he “will pay $10 per acre for a guaran teed set on any num ber of acres of my land up to 100 acres.” The "Khedive” and the county court de nounce, our Confederate Captain will pay $10 for a good set of it, and Supreme court at least good law in Mississippi affirm: who willsettle this vexed question? I am reminded of an old way to settle this. “I do not like thee Dr. Fell, the rea son why I cannot tell, but I do not like thee Dr. Fell.” I presume the little court and the big “Khedive”, never saw the article and havo only seen the writings of the Gen eral Oroakor. This individual said long ago, “they cannot grow grass in the South;" now it is said Bermuda and Johnson grasses can produce more hay on best location, than Timothy or Herds can, north 38 de grees and i\re traduced and ruled out as our fn$»7t " 1 tfAQXOMA,