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THE SOUTHERN WORLD, JULY 1, 1882.
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POSTAL CARD CORRESPONDENCE.
Cubby’s Cbebk, Texas.—I have been
living here eight years. The corn crops
average about fifteen* bushels per acre;
wheat, about ten bushels; oats, thirty*
five bushels. Irish aud sweet potatoes grow
very well. ■ Alirican sugar cone grows in
abundance; fox-tail millet grows well; cot
ton for the last three years average one-
fourth of a bale per acre. Corn and cotton
at this time look fine; if we do not get rain
soon the crop will be cut short There is a
great draw back here every year either from
drouth or grass-hoppers. I was born and
raised in McMinn county, Tennessee. Texas
is not fit for anything only horses, sheep
and cattle. John Woods.
Honea Path, South Carolina.—The har
vesting of the wheat and oat crop is
nearly over and the threshers are travel
ing and thrashing almost day and night.
The small grain crops are as good, if not
better, than any time since the war. Mr. I).
S. McCullough, of this place, made 400 bush
els oats from six acres, which is 60% bushels
. per acre. Mr. J. R. Donald, also of this place,
sowed two bushels of wheat and made 45
bushels from it, or 22% bushels from one.
Cotton, peas, corn, etc., are growing rapidly
and keep the farmers moving with a vim.
Winter has broke and summer is upon us in
reality. The peach crop is excellent; apples
not so good in this section, but think there
will bo un ordinary yield. Taking things In
general I think the out look good.
A Subscriber.
Montooheky County, Ala.—According to
request I send you the crop out look. Com
prospect is good and an increased acreage in
of aliout 10 per cent, and good deal of it
far enough advanced to be out of danger of
drouth; cotton not so good, but coming out
very fast—injured In sandy land by cut
worms, etc., cold weather, little too wet,
10 per cent, less planted. Crops, as a whole,
are In good condition. W. C. Wbiuiit.
Hills hobo, Scott County, Miss.—'The oat
crop very line; cotton looks bad on account
of so much rain and cool weather. Upland
corn not very promising; bottom corn is
very late ; more corn planted this yeur than
lost and less cotton. O. A. McIlhknny.
Achilla 1*. 0., Choctaw County, Ala.—
The crops are looking very well. Corn is
low and well stalked, and promises a fuirer
yield than last year; acreage exceeds last
year; cotton lias been injured by cold but
is coining out and looks well at this time,
June 16th,; Irish potatoes are good;, oats
give as tine a yield this season us I ever saw.
I am well pleased with your paper.
I,. Matiikws.
Taylor County, Uu.
Kiutob Southern World—I picked up a
copy of your paper boiuo time ago, and af
terreading was induced to subscribe for it,
and now after having read its pages carefully
for several months, I cannot commend it too
highly. To say that it is a good journal is
not enough—it it very yowl. Personally, I
have no acquaintance with you, und yet sir,
I do know you. Nothing of 'tho slightest
moral taint Imvo I yot detected in your pa
per, but on the other hand it contains
precious thoughts and gems of vast worth,
that cannot have but one tendency, and that
is to instruct and elevate morally; I know
you to be shoving the enterprise and ener
gies of your soul in the right channels, may
success be yours.
The farmers are up with their work; the
wheat was not good in tills section ; the oat
crop was exceedingly fine and come just in
' the “nick of time,” for corn was about out.
There is not a great deal of Western corn
used here os yet. A corn merchant told me
that he sold more corn in one week lost year
than he had sold up to date this year. The
corn prospect is very line—I think never bet
ter; cotton bus been seriously damaged in
stand and condition by cool weather and
lice. The farmers seem predetermined to be
more self sustaining in the future.
I am experimenting os regards expenses in
cultivating, gathering corn, cotton and sugar
cane—will give you results in the fall.
Haller, Go. J. T. Adams.
Views of n Veteran.
Opine, Covinoton County, Alabama.
Editor Southern World—I am well
pleased with the Souther World. I am 74
years old, and have been working on a farm
since 1 was ten years of age. I was well
pleased with an article in your paper recom
mending low beds for cotton.
LOW COTTON BEDS.
When cotton was first planted in this State
(thenGen. Jackson’s territory,) three furrows
were run with a shovel plow; the little bed
was opened with a small scooter; the seed
sown in the furrow and covered with a hand
rake. The next mode of planting cotton
wos this: all level land was broke up with
a small shovel plow, leaving the land as
level as possible. A furrow was run direct
across the land; the seed sown in the furrow
and covered with a wooden harrow. On
hilly land a furrow was run with-a scooter;
the seed was sown in that furrow anil covered,
with two furrows. Just before the cotton
came up two more furrows were run around
to prevent washing; then run over witii
a board leaving the land as level as possible
anil kept so all the year. As long as this
mode was practiced, injury from drouth was
unheard of. I am convinced that more cot
ton is lost by planting on high beds anil
plowing up the feeding roots in July than is
ever lost by dry weather. After cotton gets
in a good way of making it should be plowed
shallow and only every other row the same
week.
ENGLISH PEAS.
In making English peas, I suggest the fol
lowing course: Run a furrow with ascootor,
and turn and run back in the same furrow
as deep as you can; put in a small amount
of any good fertiliser and cover your peas
with two good furrows os deep os you can.
They will not only come up but stand dry
weather and make an abundant yield.
Your peas should bo covered from six to
eight inches deep. Try one row and be con
vinced.
IRISH POTATOES.
If you would make large Irish potatoes
and a large yield, run a furrow with u
scooter; drop your potatoes in it; run two
. furrows on them; cover the bed about six
inches deep with wheat, oat or pine straw;
never touch them again until you want to
use them. Gallant Kelly.
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idea of the famous Co-operative Dress Es
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successfully founded in New York, at Nos.
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pressed over the recent engagement of Mr.
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Stewart A Co., in the East, and Field, Leitcr
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An Alderney heifer in Trigg county, Ky.,
gives 21 gallons of milk per week, from
which isobtained 11 pounds of butter.
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Nmnll Farm Machines.
Editor Southern World—Dear Sir: If
inventors nnd machinists will nilvertise in
your pajicr .small individual farm machines
for hand or one-horse power they will meet
with rapid sale and prompt payment. We
make everything at home and want small
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mill and syrup bailer, circular cut off saw,
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carder, shingle machine, block cutter, stump
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Our population is sparse and land cheap.
Labor needed ami settlers welcome. I will
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This is a healthy climate with excellent
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to day a twenty-four ounce Irish potato, of
which we raise two crops u year. A railroad
right through our valley. Yours,
I)r. J. 11. Hendrre,
Collierseille, Chilton county, Alabama.
A Goodly I.uiul.
Editor Southern World—We do not sow
wheat anil hut little rye or other small grain
besides oats und rice. Until of tlie.se do well
here. We have harvested the largest amount
and best oats tills spring that we have for
years. Some Acids have made an average of
400 bundles per aero, soy thirty bushels.
Corn crops unusually line, never more
promising; forward corn all laid by in good
condition, tassclcd anil silked out. Seasons
line, light rains fall every day nearly. Full
crops of corn plunted. Wo have old corn
here now, offered for sale and no one to buy.
We raise all our provisions every year,
nearly. There have been but few sacks of
shipped corn sold in this part of the country
since the war. Cotton, rice, sugar cane, po
tatoes, pindersand chufas, all promising and
in fine condition, a few exceptions only.
I am a farmer doing my own work, helped
by my children. Yours In the farm,
J. T. Webb.
Jfahira, Loumdcs County, Georgia.
NucccnrIoii or Crops in Hie Garden.
Nearly every one has agooil spring garden,
which after the qprly vegetables are gathered
is too often surrendered to weeds and grass for
the balance of the year. If the garden soil
is properly manured, it should never be left
idle, but Bhould be constantly occupied by
some profitable crop. There is no reason
why we may not have an abundance of fresh
vegetables every month in tbs year.
Thu squares which have been occupied by
Irish potatoes, beans, onions, etc., should be
immediately planted in something else—
corn, turnips, or winter cabbage. Crops that
come off too lato in the fall lor planting ve
getables, may be succeeded by rye, barley or
oats. Every crop should be kept clear of
grass and weeds, not only for the benefit of
the growing crop, but to facilitate planting
its successor. J. 8. N.
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