The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15
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You have been reminded again an,
again of the great danger OF planting to-
e much cotton at the risk of a sufficlency O
d breadstufTs, and requested to so diversif'
your labor as 70 make it even more profit
: able than it would be il all employed il
cotton, at a fair price, but the plain truth i
| that large crop eff cotton will put the price
down. and this rule is so accurate and cor
rect that the price goes down just exactly
! in proportion TO the increase of quantity
but the evil consequences are doubled and
quadrupled just in proportion to the failure
} 20 make su1teteRcy OF breddstafs And
breadstuffs here means everything that is
used on the farm, that can be raised on the
farm, whether Ii is mules or chickens. or
oxen, or butter-whether large or small
much or little. The understanding is that
you raise cotton for sale for profit, but not
70 be swaped for bread and butter, nor bart
cred tor chickens and preserves. and canned
fruits or vegetables, or provisions of any
kind SuffcteHcy means, not only enough
for your own family, but enough TO supply
your neighbors that are not farmers your
merchants. your doctors. your lawyers, your
mechanicS-all those not engaged in farm
ing. Every neighborhood should supply
itself with all that can be produced in il, so
that all the cotton money may become actu-
| al wealth. to be laid up for investment for
| Improvements on the farm-for improving
and charging your dwelling-making il
more convenient for your wife To attend
| TO her duties in the kitchen and dining
| room. and as soon as you get your farm and
| dwelling and garden and yard all fixed up,
| buy pair OF fine pigs and a blooded COW; a
| cow that will furnish butter and milk for
! the family and some to sell to your mer-
chant or machinist. Pigs that Will grow
large and fast so that few ia number that /
can be well cared for and kept out of the /
way of thieves, will supply yonr family and /
some 10 pay your doctors or blacksmith's I
bills. Now you have your house enlarged
improved and repsired-your vegetable
garden made rich and well plsnted-the
yard well laid off and ornamented with
everereens and flowers, and all the appoint
unenu of thrift and comfort completed.
The subject of manufacturing presents it
self fer consideration. 1t is rich and in
teresing field for study as well as operation.
few small amounts put together is suffi-
cientto commence shop for making wag-
ons and agricultural implements; and the
first thing is to provide sufficiency of good
timbe-. Timber should be cut in the month
of ALril and seasoned in the shade for at
least 7years,to make a good wagon-in 9TH
er wo'ds, q wagon well made, VIII last in
daily Use double the time employed ip sea- |
sOning the timber Git being seasoned in the
shade and kept dry whether it is seven
DAYS CT seven years. All artificial means of
seasoning timber is more or less injurious
to its Usefulness, and should never be resort {
ed to except as a force-put, to use until it
can be dried according to the laws sef ma
ture. The first thing to do then is to lay
up large assortment of timber for wagons
and agricultural implements. All wagons
and agricultural i'm plements-indeed every
thing should be made with machinery. !
When made by machinery every piece is of )
the right length and fits to its place and :
being 50 fitted it is much stronger and du-
rable in every way, than it is possible to
make il unless it is so fitted together.
small engine is the first investment of :
capital-one at a cost of twelve or fifteen
hundred dollars is large enough for the
purposes contemplated, even if machine
shop is Jided to it.
4 skilful Superintendent is positively
necessary TO success. The salary of such )
men being necessarily high, it is best to en- :
ploy his time not in the use of tools, but his :
talents-hence small machine shop would :
be advisiable-indeed it is best TO commence :
on small scale, with caution and judgment, :
laying up plenty Ofmaterial, let the small :
amount Of work done be of the very best :
kind; send that out as an Introduction to ;
the wants of the country, send it to the :
fairs both State and county, but do not =
commence the business with the expectation
OF realizing much for a year or two. Do .
not commence with the view of selling out y
in few years. The big lawyers of the =
country or those of long experience and !
great application, commenced years ago l.
with the intention of spending their life in =
the profession, and then, but few ever reach :
great fame or great wealth. So with all :
trades and professions and the few that do
succeed even after a long series of years are =
regarded as great men, which they really =
are. Then make haste slOtCiy," and do not =
expect to get rich or famous too quick +
What have said here in reference to a ma : :
chine shop, will apply to manufacturing up =
On a small scale or when small amounts of >
capital Is wanted, and much more skilled :,
abor diversified labor and talent. The y
cost ola cotton mill depends much upon the
character of the buildings. the quality of =
machinery, the operatives houses, and the :
general appointment and minutia of the L
concern, to illustrate: you can buy cotton :,
cards that cost S. 80 or You can get card =
or 81 90. and so with many other parts of =
he machinery.
The following table is for Que thousand
pindles and forty looms a small mill neces-
arilv runs at a heavier cost than a large
me the first thing is a competent Superin- A
endent, he is a high price man but can
attend to 10000 spindles as well as LOCO. and :,
again. there is several machines you must y
rave to run 1000 spindles, yet the machine =
will serve for 5000 and some of them for !. !.
5000 spindles, the three first machines '
on the following list are indispen- y
able TO a first-class mill for frst-class yarns, =
however small it may be, yet they will pre- :,
% 70 cation 5000 Al