The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1869-05-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
How to Get Rich.

How to Get Rich.
That is the question nearest to th
heart of most men, young and old al;k.,
Shall we answer it conclusiyelv w
think We can do so, aud satisfy all Tim
we are right.
1t is for the young man to 60 into tn,
country, or stay there, it he is there now
and the Old man to take his SONS witt
him thither, and begin course Of care
ful and systematic husbandry.
-. If poor, and with small means. le,
them begin with little land, and. rails.
ing potatoes and other vegetables, keen.
ing poultry and starting with u pig o.
two. let them raise their own living iirst
and then sell Oft the surplus.
Let their first care bc to thoroughly
aud deeply prepare their land; not. u,I-
dertaking much III surface, but SO that
whatever they do prepare for permanent
planting and use shalt he we'll prepared.
Let it be made rich in whatever is def
cient, and he put in complete condition.
Then let them begin with Strawberries
and other fruits, which need care. but
not so heavy labor, and whose reward
acre for acre and hand for hand, ia ten
fold that Of cotton or sugar.
Shall they not raise cotton Yes.
when they have secured support from
the soil, independent of cotton And
why not let cotton bring them the money
whereby, independent OF other things.
they can purchase the means of living
Because it 10 precarious beyond eyery
other crop. 1t is this very precarious-
ness that makes it bring 80 much money.
When o fortunate year comes it enriches
one fortunate. man who raises q good
crop to hundreds who are barely able to
live through without being sold out for
their advances for bad year.
After all that may be said as to wealth,
made otherwise, there is more certainty
and assurance Of it from the care and
management of q farm. which is made
every year more fertile and productive.
and stocked more and more with home
comforts and the means of multiplying
and simplifying labor, while the neces.
sity of being self-supportiug is kept in
view, than in any other way.
Look at the man you call a 'rich
planter who is making, or striving to
make, his thousand bales or hogsheads.
He was once. If in reality planter, q
man who was courted By every mer-
ca@ns. AZ csnmisslon and non-eommission-
eu. ne 49, saen NOT 20 ambitious as
. now' pus 1ssaseu S m.s corn anu MS meat,
ps.a Ms ucots nfSt OF January IN full,
auu Sosef oWea unach. NOW lle 10 mort
gagged for three or four years of lost time,
ana - olng 20 MAKE good crop this
yeaI, as le lssss Deeh onag TO 10 for
Ssa.s D1os, a'so 10 nNhtaDg merchant
@sSs g. Ie.cnans y ~ I1rthef advances.
, N.Y. ai'A:e IfeIa ths iae;t tnat anessnsac
Ne"asn Aaa. $3.50 .s an naslng snough, anu
eoses.us o,, o:,Is:a .usIc"aea, 1nIs Iicn plant
et "n ~ 80 ta1teI, ~ sens 2, thousands,
'',aa no Woutu nave dene na0 ne remain
sa a.eo ton'sns w.!n ~; nls nnnarea bale crop OF
COTTON ana nag ample fr'os well filled
with corn, his herds of q cattle aud hogs,
ais sa'eeP, esc., ~ the enjoyment of which which
no was-anA ~ aeis ni.nseif-tlch.
:, nus OuE southern I1rmers nave none of
lien 49, yes ssunciensas III studieI ene
oess nous Oi MAKING their farms vaiua- 4
0Ies DC W .oesAasliyang tnem anu "
.naklng !, saem niofe p:odacuye nor
nave .ney ever yes sun1caenfly perceived
now .na:, q oy cmaisavassng 81 9 htsae ,sand ~
smaH tnangs fhey can really make more
money slian " faasang the most vaunted
'0oTsneEn M asapiss.
tnsy ssno1M AneW tna.. p9s cnmate
sanu ~ 49, asg sucn shass u sney snaasd
rae - ..lIn q, sney eonIa so COM
Hesc, W SaE.asr :, ~ anu more aDnn-
1anI, 49, she N9fsn, as 20 make treble
e.a9 tassas ~, hsaoe snas region
,icn ~ 80 yslae y ~ sanass Ehiie oars
has e9nssantIy depFs,saas - Z .ss5
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