New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-08
Small TarN:e.

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The parish OF iberia IS leading Oh ho"iS
in the work Of recuperatloh. Maay ~. M
small farmers, unable to DofTo~ n'oie!
from New Orleans merchants, or any other
neonle. commenced, after the war; ~ cuit!-
ratn their own lands with their own hands
which God gave them; required tieir Wv
children to work. and obtained such labor
as thew could secure with such means as
tllev possessed.
These people made from ten 10 MY OF
sixty ho.sheads OF sugar, anu ID shiais crop
OF cotton; made Their corn SWEEP az" h;I lt'sn
notatoes, Some made rice, raised chickens,
kept cows. and spent but Little money. Many
of Them cultivated their crops with creoie
ponies O.; their own raising. Some OF 'Aem
sold chickens and eggs, potatoes, corn' Ia,
hogs, and other things, and their sugar ana
mOiasses or cotton left them with money IN
their pockets ut the end OF the year, then
debts paid, and an abundance OF provisions
laid up for winter and spring. Z.
Great numbers of white people in tbs
parish and in the parishes OF 81: Martin
Vcrmillion. Lafayette and st. Landry, with
no aid from others, and almcse without
rcalizin: the fact. have laid the foundation
for prosperity III future years; some o. item
are on the road to wealth.
Is not this the true way for farmers, as
class, t. succeedI Have not the farmers
all over the Western country succeeded
tLusl Who now constitute the wealthy
farmer, Of Ohio Indiana and Illinois! Did
not most Of the old stock once live In log
CABINS Did they not once piow, and hoe
and help gather their cropss Dir. not Their
industrious wives manage their household
affairs with prudence and economy
What is the history Of the generation Of
planters all over the South, who have just
passed awayi Did not the most wealthy
and prosperous of them. from the northern
boundary Of kentucky to the Gulf OF
Mexico. formerly labor, and econonlMs ara
live in log houses.
The early discipline Of the small farmer
makes him economical. attentive to has
business, and industrious. They can not
afford to waste the prO!ucts OF their labor.
These habits. with cOntir ued industry, on
such soil. and IN such {: climate as ours
will, in the end. make them all prosperous
and independent.
Plenty of such farmers can be found in
the pa.ishe. west OF iberia, and in this par
ish, and some can he found in St. Mary.
And in these efforts Of men who are com
paratively poor, this parish bases her
strongest hopes Of future wealth and indie
perience. Tie example and success OF In
dustrious and prudent farmers who become
independent will be noticed and followed.
There is no royal road to success in farming.
The one whose necessary family expenses
can b. reduced 70 the lowest figures, and
who can make a hogshcad of sugar. bale OF
cotton. and {. bushel of corn cheaper than
his ncighborS. will seldom need to borrow
| money. IL. Will. IL due time. have money
to lend.
!. ten thousant: white families, such ia
We have noticed. GOULD I've planted on al Of
these hayous and prairies. N five years
mcnrv would be abundant III Southwestern
Louisiana: there would De no cl.IHor for
more laborers: schools. stores. mechanics.
| steamers. and newspapers would flourish az
| they never tiourishcd before: and this
w"nl.. be tie prettiest and happies: white
! naus country ON tho fare of the earth.
And we feel proud that iberia IS leading oil
SD nobly in this work Of resenecating and
! rc.leeu i.nG the State.