The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-11-07
Farm and Household. Column

~ S.so ~vsu~SS ~ VIC CISIDk genera"
ton of planters. The younger men
are, | think, convinced that i, il g
mistake to depend on western and
northern markets for the articles of
daily consumption, and. for nearly
everything which coca to make lifr
tolerable.. Bat, The ,eldors, grounded
by = lifetime Of habit in the methods
which served them we'll under 4 slave
regime, but which are ruiuous nova.
days, will never correct themselves.
They will continue to- bewail the M
fortunate fate to which they think
themselves condemned-or win rest
assured that they cant do ,very(well
IN IN. the present chaotic condition Of
things, provided that Providence
does not allow their, creps to fail.
They cannot be brought to sesltL
their only safsty lies! in makins::cot.
ton their surplus crop; that they
l'ssst' abss||ately dig their sustensnce.
NJ we'll q their riches, .out of tbo
g ground. ,Refoss the ,v.r, a planter
who, owned 3 plantation Of two thon-
sand acres, and two hundred negroes
upon it, would, when he kcame. tn
make his Januafy settlement with
his merchant in town, invest what
evet' tliere.wast to bis credit IN moro
lSqa and more negroes. pI.Now the
more land he buys the VERSE he il of.
because he finds it very hard to yet
it worked up to the old' standard, and
unless he does, 10, eaai in afford to
buy snpplies from, tls ~oater world at
tia heavy PR'oes chatged' for them-
or + 10. can do that, he can accom-
plish little else. AZ, most Of HE CAPT.
tai was taken from him ~ the series
OF 'erents which liberated his slaves.
l'e'bas been compelled, since tho var,
70 undertake his plsnting operations
on borrowed, capital, or, in other
words, has relied On 4 merchant Of
middle man to furnish food and cloth
ing for his 1aborers, and oil the means
necessary to get his cropp, balsd aud
weighed, tnule market The failuro
Of 6is cron Ko9qld AZ ceurse, cover him
With liabilities !; but such has been
his htaf persistence in this false sys-
temF tint lie has beoiH able to strocrlo
through, rs in Alabama, three dc:
cessivc crop, fsilpres.. The merchant,
somewhat reconciled to the anoma
lode condition Of affairs by tho large
profits he en- make on coarse goo.is
brought long ''listances, has himself
pushed endurance, and courage to an
extreme point. and when he tlars
give credit no longer, hosts aodf plant
ers are often placed in tho ,post psin-
tal and embarrassing positions. 50
they gather up' tue wreckl Il tKcir
tortunes, place their wares and ne.
mates in an smigant wsdou,, or csr.
and doggedly wsvl,,tl.eiir- way t. Tex.
sa'-kdward King, ID SesiIass'n',l
h"wHErTih e cow,toxr f7bx,t... u
Many tofi ouF farmers have wasted
!yserss R ft valuable, t,ps jaat, because
they did not teach their COVE to come,
home at night, And one, : Who has
lived or travelled n the country viii
remember tasl sShiliIf aCo.bcs, CO.
DO" Of tho farmers con. or hired
man, ~ hs 'endeavots 10 COAX the
eossl from tho great pastaro. We
e9sebad q lttleSexpe,ienco in. these
matters, and well remember how mn.
ny times We have waded through the
brush and bo9s l66kiuk Tor tho cowa.
aud, boy hhsj wothtaS htths,h dread.
tally eontraly animslso = but lwc have
llGyed lens .ng s9es!lgh, t., learn better, aud
contrary animal t6f thu IVA. ''7''h'''' :;
z'Deys;w6 will lly6di . 'aectet that
wiAts6xo, you . great deal of ,troul,le,
and it9h thai Every. TINE tho cows.
g: ,!|p driven np N AZ night Or in tie morn
ing, gye, them 4 good 'tick 81 meal or
6tah,- aahd for Il the cots will IL.
~ays'ha % hand atthi uilkius time.
American ..J Journal. all nj ,!,e.i.1,p
'Greasiss' bu8gies Iasdi wagons is Of
more imppcQsrtaBee fhsn !some imagine.
Many = wheel in ruined nv oilipg tao
pentifally.'A we'll imade wheel viii
endure lto6btk1t' wear 'fion' ten 10
twenty lyearsi III care TO- taken b uso
tha right KIND aq1 proper amount of
gil sqt I'll. i this j. net attended r. tho
Years. nor poSSsslUly Sooner." Lard
should 'nesss' b usel'eu slwaeeu, fef
ii will, penetrate The hub aud work its
WAY sroqpd tho teppnA of tho apokes
and spoil tho wheel. Castor oil ID .
good material fl dSg'oH' itth exxies !;
just oilesosgH Shodld'be 1ppo1ed tota
|epipdls TO- lgiSsla light sa9t)ag7 this
y, better than more, faf the surplus
put 90 viii work out Ct tho ends, and
viii be fbteed ny the Shoulder and
NIT Into tAel Adb; aioRud tl,Jj outsids
Of thu. ,hpxes't To oil thlysxlstrse,
first wipe the spiudlees clean with =
cloth wet with taspeptine, II Il doesn'e
sss EE|g III s,s8&H 3 3 RE e ST. e.
ff0nt 6nds'of tie A8bs,, ind Thea 'Ap.
plyA very lnSaa qaabhsy Of oastori
Hl, o. somp mora especially prepared
lssee'''ss''eF s.r ' ~ 'h.e'ea|dsfs R9ila',
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