The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-01-01
Some Advice.


we'll for our farmers to ponder wei
before they enter into the next year.
farming operations. III this season
OF calm, the minds of our asricultn-
raj friends will be in better condition
t" comprehend their situation than a,
any other i!me, tor the rcasoi, tia,
the results of their theories and sales
of produce are in their laE;is.
We can truly say that cotton and
its culture is the blessing as well
AS the curse Of the Southern farmer ;
" blessing when INDUCED in with
moderation, and a curse when over
done. We are well satisfied that all
our friends will admit this as = true.
ism not to be gaiusaid. There arc
many excuses rendered by the farm
er Tor orcr cropping himself with cot
ton, so many that it would be useless
to try and cnumcrate them. But
these excuses a,c all taliHc:es when the
net gains are being counted and they
turn to losses. Now let orr farmers
think for a moment Of the many other
agricultural productions that can be
successfully grown with them, and
when harvested command ready and
profitable sale. moreover that Go not
require the labor that cotton does.
and that bring money to their purses
all the year round.
VIC TO not propose to condemn the
cultivation Of cotton but we arcue
against so much being raised. The
crop of1S75 is estimated at 100000
bales; too much by over a million
and the reduced price shows t.. It is
idle to say that eff we don't plant
cotton we cannot plant anything else
that will pay" But you can, and
plant things that will pay more. Sup.
pose all our farmers of Natchitoches
agree to plant but 20 per cert of the
land in cotton in 1875 as a cotton crop
for 1876, 50 per cent would be better,
and the 30 per cent of land in corn,
peas, beans, rice, cane and grasses.
Suppose they invest their money and
credit in cows, mares, and fine hogs,
to be raised in pens and pastures as
they do proftably in the North aud
West, not range it a la "before the
war'-and then grpmble because they
q. g S!g.e1 UT s! ,o 1U;s much more
profitable would that be to the conn
try at large as we'll as to the farmer
at home. Money saved is money
made as we'll rs earned. We know
q farmer in this parish, who has mark
eted in this town 1900 pounds of but
ter this last year at an average price
Of % cents per pound and he lives
sixteen miles away. Does any one
suppose This supplies tho market.
Not at all. We will say that the
country people altogether fnrnis! Is.
co pounds more, making 5000 from
home dairies, and we venture to say
that not less than 10000 pounds Of
Northern butter is brought here and
sold yearly, and sold at from IS to 60
cents per pound. Here is over forty
five hundred dollars to be made by
farmers within the ra,lius of tits
market, and who will do it.
This is only one item, the same can
be said Of rice, sugar, molasscs, hay,
corn, pork, bacon, beef, poultry, eggs,
peas, beans, pumpkins, and other
farm productions. Cannot our Grange
associations bring this matter fully to
tie minds of their members. We
will do al i'll onr power to advance
it for we feel more than assured that
money will flow to all thereby. q
let at least 30 per cent less Of the
cotton lands of 1875 he'plan,oa next
year in cereals in addition to that of
last year. lsthis Should be done, the
cotton crop, although not as large will
he as fully administrative and that
added to tho income of the hundred
other things that will be made upon
the farm fo' sala and home colisump.
ton will show to the practical farm
or how money is made farming with
ont this big array of cotton bales and
empty corn barns.
Counte'feiting money is getting TO
be one of-our most important ind us-
tries. In Brooklyn recently ten mil
lion dollars i'll counterfeit grcanbacks