Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-14

have already saii can it be wondered that
plantation discipline and 81 stctualic Labor
are now comparatively unknown among
our farmers Now and thcn.a farmer can
be found who can maintain this discipline
and systematic his labor, and in such in
stances farming is mostly profit able and
successful. l3ii the fac atarcs us painfully
i'll the face, W livr;NC CT VIC %, that these ell
emeuts of successful farming are raIe OH
any farm among us, ana production Is
lrSSened i'll consequence We haze but to
look at the arrangements Of Oui labor SyS-
tenn and The habits of many If or people,
as Well as al lie figures Which foot up ulu
imports and exports, IN lee convinced OF the
truth of the statements | have made.
Before the war VIC exported largely of
corn, bacon, lard, il 'ur, ami other l.ccrssa-
rrs. EVep hay came III large quantities
down the Cape Fear river seeking an cut
1t TO distant MAJ l<eiS. Now hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars worth of EeSe vaIN
ar icleS and others of our necessities, v Inch
We formerly raised in abundance for OuI
own use, are annually imported here AUG
sold al prices ill-suitcd 10 oar empower
ishe,i condition Formerly tn" WhaivCs Of
cur towns ana cities AMI the depots of ON
r,riiIoads Nee fall a:d .roancd unocr tie
shipment. Now th- contrary state Ui
things prevails These very Gepols and
~harves are constantly fall of the same ar
iries as imports from Eastern, Western
and Northern States, inteudtd Tor !HIit
sumption. those localities i'll ON
Safe more generally noted before the " n
| for good land, It favorable climate, yaris "
| of production, and excess OF produce iuh
| over coiislmpt ;On, are LOW, as Il &c -tral
l.,
over HON" production, as well as for a de-
| cline in tie value of real estate. How
| much of This changed condition in mGsf of
! these LAS Crn counties. W hele most Gf the
| negroes of tie State have COugre3ated
! since the Cl,Se OF the war, IS due TO email
cipation, and what influence eur bad 5 $
! TENS of farming and the INDECENT habits OF
| both white and colOred have had i'll thest
| results, forms an intersS sting enquiry. n
| short time ago, III the very midst of Oul
| season for moving hay, with All abundance
OF 1t of good quality scattered all over these
| Eastern counties and ripe for the sickle,
our enterprising merchants, i'll obedience
| to home demand, largely advertised East
| em and NOIthtrn hay for sale Our farmers
prefer TO feed imported hay at high price
| rather than to save, At One-SiXth tie cost,
homegrown hay equal i'll quality to amy
that is brought here. We procure our own
axe handles, materials for our vehicles and
for other plantation purposes, from our
| 0Wn forests, it is true. but not until we
have first heWn them out i'll rough state,
sent them Moth to be wrought in proper
| shape by Northern manufacturers, aud
then with continued expense Of transpor-
tatiOn,and commissions to tXclangeIs there
and here, we buy ard use them. Too Of
ten carried away 10y the SHOW Of elItterin9
exterior, as we'll as by the deceptive doe
tliue that Substance lends euchanment TO
the view, people, unfortunately for then
o~ Il prosperity, VIII generally buy foreign
Manufactured articles i'll preference to those
man fa:tt.ed at home, tho ugh the latter are
as cheap, and as good, as a!e those i'm
ported here for cur own use. / 90 slowly
Is this deluS.on leaving the mic Of North
Caolinians While melting out full jus
tlct to the manufacturers, as We'll as to the
men OF other States, we must regard more
jus ly the vital principle # home malMfac-
i'IfeS. home Institutions. anf home men.
II requires ne political economist to tell
ihaE ali This eurrmUlS excess Of cOnSUmp-
tlon over production Of articles that can be,
and ought to lie, raised as .hcarY and as
Aell III North Carolina as eIseN here, is OPP
posed 10 every consideration of self-pI oIcc-
item, and is in all RESPECTS detrimental tC
h" material Interests of the people and Ia
he W. fa-e of the State. Whenever we
can succeed in auoishing cur bad systems
81 tanning, and theSt: disastrous habits q
I!4doleiic", and Incorporate into our indus
Trial 0s cratiuLs industry economy and
| other enlightened views Of duty and self
interest, We shall enter upon All effective
change There is no tine TO be lost ul
! "ppoltIiiit Is - 'c SqfaLdpred away. Let
rs at once begin his Wolk of reform. Let
- strive hai der to Induce the fisilis- gener-
;2ii"n 70 bear in mind that Ial., I Is hOn;r j.
til, and hat The new conditions Of thing>
u lie SD;.th demands that tleV s uulu
c'.titorm 10 these Lew Demands for indus
ny, economy, ard self sacrifice. Let us
! ,sC our Extravaganza and abandon this
iiIaOuS 81 stem Of CXl austiOn Of Cur soils,
nhG by the system ofrotati0n Of crops, res y
raising of clover, grass, and ether means
OF Improvement, apply that reIupeTative
a'iu tome course OF Tea lncNt and lrOduC-
ton which impar!s permanent strength
and FRONT. Let us ipaU2uIate such a
healthy Zone Of sentiment as will push
from their iidolent places by law fill means
AID moral Su&siOn the sWaIms Of iGlers
and vaga 2onGs vi BIO daily tllI0ng around
cur depotS, viii l9eS, towns, aid ci.ies and
other places If resort, uis9rdcing tile H.
selves, deEoTaliZing he conn It13itv. and
absorbing like leecGts tie llft. blood f H.,
State. NomaH no las Il proper regard
for the Interests Of society ard Tie welfare
Of the State, cai fail TO raise lis voice
against these disastrous influences. If we
would speak out nrOH thIS great question,
of production il! Tie right way and strive
| harder TO Induce our Young men and ot h.
ers to engage more III fd,ni-lif., We should
| soon have a better state of things IL all Gun
professions and pu suits. Daily observa-
| ton teaches Us that We mast abandon 0ul
methods of fam i.g. thai we must increase
| our number OF productions and lessen our
| number of consumers. that We must substi-
| tu;e industry for Incidence. economy for
| extravaganza. aud laisC upun our own soil
| Whatever we eat, drink. and wear save The
very few articles We Cannot raise, or else
| III poverty will increase and further 3isas-
ter and ruin will result | see on. farmers
selling cotton at twelve cents pound, that
| y as made upon an exhausted soil with la
/! Dor costing from ten to TIVE I've dollars q
month aud fed upon Western bacon which
| cost from fifteen To twenty CENTS per pound
aud meal imported and cost ing here from
one dollar and ten 20 forty cents per if.shel.
| This brngs them in dcb;, ard pilcLing
| wait " Ill follow unless home supplies ar
| at the same time made. l see them feed
| lng their farm horses upon Yves EN- corn
at over one dollar per bushel and Northern
| hay at'over one. dollar per hundred pounds
| III the face of the unsurpassed advantages
ereryw here around them for raising clover
| and the grasses at nero trifie in cost, and
which are superior Us forage to corn and
fodder. Thus are We keeping a deaf ear
to that great risiI G truth III Southern agri-
| culture that clover AMI the grasses must
do 4 =.