The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-01-26
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ton have Deem almost totally h'f''.I'''
We have long lr.Iu--uroi tIai sN'1 course
wa, chief r.usn n. NIH iIu'' aul poverty
with our people. UuI 10 IS possible Tor lalm
TO pruul immensely uF the example ana
success ul the arr.uulturr's 30 more
cascrly aud northern ayctoas' The
farmer Zoo Ohio, or Nov York, or New
England, makes every dollar out Of his
ground and labor that they will stand ana
sees 10 it that mo- waste is allowed. Every
thing is utilized In some way and the last
dime is squeezed out OF the products OF his
work This may appear to many rs Mig
sardiy, and a conduct unworthy OF immita-
ton, but when it squares indebtedness and
is the mcaaz OF putting a bank account to
the planters credit,it isuo to he lippantly
or rccklcssly ignored. We have got
to learn in the South TO be more
careful of little things, to watch
more closely after the dollars and
experiment with a view to say
ing waste, before our farmers as "A
class will begiu to show and enjoy the com
fort and thrift Witnessed in other sections,
However, it is some consolation to learn
that we are gradually growing wiser in this
particular, and of late many useful lessons
in economy have been taught Us that ought
to receive even more general adoption and
attention. Inthc South Of course our sta
pie is cotton, and is likely to continue as
such, but it is lamcntablc and indisput-
able fact that the study and investigation
in the raising and marketing Of the plant
which the subject demands, is not bestowed
by anything like that proportion Of plant
ers we could desire. The little leaks finally
fill the ship, and the mnoticed wastes are
equally disastrous. in all kinds Of business
agricultural mercantile, or otherwise. In
Georgia the people are outstrippinS all
competitors in the Southern States in en-
terprise and moncy-making capacity and
have lately discovered another source OF
profit in the handling of cotton not before
generally supposed 10 exist. 1t is Il lesson
in economy worthy of notice by all our
planters. We CLEAN from the News and
Advertiser, of Albany, Georgia, the follow
ing interesting information: "A represen
tative of the News and Advertiser was out
at Humboldt or Hardaway Station on Sat.
urday last, and noticed several bales OF
MISUNDERSTANDING bark on the platform OF
Mr., +. +. Putncy's store. We inquired
what it was, and learned that it was cotton
root bark. Mr. Putney had bought it Fl ON
different persons in the nei5hborhood, and
had packed itup into bales. exactly as the
cotton stap.e is packed for shipment tc
Boston, where it is used in the manufac-
ture of medicines. The roots Of
cotton plants are straight and gen
orally very smGOth, and can be rcadii y
stripped of their bank. Mr.. Putncy in
formed us that the bark was worth from
six to seven cents per pound. 1t really
seems now that there ought to be some
money in cotton culture. There is demand
for the entire plant and everything it pro-
duces. The factories want the staple fol
thread and cloth, the oil mills want the
seed to make oil and cotton seed meal, the
paper mills want the stalks and limbs to
manufacture into very line grade Of pa.
per- and the patent medicine mauufactur.
ers want the roots to convert into medicine. "
The enormous saving thus to be secured
can be seen at once and many little ex-