Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-10-03
TO TINE FARMERS.

You who, by tAs tsng ssd parohing
drouth Of 1881, VEN fcrs-d n live On short
raiions during the spring and simmer Of
loe2, should paste the lesAon you have
learned by the unpleasant experience in
the top of Your hats aud read it daily un-
Ill its wise iustr tons are ~ indelibly in
dent-d on your minds that you will obey
their dictations in your every day tran.ac-
plentiful harvest that those days may
again rrturn when those who depend
on you for their all may be forced to do on
less than the natural appetite demands.
Re member that there is no better time to
prepare for hard timee than when you have
plenty on hand. There are many persons
who are disposed TO think when they are
beautifully supplied, that such will always
lie the case with them, and In days of plen-
~ live without an eye to ecom my, and
then are only made Ia fesl the pre- ire Of u
famine the more becaus- they have aecus-
toned themselves to . lavishable use Of
their more plentiful earniigs. There are
those who conclude they can live on less
than on--bslf they used the previous year,
aud consequently sell their coru at gather
ing time at reduced prices. and in less than
four months from thst date these same
parties, " hu made corn to sell aud did sell
it are urging with appeals that amounts
TO begging, sotnc merchant to extend them
favors that is, feed them and their families
for the balance of the year. And To extend
further this picture. In case the year il
not very favorable for a crop. these same
parties complain Of the merchant who liz
tened to their appeals, aud try II possible
Ia prevent him from getting his pay out
what crop is raised. Now this does not
apply to all farmers by any means, but
there is large class of farmers who fire.
quently act this way. And this is all
wrong Each farmer should think Of this
before he dsposes of his entire crop raised
this year. unless it takes that entire crop
10 pay your debts. You have been wonder |
fully fortunate in having merchants to
" HON you went aud obtained aid by which |
you have brought your family through the
recent stringent situation. Were you
placed in the same situation again within |
The next year or two, you have no assurance |
that there will then be such source of |
relief to which you can apply. Most All !
Of you have enough corn on hand now
to feed you aud yours for twelve months, !
and IL you will bnt exercise good judge
nIeut aud save that which you have. yon
W III he less burdensomc To Your merchant
and more able to make comfortable those
If your household. You have worked hard
aud fan hfully on high priced aud scarce
ratious this year, and your labors arr now
being rewarded by y liberal yield of corn,
cotton aud potatoes; and no discreet far
nlrr will fail Ia avail himself OF this liberal :
yield In reserviug the necessities Of life for
liuiself aud family.
Bread s,uffs with present Indication " i'll
lot be al high by any m-sus next year,
cut there are none ~ cheap to IA farmer as
hose raised at home and uUnc hail ~ con
'cnicnt As that III your own crib. Then let
he lesson taught in letters of distress aud
Inxirty during l--2 be lesson long to be
aud ono ny which all may
,raht.