Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-05-10
For the GUAEpINN.
Sir. FpITOE:


,,w lines for publication, upon the same
subject while | am ready to admit that
it would be favorable to n few farmers,
to dispense with the frucc, it w"nid in my ,
opinion. be suicidal to the majority. Aud .
| contend. that IT is not only equitable and ,
charitable IN politics, but III other matlrrs /
also, ocxteud the greater good to the great .
rr number Three fnurths of the planters +.
of tins parish reonly land enough III cnl' /
tiNatln to raise supplies for their families
" nh some extra tu,sl for their stock dur
iur the ~lut.r. While If they we're forced
to f.nc. their stock in, il would require tue
land " Itch they now cultivate Tor pastut-
age; aud they would he compelled TO <" To
the woods # they were fortunate enough %
possess any. and clear up morc land TO tn,
which every farmer Knows, is NO childs
pl.,. And he has no land to clear, d" j.
driven by stern Necessity to dispose OF his
stock and raise cotton alone, 10 buy has
supplies; a, that is about the only thug
Tor which We have - ready market.
Let Us tax, another view Of the question.
Putting i, on an average, every farmer has
nv. Lra, - rattl-, ton head Of hogs hNe
head of -hrrp-placing It ct the lowest
estimate. It would require hive acres per
head for the cattle, two acres per lead Tor
the sheep aud hog--amcuuting IN all To
| tult, -urs actr,, which Includes about al
/ the opcu laud tue majority fthe FARMERS
! have And Il they had To depend eutlr"Iy
upon fresh laud for = c:up, (as It Is geusr-
/ ally cultivated the mrs; year the yieli
would bs in4dcquat. for tue wants OF the
/ family. let alone paying the doctor VINO
80 kindly Iululstercd to their family dnrlhs
sickness, and sitting with the merchants
who furnished them With clothing on a
! credit Nr Nelson seems To think that II
W. hav. stock law, the labor upou the
| farm would lie greatly diminished, but ia
ms opinion, labor would l- Increased. A.
our l,ud il not adapted 10 the various
rra~-r- and clus-r We would have to SOW
wheat, oats aud pas tor tue stock. and W
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We would need a uuiubcr OF cross fences to
have different l'a~tur,s-sotr inst pl'nt'u'
. others ginning to grow and -"in" about
ready to turn Ill. stock upon, whilst the
ON. they are on Is about barren, which
must bc rcplantrd and that will consume
some time. Mr. Nelson suggest, tie idea,
that the stock can hr turned out III tue fall.
Let II, see how this plan will work
/ Here j, nrighbcr A. ~ho turns his atten-
ton almost exclusively to cotton, consc-
qucutly his gleauiugs are small. Whilst
ncirhbor Is. raises corn, wheat, oats, peas,
POTATOES, turnips aud pumpklnsv a~mhll
Area ofcutton; asa consequence his farm II
rich with gl,auinES aud ~ his crop -
housed earher thaunrish bor 4. can p"~'ibl!
cleaning. viii be- lost. Then whcu the
sto.k !, turned at large. ~ n"I- hh"r y. has
but llttlr upon hi- hrld--as 4 natural con-
sequence his stock vii feast upon u-i-hhor
b.. fields, which will not h- satisfactory
Nrighbor Is. wants hI> stock I" have AZ
hi. glcauln.., ard cannot ai"Id I" winter
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secret Of success. iu Dispensing with the
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