The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-18

manner they are grown In the summer. never
having been protected from the cold in any
way. This Is remarkable statement when we
recollect that this. city is about 81 degrees OF
section was suffering nom the failure of one Of
the largest commercial houses in southwestern
Georgia, and many farmers white and
e)aetl were not aele 10 continue
their farming operations, and much trouble was
feared in consequence. But they went through
the year in some way and now everything
looks much brighter. The breadth of land
planted in corn and sown In oats is much larger
than for several years before, amt the latter
grain il looking ysIy fine and forward. many of
the fields heading out, The corn is all planted
good stand secured and growing nnely. The
cotton acreage will be something less than last
year in this section and also in this state A de-
crease Of perhaps five per cent for the state
will be about right but some persons put IL AT
ten per cent The amount of fertilizers sold il
also much less than last year, some persons pat
ting the amount atthifty-three per cent less, but
think this Is too great decrease. The less
acreage and less fertilizers used will make some
difference in The outturn of the next crop.
There never was pcasanter spring for
planting warm ana generally dry, just
forward, and not enough TO stop the farmers
from the fields, The planters are all ready 10
plant their cotton seed, and many of them be-
gan the 18th Of this month. All farmers that
pay their hands promptly and treat them well
have as many labOrers in their fields rs they
want But there is much complaint among some
bad men of shortage of hands The turpen-
tine and rosin industry Is growing TO be of large
proportions in Georgia. Al along the railroads
from this city - Savannah, ~ miles and also
along the line of the Brunswick 4 Albany rail
road to brunswick TO miles, are turpentino
farms and stills probably averaging for every
10 miles on either road This. it is said, has
taken away a great many laborers from the
fields. But they arr mostly of migratory class,
and many OF them have come from the cities,
aud who only work IL few months get tired and
return, and others take their places Such men
| are not of much uss as workers 10 make cotton
There is much complaint made in the news.
papers and among debtors that the poor
and short crops ara causing many merchants to
fail and bring trouble aud distress among us.
But this Is u mistake; the south never was in
better condition and in more prosperous situa.
ton. The cause of farmers not being able to
pay their debts, and thus bring ruin on the mer
| chant is over-trading-going into debt beyond
| their means. The cotton crop was a fair one,
and was sold at FULLY cents a pound more than
was expected when the crop was planted; and
| sun some persons cannot pay ana could not 4
| the crop had been much larger than 1t is; ant
| as these persons who have gone in debt beyond
| their means to pay make II great dea, of noise
| the idea goes abroad that ii is short crops tina
makes the trouble and distress in the south. A
| few years of economy and prudence would brinj
all things out right in the end. But hard time
| have been the cry TO my knowledge for siXtl
years, and always will be 10 the lazy and i'm
| prOyident