The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-03-08
APEW SUGGESTIONS TO FARMERS ON
THE MORTGAGE system.

4 FEW SUGGtS1lUNS III FAhHEhc VN
THE MORTGAGE SYSTEM.
How strange it seems to syste-
ratic. ri9ht.minded man. that thu
farmer will not learn wisdom by eA-
lerience. Year by year he tolls anu
swests, talks about and grieves over
his hard lot and mishaps, and nine
times in ten charges providence with
all his ups and downs and misfort.
un.s. This pining, complaining and
gtumbling about hard times and
providence is all wrong. We believe
every man is the chief builder of his
own fortune, and that providence
presides with the same controlling
power over the destinies Of all men
alike. doing for those who do tor
themselves, and cursing those who
curse themselves. When . man goes
it blind, providence goes 1t blind {;
when he is guided by wisdom provi-
dence is governed by wisdom. When
he walks upright in the path OF truth,
honesty, wisdom and economy, 8
kind super ruling providence goes
along with him, controlling ci.cum.
stances and overcoming difficulties.
flour theory be correct in what
We have surmised, then We are, in q
great measure. responsible for the
hard times. There 10 not . man in
this commu ity who could not have
lived last wear on orc half - ~ r..
he consumed and spent. There is not
one farmer in this section, but can,
if compelled az many will be, live on
one ha II 40 much as he now thinks
he must have or starve out.
We knew q man once who had con-
sumed in living $500 q year in the
support of his family, five in mum
Der. for several years. That sam
man broke under his extrava5ant
living and loose way Of farming.
We new him Intimately, ana knew.
too, hat all he had WAS
mortgaged for more than it was
worth, and feared starvation and
want you'd drive him mad and end
his days in misery.poverty and desti-
tuition. We also k..ow that he said
and believed that he could not live
on less than $500 per year and
make q three o. four horse crop,
but providence so ordered
that our friend could not get credit
for more than enough to support, IL
provisions. his family, . mule xnd
steer. He curtailed his expenses
from $500 to less than $500, and
did not 60 in debt, and lived hard,
and by economy and fair dealt: &.
finally raised tho mortgage OF
his small property.
We are sorry to say that we know
agreat many of our friends in tn,
same co ldition to-day - the man
We knew years ago. in debt, credit
cove, property all mortgaged. hard
times, poverty and starvA ion knock
ing at the door. just here let IL
cay land we hope, friends, you will
believe us), that nothing short Of the
strictest economy, the closest at:en
ton to business, the suppression OF
al human desires. the complete up
roofing Of your worldly pride. and
fixed determination 10 curtail expen.
ses one half, and to live poor AMI
hard. will enable you to lift the mort.
gage, restore your credit aud Danish
poverty and starvation from you.
homes. And why not begin this
work at now. The longer the delay.
less the chances will be for your
emancipation. You cultivated sixty
acres last year. cultivate thirty this
year. Your expenses last year were
$500. Let them not exceed $500 this
year. You only raised two hundred
pounds of lint cotton to the acre last
year; don't fail to raise six hundred
this year. You lost last year, or fell
behind, $500. be sure to clear $4OU
this year. Don't long for big fields
and poor crops, but covet earnestl,
small fields and big crops. 1t takes
the same labor to plant aud make a
crop On sixty acres of poor land as
it does on sixty acres Of ri:h lanl
1t is utterly impossible to clear ex
penses on poor lan,i. while you can
make money on rich land.
Now ,fth,s he 50. why in the name
Of com non sense will the farmer ad
here to the miserable slip.shod, un.
profitable system Of farming which
has prevailed 10 this county? Is it
because your fathers did 90 and you