The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-12-20

Of improvement will be surprising. |
Will NOT say that he can plant all these
crops adrantageously for market, but he
can make enough for his own use, so tha,
his cotton crop can be clean surplus
Many contend, however, that it is more
profitable to confine farming operations
exclusively TO provision crops and eschew
cotton altogether. ! am not prepared to
go that far Certain localities, con,en-
ient TO ready markets for pcrishablc farm
products, might prosper by such Il system,
put for the average farmer in the cotton
belt cotton is the best market crop in The
world. Ii is impcrishable, except by
hre, 1t Is always as salcablc as n United
States bond, it is easily handled and al.
ways in demand 1t is these attributes
that carry people away and make them
plant too much. II our farmers would
only diversity their crops, live at hcne.
economize, and make cotton their surplus
crop, we could be the richest people in
the world"
Whilst it is true that every nan in his
business has his own special element, yet
the genius of the successful man com.
passes fully the whole. One lawyer will
have special success in the management
of estates, the determination Of titles.
etc. Another is always sought by the
defense in criminal cases. One physi.
clan, practicing successfully his profess.
ion, will find unusual success in the
treatment of typhoid fever; another will
succeed better in the treatment of pneu.
monia. "A minister preaching to us all
the truths Of Scripture yet maniitsts his
special power in his exposition of the
doctrines, while another moves us by the
tender love of the Lord If all the
lawyers should become criminal lawyers,
what would become of the profession in
ashington when you prohibi;, the sale
OF whiskcy and there is no crime COM
mitted9 If all the physicians become
pneumonia physicians what will become
OF the doctors when the winter is over
and their is no pneumonia to treat? If
all the ministers preach to us the hard
doctrines of the Bible, what will become
OF that blessed charity that the Lord
himself tells us is greater than these? If
all the farmers are to become cotton far
mers, in the name fthe hungry, starving
poor where Will the bread and meat come
from?
Whatever else a farmer may produce
ne certainly should raise his own provis-
ions. Meat that has sold from II to 20
cents per pound ought never to cost us,
raised upon our farms, more than five
cents. Corn for which we have naid
$l.5O per bushel, can be raised with us
for 20 to SO cents per bushe. Let us not
be apprehensive of glutting the market.
The South has been hungry ever since
the war. The rations issued by king
| cotton for two years could have been
devoured in one and nobody hurt.
SaDStDr NOprhneu ha rrrnof ,rnui1a =, s
whisAey at the West, once in u speech
tried TO frightcn tho farmcis into his
destructive views by telling them all
their surplus corn would be thrown upon
their hands if the distillcry of whiskey
should be prohibited. Feeling that he
| had availed himself Of formidable
argument, that the farmer could not an
swer, planting himself upon his Senate
! rial dignity, he called out TO know what
the farmers would do with all their sur
plus corn if they were not allowed to
make it into whiskey, and there paused
tor reply. Up rose an old farmer on
the outskirts of the crowd and said {:
Senator, do you really want reply 2"
es, said the Senator, what will you do,
sir, with all your abundance of corn if
you cannot turn it into whiskey?" The
farmer replied: "We will raise more
pork and less hell" command to you
the wisdom Of our Western brethren-let
us raise more pork aud less hell
Hogs are not more subject to disease
with lis than at the West. With little
trouble and little care we can raise
them as cheaply here AS they can be
raised there, then we can save the margin
OF the Western farmer and put it in our
own pocket where it belongs. We will
save the margin Of the wholesale dealer
and claim it ourselves to the credit of
economy and success. We will retain
the margin Of the retail man rs Justly
our own, which gathered together with
the large amount We have paid the rail.
roads for transportation and the time and
expense of hauling from the station to
our farms will make thousands of dol.
lars that should have been kept in our
pockets instead Of enriching those who
have taken advantage of our stupidity.
| Finally, presume to say that proba-
bly, the greatest hindranco to the general
success is that great many men who are
farming are not fitted to the business :;
they have mistaken their calling, they
! never have succeeded and they never
will. In my opinion ever man is ell.
dowed with special talents for special
end. Farming requires just as much
| special fitness and adoption as any other
profession. 1t is not true that u great
many men, finding themselves unfit as
they think to be lawyers, or doctors, or
tradesmen, find in that very unftness to
be farmers. A greater mistake was never
made. have no sympathy with the
advice generally given to young men,
"Stay upon the farms, keep out of the
towns and away from the professions,
stay upon The farm" / am thoroughly
interested IN the development of the
agricultural interests of the country, but
do not think they will ever be develop
ed by men who undertake it simply TO
find employment. TO succeed, man
must be fond OF his pursuit and adapted
to its demands.
If your son develops talent for the
law, let him study the law. God made
him for that purpose. And 80 with
other professions. But never, never
force him contrary to his tastes, his in
ciinations and his adaptation to stay upon
the farm. You make his life failure and
his failure will discourage many others.
A congregation had once assembled for
divine services, and just as brother Jones,
the minister, was about entering the pull
pit said he to brother Brown, II will bo
glad to have you raise the tune for me"
why" said brothei Brown, II don't
know note in the book, nor long me-
tire tune from common metre, and 10
tell you the truth, I cannot sing song
| unless somebody will lead IL for mo AT