The Red Cloud chief., 1888-12-28
DIVERSITY OF CROPS.
The On 1hiss N~edsui TO Agricultural
S0ee~ss In the ssuth-

ssec~ss In the south
That the prevailing system ~ a-ri-
culture in every civilized country r,-s;s
on n basis more or less rational. vii
not be cOntroycrtea. There j. reason
WHY some sections should b. specially
devoted to the production q. IN.
grasses. including the cereals: IN other
words. TO farming. and others In what
is termed planting. \ controlling in
.!uencc is also exercised by the species
" labor employed in the cultivation ~
| the soil. The order and exactitud- re
| quisi,e ia conducting the operations a!
| planting are thought 10 be best pro
| NOTED by having a sufficient amount ~
| labor at tho absolute control ~ the
| planter. This i, especially true in re
gard To the management OF cotton.
sugar ard rice; and partially. /! not
| equally 30. OF tobacco. On the other
hand. the successful production OF grain
| and grass admits Of u change Of opera
tiOns from year 10 year; and. indeed. os
q reduction or increase o! the number.
temporarily. during the progress OF the
season. A few steady laborcrs, with
such succession Of force at busy times
as the occasion demands. are sn'fici-at.
under intclligen; superintendent. FOR
the general work Of the farm But the
conditions necessary 10 successful
planting are Of "A more stringent nature
The loss Of a few days at IA critical
season might involve the failure u the
crop. or at least make all h cdifcrence
in the result between profit and loss
Hence tho plan,Ar mus: provide him.
self at the beginning OF the year with
the amount o! labor requisite 10 Nee,
all contingencies. With this under his
control he is able 10 carry on his opera
tons with all the precision o! MA
'h i. ~s. under such sonal g.. a. these
tina, the planting in,eres.atf ,hc south
grew up and aourished. Ia attained
AN almost unexampled d esperity until
rather "A rcc-n, date. Yhoss who had
not the opportunity Of Witnessing the
manner in which ,hs<c industries wctv
presented. can for1h bu; n faint idea OF
the skill. judgment and capital neces-
sary "a success. II is owing tn the alb
sence Of these conditions during some
years past. more than to any other
cause. that almost every attempt "a
continue the culture. on \ large scale.
Of the leading staples o' the South has
resulted in disastrous failure. The eli
mate and soil are the same. the planter
has los; none OF his skill. the former
labor Of the country still remains. and
the difference In expense between free
and involuntary labor is no. so import
ant anfeleurni a. 20 affect the general
result: but /; Is the difficulty. or rather
the im~possibi,ity. Of regulating this
labor in the most caicien. manner.
which now constitutes the greatest i'm.
pediment in profitable planting. In
following this course o. remark, II Is
not my intention TO express any "pin-
ron on past public evenS- They have
passed into he domain o! history. i;
was deemed necessary. however. "a
state present facts anu uiHicui'i's w
actly rs they exist for the purpose o'
drawing the deductions 10 which they
inevitably lead. namely. the absolute
necessity Of abandoning. In grca; part,
the old system OF planting. And OF sub
shutting in its place such n diversity Of
crops as will enable the c~u,iiva'or te
derive from severn, smaller sources ar
equal or greater mount o.! revenue
than Vas formerly derived from the
cultivation Of q single leading staple,
to which every thing ~as made sub
~servient For though il may take year
to ~couvincc the Southern planter thai
what Was formerly the source OF q
! much profit must still continue. unde'
favorable circumstances o! season and
!. prices. 10 afford him = handsome in
. come. he will be convinced NJ last. and
. the sooner the better. tina: the planting
business can never flourish again IL
the South under the altered condition,
Of the country. even IL /; we're dcsirs
/ bic thu. il should. which. indeed. ma,
be we'll questioned Boston Bsei2sf
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