The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-03-28
TO WHICH CLASS DO YOU BELONG I

The following, from the Pro-
gressive Farmer, is sumewhat
on the very line we have been
writ lg. We copy it to endorse
it:
FARMER NO /.
The first selects his best land
for cotton. Derend on com
mercial fertilizers. Buys his
meat, bread, hay, fertilizers and
everything on a credit at ruinous
profits. Is driven from the first
of January to the last day of the
year by his cotton crop, to the
neglect nf the improvement of
his land, the improvement Of
of his stock, houses, fences,&c.
He is in debt, interest is accum-
ulating and he feels that he
must be able to count so many
dollars in greenbacks as the pro-
ceeds of his crop. His idea Of
good and successful farming is
to see at the end,,of the year GER
tain amount of money in actual
cash as the result of his labor. He
does not calculate the ruinous
cost at which this money is
made. He does not see that
for every dollar he thus re-
ceives, he has had paid one hun
dred and fifty cents. But he
sits down at the end of the year
in cherries home wearied and
dispirited and surrounded bV
ignorant children and complains
to his faithful and overworked
wife that the merchants have
ruined him, that the seasons
have been against him and thai
he is living in the poorest State
in the Union. He has worked
hard, his family has worked
hard and they have lived hard
but his mone1 is all gone ant
he still is unable to lift the
all devouring mortgage. Tha
. man aud his family are slaves
FARMER NO. 2.
The second starts out by fix
jng in his mind the determine
ton to keep out of debt and t.
raise his own supplies. He doe
, not believe that a farmer Cal
get rich in one, or five, or tel
years. He does believe that h
can gain and improve ever.
\ year. He knows that mankin,
must have something beside
cotton. He believes that if hi
land and stock and houses
: orchards and other comforts Q
t home are improved every yea1
:, that he is accommodating wealt
l. in It's most solid and usefu
$ form. whether he ever produce
It a. single bale of cotton or no
r: II he makes his own fertilizer
IT raises his own meat, bread, ha
IT and stock and multiplies tn
It little comforts which go
IL make home of pleasure an
d ha ppiness and finds at the en-
3 of the year that his propert
l has doubled in valua, he b;
q, done we'll, although during th'
Is time he has not had at any or
t, time as much as one hundre
i'd dollars in actual cash. He hi
Ks time to SOW grass and Glove
er wheat, oats and rye. He h'
I'd time to look after his cattl
ut hogs and sheep. He has tin
ty to make manure and to impro'
rs his lands. He has time to ke'
ct his buildings, shelters, &c,
III repair aud TO add to them. +
Id has time to look after his orc
ut ard and other fruits. His wit
Mt dear, devoted oman, .inste;
in of wearing out her life
ke cooking for a. lot Of negroes
ut work cotton, has time to lo'
a after the alornment and beau
flying of her home, to attend
her milk and butter, eggs, g;
den, bees. chickens and 10Th
poultry, and with all this tn
have little time to spa
IN socially with their neighbe
I'd and to go to church. Su
-as a man is a freeman. He
re- an honor to his calling. His ]
ve aud methods elevate and dig
cn fy the vocation. He has dem'
strated to his boys that farmi
ps is not necessarily a life of dr.
nd gerry and slavery. He thus e'
,ur Gates his girls that the bron;
we cheek of the farmer-boy swe
he heart is not n badge of dishon
use Here is a picture of two 'clas
of farmers. To which, d
all reader, do you belong?
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