The Louisiana Democrat., 1889-05-01
VOL. XLIV.-NO. 18.

of an agricultural people who lack
system and order, to make their busi-
ness success, the better for them and
all concerned.
Cotton is our chief staple, and is in
universal demand. while that of rais-
ing corn comes next. Potatoes. peas,
pumpkins, oats, ground peas, or moro
commonly called peanuts, are easily
grown at very little cost, and with but
little labor, develop into a plentiful
crop as we'll as useful one; but colt on
and corn are the chief market crops OF
this section, aud when first-class
managers economical and practicable,
planting is an independent mode Of
making a living. l am strong ad-
vocate for all tenants to obtain their
supplies from the landlord or owner
OF the lands that they work and rent,
as he let's them have their supplies at
reasonable rates, and is sure of good
living for himself and tenants, and
something over besides for both
parties. Whereas, these country ad-
vance merchants sell the negro
tenants advances at dollar for dollar.
and an old worn-out horse or mule at
prices that the best stock could not
sell for cash down; and with break
neck debt to start out on, the purchas-
er becomes "renter" and the sequel
isis closed out in the fall by these
obliging country merchants. and by
this unwise step causes a breaking up
of labor on the plantation, and general
Generalization, for If one mans labor
ers 60 off, like sheep, the rest follow.
and as | said above, when the ownero OF
the property advances to the tenants
himself, he and they are both sure
of good livings, and the result is that
he loses no tenants that he desires to
keep and has applicants for every
vacancy. One thing is certain, l think
that the above statement settles, with
out doubt, this fact, that a go-ahead-
landlord makes Industrious tenants,
and prosperous tenants make prosper
GUS landlords
Nowadays one hears much COM
plant of the labor, and while it is
really unreliable, who's fault is it
that lazy lack of order and system
prevails? Simply, the managers. for
as he or she does, acts and leads, they,
the laborers, are forced to follow.
Negroes, as a class, are shiftless and
unreliable, but my personal expe-
rience and observation is this, that
under the watchful eye CT "de cap'in."
as they style their overseers, the ma
jority of their labor can be made profit.
able, but when we neglect our own work
and duty, how can we expect or require
a negro to be more careful OF il.
and no one can expect to make money
at planting or any other business unless
they look after it closely and give
their every moment to its interest and
promotion. With the careless, indif.
ferent handling of labor that univer-
sally prevails, a large crop costs all 1t
is worth to make it, and small one
leaves the planter in debt, and it is inn
possible for one farmer to have all
system and order, place for every
thing, and every thing in its place.
while his neighbor is helter skelter,
don't care how tomorrow dawns, so he
drags through to-day. As failure,
they have made quite mark in tho
world. If they desire success let the
farmers, as q body, cooperate to.
gether, and work by rule, order and
system; attend to their own labor, and
let others labor alone, and above all,
give up their God-forsaken, familiar
equality with the negro; and until this
is done, farming will be an uphill
business, framed in needless animosity,
unkind, ruinous jealousy that is be-
meath intelligent men and women to
indulge in.-Arma Hunter Perrine, in
| Dixie Farmer.