The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-02-27

farmer demands of his bal, n,
tracted to give; when this il M ~ soa
ingly and faithfully yielded tbs N'll-
o!scharged, and another nnt -aa y
place. Firm discipline ana II hs
control of farm labor have dpos1slse
much to make the success !, Tgae q
farms, as high manurinu ~ asA'e'a
tenslVe methods. If the evils i IN
labor are constitutional, we ara 81. oul
hope for improvement. unlass '..'loai
change negroes for white helm II IN
are accidental or contingent veg
be remedied, and the sooner y saa
about it the better it willie b f. I'M M "
ties. ~ ~ Pm
1t has been frequently said tb.s,
South will never have any bette s,.es ny
labor than negroes. If 81. r ~ 'a8n
Tor the South, unless they ara i
greatly improved. Negroes are 4h..s =
less, not caring to accumnlot.
themselves and, of course, ina;Hs "
to the accumulation of their an.,.s
ers' They are extremely idle, ~
therefore, can not be made proe4sss
without expensive supervision nj -.o
are very destructive to pronertv
abusive to stock. In these evils tbey ,-.
been INDUCED, until their charaefesa.s
conduct have become uniform for evil
The generation now passing out isss.
rying with it the last, best hone y fgs
race. The one coming on seems raaraS
without control and restiye pndor
thority. Many Of our farmers ~.
grown tired worrying with tbsr
They have abandoned their farms
rented their lands to irresnons.
Bile tenants and sought am
ployment and business engagements n.
der more pleasant surroundings Il
these things continue, ruin is inevitahla
What is the remedy? We must como d
the practices of our neighbors. Thera
must be authority on the farms Tbava
must be boss" in fact as there Il IS
name. His authority must be respected
and his directions must be obeyed. On,
methods are too loose and our dfseipllpa
too lax. Not simply by individuals. TX
by communities and neighborhoods. we
must change our management, paw for
good work and insist upon getting il.
| have made a thorough study Of the
hindrances to success on a Georgia farm
| have found them many and stubborn
With good, reliable industrious labor NJ
could make farming not only profitable
but pleasant and attractive.
| insist that the improvement Of our
labor is the fundamental principle II
our success. 1t is the first business Is
occupy the efforts of organized farmers.
and, when fully accomplished, the best
work they viii ever do.
This is by no means a hopeless UNDER
taking. There is much that is good In
the negro. He is not so much to Be
censured for his short comings as those
who have had in hand his management.
The negro is naturally docile, generous
and submissive. With these good quail
tiles prominent, he can be easily taught
to be faithful and reliable. With suita-
BILE rewards and prompt and just pay
ment he can be made industrious.
In the exercise of his freedom, he has
made the mistake to believe that lib
erty meant idleness, and we have
allowed him to be thus deceived The
great mistake has been that we hare
not taken the trouble to instruet ana
control him. We have allowed him 70
follow his crude ideas of life to his own
hurt and damage Of the community.
Humanity and religion, to say nothing
of self-interest, should have prompted
us to improve and elevate his ideas 81
duty, faithfulness and moral Obligation.
To do less is to damage ourselves, hurt
the community and impoverish The
State. This subject is too comprehen.
sive for a newspaper article and too iul.
to be developed at one sitting. tits the
basis of our success and demands tbs
study of the farmers at the South.-N,
J. Northern, in Southern Cultivator.