The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-10-01
HE GIVES BAD ADVICE.

HE GIVES BAD ADVICE.
HENDERSON, N. g., Sept. 3, 1891.
M Quad:
DEAR SIR: | wish you would tell
me something about the chances for |
q boy On a seed farm.
l am seventeen years Of age, and |
have lived on farm in North Carolina |
all my life.
Is there any chance for me to stardt
business BUSH st''''D"' It'll" "''A up mo No. cr: j
Where would l have to,ure is the
what wages would | gsf a lar,
What sort of soci. start. and
seed-farm: solid T;
Secd-fa,e disposeety is there on a
Ferry.ew 1t : a. II. L.
fss been Inns, like the big d. M.
.oo.. : farms at Detroit, hire only a
w men by the year. The other help
is put on as wanted from week to week,
and many women and children are
employed. You might become so
useful on SUCH a farm that you would
be paid extra woges and in time lay
by enough to start yourself, but you
could do as we'll on any other sort of
farm. The seed business in this
country is run by few big firms, and
they hire all help as Cheaply as posi-
BILE If you want to become good
all-around farmer and learn how to
make money at it, you should come
north OF the Ohio river. AS to the
society, much of the work is done by
Poles and other foreigners.
The above is taken from the New
York IHo1Id and the State Chronicle
commenting on it, says:
This is very bad advice to give
to our young North Carolina farmer
boy. 1t is giving him stone when
he asks for bread. The young man
wants place on seed farm. These
are in the main located "north o
the Ohio river" Yet the ambitious
young man is told that on big seec
farms they hire only few men b,
tie year" No ambitious young mar
wants 20 be hired as help :" from weeI
to week." and SO his aspirations 70
such position are nipped in the buc
by Nj. Quad" If what he says
true, the young man must thank hin
for his candor. 1t will prevent h
making a false step. But the funn
man of the Vera, who essays serious
ness, tells the young man that tn
society he may expect will be POLE
and other foreigners. No doubt the
are respectable, even if they can
speak English, and though they coul
not converse they might become cor
genial to the young man through sig
making:
an. Quad's'' advice will sure
deter the young man from seeking
position on & seed farm, but tn
humorist adds that if he wants to b
come farmer and learn how to NAL
money he should come " north of t
Ohio river" Why? He does II
tell him where he can get good pay
"make money" nor does he assn
him of good social surroundings, b
gives glittering platitude which
not true. If the farmers "north
the Ohio river" are making none
we have failed to note it. In Kan:
they are up to their ears in mortgage
in Dakota until the present wheat CT
they were confronted by starvatio
in Vermont farms are being sold
less than the cost of the houses up
them No doubt there are farm
who are making money "north OF
Ohio river" and SO there are south
that river, but they are comparative
few in number. Most farmers a
most other people are able to ma
a living, and that is all.
The young man at Henderson,
he is industrious and capable, {
make more money in North Carroll
arming than anywhere else in
world, and NJ. Quad ought to h
told him so. He can raise tobac
cotton, peanuts and rice here, all
which pay better than raising WI
or corn, and none of which can
cultivated "north of the Ohio rive
He can make more money rails
-
can "north of the Ohio river
he can do it with less capital, and
associates will not be "Poles
foreigners" These facts can be e.
substantiated, and we can give
names of farmers who made Il
money last year raising truck, tob
and peanuts per acre in North c
lima than any farmer made 50 nortl
the Ohio river
Our advice to the young mar
Henderson is: Stay in North Caro-
Try to get position with some ell
prising farmer learn all about farm
and then buy small farm ana dev
into sturdy, successful, indepen
land owner and farmer. That is
happiest life to be found.
We easily FORGET orr faults