The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-22
THE RE INDIES

Various papers rise up and remark
that they know what is the matter -
Then they say to the farmer raise
less cotton, or no cotton at all"
Some Of these suggestions are very
good some of them are made by par
ties who never plOwed a day i'll their
| lfeand have studied the matter.
The main trouble is Ii financial sys-
tenn and that is what the Alliance IS
trying to remedy.
But in the meantime there should be
/ change in the methods pursued by
the farmers i'll the cotton belt. When
| possible more stock, clover, peas and
grain should be raised. More vegeta-
| bles too, especially potatoes and tur-
nlps.s ET'he farmer who raises immense
| crops of cotton cannot give proper at
| tention to these things 1t takes all
wear to raise and market a crop OF cot
ton. These changes can bemade grad
TALLY if NOT all at once.
Some of the lands in the cotton belt
are not adapted to wheat. But very
little, if any, will refuse to bring forth
corn. We have always believed that
the farmer vino raised plenty of corn
| and has trouble to get it out of the way
stands a pretty good chance to pull
through. The farmer whose crib Is
| empty by April or May, is not apt to
be very successful. The best way IS to
have some corn to sell. When you
gather a new crop have q cleaning up
and rat killing" Take your old corn
out so as to get room for the new crop.
| Show us q mai with plenty OF corn and
meat and we will show you a man who
can stand stringent times pretty we'll.
But you needn't go to raising all corn
| that will be as bad, almost, as all cot
ton. But with plenty Of corn, your
horses, cattle, dogs and children will
be pretty sure of a living, no matter
what the price of cotton or tobacco is.
Now a few more thoughts along this
line. Everybody is complaining of
hard times-mOney IS scarce. 1t viii
never be any better until the financial
system is changed. You may raise
what you please, as much or as little as
YOU please and still there will be no
general prosperity. You may raise
four million bales or eight millio1
bales, there will be no change
The Sub-Treasury and land loan
measure Of the Alliance platform
is intended to put nor money III CIR
culation at about actual cost, according
to the views held by Jetferso. Calhoun
and other eminent statesmen. The
Sub Treasury will effectually stop the
immense robbery practiced by spe:u
latOrs, amounting to more than % per
cent. of all the crops raised. No man
has vet produced evidence sufficient to
| prove that the scheme is wrong or that
it will not do all that is claimed for it
by it's advocates. But, Of course, if
any one "a suggest a better or cheaper
plan to do the business, then we stand
ready to accept the improved plan.
But in the meantime you should
study these mas tiers from every stand
point. Until these radical changes are
made, and it will yet take a long time
to effect anything, though the reform
movement is adding thousands Of ad
herents every month, and hundreds of
able men not eligible to membership
are thinking yer the situation and are
rapidly learning that there are great
wrongs to right and that the Alliance
reforms are the best yet produced, for
the working men of the country have
gotten themup. While all this is going
on you should economize. Don't ecOn
omize in the matter of educating your
children or in reading reform iter2-
ture. But in all other matters practice
rigid economy until the reforms can be
put in operation. By all means be a
man. Don't be a disgrace to your
family, your country. Have backbone,
be a man..
THE MILLIONAIRES' TERRoRs.
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