The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-22

SMALL AREAS FOR FARMS.

Southern cultIyatorl


easons, must be ch. nged. We wi.
ne compelled 10 come do~n 20 snsll
areas II ~e increase our population
aeeds TO tie Increased not ouly for
the material benefits to the State
out TO furnish the CON ~ geperstit n
~i,h social, religious aud edacatiot.
q training.
Another ressoa for small areas j.
be management AMI control o' 10,
labor. Present Indications warrat /
ne in saying that the day for lar-t
farms, dsmanding large labor forc'
las passed away. Oar labor is no.
nov content to ~crk IN large num-
bers on our farm, for wsges. They
Will work only Tor stIu's,e ! rept cr
- shares With the lsn,llDrf. Ice
large farm = cow tLi0s uf tie
oast, il to be relied 6ppn as sac
cess. When labo- Is abundant ano
tie profits we'll assured, IN may o.
Dur 0est farming States at tie South
large farms may 2uccee', hut a. t.
rule, we must come 10 small areas
msioly for the rea.ons above sug-
,ested.
The above article is 10 suggcst +
means of getting 1t this policy ad-
vissbly.
1t would be we'll If farmers would
catch on to the methods Of business
men. Occasionally in different sec
,ions in all the southern States VT
hear of new town begun and bulll
up as if by magic for mercantile aud
manufacturing purposes. Many Of
these towns built upon such ideas
succecd and become pro pcrous.
Some enterprising indiyidI Isl, OF
| ,9mpanv, or syndicate will tug i
suitable portion OF land, proj:c aad
lay out q towr, a,.d advertise md
sell lots right along, aid the pubic
in few months are amazed at tie
birth Of msgic city. These towns
are built for nercantile aud manu-.
featuring purposes.
Why not lay of, advertise and
|
eS This ought To be done by coun.
lies as matter OF public interest
and general development. Eat the
people of County come together IN
mass meeting and discuss the loca-
tion Of farm villages aud counsel 8
to tueir building and Improvements.
For instance, farmer owns 900
i acres. Of land and his neig thor 900.
If tie Improvement Committee" ap-
pointed by the mass meeting would
suggest the proper division OF these
lands into suitable farms, and aid IN
the proper location of a village OF
farmhouscs fairly accessible TO tie
diTeren. farms, it would be jas. ss
easy, aud | an inclined to believe,
much easier, to build villages on an
agricultural basis as fur mercantile
and manufacturin. purposes.
Ifthe matter cannot be manage d
under suggestions to come froD a
convention OF tac people through the
public spirit for Improvement. the
next best thing will he the organiza-
ton Of a real estate aad improve
mant, company in the c.Cnty
that will undertake the laying
oct Of farms and the pTote- To-
cation OF Villages, and the tdte =
tisement and sale vi such property
for an agreed compensation. UUdtt
the control and management OF good
business nen with the cooperation
Of the farmers who osn tue lands
farm villages Gao be hoilt to great
advantage and profit To our agficui>
ture.
Possibly . better method tnhn
either of those suggested wc1ld be
. TO have the farmers themselves, as
E such. manage the whole thing. The
fa,mers are now organized. and
this would be good project for them
tc consId,r.
Farmers need TO come together in
vlll5ges or nearer ,onnsctlon Of some
k nd 90 as 10 secur', "a stated 10 TIE
5cgioniDg ot ibis art!cIf, socIsl, re-
ligIous and educational advantages.
Jagt very little public spirit ana
, enterprise in tie dilTerebt sections
lvs.I secure all theta pdgautases I'd
hnild up the State. Oar pop4ls-
tion i, now so scattered .ha; We are
slmost ealirely deprived of educa
tional aud ct~1cu szciitles.
The territory over which we ir v
ell for market advantages is 60 ex-
tend n that We Cannot afford TO keep
7 IA order the public highways. / he
great distance between homes makes
! society in the country an impossi
oility and destroys half tue pleas
: arss of life.
{, Lotus divide up our land. into
e farms like business men divida up &
: piece OF land 1910 ln.s, ani than To-
u a.