The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-18
Whore Relief Must Como From.

md more bome.raised co n la this County
his year than any year since tn, wa, giving ,
ne Farmers VINO nave tnosr suppii-s In tneir
and cribs feelings Of salts
fiction and independence th I cheers snd en-
,,uraees them TO hope for moro profitable re-
suits from their next year, labor, also con-
vincing them that, like all vt'icr classes, when
and misfortunes confront then;
sssssns nsst dspsnd upos BIS own ioditd- l
ull energy apd integrity to surmount them.
We may find that the failure Of the cotton
crop and The low price 'his year is bless
ing in Disguise, sent TO convince the Farmers
that they mu.t not depend on the cotton crop
alanc to furnish their supplies; and T. prove
furthcr th,t the cotton cr1p and supply crops |
must be raised together, as near as possible, |
to make farming profitable in the Cotton
States.
We hear Of many Farmers in this County
killing from two to eight heavy home-rai-ed
hogs this year, who three years ago thought
il was money wasted and time lost to raise
hogs and reduce the cotton crop But those
men this year have learncl n different les
| son rom pcnS lht eAperIeuCc'
The great trouble with the al-cotton sys-
| ten Of farming is, it makes n Jew, who do
not produce the cotton, rich, and everybody
r;ffmef Yor MS col cotton hS3ef Hets RTrer lHf
to the County than tho merchants storoj, to
pay for supplies, already consumed, and the
merchant rs quickly sends it out Of the
County to NEE, the demands of the Western
and Northern mule, hog and corn iaisers,
the fertilizer factories and the r.iir'a Is Tor
hauling those supplies, leaving scarcely dol
lar i'm general circulation among us from
about March until November every year.
Even the Ali,nce, with all the gooh it is
ca, able cf aud really i, doing, is cucourag.
ing this poverty Producing system, through
their ugcucie., exchanges, SC. Bay'ng cheap
seems to be the sole ilca advanced to the
Farmer. anl car loads upon ar-oa'ls of West
ern supplies, groceries, &C., arc ordered ana
the Farmers money sent out Of the County
to ray for them the only excuse being, "'n
the face of the returns" they arc supposed
10 oe ''IaTI upWu "V'Hu-~-r-.- ,;.,la cheap
cr But even that is not always tho case
Buying cheap, iustead Of raising cheaT
supplies, has doue and is doing more mis-
chief to the Farmers OF this County than th
short crop and low price Of cotton. Nine
out of every ten Of the Farmers will tell yor
"thcrc is 10 profit in raising cotton and buy
ing supplies at any price," but they vii
continue to do that very thing. What ca'
they or any ono else expect, but n continued
depression and poverty among the firmin!
class There can be NJ money, no thrift
no prosperity in any country where the Peo
rlc send all tho money they earn into cthe
countries rs fast ~ they make it, ins tcad O
keeping it in circulation among themselves
to pay debts hrst, and then TO "buy choa
for cash" from their neghbors, what the
cannot raise. The cash always command
goo Is at the lowest living prices, at HON
as well MS abroad.
Now, we are no. opposing or even CRITICS
;n:, thn Ali.mre ,"o,i" "f doinr business, O
q anu heretofore an nll'cottpn Farmer, told IA
last week that he kilc six hcav5 hogs this
year that did no, cost him over IL cents a
pound. Now, if our bacon en- DC raiss,
, mere ut that Oh even double that price, an,
, | all the money now sent Wet fur that nrticl,
Only was kept among US, just imagine wha
an amount IT would put in circulation. ana
how g. OIL and in dependent the Farmers O,
Union would feel Six months to raise cot.
ton, five months to raise home supplies, and
one month fr recreation aud mlrk ct ny,
wouli accomplish tho good work.
Afcr all, the solution of the whole matter
| n Ipr ia. ;,,,l
NO convention of farmers to propose or adopt
any plan of nc ion frr the farmers to unite
upon, to reduce the cotton area. will. in our
opinion, be worth pinch of snuff so far as
any general re icf can be produced Each
Farmer must "work out his own salvation"
upon his own fnrm, with Industry, econ omv
| and intelligence, and not look over his neigh :
bor's fence toscc and be governed by what
he Is doing. Every farmer in the South may
reduce his cotton Gro? one half md thereby
increase the price 80 rcr cent, still the indi-
vldual fnrmer who has full supply of
home raised bacon, clrn, oats, wheat, forage.
and yard full Of poultry, will secure the
greatest profit from his cotton crop, be les, in
debt. have most money. and hare IT. orc com
| forts around him.
| Instead ofstudyinG how and where 10 buy
| cheap, and looking to government or convcn-
tons for relief, If each Farmer viii first SIN "
| how to make his farm produce ih most sun
PlsS Tor nome consumption, and bend his
| energies, ifit takes all the year to accomplish
that, aud then plant what cotton he can for n
cash crop. to invest in educating his children.