The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-12-29
ground you are preparing I think h,
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would hedge little.n
AS a general rule people are not apt
70 GET ground too rich, but it is still
possible to do 80. What berries
need Is the fertility that nearest ap.
proaches the virgin sofia soil that
contains the remains of plant and an
lmal life after 1t has been prep red in
natures laboratory. Such soil as you
ma In the corners of old Virginia rail
fences, in blackberry thickets, in old
stumpy clearings, anywhere in fact
Where crop ding has ceased and nature
mas had her own way for time. The
nearest approach to this in cultivated
iarms, is a heavy sod ofgrass or clover
plowed under and subdue6 by grow
ing one or two crops of potatoes OF
wheat.-Vick's Magazine.
SUGAR BOUNTY.
If the Democratic party soon to be
in power, are true to the principles so
boldly proclaimed in the recent cam.
paign, We will, amongst other tariff
reforms, have repeal of the sugar
bounty. This is one of the last pro-
tective devices of the Republicans,
nominally for the encourae ement OF
the home production of sugar; prac-
tically for the benefit of sugar makers.
That the latter is the fact may be
judged by the preparation now being
made to anticipate legislative action
and secure the repeal of the sugar
bounty and the substitution of an inn
port duty on foreign goods.
The sugar barons evidently recog-
nize their position and the certainty
of their bounties being abolished and
seek to make a virtue of necessity.
The bounty system is foreign to the
spirit OF our institutions and should
not exist on it's merits. But even a
stronger present reason for its aboli-
ton is the fact that it involves a
charge on the country of $1O,OOO,OOC
The pension laws and
other liberal arrangements have
bankrupted the national treasury,
and a reduction in expenditure or in
creased taxation must be resOrted to
to meet the emergency.
40 those benefited by the sugar
bounty are but a few wealthy men,
its repeal will help our financial en-
barrassment without pressing on the
mass OF the people.
AGRICULTURE IN ENGLAND.
The English press, especially tn al
section particularly devoted TO agri
culture. is "brim full and running
Overt vita complaints about the des'
nerate condition of the British farmer
and suggestions Tor his salvation A
Iony continuance of bad seasons, nigh
rents. low prices and increasing tor
eign competition have consplred tt
drive farmers to the verge OF despair
The British farmer is one OF the mosl
and order respecting OIL
ali Gods creatures, but he is begin
ming to feel that something must De
done if he is to remain a farmer.
Tbere is no remedy 1ol
had seasons and short crops except In
creased prices and reduced rents aho
tayes With unlimited foreign com
netition there can be no relief iron
higher prices, and rents are already
a. low in the majority of cases, tina
lhe tenant gets more profit out OF th'
land. than does its owner.
There is no possibility OF a return u
to1arioh of bread in England, ant
saithont an import duty on food sup
,oiias II is difficult to see how I'M
3 p ritish farmer Is going to live on MI
oative soil. One of the latest remeola
is to pay farmers Dount!
IN iii grain raised, as we nave Dee o.
W ~ v;no the sugar manufacturers
~Sile the principle OF bountles i
quite English, you kn now, ha ~ !,
.6liyalent to tax, and VIII natol,
meat with the approval of Gladstone
ond his radical followers. Ohles
aometh,rg is done, it looks as IL Ell
,inH farming would sOon cease.
Tba "Old Country" is threatened
~ orpanlzation after the orde
" ~i onr Farmers Alliance, 1t we ma.
i"dge from the tone OF It's ieaulng az
,,Iepltural journal, the Marx Lane Elk
,Nass which tells us that:
pf eThing have grown desperate an'
.a;c and desperate remedies mus
he applied unless agrlcu,u ur we,
70 " cease ap to exist in this country. w.
~ go ,,"' care to waste time in CONSIDER
AZ ~ ~ The causes of The present state Q
~ .Ts,i t exec pt in 30 far as SUCH a cours
Al aire . necessary in considering VIVA
.a%sdies may be necessary, ior IL any
bing is to be done it must % 1o tn
.nins 10 or it will be too late
lp,oA farmers of this COUNT;
me hoseyer, a power if they wi
are, ho Matted. They have a periec
,hiy to demand assistance from I'm
I'LL s,,arnment, and if they demand
s1 GOV one voice, no government cal
G Itr to ignore their demands. L ,e
illoIu ha ne mistake about Wnat W.
here UH we are not talking poll
IRE cay ,D ars not attempting to dam
, ,Gs any particular party, OF 70 o., pa :
~ 20 The hands Of another, 'oT al, AZ AZ
n, a.i sipners in this respect "A ue :
'quai ohould be made at once, anu
nanu id he made in the most uhcom
'houlu , 10 manper. 1t should be de
,norate and strong, anu snouiu nav
10 THIS is stron ely suggestive ,a aab
I'M After all the Texas Di ,ssa.
.uages farmer is in q better poSi'ioi