The Progress., 1892-12-24
LONGTO BE REMEMBERED.
\ Highly Interesting Letter From Eos
Sier Man.

sier Man.
PLAIN DEALISG, La. Dec. -. 1892.
To the Editor of The Progress:
DEAR SIR: The year of 1892 l.
fast drawing to a close. Ilis hn
1een a year long to be remembered
" a large portion of our people
"any of our Red river planters have
gone down financially from the ef-
fects of the last spring overflow only
70 rise again by patient toll and close
economy and OF many years waiting,
but when we lo"k cut on the hills adj
iacent to Shreveport We see TIA,
thrifty farmer wish smiling face. Ht
nas not been visit, d by the overflow
like Lis unfortunate neighbor Of TIE
river, but has made plenty OF corn
potatoes, and often plenty OF gpo.i
,sn4 sorghum syrup for family use
az d they gen, rally have hog enough
70 make their meat, and when they
drive into town with their cotton
they look and doubtless feel more
independent than they have felt fol
years. 1t Seems that our people art
prone to wait to be driven to do wha!
they see is best for them. A yea
,go cotton was very low, and many
farmers had raised 1t on credit anC
IF course they found that they could
| lot raise cent cotton to buy tel
cent meat and 81 curn with. 81
many OF them resolved to make |
change and plant less cotton an(
work and fertlllZe better, and tO-da!
they are reapiug the reward, but Il
fear that tnis experience Will be for
gotten in the near tuture, and mex
spring in April while cotton is sellin.
az 10 cents toe farmer, will be doub
ling the cotton crop, and in like man
ner lessening the fJ ii crops, ant
hereby bring the country again t.
the verge of ruln. i would Implor
the farmers to inrlii;a ale long oye
this matter add luoh back at the re
8 lit OF large cotton crops and shoT
co n and meat crcps before planting
f nine or ten million bale crul
If We expect prosperity we mus
| OuilQ up Jul Cpuh"ts OJ ihlpAO'Ih
ouI farms. PlauC iruit trees al
shtubery and b-Autify our home
Make them place. where the yoGn
olks would rather. be than to b
lOuDging around o5Orrs aud rall~a
depots. Who ever saw boy on gll
who was 10 susceptible to suc1 II
fiuences. We D. not wonder ;
many of our youn : ople wanderin
} off from home ah,. becoming vii
and wicked and often very intempe
ate when we take a look at the hon
they lefr. No orchard, no flower
and these parents wonder why the
children go away and stay until nigl
drives them to return TO the plac
. they call home, but in reality it
only place to eat and sleep u
These conditions ought to be change
9 and must be if we hope 10 see ol
4 co, ntry build up. Now l would ss
to those who contemplate setting o.
fruit trees and shrubbery that
: shonlb be done at once or put off u
til February. Janusry is very apt
a very bad month. Fruit trees
: better set out in November or ID
= = cember. They commence maklI
. root growth at once and when sprlI
comes they are ready to grow off
: once. In setting out trees all brut
- ed or cut roots should be careful
g trimmed. The top cut back to b'
ance loss of foots. Few people
: this. They think that they would
, running their trees, when IN reall
= it is often the life of the trees. Sun
% trees should be trimmed to switt
and trees that are much branch
should have their limbs cut back w
,e third inches and top cut OFF three
:: three AMI one-half feet from t
n ground. The land where they a
$ set should be well broken up tefC
ot setting them out Then if they
n. properly fertilized and worked y
1t will hear less of humbug nursel
,e men. 1t is often better for the p1