The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-06-09

matter of necessity. The farmer
who raised his own provisions and
owes nobody and has few bales of
cotton on hand is infinitely better
oft than the one who went largely
in debt+o buy mules and provisions
and pay hands on time to cultivate
worn land, and made a hundred
bales that cost him more to make
than he can get for it.
Not only does the constant pre-
sentation of this phase of the case
tend to produce depression on every
one, but the disease is actually
catching. Eacn begins to reason
thus with himself: If times are
hard | must look OUT for number
one. And if he has a little money
or some produce to spare he says l
will just hold on to what [ have: |
do not know what is going to hap
pen. So he shuts down on all cir
culating medium he can. Thus it
travels from man to man.
Are we really so bad off | am
inclined to answer no. Our homes
are furnished with more of the com>
forts OF life than at any former Pc
riod since the war. There arc more
sewing machines, bookstores, good
buggies and wagons. better turni-.
ture and clothing. There are more
money being spent for tobacco, ci-
garettes, wines and liquors, thea
tres and shows; more being lost in
cotton futures aud invested in life
insurance than at any period.
Southern-raised mules are as good
as any. Southern hay is as nour-
ishing as Westhern. South-raised
Irish potatoes are as good as East.
ern. Southern-raised meat is as
good as Western. South. raised gar
den seed of nearly all kinds are as
good as any in the world. Hence,
we can turn our attention to raising
these things, and thus save the mil
lions of money we have been paying
out tor these things. By doing this
we can raise our crop at a greatly
reduced cost. Then if prices are
low We will still make money, and if
they are higher will make more
money.
Less grumbling and more graft.
tuie is what we need first of all. If
Providence were to reward us &C.
cording to our complaints we would
gather very small crop this year,
and then there would be cause for
hard times. | have been among the
people of the State nearly all over
Georgia and [ find plenty every
where. The farmers look well fed,
the horses are fat, there is less debt
than formerly, and more anxiety to
get out and stay out. All taken to.
gether, the outlook is very encour-
aging. With lighter hearts and
brighter faces and cherry words the
outlook will soon be good.
Let us study more closely the cost
Of raising crops of every sort, and
then let each man devote himself
to the crop he knows best how to
raise and sell. This will reduce cot
ton acreage and introduce diversi-
fed farming and result in intensive
farming. Cotton can be raised OF
four cents per pound, and if it is,
and then sold at six cents per pound,
we then have a profit of fifty per
cent; but if raised at cost Of eight
cents per pound and sold at ten
cents per pound, We only have a
profit of twenty, five per cent.
The whole secret of success lies in
correcting the cost OF production.
This We have long neglected. Ad-
dress your energies to this point,
and soon smiles will take the place
of frowns. There is brighter side;
look for it and you will feel better
for the effort. Smiling is contagi>
GUS. Start it around. Have faith
and prove your faith by your works.
J. B. Hunnicutt, in Southern