The Bossier banner., 1892-08-11
FARMER AND PLANTER.
FARM HELPS.
A Former Southern Farmers Talk to
Southern Farmers,

III Onh viz As"A -
Bfs, individually or collectively, instl-
tute policy that will help themselves
as class. From my experience and
travel in the southern states feel conf |
dent the great south should be made the
workshop of America. The natural ad- {
vantages of the country are so manifest
to me that / can not refrain from send
Ing an article on that much-neglected
point of advantage. l found In the
mountains and hills of my Tennessee
lands, and all over the south, millions
Of the very best oak, ash and hickory
trees to make manufacturing of all kinds
of farm machinery both possible and
profitable. The iron and coal de-
bosits of the south are inexhaustible,
and every needed element for success
Is spread by nature in great profusion
most all over the sunny south. These
resources should be utilized and the
farmers of the great south can do much
towards it by unity of action and by |
combined effort and encouragement; in
duce manufacturing companies of all
descriptions to migrate to their land OF
promise and erect the mills and facto-
ries needed to manufacture this raw
material into useful farm implements
and other kinds OF goods. Every little
city of that kind built up in the sunny
south adds to the best home market for
farm products that can bless any coun-
try, and will go very far towards relief
from over-production of cotton. And
that great staple also should go abroad
from there in manufactured goods
more than in the bale.
IN my old county of Warren, Tenn,
the days and nights are so much more
nearly equal than they are here in
northeastern Ohio that this advantage
alone would give to any large manu-
featuring industry the choice OF the
south for location, all other things be=
ing equal. The southern farmers can
make it so if they will. Daylight in
McMinnville, Tenn, is one hour and
twenty minutes longer than in Cleve-
land, o., in the short days of winter.
It is possible in McMinnville, or in that
latitude all. over the south, to do the
regular factory days work by broad
daylight, while iii Cleveland, o.. it is
utterly impossible to do so. The elec-
trio spark must furnish the needed light
to accomplish the days work.
Again, the extreme long days of sum-
mer in the south are one hour and
twenty minutes shorter than up here in
Ohio, and that means one hour and
twenty minutes longer night to rest
and refresh the tired laborer, both farm
and shop. No such hot and sultry
nights as we often experience in the
northern states, when it is impossible
to get rest or sleep to recuperate the
wasted powers of mind. or body from
excessive or even moderate toll, are
ever khowii OF experienced in the south.
No twilight is there to fool a man about
the hour of night or when labor should
cease and rest begin, but the heavy
dews of southern night and the cool,
bracing air itivigorate man, and he
arises in the morning, ready for another
day of toll, with increased vigor, and
will do more than he can with mercury
above eighty degrees in the dead hour
of night. Milk will not keep sweet
oftentimes up here from night to morn
ing, if thunderstorm comes up in the
night.
In winter time no such heat is re
quifed in the factories of the south tc
make the operatives comfortable as we
most supply here in the north. In al
= the great southern water powers below
the Kentucky line, ice will nevel
, bother the mill fumes in the winter
the flow of water is more constant ant
I enduring in the streams. Every ad
vantage is in favor of the south but tn
n markets for the goods and supplies 70
the mill hands. Now, every factory es
4 tablishment allowed to the south is
conquest of priceless value 1t insure
h local market for the butter, eggs
;, bacon, corn-dodgers, sweet potatoes, a
!. well as Irish potatoes and all othe
q farm productions. It also furnishe
work for idle negroes and makes ther
n safer and better citizens and the poul
o try business more secure. Every larg
factory will spread thousands of do
,s lars annually among the farmers of tn
|. south, if they are encouraged and in
d duced to go there. now live in tn
midst of factory cities, where farm
n lands are made more valuable as the
8 are located near them, and all tn
a, blessings / recount to you, farmers her
enjoy.
is The truck farming, like berrie
e, grapes, fruits of all kinds, as well 9
is vegeta bles, solves the difficult problel
Of of overproduction the most effectuall
IN of any arguments one can use II
tensive farming must be the rule fl
re the coming farmer. The Truitts of I'll
~ south will raise more cotton unless yo
Of furnish them the markets for other far
m crops that will justify greater dive
Of sity.
What I say for the south, is in hip
ed degree applicable to all new countrie
Id encourage manufacturing to the highe
IT. needs for your development and ma
is kets, but when see train loads of o,
IN farm implements go all over the sout
DIS and west for sale, and your cotto
grain and beef money coming bac
s. here to pay the bill, it seems such
sp fatal mistake You make for your ow
Or interests. l can not help but call yo
US attention to the blunder with mild
1 f,,l,