The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-06-07
ROOKERY FARMING.
sxs1nLE wogDsoN a TIMELY roP1c
The Georgia Editor and His Ever Ready
supply of Advice to Farmers.
How to Prosper.

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II would be an interesting experiment
to watch the Georgia editors run the
farms of the state.
It would be nice to see branches run
ming with milk and honey, and hogs graz
inc around on six legs that could be dued
into nice fat hams and Webb pertecting
hens that would lay fresh eggs at every
turn of the cylinder.
There would be other novelties, TO
be sure, and all the world would be hap
nv at the manner of old Mother Earth
grooming with the agony of her pregnant
bounty
But, to take a really serious view OF
the matter. what would be the outcome
of a system of agriculture conducted
upon the plan of hog and homiay as the
sole Incentive of farming.
1t will not answer to excuse this whole
sale advice from the sanctum upon the
idea that the editors do not mean just
what they say; but rather only intend to
impress the importance of such diversity
as will throw beautiful equilibrium ct
products around every farm, just SO as
that what a fellow does rot need may
find a ready purchaser at his nearest
market cate, at price that will build
up bank accounts.
Supply and demand is much more OF
theory then people are apt TO accredit.
In this grand old state of Georgia
there are places where acknowledged
chickens that will fill pot and make
dumplings for log rolling, that sell for
not more than a dime, and the butter
that goes in the seasoning grows hoary
and hairy with age awaiting prices
"leetIe the rise of Z cents a pound 1t
the nearest market town, and where hens
put in twelve full days, not counting off
time, getting a dozen eggs ready for S
cents.
There is any amount of Georgia corn
that begs for 81 cents bushel, and hay
that is bright and sweet that goes into
mould, rather than haul it to town for
$3.50 a thousand weight.
Thousands of bushels of Irish and sweet
potatoes, apples and peaches rot because
they cannot be sold for Is and 30 cents
bushel,
1t is not to be wondered that such eX-
periences fall too readily into the rut Of
raising cotton at 7 cents a pound because
it is sure, reliable, and -perishable.
There was a time in North Georgia
when no cotton was planted, and the peo-
pie were apparently happy, because the
neigbborh9od blacksmith, and the shoe
maker. harnessmaker and wagonm aker
did the work in their respective line and
were paid from the crib and smokehouse
Homespun leans and copperas died cot
ton, with an occasional indigo stripe,
made UP the wardrobe for men and wo-
men. Their money wants then were few
and far between, but the editors got to
bowling for improved farm machinery,
and printing sweet-scented personals Of
the girls who were advancing into the
higher realms Of civilization and annual
hat changing.
The world is full of poor fellows who
will struggle to the end of tune without
even marking the mile posts along the
line with their accomplishments; but it
is safe to assert that the higher per cent
of them are not farmers.
All over the south the farmers have
made better showing than they are ac-
credited with, and the probabilities are
that when times reach point when the
conditions to the towns are beyond the
cavil of complaint the melody Of happy
country homes win comming1e with that
of the lark in its heavenly flight.
The fact of the business is that we are
il the age OF advice giving, because it is
weaker human nature to blame others
with the ills that we suffer.
There is great big problem that is
trying to work itself out so that the
world will be happier and better than it
is; but there are too many who are striv-
ing to hold upper hand, and SO long as
there is advantage to the few, there is
disadvantage to the many. The world
will only be atsits best when every man
is making all that he can, whether il be
cotton on the product of the shop.
Pronounced Hopeless, Yet saved.