The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-01

nnu't Sell Corn.
According ~ some accounts the south II
>, become The Egypt Of the north ana
--sS- r-- the next few months, so great -
-r. fixture 40 thc current corn crop mere
--f 1r- successful production here. We
Pal mounts of actual and prospective
srfr-r.r-s - corn - the west. and even
ts.-.rr.7 aur ports 20 Europe. that are cal
...t4.a. az F-I the s1uth-n heart with
+ a-. 81 rr.ts and satisfaction NJ tai@
..--.-r ~ TIE wheel of fortune" whereby
r-a r-a 90 become exporters instead OF I'M
-.r-t.-e W corn. We DO not thiHk Il nNces-
s-- o. rfrrefs the veraritv ~, these rose
car.-.I statements. since i Is not probable
-r.t q belief n their trutnfUine@s viii 20
r-- harm. M sensible southern farmer
= -s-~e 20 sel corn unless he has more
-frr r. needs Tor his own use, and there
* rrtr- .aucfr Of ssllins OF our surplus
r-s-. thsu can He spared The truth Is,
chat q --FuII ID" in the sou-h-at least IN
vH. cotton statas-ueauS no more Than
rrarrv for our u-e and maybe a little Tor
or nearest nei-hhor." 1t = not the true
policy az -ae south 20 produce surplus o
= e. for market. and the EFFORT 10 produce
rr-.I- supply for the strictly home ue-
r-r.I win un. D. -i-. even IN this year OF
PLENTY. ir Ta1.rc the country with sur
f..r.s southern a~uwu corn Il ~ very graft
Tr-r.- r. taU- ~ reversing the usual course
(.
heavily loaded railroad trains running IL
r..r...-a,uu.l GJree-i nz and carrying corn
f1ru E-e-t. Wa wlI not deny That there
VIII ue i considerable surplus In some SEC
tlauS ~ tins sulfl--Uhrre hut little cotton
IS uroNu-1E4r ami above the ordinary lie
malI~ for home cons Uwut-on. and We know
that many &. .s5GulI larg4ers in The very
midst of tra cotton fields have produced
n. re corn thau wEl supply their present
AMI usual home lrl-E4- Right here we
want tu make a point. lie the nrst place.
a general principle 81 farm economy,
EraIu and mas SHOULD uot b. sold or the
farm so Ions as .e cau ina e better market
Tor ID ON the farm Here is Wlat He mean
Tile cotton states DO uat produce mucn
more tran a t.tle ~ the bacon. Hard beef.
butter. cheese. mutton etc., consumed 10y
their people. Ey has thousands OF cattle
that have never TASTED corn. thousands OF
hess rlat viii Boz luteher.i before they are
f4u flt. N1t one iu ten " the milk COWS
al tla south ssew what it i % have regu-
Ea- .lL rl.t.us 90 Ersiu aaI forrge. Here
ta.a U.s. Hlr uaar.za--risat I'll home LeJ the
-a-.aIl.l -gts l-s ~ corn De- marketed "a tine
eat.I. stalls ava pig pens 81 the south. We
has. u.- as.ses ls.r-- To- laci, o.. tl- state
ulaa-. -.. w. lal+v. that tEar- are enough
hos anna cattle ana sheep go tne south al
rl.- Ulau...g. ta Wli-h Wc may add tine
yaaU- Fl. IS. Sheep. chickens. &C, to come,
lu tl. course ~ nature Within the next SIX
months. t1 rroalaaly consume every ear OF
CON NOISY la our fields aal cribs before
another crop cau aa made
Iu.s is q plea rgr more nome-raised ba-
con ana IarI. for more southern milk and
butter aul CHEESE. Tor les Kansas City
cr.z-aI beef. L<L al the h-lt-fed cattle
alH hogs OK tEe south 10 be well led and
t.--.r.- ANA eur home smckcnouses and
c..r --ara. e. usniiel with beef and
.HH Ed HrHs =. eHaH
81 orr own ea-..G.Iis. III We cannot fni
I..I-sr... l..-- animals a. consume cur
surplus e.rl let Us say 10 the western
sr.-s --uHes-: send Us your Wen grown
boss sl4 your Ealut and hungry steers
aud Ia- u- tsrt#u trrm ga southern grown
corn peas and Upta-.es,"
THESE suisse Ji.u- are in accord with the
rr.r.-.l. az sound farm economy. which
e. alaufs that THE surplus grain AMI nay.
Fararra- alI paas-tne raw material food
rr...u.t= III q l+m-sloGIG bee put i8tO
E.-l.r anu more valuable forms before
putting taem ul tine market When
Iar-,r s.. Iz grain ard hag he is parting
with tle cream of ms soil. But when he
fee.- Be- o. tatt.uiug animal a. least
fuus-ItrHs II tha valuable soI elements
contained iu rle has ana Grain viii be re
turned o. tine soil in the form o. animal
manure. while the oue-1f-h part, combined
win tla elements OF air ami water that go
d. market 10 tHe form 81 animals anu
animal products. fetch price that viii
help th- farmer TO pay his debts. clothe
ami educate a.s children, pay the preacher
Eu.al.ve happily auI conttniejly al home.
We ll nor like 10 see train loads OF Fat
hos or bacon. fat steers or dressed BEEF.
coming into our territory from without;
but We DO nos object 10 see tho cars loaded
with lean and hungry swine and kline COM
in- 10 the -4aul VI plenty 10 be- fed and fat
tened and returned. i'm part, il may De, u
tine waiting butchers AMI packers or Chica-
20 ami Cincinnati. Let them come If we
cannot breed them fast enough for the
emergency; but let Us not send corn 70 the
west iu exchange for bacon and beef. II
We DO they Will get the profits, while We
are enjoying the gioryi
T.. J. REDDING.