The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-03-22
[For tho Peoples Journal.]
The Results Of Georgia Farming

One hand might, under favora-
bio circumstances, cultivate fifteen
acres in corn, ten acres in wheat,
and ton acres in cotton. These arc
the staple crops Of tho State. On
this fifteen acres of corn he will
make on an average ton bushels
per acre, which is equal to $50
bushels of corn, which he will
have to sell at fifty cents per bu-
shell, which is equal in amount to
seventy-five dollars.
On his ton acres in wheat he will
make on an average six bushels
per acre, which is equal to sixty
bushels of wheat--sixty bushels Of
wheat at rs cents per bushel, $45.
On his ton acres of cotton he
will get 800 lbs. per acre which he
can sell at % conts per lb.-300 or
cotton at % cents per lb. ~ so per
acre, $75. We might add ton acres
to plant in oats, which will on an
average yield some six to ten bu-
shells per acre, say about 10 conts
per bushel, $32. Total $227.OO.
Said hand will cost you So per
month, and it will take at least ton
months to cultivate said crop and
gather it, which is equal to $50.
Board for said hand at Sc per
month for ten months, $50. Other
expenses such as cost of keeping
one mule, which will take at least
fifty bushels of corn at SO cents
per bushel, $25. Ono ton of qua
no at $25 per ton, $25. Ono wa
gon and farm tools, all told, 1876
per year, $25. Doctors bills, SIS
por year. Total 1920.
You SEQ by doducting the OK
penses from the gross earnings,
you have 81 with which to provide
your next years necessarios, such
as food and clothing for tho avcr-
ago family (Which is five in num-
bor.) Is not that snug litfie
sum of money with which to pro-
vido all tho necessaries for q fami-
ly twelve months? Any person
knows that such thing is impos-
sible. We have left out Of the
above consideration the schooling
of the children, and preparing the
family to go to church, paying the
preacher, &c. That such condi.
tions have obtained, all admit, and
somebody is responsible for said
conditions, the question arises who
is it2 Is it the farmers? We an
swer mol Is it tho alliance2 We
answer no! Is it tho Knights or
tho Grange. or tho laboring people
of the cities? We answer mol Is
1T the failure in old mother earth
to produce abundant crops? Wo
answer no! Is it over-prodnction
that causes us to DO without broad
to eat and clothes to wear? If so,
we have the remedy simple and
complete. Let us consume all wo
mako, and have q. good time. 1t is
not that, nor mono of the above
montionod causes. 1t is the adj
worse legislation on tho ,nonoy
question for the last 25 years.
1st. Came the resumption act,
cutting off one-half of our money
supply--then followed the funding
act, making us pay currency con-
tracts in gold, after they had burn
cd up one-half of our greenbacks
and changed our currency con-
tracts, that were not costing us ono
cont, into gold interest boaring
bonds. They were still dissatis.
fed. They had cut off half our
currency money, now they make a
successful stroke Mt the metallic
money, knocking down one~half Of
it at one stroke by act of '73. We
partially recovered from the effect
of '73 by acts of 1878 and 1890, but
wo laboring people soem to be dos
tined on tho silver subject, for no
sooner had Grover Cleveland got
IN power than he calls into coun-
sol tho famous domonotizor and
Republican, John Sherman, and
with his aid no pushed his hollish
designs into statutory law, and