Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-02-16
Tie Mkt Crop.

EplroR BEACONa-The time for "a
planters TO make arrangements amt
plats or aunthrr crop is ntar' i word
or suggestion may be of scr'ire 10
some aud | win YEN ire 4 write II
You will p:'nf it. But some may say.
what dos FpoIe know about farming
| or planting cotton ; he lie an old law
yer and tx-Ildsc, he my KNOW
>oumihiny stont such matters, II
cannot instruct us in farming. Let me-
say to suct,, | plowcd before many OF
them were born aud have been more
extensively engaged in farming and
| cotton raising than most oil them'
Read what | say, then do as YOU
please.
First let ME say. in my opinion,
there 10 no better county on the iaee oil
HE earth than Nuxubee county. Miss
is.ippi, and there is none more soHsso
BY her farmers. They, As = rAle. taSe
| from the ground all they can raise sud
return Nothing to il, snch 4 ininS 4.
l~eriilizins the soil is not prsctieed ay
many of them, bu; enough Of THIS hN
way Of introduction. Cotton Is The
great staple of the Southern States
and should continue 10 be because
our soil aud climate and labor are
more suited and better adapted 10 1t:
cultivation than any other country,
1t is a commodity in general use sud
demand the world over, aud there is no
oih,r country or place can supply the
demand as cheapiy as the South.
heard an experienced aud walI'io do
farmer say 2 few days sgo that he
can make cotton al four Gems per
pound and make mouey al it, and
verify believe he eau, bnt,he must be
prepared for it by living ST home
Let US zee how. ln further CONVERSE
lion he said he sold mules every wear,
he hsd not bought 4 bushcl OF corn
since the first year he came 10 the
county aud always raised his own
meal. All such a msn lacks OF complete
success is his wheat field aud stock in
a cotton factory TO manufacture the
cotton lie makes.
While | am the advocate OF reducing
the acreage, ! ain not the advocate OF
reducing the amount of cotton raised
in the South on the contrary ! ssy
raise all YOU csn, but first and above
raising coltou, be sure you have corn
aud plenty of it. thea FOL viii have
curled tail hog. and pleuty OF meat.
raise your own mules, flour, peas, 20.
tatoes and molasscs. In order that
You may do so reduce the number OF
acres tor cotton instead Of planting
ten or twelve acres TO the hand, plant
only thrc. or four TO the hand, enrich
and cultivate that as you do the cab
bage in your GARDEN you will from
that gather is much or more cotton
and have time enough 10 cultivate
your corn, oats, wheat, peas, etc aud
attend to your mares and mules in th2
bargain. Il YOU fud that you eau
raise these abundantly and have some
to sell to the non producing class, then
plant one or two more in cotton, but
be sure You have plenty OF those other
things TO live on at home. OMIT feed
ing your mules and cattle on corn
from the north. western states and keep
yoursmoke houseal home, have i, well
filed with home raised meat ani -four
have your fields well cultivated with
home raised teams, then raise all the
cotton you can, because as | said
before, il 10 our natural staple aud sc
should keep it so. however low the
prices may be, and | am almost read.
to say the lower the price the better
As | SAID above We can raise it cheaper
than any other country can, because
our soil, climate aud labor are adapted
10 it.
Ir we raise but little cotton the price
will go up, 80 ipdncoment will present
itself to other countries to make more
of it, then, India, China, Africa, Egypt,
Brazil and perhaps other countries
will grow cotton more extensively
become our rivals in its production
and take irom us our natural great
staple. Rather lei us raise all we eau.
thereby drive them TO their wi nat
uTal OF fruits, nuts, rdisins
cinnamon aud other spices, we care
nothing tor. But be sure to RAISE al
you want 10 live upon aud buy nothing
you can make at home. Be Thankful
10 God tor the great advantage II
has given US: then we shall be a pro:
porous aud happy people.
have. Be;er Known a mai VIII
had corn aud meat 10 seiI but VII
had moueY enough and TO spare.
have rarely seen a farmer who mad
cotton: TO buy his corn aud meat, br
was no, only without money, but a
, ways on the borrow.
| may write again about ihei
I things, for much, yerv much. may
n said about them. II. w. FooTE.
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