The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-06
FARM TALK.
Random Thoughts AbOut Practical
Mafters

Now is the time TO plan for making this
years crop, aud this Is, therefore, one OF the
most i'm portant things to be considered.
man must plan, and then he must work up to
the designs.
The indications are that not over five cents
will be realized from the cotton next fall.
For this reason 1t is well not to deceive our
selves with hopes of higher priced cotton.
The crop for this year having already been
sold at O figure which would require cotton TO
be sold in the home markets at five cents IL
would be safe to make calculations at that
price anyway. If higher prices should fortu-
nately be realized the people could stand ".
They would then in that event have surplus
TO invest TO pay debts or TO spend In luXurles.
Starting out then with five cents cotton, the
question is, how can we raise II at that price?
We must make the crops on more eco
nomical basis than heretofore. To do so we
must first provide for bread and meat. IN
order to do this we must plant sucn crops as
will, in their green state, save the feeding OF
store-bought Western corn to our mules and
horses. Each farmer can best survey his OVID
place, and can best solve the question Tor him.
self as to how this can be done.
Indian corn thickly sown In good soil Will
furnish good early forage; pop corn sown In
the same way Is valuable and would save
money sorghum o serves go6a purpose; arxhodv
ought 10 have a turnip patch and turnip
saIid. This will serve good purpose until
early vegetables can be had In the garden.
Those who have not sufficient pasture lands
whenever practicable, and no family should
be without good milk cow or two. Land
owners should see that every tenant family
has a COW. 1t Is better TO sell the COW to them
on credit where they are unable TO pay cash.
The price OF the cow may be saved In the re-
duced grocery bill. If mortage Is taken
upon the cow and calf and their increase, the
credit Is generally perfectly safe. When q
family once realizes, the benefit OF havinga
milk COW almost any sacrifice will be made 10
pay for Der. A COW is nearer like member oil
the family than any other animal, ana her
usefulness is not to be computed in money,
The owner of land should seldom waive bis
rent, or postpone It's collection until after the
merchants lien is fully paid. If tenant
cannot procure advances Withoutsuch waiver
or post.ponement 1t is often better TO let the
land 90 unworked. But in cases where IL may
be we'll to yield something, let the landowner
and the merchant divide the first cotton-dol-
lar for dollar-until one or the other is pald.
This would be equitable-both land and pro-
visions being necessary TO make the crop. In
cases OF this kind the merchant, looking atter
his own interest, will keep the lien WilnlD
due bounds, but If he is TO get the whole crop.
If so much be necessary TO pay his lien, 1t Is
possible that the lard owner will be left In the
lurch.
1t is well for the landowner to be generous
with bis tenants in the matter OF pastures, and
furnish on credit COWS TO such as are unable 10
pay cash. To do so is TO exercise that enlarg-
ed selflshness which Ia alike beneficial TO all.
II is bad policy TO drive too hard bargain
pie are susceptible to little kindnesses, and In
many instances they will repay hundred
fold for any generosity extended to them.
A kindly interest In the welfare OF tenants,
who will be better and more acceptable ser.
vice will be given than If otherwise treated.
While none OF us are rich, yet there are always
people who are poorer and who are In less
favored conditions than we are ourselves.
These poorer and harder pressed people are
sensitive to ill-treatment and IL Is extremely
bad policy to take advantage OF them or To
treat them disrespeetfully, or apply TO them
offensive epithets. A large proportion OF the
difficulties that arise between the hired man
and his employer, arise from disregard oil
proper respect for the poorer man. These
poor people sometimes resent the Insult by
words in kind. This sometimes brings on
breach of the peace. Sometimes the man
who thinks he has been ill-treated goes OIL,
bearing malice in his heart. This sometimes
results in future secret injury TO the offending
party.
But even supposing that the tenant or the
hired man, neither then nor later on, resented
the Insult II is degrading TO gentleman To
apply epithetE 10 one whom he regards not as
mis- equal No man should 90 into personal
difficulty with his inferior. When the rela-
tion Of tenant or hired man is no longer pleas
ant or profitable 1t is far better to have an
amicabie adjustment OF matters, and then lei
a separation follow.