St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-11-21
FARMER AND PLANTER.
PLANTATION ECONOMY.

AMI IkAN lEN.
PLANTATION ECONOMY.
rAsrs's Great DiRersnce Bssween Eees.
Oiny aud PArssmony.
A wise man once said economy il
.he road to wealth."
There is a very great difference b.
tween economy aud rarsimony-one
is comnendable, 10 praiseworthv and
tends to elevate tho character, whilst
the other lowers by degrees until the
individual becomes groveling, unscru.
pulous. relentless and grasping. Lor.
EMO Dow describes m avaricious man,
Of whom he said. if he had the whole
world in one plantation he would
want little piece of ground outside
for potato Patch.
Are we not in the hands of Just
such men, who follow man for his
money? Woald not rob the mails or
a railroad train, but would rob the
government. which is simply robbing
the people out of millions of dollars.
and feel not the slightest compunction
of conscience--On the contrary would
be elated-would receive the commen-
dation of their friends. who would
iaud them for their powers rs success-
full financiers. But what shall we say
of the true economist, who lab0rs and
tolls from day to day, and Is content
with good living and gradual ac-
cumulaiion of wealth? These arc the
men who make our best citizens every.
where. and whilst they live, are will
ing to let others live. Economy is pro-
ductive Of thrift and Independence, and
leads on to happiness snd usefulness
in life. 1t develops strong character
that is not willing to live for self
alone.
Our purpose in this article. mainly.
is TO point ont the many little econo-
mists. as the Southern Cultivator
would have said in the long ago. to di.
rect attention to the ''leaks in the pig
trough"
1t is plantation economy of which
propose to treat. 1t is not to he ex.
pectcd in = new country like Texas.
with its rich virgin soil and salubrious
climate. with population of the most
cosmopolitan character, that they will
readily adopt all the economic meth.
DDS Of the older and more populous
states. But the sooner they do the
more thrifty they will become and the
better for the country.
OF late it has not been 20 much .
question of money.lnaking rs it has
struggle for dear life, the providing
for the wants of the family-so much
the greater necessity for economy. for
taking care of everything pertaining
to the farm, as well as to the house.
hold. The extravagance and waste ON
many farms is very great. in forage,
in the gathering OF the crop, in feed
ing, etc. but perhaps the greatest loss
is in the exposure of plantation im.
provement, TO the rain and sun, from
year to year-wagOns, harucsss, every
thing lying loose around the place, ex.
posed to all kinds of weather. In trav-
cling through the country. doubtless
more than 3.OpO miles, have never
seen more than two or three wcli-sr.
ranged tool houses. where all the tools
were carefully housed. Under good
system of management. farm imple-
mcuts dcteriorate about ten per cent
-on many farms ] doubt not the loss
will be as per cent / have seen valua-
BILE implements overgrown with weeds
until you could scarcely 80 them. It
seemed TO 10 the order Of things
Oh macy farms in the country. There
are, it Il true, occssionally exeeptieoe
to this apparent rule. aud si.ey wees
the thrifty Of the neighborhood. 1his
is what night be termed ''peasy W.
and pound foolish. ."s
Every we'll reg ulated farm has -
place for every thing and every thing in
its place." A good tool house and am
pie sheds sufficient to house wagons,
harness, plows. hoes. in fact all the
implements pertaining to the farm,
and q shop where they can be repaired
in wet weather and kept in readiness
for use when needed. OF course the
family carriage should have a separate
building and we'll cared for. have
Eeen thus explicit thrust have not
wearied any body. A wealthy old gen.
tleman iwho had been poor) once said
to me that it was not the money .
man made, but the money he saved.
that made him indepeudent--made
him rich. AS do not wish to monOp-
ol;ze in correspondence, It is well per-
h. ps that should wind up and leave
the field to. those more competent to
instruct your many readers. have
to important subjects untouched
horizontalizing and msnuring.-J. r
Jackson, in Farm and Ranch.