The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-27
Prosperity OF the Northern Farmer.

NOrtn IL I')U years ancau O1 the
South, said farmer to me in western
New York a few days ago They
plough two and three horses at time
and plough deep. They rotate in
farming the same kind Of grain is
not sowcd in the same field the next
year. They buy little or no cuano.
They make barnyard manure from
their stock. They raise their own
horses, (to IA large cxtcnU cattle, hogs
and sheep Thcy raise chickens and
eggs for the market. They sell milk
and butter They take their surplus
milk to the cheese factory, convert it
into cheese and carry the whey
home for the hogs. A farmer said to
nc that he could not make money
by selling grain, but he put his grain
into cattle and got in return butter,
cheese and beef 81 got SO for Il
calf the other day that was not year
old. We force quick growth by feed
ing and caring for our cattle This
makes the meat rich, tender and
juicy.
The farms are small. A large far
mcr is one that plants about 10 acres
or less. Thousands of the farmers
only own SO or 100 acres Of land.
This brings the population in touch
and near ncighbors. Churches and
schoolhouscs abound and the farmer
children are educated and Christianiz-
cd at home, and each family is pro-
tected by the other. The farms make
from Is to 100 bushels Of corn to the
acre. Wheat, oats, rye, barley, pota-
toes, ETC., in proportion. In western
New York, near Lake Ontario, a great
deal of fruit, such as apples, peaches,
pears and plums are grown. The far
mers are now busy shipping this fruit
to market. They do not depend on
any one crop for money. They plant
everything that the land can produce.
Most all Of them grow vegetables, es-
pecially cabbage and "soldicr or Yam
kee beans" They make more money
on beans than anything else. I'm
proved machines have taken .he place
Of man 8 hands. They need the brains
and hands Of men TO guide them, and
the work is done. Everybody works.
The women do their own cooking aud
house work, while the men work on
the farm. Nothing is wasted. They
cook no more than they can eat Dogs
are few and the pigs and chickens get
the crumbs from the table. Time is
precious and they know how to utilize
every minute. MAKE hay while the
sun shines" Strike while the iron
is hot" are maxims that must have
gotten their origin in the North.
Said a farmer to me; "Iu the
South, you can put of to-day for to-
morrow and leave to-day's work un-
done, because you have plenty Of time
to do your work in, bat aore we can.
orl; work about seven months in The
year and spend the balance Of the year
feeding aud caring for our stock. We
can't begin to plough until the last Of
April and in December we have to
house our cattle and horses. That is
the reason yon Southern people are so
poor. You are lazy anyway and then
you do not know how to work and
save. We have to work hard for our
living here and we know how to take
care Of it. understand that it is a
disgrace for white man to work in
the South. They let the negroes do
the work and white man will not
work unless he is driven to it or com
PEELED by poverty"
l told him that il he lived in the
South he would be as lazy as anybody
else, and he would get negroes to work
for him too if he could, and besides,
he, Democrat, would treat negroes
just like Southern white people treat
them. :.
The houses for man and beast are
most comfortable and spacious. In
the timd Of harvest, if the weather
looks threatening, the people will 60
direct from the Church to the grain
fields and save their crop. Wages a-e
high for good farm hand-$25 and
$50 a month and board. Day hands
$l.25 per day and feed. The ways of
the North are different from those in
the South. The laborer (all laborers
are white) sit at the same table with
his employer and eat with him. A
white man in the South does not eat
with his workman, even, though the
servant be white man. These North
ern laborers think they are "iust as
good as their boss
Negroes cannot thrive in this part
of the State of New York. and there