The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26

concerned, they are adding so much to
the money In circulation?
The force of the old saying, "a penny
saved is two pence earned Is applicable
here,
/ have common sense reason and the
nature OF things to support my advice to
farmer friends to declare independence, not
only of cotton, but of money as far as pos
sible.
One farmer can not afford under any
except abnormal conditions, to hire an
other farmer, especially at distance to
vegetables, syrup, etc, yet too many farm
ers do this TO a greater or leps extent, for
getting that world wide conditions have
changed and cotton planting Is no longer
profitable. But thus farming with cotton
as an adjunct can always be depended on
to yield the farmer good living. and more
or less of profit each season.
There Is not q farmer In any fair farm
ing region of Texas but has nelghbura who
are successful, live Well, keep out of debt,
and add something TO their possessions
/ each year.
| farmers make against nature by depend
ence on a money crop TO the neglect of
other products, too many are careless ms 10
| small leaks Their wagons, plows hoes,
| all tools, gear, cite, are unhnused, often
left in the field where last used, to rust
and waste a large per cent OF their value.
| Their fences are neglected and crops dam
| aged and one half their time Is unemployed
when there are few hours but a farmer
can find profitable employment I speak
adyiscdly when I say lone half the work.
ing hours Of an unsuccessful farmer are
unemployed" have kept tab" on many
Of them and when YOU count the Summer
holidays, the midwinter ditto Tho Satur.
| days and days and pieces OF dayp they arc
out Of their crop, you will find ! am cor
| rect Then, what about tho thirteen
months tho poor farmer must be engaged In
raising o crop Of cotton?'
an writing this In all kindness, and
| Soy u because ~ Is true, and every mar
| who will reflect must admit II. Few o'
| them utilize The necessarily idle time from
| their crops as they might IN repairing
fences. buildings tools, ETC. IN providing
wood against their busy times. or IN rcorc.
Of ways that would pay them well. Then
| again. there are small leaks that seem toe
| trihing to notice, but which, IN inc az.
| gregste. demand many pounds Of low
| priced cotton. For instance, farmer
, friend with large family and q huge
| weekly washing insists upon buying sohf
at the store because 1t does not pay fOi
| the work involved to make SOAP OF tht
ashes a. hand when you can buy u er
cheap" Now then, II takes more than hal
| a bale OF cotton 10 nav his seasons soar
Dill Has ne saved any lapof Inc SAM
family buys syrup and vinegar, requiring
more than a bale OF cotton. when ,smal
cane patch and less work which would no
interfere with their time needed in cot
ton. would provide both az home and thel
would have those products, and tho bali
OF cotton for something else. Leaving on
the cane as a sample OF economy remar'
that the vinegar, costing 80 10 40 cents pc
gallon, could be made at nome with pur
chased sweeiening for less han 8 cent
gallon ! mention these items only a
samples OF the small leaks that must b
stopped by a whole lot OF the cotton 81
many declare they must sell for less thai
cost of production, and there are man.
others Consistent? Well l
II cur unsuccessful and complaining
farmers would exercise that thought. rea
son, foresight. aided by hndsight, re
quiIed IN other callngs, and plan AM
conduct their business intelligently and d
view OF natural laws and controlling con
ditions, they would soon find themselye
to blame for the debt and restitution the
complain of--that all the fault 10 not Il
the laws and politics. Why should the
demand cash to buy anything they ca
themselves produce? Tho greater MUM
Der OF these cotton dependents have III