The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25

'cndci'y OI nOlding their land for HE
aud leaving their leases to their chil.
drcn. man takes better care pf
land that he expects to continue to
live on, and, maybe, his children to
cultivate after him
AT the present lrw price of cotton
lis cultivation has become problem,
but with the tenant system | do not
see how We can stop 1t. II il I'll: only
crop safe for yuIr rent AIN trying
To have each tenant raise his own
meat ~ hogs aud enough corn and hay
f"r himself and stuck. THIS, with hi,
yardrn, should make cntton his sur
plus cr",. think il all nun,rnsc u
talk about the South cutting down her
amount Of bales one half aud making
cution ten cents. The minute We uult
raising it and cotton goes up Egypt
aud India will raise it in large quaint
ties. What we want 70 do is raise az
much as We can to the acre, but have
it our surpl - crop. This, with the
opening Of the markets OF the east,
will give us better prices. | intend,
however, 10 experiment with raising
hogs Oh large scale. think there
is biz money in it il one can keep
ch"lrra away, and with the large range
| have in the Big Woods think
the danger Of that small. want TO
raise in quantities TO ship by the car
load.
or course, the busy time Of year on
a plantation is the fa!l Then 'hc
cotton is being picked and ginncd,
the nant is getting ready to pay his
rent, and here is where the beauty Of
cotton comes III. If your tenant has
raised enough to pay you you can
sleep easy, for he cannot run off with
that. However. il he has only got
curn. you have u watch pretty close
ly, or he gets it off in small quanti
ties, aud then you are left on the
rent. However: have an excellent
set Of tenants. and also am very
good collector. seem 20 have some
quality which makes my tenants pay.
No matter what comes or goes, il the
crcp is made get my rent.
Saturday afternoon is paying off day
for the cotton p'ckrrS. They pick ull
week, each night having their Baskets
weighed, aud Saturday it is all counted
up and given thcm. Hardly any
power can get work out Of u negro
Saturday afternoon, 80 the week :
work closes at noon. | am on my
horse nearly every day seeing that the
cotton is being picked as rapidly as
possible. In the spring also ride
constantly over the fields to see that
the crop is being put in properly and
in time. The negroes are very proud
Of having no ovcrsccr, and take
great pride in giving me all the help
they can, always: though, with sort
Of m nir that q; woman farming is q
great Joke. j have their confidence
thoroughly by the strictncss with
which keep my books. Each tenant
has his account in my plantation
book, and the night they come to set
tie up is Il great affair. They bring
their books along, for if they cannot
write they all have some child that
can, and VT 30 over til. year, take out
their work account and square their
rent before sign contracts with them
fer ann.llcr gear.
am very proud "f the way my IN
flucncc cN' ends, even in my absence
80 son times two months ut Il time,
and every negro feels that he has the
honor of the place in his iauiS. My
head mar, whom leave in charge,
works good deal harucr than when
am at home tell him. am clear
Ing one hundred acres Of land. and
have wool yard in town to sell the
wood of, and the handling never
ceases while am off, Of course, hut
fnr the fact that can get of from the
whole thing every once in Il while
could not stand it. n, it is :. great re-
Srrn>ibility, and | would not advise
woman, unless almost made Of iron.
10 undertake IT.
LEILA SETON WILDER.
Headed His Company In Fine style.