The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-10-05
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story:
DR. True, director Of the experiment
station of the national department. OF
agriculture, who has just made tour
of inspection through most of the States
of the Union, makes an observation
which is highly significant, although
not III the least pleasant to the ears of
the people of the South.
In speaking of his observations to a
representative of the Associated Press
DR.. True says that he found the farmer
much more prosperous and hopeful than
in former years. "Thcir financial con-
dition has greatly improved, and the
prospect for still greater improvement
is good. The most important exception
to this state of ailairs," says DR.. True,
"is to be found in The cotton growing
States of The South"
The reason assigned by this official for
the condition of things in the South is
the same that has for years been appar-
cnt to all observing people in this sec
ton and which has hccn discussed and
rcdiscusscd until the public has become
thrOughly tired of it--tOo much cotton.
The cry for less cotton and more food
crops has gone out for years from press
and platform, and, viewing the cotton
belt asa whole, ii would seem that the
cry has been unhccdcd. But in some To-
calitics the long sought for change is
taking place. 1t may not be apprcc-
able at first glance and the points where
the new system invadcs the old may be
so widely scattered us not TO attract any
considerable attention, but 1t is never
thclcss a fact that divcrSitication is
gaining stronghold in many sections
and this is especially true Of upper
Georgia.
The coming iii of the new order of
things is shown byindiridual examples
all through the Piedmont region. A
young farmer Of Gordon county tells Il
story that it full of interest and valuable
suggestions. lie says:
"SiX years ago | was making all the
cotton | could with little corn thrown
in. l did not often make corn enough
to do me and frequently had to buy
when spring came and pay big price.
could not for the life Of me, see where
all my money went. | was always hard
up. | could not buy the thugs my wife
and children actually needed, and every
year got deeper and deeper i'll debt.
We all worked hard and did not spend
, anything foolishly, but somehow or 9TH
'r VIC never c""lo SeI on. Vi oeot much
less get any money ahead.
My i'''le iatm VI C'Sh'y acres was
, very h'lly ano poor IL cos, 'nc lou,
= uoiiars an acre "hch L pouSnI IL ana
9 sun oWeo SO on ''t lano oes'a1'
: S'''e "eo,s ",'u o''iel oohSatloiS 10 'h'
amount Oh SID more, maNln9 tota
n i'loto'c"heSs Oh SboV. me 'h'ng trou
Il N1e" me "ho!e lot ana / haa aoou
~ maze up my Mlh' 10 Iul' laF'ning am
- :" !" '"''''",'t''5 ""G'' my way oi aolh
10 was t""''9e" .! "cG!dcs''
- "A icw years bcf"lc had turned on
= ~ acres on steep hillside, tec1u,e
e Ia" jeco:..~. 20 washed that could no
~ cu''; ate Il. /. ,1uu -:e" Ug n "a
-: a2t wer'-. aUI -sn:c sra. >.H-' O.
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the .-,.. y2.. .g ATTENTION .a ..
:. a.a".!.1.:'! ...-.: ~ E"u I'd, -utae IsA''
{ al. n IL: a.:a@t:a.a rG. .@rr-.....a "a
, w.:<*'! !1'1a t.: hill IA. G..VAre,! .eg
= 80. a.::,.
"OAa ~. ,--c-:: II? ~AHu NJ
:, blowing ,o'e; n.T c".t"n tot t@@ -
;; uMc, ana "'Unt";."- -" much HEa:
h cr IN dcot "ou.! D.: year :;om tina
Il dAtc, ncI-h2or came a.onS az.
/. Sa!0 to me:
It BIN, I've got little Old mule
y cali over N"ldcr my wife wants TO =
,o rid OF. The thing is SEX, and she
" afraid II will die at home, AMT she don
81 want that to happen. If you'll go aft
n. the thing you may have it.'
u. 81 told him | had no place to put
didn't feel much inclined to fool vii
sick ycarlings, anyhow.
"Put il over there in that old sed!
itld,' he said, pointing to my aban
oncd hillside, which now appeared
% wilderness of weeds and briars, vii
is big pate OF bermuda here and there
ns l tod him that | did MT feel like fooln
Is with II, but If he would bring thc,ca
Il ~ I1