The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-29

material, mostly from themse7vo
and sell finished products altogetbo,
Of course, it is we'll known tho,
whoever sells the finished matnria,
is the one that makes the none
Not only would the factory part Of
the business pay, but the farm worl3
soon double or thribble in produc
ton. The oil mill would certain1o
pay them, as they would buv tboi,
own seed and sell meal and bn77o -
themselves. They would make tho
profit of the fertilizer manufactnr.
ers, as they would do their own mix
ing and sell fertilizer to themselves
Thus the profits of all middlemen
and drummers would be eliminated
The more cotton they made the
more they would have to sell at
finished prices, and the more meal
and hulls they would have to use as
feed. They could fatten that much
more beef and have that much mora
manure to use on the farm, in add.
tiOn to the sales Of beef. More forage
crops could be grown, and the land
could be more thoroughly renovated
With the exception of the cotton
mill, the capital invested would
largely be used at different seasons
of the year in fact, but little capital
would be needed after the plant was
once started, as they would be buying
and selling their own stuff, and that
bought of outsiders would largely be
exchanged for meal, hulls and fer
t%ilizer. Their cotton, Of course,
could be turned into the factory at
market prices if needed, and if not,
could be sold on the market.
With such a plant as this in every
county the farmers would be indie
pendent as far as their fertilizers
meal, hulls and cotton goods were
concerned, They could sell Of their
cotton, cotton seed and beet at the
best prices. Then again, such a
model farm as this in each county
would be d great inspiration to them.
The rotation suggested would build
up the farm, as 50 many renOvators
are used. Cotton is the only crop
that would require much hand work;
the rest could be cultivated and
handled with improved machinery.
This system would call tor a small
number of good hands on the farm
the year round. This is far better
than being rushed in the spring and
fall with Il large number of inditfer-
ent~labOrerS, and then the rest Of The
year having them idle. Tit land
must and will have to sup
port his laborers the year round one
way or another, and he might as
we'll go at it in a sensible bualness-
like way.
OF course, other stock could and
should be grown on this farm be-
sides beef cattle, such rs hogs, sheep
and poultry. A dairy could be
to good advantage, as the operatives
could use up all Of the products from
any ordinary dairy.
Mares could be kept for breeding
ant light work, thus raising all the
needed on the farm and around
the factories.
All the books could be kept in one
central office, and nOtso much money
would have to be paid, as debts and
credits from one department to IN
other could be made, and the same
could be done with the wages and
debts Of the employees.
The number of employees would
also justify the running of a COM
missary. This feature would, of
course, add to the profit side. Any
way it is looked at this system will
be see to be profitable to the farm
ers and make them practically indie
pendent in a good many of their
sales and purchases.
Now, if one man or a corporation
would take hold of it they could also
make it profitable and could manage
it with ease, as none of these inter
ests conflict with each other. In
some respects n man or a small
company would be more desirable
than the large number that would
necessarily be in "a cooperative con-
Germ. The benefit of cooperation
would just about balance the advan-
tage of unity that a small number
would have.
Of course, in this short article