The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-30
FARMER AND PLANTER.
ing . SOjOurn Among the
Farmers Of Georgia.

We have recently enjoyed the giorl-
Gus privilege of getting out among
the farmers. Oh, what joyous feel
ing it is to breathe the pure country
air! To rise with the lark and break
fast with song birds welcoming the
rising sun, gives one new apprecia-
ton of what morning means, What
g,..rious folks these farmers are
They are the lords of all they survey.
Tines call not man master. They H.
sue their cwn orders ani come and go
when /. pleases them. How open
handed is their hospitality. They vel
come you with no stinted welcome.
They make you feel like you are some
body, and of come use in the world.
Their tables are spc,ai with free
handed bounty that whcts the appe-
tite and stimulates the digestion.
They can afford to be generous be-
cause it is all raised at home. The
milk, eggs and chickens do not taste
like those we buy in the city. They
are not stale nor starved. May God
bless and prosper them. They are
the backbone of the land. On the
farms the boys grow up who reach
the top in every line of business.
Here freedom rocks her cradle. Here
Is the nursery of craftsmanship. Here
flows the blood that keeps the pati.n
going and supplied with brains and
energy ever fresh AMI vigorous.
We found the farmers generally
cheerful. They were well up with
their work The grain crops are
generally disappointing. because they
were sown too ;ate.. Another reason
was that very much Of the land was
not well prepared. We. know these
to be the reasons, becaHse right in
the midst of sorry crops we would
find some good. Where the land had
been thoroughly prepared and the
grain sowed in proper season the CROP
was good. We found this to be true
even in the dryest places. The same
was true of the corn and cotton. Or
land well plowed the stands were
good and the plants were growing
right along rs though it had beer
raining.
But many, very many were com
planning that the dry weather wa.
running their crops. And the com
plant was true. Having no depth q
earth when the spring drought came
Immediately they withered away
This has always been the case, ant
will continue s, to the end of time.
Why are our farmers so slow Il
learn this plain lesson? They car
make their soils deep and fine. Whe1
they have done this, then sprinl
droughts will b. of very little hin
derance to the growth of the plants
These object lessons arc scattered al
over the country. They can be foun'
In all sections. Fellow farmers, stud.
them and learn Tor your future bene
1T that you can go and do the sam
On your farm.
There might be some excuse If thi
kind of preparation was expensive
But it is not. Two mules to one ploy
and one man will break more land il
day and do it cheaper than one null
O each pillow and two hands to pay
The land will be easier to cultivate al
the year. And the crop will be S
much better tina. instead of costin
you something, this kind of work vii
actually pay you a profit for doing il
We find so many inen who say the
would like to do better farming
they were able to begin. These me
are entirely mistaken in their ideas G
what better farming requires. 1t doe
not require any outlay If capital. A
that is needed j. just 10 begin breal
ing the soil deeper with any Kind 9
plow you prefer. This may be don
with one-hors., or two-borss, or
four-horse, Just as it may suis you
convenience. Make up your mind an
begin. AS you improve your land 70
Twill increas. your income. And Q
you increase yoar income you can
more and better work. 1t is kin
If self-regulat;ng process. Each ste
helps to take the Lext.--Souther
Cultivator.