The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-01-13

as our little mules and Texas ponies
and slip shod harness and so. They
all agree that people in tho north
would starve under such methods
and thus pay deserved oompli-
ment to the soil and climate of the
south But the making of greater
| gu .ntities of produce is not the
most important thing How to
relieve the anxiety and loneliness of
country life is the more important.
What matters it if abundance in
produce is everywhere upon the
farm if the good wife lives in lone
liness and constant dread OF
course an abundance of produce is
to be desired. and we should oon-
slider every suggestion that points
to that, but other matters must be
considered also. Schools, churches
and something of conveniences as
attach to the village idea is just as
important as the abundance of pro-
duce and the dread and loneliness
must be relieved OF this abundance
fsiIs to satisfy and agriculture
stards crippled industry.
I have been impressed from lis
tenipg to this French gentleman
that this farming from a village is
entirely practicable here in Geor-
gia Concentrate the homes of a
settlement in some central location
without reference to the roads as
they now stand-the roads will
regulate themselves. Say that the
farmers in radius of A miles get
together and build village iu the
center of that radius and work the
land from there. 1t is much bet
ter for the men who work the land
to labor under the inconvenience
of going a distance 10 their work
than for the women and children
to spend their lives where a lone
illness broods and fear is upon
them. And the Importance of thus
regulating our schools is illustra-
ted from the fact that the people
move as they do move to the viii
lagos to secure these school CON-
veniences. AS we stand today ru-
raj schools are worthless. Concen-
trate the homes and bring the
schools there and let every commu-
nifty pay it's own teacher, while the
public money now thrown away on
our schools could be used to better
advantage in building roads that
would have to be built under this
suggested system.
/ learned much of the difference
in economy between ourselves and
those French people. There is more
waste of produce here than the
French farmer makes. They would
be Mortified to see fine crab grass |
and weeds that cattle relish go TO
waste and lie and rot as it does rot
everywhere in Georgia. They save
every sprig of grass and weeds in
that country and their fuel is Sc
Cured by the cutting the twigs
from the italian poplar. These
trees are trimmed at a certain time |
of every year, and so the French
mans fuel is secured. What |
would those people think of the
waste in our woodsP But we have
it to waste. The Lord has done
more for us than for them, and
while we are thankful for these fa- |
vors, we should all strive together
to profit by any suggestions of the
conditions that are there. No
complaint can be brought against
onr soil and climate. They will
do their part; it is for us to do our
part. We all desire to make agri-
culture a great success. To know
how is the question. When these
strangers from distance come
among us we should listen and
learn from them the secreteof sue.
cess and profit by their examples.
So mote it be.
SABaE PLUNKETT.