The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-12-01
NEW WORK FOR WOAGN.
a Work That Will Pay.
POULTRY AND GARDENING.

POULTRY AND GARDENING.
News and Observer, Nov. 25,h.
Speaking about profitable agriculture
and money to be made on farm Elder
J.T. Goats, of Goats, who was in Raj
eigh yesterday, said that he bad told
his daughters lat he intended to quit
raising cotton and GO into raising
chickens and turkeys. And then he
said something!
In Raleigh on Wednesday Of this
week gentleman made an effort to
buy six large turkeys and they couldn't
be had. Turkeys sold readily here at
from sixteen to eighteen cents per
pound undressed, and there was a
scarcity of large turkeys. The price OF
chickens has gone up SO that eating
chicken is now regarded as luxury to
be enjoyed only on a holiday or on
Sunday. As for eggs, they are SO
high that old-fashioned cakes and Gus
tards, requiring many eggs, are seldom
seen on the tables of people of average
means.
There is particularly an unlimited
market for all the eggs, chickens and
turkeys that North Carolina farmers
will send to market. This is busi-
ness for which women are especially
fitted and in which they can make
good money. In the old times the wo-
men in a family had the egg and
chicken receipts for pin money. 1t
they will prepare for raising poultry
aud devote their attention to it, they
will find that the "pin money" will
bring more cash than the cotton mor-
ey. Women are beginning to under
stand this, for in the "Woman's Edi-
ton" of the News and Observer yester-
day the paactical, as we'll as brilliant,
editorial writer, discussing the various
ayocations open to women, said "Why
not farm? Not cotton, or corn, or to-
bacco; but chickens, ducks, turkeys,
SQUADS, eggs, vegetables, fruits, ETC."
1t does not require broad acres to carry
on successful poultry farm. 1t takes
work, care, attention, and business
judgment to make it pay, but in that
avocation woman is perfectly indie
pendent, is not in the public eye and
the reward of we'll directed industry
will be larger than in most other en-
Payments open to women. 1t requires
some capital, but not large capital.
With the wives and daughters of farm
ers, the only capital required is what is
necessary to fix suitable houses and
ranges, and to buy good stock Tor rails
log. In proportion to the money in
vested, the returns will be larger than
in any. other business enterprise open
to the great body OF women.
One of the wisest men North Car
DINA has produced, student of eco
nomic questions, In discussing the rea-
son that New England has more money
in the savings banks than the people
of the South, attributed 1t to the fact
that in New England in families OF
moderate means every member OF the
family is a bread winner, whereas, in
the South only the heads of families
get salary or make money. There is
less of that than formerly when the
above statement was made, but 1t is
still too true. There is no reason why
every grown person, rich or poor, male
or female, should lack for employment.
Work is honorable in women as we'll as
in men, and where the head of fami-
~ has a small income it is necessary
for all to learn how to earn money.
Ability to support herself makes for
the independence OF every. woman and
she ia more useful member OF society
than if she feels that it is not her place
to become a bread winner. Fortunate
ly the day when the women OF a fami-
ly stinted themselves and plnched
themselves because there was no work
for them to do, or because they
thought it out of place tor them to
work as their brothers, is rapidly pass
Ing away. The best type of Southern
womanhood is found at work--in the
professions, in business, in every line
In which there is an opening. They
are doing good work, too, and they
have lost in bread winning none OF
those womanly qualities and graces
that distinguished the Southern wo.
men of the past.
There Is no work that woman can dc
that will pay her better, unless she be
a specialist or genius or have some
particular gift at given calling, than
turning her attention to truck garden.
ing, rose growing, raising flowers fo1
market, conducting q poultry yald
and the like. These practical lines O.
work are particularly inviting to The