The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-05-19
on DIVERSIFICATI0N.
(By s. L. Cary.)

here as champion OF lone thing l
do' to allow me to pose as the leader
or champion of diversified farming.
But "to put all your eggs in one
basket" is not good policy or good
farming either.
If all seasons were alike, ii condi-
tons were unchanging, if anything
was certain or infalible, we could lay
plans that "gang no aglee.' The
best fertilizer for the field is the heel
of the farmer. Go to the farm and
once there, stay there. Make your
farms your homes and use your farms
as merchant does his store, the
banker his bank, the lawyer, doctor
or other BUSINESS man his Office.
Remember that 90 per cent of business
men make failures. Some make
many and all of us have to Idle to
VIM"
But to encourage the farmeas, let
me say the percentage of successful
farmers is larger than in any other
business. | have a few notices. We
: all have some. First. "This one
thing | do" Second whatever is
worth doing at all is worth doing
!, we'll Third, keep your feet we'll
6 uuder yon.' Fourth, have bank ac-
9 count, or some one under obligation
o to YOU able and willing to make a
i small loan.
Fifth, touch him lightly and sixth
q return quickly what you borrow
b Seventh, banker is your best friend;
g keep him so by sticking to the farm
Eighth, 90 about your business after
breakfast-rest after dinner. Chat
:, after tea. Kiss after guarding and
! all the bliss of life will be YOURS.
If the man who sticks to the farm
g does not escape he will at least be
=, worthy of success. Ninth, only mort
y. gage the farm to pay for or improve
:, it. Tenth, don't sell tor swap i
-, for "old boss" A good grass farm
with double irrigation IS q mine o
=. ~ gold. Keep your hands and feet Of
80 the farm and see the salvation
Don't mind the oil field or chase tn
rainbow for the pot of gold i
,ou eternity.
Fifty acres in rice, ten in sugar, on
~ hundred chicks, ducks and turkey!
~ six COWS, a hand separator, thre
mules, pair of ponies, some dirt
:, boys and whistling girls and the be
ply of life, health and happiness will
~ YOURS. Don't do more than yol
. shore of experimenting. Its del
~. ~ school. "Be sure your right then
~! .' ahead" Follow the furrow. U
~ YOUR brains and remember that far
lies in the nearest road to the shure
'''' success. The best inheritance is 10
, be "a hono wor,d Won Il
1Or ldnu anu uOLuc. w Oulu you -
GILL; farm in the best agricultural b
10 in the United States Stop off
~ Jennings.
oe In conclusion let me make anotf
;, suggestion to you. 1t is suggested
! NC some that the farming take stock
'noO oil wells in rice mills, warehou
~ and other things. AS a general r
'o.A the farmer is not merchant, bank
III warehouseman, Spectator or oil m
fins nate. If banks offer you money
in"S long time at low interest take
io". But my advice to the farmer is
''en' stick to your farm, build up "
rleo home, improve your land. In w
'' prosecute those things with which
L VI are familiar. There are a few 1
iinu who can succeed at hut one thing
kens hold that it is better to do one tn
have we'll than number of things poor
corn, May heaven give you wisdom
prudence to do that which is best
'rase YOU and yours. For we all k
ex" that as the farmer prospers so S
ound all other vocations prosper, and
fact have said before, should the far
-. 90 on a strike we would all go
i"l heaven in month.-Record'