The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1907-06-14

to Russia country where the farms are vast
estates with hordes of tenants as ignorant As
they are helpless
The Island of Jersy. OF the English cost, where
the Jersey cow comes from. supports popula-
ton 81 thousand or more to the square mile,
by intensive cultivation % soil. in climate by
no means better adapted TO careful tillage of the
land than iu Tennessee.
Switzerland with am area Of about 1900 square
miles. not one-third as large as Tennessee. has
over three million people. Land is everywhere
iutensiyeIy cultivated. Soil in many localities
is carried i'm baskets and spread over shelving
rocks ON the mountain sides and flowers and
vegetables are proftabIy produced A tree can
NOT bc cut without official consent and another
is always planted in is place. That country ex-
ported products in 1900 amounting to the value
/ of over 1850 million dollars.
Japan has a population of about as millions
living IN an island empire OF less than $50 thous-
and square miles in area. The surprising fact
in this connection is that tract Of only about
10000 square miles. tride less than one-haH
the size Of Tennessee. is possible of cultivation,
{ yet 30 million japanese make a living on il and
/ help support the remaining millions. The aver
I age number of people to the square mile IN ia
pan is six times that Of Tennessee. The Japa-
/ ucse are sending the roots OF their cultivation
enduriuely into the soil. The people of the ma
/ ton rooted in the soil i'm homes Of their own is
on a safe foundation for lasting national struc-
ture. It is good craftsmanship and high patriot
/ ism to promote such an end. Japan has sprung
to the front of one Of the greatest world powers,
ara it, t2Qd sgPPlieass gone from an acreage Qne-
narrow foothold Japan has reared an empire
which seems destined to dictate to Asia from
! siberia to siam. as it recently drove from its
shores the fleets and armies OF Europe's greatest
monarchy Does il not seem that the lesson Of
this far off people, and from lessons presented
individually OF intensive success on small areas.
i'm every American State. should be our slogan.
RETIREMENT THROUGH IMMIGRATION.
The small farm unit in the South is the so
luton of the labor problem as far as agri-
cultural conditions are concerned small
farms mean more neighbors and the nearness of
ueighbors means more of the comforts and con
veniences OF town life with all of the blessings of
r rural existence To be able to produce ones own
I living from ones own land by one'sown hands
IS to realize industrial independence The South
is in greater need of farm workers thin anything
, else and unless the tide Of population can be
spread ont over the land there will be a halt in
I the present industrial growth.
Ihope every farmer VIII hearty join in the
E work of bringing agricultural supremacy 20 the
! south. 1t you have more land thaIyou can cul-
tIyate. then your land is your mastg. The rem
EDDY Is i'm transferring ownership 81 your idle
! acres to somebody who can imprve them 1t
was John Ruskin. one of the greaest thinkers.
and workere and benefactors d. the English
speaking race who said
. cha 4ar,.H
D too probably of revolution, and noughtS which
are not go be put aside are in the minds OF all
men capable OF thought. 1 am Oh ged TO affirm
the one prnclple y h'ch can ana & tlie en- VIZ
close all epoChs of rev olutlOn-hat each man
shall possess the ground he can usand no more
1t was Ralph Waldo Emerson an American
Philosopher who said:
Fl believe in "a spade and an are Of good land
Whose cuts a straight path to Is own living by
The help of God. in the sun and rain and sprout-
ing grain, seems to me a universe wroklng man
he solves the problem of life. ot for one, but
for an men of sound body
And it was James J. Hill, pactical worker OF
to-day, who said
The man with his foot uponi plot OF ground.
the man who is drawing from d. earth food for
himself and others is the foundaion of all adj
vanccment as wei as prosperit5 Make way for
him"
If you or any of your friends ldye vacant lands
and desire to dispose Of them takeople who win
become desirable neighbors. ana help build up
your communities. help to to ave you better
road school and church facilitis please write
TO me at Washington d. c.. andI VIII do all
can to help you. The states wlare population is
most compact and the land is tsed to best ad-
vantage are the most prosperous
France has probably the best rsads in Europe.
and it is largely due to the fact hat greater
percentage Of her people are laadholders and
wealth Is more uniformly distributed than in any
other European nation. French roads are a
source of profit through the invitation they ex-
tend to foreign tourists who enjoy them in easily
and comfortably moving about Switzerland
rough and mountainous as tha'country is is
noted for good roads. and prosperous people
/ living on small farms. from an acre up.
The highways in the United states are best as
rule where the rural population Is densest. and
very naturally because there are more men to do
the work and bear the expense. Prosperity main
tajns its highest level where the producing and
consuming capacity of population is enlarged
Years hence the south viii again BE- the domi
nate section, but not until the people return To
the soil, and back up her industries
The country home can be made more attract
i've than the city home. by the use Of plants Hovy
ers. shrubbery. vines and trees Every 4ofga-
spent in this way adds ten in sprear.,rc. 80
value III the event of 81 sale. Adornulants ~ a.
sort possible at very little cost in money -
labor shade and fruit trees and aop,aripe-l.--.-
and the children sharing in the care of then 49,,
enjoy ing them with other features of tb 49,
and farm life to correspond, which Is poSSiblsc-
every farm, and fewer boys and girls wa ear.
leave the home. Not everyone living in tb
try can have mansion. but as long as erssS In
flowers and sAnes ana trees grow. the Orr1,- -
Of bit 81 ground can have attractive hI1I le
and not half try oie
CARING FOR THE TREES
The Northern timber belt is nov pracfiosr,
exhausted and drafts are being made IN ~,
southern forests Shall we profit by the lossa -
lnH1cted bS the changes wrought through ~
seafttH OF water IN some seasons and 700 nluch
IN otheFs now apparent IN northwestern streams
not 10 speak OF other reyersals OF nature For
estry : now subject worthy Of State and IocaI
consideration. The National government mas
taken hold of il in earnest and yariouS scientiti
societies looking 70 the future welfare Of the
country are actively supporting the movement.
I In Europe the people and governments are far
/ ahead OF US IN the matter Of caring fdr and re
neYing the forests.