Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-19

from his precious acres. There are
some who do try and succeed. They
do it by being business farmers, not
merely soil grubbers. They use their
heads and direct with their intelligence
the hands OF others; they get return
from their own labor and a profit on
the labor of tenant or hired hand
which is their right. They would not
succeed II they did not put both head
and hands into the game Every far
mer should work with his hands unless
he can obtain better results by direct
ing the labor Of others, and It's health
full work and in nowise degrading. No
! farmer can afford to use his hands in
work on one part Of his land when
his head is needed for the issuing OF
orders on another section, they should
naturally be hitched to the same pair
Of shoulders. Many a farmer loses
dollars while saving pennies by false
economy.
know a wealthy planter who has
made great fortune by being bus
mess farmer" He began as a renter
without a dollar-not so many years
ago. He ayers that his case is not
at all exceptional, and that his success
may be duplicated as we'll T.. these
days as "in the good old times" the un-
successful are forever prating about
He didn't do much Of the physical la
Dor after the third year, but he used
his head all the. time-and it doesn't
show any signs Of being tired yet. He
has always planned just what he was
going to do, thought it all out in ad-
vance, as well as the best way to 60
about 1t, and knowing what he wanted
to do, the doing was the easiest part
of the task. The soil grubber makes
no plans, works out his energy, fails OF
his purpose, thinks for moment how
he might have done differently, but Is
too tired and discouraged to correct his
self conscious errors.
My friend believes that land which
he cannot depend upon to produce a
bale of cotton to the acre in average
season should be put to other uses. He
raises all the oats, hay, corn and veg
etables needed on his large plantation
and sis sore at himself when compell-
ed to buy in the markets, as some
times happens. His hogs, cattle and
sheep, his poultry yard and dairy make
him independent Of the foreign supply
vender, and he lives as we'll as any
man ought to live, on the produce OF
farm, garden and orchard. He has
tenants and finances them, making Il
easy for them to carry their cotton
until they are ready to sell, and as q
rule they simply say: Sell our cotton
when you sell yours" They know he
is much better posted than they car
he, which is well; and they trust his
Judgment and honor, which is better
Some people are worthy of trust, you
know-ever in these degenerate days.
What Is the result? Tenants over
run him for the chance to till his rent
ed acres; they thrive and he thrives-
case Of genuine cooperation with
mutual benefits, the true solution OF
the cotton growers problem. Pattern
ing after his methods, working under
his advice. direction and supervision
| they live better and have more net
profits in year than they ever did be-
fore, and neighboring planters have
found it wise and profitable to take g
few leaves out of his book. to the
lasting improvement of the entire
community.
This is no fairy tale: it Is the story
of one mans success, builded from
the dead line. and may be repeated in
a greater or less degree by the appli-
cation of similar methods, If one will
but study. think and work with g
strong mans energy. But, boys, you
can't do it by following in the trail Of
your grandfathers.
IT, be Continued.