Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-23

/ utilized, as does the successful man.
ufacturer.
That is business farming.
If / had tenants l would select those
who were not too smart to take few
hints from the boss. They would have
to till my acres pretty much on my
lines. would finance them if they
required assistance, and only ask that
if they were determined TO sell their
cotton that / should have the first call
on their crop-at the same price they
could obtain elsewhere. If they be-
longed to an organization Of a CO.
operative nature and wished to store
their cotton in it's warehouse, l should
be pleased
AS a business farmer would not
wish my tenants cotton to come into
competition with my crop on the mar
ket. Of l were tenant farmer |
would not care to till the land Of any
other sort Of landlord)
l would calculate my acres to frac-
ton and plant so much of my land to
other crops as would produce a living
for me- meet my obligations and cover
the cost of what cotton l raised. /
would not intend that my cotton should
cost me one cent, and l would grow
lust so much as I thought could be
cropped under these limitatiOns-and
no more might miss it little some
years, but not to any serious extent.
Then if a big crop is raised, and
prices are low, can sell If l please or
carry as long as l please, being sure Of
some profit in any case. If I need
banking accommodations l would have
a sound collateral on which to borrow
without jeopardizing my property,
profit crop.
would at least have done my full
duty to myself as a land owner. mer-
chant, banker and farmer, and i'm so
far as | was able by example, by duty
to my own dependents and my fellow
cotton growers.
If | had but few acres, instead of
many would follow the same princi-
pie as far as able, work harder, think
harder and cooperate with my broth
er farmer of the smaller class. |
would not sell an acre Of cotton land
that would average me a bale to the
acre at any price. I'd buy more when
able to pay cash for it, for it is good
thing to own. Amid all the 33,000.000
acres and new acres yet to be reclaim
ed from nature, there wE never be too
large a percentage Of tnis class.
If l were a tenant farmer l would
preferably pay a cash rental for land
so that | might plant such crops as
saw fit, and l would adhere to the
above plan more rigidly than ever
But I'd aim never to produce bale
of cotton that would represent one cent
of actual outlay. I'd make a good liv-
| ing every year; n good profit some
years, and a chunk Of money in a very
favorable year. Then I'd buy land
good land, for cash.
|
at it. Others have followed such ideas
and have grown wealthy thereby.
You will do as you see fit; but
what's wrong with my plan?
The Department Farm.
The department store is the mercan
tile success of the age; why not de
paltment farms? The great depart
ment store requires large capital and
multitude of employees. The depart
ment farm requires a moderate num-
Der of acres (anywhere from 40 to 16O
will do) and family of boys and
girls. If they're all boys, or all girls,
| it doesn't alter the possibilities, you'll
only carry different lines Of merchan-
disc.
The staples, consisting of cotton,
corn, oats, hay and field crops gener-
ally come under the "old mans person
al department. The boys all help,
those that are big enough, and most
farmers boys over 10 years OF age can
do a part Of the work that helps out
and does not harm them. If there
are no boys the big girls can help
mother cook for the hired white help,
anu run the house.
There's always spare ground for a
good, big garden, and there should
be an orchard of peaches, apples, pears,
plums, ETC.. and at least an acre or so
Of blackberries, raspberries, strawber-
ries and other small fruits. Here's a
chance for the boys to become inter-
ested in specially Give your son a
share in the profits and he'll soon set
tie on the speciality which most eXcites
his enthusiasm: then encourage him.
Pat him on the back when he does
well, and sympathize with him when
the results are disappointing. Keep
his interest alive and he'll triumph in
the end. Help make good, strong
man of him-not easily daunted. He
guns as you had.
His tastes may be in the direction of
stock raising or swine breeding. Start
him off as best you are able, and help
him with your wider experience until
he can stand alone. Get him a relia-
BILE magazine or other publication de-
voted to his speciality and let him
study success. Don't confine him to
the knowledge impaired to you by your
father or gained in your own eXper-
ience, good enough as far as they go,
but the world keeps moving. and the
boy should be up to date.
In the woman'S department are the
dairy, poultry, bees, flowers, small