Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
FEED GROWING AND OUR MARK.

(For The Mane hester r emocrat by IS l.. G 'rv J
Southern Louisiana has a most en-
.yiable position as regards either pro-
position. The proverbial richness of
the soil, the abundant rainfall, 90
inches, and it's semi-tropical climate
insures the largest production, and
transportation by rail and water give
the very cheapest rates to foreign
markets.
! have speech by my good friend.
Col. ]. F. Merry of the Illinois Cen
tral railroad, before the two State
Farmers Institute at Natchez, Mis-
sissippi November 26, 1908, in which
he says a Mississippi correspondent
CT the Commercial Appeal is respon-
sible for the following statement:
'Sixty-fiye percent. of the money re-
ceived for cotton goes north to buy
meat, mules. meal. corn, oats and
other feed stuffs that are shipped to
the cotton grower from the north, SO
you see that the cotton raiser alone,
10 say nothing of the lumber mills.
the sugar planter. the manufacturer.
and other industries give us mark
ct of over 400 million dollars for feed
and food, all more cheaply grown and
distributed by the. southern planter
thansby the northern farmer. A bale
of cotton. average price $40. $26 for
feed and supplies. leaving $14 for Ia
Dor, taxes, use of two to three acres
of land, and the necessary machin-
cry. No wonder the north has the
advantages in the deal. All this can
be changed at better. larger profit
than is now enjoyed by the northern
farmer.
Our hay, our straw, our whole rice
crop now on feed price basis could
ell be marketed at water rates with
N radius of one hundred miles. If
we grow 100 million dollars in hay,
straw, rice, and other feed stuffs, in
cluding our molasses and cotton seed
neal Then the cotton planter alone
would require four times as much as
| we now produce, all our rice includ-
ed. And the further fact that the
southern planter has the home mark
ct and the best of everything at the
lowest cost, making it profitable
permanent market in easy reach for
many years to come.
| The intercoastal canal, the canaliz
ing our rivers, improving our harbors
and our railroads puts the southern
states fully into the home market OF
the Gulf states. can say with sNer.
ry 81 thank God today tomorrow ant
every other day" that there is not q
drop of pessimistic blood in my body
and that see in the light of present
and prospective business condition:
the word Success" stamped on ever.
Legitimate industry in this country.
| The Mississippi valley, the grail
belt of the United States, is today tt
greatest food, feed and clothing pro
ducer in the world, the greatest min
eral, timber, manufactures and powe
producer on earth, yet far the bes
part of that country only partially dc
veloped, allows itself to be taxed owe
400 million of dollars by another par
year after year, for supplies that cal
be grown and made at home at
large profit. This home market ha
been waiting for us to enter for lo
these many years. Waiting. you say
for transportation. oh no, waitin
a better development of the country
The small farmer. and more than a
: else, the advertiser Of that unknow
$ country, the south southern state!
its wants and its capabilities. Th
0 very best part of the worlds larges
' and best provider, this better part
just pushing into notice by the OPP
lence of its riches. So great are ii
e riches that the truthful advertiser
d apt to be called "Menchausen" c
at least "Mullholland".
i And as to a market for our fee
stuffs, our customers are pushing o,
q doors and breaking down our fence
to get at it, not saying as much 6
;"By your leave. They come by da
e and by night, and after our rich ha
vest they cover our fields, revel
e luxuriance and grow fat till we sea
g. ter seed for another harvest. \
booklet necessary to tell them no
to eat or cook rice. Truly we ca
,f say of the dwellers in the "Rice al
> OH, "The Lord hath not death
4 with any people,"