The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-03-17
FARMER is I'M COOD FIX.


Farmers Union declares that the
Southern farmer has the greatest
einch In all history and that he can
become independent Of all future
panics by making cotton a surplus or
cash crop and planting the remaind-
er of their lands in other necessary
crops. He says:
''In the fall of 1907 we had finan-
cial stringency in this country, a
sort of near-panic, but near enough
to embarrass thousands of Southern
business men. Do you remember
how it affects youf
1.-The way for members of the Far
mers' Union to kill the effect of future
panics, so far as they are concerned,
is to raise at home all the foodstuffs,
for man and beast, necessary to run
the farm.
"The procedure is as plain as the
nose on your face and it is proven by
my own observation and experience
and the observation and experience
OF thousands Of other farmers.
"1n Campbell county. Georgia.
where / live. 1 know farmer who
makes cotton simply as a surplus. 3
cash crop. The rest of his land he
puts In grain and fodder and pot at oes
'and other vegetables. He doesn t for
get poultry and eggs. either.
Cotton a Cash Crop.
"This man sidestepped the panic
of 1907. He never has to go into
debt to the village merchant. He new
or has to consult the village mer-
chant regarding how much or how
little cotton he shall plant. He raises
hogs and at the first touch of perma-
nent cold weather he kills them. The
result is that when he sells his cot
ton nearly all of his proceeds are
profit. with small amount he has to
take out for dry goods or farm i'm
plements.
''There are many thousands such
members of the Farmers Union. but
not enough by jug full Every mem
ber Of the organization. every far
mer in the South for that matter.
ought. in plain business self-interest.
to produce enough TO feed himself
and his family the year round. leav-
ing cotton as crop to give him
ready money. but no more impor-
tance than that.
"TO raise all cotton and ignore
fOodstuffs and grain is to 60 into debt.
in the majority of cases. to your mer-
chant and to expose yourself to the
FULL blast of panic should one come
along
son the other hand. if YOU produce
on your own acres the things need
ful TO sustain life in yourself. your
family and your employees. not forget
ting your stock. YOU can absolutely
defy the pinch of panic. be independ-
emf of the merchant and the banker.
and be your master in the true sense.
Some Sensible Advice.
"Plant moderately in cotton. raise
your own food and the food for your
stock. and raise wall against dis
aSter for yourself and your family.
"This year it looks like you must
make the choice.
I'm the cotton season just closing.
cotton. brought as Il rule. high prices.
The crop was not large and the
world s demands were exorbitant.
."Cnder these conditions cotton
brought good price. 1t will not
bring a good price next fall if Won al
low Yourself TO be fooled by high
prices into planting huge crop.
Zone thing that is likely to de-
eide even the smartest of farmers. He
reasons this way: Il know my neigh
Dor is going TO reduce his cotton
acreage. and plant foodstuffs. So I'll
plant the usual acreage and make a
profit off his cautiousness.
"That wav lies a tremendous crop
md uncertain prices next fall. Avoid
the temptation as YOU would disease
or dishonor. Plant conservatives in
| foodstuffs.
Farmers Has Cinch.
"Did you ever realize that the
Southern farmer has the greatest
'cinch' in all history? In the first
place, providence has given him a
world-monopoly of cotton. the one
staple tat is indis, . nsable to civili-
zation.
"The nations must have our cot
ton, and they get it from the South
though they can secure their steel
and their wheat elsewhere.
"In addition, providence has so
constituted the Southern States SO
that in every one of them the average
farmer can raise the food essential ia
feed himself and his family. with alb.
solute disregard to the mercantile
world.
"In any other section, in any 9th.
er country. I belive the people
would quickly have gotten on TO this
monopoly and made themselves abse
lutelv independent.
| "1t is up to the Southern farmer tC
make himself independent. to SC
place himself that he can defy pa
i les and debt. and gradually acnnm AZ