The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-09
HOPE FOR SOUTHERN FARMER
u,,s+ Grow Everything Needed TOT
Home consunption-onn,
Tern Means Poor People

NV text for this short sermon l,, "
~ found In DR.. Wards most, eNe and
ss+;o,a nm the subject OF pelias'a ana
49, 90 follows: UNLESS we caA Aas
a.'. 1870 foundation deep and VIDE anu
oul ,,non the rock Of home sup,
-, o+bor measures are dooneo
70 inevitable failure. me n tnor-
t,,rers and cotton SPECTATORS 49,
onphly understand this ana conAee
" expect us to fail. on,v one
Thare ia one hope ana only
hone for the farmers OF the s s n a
that ia the growing OF every'hine 49, ~
49, 1880 for home consumption. hee us
not think for one moment .enhe
cotton conventions and Warenou -.
| viii save us il we fail 70 grow t eas
,orna supplies. AL co-oper e, =
aahasnas Of holding or selling VIII ps
s - 49, rifle benas1 to the farmer WV ny
Y =. = d s for his supplies ana ths
/ feed for his teams. ,,or
The nne-crop system means poo1
-, sna moor soil always means .
moor people. A poor people 49," 49,,
mems uncomfortable homes, pool.'
Aa,,;nned farms. very little education,
80 crodit system. and in fact al tha'
t.rds civilization. The Individual
800 ~ nation that practices one
o,on system will certainly come ~
norartv There Is not an 1nolViuua''
not a state or nation In the woilu ~
dsv that is prosperous in spite oA
one-crop system. Go Wherever soo
~, and wherever you find one-crol
sys+ar there you find poor people
Wa must grow our home supphes.
A. not advise southern farmers u
) ,n,1ant cotton as their leading mohes
. saap hrt I urge them with all th'
earneseness of my soul TO gro" eve:
. food product necessary for nome con
l. e,mntion and to raise enough soo'
9 stocE tn manufacture the legumlhou
< s..o1,s that must be grown IN oroer
y economically increase the proouc.i't
(, aose of the soil into teams anu Zee
+ 49, wan and manure for the neids
J We cannot afford to send t"o.'hii
~ the money obtained Tor cottoh
other sections Of the country TO pa
n ea- FORM products. We are IN soi
roed Of the money obtained 1or cotto
- Mild good roads, to educate an
y a,othe onrl families better, TO Dul'
anod homes, good schooihouse
churches and SO on. :,
The one-crop system estaphsheo u
70 credit system. AS long as we raiss
IA arorv farm product necessary
A. 1or,e use and some to spare, the
IN voc M necessity for the credit 81
II tano The onecrop system marKt
re tbe dawning Of the era OF the supp
LII roerchant. What hope is there IN q
-. future for the farmers OF. the SOU
VI "a long as the husband, W11e anu u
dran cultivate by far the larger Pc
sa- - tho farm in cotton to pay tor nj
WI nrioad bacon. lard, mules and otn
IL farm products bought on ereu
Ap There is no hope.
er- mo nne-crop system forces US
a ~, m credit We must dump all
.n1 our cotton on the market ID tue iall
2sh order 20 pay for the supplies nous
m credit We cannot hold our col'
raj off the market. The merchants w
ma kind enough to keep our tamlhes IT
IL starving. We must sell our co'ton
len fast as we pick it in order to satl
the o,,r creditors. The dumping OF all
lso cotton IN the market in the
eta forces the price far below an equlta
Nv one.
are We have no business to plant tn
ate fourths of our land in cotton and q
), debt for ordinary farm supplies.
rs grow our own supplies, practice
most rigid economy, and insist on
any ting all that we are opi'seu ~ ~, W.
yer the lowest prices for cash. ans
ock eorsuon sense farming, all other H
AIRY being nnpsense farming.
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