The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28

has been given the people who
been sere longer The for. .rEer hr-
with him n training that eAhit = r.-
cuhar habits IF persistent app
ton Of his time and energy IA
work. That habit Is becoming rs.-
Iagious. Around the colonies W.
seen other little farms made II .t.
resident people. and the ~lnt.r~~a
style Of the foreigner Is seen Im5ttt.a
in all Of the little farms made - tn.
the native people. 1t IS posSltl. INA.
the example set hy the forcisner -
finding duplicates in II least a. m4rr
Americans as there are crIS r.4
among the
The American has not learned H.,
lesson IS thoroughly as the forelgu.r
but the influence is apparent in AN .e
the country III several miles of tte
colonies The foreigner Is giNin.
different Interpretation 10 ths rotl,n
OF self-reliance and self-dependsIx+
As we'll as u different idea If tn. It~-
sibiiiIies Of this soil under ini.n~4Ns
application.
And right here Is one % the thln,4
to be considered With regard To th.>+.
people. If We are going 10 object tp
them on of Some If fh-4-
different ways We can also ILaCt d.
their credit some Of the virtues iba-
are proving helpful in Offering rt>s
suggestions and new t. tie
people where they establish iiitta-
selves.
The change arNain~ Wilmington
since these foreigners cosfinsespced t.
settle on the Mackae cclonie is N.rr
decided. There is an aggressivene>4
in the air. and "A prosperity hat looks
mighty good in the rural ~neiGhi.or-
hoods. i confess an inability t, SIC
the future far enough TO nak. out
what all this means. Ii Is perfectly
plain hat 1t is only the beginn-lS *
a big development, and hecaalse tho
soil of the Wilmington neighborhorl
is adapted to this intensive garden
farming, and because the grow 4
North is constantly wanting lncrea~tUE
quantities of the stuff produced, and
because the transportation facitti's
are organized to handle this class 60
trade, it looks to me as if Hugh Ma
Rae had opened the road to Vas
development far greater than Ire ca1
anticipate. far greater than any 81 as
can comprehend. far greater than any
thing of its kind yet IN existence Any
where unless 1t may be in the maj
ket garden section aroun New York.
and in time it must outclass that, for
the New York sectiCl is hamper.d
by a short season.
The country north of Baltimore
must ultimately draw a large propor-
ton of its food supply from down
along the coast just as its meat and
bread come now largely from the
West.
; But there is this difference. The
West can provide only q limited sur
plus OF bread and meal. The Carolina
low ground can increase its garden
farm stuff so enormously that a large
proportions Of the United States can he
fed from the costal plain, and as the
bread and meat problem becomes
more acute it will be solved by pro
ducts from down this way. The short
age of the products OF the West wal
) place increasing pressure on tn. in
tensive farming of this section t. pro
8 vide a substitute.
The main thing in this " lole SIT
nation to me is that Hugh MaCEae
! has tackled the vast problem inteIli-
> gently and found the right solution
He has outlined "A great new idea ane
: taken h initial steps toward puttina
into practice. Fortunately the Stat
and Federal governments see What
he is doing and what he has outlined
+ and he is encouraged and helpe'
much by both Of them. His scher-'
!, is entitled to all the aid that eithe'
can give. or that anybody else car
: give, for it is far biggen than his Pen
der and New farm colonies
8 He has shown how to deal with uha
! is Il national problem. the pTactlca
introduction Of practical men to suit
able soil in Il suitable climate to in
crease the food supply for a rapid.
! growing population that is swift
pressing upon the margin Of produc
j.. ton.