Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-25
SOME ADVANTAGES TO SOUTH
In Most States Two or Three crops
Can Be Harvested From Same
Ground In One Season.

Can Be Harvested From Same
Ground In One Season.
The South is distinctly agricultural.
This Is its pride and should be its
prize. Here is the place of long sea-
sons and big crops. In most states
two or more crops can be taken from
the same ground in one season. This
gives the southern farmer an advan-
tags over that Of almost any other
country. writes ]. Marcus Hester In
National Field. The practical question
Is, are we making the most out of our
, advantages? Are not other sections
and other counties making more with
less advantages?
In the South large tracts Of land,
smooth and cultivatable. lie before
the farmer for almost any crop. But
Just here Is the bane as we'll as the
blessing. Because the land lies
stretched out in open field we feel that
II must be cultivated In something.
AS result We plant In poorly pre-
pared soil about three times as much
as we ought to cultivate. We plant
broad acres and have big expenses,
but small profits. Some "Twenty-one
Farmer" with one-fourth the land.
puts US to shame In profits. This
ought not to be. Our land, when
properly cared for, is as productive
as that Of anybody. In some sections
we have farmers who are making
money. but this cannot be said of
every section.
Cooperation. 1t seems to me, Is q
step toward the solution Of this DIFF
hcult but important question. II one
neighbor will stop acting the Ounce
because some one else does; and II
both Will get together and talk over
their community of interests, things
VIII come to pass, The southern
farmers have several advantages for
cooperation that are not to be had
In other sections.
The South is rural in population.
Seventy-ave per cent of our people
live on the farm and In small villages.
This makes cooperation possible. II
the farmers Of Ireland should try to
cooperate they would find difficulty
In finding enough. But not 90 In the
South. Should not the majority con.
troll the interests of the South? The
interests are Of course agricultural,
and the majority are farmers: but IL 1t
true that the farmer controls affairs
and makes q profit?
Another advantage the South has
for cooperation Is the fact that her
use but one language. This
10 not true in the North. where immi-
grafton has added languages along
with other problems by the score. 1t
Is not going to remain a. It II now In
the South. Slowly but surely the tide
Of immigration ID moving southwark.
The fact that we have but one Ian
guage makes cooperation easy. A
Of nationalities will
bring a completely Of interests a. well
as of languages. The South should |
learn the lesson Of cooperation. II for
nothing else than to control these in |
cunning peoples.
The various ways Of communication |
found here offers an advantage for CO
operation. In almost any progressive |
enough farmers can be
called BY telephone to order q car
load Of any needed article. In Europe
The farmer IL q peasant and not able
10 afford q telephone. Here we are
one large neighborhood. We have q
Of needs. why not use
hem to profit In cooperation?
Finally cooperation will bring W To-
yether. We are learning more and
more the value Of each other. Democ-
'acy tends to individualize. Farming
% be successful demands cooperation.
The one supreme need for the farmers
. to get together. BY this. and this
llone. shall we know our needs and
,ur strength. There IL but one CO.
operation. and that 10 to cooperate Ito
work together). It IL not only our
to do this. 1t IL also to our
ldvantage-rural population, one lam
yuage, various ways Of communication.
,ur special community Of needs-to
he betterment of the South and to the
,lory Of our nation?
The world Is waiting to hear from
he farming class, its great spinal
olumn. Mr.. Farmer has the floor;
viii he use 1t to his advantage or to
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