Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-06
THE WAR is OVER.

The war Is over. Not for the
battling Nations OF Europe, but for the |
United States, and especially the |
farmers Of the South. We have al
ready received our hardest blow, have |
wIthstood the hercest bombardment.
The enemy is now Withdrawing, the
smoke Of battle is clearing away, and
from now on conditions will improve
until a great prosperity shall return
10 MS. The following article from
Home and Farm on this line OF rea-
soning is replete with golden thoughts
which may be converted into golden
nuggets by all who have the foresight
and the energy to put them into prac'
tice:
"The foreign war has hit a hard
Jolt in places, and is no respecter OF
persons, but there is sunshine ahead.
mot in Europe. But so far as II
affects Southern farming. the war Is
over. Let the farmer recognize tina,
fact.
"The worst effect Of the war was
felt last fall when. with the largest
cotton crop in history on hand, the
price was cut half in two.
in the New York market for the
week ending March p, spot cotton
from 9.15 mlddling up to $50, May
option, closed at $50; August, Sep
TENDER and later month passed 1Oc.
January options reaching 1880
Now May cotton is selling for &c
and spot cotton between Sc and &c.
Let these prices not induce yon
10 put more cotton in the ground. Put
less. Curtail radically your cotton
crop and extend the acreage devoted
10 wheat, corn and oats and 10 all
other crops that have a relation TO the
food supply Of the world. The South
will get more for twelve million bales
than for sixteen million bales this
year Reduce your own acreage from
one-fourth to one-half, in order to get
reasonable returns for your labor In
1915.
Because Of the war the Southern
planter has been for months in a
maze Of uncertainty. He knows the
worst. The war may not end for six
months or a year, but he knows the
worst that can happen TO him. In
the South II happened last November,
and II has been getting better ever
since. The position Of the cotton crop
is entirely satisfactory. The control
Of II is in the hands Of the farmer.
He will raise the coming crop cheaper
than he has raised Il for years past.
II he will curtail II % per cent he will
get better profits than he has ever
gotten.
Moreover, he will have more
money from other crops II he has
wisely varied his planting.
But the secret of all business on
the farm is efficiency. That means
the best application Of your labor
You have studied your soil in your
different fields, but the best thing you
have is your own labor, your own
force, your own thought, To make
yourself as efficient as possible you
must have the most efficient aids.
You would not think Of employing a
poor worker when you can get good
one. You must not consider whether
you can afford TO buy a needed farm
implement. II you need it, you can
not afford not to buy It. The harrow
in all Of its forms, the cultivator in
its varied manifestations, the pillow
Of every kind and character, reapers
and mowers, the corn implements, the
silo, the separator, all the dairy i'm.
plements-these are essential. You
cannot get them all in one season, but
begin by getting them now. Each
one you buy makes the buying of the
other easier.
AT this writing the course OF mill.
tary events is slow, but the indica.
tions are that by the time you begin
TO harvest the crops that you are now
putting into the ground war will be
over. Many difficulties will confront
the Nations of Europe, but America
has seen the worst of the war. There
will be changed conditions = Of com.
merce, but these changes will mean
better times for this country, and
especially better times for the South.
ern farmer. The world will be call.
ing for everything the South can pro.
duce, not only on the farm, but in