The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-04
$l77.e3, nearly eighty per cent in

amount per acre. 263 pounds Of lint
cotton being the amount this year; 3l5 |
pound in 1911: 267 in 1912; 23e in
1913.
The value of the agricultural crop
or the State, including animals. III |
1913, was estimated at s24l. .533670.
North Carolina is thought 10 be the |
only cotton State that does not import |
each year provisions for men and ami |
mails, animals for farm use, which |
could be raised in the State, TO an |
amount equal TO the money received |
for its cotton crop.
In 1910 North Carolina imports were
$59'000000, while the cotton crop was |
$o4 900, 600 The farmers took notice |
and in 1911 the imports Of feeds had |
declined to 1000. 900, and in 1914 10
$40, 100000. The fact that our farm |
ers had produced the amount of feed
that our report shows caused the
North Carolina farmers to be able TO
weather the storm caused by the de-
cline in price of cotton last year with
less inconvenience than those of any
other State. There was supported last
year S3,O00,000 in feed and cattle.
North Carolina was 22nd State in
value Of agricultural crops in 1910.
and 9Th in 1913.
Home Owning Ycomanry.
! Among the first problems to be solv-
ed now are to secure a home owning
yeomanry on farms that make their
support is the great desideratum' and
that they may produce food and feed
| enough to supply the State. The State
was prosperous under this system and
we think will be again when it is re-
| stored There is much truth in the
| old darkey'S position, who was going
along in ragged clothes and badly
| worn shows, with a sack of flour un-
der his arm and a side of bacon on
l Poiv Sl- NV hn
not buy less rations and more clothes.
replied: Boss when my back or my
feet calls on me for supplies, l can put
it off with a promise, but when this
quitting his hand on his breast pock-
et) calls, | am bound to have the
cash." Farms which furnish the cash
are needed.
Cooperation in Selling and Buying.
| We seem to have inherited the char
acteristics of our fathers. The North
was settled in hamlets where they
were closely associated and interested
themselves more or less in the affairs
of their neighbors, while the Southern
man went to his farm and seldom saw
his neighbOr except on business, hence
, the northern man is more easily
brought into cooperation. Either
, trait can be developed to an extent
, which is unpleasant if not unprofit-
, able.
There usually is as much in the sell
ing Of the crop as in the making and
. a good amount can be saved by CO.
operation which is now lost by indi-
. vidual handling. This has often beer
demonstrated; it is singular that the
farmer neglects it. AS / wrote The
Secretary Of Agriculture, the Nationa
Department can not formulate sys
tenn suitable to every section and pas
! it down to the farmers, but it mus
a | STA in 10 Oh yrh
g goods are produced and combine tht
farmers interested; then let two neigh
: bOrhOOdS unite, then a township, cOun
: ty and so on. But the farmer is i'm
:, patient; he expects to do things OF
= = his farm ma year that is about a
. long as he will quietly wait for any
J. thing. He is learning and this will
J" come as he sees it is the practice O
9 other professions, and the crop fou
or five years hence and not this yea
= is to be the aim.
= Right Thing At Wrong Time.
n Cooperation or working together i
n all matters where there is commo
a interest. The right thing done at tn
- wrong time or in the wrong way is a
If harmful as if the intention had bee
a wrong. The following anecdote il
N Illustrates this: John on a trip to tow
" bought a pair of pants which ftte
n him except they were two inches to
- ling, thinking his wife could remed
J. this. Arriving at home where his siste
I and niece were visiting he stated wha
- a bargain he had made and asked hi
a wife to fix them so he could wear thel
to church next day. She replied
John, you know this is Saturda
night and that I have no time to fl
le your pants" After supper the nice
Sc quietly got the pants and cut off tw
e. inches to help aunty SO that Uncl
1T John could wear his pants to churcl
ut The sister thought, II know Sarah
r. tired and I'll fix brothers pants so
ry can wear them" She got the pant
ct cut off two inches and hung them u
ne After eleven o'clock the weary wifi
as just as she had intended to do all tt
rk time, says. well, I'll fix Johns pants
ue and she did and hung the1.. up again
to and each of the three went to be
er. feeling good that John could wear