Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-01-06
about 1921 if any Of US weather the

storm.
& Again let US say that we have q real
union and committee tn purchase
fc-. re ar5 ia r~-,ve~rvt ne II M Yl,et-
'lais~ - - 70
and sell togather. It is such times rs
this I've hope will not return soon)
matters not about our resources.
We cannot obtain money from any
thing; what we have is worthless, let
It be what it may.
I am in favor Of dropping cotton in
the hill counties anyway, and COM
mence diversifying.
Some farmers win say. 1Oh we can't
live without cotton. our hogs are
worth nothino.' That Is true. Let us
stnn and think what else We could
raise. There is lust lots Of things we
con raise end for other farmers we
have it to do. The banks Of Oxford
cant carrv rs or our goodlooks. t1ev
want production, ard God knows thew
don't want cotton. When we go to the
bank to borrow money next spring
they are sure going to ask US how we
expect to pay it back.
The writer will have to make money
and quick. I am going to plant two
acres Of Irish potatoes. two acres Of
beans, two acres of cabbage, all the
sweet potatoes can get plants to set.
l imagine I can hear some farmers
say, Where on earth does he expect
to sell this stuff ?"
| Let US answer this right here.I Not.
in Oxford one basket of anv Of the
above would glut Oxford market. Well
some farmers will say. that garden
truck will be worth nothing, it may be
cheap you can raise more of it per
acre than ANYTHING else brother farm
err do you know you are Lying in a
Icnnntv sDec;allv adaDted to truck
farming. 10 Won know we have rail-
road ,unrir~ right through Lafavette
cnpntv to a1l pa~ts nf the United
States. ONLY look at CRYSTAL Sprieps
Miss few farmers there have nut t.
on the man Whv not put Lafayette
county on the mp?
/ am of the opinion that the supply
merchant will turn to cash dealer if
every farmer will turn his attention to
truking. While see no improperly in
planting two acres of cotton to the
mule and make that two acres make
two bales or more in the event the
bugs get the two acres they don't get
you. never expect to be able to hold
my cotton unless do it by raising
other things.
The ardent desire of my life. is to
see Lafayette county thoroughly or
gained when the purchasers of our
product will have to ask us what we
twill take in place of us asking them to
please buy at their price.
Brother farmer do think this time.
see Where we are now by this or SINH
lar methods. These awful times can
be averted.
just look at the mighty unions that
command their price for their labor
and impose heavy burdens on the
farmers. Why not the poor unfortu-
!, nate farmer come back at them.
II the tanners will organize and stick
as the other men do, see what we
could do. We hold the reins in our
Z, hands II we will only use them
1t is quite true the farmers arc The
worst imposed on of all trades when
siumps come in prices the man who
] Ioi,ows the plow is the man who has
to bear it. '
IL again occurs to me that as >
Whole the farmers are just about as
/ INTELLIGENT as any class, in fact. we
note with pride the great men of TO-
i day our statesmen who made history
IN the business world are farm raised
bows.
It may be said that the farmer is to
busy to think. Such is not the case
brother farmer. We car think if we
will. and there is a wa.- ont ;f --e can
pr+ orr mental farnltae to worlx.
| The writer wishes II fu]lv ,ndn~-
stood thot he IL IN ac.cr1 Will, 40
movement now m foot brit in nd1;+;or.
| to so~,o s1Irrns+ 2 u-'or a-a rral
union ! hear in NV ar,ao'natin- come
rood fo,,,,ar oh VIZ, car'+ o-~ar-.
;-c the fr,-,,n,s como viii rot s+;cl
Use discinlin. nse it when farmer
Joins 2 real union. make him comply
Nv reel neralties of bovcots. etc, if he
does not stick to the laws and consti-
tuition.
The writer is experiencing the
darkest DAYS of his farm life, spent
many nights without sleep. The fore
going is the only solution for the
future is his belief.
| / would be glad to know how the
farmers of Lafayette feel toward the.
union as citizens of Lafayette. We.
/ Of course love our county best and
should endeavor to place it publicly on
the map. We have good citizens in
every sespect We have SPLENDID soil.
Eif properly handled and properly
planted to what it is specially adapted
to.
Yours respectfully. &
M. ]. DFNNISON Z
Abbeville