The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-08-05
GOOD MANAGEMENT

cumStanceS, environment and destiny.
GOOD MANAGEMENT
is ESSENTIAL
The Agricultural meeting at Llano
Colony on Thursday night July n, was
privileged to listen to an interesting
talk delivered by our good friend. Mr..
]. A. Tets of Leesyille. Mr.. Tets is a
native Of the Tarheel state, North Car
DINA, has been resident of the
South all his life, and has made his
home in this section of Louisiana for
the past twenty one years or more. Mr..
Tets is Of a progressive turn of mind,
and was active in the organization Of
the farmers alliance. He published a
paper in the interest of the farmers at
Alexandria, La, and sees in co-opera-
ton the salvation Of the farmers. AS
long as prices are fixed for what the
farmers have to sell and what they
have to buy from commercial profit
GERS. the farmer never can hope to get
square deal. He must organize for
cooperation and to take part in politics
to safeguard his just rights, otherwise
he will remain the goat of all the gree
dy exploiters in the land. He charged
that the farmer was responsible for
own plight. He said that if the mules
had chance to vote corn for them
selves they certainly would do so, but
the farmers for ages had persistently
voted corn for the other fellow and had
had mighty lean picking for himself.
Consequently one might reckon that
mules had more sense than the farmers.
If a mule for instance, in crossing a
bridge had ever stepped thru a hole in
the floor, he never again would repeat
the performance, but farmers contin-
ued in the old rut year after year with
out any effort for their own betterment.
Mr.. Tets farming experience has
shown that corn, oats, cane, sorghum,
sweet potatoes, all kinds of vegetables
and grasses, as well as apples, peaches,
|plums. pears, figs, grapes and berries
do well when planted in the most suit
able soil of this section of country.
The soil is of such variegated char
acter that this involves a proper choice
of the most suitable soil for each crop
to secure the best results.
The first requisite of good farm
management is the adaptation of crops
to the climatic conditions and the mar
kets available. A bumper crop with
out market is as discouraging as a
crop failure unless the owner is able
to hold it or provisions are made for
home consumption. Good roads TO
connect with water or railroad trans
portation must also be taken into con-
sideration. The water supply must be
adequate. Land without water is a de-
sert. The length of the growing sea-
son, determined by the average time
between killing frosts in this section Of
country, fortunately affects only the
more tender vegetation. while the hard
Ter vegetables flourish all winter in the
open field or garden.
The most efficient tools, intelligent
work, done at the most seasonable time
and the best of seeds. will secure the
best results in farming as well as in 9th
er lines Of manufacturing. Farming IS
a manufacturing or chemical business,
not a mining out of the fertility of the
soil as has been too often the practice
of millions of American farmers. In.
Europe, where land has been farmed
continuously for thousands of years,
this is perfectly understood.
The ''one CROP idea has been the
greatest curse of the South. Diversity
of farming will be great help to put
the farmer of the South on his feet.
By producing his food supplies for the
family and his stock on the farm, the
farmer can live better at a greatly re-
duced expense and the money received