Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-04-05
MIR. TANNEIsY ON MARKETING
And Other Subjects that II tcrcSt and
AHcct Farmers and All.
Raleigh, n. c., March -, 1922

Raleigh, n. c., March -, 1922.
Editor keowcc Courier:
Since you so kindly published my
recent letter, | am tempted to try it
again, rs you know it is human n;-
ture TO enjoy blowing ono's own
horn once in Il while, and | viii ad
nit that l secure il great deal Of ell
joyment from seeing my name in
print, whether any one else does OF
not. And then did have the salts
faction Of knowing that at least one
good citizen Of Oconee county en-
joyed my letter, and would like to
have more good letters, as he so very
kindly expressed it. l will return the
compliment and say that | enjoyed
his letter, and will say that it con-
tanned more good. sound common
sense than any article | have read in
long time. If the farmers would
only take Mr.. McDonald's advice and
raise their own food and feedstuff
fnr themselves and food for the non
producer would both urol1, thereby.
ana thc cry Of hard times would soon
Ec 81 thine Ci the past
The way to get good price for
any commodity is to curtail the pro-
duction. Just as prohibition raised
the price on moonshine corn liquor,
so would the production of all food
and feedstuff at home help to raise
the price on cotton and tobacco
the farmers money crops-bccause
If the farmers raise all their feed
stuff at home they will naturally
have to reduce their acreage in cot
ton and tobacco, which will shorten
the production of these articles 10
such an extent that they will get Il
fair price for what they do raise, and
then they will have their own home
raised food and will not be compelled
to run IN debt at time prices, as is
the case now. Instead OF going into
debt tho farmer would have surplus
money to put in the bank or buy
y
! think would be good investment
for any farmer after he has got his
home paid for, as the whole family
could enjoy it on Sundays and holi-
days. and besides the enjoyment he
will get out OF 1t he can save enough
timo in going to town for necessary
supplies to soon pay for it. But first
get your home paid for and get it to
running along in a smooth, business
like manner by raising your own
food and some to spare for your
producing city cousins and
signing up with the cooperative
marketing movement and pulling to-
gcthcr with your ncighbors to your
mutual beneft-then will be the
time to begin planning to give your
family and yourself some Of the
pleasures you so richly deserve.
And while We are speaking Of au-
tomobilcs I want to tell you Of
conversation I overheard in a cafe
ono day between the proprietor and
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man said that he would be in SYM
pathy with the farmer but for the
fact that during the time that the
farmer was getting a good price for
his cotton and tobacco he went and
bought Ford automobiles instead OF
laying up for the hard times that
were coming. And the proprietor OF
the cafe said yes, that it did not
make any difference with tho farmer
whether he got anything for his pro-
ducts or not. as he did not have
sense enough to enjoy it. I knew
that the proprietor had a big, nice
car OF his own, as | was personally
acquainted with him, and I guess
that the travelling man had one, too,
as most OF them do, so I had to butt
in on their conversation with the
question If they did not think that
the farmer. who feeds and clothes