These men weathered the roughest
part of the panic almost in ignorance
of the existence of such a thing. They
would not, in fact, have known of the
existence of a panic had it not been
for the straightened circumstances of
their-less wideawake friends, many
of whom had to borrow money with
which to buy food brought from out
side the state, when that food should
have been raised upon their own
acres.
We are not yet immune to panics
in this country. The visitation of
1907 will sooner or later be re
peated.
If you raise your own food sup
plies as well as food for your cattle
and stock you will not feel the pinch
In this connection it is hardly
necessary for me to say that diversi
fied agriculture means you shall
make cotton largely a surplus crop.
The farmer who "single shots” on
THE JEFFERSONIAN
cotton is putting all his eggs in one
basket. He is paying tribute to the
western cattle and grain dealer out
of his cotton money for the supplies
with which to raise his cotton crop.
He is mortgaging his main money
crop before the latter goes in the
ground—and that is the worst econo
mic fallacy that could be perpe
trated.
I know that it will require self
sacrifice for a time, the denying one’s
self of small luxuries, both to own
one’s farm and, perhaps, to practice
diversified agriculture. The game is
worth the candle.
CHARLES S. BARRETT.
Union City, Ga., Oct. 3, 1910.
GLORIOUS GOSPEL OF POPULISM.
Read the story and the glorious
gospel of Populism in Tom Watson’s
article on "The Honest Ignorance of
the Average Southern Democratic
Editor” in Watson’s Magazine for
October.
