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,PEOPLE 3 

,$ITOR 3 ,*>LOTTE ,WILSON 

,TAGS 3 RIV] BOTTOM1 F>M]S1 L&1 CULTURE1 F>M1 CROP1 PAY1 RIV]1 M]*ANT1 F>M+4 

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,D,U,R,+ ! FIFTE5 YE>S ( MY RESID5CE H]E SETTL]S HAVE MULTIPLI$ TW5TY TO ONE1 *IEFLY FROM ! ADJAC5T ,/ATE ( ,GEORGIA1 & ( LATE ,NOR!RN COMPANIES HAVE B\<T UP ON SPECULATION ALL L& ?AT WAS = SALE4 ,! PROCESS IS TO (F] ! F>M] A FEW DOLL>S = ! OPTION ( BUY+ HIS PLACE )9 A SPECIFI$ TIME4 ,:5 A L>GE 5\< TRACT HAS BE5 ?US HYPO!CAT$1 ! AG5T ADV]TISES IT = SALE 9 ! ,NOR?4 ,! BOOM+ IS DONE )1 BY1 & = ,NOR!RN CAPITALI/S4 ,! F]TILITY ( ! SOIL & ADVANTAGES ( CLIMATE >E PRAIS$ TO ! SKIES1 :]EAS TIME TRU? IS ?AT EXCEPT 9 ! VALLEYS1 :I* >E AGUEI%1 IT IS ONLY BY ANNUAL MANUR+ ?AT CROPS WOR? !IR CULTURE CAN BE RAIS$1 & ! SPR+ FRO/S CUT (F FRUIT AB\T ?REE YE>S \T ( F\R4 ,?US1 AL?\< MY F>M IS FAVORABLY SITUAT$1 ,I HAVE PEA*1 PLUM1 & PE> TREES ?AT HAVE BORNE BUT ONCE 9 EI<T OR T5 YE>S4 ,! M]*ANTS P]SUADE ! IGNORANT F>M]S ?AT !IR IMPORT$ MANURES >E ! ?+1 SO ! B>NY>D IS NEGLECT$ & ! F]TILIZ]S HAUL$1 LOS+ A DAY = EV]Y LOAD1 & MORTGAG+ ! CROP TO PAY = IT4 ,?IS1 & SUPPLIES ( CORN & BACON 9 ! SUMM] 7= H>DLY ANY ONE RAISES 5\< TO EAT UNTIL NEXT CROP71 AT AN ADVANCE ( FROM #e TO #a P]C5T = CR$IT1 KEEPS ! F>M]S 9 ! RELATION ( P]MAN5T DEBTORS1 & ,I HAVE NOT SE5 OR KN[N ( MORE ?AN A DOLL> OR TWO AT A TIME 9 ANY F>M]'S H&S S9CE ,I HAVE BE5 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,NE>LY EV]Y ACRE ( RI* RIV] BOTTOM L& IS [N$ BY SOME M]*ANT1 :O DOES NOT LIVE !RE1 & :O CULTIVATES BY EI!R T5ANT OR HIREL+ LABOR4 ,! WAGES >E AB\T #a DOLS1 P] MON? ALL F\ND1 OR #e C5TS4 P] DIEM2 BUT GOV]NM5T WORKS ON ! RIV]1 CANAL+1 & RAILROAD CON/RUCTION PAY #a DOL4 TO #a DOL4 #e C5TS4 

,ALL *ILDR5 N[ GO TO S*OOL4 ,! AM\NT ( :AT !Y LE>N AFT] SEV]AL YE>S' TEA*+ IS TO /AMM] OV] A NEWSPAP]1 OR A HYMN BOOK1 )\T KN[+ ! MEAN+ ( ANY BUT ! COMMONE/ WORDS1 TO SCRAWL HALF LEGIBLY1 & DO ! SIMPLE/ SUMS 9 >I?METIC4 ,ONLY ! ELITE ( S*OL>S REA* ?IS ACME4 ,SU* IS \R BOA/$ PUBLIC ,I S*OOL SY/EM1 9 SO F> AS ! MASSES ( ! ,S\? >E CONC]N$1 9 ! RURAL DI/RICTS4 ,SOME?+ MORE IS TAU<T 9 ! CITIES4 ,!RE US AN ORNAM5TAL EXTRA BRAN* ( CULTURE1 VIZ41 ! OLD-FA%ION$ SY/EM ( MUSICAL NOTATION1 :]EBY AMBITI\S Y\?S & MAID5S *>M !IR EV5+S ONCE A WEEK ) PSALMODY1 ! >* TYPE ( :I* IS 0 ! TUNE ! OLD C[ DI$ (40 

,LOCAL MANUFACTURES >E CONF9$ TO ! BLACKSMI?'S %OP & H&LOOM2 YET UNTIL LATELY ! SMI?Y WAS COMPET5T TO SUPPLY ! DEM& = F>M+ TOOLS1 & ! H&-LOOM ! CLO?+ ( WORK+ FOLK4 ,EFFECTIVE PL[S IMPLY DEEP CULTURE1 & ?IS1 EI!R ALLUVI\S OR COPI\S MANUR+4 ,ON M\NTA9 L&1 ) BUT AN 9* OR TWO ( ORGANIC MATT] AT ! SURFACE1 %ALL[ CULTURE IS ! RULE1 & AS IT IS ALSO ! RULE TO CULTIVATE #be ACRES TO ! H&1 ?IS L& CAN NEV] GET MORE ?AN A SPR9KL+ ( MANURE4 ,MO/ F>M]S CLE> NEW GR\ND EV]Y W9T]1 SO ! =E/ IS BE+ RAPIDLY DE/ROY$1 CYCLONES AID+4 ,F>M]S >E G5]ALLY AW>E ?AT !Y CAN NEV] GET AHEAD BY COTTON CULTURE1 ALL ! PR(ITS ( :I* >E = ! M]*ANT & ! FACTORY AG5T--- A M>G9 ( #g C5TS4 P] LB41 :ILE ,S C5TS4 PAID OR ALL[$ B>ELY COV]S CO/S4 ,AS \R F>M]S LIVE 9 LOG CAB9S )\T W9D[S1 & ON V]Y SC>CE FOOD1 & >E TEMP]ATE1 TOBACCO1 HOMEGR[N1 !IR ONLY LUXURY1 & AS !IR TAXES DO NOT AV]AGE #e DOLS41 IT MI<T SEEM FEASIBLE TO BETT] !IR CONDITION BY A *ANGE ( CULTURES2 BUT ! M]*ANTS EXACT COTTON 9 PAYM5T ( DUES1 & ! F>M]S >E ALL 9 DEBT4 

,IF !RE W]E /EADY EMPLOYM5T \TSIDE ONE'S F>M1 A MAN MI<T SAVE 5\< FROM HIS WAGES 9 A YE> OR TWO TO 5T] L& & BUY A F>M & /OCK IT1 BUT !RE >E ONLY OCCASIONAL JOBS TO BE F\ND4 ,A /\T Y\NG NEGRO NEI<BOR LA/ SPR+ TOOK SU* A JOB 9 /REET PAV+ FROM ! H&S ( HIS FRI5D1 ! COLOR$ PREA*]4 ,:5 IT WAS DONE ?IS DIV9E CONTRACTOR :ITTL$ HIM \T ( ! PAYM5T6 ,!N1 TO GET MEANS ( CULTIVAT+ HIS [N GR\ND1 HE HIR$ HIMSELF ON A MAL>IAL RIV] BOTTOM1 ) ! RESULT ?AT 9 A FEW WEEKS HE CAME HOME DROPSICAL & DI$4 

,NO ONE CAN BORR[ ON ! BE/ SECURITY AT LESS ?AN #b P]C5T1 UNLESS HE IS A M]*ANT1 & CR$IT GOODS RANGE OV] ?AT UP TO #b P]C5T & MORE4 ,CORN ALWAYS D\BLES & TREBLES 9 CO/ DUR+ ! YE>2 SO DO POTATOES & BACON4 7,I HAVE TO PAY #a DOL4 #ge C5TS4 P] BU%EL = SE$ POTATOES47 

,TO BREAK ?IS VICI\S CIRCLE IT W\LD BE NECESS>Y TO GIVE UP ELECT+ %]IFFS---! AG5TS = COLLECT+ DEBTS---I4E41 USURY & PR(ITS4 ,BUT ?IS PEOPLE IS SATURAT$ ) GOV]NM5TALISM4 ,!IR AUTOMATIC LEGAL HABITS >E AS +RA9$ AS !IR ,ME?ODISM1 OR !IR ,BAPTISM1 OR !IR ,PRESBYT]IANISM4 ,!Y CAN NO MORE QUIT ELECT+ %]IFFS ?AN WOR%IP+ ,GOD & HIS ,SON1 ,JESUS1 :I* OCCUPIES ALL !IR SP>E TIME BO? ON ,SUNDAYS & AFT] ! CROP IS LAID BY4 ,TO %[ Y\ H[ DE/ITUTE !Y >E ( ! CONSCI\SNESS ( P]SONAL RI<TS1 IRRESPECTIVE ( GOV]NM5T1 \R LOCAL RAILROAD WILL SUFFICE4  

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