Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-10-18

| was TO be apprehended. lnoeeu, eAPe'e"|'
must be the best guide in this and every
practice.
February lO.-Mr. Jameson is very
throns at present, beng just beginning hI'
pea and bean seed. He lays down, as
positive rule, always to rise from bed at leas
an hour before day light, / mean at this
season of the year. BY which means, he
gets sufficient time to deliver his orders to
the several head servants before work hours
commence but his method of doing those
things shall be described hereafter.
| A few days ago Mr.. Jameson showed
| me his farm, which believe contains about
two thousand acres, apparently OF excellent
soil though, at this season Of the year, a
stranger especially nov'ce like me, may
fall into great mistakes. 1t took US iour
hours on horseback 10 survey the whole, SO
you may figure the difference betwIxt the
extent of business executed here and with
you whose farm may at any time be per.
ambulated before breakfast. He told me,
in the course of our ride, that he woul !, at
some Ie. sure hour, give me a sketch OF his
management Ia the mean time he has
entered me to business; and you will no
doubt wonder that am capable Of charge
so early. Why. then, my business is to
oversee the odd men or laborers, that is.
the servants not employed at plough or barn
work, or about the livestock. Mr.. jamie.
son says he will give me some help till bet
ter acquainted with the men, and the nature
of their work but that. afterwards. | must
look sharp about me, and see his orders
faithfully executed. Intend 10 use my best
endeavors, both on account Of honor andln.
terest, because, were to be negligent,
foresee that my removal would be the i'm.
mediate consequence, which would not only
be disgraceful to my character, in the first
instance, but eventually detrimental 10 my
future prospects. In a word, have got
ten men to superin,epd, which, to be sure.
is something like sergeant's command
and, to keep them tight and tractable, will
require all my small stock Of prudence and
ex''rtion.
The implements belonging to my men
have been formally delivered 10 me with a
catalogue Of the whole. When tear and
wear occurs, | am directed to mark it down,
and produce the broken or disabled imple-
ment at the end Of each month. when tho
catalogue will be examined, and the def
ciences supplied. These | consider to be
excellent measures; and believe that heavy
losses, both from pIlfering and negligence,
are sustained by most Of farmers from the
want of them.
| shall furnish you with copy Of my
catalogue, which, at least, may amuse you.
10 spades.
10 broad shovels.
10 narrow do.
10 picks or mattocks.
A complete set Of quarry implements.
10 pair wool scissars.
10 hedge hooks.
6 pair hedge scissars.
10 strong grapes.
10 small do. for spreading dung.
10 forks.
10 scythes.
10 scythe stones.
80 hay rakes,
10 wheel-barrows.
10 hand .barrows.
bean drills.
6 turnip do. Of different kinds.
Taking care Of these articles, and keeping
my corps of 10 men at work, | am vain
enough to consider as sufficient for me; at
least, am almost certain that one.half OF
the farmers in the island have not SO much
TO look after.
We must now enter to work. The day
afer got my commission, went to the
Office with the other head servants. There
each got his orders, which Mr.. Jameson, to
prevent mistakes, delivers alwaysin writing.
Mine were as follows, aud send It to you
as sample.
Orders for George Campbell, Feb. 10
John Jackson, Peter Simpson, and James
Hay, go to the quarry; William Hay, and
Thomas Kemp, to plash hedge in Brick
field park; Donald MacLean, Alexander
Martin, and John Fraser, to turn compost
middens Archibald Kinnear, and James
Dods, to scour dilch at the under end of the
Cross.gate park.
This order with memorandum concern.
ing the work executed, Mr.. Jameson direc.
ted me to deliver to the clerk at night. who
then enters il, in the books. This you will
say is going very regularly to work; but
where so much is 10 be done, there is q ne
cessity for method, otherwise confusion
would be the consequence.
Our head ploughman tells me, they have
sown 20 acres with peas this day, which are
all done off and water furrowed. He says
the ground narrowed tolerably we'll, and left
round clod upon the surface. | under
stand that beans are to be drilled Tomorrow
six of my men being directed to wheel the
drill.barrows.
February l6.-Mr. Jamieson's business
now begins to open upon me. He really