Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-10-25

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TorHE CONDUCTOR OF THE FARMEa's MAGA.
ZINE.
February 2s.--I am sending letters very
Frequently but were | TO do otherwise, one
third of wha. | learn every day could not
be communicated. The obligation confer.
red in sending me there is great indeed
and assaredly, If | am not taught farming
10 all its branches sufficiently, it is not for
lack ofopportunities.
1t was stated in former letter. that Mr..
Jameson had several head servants, 10
whom his orders were entrusted. | am now
well acquainted with them all, aud shall at.
tempta description Of each, and their res
pective duties.
The first is the head ploughman. His
name is James Elliot. He is middle aged
man, is complete ploughman, perfectly
capable Of teaching an ignorant fellow to
manage the plough in the best style, and in
short qualified to execute every branch Of
field works He has eighteen ploughs under
his inspection; seldom works himself, but
aecompaniesths ploughs to the field, and
sees every thing properly executed. He
feeds the horses, has; the charg Of all work
done by them, and Of all the implements
which apperlairi to that department.
The second head servant is Ralph How
ard, who is thorough Judge of live stock.
He has the charge Of the whole sheep and
cattle kept on the farm, and attends markets
either for buying or selling. He has six
herds and feeders below him.
The third head servant is John Fnirbarn.
who superiniends the stacking, thrashing
and digh,ing Of The corn; also the stoning
Of grassland, wedding the corn fields, gath
ering quickens, &c from the fallows, &c.
&c. He has four men and FIVE women con.
ssantly under his charge, and occasionally
a greater number Of the latter as may be
called for by the work to be executed
Drausht are often made from my corps to
assis, him, especially when The lhrashing
machine is employed.
The fourth head servant is the clerk,
whose work is the easiest in one sense. but
, naost fatiguing in another. -:-Ho ~rit"s ooH
the hsorders--posts the books,--rldes upon
business,-receives money,-and pays It
away as ordered. Every night he gets re.
ports from the other head servants; and
upon Saturday, settles accounts for the past
week with Mr.. Jamieson.
TIE fifth head servant is your humble
servant, and the nature of his Office is al.
ready explained.
You would be surprised, Notwithstanding
the number of people employed, and the
; multiplicity Of the business executed. to see
j., what order and method every thing goes
forward. In fact, every headsman may be
considered as separate farmer; with this
beneficial difference, that his attention is in
q great measure directed only to one .ob-
iect; whereas, in ordinary cases, the atten.
tion.of a farmer must be displayed upon
muifarinus articles Of business, some of
which, of course, stand a chance of being
neglected. Mr.. Jameson insists, in the
most pointed way, that none Of US shall in.
terfee with the business Of his, neighbor, or
even 60 uear each other during work hours,
unless when directed by him. He maintains
that:tbese rules are not only necessary to
support good government but even to pre-
serve unanimity amongst ourselves. |. be.
lievs he is in The right and shall walk. ac.
p. cordingly.
;lEllio. IS always first up in The morning, hav.
, ing bis horses tofeed and rings bell placed
on the top ofthe granary, which summons
his men TO the stables to feed and dress the
horses after which breakfast is taken. In
the mean time, he goes to the Office, and
receives orders for the day. with which he
Instantly returns, and distributes among his
ploughmen. In good weather this is an
easy task, because the whole are usually
kept together; but 10 bad weather, the scene
is changed, and greater division OF orders
becomes necessary. Howard, after re-.
ceiving his orders, goes to his herds and
iurnip-feeders in the byres; Failbair to
his barns and me to my old fellows, who
assemble in shade adjoining to the house,
where their implements are deposited. Mr..
Jameson goes where he pleases, and SUPER
intendents the whole.
At-night, after work is over, we go to
the clerks Office. and give in our reports
which are entered in the; journal ,for Mr.,
Jamieson's inspection, who, from these
vouchers, and observations made By him.
4, sell; determines upon the orders for. mex
day. When money is wanted as every
headsman pays the people employed in his
department-we make out, an account
:, whicbis shown to Mr.. Jameson, Ifbe il