The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-11-23

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mechanic, should be encouraged by
us. Every young farmer can very
easily start an orchand and at trining
expense, if he only has the will, he may
be sure to find the way. Few orchards
receive much manure, and it is highly
probable that more trees are injured
than benefited there blythe only
manure necessary for fruit trees are
ashes, charcoal, and lime. Lime is a
absolutely Indispensable ingredient in
our soil in which fruit trees of any
kind arc grown. "IIc who has planted
Il tree, will he not desire to eat ofthc
fruit there Of! and he whose father has
raised it, will he not feel it to he almost
sacrilcge to give it into the hands of
strangers?' Patriotism has no basis so
secure as in the love which man has
for his home and the home Of his fifth
ers. 1t was n great temptation to the
lsracltes when wandering in the
wilderness, to return to Egypt, when
they remembered its ncshpots, its
pomgranitcs, its figs, and its vincs.-
And our people having an abundance
of these things, will have little or no
temptation to wander into the wilds of
the South west. The old Scottish laird
gave good advice to his son when he
addressed him thus: "Jock, when We
hac nacthing else to do, &c may be aye
sticking in u tree. it will be growing
Jock when yc'rc a sleeping" would
go still further and say we should make
it a part of OUR business, and an i'm.
portant part too, to plant out trees
both for fruit and ornament. The
orchard not only affords luxury in
delicious wholesome fruit, but it is
also all actual profit. Our climate is
l~admirubly adapted to the production of
succession Of fruit crops, from May
to October, including both, thus cover.
ing one half the year. 1t is well
known fact, that stock will feed and
thrive upon the various fruits, especial
ly upon the peach aud apple. Our
Northern neighbors have long known
this, and have practiscd it with great
advantage:
Next in order comes the well drain
| cd and enclosed meadow. There is
hardly n plantation Of any size, but
affords land adapted to this purpose,
and with little care it may be turned
to great advantage; there cattle may
feed and bring to the dairy, uddcrs dis
tended with the richest milk. The
dairy should form a special item in the
attention of the planter. And here is
another right Of tie Iadics which free
ly acknowledge, and for which they
should contend with all the powers
with which their lomyness are gifted,
calling to their support, all the other
aids which ingenuity NAV dictate
They have suffered too in this respect.
and torbcarance has long ago ceased to
be Il virtue in view of their wrongs.
do not object TO the introduction Of
improved breeds of cattle, provided
| they are attended to. But to hope to
Improve our stock without improrcd
attention to them is perfect folly.
The day has forever passed with ns,
! to expect our -cattlo J,aatSrc aI;. drive
by roaming ut large in our forest lands.
Scraggy and scrawnv. hundreds of
them annually leave their bones in our
b"gs and upon our plains, before the
genial sun Of returning spring, causes
the constantly decreasing woodland
| grasses to shoot forth. Our system in
this particular must be changed to suit
the changed circumstances ofuur coun.
try-our woodlands and swamps no
longer afford rich spontaneous pas
turage-our stock must he reduced to
such Il number us can be well paSturcd
in the summer and well fed in the win.
ter. Then our tables will be well sup.
piled with good tat tender beet, and
not the tooth extracting, gristly stuff
We now Tor The most part get, which is
an absolute labor to eat And then
the gold like butter, and cheese too, if
the ladies shall deem it as coming with
in the circle of Mcir riyhts to make it.
Then our villages, towns and cities
would be abundantly supplied with
| good wholesome and cheap butter, in
stead of sending thousands and tens Of
| thousands of dollars to the North for
| goshen butter often with an artificial
color-ottcn rancid and ai.rays high
priced.
And then comes the flock of sheep.
not thrown upon the woods an easy
prey to dogs, but within enclosures
both woodland and open fields. We
have much land which might be appro-
priatcd to the growth Of small grain and
winter crops. And here | would sn.
gcst to the planters Of our conn-
try, after their crops have been made
on their lands they cultivate, at Il suit
able time, SOW down small grain, grass.
or whatever else will grow well in our
country, thus atlording winter pastur-
age for stock by cutting them off in
the spring it will give you Il green crop