Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-04-24
LETTER FROM BEAUFORT, s. G.


BEAUFORT, ;. c March Il, lisa
FRIEND GooDRICH Il will again intrude
upon your patience, by sending for Your peru
sat another letter from this point, although the
war news are received and read By you long
before they reach here ; yet 8 word from here
may be Of interest. 10 former letter | sent
you partial description Of Beaufort, aud the
surrounding country. Tie more We become
acquainted with the farming interests of the
South, the more We are impressed with The
ideas that q change should be saught for and
made. You may travel from plantation TO
plantation, aud fence is bot rarely met with
except a ditch aud q hedge on the bank Of
sweet brier aud prickly ashland that only
around the vast acres OF a plantation. Not
a barn is found and Scarceiy a shed TO protect
the stock OF cattle aud horses from the severe
aud driving thunder showers that so frequent
ly visit this portion Of the country. The
houses are generally small, plain, and well fu-
isled inside. The farm work IS all done by
slave labor. The stock very diminuiiye IL
size, 10. 10 exceed our common two year olds:
the working cattle are very Inferior, mich
COWS are generally better, and better cared
for. The horses are veTy small, out smart
-NN- . f-aAA ~ = as tIs 4-4 liz A4-AEe
OF the corus:alks are stripped TO supply the
stock OF both cattle aud horses for the winter
10 the spring, summer and autumn. they are
left 10 run al large through the forest aud
wi.ds, and the low lands left a. eEery fo8 Of
the tide. Sheep are very scarce, owing | sup
pose t0tbe limited dcmaui OF heavv O: Woolen
clothing, aud the lack OF manufactures P0ul-
try Is raised here IN abundance the blacks
are alloSed 10 have s large share Of shat they
raise, aud consequently q good deal OF at
tea..0n is paid 10 il. Chickens Of abandeuce
OF the poland breed. Ducks aud geese Of the
very bes. species, and the largest size | ever
saw TCEkies 10 abundance, and compare
well with those Of the North. Corn is the
only grain raised il any considerable qQa1titj.
RE IS s9DetimeS raised, but o0ly for feed
Wheat is never raised | suppose the reason
IS that the growth Is rank and heavy, ani is
liable TO rust, from the heavy f0gs from the
salt water. Rec IS raised il some parts OF
these Islands, where tie land lies low, aGd can
be flooded with ateg a. certain seasons OF the
year. Cotton IS the chic. production. Tie
coarse sea grass 10 the marshes Is cut when
the tide Is oGt and packed il heaps TO u01ld
and then placed 10 drills, Oh which the cotton
IS planted. The Irish Pota.oe Is not raised ..
all Sweet potatoes raised iE grea: abundance,
and are almost the entire food allowed the
slaves during the wio:er- A. other vegetables
are generally raised, in considerable Quauli-
ties
The war excitement varies here according
to different rau8rs,-oHe Gsy expecting an a.
tack, the next alI quiet We are, however,
looking FOR bloody times. From al accoan,s
Ibe rebel forces are concentrating here from
the north ald vest, evacaatiBg some Of their
ports, sHd being driven from Others, their oaly
hopa Is 70 msiniaio 5 stand here zrd that
struggle vii Be, from present APPEARANCE, with
II TIE next Thirty days; bat sooaer or later, t
is confidently expected that here, OF il tbs
region, Is 10 be fought the gTsaf battle, il this
rebsI.ion Amid this excitement, tie feelings
Of the Uuioa men fred with the love OF liberty
> thrill Of patriotism eoursing through TIE
veins, anzioas for close OF this cooaict, 6esi-
rOls Of agaiu seeing peace reign through the
iaad,-nsiio0sl prosperity resume, aud the
Stars aud SlFipss again triuuPbsntly wave
oTeT The whole nation. Amid all this SAT