The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-15
Iv.-To the Great German People.

AS'-Ao eAc "ic"I German People.
After an interval of a week. re-
sume these essays, 'and will go on
speaking of the profits which can be
made of horticulture III South Caro-
lima. But very little attention has
been paid to the raising OF fruit in
this country. The capacities of our
soil and climate, for this Lpvince Of
culture, have been shameflAly neglect
ed. A successful fruit grower, here.
is rare person, ga 7a1'u 0cis. IN te,',.t,. -
notwithstanding that few entepris.
ing men have shown what can be
done. The fruits. all of them. of
the temperate and semi-tropical re-
gions, can be produced and will flour
ish l'ere. The apple grows 10 l'crfec
ton i'll the upper districts of this
State. The plum, cherry and peach
g:ow i'll abundance. throughout the
State, and SO 90, with but few cxccp.
tons, the pear, fig and strawberry.
The rlsQberry and blackberry grow
Wild OF the capacity for manufae-
turing wines, I will not speak here,
but intend to devote to it Il whole
letter, as the soil lis SO favorable for
this enterprise: that thc.s,lLirct should
be discussed ut length. Not ONLY
does the apple flourish here, but it is
preserved by drying for winter us..
and IS freely used i'll making cider, Il
very profitable experiment, and for
distillinS it into brandy. The apple
brandy dIStilleries have been proved
to be very profitable. Apples are
greatly wasted i'll orchards, by letting
the otfals to remain on the ground, II
too common thing in this country,
where the people have not been used
to Look closely after small things. The
cultivation of staple crops, bringing
them large profits, and making til, M
regardless of minor interests however
important.
A Gerfh:,n hcrticultulist would go
on in a diiferent,way. He would look
to these f'i'eS, not as triflcs. but as
items of vast importance, in IL general
economy, telling at lust in money.
The peach is dried for Winter us,:
distilled into liquor, or sold, when
ripe. for eating and for culinary Drr-
poses. / must here remark that. in
this State, the peach rircns much
sooner than ut the North, and, cunsc-
guently, that there are large exports
mad, annually, from Carolina to The
latter region. This interest. L,-thc-
way, is one of large profits. We
know Of hoTt!culturiSts, as for exam
Pie, tIr. Nm. Gregg. who, in one
season, made over $40, 900 by THIS b1,-
siness, alll this from no great II num-
Der OF trees than would cover three
acres of gro,tnd. Having travelled
through this State, and observed and
convcrscN with planters everywhere.
L am assured of the truth of I'LL that I
state, and could give the names Of
many OF the most successful and 20
Specialize parties i'll this country. con-
tirming equally my statements an1
opinions. But when mention these
examples, I am by no mcllu prepared
to say, that any thing has been ado.
qaatc!!y done i'll the way of fruit cul-
tnre,' except IN occasional instances:
1t is for our German people to do
much more There have been some
successful fruit growers, quite enough
to show what may be done, and the
man, who has intelligence and.cntcr-
prise sufficient, to establish proper
nursery. on IL first European plan.
will 'lay the foundation of fortune.
Mr.. W. Summers, of this State, has
made p fortune by this particular kind
OF business; he had employed q Ged-
man sgai'dcncr and horticulturist, and
lnS nursery, not more than five wears
! old, yet kept in order. insures him IL
handsome return, annually. for all
his outlay. Hermann.
IHE BEGINNING OF THE END.-Wc