Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-11-23
AGRICULTURAL PRodnEss.-The Au-
gusta ConStitutionalist saws:

| AGRICULTURAL PRoanEss.-The Au-
gusta Constitut;onalist says: .....
Deep p-ploughing, the accumulation of
manures and their judicious distribution
are not as scientifically and economically
considered as they deserve to be. Return
ed European tourists, such a man for ex-
ample as VIM. Gregg, ESQ, Of Granitevile.
| concur 10 admiration Of the English i'm
provements with the plough. Up to very
recent date, immense ponghs drawn by
yoke CT six oxen used to turn up the
soil in a manner little known to our farm
ers. These ploughs went into the bowels
of the earth and made even the poorest
land do wonders. This system has ''een
improved upon by the invention and appli.
cation Of the steam plough, which is now
rsvo'utlonizing agricul,ul,ure all over the
continent. BY meaus OF h,is plough from
eighteen to twenty acres of land can lie
broken up daily. 1t runs FIVE burrows,
each to the depth Of twenty inches, it
desired. Speaking of this plough, the
achievements of which he investigated,
Mr.. Gregg says it store tho ground into
di.ches." l, is expensive, but can be had
on long credit. One Of the first class can
he laid down in Augusta for about 90, OOO
The magnitude Of the sum will appal ma
ny, butt need not. In England, the own.
1
er Of such aplough hires it out to those
who cannot afford the purchase individual
ly. The benefit of one such ploughing
would be we'll worth the moderate charge
For several years there would not be the
same requirement Of steam ploughing, and
the delighted earth would repay the expep.
diture four-fold. Why should we not
share In the benefits Of this great improve.
ment? Will not some capitalist emulate
George Peabody, or if that be too much
to ask, cannot the planters combine by
neighborhoods to purchase these plougbs
for their common usufruct?
A CHA1N.GANe.-Among the institu.
tions in Georgia which are worthy Of i'm.
itation, is chain gang, and from the re-.
cent message of Gov. Jenkins, of that
State, it would appear that it has been
found profitable mode of puuishing Grim
inals, and under The circumstances suited
to the character of the negro. There is a
large class of convic,s whom it is scarcely
worth while to cousign to the pepitentiary,
and yet whose labor may be made avail
able to the State. The expense of trans.
porting them to prison is likewise great
IIence the Importance of employing them
in the neighLorhood Of their crimes. In
Georgia, the Governor says they have been
engaged on the repairs necessary on the
Executive Mansion and State House, in
cleaning away ruins, iuproving grounds
and streets in Miledgeville, making brick,
quarrying granite, &c. -,-
| In South Carolina no little work might
be done for communities by adopting the
same policy. There are public roads to be
cared for, bridges to be built, court houses
and jails to be reconstructed or repaired,
and what more economical or prudential
mode Of doing the heavy work required tina,
that chosen by our entetprising neigbbor
We cannot afford to feed the thousands OF
criminals 10 Che State, without some com.
meusurate returnsin laboF from the,n,e and
we know Of no better plan that vcsn, be le-
1galized BY the'forthcouingl legislature than
sbechaingang cd,o!iaiaa. -; -
How EyERyxosEsAAx., ,PaEAeH.-All
canpot preach from the pulpit; but there
Fia q kidd .of preaching. thai. is permitted
to all men, and .of.entimes this kind is most
efecepak Offices Of Kindness 10 the. bo.
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