The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-22

who understand both the German and English
languages, and are familiar with the American
stye OF agriculture and the use of implements and
ma"hines. II the changes and improvements
stated here can be brought about, entertain no
doubt that German emigrants can be successfully
introduced into tho South. (Secretary's Report: }
The German Society has, however, omitted to
mention that the above regime ls Tor the summer
season when the day commences at halt-past Two
o'cloci in the morning and ends ut about nlnc
o'clock in the evening. Our usual three meals,
with meat once day, deem quite satisfactory.
In Germany like in our own State, planters dlffer
materially in their mode Of management. l have
had occasion in my early youth to observe the sys-
tenn OF 3 wealthy and most successful German
asricultu-;st, which has seemed to me the most
economical as we'll as the most acceptable to all
+ cool and assistant for the whole in one mess.
They would eat together the ororseer presiding at
n long table. In the morning carly they would
start to work with piece of bread and drink OF
malt beer of home brewery at eight O'CLOCK tley
would return for breakfast Of bread, butter trled
potatoes and durnplings, coffee and milk for DIM
rer they would have bacon OF salt beof, dumpLngs,
potatoes and vegetables, with small beer or butter
milk; fer supper. bread, butter, fried potatoes ana
dumplngs, coffee and milk. SUNDAYS they had l
nndding for dinner, and breakfast and supper as
The small German farmers that employ but o
few hands consider them part OF tho family and
allow them to eat at the same table with thenl-
selves, and the German families IN America gene,
ralIy observe tho same practice. You may hnd
these matters difficult to overcome; you may ind
the wages too high and the arrangements for the
ncrs nal keeping OF tho laborcrs entirely neon
sS;stent with YOUR former habits and practices.
Rnt yuur whole present position ls lnconEenlent,
and where a change has become necessary, yes,
where it is inevitable the sooner you make IL
t,i, better it will be; it will become convenient
affer while, Besides, only inform you OF the
matter as it is, you may, perhaps, devise substl-
t1te equally eficacious and just as asreeaDlc 10
ali narties. In regard to the wages there is this
in vonr favor that in the North and West, think,
five enraoements are only made for season, the
lone and severe winters intervening, and that
vnHr engagements will be for the entlro year; and
there is this besides in your favor, that you can
rase vegetables at almost every season OK the year
and by Saying moro attention to that branch OF
@ a1r;cHltnre Which is favorite with all Germans,
your eyponses will be greatly reduced. know
Won can succeed, and do sincerely hope that you
will succeed. AMI, hero permit mo to repeat, that
I do not expect YOU to conform to all these items
strictlv but that merely furnish them as lnfor-
nation. Yet. let mo ask, are you not willing to
paw the immigrant laborer as much ds your former
slaves cost You, OF as you are now paying the
freedmen It would, perhaps, be wise to giYo nj n
moro, for he is frugal and saving and ambitious OF
with very few exceptions, entirely Trustworthy,
which is most important consideration, as you
well know. + do not pretend that he will be gone
rally as efficient at first the cultivation OF your
staple crops, as the freedmen; but he Will very
soon learn. However, let US ask the question,
what profits will he be able to mako for you Can
lhe tend ten in cotton and Ye acrcs in prori-
being 200 pounds clear and of corn, say Is BUSH