Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-09
Conditions Necessary fol- Successful Ag-
riculture.

1t is becoming moro and moro ap-
parent every year that in order to
succeed we'll in agricultural pursuits
thcro mast be certain favorable indi.
lions for the best success, in farm
ING. 1Lcnco the doctrines of mixed
! aud special hnsbahdiy must in Ger
tain degree yield to tho latter condi-
ton of things. 1t is idle for tho cot
ton growing States to compete with
the northern farmer in raising wintor
apples, aud because = man n.oy raise
cotton in the Middle States, it is no
reason why ho should do it.
Special localities arc adapted to
special productions. The animal
kingdom has it's fixed geographical
boundaries, and so does tho vegetable
kingdom. But this is not all, nor is
it by any means the most important
consideration. In order to succeed
we'll in cultivating any production Of
valuo at tho present day, thcro must
be INTEL ligence. Hence when any one
community takes up sheep husbandry,
wo find that whole population famil-
lar with the details of tho business.
In othor words, they have been cdu-
Gated TO the business. Let q novice
in the business take flock of fivo
hundred sheep, and tho chances are
as to ten to one that he would make
an entire failure in tho business of
sheep raising, unless he had tho bone
fit OF his neighbors' experience. The
same is true of orcbarding. Some
persons suppose it an easy thing to
raise an orchard, but We would rather
undertake to fit boy for college than
10 teach him how TO plant an orchard
with the right kind Of trees, and tako
care of them in all their details till he
had handsome and productive or
chard. In community where Or
charding is made business, one
neig hbor has the benefit Of The others
experience, and thereby avoids mis-
takes that would otherwise interfere
with his success.
Men frequently have groat fenrs
that if tho town in which they reside
should devote it's whole energies to
some speciality the market would be
over. stocked. But ono town or one
country is only an item exceeding
small in this great country. Still al.
other advantage arising from this
community of labor is the acquired
reputation place may have for good
articles, and thus an extra price may
be obtained,,fyr every thing it may
have for sale. Orange County butter
had reputation that demanded q
great advance IN price over other but.
ter equally good. If man nova
days buys Vormount buck or horse
he must pay round price for it. II
q man wants a Jorsey cow he must
so to Winthorp for her and pay q
great price. A Jersey cow from any
other place would hardly be worth
looking at SO long as ono is pr sale
from that town.
Hence we still argue the propriety
Of making q speciality in farming
where the conditions are favorable,
Such communities are always more
| independent as farmers. There are
some towns III this State best adopted
for orchards, hnd The moro the people
devote TO itahebetferss IF sheep pshave
proved success, pursue the business.
A few towns IN this State con do well
| at hop culture. Others are superior
grass districts. Now there are many
towns in this State where man can
raise two tons of hay to the acre, an''