The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-03
6 HAR EST ON
q FRIDAY MORNING. JULY s, 1868.
How Farmers may Roll in Wealth.

How Farmers may Roll In Wealth.
The Southern press are urging the peo-
ple-of the South to turn their attention to
practical subjects connected with their
everyday life, and have done good service
in explaining the best means of saving and
economizing what may be made during the
present year.
~ Whatever the success ofthe cotton CROP
and it now promises to be above the aver
age,-there will be in most sections an
abundant supply Of breadstuffs. Planters
have learned by experience the folly of Civ
ing up alltheir land TO- cotton and then
spending in the purchase of provisions the.
money which the cotton realizes.
This year they have done. better; but it
will be necessary forthem to be careful that
that they make good use of oil the food
that may. remain over when their own wants
are supplied. s. = -
The Southern planter has not usually
been proyident in his, habits. With him it
was slight come, light go" little care being
given to the building of sufficient barns and
graaaries, and Little pains being taken to
improve the, appearance and size of ordi-
nary cattle. Stock raising was barely at
tempted in the cotton States, and the
surplus produce which would have fed and
fattened droves ofsbeeyes and sheep was
allowed to rot unused.
This practice, however well suited to the
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now. The man who would make the most
Of ;s means, and grow rich, must turn to
account even the products of his land which
he cannot send to market. Adequate shell
ters and reservoirs should be provided for
the superabundant crops of the season..
There should be thrifty animals to enjoy
this superabundance. There should be
provided the means of preserving vegeta-
b.as, fruits and grains, which are wanted
for home use, or which cannot be readily
/ sold. There should be, lastly, place where
all that is refuse may be made into manure
for enriching both farm and garden. These
things should be attended to as early as
possible, because when the time comes for
harvesting Or putting away there is no
room for preparation; and the choice will
lie between the use Of insecure makeshifts
and forcing the produce upon an over
crowded market.
+ Corn is difficult to keer for any length of
time, from its disposition to mould or be-
come weevily. This trouble can be over
come by the use of drying machine, of
which the cost, divided amongst all The far
mers in neighborhood, would be but in
significant Other perishable grains can,
like corn, be shelled and dried. For dry
ing fruits, there is machine which will
enable those who have peaches, figs, apples,
plums, tomatoes and meats, to preserve
them by drying, to the extent of from three
to ten bushels at o time, and so lay up large
quantities of valuable produce which would
otherwise be wasted. In. every depart
ment and for every purpose, there are labor
saving machines, which cost but little in
comparison with the money that they save;
and now that we haveio deal with unrelia-
BILE labor their Importance and value are
gradual but steadily recognized.
AS New Orleans paper properly says
''with good animals well fed on cheaply
straised and kept food, the green used as
s;lcng as possible and the dried afterwards,
sthere need never be either loss or scarcity
sabout the farm or plantation, while all the
..meney made by selling the surplus Of the
.crop or meat, may be safely put away, or
"spent in valuable things to add to the sub
"stantial wealth of the farm, OF the mental
'.ana physical Improvement ofits occupants
Thus the planter and all around him will
actually, and not to appearances merely,
".roli in wealth