The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-09-02
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THE OLD NORTHfSTATE.ss5
Letter from r.inerant. =
srR1Nar1rLD, l,al ,, n. q, August 8, 1868

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! SPRINGFIELD, N. c., August 6, 1861
ISL have just closed n brieftour. among the
:" Friends in thisryicinity.sc Qnakers look |.
upon the term Quakerias an epithet efrridi; !
cule. Their own official name,is = Friend" !
and the name of their Church isl" The So! |
eciety of Friends.n II. is o good name. More !
; kind hearted, friendly people sdoo not live .
that know ofnf Their theory Of Church and |
its government may he. erroneous, hut their |
practice suNeryoorthodox. They treat all |
men kindly. and. their treatment of one an
other ia the essence of kindness and gentle
ness baoaoe sdi 81 ,nsfiu,as i.rs hst,3T.1
g!iQaf4 % ssiJi sPRINGFIRID. a.s11E a.dtfu
7 81 About two miles from High Point once |
stood a little Friends meeting house, very |
old and very ld-fashioned, called "Spring-
field" At little distance there now stands
another ediice,, new, brick, and q handsome
house. This is the new meeting house"
Still nearer stands large conlmodious school
house, at present well ',flled They have
meetings on every first day. or Sabbath,
and a fourishing Sabbath or" first day"
| school. There is a class in this school called
| the Spectacle class" for The Older people,
| sooftt 5aitatino in our Sabbath Schools.
/, ilsas 10. fjlt THE NORMAL. s,,f q Eas
There are somewhat near one hundred
teachers in North Carolina. belonging tothe
| Friends" These spend about two months
in the summeryacation together, reviewing
their studies, questioning one another, hear
ing lectures, suggestions, etc.. etc, There
are about 70 of these teachers here now,
engaged in this wholesome. exercise. They
are quite profitable, and would benefit 9TH
ers besides Friends. sijisabs "a l,tigr ! ~
~ / believe this annual school Isl open to any
one who see fit to attend, but the attendants
must look out for board. q .s..lilasag9 s;ay
af There are l2.5O0 pupils in the State in these
Friends schools. sih e,,1 n aajiaI9q salit
laFt s5fs99 SPA MoDEL FARM. 81 ifiy,iff
Near this meeting house lies tract of 400
acres Of land, once owned by an old "Fricnd"
named Nathan Hunt. An association of
Friends in Bethania purchased this land last
year. in order to establish a sort of Model
for Farmers, designing to furnish them with
whatever information, example, &c. they
may desire. The wholesome example exert
erted hy these model farms is bound to bless
our country. 1t can be no injury to have a
palpable example before our eyes of any
good thing from any part of christendom
If the Maryland, or any other ASSOCIATION,
possesses an implement, or method of culti-
vation which is really superior to our own,
! it is q plain case that the model of that i'm
provement will at least enlighten US, and
enable US to determine whether it be really
an Improvement or a sham.
: The open example is better than the print
ed story. This is the blain and simple
design of the 'Model Farm" 7'i
, At the head of all departments stands
William A. Sampson, of Washington, d. G.
He is model of industry and energy a
man of indefatigable perseverance. He is a
Friend all over. He is revising the order of
things in this system. Instead Of sitting in
his portico, requiring his laborers to crrne
|. up in speaking distance and there receive
their orders for the days work, he is up car
I Iy, on the farm, and no laborer on the place
,, does more than W. A. Sampson / saw him
one hot afternoon, in q melting sun, seated
: in his sulSy reaper, cutting oats and hot
ter work no man does. His eye constantly
runs over the fields, to see how matters are
: going, and his loud voice often sends direc-
r tions to hands at a'distance, how or what to
do. Yet w. A. S.. is man of refined and
/ intelligent character.
} This is our true policy personal attention
! I to our opn business. Confidence in man
has departed. To send anan to a field to
| work, and expect him to work faithfully, is
nonsense. We must be there ourselves
And the understanding must be, that he
that works but little, eats but little; and
this is TO be determined By the employer.
l,s William A. Sampson's success is proof
of this orthodoxy in the farming business.
On land which, had but little if any repnta-
ton for fertility before he took it in hand,
he has this, only the second year, raised fine
crops.ii He plows deep, and, epulEcrizes thor
ouahlu, He is demonstrating the fact that
1 wheat grows in consequence of labor as well
| as fertility. An.l he is proving that fruit
trees can grow where the majority of people
Q | think and say they will not grow. q Drain
) age is demonstrated to be good thing.
0 | How many farm is depicting year by year
! | for want Of bitches. And how many farms
E are surcharged with rock which could be
! gotten rid fby simply cutting useful ditch
es and filling. them loosely with rock, an
swering the double purpose Of getting rid
} of the rock and keep the sides OF the ditch
! from, falling in or otherwise giving trouble
: A four horse load Of hay or loose oats can
be lifted from wagon and put into the hay
; NOV, rat four grabs, BY simple fixture; ~ W.
): A. Sampson has this in operation. You
e stick long iron probe into q load Of hay
and when you tighten the rope to draw, UP
d comes as much hay as one horse can pull.
: The barn is large, well arranged, with
# road leading into it.. The wagon drives into
the barn, unloads, and is out again. Plows
e wagons, carriages, harness, hay, oats, corn
e wheat. cows, horses, cattle, steers, and rakes
!. are ali under one roof, preserved from the
! weather. A latticed case extends from thu
: top of the harm tn the basement, where thu
! horses are, with gates all the way down. Tht
: stock feeder goes to the top Of the hay
: throws down his feed through this casing
= and as the supply of hay goes down, thu
next CRATE below serves as the opening, ano
g so on to- the bottom. The horses heads ar
all turned to this casing, SO that when thu
g hay falls through, a few lifts puts feed int
r all the troughs, and one of. our greatest de
9 sideratums are supplied, namely, saving o
k labor. One man can feed more with thi
r arrangement than without it, and it take
less time and less labor. f ss
~ All through the model farm this Is @ep
up-saying of land, material and labor
"Sl,ort cutsn are getting in demand.
7 have my own wood to cut, ! desire to know
J the shortest and easiest way to accomplish il
. especially when the thermometcr stand
+ at 9& rlzr,s IA s.sAsST -..s a. az .-.ar
= WA. Sampson is getting the people T
: read farming journals and buy fine seed.
:. ,Neiohbors came in and asked wheg tn
, !, fine stock was to arrive" Willialn toll
: them he had no fine stock, but wanted