Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-09
Conditions Necessary for Successful AS-
riCulturc.

1t il becoming moro and moro ap-
parent every year u:at in order to
succeed well in agricultural pursuits
there must Ec certain favorable indi.
cations Cor the BEST sacc"sa, in farm
ing. Hence tho doctrines OF mixed
aud special hushahdiy must in q Ger
tain degree yield 10 the latter conii-
ton OF things. II is il!o Ter tho cot
ton growing States 10 compete with
the northern farmer in raising wintor
apples, and because Il n.an mag raise
cotton in Tho Middle States, IL is no
reason why he should DO il.
Special localities arc adapted to
special predictions. Tho animal
kingdom has lis fixed geogra phicaI
boundaries, and so does tho vegetable
kingdom. But this il, not al, nor is
it by any means tho most important
consideration. In order to succeed
well in cultivating any production OF
value vt the present day, thero must
be intelligence. lIcnce when any one
community takes up sheep husbardry,
wo find that whole population tam!i-
lar with tho details OF the business
In other words, they have been cdu-
Gated 10 tho business. Let q novice
in the business take q flock Of five
hundred sheep, and tho chances are
a. +" ten to one that he would make
an entire failure in tho business of
sheep raising, unless ho had the bone
fiji OF his ECiShbOrs' experience. The
same is true Of crchaldin~. Some
persons suppose it an easy thing to
raise an orchard, bnt we would rather
| undertake. TO fit n boy for college than
to teach him how 10 plant an orchard
with the right kind Of troes, and take
caro- of them in all their details till he
had n handsome and productive or
chard. In community vhcro Or
charding is made y business, one
ncishbor has tho bent fit Of tho others
expert ,nce, and thereby avoids mis-
takes that would otherwise ibterforc
with his success.
Men frequently have great fears
that if tho town in which they reside
should devote its whole energies to
some speciality tho 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 tho acquired
reputation place may have for good
articles, and thus an extra price may
be obtained for every thing it may
have for sale. Orange County buttcl
had a reputation that demanded {
great advance in prico ovor other but
ter equally good. If man nova
days buys Vormount buck or horse
he must pay round price for it. i
q man wants jersey COW he mus
/ 60 to Winthorp for her and pay
great price. A Jersey COW from any
other place would hardly be wortl
looking at 80 long as one is for sal,
from that town.
Hence we slill argue the proprietJ
of making q speciality in. farming
where the conditions are favorable
Such communities arc always NOR,
independent as farmers. There ar
some townsin this State best adapted
for orchards, and the moro the peopl
devote to it the better. If sheep hav,
proved success, pursue the business
A few towns an this State can do wei
at hop culture. Others are superio
grass districts. Now there arc man,
Towns in this State whero q man ca
raise two tons Of hay to tho aero, an,