The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-09-23

woods abound in game. Plenty OF deer,
turkeys, cats, "possums," coons.. foxes,
and "big black bears" Of the feathered
tribe I will not attempt description, as
Qikc the wagoncr) 81 can't do the sub
hue and color.
The climate here is not surpassed. if
equalled, by any on this continent. I
suppose, from my short expericnce-hay-
ing been here but one winter, spring and
summcr-the mean yearly temperature
would be abont seventy-fve degrees Fab
renheit Our winter is protracted In
dian Summer. the thermometer rarely
ever descending TO the frost point. The
severity of a semi-tropical sun is modified
and tempered during summer by sea
breezes and frequent rains. These rains
usually begin in June and continue until
September, and are consequently a great
blessing, as no such thing us drought is
known here during the cropmaklng sea
son, and then the waters OF the ponds and
lakes are prevented from becoming stag
nant and thus producing sickness. The
wet season occurring in summer causes
our winters to be dry. warm and pleasant.
This is the reason that Northern nvalids,
and especially consumptives. seek 80 ca
gcrly our sulubrious climate during the
winter months. The atmosphere becomes
so cool each night, even in summer, that
coverid must be drawn on before 6ay
to render person comfortable, and when
you got up in the morning You feel re-
frcshcd and invigorated. Whilst the pco-
pie of Georgia and the Northern States
have been sweltering under heat OF
ninetv-ive to one hundred and five de.
grecs the thermometer has not been high
er than ninety-four degrees this summer
hero.
We have as good, cool, and well-tastcd
spring and we'll water as You have any
where in Southwest Georgia. A remark
able feature of this country is the large
number of pure sulphur springs in which
il abounds. This sulphur water is q spe-
cfc for all rheumatic and cutaneeus dis
eases. I have but little doubt that in a
few years the watering places of Orange
county, Florida, will be sought for anx-
iously as those of Tennessee or Virginia.
suppose by this time you are becom-
ing anxious to hear something of a sub
icct which You are more directly interes.
ted, viz: 6 Tropical fruits" So much
might be said on this subject that hard
L. know what to say without being too
prolific. 70 cut the matter short, we can
raise oranges, lemons, lines. citrons grape
fruit Ia species OF the orange,) pnc-apples,
bananas, guavas, and almost the entire
list of tropical or semitropical fruits.
Oranges. lemons, and pine-applcs grown
mere cannot be surpassed by any in the
world for size, juicinoss and delicacy OF
flavor.
If yon have never eaten an orange
which was allowed to remain on the tree
until perfectly ripe, you cannot imagine
what delicious fruit it is. Tho culture
of tic orange is attracting more attent' n
than any oLher fruit, and many persons
are engaging in it. | am not surprised at
this either, when 1 think OF the poor
''Reb" who has been robbed of all he pos
scssed in his struggle to be free, as he
contcmplatcs his live or ten thousand Il
year from a small grove OF orange trees.
And this no freak OF fancy. 1t may be,
and is realized. For instance, an orchard
of fre acres containing one hundred trees
per acre, or five hundred trees, when in
rood bearing will average ,0u0 berries
per tree, this will make 100000 oranges.
which at two cents piece will be $4,000.
Do You see the profit? Conld you not
afford TO plant an orchard and wait from
five to seventeen years to realize such an
income the remainder of your days, and
for your great grand children to do the
same, and that with butlittle or no labor!
Suppose the price comes down TO one
cent. and Your trees avcrngo yield OF
onlv 500 oranges, this will make $500 per
acrc--what other crop or occupation is
half so rcmuncrativc and which requires
so little expenditure OF money aud labor!
But your trees will increase their fruits as
they grow older. know somo old trees
that now make from i 600 to 6,000 oranges
each year. Ii, however, You should de-
sire TO farm or raise stock in addition to
Your oranges, there is no country which
holds out greater inducements. The cot
ton grown here has such fine staple that
it readily commands 81 per pound, while
cotton raised in Georgia sells for l5 to 20
cents per pound Placing the quality
raised at my lowest estimate-l50pounds
per acre and at present prices you will
realzo sl25 10 $50 The culture of SUI
rar cane is more profitable. Averaging
your crop at ten barrels per acre, and
You have $3.50 to $500. Rice may be
nl,ccd at filv bushels for an entirely safe
calculation, and at the price for which it
readily sells, (s3 per bnshcD You will
make $3.50 Per acre. Potatoes will sell
for 81 per bushel at all times here, and
will therefore average $3.50 per acre, and
so it is with any crop planted, except
Vegetables, which will pay from five to
ten times us much money per acre as any
of the articles named above.
The above mentioned crops will make