The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-04-21
Letter on Agriculture.
By F. W. BRUaaEMAN.
Letter I1--Free-labor, and Slave.
labor.


| ally in regard to tho emancipation
of tho slaves; nevertheless, the
South will enter upon future
which, without this calamity, dc.
plorod and still to be deplored
perhaps would never have dawncd.
We life in an age, in which free.
labor, alone, is acknowledged in
which, only by freo-labor, can any,
thing great in handiwork be
achieved.
In this respect, tho South re.
scmbics Russia. In this country
also has slavery been abolished
and, in consequence. results have
been obtained in agriculture and
manufactures, which had, pre-
viously, been considered impossi
ble.
Tho reason, why agriculture
conducted with frcc-labor, obtains
Il higher standard than what has
been gained by slaves, is very ap
parent. AS the latter class Of Ia
Dor is very cheap, it is little priced
The slave will seldom do more
than he is compelled to do for he
does not consider his own inter,
csts identical with t,:ose Of his
master. But with the hireling il
is different. The increasing wei.
fare Of his employer is also ad.
vantageous to himself. When
his labor has received income, he
is justified in asking higher wages
and this carries him nearer the
cnd which evcryindustrious work
man desires TO reach; namely the
possession Of II homestead. Now
those mon who become owners OF
land, in this way-who wcrc once
day-laborers, but now proprictors,
make tho very best practical far.
mcrs.
Tho bencfts Of free labor will not
long remain in conccalment. The
increase Of wages will compel
the farmer Of tho present day, tc
abandon the old Intellectual man.
agcment, and turn TO tho improve
ments developing here and abroad
The question whothor tho eman
cipatcd negroes will answer the
purpose ofday-laborcrs, (to become
afterwards proprictors), or whcth
CT tho stream Of Immi migratior
from foreign countries is to be
further encouraged, can only be dc
termined by tho future. Tho
county Of Nowbcrry seems inclined
TO accept the latter view. If this
is really so, the people must not
be deferred, by u few sacrifices
from protecting and encouraging
the 'aborcr already arrived, if they
wish to secure in future, q contin
alton Of Immigration.
FARM BUILDINGS.
We call that practical, which
accomplishos the end Designed
Farm buildings should answo,
thopurposc ofprotecting the cattle
and harvosts from bad weather
and thieves. The stalls for the
cattle should, first Of all, havo &
depository for manure.
Dothc buildings in use, here, ful
fill this requirement? According
to my observation, only partially
The warm climatic Of tho South
does not make it necessary te
have such closc building as in the
North, but thoy should be so con
strnctcd as, on tho ono hand, tc
shelter tho harvests from rain
and, on tho other, the cattlo from
draught of mir. I will return
hereafter, to the particular con.
sideration of manuros, and remark,
hero only, that. in order to secure
good manure, tho stables must be
floorcd with stono or brick, or
OF loast with thick planks. In
tbs stablos now in use, whore
there is no such flooring, the best
manure soaks into tho ground,
and is thorcby lost. In this con-
slderation properly built stalls,
and manure yards arc among tho