The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-04-07
Letter on Agriculture.
Dy r. w. BaUd0ENASN.

aud cndcavor to cxposo tho errors Of The
cxistlng system, fear TINT many will rccclv,
With contempt, tho efforts Of a stranger tc
cnllshtcn the people IN this science. But
assure tho public that my design docs MOI
originate in presumption. l hold 1t as 6
duty 1owe to tho country which affords mo q
now homo, to mako myself as useful n.
possible and do not despair Of accom-.
plish'ng this end, IN MS much rs l l,avo been
lor ton years ongagcd IN the study Of thco.
rcs'col and practical agriculture. do not,
however, pretend That all my statements
will 10 ih"ltlcss IL will thankfully submit,
to any corrections, aud be completely sat.
's'led, IT J.. eau propose, for public discus.
s'on' some questions Of tho wcigh.icsl in.
potlsncc to this part Of tho country.
LkrrEn nl--lSrnoDucriox.
Thd welfare Of a people Is, generally, in
proport ioM to tho progrcss and increased
profits Of agriculture.
Tho history Of every country den,on.
s''"'cs thN truth of this assertion. IN
Hrcsuc aud Rome, and more recently. In
Spain, WE see the national ruin going hand
IN mna with tho decline Of hnsband,y.
On the contrary, in Belgium, Holland and
Grlmnny, there Is visible n steady advance.
mcnI In agriculture, and connected with It,
an Increasing prosperity Of tho population,
"nd mn eminent alta anmcnl OF general edu.
cation. do not here mention England
will, her astonishing results OH tho firm
and IN the pasture, because tho prosperity
Of this country depends chiefly upon com.
mrrre and manufactures.
Every we'll regulated government has
always considered 1t y duty to sustain
agriculture and racorras, activity in this
direction. Therefore, EnyAnl aud Gc:.
many have established Colleges for teach.
ing scientific aG,icntarr an ,l.o prrp,ra.
tory schools in which the cltmc.tS OF farm
ing are studied. In Prussia there /, an
authorized board, consisting Of the hes,
in"r.aed farmers, which Investigates all
the important V,rsti"nS rrl,inS tn hnS.
handrv. aud com nan,atrS The rcsa!s< to
the government. Hundreds "i Agricultural
societies rAr>l ani are norc o, less .un
ported 10y = government ar,ho-i: les. In
their mrr;irS< each mrnhti h,s a., oprcr.
tnnisv q! communication his experience
and thereby cons.i'm,ias 10 the <,,yss. q!
ull
u" Sini(a, in.,iul:ru> c>i>, III 'l,v rnircl
States Ai,l r>;rr; III, il the S,::h. .l..
no; for the mcmhrr, Of such agricultural
Tins MS exist in scnc Of the States, must
confess that To result has bc,n OBTAINED
calculated 10 Improve hrStanl-v, Gircc, "
or indirectly. I,,.y ~, ana drink, on
these ocrAsi"n' ;n,'c an, perhaps better
than usual, ii>','N !" 'on' good and ,nnch
more silly talk, .ai 20 hu ". nalr. The in
prcssi"E lha; hcv havc don" their conn,rv
some good. To-, is ~.
kno" vcr. ~rl, IVA, America, on nc.
count Of i!:c di<p"NrNc.io, :. her r,orls.
tinn 10 he! rich Us;Hr,! r"-,u....s, has MA,
yti esca able ~ r,"?."-h :nr cFr;
made i En:Is"i :nd ,7c,n.r,. Erl
lAehls, ,hr sceh a,.,cU.,L-... ,':m::;: T.:
the world, ha$ isl, lrmaa<:-aIrl :na: Ipns;
ier,iS Sol. vii So, s.. e,,,,n...6 >, ,,
a system o! ,i,i.-r s., p,u ,rl -,
ways been pra>E,,!,, ;5s >,.,.n.-..
mcr and tha; ;,...,, >. ,v,,.,s :. 49,.
hu<h.n,lman viii ! ro:e 4 smau n,-,,nn
Of his time 10 tn. a,1,;.cneu; ~ r,r,n;,
aN-powcrlul s,ira:ii, nr;,eia,.s vh,.,
viii .na,L,. H.,
','''' '''''' ~ ~
s'''' ~ ''> '''''''''' dds "nAi 'h"! lbs;
in rev = -. IiS ..Nn; Win licA harvest.
Indcv. 20 i.;.acr AL J,,,,rc ,s,, VA.
S,u,h ,,,,,dr :, ,...,
"", = ''"' ''s III '''>'q ''Ase Q; 'h's
"'> N'''' - "'n's h2"i, vas" :"a::s Q! harrc.,
lands V, II rrH>s'', iot Co.:2u &. ~,
lhin- c!., ,,J ,n.r ~, ,;:
vii, sn,, !. '''''A '''"
"'' Soe'. : ave- ~ "'t''o's The ihonsaiiess-
ness OF 'i'e.1 :1"> a.h,:s.
will here ,.;,: +. on , o,, .. i've NAV,
,1v ,,,,c,s
''''e '''''' 'e ''"''A:S' 80
'N"'S'
Within the las, i, seck. ;,po.n..
iosJS Of (;uano ,r1 ,r,;,;..; i ,..
rr;,,, -, 49,. "A'e
w, NV" ~ '"'> P'"'', ''' '''H' 'Ady sac T..
l"e farmer has arr'i'd II" inronsiderAh!e
part of tho DroEiiS ,,f ,i,. -, r>a,,. .