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

ally in regard to the emancipation
of the slaves; nevertheless, the
South will enter upon a future,
which, without this calamity, de-
plored and still to be deplored,
perhaps would never have dawned'
We life in an age, in which free
labor, alone, is acknowledged; in
which, only by free-la Dor, can any
thing great in handiwork be
achieved. .
In this respect, the South re-
sembles 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-
BILE.
The reason why agriculture,
conducted with free-labor, obtains
a higher standard than what has
been gained by slaves, is very ap-
parent. AS the latter class of Ia
Dor is very cheap, tits little priced.
The slave will seldom do more
than he is compelled to do for he
does not consider his own inter
ests identical with t':ose of his
master. But with the hireling it
is different. The increasing well
fare Of his employer is also adj
vantageous to himself: When
his labor has received income, he
is justified in asking higher wages,
anu this carries him nearer the
end which every industrious work
man desires to reach; namely the
possession of a homestead. Now,
those men who become owners OF
land, in. this way-who were once
day-laborers, but now proprietors,
make the very best practical far
mers.
The benefits of free-lahor will not
long remain in concealment. The
increase of wages will compel
the farmer of the present day, to
abandon the old Intellectual man.
agement, and turn to the improve
.ments developing. here and abroad.
The question whether the eman-
cipated negroes will answer the
purpose ofday-laborers, Ito become
afterwards proprietors), or wheth'
er tie stream of immigration
from foreign countries is to be
further encouragement only be de-
termined by the future. The
county of Newberry seemsinciined
TO accept the latter view. If this
is really so, the people must not
be deferred, by few sacrifices,
from protecting and encouraging.
the iaborer already arrived, if they
wish to secure in future, .contin'
alton of Immigration.
FARM BUILDINGS.
We call that practical, which
accomplishes the end Designed
Farm buildings should answer
thepurpose ofprotecting the cattle
and harvests from bad weather
and thieves. The stalls for the
cattle should, first of all, have g
depository for manure.
Dothc buildings in use, here, full.
fill this requirement? According
to my observation, only partially
The warm climate Of the South
does not make it necessary tc
have such close building as in the
North, but they should be so con
structed as, on the one hand, tc
shelter the harvests from rain
and, on the other, the cattle from
draught of air. I will return
hereafter, to the particular con
sideration of manures, and remark
here only, that: in order to secure
good manure. the stables must be
fioored with stone or brick, or
at least with thick planks. In
tbs stables now in use, where
there is no such flooring, the best
manure soaks into the ground.
and is thereby lost. In this con
sideration properly built stalls.
and manuraTards are among the