The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-01-18
[For the Herald.
MEssES. EpITOEs:

| MEssEs. ED1ToEs:
As the planting season is approaching and
our farmers are preparing their lands to make
another crop, allow me to urge upon them
the necessity, learned from past experience,
Of planting more grain, raising their own
supplies, and using to a liberal extent
good manures placed within their reach,
| wherhcr these manures are made in the barn
yard a; home, brought from the Pacific Is
lands, or dug from our own coast Of South
! Carolina.
The Phosphate beds ia this Safe, recently
| discovered, which have been uudisturbed for
ages, are now by the appliances Of machines
| ry, put to use in the manufacture OF Fertil!>
zers, and the 'Wanlo.' 'Curolina' 'Etiwan,
and Others, arc tho product. These I desire
| to call particular attention to, rs genuine
| home Productions Trcse beds seem spec
Tally designed for the recupera,ion of onr
worn-ou, and wasted lands, and it would be
folly on our part to ignore the existence of
this mine of wealth springing up from the
earth, in our dark days Of puvery, like 8
ray from the purcst gcm.
Our best and most successful farmers have
used these phosphatcs on both grain and
Cotton, and have found that on poor lands
they Will pay at least double the amount of
the investment. The question Of using pros
iably these and other guanos, has been
long settled beyond dispute. The farmers
who have m ldc the most money arc those
who buy the most guano. It's use has become
necessity to successful farming.
DR.. Pcndle1on, the Dickson's, and others in
Georgia, use manures to an extent uuheard
Of this State, are eminently successful, make
fortunes. and demonstrate the judciousness
of using such large quantities; and they
would as soon think Of farming without
mules or plowS as without liberal manurng.
The prosperity Of our country depends upon
the planting interest, for we manufacture
nothing. Our only resource is to till the soil.
Our lost wealth must be dug from the
ground, and the best and most successful
way Of digging should receive the most care
ful study and attention.
Taking into consideration all the changes
brought about by the war, it seems to me
most proper that less land should he cultva>
;cd than formerly, that fewer hands should
hc employed, and those only of the best,
that VIC should aim to make q big crop on
fewer acres of land, and this can only be at
taincd by the free and liberal use Of mas
nurc>. Feed YOUR land plentifully, stuff it us
you would 4 pig or Il Christmas turkey, and
rs The one repayS you in plumpnesS, the 9TH
er rewards you in bountiful crops.
No money is so yell invested and pays
such handsome dividends as that put into
the ground in the shape of good, reliable ma
nIre. 'Johu," said an old farmer on his
death bed, to his eldest hopeful. ''of all
things you do hereafter. keep ont of debt,
but" aided the old man in a whisper, John,
ifyou must so in debt, let it be for ma
nurcS.'
think the nearest approach to indcpcn>
dencc in farming-io that point in life which
ca II be deter mined a succeS>-iS to keen out
Of debt and grow your own provisions, but if
there must be debt, then let it he for NIL
nure. FARMER.