Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-20

of which, as well as the products Of
the cow and pig are his own, to keep
or sell as he { sees e fit. He can ride
his mule to town or elsewhere, with
out asking leave of oyerseer, land
lord, or any other man.
OUTFITS FOR POOR TENANTS.
It has often been said that as much
capital is required in Englandt to hire
a farm as would pay for one in the
United States. How, then, are poor
freedmen to obtain the means neces-
sary to buy a team and the outfit re-
quired by such a lease as Mr.. Huiet
offers them? Col. H. informed me
that he has no hesitation in advan-
cling the amount, by way of loan
with interest, to any steady, reliable
man who wishes to engage with him;
and says that they generally meet
their obligations promptly. He spoke
of one ten mt who had the misfortune
to lose two mules in two years, both
of which were purchased on credit,
and still he was able to make living
and to pay all he owed. A mole
fortunate tenant, who commenced
equally poor, now owns a good pair
of mules, two-horse farm wagon
that cost $l25, and has some $500 in
bank. The occupant of a 4O-acre
lot made Is bales this year with corn,
&C., enough probably to do his fami-
ly."
I understood Mr.. 81. that he now
has fourteen tenants, including one
Southern white man, whose lease is
the same as that of the blacks, who
is doing well, and is contented. But
as some of these tenants employ help
or under-let-in fact, play the land
lord, themselves-there are twenty
FIVE families on the plantation. These
tenants. now own seventeen or elgh-
teen mules and horses, in addition to
COWS, hogs, &c.
WHAT THE LANDLORD DOES.
Col. Huiet is evidently a good
manager; one Of those men whose
business always seems "to go of
itself y" who are always surround
ed by respectable and energetic men,
and whose presence imparts system
and order as naturally and as quiet
lv as the sun sheds light and
heat. lie superintends the market
ing of all the cotton raised by his
tenants, generally purchasing their
supplies wholesale, and keeps an In
diviGual account with each. The
bales of each season are numbered
consecutively, as pressed, and the
number and initial for each producer
are distinctly marked thereon, so
that in case of fraud in packing any
bale, the guilty party may be readily
detected. In the account of each
tenant a record is made of the home
and Augusta weights of each bale;
the cost of freights, commission, &c. ;
the price at which it was sold, and
the net proceeds, with remarks. &c:
All bills Of freight, sales, purchases.
&c are carefully preserved, BY which
to verify his books in case of doubt
or dissatisfaction. He is also care
''ful to provide seed of the most proll-
fic kinds, as there is great difference
in this respect in varieties OF cotton.
Near his house he showed me a
field of two and a half acres, which
being formerly AL orchard, still con-
tained some fifty fruit treee, under
which the growth of cotton was very
small. This was cultivated by him
self. Three years ago the greater
part of this patch was considered too
poor p to pay for cultivation, but du. !.
r ring the past two years about one-half
had been fertilized and brought into
a tolerably productive state This
year one-fourth of it was broad cast
with lot and stable manure, and one
fourth with green cotton seed at the
rate. of twenty-five bushels per acre,
and the whole guanoed" in the drill
at the rate of 400 pounds per acre,
and an after application of fifty,
pounds in June to portion that dld
not appear as vigorous as the remain
der Of the field. The effect of this
last application was entirely satisfac-
tory. Notwithstanding the injury
from the trees the yield was three
and one half bales OF 400 lbs on the
two and one-half acres,-a crop worth
about $239. An experiment tried on
this field showed that the yield was
about the same whether the stalks
were one, two or three feet in the
row as the greater the distance the
more the plant branched out and NIL,
ed the space. Under ordinary field
culture half bale to an acre Is con-
sicered good crop, but this ex9erl-
ment show ID that the yield may be
largely increased, by better culslYa-
ton.
DOES MR.. Hu1Er GET INTEREST ON HIS
CAPITAL?
This is Yankee question, which l
was emboldened to ask on being as.
sured by the Colonel that he desired
Northern people to know all about
Southern flaming, and the Southern
people. There had been mlsunder-
standing, estrangement and conten-
tion enough. He believed that
better acquaintance would promote
a better feeling Northern people
are wanted here. The plantations are
too large, and population too sparse. =,
Land which is now cheap is rapidly
Increasing in value. Crops ought to
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