The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-05
Tete-R-Tcte with our Farmers.
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at sthiss sgsssan in its perfection, bids to
works Riglisismong them at cir work
we will come, and taking seat at one
end of the farrow viii have a chat eaoh
tims the plov gets up up this way. ,.' -.
We'll we ought Of course to begin by
telling lsome very wonderful thing. So
hero Mo' arS! siii. nj fsiu-7oo -s7 -,
It iS' Known that the doinrs, goings
and comings Of wind and weather are
no, longer 4 inlnAkpovps lA subjects, But the
dirsetionl and force Of the wind and the
temperature aud 4 Horoscope of the
wsathefiGS safely and regularly fore
told. Signal stations are erected a,
different points on the Sea Coast, and
mariners are told the morrow's storm or
calm, Now, this lore knowledge of the
weather. in toibc. applied and utilized for
ngFicuitual purposes and advantage.
The Illinois Horticultural Society have
sent to Congress memorial in which is
the following paragraph:
asWsgdo, therefore, respectfully ask
that the appropriation for the Signal
Serxice, be, 20 Increased as to allow the
establishment Of stations of observation
lathe large. agricultural districts and
saoh extension Of, the warming signals
aud other publications of results and
Information, as the Chief Signal Officer
maysfnd feasible aud useful to the agri
cultural interests Of tho country"
@IR6not, grand conception The
farmer willsno longer talk of his crop in
the future with theproviso, eff We have
a.s,gopd season" He will know in
advance when it will rain, wien it will
be dry when t9 plant this, that and the
ether, when, TO- plant it, how TO plant and
oulsiSate it. Wondeifnl But again.
WEsinotico inshea s"American Farmers
Aayoeate," @ splendid agricultural
magazine, J, a very suggestive article
under the pertinent heading "What is
tho Farmers Share?''
In strongly Sadvocating organization
on the part fths farmers is says:
1t will not be disputed that one man
can ship one hundred thousand bushels
ofgraip from 4 station per yesr at less
cost than ten men can handle tho same
amount. Whils tho one mun might m axe
Z comfortable living from one cent por
bushet either one of the ten would
starve upon Two Cents per bushel on
each OF the ten thousand. It 10 evident
then, that the division or such business
asa shipping point is always to the
farmers disadvansage. Ifthe grain be
worth given amount when loaded ia a
Car, any excess IF charges for handling
comes cut Of or rather DOCS not 20 in,o,
itheir pockets! So with the dry goods,
and Other supplies needed by the far
salsE 'Escty ti:ae you multiply agents
IoF their handling you multiply every
ssxpensS of the 'bu1insss, end subjec.
5o1fSelfto thS payment Of all tho in-
SrsaAeSo BaaeFB5 Ras tlras you should
tsappoft She 0tsarplus ones in
S6fssseiass Boasaing house, conducted on
seOouonieas principlss If the farmers
SoF ato va or township or civil district
would cd.opsrats in their business affairs
80 sRat one experienced, honest man iu
each brandh might be selected 10 trans
sact the business for all, hs might if you
~plOase be Better paid nov, and still the
ttaSiSg 10 each farmer would be very
aeonsldefable5m the course sf year.
Das 81 Chat about something more
ssssasopablsI aud practical, hear what the
son'hern diGgltiyators" Ga magazine
apualishssiain Athens, Georgia, which
sshoaid' d'beSread and supported by every
sdatkerh iifhorJ says about
- 'S" corroS pLANTisa g
& SO tpd .daHh s7sw IN .y
sssghea sisld5i of q crop IS very largely
gsleasRaeptsppoR,l the Sftand'' secured
ssesin ,ssaeesas lsitep depends upon got.
aEaDg eisstand st aiparticular time. A
difference Of a few days or week, IN
timo of plantinp. oftan makes n vo,dar