The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-06-20
A Good Opportunity for Land
Owners.

,'S " i""SSpuiS ASiiCulIuraj anu We
chanical Association is now on visit to
friends and relatives in the west of Eng
land. At e meeting of the Board of
Directors held shortly before his depar-
ture, he introduced the subject Of obtain
ing additional labor, and kindly offered
to further any plan for the encourage
mcnt Of foreign immigration that might
seem practieablc- After considerable
discussion, the Board resolved in ac-
cepting his suggestions assistance to
Recommend the plan set forth in this
article to the planters and la:.d owners
CT Orangeburg County,
The west Of England teens with
thrifty and industrious farming popul.
ton, such as would be cspccia lily valua
bic in our sparsely settled County.
Many are actuatcd by spirit of Enter
prise, and are desirous of trying their
irrtunts in the New World across the
| waters.
In England, the average wages of
common farm hand is about 9lS per
4 Year. sa5HA :s5 agE currency 77sSsllQ0 with
food and lodging lound: for servant
waman, to attend to dairy, cooking,
washing, &c, about scl2 per year (say
SGG.); for boy, or halr.hanl, say $50
ncr year, and fonnd as above. They
live in the same house with their en-
pioyer' have special sleeping apartments
and take their meals in the kitchen
Their feed consists principally OF wheat
bread, cheese beans Irish potatoes and
meat, with beer or cider. They sellom
use either tea or coffee, kind of light
beer which is made in that country
bring their usual beverage instead.
1t is the custom of English farmer to
empl soy one one man, man, one woman aud one
boy as servants, who live on the prcmi
ses. The majority Of the laborers live
in cottages near the farms where thew
work, for which cottage they pay rent
from 92 to G6 per year, according to
size and convenience. This is in our
money, from 81 to So per month. They
hire thoir services to the farmers by the
day or week, aud during the busy sea-
son command the following wa 5es, viz:
Good hands i'll harvest time from l6 tn
"A shilling per week, say s5 to 81.
Mowers get from 5 to 6 shillings per day
say 81 80 for days work. Women du-
ring harvest get about Is pence per day
about 40 cents. These wages are paid
only during the busy eason;-alter har
vest time, and during the winter there
is very little demand for Agricultural
labor Undertaking, hedging and
ditching, and breaking up lands whom
the frost will permit are about all
that can be done in winter, outside of
the regular work done by the pcrma.
ment hands on the rarm, who are gener-
ally man, a woman und bow, as
above stated.
a great deal of attention is pail to
sheep raising, good shcp herds get stca.
dy employment at about IA shillngs ::
week, say 1919, with extras during lamb
ing time.
The principal products are hay, wheat
oats, r5 e barley, irish potatoes, turuips
and beets.
The foregoing sketch, from data fur
nished by DR. Barton will give general
idea of the probable cxpections of such
laborers, should they come among us to
seek employment and homes.
1t is to be remembered that the eli
mate of Eng land like that Of the North
ern States Of the Union, does not admit
of field labor but for part of the year;
and it will be noticed that laborers are
paid more or less, according as they are
engaged for single day, week or "a
longer period. The wages arc some
times paid in money, sometimes partly
in money, and partly in SO much beer or
cider; in othor respects laborers by the
day or week find themselves. 1t is to
be presumed that in climate such as
ours, whereby steadier employment for
a longer season n,ay hbe assured, that
the wages would be proportionatcly less