Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-06-11

convenience. This is iii our money, from
Isl to SO per month. They hire their
services to the farmers by the day OF
week, and during the busy season COM
mand the following wages, viz: Good
handssin harvest time from 16 to "a shill
lings per week, say So to 81. Mowers
|iget from 8 to 8 shillings per day, sas.
$3.50 for a days work. Women during
harvest get about 1s pence per day,
about do cents. These wages are paid
only during the busy season:-after
harvest time, and during the winter
there is very little demand for Agricul
tural labor. Underdraining, hedging
and -ditching, and breaking up lands
when the freezing will permit, are about,
oil that can be done in winter, outside of
the regular work done by the permanent
hands on the farm, who are generally a
man, woman and a boy, as above
stated. obs sac
Agreat deal Of attention is ,pai; to
sheep raising: good shepherds get steady,
employment at about 14shillings a week,
say 1915. with extras during lambing
time.
The principal products are hay, wheat,
oats, rye, barley, irish potatoes, turnips
and beets.
The foregoing sketch, from data farn-
lshed by DR.. Barton will give general
idea of the probable expectations Of such
laborers, should they come among us to
seek. employment and homes.
1t is to be remembered lhat the climate
of England like that of the Northern
States ofthe Union, does not admit of
field labor but for a part of the year; and
it will be noticed that labvlers are paid
mole or less, according as they are en-
gagged for single dny, a week or IL longer
period. The wages are sometimes paid
in money, sometimes partly in money
and partly i'll so much beer or cider; in
other respects laborers by the day or
week find themselves. 1t is to be pre-
sumed that in climate such as ours.
whereby stcadier employment for a
longer season may be assured that Il o
wages would be proportionately less pcr
week or month.
The Board Of directors propose to their
fellow citizens of Orangcburg County to
send on Oh to 10 DR.. Barton, any communi-
cation i'll writing, signed by responsible
party, making = distinct proposition for
the the employment of laborers, leasing o,
lands, selling of ]unds for cash or OH
time, giving of lands in. consideration of
the settlement and improving of tho
lpnds giving, working OF, shares, -er,
hnc, any proposition which any land.
u"is::er or plnnser may sec fit to make.
DIR. b.. IN offers to submit the proposals
sent on to sG"'. cf The EngIisl, lnborers as
are thinking of cyming to this country,
to cnllghtcn them as TO an, =. tiers they
may may desire to know. and ts l.... ke
enquiries rs TO the character and merits
OF such as cvince disposition to give
South Carolina trial. He will remain
IN England until about the last of August.
and 1t is desirable that every one, who
wishes to embrace this opportunity,
should prepare his statements mud pro
posals by the first of July. so that they
can be forwarded in good time.
DIR. Barton himself expects to engage
one or two families: and the Board would
suggest that it might work well for two or
three landowners in the same neighbor-
hood to unite in this enterprise, and each
oher to employ, or otherwise to provide
Tor the locating of at least one family.
In this way, two or more families will be
near each other, and there will be more
chance of their settling permanently
among us, rs they will not feel SO isolated
when they have some of their own peo.
pie near by. ~
The undersigned will take pleasure IN
any communications which
may De handed to them, and in giving
any further information in their power
concerning the subject. lf
FIJI. w. BR1eaMANN. 'oi"'l
JACOB G. iWANNAMAKEn,
.ris4 MORGAN j.. KELLER,
IA