Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-04-23
aAdyice, to FARMERS.

It seemesstoi oiBe agcondeded facs that du-
ring the past fall and winter the times
have been hard, money scarce and busi-
ness stagnant many people outh of worG
and hard up for the means Of ofsupport for
themselves, and families, Almost all
: classes in the community have felt the
Easpfe more prslsss, and there have been
3 many measures and plans devised and
put in pfadtice to obtain relief So far as
the farming interest is concerned, I have
seen nothing rubliEhsd yet that seems TO,
me so sensible and wise, and calculated
to Cure the evil and remove the hard
timessc 81 Mlfe I'll d certains olass ofsfarmers
Ysp,mpeh eemplain, as the suggestions Of
yphr very intelligent correspondent, Con-
ra1 Wilson, Westchester Co., N. Y, on
page 156, current volume Of Country
Gentleman 1T As we'll worthanattentiye'
are-perusal.r It is fact that, though the
tillers ofthelsoilt area part of the whole
community, and their interest is interwo-
ven largely With the business classes !of
other msn,i in Ea certain restricted sei,se
they are are always Will be a class by 'e.hem.-
selves; for this plan reason: their esuBsis-
tence is drawn from rhe soil and the in
crease of their Eflocks and heards, their
swaalthLl sih9 their farms, cattle, &c, and
their sucress5 Or want of it under God,
depends on their own industry, intelli
gence, skill.and enterprise inrcaring for
Aocks, &c, individually, and in tilling
and managing their landsso as toget the
largest return in crops for the least
amount of money or labor expended, and
ut the same time add something to the
fertility of the soil, so that each succeed
ding crop may be larger, more productive
and less expensive to make. This un
9dsrstand toibs the gist Of Mr. w ,lson's
suggestions in the article alluded to
above. Lettliem be generally acted up,
on and carried on. in practice by our
discohtended and fault finding brethren,
and think very soon there will be less
croakipg andlcomplaining ofhard times
and less disposition among them to- lay
their wantsof success and i'll luck in their
business at the'door of their neighbors,
who fellow other callings in life. And
just here I want to make one or two sug
gestions Of myEoRkP, asI dOs dot rsmem
bcr to have seen them mentioned before
Z ~ ANY IF the correspondents Of The Coutn
try Gentleman. One is that farmers
should 'bsWas Generally 1of going into
debt better peSc9ntent with less acres
smaller Buildings less expensive furniture,
fewer farming tools, &C., than to possess
them at the beginning, loaded with debt.
But whatever tools you purchase, get the
most approved patterns aud best lquality.
.s0ne thing niofeI do not be given to
y,chapge;i haying made your purchase, or
come into possession Of it by Inheritance
do not set about to skin off oil you can
get for d few years, with the intention of
oftlien sel1sng out aud going somewhere
s.-else- ITO repeat tho same thing over again.
But on the contrary, look upon it as
Ayoyr1Perpepant h9mesandA Athataitris to-
khe he bone Of youS children who will
'Nstlna spin your place when you shall.
have passed away; and labor permanently
to improve it and make it more produc-
tive, more sunny, pleasant and dcsira-
bic fora home as the years ofslife go by,
always remembering to five within your
means: this you can do without being
miserly with yourself and family, or nig-
gardly among your neighhors A little
money annpally expended for atsw good
books Of science, history and travels,
also for maps and pictures, the microscope
and stereoscepe, &C., will be good invest
mcnts; they will serve rs food for The
,o,nlind;land no one will think of doing
without newspapers. Patronize your
village storekeepers and mechanics, if
they are honest, and skillfil, and do your
part generally to build up your own
.neighborhood. There are already a few
. farmers of this description in almost eve
ny town land village; these men stood
erect and did not feel the pressure of
the hard tibfes:l When their brethren
generally initiate their example; are like
them, clear Of debt, have each suffi.
cicnt in their pockets to pay their pur-
purchases and, do their legitimate bust
ness, they viii not need them to bound
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