Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1875-07-08
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me; andvery much fatigued though
am, after very long and hot horseback
ride, I can not rest until 1 give you a
hurried account OF most wonderful ad-
venture which befell me.
Until last Friday 4 had never conceived
to what extent mother earth could be
made snbservient to the will of genius
and to pluck-toa a settled and persistent
mode of farming and the energy to car
ry it out at all hazards. What countless
treasures therearo just below tho reach
of the ordinary farmers implelIients
when properly sought for Why, my
dear sirs, itislyery easy for me, now,
tosee that they are+away below theSsur-
face.
In certain section OF the County
through which 1 travelled. Z heard a
great deal said of a.certain Squire 7-,
the best farmer in thecounty-sorne said
in the State. One middle aged gentle
tlemau, a littlo enthusiastic, as theil
thought, pronounced him 'etAe bcst ja,7a-.
cr on the plaaetn' (Which broad OF round nc
assertion, as the case may be-, made me
not o little anxious to see this Squire
a.. and his'iarm. And one evening,
nv business being accomplished, asel
rode up to a cross roads blacksmith shop
to get some directions about my route
home, I Ioverheard q portion of conver-
satio1 or quite q dispute between the
blacksmith and his neighbor, the wheel,
wright, about tho yield of Squire As
small grain crop, which had just been
tarashed. The figures which they gave
mot wide enough apart for such an alter
cItlon) so astoundcd me, thatI made up
! my mind at ono to see something OF
this man ard his farm, if it kept me a
weclslongcr from home. "Where does
Squire Al lipc?" asked. " About
ocr mile from here" one OF them re-
piled. "What, you shorcly don't live
in these parts not to know where Willie
A. l;ves-the best farmerm the united
world" .'Al>- friend it's q big world
$50 iti is apd he's mighty farmer or
pll eat fire coals.' DO you think could
get a nights lodging with him? well,
he don't keep no public house, but he's
a mighty froe hearted sort OF Il man, and
T il You goes to him on any swivel sort or
IN arrand like, you'll not be turned OF
what mout be your name?" b. D..
.' From North Caliner aint you ?" No,
no. L live over in Edgeiield. "You don't
say so!'' Yes, I'll be bound you can
stay there rs long as you wants to. Take
the left hand road there. Go about two
mile and little better, and you'll see
road turnin off slaushindiclar to the
right. Keep that road and you'll
know the place when you sees it by the
looks of things
And did know it "by the looks Of
t!,ings.'' In about an hours leisure ri
cling-about o'clock-aiter having pass
ed considerable body of timber, most
Is old field pine, came in sight OF the
home of this wonderful mana man
whose name will, undoubtedly, be u
household word among farmers, in few
years, throughout the State and the
| South.
+ On the side from which I approached
the house to the woods, about half a mile,
are two fields zone on either side of the
ready lying well for cultivation and i'm
prnvement. They are surrounded and
L iliT Nv "a
most substantial and durable plank fenc-
ing. The field on the left, and in front
of the dwelling, is divided into four sec
| lions of about 60 acres each. Near the
centre of the field noticed large, mag
nificent looking gin house, with three
other houses or large shelters very near.
All inclosed III two acre lot, by very
high fence, similar IN construction to the
| others. Near the centre of each division
is a largo barn or shelter so OF GO feet
square, inclosed by neat and substantial.
ratings. These, learned. with their
ground and upper stories, could accom-
,nodate all the small grain and long.lor-
g. >....;6n: Th1s III event Of rain being
expected, the whole OF either crop could
be sheltered, and III such manner as to
insure its being perfectly cured, and out
If the weather, And what commodious
winter quarters for cattle and sheep!
One Of these shelters is reserved for the
protection, when not in use, of panels OF
portable fencing-nearly a mile of which
IS used OH the place, if my memory
serves me right. Any farmer can rcadi-
" perceive how extremely valuable this
would be at certain seasons of the year.
tor COW pcnning; for dividing tempo
:arily one of those sections for hurried
iy enclosing small lot in the event OF
numberless emergencies, Nc.
Away in rear of this field and almost
in front Of the dwelling, i'll the edge Of u
pretty grove of natural forest, is Il row
of-neatly painted cottascs-siN in num-
ber-about one hundred yards apart,
each with its complement of out houses.
Inoticed that a spring which arose in
.he vicinity of these cottages was made
by artificial means to empty its waters
into some portion of each section of the
tield. 1t passed out across the road into
the field on the right and finally empited
into a small sreek i'll rear ofSquire As
residence. On the right hand side, the
ield is diiN;3ed into one section of one
hundred acres-(which has the appear
ince of not having been cultivated for
sometime-only being cow-penned and
otherwise improved for future usc) ard
( ,ur of twenty-five acres each.
About the centre of the front side Of
this field is the dwelling lot with its
twenty acres of flower and Vegetable
gardens, Vineyard, orchard, truck patch
es, outbuildings, &c. The fencing around
md through these acres is much more
elaborately finished. All, however, be-
ing in the most perfect harmony.
We'll, after having viewed this beauti
ful prospect for some minutes, rode on.
thinking this is some lordly planterwhom
the war has left jull handed, and who
having taste for the beautiful and or
namen.al, as well as the useful, is spend
ing his money lavishly. After going a